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EADIE:ThatÓs correct. KUBOTA:So, therefore, when you say you dedicate or you voluntari commit 128, over 100, total of over 128 acres, my figures donÓt EADIE:Commissioner Kubota, I think my answer to you last time was garbled. It was not a real good answer last time. KUBOTA:Yes, I wasnÓt quite satisfied with it so IÓm re-visiting EADIE:And I apologize. KUBOTA:Thank you. EADIE:What this summary shows is just that, it is a tabulation of the total acreage makai of the houses that are going to be or are committe space. The, starting from the bottom of that table, Commissione absolutely right, that is public domain already, the existing public beach. The remaining 109 acres is comprised of the four items that you see above that, and most notably youÓve made mention of the golf course, thatÓs in your view not public. And what this is in the way it has been proposed is that in order to commit the 109 acres of property we own to permanent open space, even though portions of that permanent open space are active, such as a golf course or active again but yet more of a public park, as IÓve described before, they all comprise permanent open space forever; and thatÓs the whole idea. The condition of approval that has been crafted by the Planning Director speaks to leasing back or an easement back to the developer for use of the open space component, that is the golf course, for golf course purposes. But I think the underscored point I want to make here is that the entire 109 acres that weÓre committing to open space is that way forever, albeit in use, for recreational purposes, public and private. I hope thatÓs a better explanation. KUBOTA:Yeah, thank you. I guess my question is, if it is dedicated to permanent open space, why donÓt we call it that instead of dedicated to public domain? Because my understanding of a public domain is that the public owns it, I mean the State or the County owns it, you know; and, essentially, thatÓs not whatÓs happening. Or am I convoluted in my thinking? EADIE:No, I think some terms are somewhat interchangeable. You know, in this application, we use certain terms and then they become the buzz word of the process here. I donÓt think it necessarily connotes that that particular term is more appropriate than another. I think just going back to the fact that we have permanent open space -. KUBOTA:Let me communicate to you why I feel so strongly. Being person, when I first read Ðthe commitment of public domain,Ñ wow And then I got into it, and then I started looking at it, and it was a big show for nothing 5