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SPRINGER:Okay, thank you. So, members, we have before us a motion for deferral. It has been moved by Commissioner Graham and seconded by Commissioner McCall to follow the Planning DirectorÓs recommendation for deferral of this item before us. Is there any further discussion on the motion to defer? KUBOTA:Madam Chair? SPRINGER:Commissioner Kubota. KUBOTA:IÓd like to speak against the motion. And my primary reason is that, we went over this at the last meeting. But for Mr. McCall who was not here at the last meeting, let me just highlight some of my objections to it. I feel that, first and foremost, fairness and consistency of implementing our rules ought to be the foundation. In this particular case, although the Planning Director makes a good cause, by his estimation, of having to defer it, I feel that whatever rationale he uses for deferment could have been used, is used for other applications as well. And, at the same time, what we have done is -. Well, the first argument that the Planning Director, the answer that he gave me last month was that itÓs an unformed idea, this project is very nebulous. Well, they have a conceptual plan presented to us. And I feel that all applicants submit to us conceptual plans. And the conceptual plans are merely plans that they hope they can build up to. TheyÓre not formed in concrete. Even as far as developers coming into it, investors coming into it, no more price -, every applicant that comes to us, maybe not every one but most of them that come to us, I donÓt think they have all their investors lined up, so to speak. So, you know, as long as the Applicant comes within the law, the rules that we have to work with, I think every applicant ought to be treated in the same manner. I was reminded that past practice is not always the best way. However, it gives some consistency and some assurance to the public and to consultants when they work with their clients of what to expect, how to advise, and so forth. So I feel that the Planning DirectorÓs rationale for deferment of this particular SMA is unfounded; and I just donÓt go along with it. So, therefore, I speak against it. SPRINGER:Thank you, Commissioner Kubota. Commissioner McCall, you have any follow-up? MCCALL:Not really. I did read the transcripts, though I wasnÓt here last month. YouÓve got a good argument that, you know, perhaps we should, yo see where we are, and just to be fair to the Applicant. So -. SPRINGER:Thank you. Commissioners? I have a question for the Applicant. Was this notion of bifurcating the items presented to you in discussions with the Director? DARROW:Not until we were made aware of it at the last Planning C meeting. SPRINGER:Thank you. Mr. Director? 6