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Again, like in summary, like weÓre again asking the CommissionÓs favorable consideration of this matter. Again, if you look at the Planning DirectorÓs recommendation on both the Change of Zone as well as the SMA recommendation that he has forwarded for your consideration, you know, the only difference lie in the number of the room count from 200 to 400. We have always stated that the room count is important. The Director noted that itÓs, if I can just quote it, Ðspeculative nature of the market for an airport-oriented business hotel.Ñ And based on that reason, he had suggested that the room count be reduced to 200. We have always stated in the past that thatÓs always the developerÓs risk, itÓs not necessarily the CountyÓs or anybody elseÓs risk. If thereÓs no market then that hotel or that number of rooms will not get built. Inspite of that, the infrastructure and all of the related obligations that are contained in the proposed ordinance as well as the proposed conditions of approval relating to roadway, your water system, inter-connectivity, your access, the preservation of the Mamalahoa trails, so on and so forth, regardless of the number of rooms that are constructed or not constructed, those obligations would still have to be fulfilled. There may be some other issues that the Commission may have that -. But, again, in the interest of brevity Òcause we have discussed all of those issues at different, you know, at four different Commission meetings on this matter, IÓd like to open myself up to, you know, further discussion or questions that the Commissioners may have. GALDONES:Mr. Fuke, the amendments that you had mentioned, are yo proposing that these amendments that were acted upon by the County Council be inched up, inserted in the recommendations or have the recommendations been amended to include those? FUKE:Well, that would be our request, Mr. Chairman, specifically have the Planning DirectorÓs proposed recommendation on the SMA to increase the count from 200 to 400 rooms. The other one that the Council acted upon which was clarifying the affordable housing condition, thatÓs not a condition thatÓs contained in the SMA so it doesnÓt necessarily apply. And the third one deals more like an editorial correction on the archaeological preservation plan, which is your Condition 33 on the proposed SMA recommendation offered by the Planning Director. GALDONES:Norman, did you get those amendments that Mr. Fuke ment HAYASHI:I got the general gist of the -. GALDONES:Commissioners, any comments or questions? Commissioner Springer? SPRINGER:I have a few. But starting with the recommendation before us that was circulated this morning, IÓm looking at page 20. And IÓm looking at that Condition 5