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This is an out-of-state organization which has done little to connect with this community. As a Council Representative I want to invite businesses that participate and involve themselves with the local community. And, therefore, if you go to my second page, this is what I will recommend. And I will say this before I go to my recommendations. As a new Councilperson I don’t know exactly what your rules are or most of the rules that the Departments have in regards to situations like this. The recommendations I am providing you are made on, to me, what makes sense. So, you know, if I put in there that has nothing to do like Mr. Gonzalez might have point out to us, to Mr. Taka Domingo, forgive me on that. I’m just going on what I think makes sense. So my recommendation after the research is, basically: Number one, deny the approval of the request for special permit. Secondly, I would suggest, and let me say this, everything that I’m putting in, I’m announcing this recommendation, I have spoken with the applicant himself. Okay, so he understands and I think, well, I’ll finish with that statement. I suggest, secondly, the applicant reapply for a special permit after one year after satisfying the concerns listed below: Number one, addressing all building requirements outline by the Planning Department. Number two, having all licensing required to operate this particular type of business prior to application. And as I hear Mr. Silva, there might be other areas that they might need licensing on; and I’m tending to believe that when you work with kids. Secondly, I would ask the applicant to work the District 6 Council Representative - hopefully that will be myself but elections are coming up so I can’t say for sure that’s why I said District 6 Council Rep – providing written testimony to the Planning Commission, satisfying the following concerns: Health and Safety Issues with water, sewer fire, road and safety issues. A big one for me is the community integration. I request that they: Make sincere attempts to include students from local schools and/or area with similar problems and offer, because it is $450 maybe offer a scholarship program to our local kids. He welcomed the idea, Mr. McKinney welcomed the idea and is anxious to take a step in meeting the principals and people who might be able to integrate on that area. I asked him to participate in community service projects. And he welcomed that also and have already made attempts to, we’ve already outline couple of different projects in which they will be participating. And I hope that will continue to a greater depth; and I feel confident that it will. We also asked him to hire local workers when possible and when they’re qualified. He said he will make a commitment towards that. 15 EXHIBIT B