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believe this is a good program. This is a program that deals with kids. And we have the same kind of kids. And if my kids go to the mainland for this and that’s the only way to cure them, then I hope they’re welcomed up there. But I don’t believe that’s their only choice. I think they can, they have services they can offer our kids today; and with this, like you said, the lucrative business. And maybe it’s unfair to say this, but maybe even a scholarship program for one or two kids, we don’t have to have it molded in. But at least consider it is where I was going. DOMINGO: Now, if I may, I interpret this that there is a common ground between both parties and its approval, okay? ENRIQUES: As far as I’m concerned? DOMINGO: Yeah, because you mentioned that you met with them and you went through all these points. So there’s a common ground that we’re standing on right now in which I think we can make a decision. Now Councilman, you’re familiar with the conditions in our rezoning application and land use issues that they have to meet certain conditions before the rezoning or land use is obtained, you know, should these conditions not be met then, you know, the action taken will be null and void. So rather than having a denial of the application would an approval of the application, of the special permit, it be approved based on the conditions set forth by the Planning Director and your agreement with the applicants - should these conditions be met, then the permit is approved? ENRIQUES: I would look at this two ways. And I think I understand what you’re saying, you could approve this with these conditions being met. I guess in light of what has transpired up to this point is why I elected to go the other way. I’d like to see good faith done first at this point because I don’t think good faith was applied in the initial process.I think if the initial process was done correctly we would have no, we would not be in the problems where we have today. So this is why when, I elected to go the one year to make, one, make sure all the applications are done and more importantly to see that the good faith side of the community issues - which we really don’t have any strong ties to except, hey, I wish you would do this - gets done, and then we go with it. DOMINGO: I was looking at the former, having, approve the application based on the conditions being met. And I think when we’re doing this in essence we’re also legislating a good faith effort, good faith action by those, by the applicants. Because if, if they really are sincere in having this and want to deal with this in good faith, they need to comply with all the points that you mentioned. Now having not met these conditions then, you know, they won’t be able to conduct any kind of activities on their property with regards to the application submitted. That’s, you know -. What I’m doing is, what I think is not coming back another year and having to go through this whole charade of hearings and everything. What we can do is from here is let the Planning Department follow-up through meetings, or having reports submitted by the applicant with regards to accomplishing the conditions as mentioned here. ENRIQUES: I think I addressed it over here and hopefully tried to make your work easier since I’m the one out there working with these guys and seeing -, I’m hoping to visit their campus and connect them with the groups, introduce them to the principal. But I put in here 19 EXHIBIT B