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SIRACUSA:So were still sort of guessing on that one then? I mean noone knows for sure. Were just assuming. YUEN:They told us this is how they want the condition written. So, we put it in that way. ALAMEDA:Thank you Commissioner Siracusa. Commissioner Graham? GRAHAM:Since Mr. Emler already spoke with us and I had other questions for him maybe it would be appropriate for me to ask him now? Good morning. EMLER:Commissioner Graham? GRAHAM:Yeah, I have your memorandum on this topic and I think its very helpful and Im just trying to make sure I clearly understand. In your first paragraph, under the subject heading where you have sort of a long sentence in bold face type. It kind of explaining an overallsensewhatyourthingis.Yousaystartinglikekindofinthesecondboldfacelinethe applicant should not be given additional development entitlement prior to and you speak about the widening of the Kuakini Highway to 4 lanes. Is this additional development entitlement speaking of the zoning change were looking to make now or you saying that if we make the zoning change then nothing further should take place? EMLER:Well the entitlement Im speaking of is the zone change. GRAHAM:Okay. So, your recommendation is that the zone change should not be made until we have that 4 lane road to handle with, handle the traffic issues is that correct? EMLER:Thats preferable to the Department of Public Works yes. GRAHAM:Thank you. And also on the traffic report, the traffic impact analysis I know, I believe in the revised conditions the Director is conditioning that we will get a traffic impact analysis but again it looks like the Planning Department is okay with having that come after we do the change of zone rather than having that available for you and for us at the time we act on the change of zone. Is it also preferal to you, preferable to you that that be in hand before we act on the change of zone? EMLER:Well I think it would be a moot point if we were waiting for the entitlement until after the projects are completed but provided the change of zone is going to happen normally we would be looking for the traffic report in order to determine whether the capacity of the existing facilities was adequate for the project to go through. I realize that the Administrations position on residential developments however is that were not looking for concurrency for residential rather for commercial so-. I understand where the administration stands on this. But I am stating what our normal position would be concerning, you know, adding capa-, adding additional traffic load to the existing facilities. EXHIBIT B 9