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WATANABE: Yeah, I have a question for the Director. You, in spite of the additional th discussions that have occurred, you stand firm with January 11? Because it appears that, the way that the Rules are written, that only you can consent to an extension. GRAHAM: Mr. Yuen? YUEN: At most, yes. There is some question about whether the Planning, as Mr. Torigoe said, there is some question as to whether the Planning Director can extend the time. th I would consent to extend the time to January 11 but not beyond. WATANABE: Okay, so then that, as a follow-up, that means that for the Planning th Director recommended initiatives, we have until January 11, which is our next meeting. Right? GRAHAM: For those pertaining to the rezoning, not to the SMA. WATANABE: Yeah, to the rezoning. Okay. Here, let me, could I continue for a second, Mr. Woodward? Here is where I’m having a problem. I don’t believe that much communication has gone on in spite of the amount of time that has passed. And I agree that RS-15 is probably much too dense for the area in question. On the other hand, going from an entitlement of 50 – and it’s questionable whether that entitlement even is in place at this point; I’ll concede that – but going from 50 to 5 or 6 is a huge taking, and I’m not comfortable with either one. But as these arguments are outlined at present, I have a choice of either saying, yes, I vote for RS-15 or downsize from 50 to 6; and I’m not sure I’m comfortable with either one. And to that extent, I was hoping that we could enter into some discussions as to what the other Commissioners might be comfortable with. Now I could be in a minority and maybe everybody wants to downsize or maybe everybody wants to go to RS-15. But you know, in a final analysis we would hope that this body could make a recommendation rather than punt to the County Council. And that’s my concern. GRAHAM: Thank you, Commissioner Watanabe. My sense of interpreting what he was saying is that, let’s say, we come back for the January meeting, and Mr. Yuen’s change of zone initiatives, we’re going to make a decision one way or the other; and I think what Commissioner Watanabe is saying is he doesn’t know at this time – I certainly don’t know at this time – how the Commission will vote on it. So he was thinking rather than take such discrete steps along the way that he may be uncomfortable with, it might be good to initiate a discussion early like perhaps today even amongst the Planning Commission, so that the applicant and the Director, if they want to take some direction from what they hear about coming to some kind of middle ground, that’s something they can be working on in a meantime rather than have the whole discussion take place in January. Is that correct? WATANABE: That’s correct, and I’m just, you know, that way we can push this thing forward hopefully with a recommendation either way. GRAHAM: Thank you. Commissioner Woodward? WOODWARD: Well, I have a procedural question first. Evidently there is a question about a Director initiated motion whether it has a 60-day limit. But cannot that be refiled if we EXHIBIT A 16