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WOODWARD: Any questions for Mr. Arai? Anybody from the public? <br />NOMURA: No, none. <br />WOODWARD: No, nobody from the public. All right, I think the thing to do would be to entertain <br />a motion; and then get into some discussion. Would somebody like to make a motion? <br />Commissioner Kern. <br />KERN: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Regarding the amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) <br />change, Bill No. 291, Draft 2, I move that a unfavorable recommendation be sent to Council. <br />WOODWARD: Do we have a second? <br />ISHIBASHI: Second. <br />WOODWARD: Okay, very good. Discussion? Commissioner Kern. <br />KERN: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think this is a well-written report from the Planning staff; and <br />I appreciate reading it. I definitely think this causes undue burden on the Planning Department, for <br />one, and a significant burden on small businesses actually trying to do something where they had to <br />spend close to $85,000 if they wanted to add ten more seats to the restaurant, potentially. To me <br />this is absurd and should be squashed now, and ASAP. Thank you. <br />WOODWARD: Thank you. I’ll put in my two cents worth. I would agree entirely. This is, first of <br />all, it’s a method of raising money, which is unfair. There is, everybody is going to benefit from <br />Civil Defense sirens, not just the guy who has the last building in a development and has to foot the <br />bill for the siren. It’s going to end up with a hodgepodge, that is you’re not going to be able to <br />complete your Civil Defense system until you have enough people that have bought property in that <br />area that is going to fit this requirement that they’re going to pony up their bucks. And it creates <br />this incredible paperwork and nightmare that is going to cost the County probably more than it’s <br />going to save them. It’s going to definitely snarl up the planning process. I mean it was, I don’t <br />know who thought this up, but it is as poorly conceived a bill as I think I have ever seen. And <br />there’s no question that this thing ought to be shot down in flames. So strong letter to follow -. <br />ARAI: Mr. Chairman? <br />WOODWARD: Yes. <br />ARAI: I just wanted to clarify a statement that you made. The way we interpret the bill, it’s not <br />like it’s proposing an in-lieu fee or contribution toward the installation of a siren. It’s basically <br />saying if you meet certain criteria that triggers the need for a siren, that applicant or developer has <br />to provide that siren at a full cost of roughly $85,000. So the burden would be on that one <br />applicant. So it’s not a contribution. They have to put the siren in. <br />WOODWARD: Right. It’s a tax, essentially, even though if they have to put it toward a physical <br />implement, yeah. Okay, Commissioner Au. <br />AU: I have a question for Daryn. What is the next step whether it gets, whether we pass it or not? <br />What would be the next step? Would it go back to Council? <br />2 <br /> <br />