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Calculations: Garden plot w/clearances = 80 sq ft each Orchard plot w/clearances = 169 sq ft each Total area for 200 garden plots: 200 x 80 sq ft= 16,000 sq ft. Total area for 200 @3 orchard plots per residences: 169 sq ft x 3 = 507 sq ft multiplied by 200 = 101,400 sq ft. Reference: 1 acre = 43,560 sq ft Garden plot acreage = 16,000 /43,560 = 0.4 acre Orchard plot acreage = 101,400 /43,560 = 2.4 acres Total Acreage = 2.8 acres required of the proposed area acquisition of 28.24 acres for the individual families gardening plots. It should be emphasized that all park facilities and services shall be planned, designed and developed with the preservation of the Kaumana Cave system and the surrounding forest as a primary guidance. Supplemental Resources: Garden and orchard plot fees should be establish as a source revenue to supplement the park operations and maintenance costs. The fees should be affordable in order to attract as much community participation as possible. A volunteer garden docents program should be established to assist plot gardeners for guidance and advice. They could also assist the County Parks management as community liaisons interacting with park users and assist in operational and maintenance aspects as needed. Safety and Security: Suggested park hours should be aligned with other County of Hawaii Parks hours of operation, 5 or 6am — 10pm. For dark hour operations and safety, there would be path lighting for walkers and joggers, and lighting at the entrance(s)to the garden and orchard plot areas. The lighting system, should conform to energy conservation and dark sky considerations. Each path lighting installation should be a solar charged battery powered LED light source that is pole mounted. To minimize stray light from encroaching onto nearby residences, the LED light source should be appropriately shielded. The shielding should allow for maximum ground coverage yet cut-off side and up lighting. The emitted light spectrum and lighting pole installation shall conform to current County street and path lighting standards. Security considerations with respect to this proposal is currently for a volunteer community watch program. Participating members shall report to the Hawaii County Police Department of any irregularities or illegal activities observed within the park. Pg 6 of 10 Sugg.26-01