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be located just across from there, and a view of the intersection looking towards the existing access easement, and then this is the highway looking Puna bound. The Planning Director is recommending a favorable recommendation for the time extension request, which was Condition C; and an unfavorable recommendation for the request to amend Conditions H and I. And basically the reason we’re not supporting the amendment request for Conditions H and I is that we think it’s more appropriate that the conditions remain as they are now, that the drainage improvements and roadway improvements be installed prior to subdivision. This way the development can be done in a more comprehensive way, rather than having the property be subdivided and sold off to multiple landowners that then have to come in and do the drainage or roadway improvements more on a piecemeal basis. And with that, I want to just mention a couple more correspondences. The applicant was originally represented by Nakamoto, Okamoto and Yamamoto. You should have a letter stating that they are no th longer representing the client. And then you should have another letter of January 27 from Yeh and Moore letting you know that they are now the client’s representative and addressing some of the issues that were raised in the Doi and Salazar letter. Are there any questions? KERN: Any questions for staff? Commissioner Domingo. DOMINGO: Is there a floodplain on this property? COTTLE: The property is located within a floodplain, yes. There is also a floodway running along the makai edge of the property. It’s a natural floodway. DOMINGO: Yeah. I understand that there’s a possibility that that floodway will be diverted or part of it would be filled so that they can go ahead and build one of the structures. COTTLE: Yeah, the applicants represented in their application that they do intend to place some fill on the property in order to develop the property; and some of that fill may be in the floodway. DOMINGO: Your drawings do not indicate what part of the property is in the floodway and what building would be situated on that particular corner. Do you have anything showing that? COTTLE: I don’t but we could provide that. I don’t at this time. DOMINGO: Thank you. COTTLE: And part of the reason why we didn’t provide anything is that FEMA just did a remapping or reevaluation of the area, and they are in the process of releasing new maps for this particular area. So those changes haven’t been adopted yet by FEMA, but I could provide the current flood boundaries for you to see. KERN: Any other questions for staff? Seeing none, thank you, Maija COTTLE: Okay. 5 EXHIBIT A