2012-05-03 Windward Transcript John Hegarty

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ISHIBASHI: Thank you, Brother Chair. I believe this store is a necessity for the community. I respect our kupunas, our senior citizens, with the right to have, to provide their needs, the necessities in their homes and get off the road. I think that’s real important. So, yeah, we, and I said it’s just premature. We have to get some assurances in there how we can get this project moving. And I think Commissioner Au’s recommendation on th the 37 Street is something Brother Hegarty you have to look at and try see how we can mitigate that. So it’s good that we can look at this, get a second bite at this apple and hear this next month. I think that’s good. KERN: Thank you, Commissioner. ISHIBASHI: Well, I get one other problem. With one store we cannot mandate not selling the alcohol. I don’t know how we can get over that one. I like see if that going happen. I can’t – if the community asks for alcohol, we’re going to stop that store from selling? That’s what I like know, too. If we get that much latitude, wow, we’re powerful. Yeah? That’s mean. KERN: Mean, huh? ISHIBASHI: So just wondering on that. So I would love to see what happens in the recommendation from the Planning Department. Thank you. KERN: Thank you, Commissioner Ishibashi. Just to clarify the motion, Commissioner Au asked to continue the meeting to next month’s meeting; and we’re going to direct the Planning staff to develop conditions that could be imposed for the recommendation and approval. Is that correct? AU: Yes, that’s correct. KERN: Okay. Madam Director? LEITHEAD TODD: Thank you. Since my staff has to work on proposed conditions I want to bring your attention to page 1 of Mr. Hegarty’s application. Cause I would assume that if there’s a motion to approve that th is subsequently going to be done by the Commission at the meeting on June 7, that we would be following some of the specifics that he applied for. In his application he had, you know, 4000-square foot structure, 1280- foot, square foot, convenience store. He had a certified kitchen, office warehouse space and bathroom accessory. He had hours of operation as 6:30 a. m. to 8:00 p.m., and had specific numbers of parking stalls. So I assume that we would be following some of that in the conditions that we would be applying to it. And I th guess one of the questions I have is we have input from the Orchidland Association, that since 37 Avenue is private, unpaved, and part of Orchidland, that if any egress or access is going to be used on that street that there th be a requirement that the Applicant pave 37 up to the point of ingress and egress, ingress and egress, anyway -. And so that would be one of things that we would be looking at. The Commission has expressed concern over alcohol sales because of the proximity to the neighborhood park. So I would assume that we would be looking at that; and we will be double checking with Corporation Counsel as to the authority of the Commission. But it’s my understanding that in order to sell liquor you’ve got to have a liquor license, so that’s a whole separate license. And if there’s a recommendation for the Planning Department against granting the liquor license because of conditions of the Special Permit, I assume that that would be something the Liquor Commission would follow. But if there is anything else that you specifically would like my staff to take a look at in terms of proposed conditions, you know, I think you should look at the application and perhaps state something. If there’s anything in addition to the specifics of what he’s asking, the hours of operation, parking, the ingress and egress, as well as the no alcohol, then it would be useful for me to hear that now so that staff could take note of that. 18 EXHIBIT A