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<br />ISHIBASHI: I got one comment but I don’t have a question. I’m ready for shoo -. <br /> <br />KERN: If it’s a comment that should be done in discussion, you might want to hold that. If it’s not <br />then you’re more than welcome. Holding? <br /> <br />ISHIBASHI: Okay. <br /> <br />KERN: She grabbed the mike first and then you’d come -. <br /> <br />LEITHEAD TODD: I just wanted to clarify a couple of things. When the special use permit came in, <br />it was for Hiccup Circus and some workshops and stuff. It did not include a charter school. By letter <br />to the organization we have said that the charter school is consistent with the educational purposes of <br />the special use permit. So that is not in jeopardy in any way if there is a continuance. The school is <br />fine, the Hiccup Circus, their workshops and their classes. If it is the intent of the Commission to defer <br />this for six months the Department has no opposition to continuing the farmers market, and I think it <br />was the once a week swap meet that we had allowed in our initial determination. And that’s because <br />that’s consistent with what we’ve done with other areas of the island while people have been putting <br />their special use permit together. I think the issue is, is if there are nighttime performances where there <br />are tickets sold that that is where the real issue is. And I recognize that there are some people in the <br />subdivision that would be unhappy with continuation because they feel like they’re being impacted by <br />noise and traffic. And it’s a difficult balancing act to try and balance the needs of the greater <br />community, the impact to the neighbors, as well as trying not to impact an existing organization which <br />provides, I think, a very valuable service to the community. So I think we need to be real clear. <br />Because otherwise if we aren’t clear about what is or is not going to occur during any potential deferral <br />period I’m going to be getting more complaints, and it’s going to be another issue whether it’s an on- <br />going violation of the existing permit. Thank you. <br /> <br />KERN: Thank you. Is there -? <br /> <br />ISHIBASHI: Brother Chair, I get one question. <br /> <br />KERN: Yes, Commissioner Ishibashi. <br /> <br />ISHIBASHI: Try give me the numbers of your student body, how big? <br /> <br />ELLIS: Student body, there are currently 36 students in the public charter school that attend SPACE; <br />and we have over 80 kids of all ages attending our Hiccup Circus programs on a regular weekly basis. <br /> <br />ISHBASHI: Well, thank you. Cause that’s, it’s not the issue here, but that’s what it is. You guys <br />provide a very valuable service to the community. So it’s not in question. I’ve no doubt how valuable <br />and how important the service is you provide. See, I get one difficult time, and you guys are going to <br />have to convince me. I’m not going to listen, sit down here and listen to all the good things you guys <br />do because I believe already, I know you guys do all good stuff out there. It’s proven, the proof is in <br />the pudding; and that’s what you guys provided. The pudding is good, it tastes good. I see, I go out <br />there and I see it. So I no like listen to all of this good stuff because that’s not going to convince me <br /> 24 <br /> EXHIBIT B <br /> <br /> <br />