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<br />S. LEE: Yes. <br /> <br />LEITHEAD TODD: So I was just thinking it’s going to be a little tough for you guys to do that <br />exit, because it’s got to be at an angle, right? Or you’ve got to lift, fill in -. <br /> <br />S. LEE: We are leveling (inaudible) -. <br /> <br />ARAI: Microphone, please -. <br /> <br />LEITHEAD TODD: You’re going to level, okay. <br /> <br />ARAI: You want him to clarify that comment? <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Yeah, I think he should. <br /> <br />S. LEE: Yeah, we are leveling the property at that point, primarily because we have to meet ADA <br />accessibility, as well as to make that, you know, a lot more easier for the customers who drive in or <br />drive out. And we are working with the County, you know, on the specific driveway. I mean, if <br />it’s, you know, if it does become a problem of safety or what not, I mean, we are concerned about <br />the safety of our customers, too, so if it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work. <br /> <br />LEITHEAD TODD: And I should probably give you a heads-up that when you come in with a <br />landscaping plan, I, we heavily, heavily in favor of native plants and plants that don’t require a lot <br />of water. And that’s because it’s consistent with our plans for Kona, because we are trying to <br />reduce the amount of water that’s consumed because of, you know, water supply, and also the fact <br />that we are trying to move -. Native lowland plants tend to require less water. And so it’s one of <br />the things that we strongly push when you come in. So I just want to -. I notice that you have a few <br />that I like, but I am going to have questions about some of the other things that you had in your <br />proposal as to whether those require a lot of water, what kind of root system it has. Because we just <br />had a snafu on another project here in Kona where we had approved native plants and then <br />somebody complained and without knowledge the trees got changed on the property, then we had a <br />local resident come in and complain that they were putting in an invasive plant on the property, and <br />then all those trees had to be yanked out and replaced with native trees; so I’m just giving you the <br />heads-up that we probably don’t want to go down that path where we come in and say, “What the <br />heck is that doing there?” Okay? <br /> <br />S. LEE: We appreciate. We have been working with the Kailua Village special design district <br />people, and they made the similar comments. <br /> <br />LEITHEAD TODD: Okay. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Good. Commissioners, any questions of either the applicant, Public Works or <br />Mr. Gimpel? <br /> <br />WHITTEMORE: Can I -? <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Tom. <br /> <br />9 <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />