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GONZALEZ: Increasing the shoulder, which will improve the sight lines and distance, sight <br />distance at that area, again, improve the drainage. We’re going to be addressing the drainage issues <br />along La‘aloa because we are on a slope. <br /> <br />As to Ms. Holum’s concerns about speed, the section of La‘aloa that currently exists, you know, <br />from the mid section even to the lower portion, the petition process for speed humps with the <br />County, there is a process for the neighborhood and the community to ask for speed humps, and <br />then to determine the locations of the speed humps. And at the last meeting I had taken her <br />information so that we could forward that to her; I’ll follow up with her to see if the information <br />was done. The lone speed hump that is there right now, and this is my speed hump spiel, is we <br />can’t control what drivers do in their cars as best as we try; it takes a little bit of responsibility on <br />everybody’s part to do the right thing, and, you know, with the signage and the striping, and speed <br />humps as a last resort, we can try and get drivers to drive at the speed drive. A lone speed hump <br />there was put in as part of like a demonstration to show what it would be like, and then the petition <br />process wasn’t completed for the rest of the speed humps. So if it’s sitting there by itself, cars can <br />accelerate, if they go past it; so it’s not the best way to implement it, I agree. But I think part of it <br />is, looking at the roadway in its entirety where it exists, we have to stay away from intersections and <br />driveways, and utilities that also affects the placement. <br /> <br />As to traffic calming devices on the portion of the application on the mauka portion, there are four <br />speed tables that would be installed on the upper portion, two on the mauka lane and two on the <br />makai lane. So that is in the design. And also, drainage improvements, drywells and other drainage <br />improvements. <br /> <br />For Mr. Ward, we thank him for his support of the project and his interest in seeing the roadway be <br />completed for the community. You know, we live in times where we have to live within our means. <br />And I think, we have three quarters of the roadway in existence, and connecting it and tying it in on <br />the mauka end is a step in the right direction. We will like to time in the improvements on the <br />lower portion to meet the completion of the upper portion, and we’ll do our best to do that; but <br />focusing on just getting the road finished, so that it gives the connectivity and provides a complete <br />route is the priority at this point. And then we have to see how much it costs based on the <br />engineering and the construction. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Thank you. Director. <br /> <br />LEITHEAD TODD: Brandon, when you bid this out, are you going to put the lower portion on as <br />an additive? <br /> <br />GONZALEZ: It’s a Phase 2. <br /> <br />LEITHEAD TODD: Okay, so it won’t be an additive, it’ll be a separate bid. Okay. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Any other questions of Brandon? Brandon, I have a question. You know, when you were <br />going through the process to come to this point that we are at today, you mentioned the formation of <br />an advisory group. How were those people selected? And were any of the testifiers ever invited to <br />be part of that advisory group? <br /> <br />GONZALEZ: You know, I can’t recall the exact formation, but I believe Mr. Ward was actually <br />part of the advisory group. And Ms. Holum, were you -? <br />13 <br />EXHIBIT E <br /> <br />