2012-11-15 Leeward Exh E - DPW Laaloa

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HOLUM: I was not (inaudible). GONZALEZ: Okay, yeah, so that’s one name I recognized on there. GIFFIN: Okay. Because I was going to say that obviously the advisory group, like you said, came up with some conclusions and some recommendations, and maybe that is the kind of input that would also be very meaningful to us in making this kind of decision and such; I mean the community, as you heard from public testimony, very important to us, and so to even know that Mr. Ward was part of the process, to me it would have been very important. Thank you, Brandon. GONZALEZ: Thank you. And then also for the Lederers asking to see the final impact report and the CSS report, I pointed out to Mr. Lederer that the public reading file in the back, attached to our application was the final environmental assessment and Appendix 6 of the report was the Context Sensitive Solution memorandum. Thank you. GIFFIN: Thank you. Commissioners, any other questions? BEAUDET: Yes. GIFFIN: Brandi. BEAUDET: Brandon, you know, it’s outside of the application, but Phase 2 of the project, for me, you know, continuity of the improvements from a traffic management standpoint is critical. So what is the Department’s position on the timing of the second phase? I mean, is it planned or are we waiting for fiscal budgeting or, I mean, is it in the current plan? GONZALEZ: Well, as described, there was a $20-million bond for La‘aloa. Now that encompasses the entire roadway. But, that’s why we are saying, there’s components of the roadway that may require more cost for construction and engineering. That’s why I said at the previous meeting we have $20,000,000 to work with for the entire roadway and we need to stay within that. So if the more challenging aspects we can come in at a reasonable amount, then that gives us a better idea of how much we have for the rest of the roadway – if that makes sense. You know, we are trying to make this be fiscally prudent. BEAUDET: Thank you. GIFFIN: Lani, did you have a question? BOWMAN: Pardon my ignorance, but you had said “the more challenging aspects of the project.” So what would that be in your opinion? GONZALEZ: As a layperson who had this explained to him by the genius engineers, the segment that has yet to be completed, right, there was a question, like you said, about the slope; so designing a roadway per the engineering standards or roadway standards, and also incorporating elements of what the advisory groups and the community wanted, like the bike lanes, the walking paths, improved shoulder areas, all of that has to be engineered, and you can design it on paper, but then you also have to look at the field conditions and determine if you can actually build it. So it’s challenging; it’s not as challenging usually building a road on a flat surface, but I think common 14 EXHIBIT E