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<br />AU: Okay. <br /> <br />L. TRAVIS: Thank you. <br /> <br />AU: Okay. Can you two please raise your right hand. Okay. Do you affirm and swear to tell the <br />truth in front of the Windward Planning Commission today? <br /> <br />TESTIFIERS: I do. <br /> <br />AU: Thank you very much. Why don’t we start off with Kerri Marks. <br /> <br />MARKS: Good afternoon everyone. I’m Kerri Marks. I live in Kaumana city and I’m donating my <br />time to Robert Petricci. <br /> <br />AU: Okay. Mr. Petricci, go ahead. <br /> <br />PETRICCI: Okay, thank you. So I gave you written testimony, and this is the Amendment to the <br />Geothermal Asset Fund Rules as submitted by the Planning Director on November 7, 2012. <br /> <br />The GRP-2 requires PGV to contribute to “a Geothermal Asset Fund or other appropriate existing fund <br />for the purposes of geothermal impact mitigation efforts within the District of Puna….” <br /> <br />It further says a “priority list of impact mitigation projects may be established by the County Council <br />or agency designated by the Council in conjunction with Puna residents or designated representatives.” <br /> <br />Puna Pono Alliance delivered a proposal by Dr. Kaye Kilburn for a health study to the County <br />Council. <br /> <br />The Council Chair forwarded Dr. Kilburn’s proposal to the Commission. Subsequently Mayor <br />Kenoi’s Research & Development office contracted with Dr. Peter Adler saying, in the context of <br />promoting clean, affordable and renewable energy, “the County desires to conduct a scientifically <br />thorough, culturally appropriate, and objective fact-finding study of the potential community health <br />impacts from geothermal energy production in the Puna district….” <br /> <br />Dr. Adler prepared a scope of work exhibit to the contract that says the group will list public health <br />questions about Puna geothermal effects, inventory existing studies on the subject, and develop <br />recommendations “about the priorities and preferred methodologies for future scientific and <br />monitoring studies….” <br /> <br />The Director’s November 7, 2012, letter notes the Commission has adopted Rule 12 in relation to the <br />Geothermal Asset Fund, and Rule l2 is “geared towards the making of individual claims for <br />compensation based on adverse impact, including claims for temporary relocation….” <br /> <br /> 3 <br /> EXHIBIT D <br /> <br /> <br />