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<br />you could call up the applicant and listen to what they have to say and also any testimony, and <br />then the department can help you in formulating what type of action you want to take. So that <br />concludes that item of presentation. <br /> <br />So, as a result of the complaint, as a result of the Department going out and doing a site <br />inspection seeing that they had started vertical construction, Regency South submitted an <br />amendment request to amend Condition 8. And that amendment request was to allow them to do <br />concurrent construction on site while they are doing improvements to the Kaūmana Drive access, <br />so the current Condition 8 says that they need to do, complete Kaūmana Drive improvements— <br />it’s a very long condition—prior to construction of any vertical component. The applicant is <br />now requesting to change that to concurrent with the start of the construction of a vertical <br />component of any structure on the property, the applicant shall complete the Kaūmana Drive <br />improvements. The reasons that they’ve submitted the request is because they have said that <br />they’re falling behind schedule due to weather delays, additional work completed at the request <br />of neighbors, and additional utility work. As I mentioned before, currently, the road work is <br />underway, but the building, construction of the building itself has fallen significantly behind <br />schedule. So, for the amendment request, the Planning Director’s recommending approval to <br />allow concurrent construction. We are also recommending the condition be amended to require <br />that they complete the Kaūmana Drive improvements prior to occupying the care home facility, <br />and that was at the request of Department of Public Works. <br /> <br />So, I just also want to also bring your attention to a packet of information you received this <br />morning. This is from the Luana Gardens Subdivision Community Association, and that’s the <br />only additional testimony we’ve received since you received your Background and <br />Recommendation Reports. I also want to let the Commission know that there is a representative <br />from the Department of Public Works, Traffic Division, here, Mr. Ron Thiel, and he can answer <br />any questions you may have related to traffic or safety on Kaūmana Drive. That concludes my <br />presentation. Are there any questions? <br /> <br />HENKEL: Maija, yeah, I just wanted to comment. I don’t—in my opinion, the, your <br />presentation didn’t present an accurate picture of that entranceway because I mean you show the <br />driveway, but you didn’t show how steeply it falls off to the project site. It’s the problems of the <br />hillside and all the traffic is compounded by the steep grade of the property being worked on. I <br />think it makes it a little more dangerous than it appears there. <br /> <br />COTTLE: Okay, this--this is just a photo. I guess I could have taken the photo from a different <br />direction but it’s my understanding that because the applicant is doing improvements to widen <br />Kaūmana Drive on this curve, they’re actually building up the roadway a bit. Oops, on this side <br />of their property, and they can probably explain that a little bit more, so I’m not certain what fill <br />they brought in to kind of level out and build up the entire driveway area that I know that they <br />are filling in this area here to widen Kaūmana Drive. <br /> <br />GONZALES: Commissioner Ono. <br /> <br />ONO: Yes, can I assume that the first complaint about landscaping because it’s vague we’re <br />gonna ignore that complaint? <br />3 <br />EXHIBIT F <br /> <br /> <br />