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additional applicants in this area come before us. The other owners in the area, a majority of <br />them are over 15 acres, so they may have to be looking at a state land use Special Permit. With <br />that, that concludes our presentation. I stand ready to answer any questions if you have any. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Any questions for staff, Commissioners? Commissioner Ono? <br /> <br />ONO: Out of curiosity— <br /> <br />DARROW: --it’s on— [referring to microphone] <br /> <br />ONO: It’s on? <br /> <br />DARROW: Yeah. <br /> <br />ONO: Okay, the area is generally designated residential? <br /> <br />DARROW: This is Agricultural County zoned as well as Agricultural State Land Use. <br /> <br />ONO: So, what happens to that area once the resources are depleted? <br /> <br />DARROW: What happens to the area? <br /> <br />ONO: That quarry area. <br /> <br />DARROW: Well, I—that is one of the reasons why we’re asking for this master plan to be <br />created so that when they come to the point that they’ve reached those particular grades that have <br />been identified in the master plan, that it will still can be utilized in a safe manner. Usually, with <br />quarries, there’s not a whole lot you can do after they’ve been depleted. <br /> <br />ONO: Well, I was wondering in terms of reclamation. Is there—that’s what you’re looking for <br />in terms of the lot owners? <br /> <br />DARROW: We’re looking again to be able to create a safer environment. Right now, there’s <br />very, very steep vertical faces in areas that actual people can access. We’re just trying to be able <br />to bring this to a safe grade so that, you know, people don’t get hurt. There, in the past, <br />unfortunately, there has been a death on this particular property in the operation of this. There <br />was an operator working on a vertical face, and the vertical face had fallen on him, and the <br />operator passed away. As a result to that, MSHA, which is an oversight agency that oversees <br />mines and quarries for safety has gotten actively involved in this area, but they’re not an <br />oversight agency like the Planning Department or the State Land Use Department for Land Use <br />permits. They’re more for safety. Thank you. <br /> <br />4 <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br /> <br />