2015-03-19 Leeward Exh B (Amend SPP 378)

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business and jobs, you are taking away, you are taking away dreams of young kids and us as adults. So please let us be there. PAVITT: Good morning. Thank you for your time. I’m Ellen Pavitt, 64-667 Puu Noho in Kamuela. One thing that I, really stands out for me in this is that apparently the gym has been operating without problems in this neighborhood for nine years. So to me that predicts that the next nine years or however much longer they are there could go just fine, and I think that’s really important to think about. I’m obviously supporting the, I hope that you’ll give us a special use permit for Five Mountain Fitness. I really, everything I’ve heard from everyone there is one more thing that stands out for me is I’m receiving a type of training there that I haven’t been able to receive; Bill does a workshop in Olympic lifting, and it’s, it’s hard to find someone who can train you in that and do it correctly, and Bill does a fabulous job on all levels. So aside from the fact that there really is nowhere else for this gym to go in Waimea from my understanding, what they are offering is a very unique service. So thank you for your time. ROBB: My name is Chris Robb. I reside at 65-1171 Spencer Road in Waimea. I’m a farmer in Lalamilo. I am obviously the minority testifying against this particular venture. I have nothing against the gym; the gym is a great community benefit. The problem is the venue. Agriculture is always under threat. The bill against the seed companies on Kauai was based upon dust and drift from pesticides. When you are a farmer, I can still see my pathology professor standing, when you are a farmer and you’ve got a problem, deal with it today because tomorrow is too late. Okay, the Hirayamas are adjacent to this farm. They’ve been farming there for over 40 years. If they got an insect outbreak, if they have a disease outbreak, they’ve got to deal with it. The common population does not understand farming; you do not see the necessity of what the farmers have to do. So their rights are being infringed upon by this gym being at the location. It’s not a proper use of agricultural land. This County shut down Hokuli‘a because it was improper use of agricultural land. Urbanization is problem; the urban sprawl in Waimea area is getting closer and closer to the farm lands. We fought the County for five years against the connector road that would have gone through the farm lots and jeopardized the viability of our operations. We finally won with this administration; he put it on the back burner. And, yes, their members do jog up and down the road, and, yes, there are traffic problems associated with that. So obviously, I’m not going to be very popular here, but this is not the right venue for this operation. It’s great opportunity for the Ranch; they have much more land available to develop something like this. There is State land, there is other venues within town that would be much more appropriate for this. Thank you very much for your time. BEAUDET: Thank you. You may please take your seats now. I’d like to call on now Shellie Gressard, Molly Harris, Aiden Crawford, Kaneala Ablao, Annegret Patig and Garrett Davis. Could you all please raise your right hand? Do you swear and affirm to tell the truth now and before the Leeward Planning Commission? TESTIFIERS: I do. BEAUDET: Thank you. We’ll proceed with you. NOTE-GRESSARD: My name is Shellie Note-Gressard. Good morning. And I live at 65-1110 Hoku‘ula Road. I am the Assistant Head at Parker School, and I’m in large part responsible for bringing Bill Case to Parker School as a coach. About 15 months ago I asked Bill if he would not train a team for me, because I work at a very small school with limited physical activities facilities 15 EXHIBIT B