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MIYASATO: Chair, could I <br />HENKEL: Sure, Myles. <br />MIYASATO: Daryn, you know, do you have an answer to that as far as this recommendation <br />and if Dr. Edelstein is all right being named in this recommendation? <br />ARAI: My understanding is that the, the claim by Ohana Ho`opakele is for the award, to ask for <br />the awarding of—award of funds in order to conduct a psycho -social and community well-being <br />study. That is the claim. Now, whether or not Dr. Edelstein, who constructed the scope of the <br />study, would be ultimately the one who is, will conduct the study, that still has to be determined <br />and qualified through the proper procurement process whether it's through an RFP or through a <br />professional services study. <br />My understanding, and maybe the Claimants can elaborate, is that I believe Dr. Edelstein did <br />submit a request to be placed on the professional services list with the Planning Department so <br />that—he will, he could be a consideration in the selection process. <br />MIYASATO: Okay, so you know, I'm just not sure how to make a—it's something a little <br />ahead of ourselves, but if we were to make a motion to accept the recommendations that would <br />just be deleting that one paragraph and we'd be good? <br />ARAI: I'm not exactly sure what paragraph you're speaking of, but I would say the motion <br />should speak directly toward <br />MIYASATO: —The funding <br />ARAI: funding to conduct a psycho -social and community well-being study. <br />MIYASATO: Okay, okay. <br />ARAI: I think that's the best way to direct the motion. <br />MIYASATO: Okay, thank you. <br />HENKEL: Are there any more questions of staff? Then <br />CLARKSON: Yeah, no, Iso, you're saying that we can take the proposal from Dr. Edelstein <br />as a dead document that would specify the scope of work and the approximate costs rather than, <br />as basically a sole source agreement with him. <br />ARAI: That is essentially correct. The Commission should not be in ais not in the position to <br />determine how to award it to a particular individual or entity. The Commission, the task at hand, <br />is to determine whether or not the particular proposal by Ohana Ho`opakele should be offered <br />funds from the Geothermal Asset Fund in order to provide the community mitigation project. <br />EXHIBIT C <br />5 <br />