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DELIMA: I just wanted to make sure the record is clear. The informational meetings that were held on June 28 and July 5, were those meetings outside of the work hours? MEAD: Yeah, those were in the afternoon, I believe they started at 5 pm. DELIMA: Okay. And the newspaper article that highlighted the original, the first draft, that appeared in the public‒‒in the newspaper as well? MEAD: Yes, I believe that was in the newspaper. I would have to double check. Also on our mail out, we did mail out two times. One time when the first redevelopment plan came out we mailed out to all property owners within Banyan Drive. I do have our contact information on there, and invite any comments that way as well. DELIMA: My recollection is that we had a‒‒the plans were in the newspaper, highlighted on the front page, and then subsequent to that newspaper article, the informational meetings occurred outside of the work hours, during the day, and then based upon the public’s participation at the informational meetings and the testimony at the public, revisions to the plan was made, and then further revisions were made, and then today’s additional revisions. So you if you could track, as you indicated in your presentation, so the record reflects that this is not the first and only meeting we’ve had. MEAD: Yes, yes, that’s correct. At this time Mr. Mead provided a presentation which consisted of the overview of the Agency, a map of Banyan Drive today, a map of properties designated as “Blighted Area” in Banyan Drive Peninsula, the plan development, and conceptual land use plans version 1, initial changes, version 2 scenario 1, and version 2 scenario 2. See Exhibit A. MEAD: The first part of the step, how we kind of developed our first part of the plan, was to look at the existing plans in the areas that were in effect. Our last meeting covered the various plans that went into forming the very first plan that was considered. It was sent out to the public and presented to the Agency. We had a composite plan here, and through our public outreach efforts, collaboration working with the Agency members here, we developed a plan that accommodated a modest degree of the resort and commercial components, identifying that the resort sector in the east side of, along the east side of Hawai‘i is Banyan Drive. We did that also‒‒we do identify that there’s to be a strong cultural and community focus. We showed that initially through the identification of a community cultural center. And lastly, the goal was to preserve and provide for public accessible open space and use of our natural resources. So the initial conceptual land use plan that was presented, and was sent out to the public for comment, is this plan right here. Page 10 of 19 Banyan Drive Hawai‘i Redevelopment Agency September 28, 2016, Minutes