2018-09-06 Hearing Transcript - Council Initiated Bill 108, Draft 4

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I'm asking for a very strong and favorable approval of this to pass on to the County Council, but not justI will count on staff to fully explain to the County Council what this is all about and stop focusing on a business -only and start focusing on our responsibilities of zoning importance. And, that's when I found out first, I asked the question, well, how does Kauai address this, and I'm not fully, you know, akamai, about that whole law, but the answer to me was well, you can have it only where it is zoned hotel or Resort, and it sounded like a nice way because that's what zoning is all about. I thank you for giving me this time, and I truly hope that those in the audience, I am sure there are some in there that really, you know, believe in the good of what they're doing. I'm not questioning that. I'm just questioning the importance of zoning, the importance of protecting a lifestyle, and keeping a little bit left of what is left for people. Thank you very much. CLARKSON: Thank you. Okay, at this time, we'll continue with the next four testifiers. I have listed here—where are my glasses—we're going to do a few. Laura Owens, Steven [Stefan] Buchta, and actually, I'll do just three to begin with, Barbara Jeremias. Would you please come forward? Who is not—you're Laura? OWENS: I'm Laura. BUCHTA: I'm Steven [Stefan]. CLARKSON: Steven [Stefan]. And, Barbara? Is no longer here. Let's see, the Pepe`ekeo let's have Jaerick Medeiros and either Garcia or Lito Arkangel? Ok, they left. GARCIA: I'm Jaerick. Lito left. CLARKSON: Okay. Would you all raise your right hand, please? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter before the Planning Commission today? TESTIFIERS: I do/yes. CLARKSON: We'll start—please introduce yourself into the microphone. Always use the microphone when you're speaking so our secretary can pick it up, and proceed. GARCIA: Thank you, Chairman. My name is Jaerick Medeiros Garcia. I'm from Pepe`ekeo. I am with the Pepe`ekeo Association. My concerns here today is all this talking that they did, sixteen of these stuff that they were talking about. Not once I heard about security for the neighborhoods that they're coming into. I'm a hotel worker for one. They're taking jobs away from me. This week, we're down to 30, 20 percent. Next week, same thing. We're like that `till December. They don't speak once of providing jobs for the locals in our neighborhoods. I just think everything is so vague. I really think they should go to each neighborhood, talk to these associations so we can get the feedback from all the people in the neighborhoods because all I hear and see is that old mighty dollar. That's what I see. No give back to the community. I assume that if any women or child gets sexually assaulted, will they be responsible for these things? The resorts provide security. We don't know who is a sexual offender coming into our EXHIBIT C 22