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b.Actions of the City Council Child Care Policy Commissioner Blank stated that at a previous meeting, the Commission provided input on the City’s proposed child care policy. He noted that staff disagreed with it and will not support the Planning Commission’s recommendation to the City Council. He asked that staff provide notice of the meeting and the staff report to each member of the Commission in sufficient amount of time so the Commissioners can attend the meeting and explain the logic that went into the matter. Chair Pearce stated that she recalled the matter would return to the Planning Commission. Mr. Dolan noted that he was surprised when he heard that this was the Commission’s expectation, because staff did not intend to return the matter to the Planning Commission and learned of the expectation only after the hearing. He stated that it did not seem productive to spend a great deal of the Commission’s time if the Council was going to choose the other option; however, he indicated that if the Council agreed with the Commission’s preferred option, the matter would be brought back to the Commission. Commissioner Blank stated that since it has not returned to the Planning Commission, the option the Commission chose does not have the benefit of fine-tuning like staff’s option does. He indicated that he felt it was unfair that staff was inadvertently presenting an inferior Planning Commission work product against what could be a very superior staff product. Mr. Dolan noted that staff must not have communicated clearly enough that the Planning Commission’s product was the final product. He indicated that the item was scheduled for the City Council meeting on October 1, 2009 but was continued. He added that he understood Commissioner Blank’s comments but that staff has viewed it as two very clear paths at a policy level, and one policy direction or the other would be taken by the Council; the “polishing” task will be dependent upon which one is supported. Commissioner Blank expressed concern with the Council receiving staff’s recommendation and the ease with which it could be approved as opposed to the Planning Commission’s recommendation which would involve more re-work and re-view by the Council, which is not value added or a good situation. He requested that future matters be communicated more effectively. Mr. Dolan agreed the input was valuable and would be considered. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, September 9, 2009 Page 15 of 16