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Commissioner Narum suggested language to indicate that children are not being transported. Commissioner Blank suggested excluding organized, competitive, and athletic items. Commissioner Pentin noted that every child in martial arts is competitive. Commissioner Narum stated that these types of activities should be distinguished in that parents are not relying on the service for child care. Commissioner Blank suggested taking some of the language from page 1 of the report and indicated that “…where families rely on the facility for child care” could be incorporated into some of the exclusions. Commissioner Narum suggested transportation be identified. Chair Pearce inquired what would happen in the summertime when children are driven by parents to facilities and stay there for more than ten hours. Commissioner Blank asked staff if they had a sense of what the Commission wanted. Mr. Dolan clarified that the Commission wants parallel language to the other policy relative to relying on it, which is related to whether you drop off or not, and the Commission wants to delete the hours; the length of time children spend in the facility. Commissioner Blank emphasized the reliance or expectation on the facility for child care. Commissioner Pentin inquired how this is determined, and Commissioner Narum replied that it would depend on whether or not the children are picked up from school. Commissioner Olson inquired if the Commission has dealt with the Hacienda issue, i.e., if the Commission continues to have something in place that would prevent child care in Hacienda. He noted that the point made is that there should not be a geographic restriction within the City. He stated that he did not want child care restricted to a few locations in the City. Ms. Stern stated that calling it “child care” is a problem for the Hacienda PUD as it stands right now, but that it could be fixed so it solves the outdoor recreation issue as it talks about a programmatic equivalent. She noted that there are only a couple of existing sites in Hacienda where calling it “child care: would be allowed. Commissioner Blank noted that a Major Modification for Hacienda must be done in any event. He inquired whether there would be value with the Chair appointing a couple of Planning Commissioners to work with staff on some of the details to ensure each item is PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, September 23, 2009 Page 29 of 34