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defined to the level of specificity necessary so this can be an over-the-counter type of <br />approval. <br />Mr. Dolan stated that staff is willing to work with a subcommittee if the subcommittee <br />can work quickly. <br />Chair Pearce stated that she did not want to spend days on it and that if the Council <br />chooses the Planning Commission-recommended alternative, it would have to come <br />back to the Commission. She added that if the Commission decides it wants an <br />ordinance versus a policy, it would need to return to the Commission as well. <br />Mr. Dolan agreed that if the matter ends up in the zoning ordinance, it would have to <br />return to the Commission. <br />Chair Pearce inquired where the public would find the policy if it were a policy as <br />opposed to an ordinance. <br />Mr. Dolan replied that it could be placed on the website. He added that staff has some <br />administrative policies that have been adopted by the City, most of which have not <br />come before the City Council; however, the child care policy would have that added <br />authority behind it. He indicated that policies would be more common and ultimately <br />would be put on the website or linked to the Code. <br />Chair Pearce inquired if this was on the Council agenda to go forward. <br />Mr. Dolan replied that when staff decided to bring it back to the Commission, it was <br />taken off the Council agenda; however, staff would like it returned as soon as possible. <br />He noted that some of the pressure had been relieved by processing some of those <br />being held up, but as alternatives were developed, the non-controversial ones were <br />clearly going to be allowed to pass through. <br />Chair Pearce stated that she was interested in appointing a subcommittee to speed up <br />the process. <br />Commissioner Narum stated that she would be fine with taking this to Council with the <br />changes discussed, indicating that the Planning Commission strongly supports this and <br />would like to see it in the form of an ordinance so that applications can be handled <br />across the counter. <br />Commissioner Blank inquired if it is staff’s preference to take the matter to the Council <br />and have it decide. <br />Mr. Dolan said yes. He noted that if an ordinance were proposed, another process <br />would need to occur. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, September 23, 2009 Page 30 of 34 <br /> <br />