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Commissioner Pentin stated that he frequents St. Elizabeth Seton Church and has had to park on the street numerous times. He noted that the staff report indicated that the church does not expect to grow. He stated that he was unfamiliar with churches that do not expect to grow or change and asked the applicant why this church was set this way. Pastor Kenneth Walton, applicant, stated that every church wants to grow and that his church presently has 75-80 members. He indicated that the congregation has been in the Pleasanton area at two separate hotels for six years. He added that he would like the church to grow and expect and look forward to doing so, but that its growth is slow. Commissioner Pentin noted that with two churches on the property, it would appear that with growth and in time, there would be a shortage of parking spaces for the facility itself, not given any on-street parking. Commissioner Blank noted that Sunday mornings, when the Church congregations meet, would not be a heavy businesses time. Commissioner Pentin expressed concern about a potential parking concern with Fountain Community Church’s attendance of 200 and New Beginnings’ of 80. Chair Pearce noted that Condition No. 4 addresses potential parking and circulation problems and asked Commissioner Pentin if he was comfortable with that condition. Commissioner Pentin said yes. Commissioner O’Connor noted that the City is very conservative with its carpooling and how much parking is needed even with 280 people arriving at the same time. He stated that his experience is that very few people drive alone to church and he acknowledged that the application could return to the Commission should there be a parking problem in the future. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. There was no public comment. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Blank moved to make the required conditional use findings as listed in the staff report and to approve PCUP-259, subject to the conditions of approval in Exhibit A. Commissioner Narum seconded the motion. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 28, 2009 Page 9 of 13