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DRAFT shopping center receive any backdoor truck deliveries, if at all: the pet supplies deliveries do not use this area, and Gymboree, Tai Kwon Do, the dentist, the music academy, and the needlepoint store do not get backdoor deliveries. She added that of those remaining, Subway gets one delivery from central distribution per week early in the morning through the front door; Mountain Mike's Pizza gets its daily delivery early in the morning also via the front door; Pak Mail does receive pickup and delivery visits from FedEx and UPS in the rear, but these are the same trucks that drive through our residential neighborhoods and, therefore, should not present a barrier to construction of the playground; and the only large tractor trailer truck deliveries using the utility zone come to Raley's Supermarket's rear loading dock at least 100 yards away, three times a week in the late afternoon between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., at which time it might be possible that the playground would be in use, although by 5:00 p.m., most of the students are already indoors waiting for pick-up. She explained that due to the orientation of Raley's loading docks, the Raley's trucks enter from the north end of the shopping center and often exit the same way, although they occasionally exit the south end and would drive past the proposed playground site: three times a week for a matter of six to eight seconds each time, there could be a big truck passing by the playground between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. She noted that tractor trailers are big and might look scary to some, but parts of those vehicles are in fact much safer than most. She agreed that the delivery schedule can change, but the general pattern is not likely to change very much. Dr. Kenefick stated that students using the playground will be behind a six-foot tall steel fence and will be supervised at all times. She added that some might find the location of this play area inappropriate on the aesthetics, but factually where safety is concerned, students are in no more danger if they are in the playground when a truck comes to Raley's and if a truck driver chooses to use this exit, then they would be waiting for a public school bus where there is no fence and often no adult monitor. She pointed out that, therefore, to suggest that the volume type of truck traffic using the utility corridor behind Oakhill requires that this application be denied is stretching the truth a bit. With respect to the issue of noise, Dr. Kenefick stated that the nail parlor and the music school are the two entities nearest YIA, and the music school's practice rooms as well as the YIA classroom have been soundproofed so noise would not be an issue to the adjacent businesses. Dr. Kenefick stated that local residences beyond the perimeter are likewise normally insulated and have dual-paned windows that would buffer sound from the exterior. She briefly addressed the letter from a neighbor, Exhibit D: 1. Increased traffic congestion. This is not a valid concern. 2. Loss of parking lot on back of the shopping center(conversion to playground) and on the street. This is also not a valid concern as the parking is not a significant issue. 3. Loss of short-cut access to the shopping center and inconvenience for disabled. The front of the shopping center is fully supplied with recently improved disabled EXCERPT: DRAFT PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 11-12-2014 Page 3 of 10