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has paid all the expenses to maintain the landscaping along Valley Avenue, Busch Road, and Ironwood Drive, which includes the area adjacent to the church property. She recalled for the Commission that when Ponderosa requested Commission approval for its adult community, The Villages on Bradford Drive, the Ironwood Homeowners Association asked and received approval from the Commission to have a shared landscape agreement between The Villages and the Ironwood Homeowners Association as a condition of the project's final approval. Ms. Farrell stated that the Association is now asking the Commission to require the same shared landscape agreement between the Ironwood Homeowners Association and the Centerpointe Presbyterian Church prior to the Commission approving the Church's Conditional Use Permit. She stated that the Association has been talking with the Church but they have not been able to bring a signed agreement to tonight's meeting. She noted that quite a few figures were required, and the Church has indicated its willingness to share in the landscape maintenance for the property adjacent to its facility. She indicated that the Association would like that to be part of the Conditions of Approval to ensure that the shared landscape maintenance will take place before the Church opens the school. Commissioner Olson inquired if the parties have determined what the relative sharing will be and if it is 50 -50. Ms. Farrell replied that it is not 50 -50. She explained that the Association is actually talking to the management of the senior apartments, The Gardens at Ironwood, because the apartments have not been sharing in the landscape maintenance either and have now agreed to talk to the Association about it. She indicated that the Association's expense for the area is a little over $40,000 a year, and the Senior Active Adult Community is paying the Association $5,000 a year. She added that the Association has requested $5,000 a year as well from the Church with the option of going back in future years when the expenses increase. Commissioner Olson stated that it would likely be a three -way split. Ms. Farrell replied that it will be like a four -way split with the Homeowners Association paying about 60 percent of the costs and the others paying about ten. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Blank moved to make the required conditional use findings as described in the staff report and to approve P11 -0953, subject to the Conditions of Approval listed in Exhibit A of the staff report, with the addition of a condition requiring a shared landscape agreement between the parties. Commissioner Olson seconded the motion. Brian Dolan stated that this is a new issue and that staff has not participated in any of the discussions. He indicated that his immediate thoughts are that this was set up PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 14, 2012 Page 4 of 35