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She added that YIA, situated at this location in an informal network of child- centered services, is a godsend to these parents as well as to the dance school, the music school, and the martial arts school; to Subway and Raley's; and sometimes even to Taco Bell and the dentist, in a clearly discernible element of symbiosis. Dr. Kenefick stated that YIA picks up students from local schools, transports them to the site, and provides classes in subjects such as math, language, and art, and helps with homework when needed. She added that if the students' parents wish, their children can go for classes at the martial arts academy, the music studio, or the dance school, with a YIA staff walking them over. She stated that when parents pick up their students between 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., they can pretty much relax thereafter because many of their children's needs have already been met. She noted that as a testament to this, YIA serves several family groups with multiple children enrolled. Dr. Kenefick stated that what is missing from this picture is this space where the young students can get some movement and fresh air for two hours a day as an antidote for the many hours in the day they spend indoors. She indicated that they hope to review the efficiency when they receive approval for this playground proposal. She noted that the proposal has already addressed many of the Code - required Planning issues that have arisen during the application process, and what is before the Commission is the fully developed plan for an attractive, safely fenced area with a play structure on the east side of the building, that will be effectively invisible to the majority of Oakhill Shopping Center's retail customers, with vines on the fence to screen the play area from neighborhood or parking lot view. Dr. Kenefick stated that the issues that appear to deter approval are the location of the playground in a utility zone, noise, and safety. She noted that the amount of available space for the construction of the playground is more than adequate. She indicated that the issue of truck traffic is valid, but they have researched and studied this matter, and no business purpose of the utility zone would be infringed by the presence of the playground. She noted that only a few storefronts of the entities at YIA's end of the 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 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 12, 2014 Page 23 of 35