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neighbors specifically so they can be good neighbors. He added that they are totally open to talking to these neighbors and coming to reasonable solutions on any problems they would have. He noted that they want to be a positive force in this neighborhood, to be looked at as people who care about this neighborhood and are trying to provide a positive service. (2) Those who are not necessarily directly affected by the existence of their daycare, which are the neighbors who are supporting the other neighbors who are their friends or neighbors who have been around for many, many years. He stated that in talking to this group of neighbors, it was pretty clear that the existence of their daycare was not really affecting their life in any negative way during the day, and they were really only signing the appeal and appearing here today to show support for the neighbors who are directly affected. He noted that the Commission may hear some anecdotal evidence about how there may have been impacts of noise, traffic, and parking, but he would just like to say that the staff report really has it right: the noise generated by the daycare is not above the Code limit; additionally, State law indicates that the normal noise that children make must be taken into consideration. Mr. Alioto stated that with respect to parking, the parents do not all come at the same time, so the number of parking spots available are very adequate for the amount of people coming to the home. He added that they park directly right in front of the home or in the driveway, and there are no safety issues with transferring the kids to and from the home as they are not crossing any streets. Regarding traffic, Mr. Alioto stated that there are comments that this is a really high traffic area, particularly during school times, and the daycare will make it worse. He indicated that there is no backup of traffic along Muirwood Drive anywhere near their home, and the only traffic backup is up by the high school for about 35 minutes in the morning, and it moves fairly well. He noted that he takes his children to school every morning, and it takes him only a couple of minutes to navigate through that traffic. He noted that they have asked parents to avoid dropping off their children during those particular times. He added that they have also given them a map of the area showing alternate routes to the home in case they do need to come during those times of traffic. Mr. Alioto concluded by saying that while the neighbors do not want the daycare in their neighborhood, this is clearly something that the State of California has said is not an acceptable reason to deny them the permit. Commissioner Piper stated that she read there was an issue with the garage, possibly due to some flooding, and asked if that is still happening. Mr. Alioto confirmed that the flooding in the house cause the problems with the garage but that the work was completed last Saturday and the problems have been fixed. Commissioner Piper inquired if they are able to park their two cars in the garage at this point. Mr. Alioto said no. He pointed out that the work has just been completed on Saturday but that they are definitely looking to move their things out of the garage soon. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 14, 2015 Page 22 of 35