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Mr. Iserson said yes. Ms. McGovern said she was attempting to find a process that would provide support to the neighbors and support to the childcare care center so that together through proof, the daycare center could possibly be enlarged to 11 children and fit within the neighborhood. Mr. Iserson said he would recommend the review process approach. Staff could notify the neighbors in advance that it was conducting the review and it would be receptive to community input. As an alternative, Mr. Fialho suggested that staff initially notify the neighborhood regarding the annual review process and work with the neighborhood and the applicant to make modifications to address the concerns administratively; otherwise, the use permit would be referred to the Planning Commission for its review. Mayor Hosterman supported this approach. She noted that the majority of opposition was safety issues related to traffic concerns, which the neighborhood has been experiencing for some time. She would like for the City to have an opportunity to address this issue separately. She believed childcare was important for the community and she did not believe an additional three children would have a significant impact on traffic throughout the neighborhood; however, Council could not dismiss this issue which needed to be addressed. She would prefer to allow for the expansion of the daycare by three additional children and concurrently direct the Traffic Committee to work with the Valencia neighborhood to address its particular needs. Mr. Thorne pointed out that the applicant had accepted all of the conditions of approval. He also pointed out that there is no other large daycare center within the neighborhood. The applicant was willing to compromise and agreed to revise his application from 14 children to 11 children. He pointed out the difficulty in obtaining any response from the HOA or any representation from the neighborhood. He agreed with the proposal for a review period and directing the City's Traffic Committee to work with the Valencia neighborhood in an effort to promote traffic safety and provide traffic calming measures. Mr. Sullivan mentioned that he met with the applicant at his home this morning and observed only several vehicles that went by in a 15-minute period. Based upon his observations and in driving around the neighborhood, he believed the level of traffic in the neighborhood in the morning was minimal. He concurred with Mr. Thorne's comments and noted that it was evident to him that Thuses wanted to work with the City and address the issues both with the Planning Commission and the neighbors. He wondered if the applicant was getting a negative reputation from other activities that were occurring in the neighborhood that other people were attributing to the daycare. While he agreed with a review period, he did not want to place an onerous condition on the applicant that he constantly had to prove something when it is not a condition for other similar applications. Ms. McGovern asked if public safety staff could attend a HOA meeting and discuss the issue of traffic enforcement on the neighborhood private streets? Mr. Fialho said yes. Pleasanton City Council Minutes 14 02/07/06