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In response to an inquiry by Commissioner O'Connor regarding the reason that the applicant was leaving its current facility, Ms. Rondash replied that the facility's enrollment was expanding and that the current facility would be unable to accommodate them. Ms. Rondash noted that Condition No. 3 should be clarified to indicate that the hours in the June-August summer months should read "9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m." Commissioner Pearce inquired how long Conditions Nos. 3 and 4 had been standard conditions of approval for this type of facility. Ms. Decker replied that they had been standard conditions of approval for longer than her tenure of three years and were based on the narrative. She noted that minor changes in hours were generally considered by the Planning Director. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding whether the interior walls were required to have aone-hour fire wall, Ms. Rondash replied that it would be determined through the plan check process, based on the adj acent uses. In response to an inquiry by Chair Blank regarding whether the applicant had moved into their current facility in 1994, Ms. Rondash replied that was the date of its original business license. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner O'Connor regarding the responsibility of constructing an additional one-hour fire wall if the adj acent use were to change, Ms. Rondash replied that the new adjacent tenant would be required to provide those improvements. Chair Blank agreed that a 16-year-old youth would not want to be signed in by a parent. He inquired whether there was any consistency with respect to ages for signing in and out. Ms. Decker replied that there had been two similar occasions, and the Commission agreed that after age 12, a parent would not be required to sign them in. Chair Blank requested clarification that children who had passed their twelfth birthday would not need to be signed in. Ms. Decker replied that was correct. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Paula Rhodes, representing the applicant, noted that she was the Director of the Sylvan Learning Center in San Bruno. She noted that she had spoken with a colleague at Sylvan's corporate office regarding Conditions Nos. 3 and 4 and was told that Sylvan would be willing to work with the City, provided it stayed at the staff level. With respect to Condition No. 10 and signing the children in, she stated that Sylvan staff monitored the children, and the children were not allowed to leave the lobby. Sylvan staff also ensured that the children get to their vehicle safely. She noted that many of the parents have more than one child and do not want to leave the vehicle; they typically drop the children off in front of the door, and staff takes attendance before every session. After class, the child PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 23, 2008 Page 5 of 11