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Commissioner Fox inquired whether the applicant would have to be operating under the State-mandated ratios for children and teachers and screening provisions during the temporary timeframe or if he would be allowed to be the only instructor there. Ms. Decker replied that what staff has been talking about is allowing business to operate with limited hours forthe number of children. She stated that the City does not require background checks for those recreation and skills training program instructors. Commissioner Fox inquired if it is the City's Code enforcement responsibility to ensure the health and safety is maintained during that six-month timeframe if the State is not monitoring the facility. Ms. Decker said yes. Commissioner O'Connor noted that it is not just hours of operation but other activities as well. He inquired if the Commission should craft a condition during the temporary time that the facility would not engage in some other activities such as transporting and childcare-like activities. Ms. Decker replied that the Commission can certainly add that butthatthere are numerous tutoring facilities that have skills training and educational forums for children that have vans picking up children and engaging in other activities besides tutoring. She noted that what Mr. Pfund has placed in his narrative is that he will be picking up children and bringing them to the facility, which complies with the requirement for children being signed-in and signed-out. Commissioner Narum stated that her expectation is that Mr. Pfund will operate in good faith as if he has a daycare license with employees, record-keeping, etc, limiting the number of hours a child can be there to 16. She indicated that she is willing to support this because it has gone on way too long and the Commission should show some middle ground. She added that a condition can be included that if by June 1St he still has not obtained his license, he should demonstrate to the Commission that he has been operating like a daycare. Commissioner Fox stated that she believes there could be a condition that states the student ratios for children 12 and under need to comply with Title 22 requirements for a school-aged child. Ms. Decker stated that Mr. Pfund has indicated he will be acting and is willing to accommodate these requests. Chair Blank moved to make the conditional use findings for PCUP-229 as listed in the staff report and to approve the conditional use, subject to Exhibit B of the staff report, with the following amendments: • Modify Condition No. 4 to indicate that until such time thatthe applicant obtains a childcare license, no children aged 12 years and under can participate in the facility's program for more than 16 hours perweekand longer than the 12-week period outlined in the private recreation exemption section required by the State Child Care Licensing Division. During the interim timeframe the facility is operating without a childcare license, the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 12, 2008 Page 26 of 29