03 ATTACHMENTS - Laserfiche WebLink

DRAFT Commissioner O'Connor referred to Condition No.3: "All activities shall take place inside the subject facility." He stated that the applicant talked about transporting children to parks and other recreation areas and inquired if this would need to be modified. Mr. Dolan replied that this condition only refers to the actual on-site activities and would not apply to off-site activities. He added that the purpose was to prohibit the children from playing out in the parking lot. Commissioner Connor referred to Condition No. 13: "There shall be no outdoor storage." He inquired if this applied to garbage, and Ms. Amos said yes. She added that this addresses keeping boxes or storage items outside the facility. In response to Chair Blank's inquiry regarding the sign issue, Ms. Amos replied that Condition No. 15 is standard language and would not preclude an applicant from moving forward with a sign design that can be submitted over the counter and checked that it meets the sign program requirements. She added that depending on the type of sign, it may require a permit from the Building and Safety Division to ensure that it is mounted properly. Commissioner O'Connor referred to the hours of operation for elementary and middle school students and stated that he was sure the requirement for hours of operation falls under childcare versus recreation facility, which deals with the over-16-hours issue. He requested confirmation that if the kindergarten were to operate from 11:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m., this would will run into the 16-hour limit and would trigger the childcare requirement, as opposed to other hours. He requested further confirmation that if the Commission were to consider a temporary use that did not require a childcare license, some of the uses would have to be modified. Ms. Amos confirmed Commissioner O'Connor's statements. Commissioner Olson referred to Condition No. 7 and stated that he understands fully why real guns would not be allowed in the facility but did not understand why it is being conditioned to not allow mock guns as they have been described tonight. He noted that where some of this training does apply to police officers, it was his sense that they would want to engage in the training with form factors that are of similar weight and size of real weapons. Ms. Amos stated that staff is open to allowing this for the evening adult classes. Commissioner O'Connor commented that this project has been dragging on for a long time and that he was not sure why it was taking the State more than seven months to complete the background check. He stated that he believes one of the Commission's responsibilities is to make sure the children of the town are protected. He indicated that he is willing to listen to other discussion regarding some type of other use but that he would not allow the entire program on a temporary basis until there is a childcare license. He stated that the Commission could look at a program that is less than 16 hours a week and that would not require a childcare license. ~~~.+~ ~ ~n~,~r~r i ~: rvirvrvirvtu I:UMMI551~N MINUTES, 11/12/2008 Page 15 of 25