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five years ago. She stated that none of the other items are very far along and recommended that the Commission review and force-prioritize the items. Commissioner Blank stated that he spoke to Ms. Decker earlier today and suggested a couple of different prioritization processes and briefly explained them. Mr. Dolan noted that the process should emphasize the level of importance of items, but the Commission could also choose to simply rank the items. Commissioner Blank noted that there was a lot on the list and that the Council has tremendous existing priorities of its own. He stated that he believed the Commission should try toforce-prioritize one or two items that are real issues. Commissioner Narum agreed and noted that this was a similar, and successful, strategy utilized by the Parks and Recreation Commission. Commissioner O'Connor inquired whether or not PRZ-25, Commercial Districts, was already on the current Priority list, and Ms. Decker replied that this Municipal Code amendment ordinance has been drafted and is in process. She explained that in terms of the CUP process, it has been a goal to identify areas that could be streamlined, and consideration of all the zones in the City is underway as well. Commissioner O'Connorsuggested that the Commission eliminate from its top three priorities those items that already have steam behind them. Commissioner Blank stated that he would not want to use the Commission's steam if it is already in process. He noted that from a personal perspective, PRZ-36, Sports Courts, is an absolutely horrific situation that is perfectly legal but for which there is no regulation and could end up in court. He asked the Commission to determine which among PRZ-35, PRZ-36, and PRZ-25 would be considered a priority. Commissioner Fox noted that she distributed a list which included revamping the parking ordinance and added that there had been issues regarding basing the number on interior square footage. She stated that she believed the Commission had also discussed background checks for adults and volunteers who work with children as well as the mobile home condominium conversion ordinance. She then recommended revisiting the Code amendment that the Commission had previously approved regarding recreational facilities for 20 children or less as permitted uses and reversing it back to a conditional use. Commissioner Narum voiced support for reverting recreation facilities to conditional use and believed it was part of PRZ-25. She added that any application involving children should not be granted over the counter but should have at the least a 24-hour waiting period prior to approval. Commissioner Fox suggested that rather than designing what the ordinance should be, the Commission should instead put a placeholderforthe Commission to consider different options as to what was done a couple of years ago for the item. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 28, 2009 Page 3 of 10