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<br />L[AJ> <br /> <br />Chairman Verdone suggested that it might be appropriate to have a <br />Planning Commissioner on the sub-committee. <br /> <br />With reference to the chart of fees charged for such permits in surrounding <br />jurisdictions, staff indicated that the very high fee in Belmont was not in <br />error. Staff had called the surrounding cities and verified the numbers. <br /> <br />Commissioner Sanfilipo was concerned about the limited notice and felt <br />that notices should also have been sent to neighbors of existing large <br />family day care homes. Staff clarified that this was not an application for a <br />specific day care facility and that existing large family day care homes <br />would not be impacted by this proposed change. Notice was sent to <br />organizations promoting child care because the proposals increase the <br />requirements for new day car facilities and such advocacy groups were <br />regarded as the most likely to be concerned about such a change. <br />Commissioner Piulle asked Mr. Passanisi if they have been any other <br />complaints or issues like the one that arise on the situation with Canyon <br />Road. Mr. Passanisi said no. The cost of an appeal of an application to <br />t~e City Council will be $100. <br /> <br />Open public hearing <br /> <br />Michelle Sartain, 743 Canyon Road, RWC. San Mateo County Family <br />Day Care Association, Operator of the Family Day Care home on <br />Canyon Road. Ms. Sartain said that there is a great need for child care in <br />this county. She did not believe the system was broken. She was <br />opposed to regulation on spacing. She recommended making no changes <br />to the current system. <br /> <br />Julie Baldocchi, 700 S.Claremont St. Suite 108, San Mateo, Child <br />Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County. She was opposed to <br />the proposed amendment. She feels the proposed amendment is a <br />setback to the children and working families in the community. She feels <br />there is a tremendous need for child care throughout the county. <br /> <br />Fred Gill, 750 Traeger, San Bruno, (State of California) Child Care <br />Licensing Agency, He said that the main goal of the Agency is to <br />provide quality child care to the people of California. He said that the <br />numbers of such facilities in this county have declined from 982 to 894 in <br />the last eighteen months. He is against the proposed ordinance although <br />he clarified that he was speaking as an individual, and that the State took <br />no formal position on this proposed change. <br /> <br />Kristen Anderson, Redwood City Child Care Coordinator. She was <br />against the proposed ordinance change. She said that she needed to <br />clarify that they were not talking about child care centers, but large family <br />day care homes. She said that half of the cities in the county allow family <br /> <br />""~"--""'-"T .. <br />