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Lengthy discussion followed and Planning Director Schroeter replied to questions relating to the significance of an application for use permit to conditions specified in the permit; the possibility of misunderstanding and need for clarification; the use permit conditions stated in Minute Order #77-262 concerning physical facilities; the possibility of per- mitting construction of a high fence containing soundproofing materials to reduce the noise; the reduction of daylight to homes such a fence might create; the fact that a nursery school representative may have obtained incorrect information regarding conditions of the use permit from the Planning Department; and the quality of the school itself. M/S: Biagi/Mosher (Councilman Mosher stated that she seconded the motion for the purpose of discussing it.) to uphold the appeal of the Open Gate Nursery at the Unitarian Fellowship Church~ 2124 Brewster Avenue, with the addition of a fourth condition to the Use Permit that the hours of operation of the nursery school may be from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m., Monday through Friday and Thursday afternoon with outside play limited to the hours of 10:00 -011:30 a.m. daily. Discussion continued and Pat Fieguth stated that if the summer school were allowed to continue, she would agree that only nursery school age children would be allowed to play outside. Ms. Fieguth requested that if the school is to be restricted to 1~ hours of outside play during the 2~ hour class, that nursery school staff be permitted to select one or two periods totaling 1~ hours when children may play outdoors. AMENDMENT: Rhodes/Stangel (Mayor Stangel relinquished the chair to Vice Mayor Britschgi for the purpose of seconding the motion on the amendment.) that the nursery school staff be allowed to determine the use of the 1~ hours of outdoor time according to what they believe is in the best interests of the children. The amendment failed on the fo 11 owi ng roll call vote: Ayes: Councilman Rhodes and Mayor Stange 1 Noes: Councilmen Biagi, Bury, Claire, Mosher and Vice Mayor Britschgi ADDITION TO MOTION: Councilman Biagi, with the consent of his second, added to his motion that a summer school program may be conducted on the same days and at the same hours from mid-June through the end of July; and, further, that it is understood that there is to be no nursery school session during August and that the nursery school sessions otherwise coincide with the Redwood City elementary school year sessions. The motion carried on the following roll call vote: Ayes: Councilmen Biagi, Claire~ Rhodes and Mayor Stangel Noes: Councilmen Bury~ Mosher and Vice Mayor Britschgi . MINUTE ORDER NO. 82-186 Councilman Mosher stated for the record that her IINolI vote does not represent any opposition to the nursery school program, but rather that she prefers the program to continue as it is now and that she believes the nursery school operators proceeded to increase the programs on the basis of response to their inquiry to the Planning Department which they had reason to believe was correct. (NOTE: Complete motion with the addition and agreement is as follows: Reg.Mtg. 11/15/82 Page 4 MINUTE BOOK NO. 44 Page No.8 ---------" ------ .., -- -.. -~~-, -----------~.,---~-"- -~-~-- - ---- ---" _,0 , '