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" - back into her garage, "when she can head straight into her garage from the street, but that's up to her, she can park anyway she wants." Mr. Sartain referred to one of the letters he sent to the Council: "The deeded easement - is a part and parcel of my property. It exists there for the purposes of getting to and from my property. Its use is not restricted to any purpose. It is there for use by anyone, at any time, and for any purpose which requires them to get to and from our home. This includes parents transporting their children to our day care. My use of the easement over the past fourteen years has been for many and varied purposes. Our last neighbor had several cars. There was traffic going over there all times of the night or day. They used our driveway, we used their driveway, there was never a problem. No where, at any time, have I been shown any law or statute that says we are breaking a law. .. It has been there for a long time before I or the Wolfskill/Dowlings moved into our homes." Mr. Sartain said the day care hours of operation are from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays when most people are at work. He said he believed the easement "was at the center of this whole issue... The use of the easement may not be palatable to them, but they did know full well of its existence when they bought their home. By their own admission the Wolfskill/Dowlings say in their letter to Planning of August 13, 1996, that 'reducing the size of the family day care will not solve the problem.' And in their letter of May 15, 1997 to Tom Passanisi they state 'the easement isn't a City matter.'" Mr. Sartain said, "I think they want to extinguish the easement by any means for their own reasons." - Mr. Sartain said the day care home did not adversely effect the neighborhood. He said he doubted that the few cars the day care added to Canyon Road would have any impact. He said he knew of no neighbors whose safety had been jeopardized by the day care operation. Mr. Sartain asked Council to consider the support they have in the neighborhood and the "positive effects we have on the community and the children Michele cares for... We have the support of our immediate neighbors, not all of them, but quite a few." He said there had been no public outcry. Mr. Sartain asked the Council not to set a precedent that will effect the thirty other large family day care homes in Redwood City. "Don't displace parents and children in need of quality day care." In response to Council questions regarding the number of parents who use the easement, Mr. Sartain said their day care home currently has eleven children, but not all parents use the easement; and that was in response to their letter to them describing the situation and in deference to the Wolfskill/Dowlings. Mr. Sartain said some parents have sport utility vehicles that can use the driveway at 743 Canyon Road without causing damage to their vehicles. He said the apron in front of their driveway is scarred from vehicles scraping the pavement. Mr. Sartain said none of the parents stop on Canyon Road and let their children out to run up the driveway by themselves. -. He said their driveway has never been very negotiable, and only vehicles with a higher REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 MAY 19, 1997 MINUTES Page No. 351 PAGE 23