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of the conditional uses specifically listed in the ordinance and pointed out there are some 1 conditions that the City Council specified in the previous CUP related to traffic control, 2 parking, compliance with applicable State and Federal laws, and hours of operation. She 3 stated that staff believes the proposed use is not detrimental to the health, safety, or general 4 welfare and the proposed use would contribute to the general welfare because a drop-in day 5 care is needed in the area. She advised that staff recommends approval of the CUP 6 amendment to allow expansion of the day care with the conditions outlined in the staff report. 7 8 Chairperson Crone opened the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. 9 10 Ms. Nicki Carlson, representing the applicant, stated the proposed use is a separate tenant. 11 She referenced page 17 of the staff report depicting the existing CUP for the Ikram Day 12 Center and stated the footprint is correct but the green space on the right side of the diagram is 13 a different tenant called Family Care Transportation and has nothing to do with the Ikram Day 14 Care Center. She described the proposed new day care on the drawings included in the staff 15 report and stated they would like to leave the existing day care where it is and move the 16 business tenants to the tower portion of the site and use the tower exclusively for businesses. 17 18 Mr. Fatah Abdi, owner and manager of MECCA, stated their summer hours would be limited 19 to approximately one and one-half months and limited to Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 20 from 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. He stated that Saturday and Sunday hours would be 9:00 a.m.-21 5:00 p.m. He stated summer hours would start June 20th and run until July 31st. 22 23 Ms. Carlson stated the after school program would open between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. and close 24 by 7:00 or 8:00 p.m. She added the Ikram Day Care has CUP hours of 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. 25 26 Commissioner Foster asked if the existing day care facility is licensed by the State and if the 27 proposed new facility is licensed by the State. 28 29 Ms. Carlson stated that Ikram Day Care is licensed by the State and MECCA is not required 30 to be licensed by the State. 31 32 Commissioner Papatola asked about capacity of the drop-in center and how the facility would 33 regulate the number of children. 34 35 Ms. Carlson stated that the maximum number of children at any one time is 75 children based 36 on the square footage of the facility and staffing ratios. 37 38 Ms. Adrianna Surmak, 5424 Bryant Avenue South, stated she is the Director of Human 39 Resources at Family Care Transportation, LLC, and they have 250 independent contractor 40 drivers and 13 full-time staff and most of the drivers and staff have children and many of them 41 live in the area. She encouraged the Planning Commission to grant the CUP for the after 42 school day care and stated it will be a safe, quiet space for children to come after school to 43 have a healthy snack, do their homework, rest, and have access to multi-lingual tutoring when 44 necessary and they believe this would be a nice amenity to have in the building. 45 46 2