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1 requirements for Group Family Day Care facilities for which the County would recommend the State issue a Class C GFDC license. 3 >the Ramsey County Social Worker who would be responsible for the 4 facility had also indicated in her letter that she perceived a need 5 for more day care openings in the St. Anthony area and . said "a 6 proposed Group Family Day Care residence in Apartment 5 at 3808 7 Macalaster Drive would certainly help parents find day care close to 8 home." 9 >Mr. Childs indicated he perceived it was up to the Commission to. 10 determine whether a day care facility fell within the "service or it convenience type business catering to the residents of such building 12 complexes" criteria, adding that staff was suggesting that it does. 13 >Mr. Childs also pointed out that there are more than 40 children in 14 that particular apartment complex and he said he perceived this might 15 be even better for parents than having day care in the workplace. 16 >Mr. Childs assured Commissioner Franzese that he had talked to the 17 City Attorney about the permit, and that Mr. Soth had perceived there 18 would be no more chance of incurring liability from this facility 19 than for any other conditional usepermit issued or other action by 20 either the Commission or Council. 21 The applicants' testimony was taken a few minutes before 8:00 P.M. with the understanding that it would be repeated if any interested persons arrived later which no one did. 24 Kenneth Solie and Jerry Cowan of Village Properties, Inc. , 2196 ]Pentagon 25 Drive 26 >Indicated they would be seeking a Class C Ramsey County Day Care 27 rather than a State Group Day Care license because the latter, which 28 is issued for many more than the maximum of 14 children they 29 anticipated for this facility, was much more restrictive when it came 30 to providing secured play areas and required a commercial kitchen and 31 a more restrictive ratio of caretakers per number of children. 32 >Said the Class C license would allow a mix of up to four each of 33 infants; toddlers (2 to 4 years of age) ; preschoolers; and "latch key 34 children up to sixth grade who might be at the center before and after 35 school hours to be cared for by two staff persons. 36 >Reported they had contracted with a three year employee of the 37 Learning Centers who was now working with Ramsey County to be licensed 38 to operate the facility. 39 >Said that person would rent the apartment from village Properties, 40 Inc. and would repay the investment the firm makes in the facility on 41 a schedule of payments, adding that strangely enough, Ramsey County required no special insurance for these types of facilities. 5