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MINUTES Page 5 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-March 6, 2006 a priority and will be addressed by locked doors, staff training, and high fences and landscaping. There being no further comments from the public, and without objection, the Public Hearing was closed. Councilmember Santos commented that he toured the daycare facility on Manor Boulevard and found the facility to be secure and its staff well-trained. Councilmember Santos asked about the fence on west side of property, noting previous disputes between neighboring businesses. Ms. Hamer stated that one of the conditions of approval is the requirement to provide a detailed fence design plan, and staff has requested additional trees in the landscape plan to provide additional buffering from the residential uses. Councilmember Nardine asked questions regarding ADA compliance for the building and outside play equipment, the sign-in procedure, the facility's capacity, ages of the children, number of staff and whether the facility will have a kitchen. Ms. Hamer indicated that the interior remodel and the State requirements for licensing would require that the building be ADA-compliant. Ten staff would be assigned to the facility; however they would not all be onsite at the same time. Ms. Hamer stated that parents would be required to sign their children in and could not drop them off at the curb. The size of the facility allows a maximum capacity of 80 children. Ms. Hamer responded to Councilmember Nardine's questions regarding the possible addition of kitchen facilities. Councilmember Grant asked questions regarding the hours of operation and laws prohibiting smoking and liquor sales near playgrounds and schools. Community Development Director Hanson Hom indicated that the Zoning Code amendments requiring establishments which serve or sell liquor to be located a minimum distance from public and private schools, but it does not apply to daycare facilities. Councilmember Grant commented on the traffic issues and the appellants' concern regarding the lack of a traffic report. Ms. Hamer stated that Senior Transportation Engineer Reh-Lin Chen performed the traffic study and was available tonight to respond to questions. Councilmember Grant expressed concern that there would be no way to know the true traffic impacts until the facility begins operations. Councilmember Starosciak commented that there is a "No Left Turn" sign from the Walgreens in Palma Plaza onto Bancroft Avenue, which was implemented in response to traffic impacts that developed after the store opened for business. Councilmember Starosciak stated that she is encouraged that the owner has performed an environmental analysis to ascertain safety of the site. She commented that this is a good project for Marina Boulevard. . Minute Order No. 2006-024, Motion Denying the Appeal by Frank Jesus, Adjacent Business Owner, of the Decision of the Board of Zoning Adjustments' Approval of PLN2005-00122; Conditional Use Permit and Parking Exception;