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DRAFT 4/16/18 MINUTES 4 Patrick Mallett: It’s been reviewed by all the various departments and the child care facility is already 148 approved through the state system. They already have their permit and every indication that they will be 149 able to support the expansion. The state has reviewed their septic permits. There is indication that their 150 gallons per day works out mathematically to support their request. 151 152 Patrick Mallett: The applicant has agreed to pay attention to any land disturbance. This is not above the 153 threshold that would require a stormwater or erosion control permit. To a large extent, they are using the 154 existing building and existing parking so there is very little land disturbance. Any area cleared out for the 155 play area, in terms of significant trees removed, would be replaced to be sure the landscape ordinance is 156 met. I think with that I’ll stop and see if you have any questions. Or we can enter the testimony into the 157 record. 158 159 Randy Herman: I have a question. Is there not an outdoor play area at the existing facility? 160 161 Patrick Mallett: I believe there is. They are required to have one. 162 163 Dan Rockaway: My wife and I own the school, the business. I’m a co-applicant with the church. You have 164 to have 100 square feet per child for outdoor playground area. Right now we have three playgrounds, one 165 off of each classroom. For simplicity and to meet regulations, we wanted to add one off of this building. 166 167 Patrick Mallett: We’ll go to the applicant. 168 169 Michael Harvey: Before we go to applicant testimony, I’d like to request that the board incorporate staff’s 170 abstract, including all attachments, as corrected this evening with replacement pages 62, 63, and 64, with 171 updated notification of this meeting, the notices to all property owners within 1,000 feet, a copy of the 172 notice, certification from Mr. Mallett that the sign was posted, certification that the legal ad was properly 173 placed in two papers, in this instance, of local circulation, and the revised Page 81 providing detail as part 174 of deliberation. It would be nice to have a motion to enter staff’s abstract packet as amended into the 175 record. 176 177 Samantha Cabe: Do I have a motion to incorporate the abstract packet as amended with the supplemental 178 materials tonight? 179 180 MOTION made by Randy Herman to incorporate the abstract packet as amended with the supplemental 181 materials. Matt Hughes seconded. 182 VOTE: Unanimous 183 184 Dan Rockaway: I just want to give you a little history about us. My wife is sitting to your right, Martha 185 Rockaway. We opened this school 7 years ago. Before us, The Little School was there. And before them, 186 Pinewoods Montessori was here. It seems that the schools that have been here have been successful. 187 There is definitely a demand for this need. We started this business 7 years ago. I guess our daughter who 188 is 14 now, inspired in us a passion for early childhood education. My wife is a teacher from Colombia, 189 taught Spanish and French in Colombia, taught Spanish here. When our daughter was born, she read 190 every book she could read on early childhood education. At the time I was in school for an MBA and said 191 let’s put a business plan together and see how this goes. While watching my daughter learn Spanish, 192 English and Mandarin (when she was 2), I saw how I was struggling in my thirties, trying to learn Spanish. 193 Our school is Spanish emersion, by the way. We have been there for 7 years. That school is licensed for 58 194 children. We are asking to raise the enrollment cap to 80. About three and a half years ago, we opened up 195 a school in Cary licensed for 109. And then eight months ago we opened up one in the west side of Cary, 196