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At the request of Member Murphy, Mr. Thompson advi sed that their Montessori school model provided for 173 K-12 th grade; and that the maximum number of childr en using the playground should not exceed twenty-174 four (24). 175 At the request of Member Murphy, Mr. Thompson ad vised that the students woul d not use the playground 176 in the winter, but use the church’s gymnasium; advising that their m odel did not provide outdoor recess 177 time during the winter, with activities planned inside versus outside. 178 At the request of Member Murphy, Mr. Thomps on advised that the total student population was 179 approximately 250 students, with the current student population already at that number, necessitating the 180 temporary addition until a more permanent solution could be found. 181 Acting Chair Cunningham closed the Public Hearing at 7:13 p.m.; thanking those who provided testimony. 182 Commissioner Position Statements 183 Based on the testimony of staff and their recommendation, statements by the City Engineer regarding no 184 additional impact for stormwater runoff, the temporar y nature of the application and willingness of the 185 applicant to work with Corpus Christi to shift play ground activity to address concerns raised in Ms. 186 Merrill’s e-mail related to unsupervised students, the Montessori school model that did not normally 187 provide for recess time outdoors, Member Daire spoke in support of the proposed Interim Use. Member 188 Daire advised that he could not hold this project captive or support the requested approach to deny the 189 application to satisfy existing drainage issues for the larger area as preferred by Mr. Eldridge. 190 Member Stellmach concurred with Member Daire’s summary; and noted that the addition of the 191 biofiltration system and temporary nature of the bu ilding made him willing to support the application. 192 Acting Chair Cunningham advised that she had some rese rvations with the application, specifically based 193 on the 6’ to 30’ requirement; she expressed hope that the applicant would continue to consult with 194 neighbors to address their concerns. Since the Commissi on was asked to vote on this specific item and 195 its proposed location, Acting Chair Cunningham spok e in support of the application based on staff’s 196 recommendation. 197 MOTION 198 Member Daire moved, seconded by Member Murphy to recommend to the City Council 199 APPROVAL of the INTERIM USE at 2131 Fairview Avenue; based on the comments and findings of 200 Sections 4 – 6 and the recommendation of Section 7 of the staff report dated August 7, 2013. 201 Ayes: 5 202 Nays: 0 203 Motion carried. 204 Attachment E Page 5 of 5