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ROSEVILLE'S CITY COUNCIL: <br />Ref: The Playground's request for a special use permit. <br />The Playground is a licensed, drop -in child care center which <br />currently has one location at Ridge Square North, a strip <br />shopping center, in Minnetonka. The Playground's plans are <br />to open their second location at Loehman's Plaza in <br />Roseville. The City of Roseville requires that The Play- <br />ground obtain a special use permit for operating a drop - <br />in child care center in a shopping center. <br />The Playground has been open since June 1986. We provide <br />a babysitting service with no appointment necessary for <br />parents who need child care on a short term, temporary or <br />hourly basis. We are open seven days a week from morning <br />until night. We provide parents with an electronic beeper so <br />they can be in close touch with us in the event that their <br />child needs them. Our customers are pleased with the safe, <br />clean environment in which we provide for their children to <br />play. Our Minnetonka location has a ball crawl, six free <br />play video games, a mountain with a slide, a craft and hunch <br />room, a movie theatre, and many other exciting activities in <br />which the children participate. We plan to duplicate most of <br />these activities in our Roseville location. <br />The Playground is a licensed daycare through the state of <br />Minnesota. Our staff meet the requirements for day care <br />providers. Our facilities and our operational procedures are <br />regulated by the state day care laws and we take pride in the <br />quality services which we provide. Because we are located in <br />a shopping center and we provide many indoor large muscle <br />activities, we have been granted an exemption from the <br />outdoor play area requirement. <br />Our retail and commercial neighbors at our Minnetonka <br />location are very happy with the service which we provide the <br />parents in that community. They are among our biggest fans <br />and many of our new customers come from referrals given by <br />our retail neighbors. We know that the merchants in <br />Loehman's Plaza and the surrounding shopping areas will find <br />that an hourly child care service will enhance their center <br />and draw more customer traffic to their businesses. <br />