7613-02 Master Plan for Lakewood Park

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REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1/7/02. RESOLUTION: 7613-02 BY: Corrigan, Durra, FitzGerald, George Roth, Seelie, Skindell A RESOLUTION to concur with the Lakewood Planning Commission in the adoption of the November 26, 2001 amended Master Plan for Lakewood Park including the revisions approved by the Planning Commission 3anuary 2, 2002. WHEREAS, the City Charter Article X~I, S~:tion 3, Powers and Duties of the Planning Commission, states that it shall be the function and duty of the Planning Commission to make and adopt a general plan for the development and improvement of the City, and WHEREAS, the City Charter, Article XII, Section 3 further states that the Commission shall also make plans and proposals for specific improvements and projects which it deems desirable for the City, and WHEREAS, in .July 1993 the/.a/cewood Commun/ty V/s/on was accepted as the General Plan for the City of Lakewood, and WHEREAS, the /.a/~ewood Commun/ty V/s/on Physical-Environment Strategy Working Group recommended that the Parks and Recreation Plan for the City should be updated to include improvements to Lakewood Park, and WHEREAS, recognizing the growing need for rehabilitation and reconstruction of Lakewood Park's basic infrastructure, in May 2000 the Administration, with Council concurrence, retained the consulting firm of Brandstetter Carroll Zofcin, Inc. to update the City's Parks and Recreation Plan and to develop a Master Plan for Lakewood Park, and WHEREAS, in 3anuary 2001 the draft proposed Master Plan for Lakewood Park prepared by the v. onsultant was referred by City Council to the Planning Commission for.review and recommendation, and WHEREAS after an extensive community review process~ the Planning Commission held public hearings in October and November 2001 on the draft proposed Master Plan to obtain comments and recommendations from the general public, and WHEREAS, based on all of. the comments received during the community review process the Planning Commission has gauged the level of community support and consensus for the recommendations in the draft Master Plan for Lakewood Park, and action was taken on November 26, 2001 to adopt an amended Master Plan for Lakewood Park, and WHEREAS, on .January 2,-2002 a third public hearing was conducted at which time the Planning commission took final action to incorporate revisions in the adopted November 26, 200:1 amended Master Plan for Lakewood Park. A copy of said document dated .]anuary 2, 2002 is on file in the Council Clerk's office. Now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE'Cl'TY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO; Section 1. That City Council concurs with the Planning Commission in the adoption of the Master Plan for Lakewood Park, as amended November 26, 2001 and revised 3anuary 2, 2002, as it is consistent with the Commun/ly V/sion and will serve as the next step toward the improvement and beautification of this important Lakewood comfnunity asset. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting- of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. President of Council Approved