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President O'Leary made a motion, seconded by Vice President Anderson, to receive and file the report. All members voted in favor. Motion passed. 2. ORDINANCE 09-19 - AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 1105.02 of the Zoning Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood by changing and revising the Zoning Map of the City with respect to certain property as set forth and described as 13900 Lake Avenue (PPN 312-05-011) from RIM (Single-Family Residential, Medium Density) to PD (Planned Development). (Placed on 1st reading and referred to Planning Commission/ABR 3/4/19; 2nd reading 3/18/19) (pg. 1) President O'Leary clarified with Directors Butler and Sylvester that there was no substitute version of Ordinance 09-19, which they confirmed to be true. President O'Leary then made a motion, seconded by Vice President Anderson, to adopt Ordinance 09-19. Several councilmembers personally extended thanks to all parties involved for their hard work on this project. It was noted that the taxes generated by the development will help benefit the school district and that investment by the private sector will help make the city sustainable for future administrations and Councils. Carolyn Gregory of 13888 Lake Ave. thanked everyone for their hard work. She expressed her initial reservations and thanked the mayor, the Planning Commission, and Council for providing oversight of the project and responding to her emails. On the motion: All members voted in favor. Motion passed. Ordinance 09-19 adopted 3. Public Safety Committee report regarding meeting held July 15th, 2019. (to be provided) Councilman Bullock reported that two ordinances, Ordinance 05-19 and Ordinance 21-19, were discussed at Public Safety committee prior to Council's regular meeting that evening. Ordinance 21-19 is an update to the city's code required for Lakewood parcels in flood plains to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. There was a deadline of August 15th set for the legislation to pass. The committee recommended adoption of a substitute version of the ordinance and requested suspension of the rules in order to pass it on first reading. It was explained that FEMA recently updated their flood plain maps in 2019, after doing so in 2010, and the increased risk of loss prompted parts of Lakewood to be mapped in flood plains. Ordinance 05-19 clarified rules used to curb distracted driving. The committee did not come to a clear consensus on rules regarding the use of handheld mobile phones, however the main