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MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS & SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE August 17, 2020 Meeting held virtually Present: Councilmembers Rader, Shachner& Bullock Also Present: Planning Director Leininger, Assistant Law Director Swallow, Public Works Director Ducu, Clerk Bach taking minutes, Deputy Clerk Lascu and members of the public Call to Order: 5:00 p.m. Approval of the minutes of the July 27, 2020 Public Works & Sustainability Committee. A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the July 27, 2020 Public Works & Sustainability Committee. A roll call vote was taken as follows: Yeas: Rader, Shachner, Bullock Nays: none Motion passed. Minutes approved. RESOLUTION 2020-44 - A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, dedicating six (6)parcels (Exhibit A) currently owned by the City of Lakewood, Bernice Pyke Park on August 18th 2020, the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment. Councilmember Rader explained that the resolution creates Bernice Pyke Park on the land where now sits St. Charles Green. The substitute version incorporates a legal description of the space. Assistant Director Swallow explained that the City had a land survey performed to formally define the property. The legal description attached is a result of that survey. At the request of Councilmember Bullock, the committee viewed an aerial depiction of the property from the Planning Commission docket. The committee discussed that the portion of land adjacent to the tracks is still owned by Norfolk Southern. The City has attempted to discuss purchasing or leasing the land from Norfolk Southern in the past but there have been communication challenges. It will continue to try and