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Minutes of a Special Meeting of Council 6/12/00 Page 7 Ed Sullivan from Board of Zoning and Appeals seconded Jim Farmer's opinion. He felt maybe it is time to have studies done of the uses of various land. He understands Council doesn't want to make piece-meal changes but doesn't see a plan in mind. Pat Caticchio from Board of Zoning and Appeals said one of the things they took into consideration was that no all buildings on Beta Drive have the same setback requirements. If all the buildings on Beta did have the same setback requirements, then he would be more concerned, but you have Holiday Inn and Racquet Club who do not conform to the setback requirements. Bernie Samac advised that both corners on Beta have different setbacks. Mrs. Mills said as Council representative on Planning and Zoning is that we do have two parcels that are vacant and with not much more land available, she would just bet that the people that come in with any proposals are going to need some type of variance. That is why we have to get together; it was discussed on Planning and Zoning that we have no direction and doesn't know which way Council wants to go. These people on these two boards, Planning and Zoning and Board of Zoning and Appeals do all this work, they come before Council and then get shot down, why should they even bother meeting. Dennis Robasky from Panzica said that he would suggest that on the two parcels that are still available for development, that they will not be developed in an upscale environment, what would be considered like a signature office building on Beta, because Beta Drive is deteriorating. These people will go elsewhere. He would classify as a "b minus" or a "c plus" strip. Jim Farmer said that clients in buildings on Beta have told him that they are having more and more difficulty renting the space, even at reduced rates; he agrees with Dennis Robasky from Panzica that the climate has changed and the Village had better go along with it; otherwise, it will continue to deteriorate. Mr. Buckholtz wanted to address Mr. Farmer's statements because he concurs that whatever side of the fence you are on, or whatever your interpretation of the charter is, how you view the present and future of the Village, it doesn't make sense for different groups to be working against each other. (Mr. Diemert left at this time, 7:30 p.m.) Mr. Buckholtz said that the old Council wanted to change with the times, whether it was neon signs and you had Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Zoning and Appeals opposed to that, just read the letter of the charter. Now you have a Council that is talking about sticking to the letter of the law of the charter and taking steps very carefully and we have a Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Zoning and Appeals that is looking to update and modernize. We have done a 1 ~0 degree turn here. He said the point Jim Farmer was making was we have to find that center line and start working together.