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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council <br />Monday, July 16, 2012 <br />Page 19 <br />Mr. Marquardt stated, I don't believe we need to have a main Village architect. <br />Mayor Rinker asked, why? <br />Mr. Marquardt replied, we can put him on contract if we need him. <br />Mayor Rinker stated, that's what this is. That's exactly what this is. <br />Mr. Delguyd asked, isn't it an open ended contract though? <br />Mayor Rinker replied, no. .I think we're talking about our Building Department can consult <br />with him. We can consult with him. It's a consistency argument. I don't understand. <br />Mr. Delguyd stated, I don't not have a problem going with the same person. <br />Mayor Rinker stated, we had one a long time ago and he retired. He never did all that <br />much. Now we have somebody who works. <br />Mr. Marrelli replied, the gentleman turned 100 two years ago. <br />Council President Buckholtz asked, John, do you have something to add? <br />Mr. Marrelli replied, our Charter calls for a Landscape Architect to be on staff for projects. <br />If Progressive does a project or the medical facility down the street is going to be coming <br />to the Board, all of these landscape projects, the Planning Commission sits and looks at site <br />plans and if you think they can understand, not to demean their abilities, if you think they <br />can understand What all these trees and bushes and things are to pass judgment on whether <br />they are going to be suitable for a site or not is ridiculous. We have to have somebody we <br />can go to. <br />Mrs. Cinco asked, is Deacon's going to be coming around soon? <br />Mr. Marrelli replied, that's another example of somebody that has - they are going to have <br />to be scrutinized what their landscape plans are going to be. I can't tell you which bushes <br />are right for that project or which trees are going to work and which are not. <br />Dr. Parker asked, isn't it incumbent upon Deacon's to hire a landscape architect? <br />Mr. Marrelli replied, yes. They do the design and we do the review. <br />Dr. Parker asked, so why can't we, when we have certain cases come before us, why can't <br />we hire this gentlemen or someone else on a case by case basis?