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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council Monday, September 25, 2017 Page 3 With that, I just wanted to read the plaque I have with me. It says: "Cuyahoga County recognizes the hard work and commitment Mayfield Village .has made to emergency preparedness for the safety and well-being of its citizens. It is a great honor to the community." It is signed by Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish and Director of Public Safety Brandy Carney. Council President Saponaro stated, very good. Thank you. Mayor Bodnar asked, Gino, would you like to come up and accept? Thank you very much. We appreciate this. Council President Saponaro stated, congratulations to our Village, especially our Chiefs for a job well done. Thank you, Mr. Christie. We appreciate you coming and bestowing this honor upon us. PUBLIC HEARING: - Proposed Ordinance 2017-31: Affirming the grant of a use variance by the Board of Appeals for a memory care facility on North Commons Boulevard (P.P. No. 831-05-015). Council President Saponaro stated, you are welcome to come up to the podium. You have 5 minutes. Please provide your name and your address and provide your comment regarding this proposed Ordinance. Sheldon Berns I am here tonight representing Artis Senior Living and East Coinmons Limited pursuant to their application for a use variance which as you know was approved unanimously on July 6t1i. of this year by the Zoning Board of Appeals and was recommended unanimously on August 7ffi of this year to Council by the Planning and Zoning Commission. That's a good way to begin. The property, which is owned by East Commons Limited and is under contract to purchase by Artis, consists of two parcels, one of which is approximately one-acre parcel with frontage on SOM Center Road which is restricted and cannot be used for construction or for access to SOM Center Road. The larger parcel containing 4.8 acres is west of the one-acre parcel which will contain a memory care facility to be owned and operated by Artis. The property is located at the north end. Michael Gatto obtained an option to purchase the property from Costanzo's company in early 2010 with the intention of using it for a medical office facility because of changes in the office market, and particularly, the medical office market. The use variance is requested to permit the 4.8 acre parcel to be used for a memory care facility and while the Village employs a practical difficulty test in determining whether it is appropriate to grant this use variance, the evidence before the Board of Zoning Appeals and that which you will receive tonight will demonstrate that there is not only practical difficulty in using the