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? ---.t proposal is the completion of the renovation program to Plaza North which had previously been presented to the Comnission: the site improvements,' f standardized store fronts, and signage plan. They plan to start construction ' concurrently with the site improvements. He presented booklets showing details of the various areas of the renovations. There will.be a green standing seam metal roof (some of the existing roof will remain and merely be painted), a new sign band, feature pediments for various units, some columns will be enclosed in brick, some areas of the sidewalk will feature textured concrete, and planters will 1e introduced to separate the side walk from the ring road. He noted that some green awnings with signage are shown, these signs would be translucent letters, however, these may be eliminated and these areas would be beige. Mr. Orlowski questioned if all the coltunns could not be encased in brick. Mr. Papandreas explained that this would not be practical since they do obscure visibility slightly. He clarified for Mr. Skoulis that the exit only drive adjacent to Chi Chi's was being eliminated because of the high incidences of drivers entering this drive illegally. In order to control the speed of the auter ring road, an additional 4 way stop .will be installed. Mr. Thomas pointed out that the parking area on westernmost side of the center (not shown an plan) is a traffic hazard with cars pulling out into the driveway. Mr. Papandreas pointed out that there are tentative plans to build out a store front in this area which would elimina.te any parking there, but there is no tenant for this at present. He stated that they could eliminate some parking i.n that area but advised that the adjacent property owner did have certain easements giving them a part of the parking. He will present a traffic count for this area at the next meeting. Mr. Thomas suggested installing a stop sign where this drive enters the ring road. B. Gorris moved to forward the Great. Northern Shopping Center Plaza North, Lorain and Brookpark Road, proposal to renovate canopy to the Architectural Review Board for their input, seconded by T. Morgan, and tmanimously approved. 3) Great Northern Mall, Brookpark Road and Great Northern Blvd. Renovations to mall entries 1, 2, and 3. Mr. Papandreas explained most of the renovations to the mall are for the interior but the entry renovations reflect that design which was done by James Ryan and Associates who is responsible for a nwnber of mall renovations, throughout the country. These renovation will consist of replacing all the existing ceilings, floors, adding skylights to open up the area giving an lighter, more airy atmosphere and will be done in conjunction with store front renovations which can be accomplished as some of the first leases end in 1992. The existing heavy canopies on these three entries will be removed and new mankato stone and glass entry concept will be installed with a soft, arched parapet design and skylights; an additional stone treatment will be introduced on the building adjacent to the entries to integrate this, treatment with the existing building. The flooring will be ceramic tile patterns with a series of baskets and flower planters. Although the entries are different the design concept is the same. Additional planters will. be installed around the perimeter. The existing field stone screen walls will be refinished in brick to match the brick of the building so that they will blend in with the building rather than stand out they way they do now. The drive in front of the entries will curve out a bit in order to reduce the speed on the iruier ring road. He advised that, tentatively, they intend to start these renovations between June and August and will do the work in phases for at least the next year. At this point, Mr. Papandreas cannot give a definite 4