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? The applicant told the Commission that ODOT had told them they did not have to present their proposal to this Commission and were only doing it out of courtesy. He thinks that ODOT will not want to make any improvements to the site. Mr. Koeth informed the applicant that the Commission wants to see things work out with Verizon and ODOT. He suggested to the applicant that maybe they could have all parties involved return to the next Commission meeting. He further said that even though this is owned by ODOT, it is still in the City of North Olmsted. Mr. O'Malley said ODOT may not be responsible, but rather it may be T-Mobile's responsibility for the aesthetics such as landscaping and/or fencing. Mr. Koeth asked Cincular if they have to pay T-Mobile to get on the site. Cingular said they lease the tower space off T-Mobile and T- Mobile leases the ground space off ODOT. Mr. Yager clarified what he felt should be improved: • Improve the appearance of the mound • Add another layer of trees to replace dead trees • Add year round pine trees to the landscaping that will be taller than the structure • Change the loolc of fencing to coordinate with the shelter or change the look of shelter to coordinate with fencing. Mr. Yager asked Ms. Wenger to contact ODOT to see if the quality of the site can be improved. Mr. O'Malley indicated to the Chairman that the engineer thought that the service director may be able to assist with ODOT in general. There may be several items already on the service director's list with ODOT. Mr. O'Malley indicated that the City of North Olmsted has always had mutual respect with ODOT and doesn't intend to have a battle over ODOT's right-of-way. Mr. Yager motion to table the proposal and refer it to the Architectural Review Board with the following recomrnendations: 1) The mounding and landscaping be reviewed to provide shielding of the existing fence. 2) The shelter is coordinated with the fencing so that they look similar. 3) The site be looked at as a whole and the elements that ODOT may be able to bring to the table to approve the entry to the city. Mr. Hreha seconded, which was unanimously approved. VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS Ms. Wenger informed the Board the last Master Plan Steering Committee Meeting will be February 23rd. Afterwards, there will be a special Planning Commission meeting to present the plan and the general public will be invited. The anticipated date of the meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March l Ot at 7:00 p.m. She also informed the Commission that there will be a public hearing on the restaurant legislation, following with committee discussion on March 15th at 6:45 p.m. if anyone is interested. VII. ADJOURNMENT