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I PLANNING & DESIGN COMMISSION CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MINUTES FOR JULY 22, 2009 ROLL CALL Mr. Lasko called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Present: John Lasko, Melissa Meredith, Greg Malone, Angela Williamson, Jim Cotner, Ralph Bohlmann Absent: Don Rerko Staff: Planning Director Kim Wenger, City Engineer Dan Collins, Assistant Law Director Bryan O'Malley, Assistant Building Commissioner Dale Mitchell, Clerk of Commissions Donna Rote REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES Mr. Lasko moved, seconded by Mrs. Meredith, to approve the Planning and Design Commission minutes of July 8, 2009, which was approved 4-0. Mr. Cotner and Mr. Bohlmann abstained. COMMUNICATIONS CMS09-05 Wea Great Northern Mall; 4954 Great Northern Mall: Representatives: Evan Vlaeminck, Westfield Development Director; Chris Barnett, Westfield Senior Vice President; Kurt Reddick, Westfield Great Northern General Manager; Michael Platt, Westfield Regional Director of Design; Anne McBride, McBride Dale Clarion; Bill Boron, Atwell Hicks; John Slagter, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs Ms. Wenger said the proposal involved modifications to buildings and site changes which correspond with internal reconfigurations proposed by Westfield. These include relocating the food court to the north side of the mall in the vicinity of Dick's Sporting Goods and renovating the existing food court area to accommodate new tenants, shown on plans as Retail A and B. Westfield proposes to update the faqade for the new tenants, create a new rnall entry on the east side of the building near Sears and improve the mall entry west of Dick's. The proposal results in a net loss of retail square footage; therefore, additional parking is not required. Ms. Wenger said the proposed routes for pedestrian and bike access along the north side of the mall are better detailed than the south side. The pedestrian path and bike travel from Brookpark Road should be clarified and the arrows on the south side do not provide detail as to how bikes and pedestrians will navigate the site. Once pedestrian and bicycle access are determined, bicycle racks should be supplied at the main entries. If bollards are proposed, they should be integrated into the building architecture by using rusticated block which is used on the building in lieu of stainless steel. The east elevation fails to show the side view of the blue wall. Westfield's new east entry area should continue the rusticated block as a base material. All proposed signage needs to be clearly identified and shown on the elevations. The condition of the existing landscaping outside Sears in the median island is lacking and the pines at the corner are likely to