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. .°' Committee meeting. Mr. Mahler requested the date of that meeting. The clerk advised Mr. Mahler to contact the chairman of the committee concerning the next meeting date, as it has not yet been scheduled at this time. She clarified this project would be subject to the final approval of City Council. VI. ADJOURNMENT: Prior to adjournment, Mr. Papendreas requested to address the board concerning the Water Tower Square minor change as referred on September 9, 1998 by Building Commissioner Conway. He presented elevations and noted all the materials and accent bands will be virtually identical to what is in the existing center. One of the canopies will be eliminated, however the intent was to keep with the overall character of the shopping center. Mr. Yager requested that the developer identify the entrance way location for Giant Eagle as compared to Sportsmart. Mr. Papendreas noted that the plan is not exactly centered but the dotted line on the plan indicates the location of Sportsmart. W. Zergott questioned the purpose for removing the towers. Mr. Liggett agreed that would look awkward considering the towers will still be present at the opposite end of the shopping center. Mr. Papendreas agreed to look at continuing that same theme across the front facade. Mr. Yager noted, although he does not normally recommend enlarging the parapit wall, in this particular instance the enlargement of it may be important considering the distance from Lorain Road. Mr. Crook, architect, agreed to conform to the suggestion to expand upon the parapit wall. W. Yager elaborated there are three things to look at: 1) adding the motif; 2) Make the physical element of the entry way a little bigger (not necessarily the sign); and 3) make the entire design fall in line with the existing. Mr. Liggett added the color scheme was good, but it should be a continuous pattern. He elaborated perhaps the logo could be done a little differently in order to tie in with the rest of the building. The members agreed this change was minor in nature, but requested that the concerns be addressed in a revised submission. W. Yager elaborated such a review can be done independently by one of the architects on the board. Mr. Zergott questioned the size of the Giant Eagle Store as the board promised some people that there would not be a super store here. Mr. Papendreas noted media play was 49,000 and Sportmart was 41,000 square feet. According to the code the combination of these two would not classify as a superstore. In response to an operations question, it was clarified carts will be stored inside the building, however there are designated spots in the parking lot where people can put the carts for later collection. Mr. Yager requested that the blue thing that was put up for 1Vyedia Play be removed. Mr. Papendreas indicated his intentions were to remove that element. Mr. Yager questioned if a vote was needed considering this was a minor change. The clerk wondered if the building department can enforce any changes without a vote. Mayor Musial noted if this is a minor change it is within the prerogative of the chairman of the B.Z.D. committee and encouraged the board to make an official recommendation. W. Rymarczyk added it would be subject to the review of all three chairman. M. Yager moved to approve the drawings for Water Tower Square as submitted with the following comments: A) the motif of the red and green canopy elements show back up in this design; B) that the "Criant Eagle" entry element be more in proportion with the physical presence; C) that the video area entry be more consistent with some of the facility in terms of 3 ?