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waiting for 1VIr. Zergott to supply his plans. Mr. Koeth indicated that perhaps Mr. Zergott can suggest some other landscaping around the fence too. Mr. Farrell said with respect to recommendation number 4, they looked into the brick on the building and he believes the Architectural Review Board requested that it go 8' or 10' back on the eastern wall of that building. He said there is an easement in there, and they have to check into whether they are violating that easement by doing that. Mr. Koeth said once they find the easement to let the commission know. Mr. Koeth indicated they could make that adjustment at the next meeting. Mr. Lasko seconded the motion made by Chairman Koeth. Llnanicraously approved. 2. RTA North Olmsted Transit Center• 236-16-014 (Great Northern Blvd. SE of I-480): Proposal consists of a new 300 + car Park-N-Ride lot with a 916 square foot waiting building. Note: Variances may be required. This proposal was tabled at the 2/7/02 Planning Commission meeting. Chairman Koeth read the proposal. Ms. Mary Beth Feke, Director of Proaramming and Planning for RTA, came forward and introduced the remaining RTA staff in attendance: Joe Shaffer, the Project Manager and Civil Engineer, the Chief of Transit Police, John Joyce, and their associates at NOMBL, Tom Terbrack, the General 1Vlanager, and Ernie Adams the Zone Supervisor. She said Ken Emling from Bowen & Associates, the architect on the project, will also address the board. She indicated there were ten things that the board had asked to have changed in the design from the last meeting. She will address what she knows, turn it over to Ken Emling and then Chief Joyce will talk about security concerns. Tom Terbrack will talk about service issues. The issue she will give an update on is the emanate domain taking. An agreement is going before Council and it went through its first reading last week. It will go through the second reading next week. This reading is an agreement between RTA and the City of North Olmsted on the taking of the two pieces of property, one from the church and one from Great Northern Properties. 'I'he agreement has been drafted. Council met this week and will proceed with the second reading next week. They are hopeful they will get to the third reading and final passage on the 16`" of March. Concurrently, RTA's board will take action. Ms. Feke indicated that is where they are with the properties so she turned the podium over to Ken Emling to go over the remaining nine issues. Nir. Emling of Richard Bowen & Associates, the architects representing RTA, said there were a number of issues that came up at the last meeting and they would like to ao over them one by one and discuss what their action has been. The first item is the request for no vending machines in the building. The plans they submitted on Friday indicate they have taken out the vending machines. The second item is the request to have the landscape architect meet with the city forester. He did do that and both gentlemen walked the site together. The city forester selected about 10 trees that he felt were worthwhile trying to save. Those trees will be marked on the landscape plan. They will, durina construction, put in a protection zone around those trees to do the best that is possible to save them. So that has been looked at and is accounted for. The next issue is the sound wall. They have, as directed, changed the height from 9' to 12'. In most cases what they will attempt to do is provide a 4' landscaping mound with an 8' sound wall. So they have raised it the 3' that was requested. He said regarding the northern property line, it was requested that a fence be put up from the sound wall all the way to the western property line. RTA is planning on installing a 5' high chain link fence all along that property line. There is basically no means of getting across that from Kennedy Ridje Road and into the site. Apparently there was some damage done to the fence on the south property line abutting the residences and as a part of this construction project, any fencing that was damaged will be repaired. to a new condition. There was a Question regarding air quality testing on residential sites. After the last meeting, two residents stayed behind and volunteered their properties. Mr. Emling said they took their names and numbers and their consultant is in the process of getting all that work prepared. It has not been initiated yet but Mr. Emling indicated he spoke with both residents over the phone to let them know it's in the works. Another issue was bringing the board up to date on what is happening with the ODOT approvals. They have to approve the plan based on its location to the freeway. There is nothing more to update the board on as they are reviewing the traffic report as it stands right now, and they have indicated it's a two to six week process. The final item requested of 6