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also showed them a vinyl fencing that was very solid. He said he thinks it would serve the purpose for the residents even better than what he is suggesting with board on board because the construction materials would last many years longer. Mrs. O'Rourke said it would sound proof as well. Mr. Hreha told Mr. McKay he would really need to see what they have and he would be happy with it. Mr. Emling showed Mr. McKay a sample of the fencing. Mr. McKay said it was fine and he will look at the landscaping plan to make sure there are trees on the mound. Mr. Koeth said that Mr. Emling has the landscaping plan with him if he would like to look it over. Mr. 1'aul Miller, Councilman At Large, concurs with Mr. McKay's concerns about the height of the mounding and the fence. The buses are getting bigger and they are concerned about exhaust fumes. Residents are exactly down wind from the buses and they want to make sure that issue is addressed through the mounding. It was been about 2 years since they had a meeting at Town Hall with RTA. An RTA representative presented an opinion that when a facility like this goes into a neighborhood, the property values actually increased. Mr. Miller said he was stunned by this. He asked for a copy of the report that supported that statement and he was assured that he would get that report. At another meeting about 6 months later, he asked for the report again. He never received it, even though he was assured by someone at RTA that he would get a copy. He remains doubtful of any supporting numbers for that. He said on the issue of vending machines, he is not clear. The numbers and types of printed media in various machines are an issue. Mr. Miller was assured by the board that there will be no vending machines. Mr. Tom Terbrack, General Manager of NOlVIBL, said they currently sell the Plain Dealer but there will be no vending machines at the I'ark-N-Ride. He indicated they are not permitted on RTA property. Mr. Koeth said they were concerned about vending machines that offered refreshments. Fie said the board recommended no vending machines to RTA and it was taken out of their plan. Mr. Miller said his concern was printed media where there are apartment guides and tabloids, and other types of newspaper boxes. He wants to be sure they don't have that kind of unsightly stuff because it ends up in neighbors backyards. Mr. Nick Weber of Kennedy Ridge asked Mr. Joyce to comment on the pros and cons of having a 24 hour, 360 dearee surveillance camera mounted on the roof of the station building for security purposes. Mr. Jerry Bosl came forward a second time to comment on what Mr. McKay had said regarding the height of the fence and mound. He would like to support the 15' fence whether it's a 9' mound and a 6' fence on top, although he thinks a higher fence and a smaller rnound would actually be more secure. It is tougher to get over a fence than it is to crawl up a mound. He supports the fence proposed by Mr. McKay. He said since the buses are around 12', and with exhaust blowing around, the more it can be contained the better off they are. He said that goes for the lighting too. Mr. Walt Sheffield, the presiding elder of the North Olmsted Friends Church, caine forward. His first question was directed to the Assistant Law Director. He asked when is the city, or does the city, have any obligation to notify his church that they are in the process of taking his property. He understands the first reading has already been done. Mr. O'Malley said his understanding is that prior to the city passing a resolution of necessity to take the property, there were some negotiations on behalf of RTA to acquire this property. As far as the actual filing of the action, the date has yet to be determined. The city is discussing now an agreement with RTA concerning the use of the eminent domain power of the city, and actually following through on the Council's resolution of necessity. It is his understanding that the property owners would have been contacted by the RTA to negotiate a taking of the property without court proceedings some months prior to the Council's action. It would certainly be appropriate for the Law Director, after the agreement is passed, to again contact the property owners before filing the action in court. Mr. O'Malley indicated that after the agreement is passed by Council, the city law department that is pursuing this acquisition on behalf of the RTA, would likely call and write the property owners before an action is filed in court. Mr. Sheffield said it would seem if there would be readings before City Council, that would be the time for people to listen to a proposal and put their two cents in. Mr. O'Malley said the matter before Council at the present time is an agreement between the city and the RTA as to RTA reimbursing the city, paying for the cost of improvements, paying for the land being acquired, things of that nature. Mr. Sheffield said that from a personal standpoint if someone said to him that the Council had met to discuss taking his property without ever notifying 10