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a, chief present at the next meeting to answer questions regardina safety. Mr. Allan commented that he reviewed the plans and likes what is being done however, he wants to make sure the site does not end up a hangout for thugs and car thieves. Mr. Shaffer suggested that the building has an alarm system as well as a panic button that gets the police summoned. All the board members thought that a security TV camera was going to be in place according to the first tallcs with RTA. Mr. Shaffer suggested that if there were cars at the site after hours the police would investigate the reason for the cars presence. 1VIr. Spalding questioned what type of lighting was to be used in the parking lot. He questioned if the candles of the lights would range between (2') to five (5') in the parking lot. Mr. Sliaffer answered "yes". Mr. Spalding questioned which of the existing trees would be removed from the site. He further questioned if the applicants had met with the City forester regarding existing trees. Mr. Shaffer suggested that for the most part the land is flat however there are a few trees along the edge. They would be happy to meet with the forester to receive his suggestions. He further reviewed that in addition to the sound walls there would be landscaping on both sides of the walls. Mrs. Rech questioned the number of buses that would be visiting the site. She suggested sinking the lot and making the walls 12-foot tall. The buses are 13 feat high; the mounds are 3-feet with 6-foot walls which means the buses are going to be higher then the walls. She suggested makinc, the walls 15-feet tall because the fumes and sounds will be coming from the top of the buses that would be higher then the walls. Mr. Shaffer commented that the air study conducted in the area showed that fumes and sounds would not be an issue. Mr. Emling suggested that the height of the walls could be 9-feet tall with 3-foot mounds to make the total height 12-feet tall. Mrs. O'Rourke questioned if the residents would be higher then the wall. Mr. Conway questioned what the finished grade would be compared to the surrounding residents. Mr. Emling suggested that the majority of the site will be 772 and the resident's elevations are at 770 so the wall will be at an 11-foot height. Mr. ShafFer indicated that they would be willing to increase the size of the wall. Mr: Conway questioned if the height of the mounds could handle a 12-foot wall considering weather and wind flow. Mr. Koeth indicated that there would be a 12-foot wall on the resident's side of the wall. Mr. Koeth remarked that he wanted all the residents to understand that once the board requires the wall raised the height will be 3-foot mound with 9-foot tall wall which will total I2-feet. Mr. Hauff indicated that he is concerned about the water runoff from RTA as there is a 4-foot drop in his backyard and he does not want additional problems from RTA's water runoff: Mr. Deichmann indicated that there would have to be a swell along the resident's property line to handle the drainage. The water will have to be diverted to the underground water retention basins. Mr. Shaffer reviewed that under the current codes they are required to put in an irrigation system to water the trees and plants. He fizrther suggested that the land will be grated to send the water to the two (2) catch basins, these catch basins (water retention systems) will be located along the south property line. 1VIr. Koeth reviewed that under today's code everyone including residents have to retain the water on their land. Mr. Hauff suggested that Westlake restricts the hours of _ operation allowed. There-can be no buses before 6:00 a.m. and no buses after 11:00 p. m. He questioned what the hours of operation would be during football and baseball season. Past practice has been buses run. until 2:00 a.m. Mr. Conway directed the residents to talk to the North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line (NOMBL) as they dictate the hours of operation. He believes that currently the sport events come and go from Great Northern mall. Mrs. Yaskowitz suggested that the parking Iot would be in her backyard as well as the new Kennedy Ridge apartments. She questioned why the Park & Ride was not being built on the West Side of town. She believes that there 'should be someone on the site 24-hours a day as there is problems with kids in the area now. She questioned how the residents would be protected from the lights. The light poles will be 15-feet high and the total height of the mounds and wall will be 12-feet. Mr. Allan voiced his 5