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hear that issue addressed. Mr. Koeth called on Paul Deichmann, City Engineer, who said detailed plans would be submitted at a later date. It is too early now. The resident said in her opinion it is not too early because it is known as "Lake Dewey" at her end of the street and she believes Mr. Limpert has photographs of Lake Dewey. She would like to be on record again bringing up that issue. She indicated it was the first time she heard there would be inulch on the mounds. If that mulch is like what she has, it falls off the mound very quickly, so she has that as a concern. Jim Pacsuta of 5244 Dewey said the house he lives in has been in his family since 1939 and he would like to raise his fainily there also. His biggest issue is the inounding. If he has to come down the road every day, he doesn't want to see a car lot, live in the middle of a car lot. A landscaped mound would be nice with a fence on top. He has worked for a tree farm for 13 years and knowing the growth of evergreens, once you transplant an evergreen it usually takes at least 2 years for it to re- root and take to the ground and you will develop a series of rings on the trees that tend not to make them so full and to cover up the scenery. His suggestion would be the fence and a nicely landscaped mound therefore they would not have to see the automobiles when they pull down their street. They would be out of site, out of mind. Mr. Koeth asked if one of the recommendations he was talking about is a 6' mound and then putting a 6' fence on top of the mound. Mr. Pacsuta said yes, his house is approximately 3' above grade right now, he is 6' and that puts him at 9', from his house he would be looking out at the cars. So a 6' mound and a 6' fence is 12' right there, so he thinks it would have to be every bit of 12' total. Christine Dorey came forward and indicated she is also spealcing for her mother, Mara erite Smith. Ms. Dorey lives at 5120 Dewey and her mother lives at 5212. They have been on the street for 41 years. She has two concerns, also the mounding. As a neighborhood they are completely in compliance with the wishes of the commission to put a fence on top of the mound. They don't care about evergreens because thin;s shine through and evergreens die and it talces years to replace them. The fence seeins to be the most expedient and most complete solution. The other concern she has is, in all the discussion of the lights, whether it's white light or yellow light, what seems to have gotten lost is the fact that all the measurements for the foot candles are taken off of black, and it's not shiny black, and cars are shiny objects, and they have shiny windows on them and they are not all black. And the reflection off of non-black surfaces increases the amount of spillage and that ainount of spillage is not recorded in the markings on the diagram, so•she is very concerned that the board keeps to the zero at the lot line limit. She also urged that the lights in the back of the lot be the sodium lights rather than the metal halide lights. If people can't carry the color from the front of the lot to the back of the lot, slie can't see that the color will be the primary interest for them. She thanked Halleen for bringing the neighborhood together so inuch in fighting so many of the proposals they have brought forward. Mr. Koeth conferred with the board ineinbers on what recominendations would be inade. They agreed on the 6' board on board fence. 1VIr. Koeth proposed a motion for Halleen KIA, parcels 232-10-025, 232- 10-024, and 232-10-023, with the following recommendations. First, that the 2light fixtures D, one that is on Dewey Road and the one in the corner, both be eliminated. Of the three that are left between Dewey and the entrance, they would like them spaced out, the one closest to Dewey, they are looking for zero at the lot line there. For those three, they want them spaced out. They would like to eliminate the one from the entrance way to the showroom, eliminate one of the poles and center that pole in that space there. They are not opposed to light.pole B that is in the center of what is considered the show area display. The recommendation for that would still be at 400 watts. The light poles that are on Lorain Road they want to go with what is in the plan. They are not opposed to metal halide on Lorain. Light pole B which is in the middle of the lot, that can be metal halide but he would recommend 400 watts for each one of the fixtures. Mr. Farrell indicated B is 400 watts. Mr. Koeth said in the back where it is considered auto storage, against the lot line, against the mound, light pole C should be sodium at 250, which they are. Light pole B in the auto storage area should also be sodium and 400 for each fixture. Mr. Spalding questioned if that is actually light pole C and it is at 250 watts since it is storage area. He asked if they need 400 there. Mr. 7