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• constant elevation there. Mr. Zergott said that is what he is concerned about, especially where they are 3 feet below. He thinks that material will really get beat up by the salt. Mr. Strelau said they have some substantial water within the right of way along Brookpark. Mr. Zergott said he is not certain who would handle that. Mr. Yager asked who owns the parcel. Mr. Strelau replied Remington College owns it. Mr. Yager asked who owns the strip center. It was determined that Developers Diversifiecl owns it. Mr. Yager said Brookpark Road ought to be one coordinated effort. He said this particular owner has said they will match what everyone else is doing and he can't think of a better request. He said if all the entities along Brookpark come in and say that is where they are going, and it works for Mr. Zergott, it could look great. It certainly needs improvement. Mr. Zergott said he loves the whole idea. It is just a matter of getting the grade and the drainage right. Mr. Yager asked for the pole size at the rest of the center. He said 30 feet for the poles seems enormous but it might be what is in the rest of the center. Mr. Rymarczyk said there are 80 foot poles in the center. Mr. Strelau said there is a mixture of pole heights, 39 i/z, 30, and 20. Mr. Yager asked for the height of the poles closest to the college. Mr. Strelau said they are 39 1/2. Mr. 5aleet said that going west on Brookpark, it looks like 39 foot poles. Mr. Yager said ultimately it still needs to be a coordinated effort because it is really all one large site, even though it is broken out into smaller pieces. They do not inind the buildings looking different but the site should look similar. There needs to be some level of consistency. He said if the poles in the area are 20 foot poles, they should put in 20 foot poles. If they are around 30, they should put in 30. Mr. Zergott asked how late classes will go. Mr. Saleet indicated classes conclude at 10:30 p.m. Mr. Zergott inquired if they have enough light around the building for security. Mr. Yager said they do have a lot of lights along the building so security should be fine. Mr. Azotea pointed out that safety is a huge issue for the college and they have a security force at night. Mr. Zergott said he is not certain they can say what size light must be used. Mr. Yager said they can instruct the engineering department to review and approve accordingly. Ms. Schulz asked where the curb cuts are for the ADA ramps. Mr. Strelau pointed them out on the rendering. Ms. Schulz commented that the southwest corner looks bad now. She asked if they are proposing anything there. Mr. Strelau said it is pretty dense there. Mr. Zergott said regarding the west side and the southwest corner, when the landscaping is being done, the city forester should stay in touch and make decisions on what plants are healthy enough to stay and which ones should go. He said if additions need to be made, they can be. He said they are doing a nice job everywhere else so why skimp there. He said that transplanting might work but if the work is done in July, transplanting could be a loss. He said they might find it less expensive to buy new plants and get the forester involved and let him determine what plants are worthy of keeping. Mr. Yager suggested that the forester, Dave Wendell, be contacted right away. M. Yager made a motion to approve the Remington College proposal as presented with the following condition: 1). They have to coordinate with Galyan's and any other parcels along Brookpark Road all the landscaping, mounding, and berming treatment. 2). The mounds are to be built as high as possible. 3). They Rre to provide more perennials for salt management. 4). The pole height is to match the adjacent parcels. 5). The forester is to review the west and southwest planting program and coordinate the landscaping design accordingly. The motion was seconded by B. Zergott and unanimously approved. Within the framing of the motion, there was further discussion about the height of the light poles. Ms. Schulz pointed out there might be 40 foot poles near the site and they need to set perimeters. Mr. Yager said if there are higher poles, he would rather they all be the same as opposed to shifting up and down. He said as "unthrilled" as he is with 40 foot poles, if that is what is around there, he would prefer that they match. They are looking for it to be consistent. Mr. lZymarczyk asked for the location of the flagpole. IO'Ir. Strelau replied it is on the building. Mr. Rymarczyk said they will need a variance for that. Mr. Strelau said they need to get information to the building department on that before proceeding to the Board of Zoning Appeals. The clerk confirmed that the applicant will return for the Planning Commission meeting this evening at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. 2