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l J ? ? Council Minutes 1-21-69 tonight. Mr. Eian, Chairman of Safety, Health & Welfare, said this committee will meet February 5th, at 8:00 p,m. Mr. West, Chairman Finance Committee, gave annual Budget presentation on 1969 Budget, explaining in detail all phases of the City's budget. Mr. Prokasy, Chaixman af Design & Platting Committee, Public Parks & Recreation Committee, requested meeting of latter committee for January 28th, at 8:00 p.m., to study several requests: 1) communication from Service Director regarding Recreation Commission's requests for various improvements for recreational grounds; 2) letter from Mayor for some type of inemorial park, as outlined by Del Limpert; 3) letter from Chair- man of Reereation Commission on long-range plans for swimming pool (Mr. Prokasy read Chairman Blakely's letter in its entirety). Mr. Prokasy also commented that the Planning Commission has several requests: Westerly Towers - the frontage immediately west of Hardwick House Apart- ments - request made that the frontage be rezoned to commercial. Also, two 20-story apartment buildings to be erected east of Great Northern Shopping Center - developers now interested in hi-rise instead of three eight story buildings which had been approved. Design & Platting Com- mittee have immediate plans to start studying Regional Planning compre- hensive study plans which were received a week ago. The Clerk read a petition signed by 30 citizens as follows: "We, the undersigned do hereby petition the North Olmsted City Council to review and reconsider the ban on all parking and standing at all times on Lorain Road. Deliveries to business places should be permitted from the curbside during reasonable hours, possibly from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m." Request made in petition was referred to committee by President 0'Neill. Mr. Joseph Simmons, 29603 Lorain Rd., said he understan.ds we have too much commercial property in the City. If so, why are we trying to rezone commercial? Mre Prokasy replied that if a developer makes a request, the request must be considered, Mr. Simmons also asked if it is possible to get mailing addresses of Councilmen. He was told all he needed was to make known his request to the Clerk. Mr. Paul Garesu, 29940 Lorain Rd., then asked Mr. Prokasy his address. Mr. Prokasy said his home address is 25735 Lorain Avenue. He added, for the records, that he takes exception to remarks MrA Gareau has made about him. Mr. William Schabel, 29341 Lorain Rd., asked if it is possible to build apartments on commercial property - if so, why change zoning? Mr. Prokasy said that the comprehensive report that we have from Regional Planning is for study before anything is done. Then, if there is legisla- tion drawn up, there will have to be a Public Hearing. One of the sugges- tions in report is to cluster the business groupirigs and cluster apartment groupings. Actually, the land should be just as valuable in either category. Mr. Schabel, Mr. West and Mr. Prokasy then di.scussed Mr. Schabel's inquiry as to whether it was true that at the western end of Lorain commercial pro° perties have 500' depth.