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Council Miautes of 8-3-71 Mr. West, Chairmaa Building, Zoniag & Development Commlttee reported Che followf.ng: Psge -2- Comai.ttee and Transportation 1) Building, Zoning & Iievelcapment Comittae held $ Public Hesaring on 3uly 26, 1971, on praposed hi-rise between M#,11 Road and Lorain Road. Committee will make recametndatioa to Council on prapased razonSng at next Council meeti.ng, Auguat 17, 1971. 2) Committee met an July 38, 1971, with cievelopers of Shopping Cetnter area ta discuss propcssd resoaftg of snaall parcel cf ground in back ot Kennedy Ridge. Meeting was at tha devslopar's requtst amd they proposed a comprtrmise on the reaaning. AnoCher gublic hearing will be held to discuss same. Mr. West advised last night he received cogp of the North Olmted Citiams Advisary Comittee on Lamd Ust Zatssim Ropcsrt, which Council received copy o£ this evening. Thia Advisosq Gomittee has held weskly meeCiuge since it arss formed at Council's raquest l.set January, and r*presents rost of the subdivisions in City, I.oraia Road, al.so st large soabtrs. Man+jr houre have been speat by thia Gamaitt" oeer and abc»ro the Iateri.m RAport. Mr. West called Coumcil's attention to sawdral item although he has jwt been able to reaul through r+aport and aot study ssme yet: 1) statemat made sfter gage -3- regarding legal basis upou rahich these recomieendatione are aacie 2) Results of surnaq - svsry other hause rescaived quest3oanaire - results are not final. ra examplo -approuimataly 75% of those replling indicAterd that they feel soning ?u1d be made ia North Olart?wad. 76X aeid they would s??pc?rt a Gc??r+?h?ive Plan. Oa the other hand, 702 sa3.d they were in favor of clustering retail busia+QSa into the Great North+em corwpl.a:x. 3) There are a number of Sub Ccmittee reporta. One racommendatioa from a Sub Gcmodttee is that Narth 41mstod ontex fnto an Urban Ttenewa1 P].an of lang raaga p:taming and that Comcil begin action in that area i,msdiaetelq. The Util.i.ties 5ub Casmittee hacl saaq ree atfons. 4) Under Comercial Area - raacmandation is Chat the Great Northern Shoppfng Center be the dawatawn a# North 4lmoted snd ita devslopsmt hasteaed. 5) Sub Comfttee rnn Faderal Housfag which had many mestings snd ssdes an in- tensive study came to the c:onc1usion that presently there is no need of housing for ehe e1clezlp in North Olmsted nor ig there g nead for law income houaing. Hawever, 3ub Comittee does feel aad recoamennds that the Cisy bs pregared for both types of hcusing When and i.f the time doeas come. 6) Industrf.a2 Area - 3ub Comittae recommenda that the City hire a well qualified Marketistg Deval.oper Co pull the industrial area tvgether to make a satisfactaxyr dev+elarpment. 7) Sub Coomittee statod ewphaticailq that a Hospital and complete Realth Center is an sbsaluts must in ftrCh Olmsted. 8) Auother Sub CvmitCee rec ation is that immediate atepm be tarken to build a(ivic C+enter to "rv+e the aeeds of the ccmeunity. 9) ImportasECe of I 480 ia pointed cTat in thi8 report and that tha Citq should exert whatever pressure they caaa to get the State and Pederai Govern- menta to pzoceed with I 4$0, as the l.aclc of certainty on 480 ie fioldigg up many things and, alav, is a d7cag aa th+e Industrtal Ar". Mr. Weat comanted that the Admissistrativn has b+e+en exerting effort tarard this end. Mr. West advised the /bdv3.$ory Comi.ttee has rsquested that Covacil as a Whole meet with this Comittsie to diecuss the Interim Report and aZso, F