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' ' • -- -.., ..-° " 'Comcil Minutes of 12-1-70 -- . -4- ' o?tena?-a?..t#n?.s?£_ ea Grqwtk .Artaaciat3.o:r, December 4, 1970, 8: 00 p.m., to be held at Sout2westoYri Savittga & Loan Campany, 26949 Lorain Rd. Mr. Norman Godwin to be fesetured Speslcar snd topic "C.E.I. Company and Coaservstion". Mr. J. Howard Childs, 5998 Columbia Rd., asked i£ ht understood correctly that the ordinaace permitting C.E.I. to run high volt:ge lines will not be on second reading tonight. Mr. idest explained same will be on second reading so thst he can refer it back to the Plannfng Commission for their review of the changee. When the Planaing Commission resubmiCs it bsck to Council, it will again be a?n seccrad reading. He further explsiaed thaC there are ordiasnces on Che boaks which h4ve had as many as seven ar eighC readings - so that the second resding is merely a technfcal item. Discussion continued. The queetiontwas raised by Mr. Grady as to whether theoretically this ordi.nance could come back to Council on third reading providing the Planning Commission did nat recammend the praposed changes. The Law Mrector advised that it was theoretical2y poseible that if the Plan,nin$ Commission did not agree with the pragosed amendment and Council then wert along With the recommendstion of Planning Commiasiap, it could be ott third reading. He reminded Mr. Gradq that Planning Ccmaisaion only xefers to Council for Council'e. approval. Council is the final bodq to act on this piece of legislatioa and can by a 2/3 vote override the reccusendat3ons of Plaaning Comnission. Mr. J. Howard Childs, 5998 Calumbia Rd. gave several reasone wtiq he wauted the second reading of Che ordinance deferred; securitq of knowiag that it hasn't been through second reading and, therefore, certain of getting plenty of notice of final vote, etc. Wants six weeks' notice as to propoeal. Mr. West explained procadure of Council. Feels it will take at leaet six weeks or more before sny actian can be taken at?d by doing it th3s way, Mr. Childs wili have the opgortunity to appear before the Planning Commission and express his views. Mr. Childs discussed the deferring of the second reading of the ordinance and submitting same to Plataning Coa?nissian. Procedure of Council and Rules of Council were discussed at length, by Law Director Kitchen, President 0'Aieill and Mr. West. Mr. Gradp said he will malce a moticra at the time this ordinat?ce camee up in order of business, thst Council refer the matter to the Planning Commis- sion prior to second reading. Mr. Childs, 5998 Columbia Road, asked if C.E.I. is making serious detailed studies of alternate schemes such as going undergrouad or motring propvsed substat3dn so that they caa come through Narth 03msted with law voltage lines iastead of high voltage? Mr. West answered that insofar as uzfderground C.E.I. is not making a studq