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Council Minutes of 7/7/92 Finance Director Burns reported: 1) Highlights of Ordinance 92-77, the 1993 budget are as follows: receipts in the General Fund are projected to be $12,327,000 against experuii.tures of $12,298,000; total for all f iords are receipts of .$37,385,000 and expenditures of $39,023,000. The difference reflects the projected carryovers into next year. 2) An item of interest--in June of 1913 and July of 1923, the city issued. five- year bonds at 5%; today, we can get afive-year bond for 42%! Mrs. Beringer moved that Council take a short recess to discuss the Cinnamon Woods development; second by Mr. Musial; motion passed unanimously. Coiulcil recessed at 8:25 p.m. and reconvened at 8:33 p.m. Mrs. Saringer, Chairperson of the Building, Zoning acid Development Committee, reported: 1) The BZD Committee met an June 30. In attendance were cornmi.ttee members Lind, Nashar, Saringer; Councilman Musial; Service Director Bohlmarm; Building Commissioner Conway; Assistant Engineer McDermott. The following topi_es were discussed: a. Velvet Touch Car Wash, 27100 Lorain Road, a proposal to remodel the existing abandoned car wash building acid property. Representing the car wash were John Ulessie, Dan Kollick, Mr. Minotti, Mr. Harriett, Len Warren and John Atwood. The proposal had been approved by ARB anti the Planning Commission; a variance and special permit was granted by BZA on June 4. Since the committee felt that traffic problems could result, it was agreed that an off-duty policemen would be employed to direct traffic during problem periods otherwise the facility would be closed. There will be no left turn from Dover Center Road into the car wash and no left turn onto Lorain Road. A detailed engineering plan must still be approved. The committee reca~nded decorative lighting poles in lieu of CEI poles. The entire area will be concrete with french drains on ingress and egress. There will be underground retention aril underground wiring for lighting. An attendant will be an duty at all times. Mrs. Beringer moved to approve with the recomarexidations of ARB, Plarming Commission, BZD Cornnsttee, aril all require- ments previously-mentioned; second by Mr. Lind; motion passed unanimously. b. Habitat, 4687 Great Northern Blvd., a proposal for an exterior renovation to an unoccupied unit in an existing shopping center. The proposal was presented by Lloyd Pereman, Hal Reisenfeld, Bob Shepherd and Noal Solomon. A variance was granted by BZA under the concii.tion that it be approved by the Planning Comfrri.ss- ion. The Planning Commission denied this proposal on June 9 becau~ they felt the mansard was an inappropriate size in relation to the adjacent stores in the shopping center. The BZD Cc~tmittee voted 2 for the proposal arxi 1 against. Mrs. Saringer moved that Council approve the renovations for Habitat at 4687 Great Northern Blvd.; second by Mr. Nashar. Roll call: Saringer, no; Nashar, yes; Musial, rte; McKay, no; Lind, yes; Leonard, no; Bahas, no. Motion failed with 5 negative votes and 2 affirmative votes. c. Cinnamon Woods proposal to construct 214 single-family attached and detached units on 56 acres off of Barton Road. This was approved by ARB acrd Planazixig Commission. The Commission recommended that there be sidewalks, oral the BZD C~anittee suggested it would like to see sidewalks on the cul-de-sac. The 3