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Council Minutes of 09-17-2013 whether or not the property is a candidate of condemnation. The building dept. is preparing a report regarding this. • The city has been named as a defendant in the matter of Bank of New York Mellon vs. Nicole Scholl a foreclosure action for 4448 Columbia Road. • Carole Heyward met with HUD last week to discuss the Fair Housing Review Board. • There will be a NOCOP meeting scheduled for next week regarding the status of matters and the future direction of the commission. Director of Finance Copfer: • No report. Councilman Smith, Chairman of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: The BZD Committee met Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 7:03 p.m. Present were committee members Smith, Kearney and Barker; Council members Orlowski and Schumann; Planning/Development Director Wenger, Mayor Kennedy and guests. • Discussed was a parking extension at Columbia Road Baptist Church located at 4116 Columbia Road. Director Wenger explained that this is a simple expansion plan with the necessary conditional use permit. A few questions were raised regarding additional lighting and adjacent properties, and the questions were answered to everyone's satisfaction. The committee voted 3-0 to recommend approval of the development plan and conditional use permit. '`~"` Councilman Smith made a motion to approve the Columbia Road Baptist Church parking expansion development plan. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney and passed unanimously. Columbia Road Baptist Church parking expansion approved 6-0. Councilman Smith made a motion to approve the conditional use permit for the above matter. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney and passed unanimously. The conditional use permit approved 6-0. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Al Richner, 4240 Lisa Lane is a member of the Landmarks Commission. He thanked Council for considering the legislation for the Knight Biddulph House Landmark. He said it was a great experience and he worked on the research. This house is an important part of North Olmsted. It was built in 1860, and there is a fascinating history about the people that built the house and the people that lived in it. Council President Jones thanked Richner for his service to North Olmsted. LEGISLATION Ordinance 2013-79 introduced by Councilman Schumann was given its third reading. An Ordinance designating the Knight-Biddulph House, located at 4302 Porter Road, as an ~"'' official North Olmsted Landmark, as amended. Councilman Schumann moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilman Barker and passed unanimously. 2