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MINUTES OF ~ MEETING OF Tf~ COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 1VDRTH OLMSTED SEPTEMBER 7, 1993 Present: Council President Boehdmer, Council Members Babas, Leonard, Lind, McKay, Musial, Nashar, Sarnger Also Present: Mayor Ed Boyle, Law Director Michael Gateau, Finance Director James Burns, Clerk of Council Barbara Semen Council President BoehmMer called the meeting to order at 8 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The minutes of the Council meeting of August 17, 1993 were approved as written. Mr. Boehmer arnlounced that Plam~.ing Commission Chairperson Brian Gorris would present a report on the Master Plan. Mr. Gorris explained that approximately three years ago the Charter was changed to provide for the development of a Master Plan which would be updated every four years. The Planning Commission was charged with the responsibility of developing the Master Plan, and the Plan has now been completed. The Cuyahoga County Planning Omission assisted the city Plarming Commission in this task. The planning body consisted of both Planning Commissions, Assistant Law Director Dubelko, Councilman Lind, City Eaigineer Deichm~m and Building Cammissi.oner Conway. The steps involved in the formulation process were as follows: 1. A public meeting was held on July 23, 1991 and was attended by approximately 50 residents. From the comments given at this meeting, 23 community goals were developed. 2. A review of the community as a whole was done. This included a demographic analysis, a study of the existing land use and development constraints, an inventory and assessment of existing commercial and residential properties, a commercial-industrial market analysis and a review of the infrastructure and community facilities. 3. Four large geographic areas were identified which the planning body deemed to require further study because these areas were prime for development. The four focus areas were: Brookpark Road east, a triangle roughly bounded by Brookpark, I480 and Great Northern Blvd.; the new S. R. 252 corridor, which is the extension of Great Northern Blvd. north of Columbia Road east to old Columbia Road. and west to Canterbury; Stearns Road from I480 to Westlake; Stearns Rom west', which is the most underdeveloped portion of the city. 4) A final development plan was prepared that made recommendations for resolving the various redevelopment issues relative to the four focus areas. In addition, recozm~end,ations were made for the development of the 51 largest vacant parcels of land within the city. 5) Formulation of a strategic management plan which restated the 23 community goals and recommended nearly 80 strategies for achieving the goals.