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Council Minutes of 9/7/93 The plan document consists. of an introduction, an overview anci rlirie chapters. To facilitate the four-year updates, the document is presented in a three-ring notebook ~ has been duplicated on computer disks. The Plarming Cc~isson feels the document is well organized and easy to follow and gives a good deal of information about the city. Mr. Dorris took the opporta€iity to recognize members of the Plarming Commission: Mrs. O'Rourke, Mr. Skouli.s, Mr. Thcanas, Mr. Tallon, Mr. Orlowski. Also former members Mr. Bowen and Mr. l~rgan were recognized. Mr. Dorris then introduced Mr. Kastelic and Mr. Schultz from the Cuyahoga Planning Commission. Mr. Schultz addressed Council at~€i commented that the County Plarming Commission was happy to have been selected to assist the city in the development of the Master Plan. Both Planning Commissions met on a mcmthly basis for two to three hours .from January, 1992 through September, 1992. In the fall, the county Plarming Commission presented the city Plaravng Commission with a draft report of the entire Master Plan. The city Pla~irig Commission then presented comments on the draft plan. During-the planning process, valuable assistance was received fr~xn the Mayor's office, Service Director Bohlmarm, City Eazgir~er neir~, Building ComYnissior~r Conwa~.y and Assistant Law Director Dubellco. Information was also. gathered from the city R~creatian Departme~tt and the school. district. Two homeowners' associations, Pheasant Walk/Quail Run and Forest Ridge, submitted cents also. The county staff consisted of 13 members involved in various aspects of the plan from mapping and field work to popelat3an ~ojecti.ons, demographics, market studies of tYye comtmn~i.ty and developm~t of the final plan. Because the plan consists of 300 pages, a summary was prepared. in 3a~Y, 1993. After comments were received from the Plarming Coami.sson and various Admtti.stra- tive officials, the plan was finalized. Mr. Schultz introduced Mr. Kastelic. Mr. Kastelic addressed Council 'and stressed that the process had been a team effort. He commented that a Master Plan for arty comrn~nity is only as good as the people that work. arxi contribute to it. The city is fortunate to have a hard working Planning Commission who put a lot of time and effort into. the plan. He coimiended them for their efforts. Mr. Kastelic said .that this is a continuing process that requires constant re-evaluation. The county Plarming Commission appreciated the opportunity to assist the city in this endeavor and. is available to help with implementation of the plan. In summary, Mr. Dorris said that the Plarming Cammi.ssion believes the plan is a very comprehensive. statement of-where we want to go as a city. They believe there may be same hard decisions to be made along the way to get to where the plan should be. The plan will not solve all problems but will ultimately cause our coamrnali.ty to evolve into something of which we can be proud. The I~ster Plan will serve as a testament to good planning, and this was what the Planning Commission set out to do. In the future, the Planning Commission will ask Council to pass legislation in order to implement some of the strategies. At present, they would like Council's overall endorsement and acceptance of the plan. Mr. Boehm~r thanked Mr. Dorris and the Planning Commission for doing a fine job. ~!"` Council will meet as a Committee-as-a Whole on Mcmday, September 20, at 7 p.m. to r'`' discuss the Master Plan. Hopefully, Council will be able to approve the plan at the next Council meeting. 2 f