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.., MINUTES OF TEIE PUBLIC HEARING FEBRUARY 16, 1993 7 P.M. Present: Council President Boehmer, Council Members Bahas, Lind, Nashar McKay, Beringer. Council Member Musial arrived at 7:18 p.m. Also Present: Clerk of Council Barbara Semen. Law Director Garesu arrived at 7:35 p.m. Council President Boeh~ner called the public hearing to order at 7:08 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. President BoeYnner announced that the public hearing would be held with regard to Ordinance No. 92-102, an ordinance creating new arxi revised Section 1126.02, 1161.12 aril 1161.121 of the North Olmsted Zoning Code relating to commercial lighting. George Tilberg, goverr~nental affairs representative for the Illuminating Canpany, asked Council to postpcme the vote an this issue. The I11uEninating Carly would like sane time to formulate recammerxlations and provide Council with information an the light trespass issue. Ile felt it would be an unfair burden on the business camnmity to enact the legislation in its present form. He would like to have a street light engineer make a presentation to Council because the information is of a highly technical nature. Mrs. Beringer menticmed that Mr. Tilberg had attended the BZD Camaittee meeting when the lighting ordinances had been discussed. At that time, he said that he quid contact Law Director Gareau on this issue. Mr. Tilberg stated that he had not yet done so because CEI was in the process of patting together the information. Mrs. Beringer noted that she had held a special BZD Canm.ttee meeting last month especially for Mr. Tilberg to present his information. She wanted to make it clear to Council that is was under the advisement of the Law Director that the ordinances were on third reading for the Council meeting. Mr. McKay asked Mr. Tilberg if he could explain what a "foot candle" was since this was the measurement used in the legislation. Mr. Tilberg said he could not explain it. He felt that such ambiguous verbiage fourxi in the legislation was a problem. He did say that the street light engineer would address this problem in his presentation. Mr. Tilberg expressed appreciation to Mrs. Beringer for allowing him the opportunity to meet with the BZD.Cannittee. He had atter~ied the meeting to determine if there were grounds for a discussion between the city and CEI. After this determination, he did have to get concurrence of his company to address some of these issues. Mr. McKay asked if Mr. Tilberg could have his proposal ready within two weeks, and Mr. Tilberg agreed. Mrs. Beringer suggested that Mr. Ron Tallon, who had originally sponsored this legislation, might be able to add some pertinent information to the discussion. Mr. Tallon, 27548 Laurell Lane, gave the definition of afoot candle: the amount of illumination provided by one lumen uniformly distribwted on one square of foot surface. Mrs. Bahas asked for clarification on a lumen, and Mr. Tallon said a lumen was a means of telling how much light there is on a surface as opposed to