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Council Minutes of 12/3/96 Mr. Musial, Chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) A .~-a request to revise the preliminary land use plan for Great Northern Corporate Center as been received. This revision will allow an expansion to the Radisson Inn. Pursuant to Section 1149.07 (a) of the Zoning Code, the proposal should be referred to the Planning Commission for consideration. The Planning Commission will have 60 days to submit their recommendations to the BZD Committee. Mr. Musial moved that Council refer the preliminary land use plan revision for Great Northern Corporate Center to the Planning Commission. The motion was seconded by Mr. McKay and unanimously approved. Mr. McKay, Chairperson of the Environmental Control Committee: The committee met on Tuesday, December 3. In attendance were Council Members Lind, Limpert, Musial, Nashar, O'Grady, Saringer and McKay; Service Director Bohlmann; Police Chief Viola. The committee discussed Ordinances 96-178, 96-179 and 96-180 which accept sanitary sewer easements on property owned by Samuel and Joan Cappicconi, Michael and Janice Reed and Michael and Gloria Chakirelis. The easements are necessary to upgrade the city's sanitary sewer system, and the committee recommended approval. Mr. Nashar, Chairperson of the Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee: 1) The Safety Committee met on Tuesday, December 3. In attendance were Council Members Limpert, O'Grady, Musial, Saringer, Lind, McKay and Nashar; Police Chief Viola; Service Director Bohlmann. Agenda items were as follows: ,~ a. A DSA, D6 liquor permit transfer from Great Northern Honors Co., DBA Radisson ~w Inn, 25070 Country Club Boulevard to Davidson Hotel Co., DBA Radisson Inn, 25070 Country Club Boulevard. The committee had no objections. Mr. Nashar moved that Council have no objections to the liquor permit transfer for the Radisson Inn. The motion was seconded by Mr. Limpert and unanimously approved. b. The 25 mph speed limit on Canterbury Road was discussed. The issue was brought to the committee by Mr. O'Grady who had received inquiries from residents wondering if this was the correct speed limit for that road. Chief Viola explained that the Police Department does not recommend a change in the speed limit for several reasons: one, there is a bad "s" curve on the road; two, there is a designated school crossing zone; three, the ditches along Canterbury are very deep, which could cause more accidents and injuries with an increased speed limit. Mr. O'Grady commented that he had brought the matter before the committee not because he wanted a change in the speed limit but because residents had asked whether the speed limit was legal. According to Chief Viola, the city does have the right to set the speed limit on this road because it is less than one mile in length. Mr. Musial noted that, if the speed limit were increased to 3 5 mph, the amount of time saved in traversing the road would only be 36 seconds. He did not feel the safety of residents, especially children, should be jeopardized for 36 seconds. Based on the safety concerns, the members of the committee decided that the 25 mph should be maintained. Mr. Nashar reported on the issue of barriers along I-480 to prevent vehicles, especially those carrying hazardous materials, from rolling down the embankment into yards and school playgrounds. This issue had been discussed some months ago, and he and 5