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Council Minutes of 2/5/97 4) We have received a bill for $31,000 from the Rocky River Court for our share of the ~,~. past year's costs. Last year's revenues were $947,000 with expenditures of $1,053,000, leaving a deficit of $106,000. Mr. Burns noted that in previous years the court had made a profit and had not refunded that money to the other municipalities because it is the position of the City of Rocky River that they get to keep the profit. It is possible that the Mayors of the other cities in the court system might want to address this process. 5) Windows have been installed in the offices of the Finance Director and the Personnel & Administrative Director. Mr. Musial, Chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The committee met on February 3. In attendance were committee members McKay, Nashar and Musial; Council Members O'Grady and Limpert. The following items were discussed: a. A revised proposal for construction of the Homestead Village Hotel. Representing Homestead Village were Peter Jobeson, Vice President of Homestead Village; Donald Sassano of CB Commercial; Roger Newbury of Seymour Weiss & Associates. The proposal was heard by the Architectural Review Board on October 16, 1996, the Board of Zoning Appeals on November 7, 1996 and the Planning Commission on January 14, 1997. This hotel is designed for the business traveler who stays approximately five to seven days. The rooms have limited kitchen facilities, work stations and a data port for a computer and voice mail. This hotel chain is part of the Security Capital Group, which is a $6 billion company. The hotel will be located on the south side of Country Club Boulevard, east of the proposed Marriott Courtyard, north of I-480 and west of Columbia Road. In passing through the various boards and commissions, the developer requested several major variances. A 19 foot variance to allow the canopy to extend into the courtyard was approved by the -BZA; a variance to have cooking facilities in all the units was approved by the BZA; a variance for 87 of the 136 units which did not meet the required code requirement of a minimum of 345 sq. ft. was denied. The developer presented a revised plan to the Planning Commission increasing the size of the building so that the minimum size of all 136 rooms will be 350 sq. ft., thereby eliminating that particular variance request. Also, the landscape plan has been approved. After considering the revised proposal, the BZD Committee voted unanimously to approve the construction of the Homestead Village Hotel. Mr. Musial moved to approve the revised proposal for the construction of the extended-stay Homestead Village Hotel subject to the recommendations of the Architectural Review Board, Board of Zoning Appeals, Planning Commission and Engineering Department. The motion was seconded by Mr. McKay and unanimously approved. b) A proposal for Chesapeake Bagels, 24950 Lorain Road, for renovation of the former restaurant into a bagel shop, including a variance for doing business within the 75 foot setback and the construction of an outdoor patio with landscaping. Representing Chesapeake Bagels was William Doty of Doty & Miller. The proposal was heard by the Planning Commission on October 8, 1996; Board of Zoning Appeals on November 7, 1996; Architectural Review Board on November 20, 1996 and December 18, 1996. It should be noted that a separate gourmet coffee shop, "Sweet Beans Too," will be located within the bagel shop. The committee had an extensive discussion regarding the 3 i