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Council Minutes of 12/15/98 facade which is Akron brick and gloss ivory blend with matching accent band. Water Tower canopy towers will be situated at each of the entrances. The Giant Eagle Video, a bank and a pharmacy, as well as a grocery store use, will be integrated into one tenant. The Giant Eagle Video is open from the outside and will be accentuated by red which closely matches the Circuit City entrance way immediately to the south. The vestibule will traverse the easternmost elevation where Giant Eagle is located. The entrances will be approximately 80 feet apart to that vestibule allowing access from either side of the store. The Giant Eagle Pharmacy and Star Bank will not have separate entrances from the outside. Particular concerns to the committee were the outside storage of baled materials. It was represented that some 12 to 20 bales of 5 foot by 3 foot would be produced each week and picked up twice weekly. A concern of the committee was soundproofing of the compactor and screening of an emergency generator. By screening, the concern was the noise that it would create upon the adjacent properties. Representatives of Giant Eagle assured that the 5 foot by 3 foot bales would not pose a concern and had not, to their knowledge, posed a concern or problem at other locations where this same type of storage is being utilized. The compactor will be housed within a loading area, and the loading area will be covered with an insulated roofing to contain sounds of unloading. The developer was advised that the noise ordinance will be strictly enforced in the future. The developer advised that idling and trucks parked behind the building running the refrigeration units as well as running the trucks should not be a problem in light of the fact that the trucks while unloading generally do not idle as well as the refrigeration units are off when the doors to the truck are open. The generator will be housed so as to achieve a maximum of 50 decibels of sound at night at the property line, thus relieving any concerns as to spill-over noise. Mr. Miller, at the request of resident Bethia Kummer, read atwo-page statement to the committee. The statement will be incorporated into the record. Ms. Kummer's concerns were addressed briefly by representatives of Giant Eagle as well as by members of the committee. Resident Sean Griswold expressed his objection to the project as did resident Dave Hoelter. Mr. Hoelter also presented a written objection to the project, which also will be incorporated into the record. (Statements are attached.) Discussion was thereafter had by Council members McKay and Gareau concerning the fact that the project was consistent with city ordinances. After discussion in committee, a motion was made to recommend the project subject to the requirements of the boards and commissions of the City of North Olmsted. The committee motion passed Z to 1 with Mr. Miller voting no. Mr. Gareau moved that Council approve the Water Tower Square Giant Eagle project subject to the boards and commissions of the City of North Olmsted; the motion was seconded by Mr. McKay. Roll call: Gareau, yes; McKay, yes; Limpert, yes; Miller, no; O'Grady, yes; Kasler, no; Nashar, yes. The motion passed with five affirmative votes and two negative votes. • Last on the agenda was a matter that was scheduled to be on the agenda but in fact did not go forward because of some information received prior to the meeting. JND Properties had been scheduled to be present to discuss the Walgreen project at the corner of Porter, Butternut and Lorain. Mr. Gareau had several conversations with ``"~` the developer about some of the issues that arose during the moratorium. They 6