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Council Minutes of 8/4/98 October notes. All ordinances were adjustments to existing note ordinances which x4 , strengthened the value of our notes by first allowing investments less than the previous minimums of $100,000 and then adding a continuing disclosure covenant which should strengthen the value of the notes and result in lower interest payments for the city. Mr. Gareau, Chairperson of the Building Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The committee met on Monday, August 3, 1998. Present were committee members Gareau, McKay and Miller; Council President Saringer; Council Members Kasler, Nashar and O'Grady; City Building Commissioner Conway and Assistant City Engineer McDermott; Bill Simms of Baker's Square; Rick Foerster of Viacorp Restaurants; Kenneth Tyson of Tyson Food Group; Bob Bartel of Vienna Construction; Bob Fletcher of All Tune and Lube; Bob Vayda of Retail Today; residents Kay and George Bowman, Norman and Mary Jane Smith and Phyllis Sturgeon. There were six items on the agenda: a. Retail Today, the former Kroger's Supermarket located on the east side of Claque Road, south, adjacent to the proposed CVS which is currently under construction. The proposal consists of renovations and reduction of the existing structure. This is not a proposal to modify the earlier development of CVS that was approved by Council at an earlier date this year. The previously approved project for CVS contemplated raising the existing structure and leaving a future development pad. The present proposal before BZD deals exclusively with the then contemplated future development. The proposal consists of demolishing a portion of the existing building but retaining approximately 8,736 square feet of the eastern and southern cinder block walls. All other walls and the roof will be removed. The development of the new commercial center will match the design and color of the previously approved CVS pharmacy. The main entrance of the building will face west. The materials are brick veneer and an E.F.I.S. strip located along the upper portion of the building. Several residents expressed concerns about the tenant Goodwill Industries. Residents were advised that the ordinances regarding dumping and outside storage, which has been a problem in the past with Goodwill, will be enforced. Residents further expressed concerns about increased traffic and problems associated with traffic in general on Claque Road. Councilmen McKay and Gareau agreed the traffic regulation will be explored by Council at a later date through the Engineering Department. After considerable amount of discussion, dialogue with the residents as well as Mr. Vayda of Retail Today, the committee recommended approval of the proposal subject to all the recommendations of the boards and commissions of North Olmsted and further subject to the requirements imposed by Council's BZD Committee, which are: 1. A no left turn sign shall be placed at the southern point of ingress and egress. The sign shall prohibit left hand turns onto Claque at all times. If feasible and subject to a determination of the traffic engineer, a concrete directional island shall be placed at the southern point of ingress and egress to restrict such left hand turns, and traffic exiting at the southern egress will have to turn right and proceed toward Lorain. 2. In the designated landscaped area on the proposal as currently presented, for the area along Claque as well as Lorain Road, there shall be rolling two and three foot mounds, ,~. ~~ 4