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Council Minutes of 11/16/1999 had to be ironed out including the distance of the driveway from Cypress and Lorain as well as whether there would be sufficient space for semi-truck traffic to negotiate the lot if they were entering from a portion of the lot further north. The city's traffic engineer, Larry Griffith, suggested that it would be helpful for the committee and city to review traffic studies prepared for the project. These studies were not available as it should be pointed out that no representative from Cypress Avenue itself, the project developer, was present nor, for that matter, was any representative available from the city of North Ridgeville. In fact, this was simply a lot owner, Q-Panel, discussing the project. The committee voted 2 to 0 to hold the matter in committee until a traffic study can be reviewed and presented by Q-Panel as well as such time as additional plans were prepared by the engineers for Q-Panel so that the relationship of the proposed driveway to the lot at Aetna Door could be better understood. The matter will remain in committee pending further review. • Szarka Financial Management, 29691 Lorain Road, with a proposal consisting of the demolition of an existing office space and construction of a new office. The proposal calls for raising the current structure and garage on the lot which is directly behind Corso's Italian Restaurant on the west end of town. The new building will be brick. The shingles on the building will be a weathered wood color, the downspouts and gutters to be a clay color, door trim and windows to be a tan color. Vinyl shutters will be included on the building. It is actually quite an attractive building for the neighborhood which is surrounded by brick bungalows. After discussion, the committee unanimously recommended approval of the project subject to all of the recommendations of the various boards and commissions of the city further subject to the requirement that service be underground (electric, cable), that there be drainage to Lorain Road and not to the south, that there also be zero light at the lot line where the lot line meets residential property. Mr. Gareau moved that Council approve the proposal for Szarka Financial Management provided that all recommendations and requirements of the committee and all the various boards and commissions are met. The motion was seconded by Mr. Miller and unanimously approved. Mr. Nashar, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1) The Safety Committee met on November 10. Present were committee members Miller, Gareau and Nashar and Council members Limpert, McKay, O'Grady, Kasler and Saringer; Safety Director Jenkins; Administrative Assistant Creadon. The committee discussed Ordinance 99-153, an ordinance amending Chapter 761 of the Business Regulation Code of the City of North Olmsted entitled "Adult Entertainment Businesses" in order to define the word "Features" which is used in the subsection of Chapter 761. This ordinance will make it clear that businesses or establishments which provide any adult entertainment materials to patrons, whether or not on a one-night basis or on any type of a limited basis, the word "feature" means to provide a main, primary or special presentation. "Feature" shall expressly include the providing of one-night only performances or other time-limited performances. Mr. McKay, chairperson of the Streets & Drainage and Environmental Control Committees: 1) Streets & Drainage Committee met jointly with the Finance Committee on Wednesday, November 10, to discuss Resolution 99-148. Present were committee 7