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Council Minutes of 10/19/1999 A~ the urgency. Mr. Gary Simecek, vice-president of Q-Panel, Mr. Tom Schrader, attorney for Q-Panel and Mayor Hill from North Ridgeville were also in attendance to answer questions. Gary Simecek, vice-president of Q-Panel Company located in Westlake, said the company was the landowner of a 20 acre parcel, 19 acres of which were in North Ridgeville and 1 acre on Lorain Road in North Olmsted. The Cypress Avenue project will include a roadway that extends all the way through their property although their parcel is not part of this development plan. The company is in favor of this road extending all the way through to Lorain Road. It makes sense that there be a road from Lorain Road as well as Lear Nagle. The original development plan, however, had this road bisecting the center of their frontage. That was a big issue as it is very valuable land. They have asked for one stipulation to have the roadway be brought to the eastern border, which will put the road into North Olmsted. Also, they have been advised that having the road to the eastern edge would be better for traffic reasons with regard to the on-ramp of I-480. With that stipulation, they are willing to cooperate in the development of this road. Although the road will pass through their land as a part of the agreement between Cypress, North Ridgeville and Q-Panel, they are not involved in building it. Mrs. Kasler asked that, as the road is drawn now, if the portion that is in North Olmsted is the border of Q-Panel property. Mr. Simecek indicated on the map that the road would go right along the edge of the property and also the Aetna Door Company. They are aware that the road would be close to the Aetna Door Company and they are willing to allow for some sort of modification on the road. Mr. McKay asked which portion of the road would be built first as he is concerned that, should something happen and the road not be completed, North Olmsted would be left with a stub of a road that goes nowhere. Mr. Zagrans answered that it would start at the Lear Nagle end and proceed to Lorain Road. Mr. Limpert asked how this project would affect North Olmsted residents who work at Q-Panel. Mr. Simecek said that Q-Panel was located in Westlake. This property was originally purchased to build their factory. Since then, the Cypress development has come in and this is no longer zoned industrial. The factory will be built somewhere else. Mr. Gareau said he was trying to get a picture of the type of traffic flow that will be generated from Cypress once it is fully developed. He asked several questions: Is it zoned general business or light industrial; is there any mixed use in the parcel; what is the proposed zoning if it is not already rezoned for both the north and south sides of Cypress all the way up to the North Olmsted property line? Mr. Zagrans said the entire parcel is zoned B 3, which is essentially a retail zoning classification in North Ridgeville. Mr. Gareau asked if Auto Nation would be located on the parcel. Mr. Zagrans said that Auto Nation had originally negotiated with the developers to be an anchor tenant of the entire project. However, Auto Nation has now pulled out because the company has made the decision that it does not wish to open up any more used car dealerships anywhere in the country. The developer is now looking for a replacement anchor tenant of the size and 6