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Council Minutes of 5/5/99 AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ~, Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane, said he felt the landmarks legislation should require proposals to first go to the Planning Commission. He feels the Planning Commission should then require input from the Landmarks Commission. Mr. Lambert feels this would give the process more "teeth." Regarding laser pointers, Mr. Lambert noted that lasers are used to cut steel. Mitsubishi makes a laser machine that acts faster than a stamping press for cutting steel chassis. Norm Baxter, 5294 Willet Circle, would like the legislation regarding "junk" vehicles to be more inclusive to include vehicles that are not licensed. There are commercial locations along Lorain Road in his neighborhood that have kept cars on their property for several years. This is an unsightly situation and the neighbors would like to see the cars removed. Law Director Gareau said the license cannot be a criteria for declaring a vehicle to be junk. There are occasions when a person might need to leave an unlicensed vehicle in their driveway for a period of time. If the law applies to somebody who has left a vehicle for two or three years, it will apply to somebody who has left a vehicle sitting for two to three months. Not having a license cannot be the sole criteria. The vehicle must also be inoperable. Mr. Baxter said he felt the ordinance does not go far enough. He noted that other cities do have laws regarding unlicensed vehicles. Law Director Gareau said that the ordinance was prepared to deal with repair facilities that store vehicles for a long period of time. Perhaps the best way to attack the problem is to look into the business regulation code. He believes it is inappropriate to attack the problem by citing individuals who simply do not have a license plate or have an expired plate on their vehicle. Mrs. Saringer said she agreed with Mr. Baxter that this is a problem and has been a problem for years. A number of years ago, she introduced legislation dealing with this problem and was criticized by a former mayor. She believes the legislation should be looked at further by the Law Director and the committee. Mr. Gareau said he and Assistant Law Director Dubelko had recently discussed this problem. Mr. Dubelko noted that a decision from Franklin County involving an ordinance which had a declaration of nuisance depending upon license plates was struck down as unconstitutional. Mr. Gareau is sensitive to the concerns of Mr. Baxter and others but wants to make sure that we are not telling people to remove private property in the absence of what we believe to be a clear set of standards. We need to take additional time to look at this legislation to be sure that all the holes are closed and it will stand up in court. LEGISLATION Resolution No. 99-41 introduced by Mr. McKay was given its third reading. A resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for Phase 3 (1999) improvements in the storm drainage system in the Lansing Drive and Forest Ridge subdivision area as detailed in the plans and specifications on file and authorizing the Mayor to contract for the same, and declaring an emergency. Mr. McKay moved for adoption; second by Mr. Nashar; motion passed unanimously. Resolution No. 99-41 adopted. ~. ~n 7 l