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Council Minutes of 11/S/2000 • Ordinance 99-113, which amends the Zoning Code in order to prohibit commercial +i and new residential developers from obtaining building permits for real property development when real property taxes are due and owing. Resident Jim Burns was in attendance and asked for an explanation of the amendment to the ordinance. Mr. Miller explained the ordinance would now allow a developer to have an agreement to pay back taxes and a schedule of payments. Mr. Burns questioned whether the Auditor's office was set up to provide proof of this payment for businesses or individuals. Council President Saringer did not think there would be a problem in getting information from the County Auditor's office. Since that time, the Clerk of Council has called the Auditor's office and was able to get requested information without a problem. • Ordinance 2000-118, requiring landscaped areas on parcels of land within the General Retail Business District to be serviced by underground irrigation systems. • Ordinance 99-83, providing for the amendment of the zone map by changing the zoning of parcels of real property located on Dewey Road, north of Lorain Road, from Single Family Residence District to General Retail Business District. A letter was read from Mrs. William Jordan who is against the rezoning. Other residents who spoke in opposition to the rezoning or expressed concern were: David Holder, Kim Doyle, Marguerite Smith, Jim Pascuta, Mr. Correll, Mr. Hebebrand, Dave Meadows. Mr. O'Grady, chairperson of the Environmental Control Committee: 1) The committee met on October 24. Present were committee members O'Grady and McKay; Council members Limpert, Miller, Nashar and Saringer; Finance Director Copfer, Service Director Bohlmann; and from the Wastewater Treatment Plant, Dennis Long, Bob Nichols and Bharati Torgalkar. The committee discussed Resolution 2000-135, which authorizes the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for yard piping and sludge building modifications at the North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant. The tie-ins will be used for permanent connections of our centrifuge system. The building modifications will permit the storage of sludge inside until the removal of that sludge from the site. Dennis Long projected a savings of half a million dollars over afive-year period based on these modifications. The Environmental Control Committee unanimously recommended approval of Resolution 2000-13 5. Mr. O'Grady, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1) The committee met on October 24. Present were committee members O'Grady, Nashar and Limpert; Council members McKay and Miller; Mayor Musial, Safety Director Jenkins, Finance Director Copfer and Service Director Bohlmann. The following items were on the agenda: • Resolution 2000-136, which authorizes the Mayor to enter into a contract with the Cuyahoga County General Health District for the year 2001. The resolution, along with the contract, which was included as Exhibit A, were discussed in committee and found to be acceptable. The Service Director cited the outstanding performance of the Cuyahoga County General Health District, and members of Council agreed. The Safety Committee unanimously recommended approval of Resolution 2000-136. 3