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Council Minutes of 9/5!2000 members of Council were then given the opportunity to speak. Generally speaking, all " ' residents who live near West 231, but not on the street, call for some additional restrictions to parking while residents who live on the street said that there is a need for on-the-street parking to continue. A resident suggested that the absence of a berm on the street, after the reconstruction of the street, has created some of the congestion. After the discussion, the Chairman recommended that the ordinance be held in committee and that a letter be sent to the Service Director requesting, with the concurrence of the Mayor, that a berm of crushed stone between two to three feet in width be constructed on the non- hydrant side of the street. Also, part of the motion was that, if any action were to occur regarding this ordinance other than to table, that the affected residents would again be notified. This motion was unanimously approved by the committee. 2) During Council's vacation, he had an opportunity to view a tape that dealt with, and tracks very closely with, the report given by Councilman Miller. It dealt with the placement of in-ground flashing caution lights at crosswalks. After viewing that tape and having discussions with members of the administration, he has decided to call a Public Safety Committee meeting so that Council members can see that tape and discuss cost issues, perhaps with the idea of adopting that for select crosswalks in the City of North Olmsted. Mr. O'Grady, chairperson of the Environmental Control Committee: 1) The committee met on Saturday, July 29, at 10 a.m. Present were committee members O'Grady, and McKay and Council member Limpert; Mayor Musial and Administrative Assistant Creadon; Charles Thomas from the Cuyahoga County Engineer's office; Michael McCarthy from HNTB Architects Engineers Planners. Attendees toured the proposed area and discussed the plan of the creation of wetlands in the general area of west of Whitehaven Avenue and south of Broxbourne Road. This area immediately borders the Cleveland Metroparks Bradley Woods Reservation, which is to the south. The area in question consists of fifty-four parcels, which had been zoned for residential use in the 1920's. The shallow depth bedrock prohibited the intended use because it would be extremely difficult to install sewers, water lines, and gas lines through the bedrock. The area has remained undeveloped for that reason. According to the County Engineer, this area was once wetlands, and would be returned to that state by restricting the water nan- off. The plan calls for the creation of 8.2 acres of wetlands, buffered by an additional 10.6 acres. The buffer zone would keep the wetlands separate from the existing residences of Whithaven and Broxbourne. This re-created wetlands area would mitigate the wetlands which must be removed for the Crocker/Steams Road, which is now projected for a start date of 2005. The construction of Crocker/Steams will require 4.8 acres of wetlands be taken from North Olmsted and Westlake, and 2.3 acres will be taken from the Metroparks. The mosquito controls now in place in the area would be continued by the Metroparks and the county. It is anticipated that, after afive-year monitoring period, the Metroparks will assume ownership of these wetlands. The City of North Olmsted will incur no cost for the purchase of these properties or the operations of the wetlands. The committee voted unanimously to support this project. He has initial drawings of the area and information sheets for anyone who would like to see them. He recently attended a meeting at the Westlake Recreation Center where county officials gave an excellent explanation and description of the mitigation effort that is being 5