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Council Minutes of 4/28/2000 mind. There has been no new information whatsoever. Roll call continued: Gareau, no, with comment that he thinks to expend $60,000 on engineering, you need to commit to the project. He does not think Council should expend $60,000 today and then decide later on whether the project will be done. What if we went from a concrete street to an asphalt street because it was cheaper? Sixty thousand dollars may well have just been misspent. It is his understanding that there has been no commitment on the part of Council to do anything with that street except make the suggestion that perhaps an overlay of asphalt should be put on to keep it smooth until a later date when a decision is made. Roll call continued: Nashar, no, with the comment that, when this issue came up last night, it was mentioned that this project might not get started until next year or the year after. He would rather wait to spend the money for engineering until the project is ready to begin. The motion failed with three yes votes and four no votes. Mr. Nashar, chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The committee met on April 10 to have an open discussion pertaining to Ordinance 2000-12, which is the sign ordinance. Present were committee members Gareau, O'Grady and Nashar; Council members McKay, Limpert, Miller; Law Director Gareau, Assistant Law Director Dubelko and Assistant Law Director Carr; Building Commissioner Conway; Planning Commission members Allen and Spalding; Rick Zimmerman, sign expert. Representing the Chamber of Commerce were Dr. Jim Claus and Pat Graham from Great Northern Dodge and approximately 18 to 20 business representatives. A court reporter was also present at the request of the Law Department. Mr. Rick Zimmerman, a sign expert from ZZ Design Inc. addressed many issues pertaining to the sign code ordinance with recommended changes and additions brought forward by Dr. Alan Weinstein and Dr. Jim Claus. At the request of the Chamber of Commerce, after a 3 1/2 hour discussion, the meeting ended and the Law Department and Mr. Zimmerman made a second amendment to the sign code ordinance which will be addressed by the BZD Committee after it is re-written. 2) The BZD Committee met on April 11. Present were committee members Gareau, O'Grady and Nashar; Council members Limpert and Miller; Building Commissioner Conway, Safety Director Jenkins, City Engineer Deichmann; and the owner of Aetna Door, Mrs. Cancilla. Agenda items were as follows: • Fifth Third Bank located at 26187 Lorain Road. Representing Fifth Third Bank was Mr. Terry Saylor, an architect, with a proposal to construct an ATM machine with a canopy overhead. The new ATM machine would be relocated to the rear of the building. The canopy would come out approximately 3 foot to cover the ATM addition. About two-thirds of the ATM will be blue on top and then a white in the middle and on the bottom a red. The new material on the canopy will match the color of the EFIS on the building. The canopy will also be well lit with approximately ten 300 foot watt lamps underneath. After discussion, the committee unanimously recommended approval for the Fifth Third Bank proposal subject to the recommendations of various boards and commissions of the city. Mr. Nashar moved that Council approve the proposal subject to all recommendations. The motion was seconded by Mr. Gareau and unanimously approved. 9 i