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Council Minutes 10/1S/2002 ,,~ Ordinance 99-77, which was introduced by Councilman Gazeau, amends Section 1126.02 and 1161.12 of the North Olmsted Zoning Code relating to commercial lighting and structures. This ordinance will set the regulation of lighting levels and the coritxol of commercial exterior lighting and the impact on the adjacent property. After lengthy discussion, it was recommended that Ordinance 99-77 be held in committee to be reviewed by the Law Director. This legislation will be reviewed by the Planning Commission and then City Council will hold a public heazing on it. ^ Ordinance 99-79, which was introduced by Councilman Gazeau, creates Chapter 556 of the General Offenses Code of the City of North Olmsted entitled "Lighting Nuisance Control" and declaring an emergency. This also was recommended to be held in committee for possible amendment and to be reviewed by the Law Director ^ Shell service station located at 23385 Lorain Road. Representing Shell was Tim Flurry from JGD & Associates. Mr. Flurry's proposal did not address the original proposal that they had presented for this service station located at Clague and Lorain roads. The original proposal included the addition of brick columns at the canopies. This new proposal did not include brick and the painting was entirely different from what originally had been submitted. This proposal will be held in committee until the developer returns with the needed changes. Councilman Limpert, chairperson of the Environmental Control Committee: 1) The committee met on October 8. Present were committee members Limpert and Dailey; Council members Gazeau, McKay and Nashar; Law Director Dubelko, Finance Director Copfer, City Engineer Deichmann, and WWTP Superintendent Nichols. The committee discussed Resolution No. 2002-146, a resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of North Olmsted to enter into a maintenance agreement with Ohio Time Corporation regazding the Infatrotics Attendance System and Software at the Wastewater Treatment Plant and declaring an emergency. This basically is a renewal of contracts that we have had in the past and is very beneficial to the plant. The committee unanimously recommended approval. Councilwoman Kasler, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1) The committee met on September 30. Present were committee members, other members of Council and Police Officer Chuck Hotly. She presented some suggestions to the committee and to Officer Holly that had been made by other Council members, such as making this a recommendation to the State of Ohio in the form of a resolution as opposed to a city ordinance. She further explained to the committee the concerns of a resident who opposed the mandating of a safety belt as a primary offense. Officer Holly discussed tl}e position of the North Olmsted Police Department regarding the use of safety belts and the issue of making the failure to use the belt a primary offense. Officer Holly felt very strongly that the City of North Olmsted should take a stand in the form of legislation and take the lead on making the failure to use belts a primary offense. Officer Holly is concerned about children. Sixty-five percent of the public weaz safety belts. If we allow the other 35% to go unattended and not weaz belts, he believes that children will learn not to wear them either. There is education out there for children on use of safety belts. However, he sees that as not reaching that other 35% of the public, and it's a concern to him and the department. Basically, Officer Holly's message is that safety 7