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Council Minutes of 8/6/22 Commission as expressed in their letter of June 24. Their recommendations were that the exterior facade of the Butternut Ridge entrance to the building should replicate in style the Lorain Road entrance to the building. Appropriate scale and weather protection is needed on the Butternut entrance. The sign location on Lorain Road should be moved to the east, more in line with the detention basin or mid-point of the lot. The Ox-Cart Library sign will need to be moved from the front of the current library across the street and placed in an appropriate place on the north side of Butternut Ridge as part of the gazden azea. The commission recommends that the gazebo concept be rethought due to concerns about security and maintenance with consideration of the following: ^ Replace the gazebo with a flat surfaced circulaz gazden similaz to the formal gazden on the Lorain side. ^ Develop a community plan/design for the gazden azea to include at least school classes, gazden club, and the Landmazks Commission to promote community involvement and pride. ^ Native trees, deciduous and conifer, as well as appropriate historic plants should be used throughout area. Strongly consider adding apick-up window at the drop off azea while changes still can be made. Flag poles need to be placed in either the front azea or both front and back. Determination of the number of flags needs to be made-U. S., Ohio, North Olmsted, etc. ^ Add a location for a bus stop neaz the front driveway to the east. After discussion, the committee agreed to adopt and strongly recommend all of the suggestions of the Landmarks Commission. Further, the committee would also like to see better use of natural lighting wherever passible, eliminate the rotunda or whatever it is that is a round exterior structure as it does not blend well with the rest of the building. Elimination of the gazebo was strongly advised. In the event of financial belt-tightening on this project, it was felt that the grand scale of the north side entrance azea be downsized. It was agreed that a letter to Spice Costantino Architects adopting the Landmarks Commission recommendations would be forwarded, which has been done. After consulting with the Law Director, it was determined that a copy of the minutes of this report would also be sent to the azchitects for their inclusion. LETTERS & COMMUNICATIONS A letter from Kirt Wazd, the Animal Wazden, was read as he wished to address the concerns about the changes being made to the "animal at lazge" ordinance, requiring dogs to be leashed. The question was raised that dog owners would not be able to let their dogs run loose in the Metropazks if this ordinance is passed. Dogs have always been required to be leashed in the Metropazks. This is a law that the Metroparks Rangers have always strictly enforced, and the only official acts the North Olmsted Animal Warden performs in the Metropazks is in assisting the Rangers with domestic animals that have been abandoned in the pazk. Another question raised is that this ordinance would make it 8