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Council Minutes of 6/4/2002 the zoning to allow for facilities to be built that are included within the Motorist .,,~ Service District. Ordinance 2002-81 and companion Ordinance 2002-80 will require public hearings, which will be set at a future date. Councilman Limpert, chairperson of the Environmental Committee: 1) The committee met on June 3. Present were committee members Limpert, Dailey and Kasler; Law Director Dubelko, Finance Director Copfer, Safety Director Thomas, Service Director Thomas, Dennis Long of the Wastewater Treatment Plant; President of Council O'Grady; Council Members Nashar, Miller, McKay and Gareau. The committee discussed Ordinance 2002-71 which will create a new section of the code, Section 141.08, to allow for an environmental engineer. This could be a full-time or part-time position as need requires. The prime responsibility will revolve around the Wastewater Treatment Plant to be sure that we stay out of any future consent decrees. But it will also encompass any other areas of hazardous waste or environmental issues within the city. In concept, the committee agreed with this ordinance, but there is some question on wording that perhaps needs to be revised. The committee recommended that this ordinance move through second reading, and the wording will be cleaned up in time for the ordinance to be passed at the next meeting. Councilman Miller, chairperson of the Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long-Range Planning Committee: 1) The committee met on June 3. All committee members were present as were Tim Hunsicker of Spice Costantino Architects and George Dailey of H. R. Gray and Associates. Two agenda items were discussed: • A presentation of conceptual plans for the proposed new library. The library itself will be 30,000 square feet, with room for an additional 6,000 square feet. The entrance driveway is designed to minimize the likelihood of cut-throughs from Butternut Ridge to Lorain. There will be 123 parking spaces, speed bumps, a book drop that will be covered and have two heights to accommodate for anything from an SW to a sports car. The trash service entrance will be located on the east side of the building. On the west side, there will be a children's garden that will be fenced in along the side of the driveway for controlled programs supervised by staff or volunteers of the library. There will be a tree/arboretum area. Hopefully, it will be an education facility with specimen trees with the names and types of the trees posted. There are plans for a gazebo, approximately 20 feet by 20 feet, to be made primarily of wood. As far as outdoor lighting, they are aware that we have a precedent of requiring zero candle power at the lot line. It is anticipated widening Butternut Ridge Road to allow for a turning lane for westbound traffic. It should be noted this is a conceptual plan, they are in the design/development phase. There will be an outdoor vestibule on the south side of the building before eirtering the rotunda. The structure will be designed in a Western Reserve type Colonial design. It was explained that Western Reserve is actually a time period as opposed to an actual architectural design, and it is sometimes difficult to peg down. An example given was the triangles that are on the building front and rear usually would be made of wood, in this case they will be brick. Brick vn the building will be Harbor View brands ~'- Westbrook, which is a rough dark red. The shingles will be slate gray. A 1,400 7