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Council Minutes of 8/19/2003 3) The BZD Committee met on August 18. Present were committee members McKay, Gazeau, Nashar; Law Director Dubelko, Assistant Building Commissioner Rymarczyk, City Engineer Durbin. The following item was discussed: Remington College at 2635 Great Northern Shopping Center. A presentation of Remington College was made by Marty Strelau, the architect for this project. The proposal consists of new exterior improvements with brick masonry in the front to match the existing material at the existing vacant Tops building. Two large 80 squaze foot planters are to be placed in the front of the building. A dumpster in the rear will have a wood fence gate. There will be seven light poles approximately 30 foot high, six in the front and one in the rear which will illuminate at 400 watts. Landscaping, with irrigation, along Brookpazk Road is to match the proposed landscaping by the Westfield Shopping Center planned from the entrance up to Sears and also from Jazed's up to the driveway. New windows will be installed on the north, south and east side of the building. There are four lazge grown trees in the reaz of this building which will be removed because they are touching the building and causing the paint to be chipped off. The back area will be painted and four new trees will be planted along with additional landscaping in that area. The city requires 254 parking spaces for Remington, and they have 282, well above the required parking spaces. After discussion, the committee unanimously recommended approval of Remington College subject to all the various boards and commissions. Councilman Nashaz moved that Council approve the Remington College proposal. The motion was seconded by Councilman McKay and passed unanimously. Councilman Limpert suggested, if the telecommunications pole is erected on Root Road, that the revenue be used towards the building of a cul-de-sac. Since the residents at that end of the street will be mast directly affected by it, they certainly have been in need of a cul-de-sac. Although it may not finance the whole thing, it certainly would contribute to a major part. Councilwoman Kasler, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1) A Safety Committee meeting was held on August 12. In attendance were committee members Kasler, Miller and Nashaz; other Councilmen; Office Holly of the NOPD, Fire Chief Klecan, the Mayor, the City Engineer, Directors of Service, Personnel and Law. The following items were discussed: The traffic light at Dover and Cottonwood, with regard to the substance of the issues and concerns expressed by a resident living in that area. First, it was determined by the NOPD that a "No Turn on Red" sign must remain at that light in order to deter collisions by cars exiting either of the side streets involved. Further, Officer Holly noted that cazs are stopping well before the stop bar provided at this light. If cazs aze that faz back, they fail to have a full view of the iirtersection. By pulling up to the stop bar, a car pulling out onto Dover Center has a view of 6 car lengths, sufficient to make a safe exit. Another safety consideration is the view obstruction by shrubbery at the comer of Cottonwood. Officer Holly has spoken to the resident and she has 9