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Council Minutes of 6/3/2003 was added; third, ferrets were included as animals to be vaccinated. The committee ~~ unanimously recommended approval as amended. ^ Ordinance 2002-88, which is an ordinance amending the General Offenses Code entitled, "Nuisance Conditions Prohibited," by removing the words "frequently or" for enforcement purposes. This ordinance was recommended for tabling and the committee unanimously approved for that purpose. ^ The Canterbury Road speed limit. This is a subject that has gone back and forth in the committee and back to the Safety Dept. for recommendations. The Law Dept. contacted the county officials regarding a previous agreement between the county and the city, the partial result of which was that Canterbury Road was designated a through street. Therefore, the speed limit should be designated as 35 mph. The county is unable to unilaterally change this agreement. The city's next option is to petition the state, should we choose to bring that speed limit back to 25 as it has been for many years. The petition should be accompanied by a traffic study and statistics to support reduction of the speed limit. The city had a traffic study performed in 1999 or 2000 by our traffic engineer, and the study did not justify a reduction of the speed limit. Statistics were also gathered from the North Olmsted Police Dept. very recently which do not necessarily conclude a necessity to lower the limit to 25 mph. The committee, however, still recognized the need for attention in this area due to the residential nature of the area, the number of children residing on the street and the "s" curve that is presumed to be somewhat dangerous. It was, therefore, the unanimous decision of the committee to take the following actions: First, re-examine the location of the "s" curve warning signs, repositioning those if necessary. Second, to place black and yellow signs in appropriate locations which state, "Recommended speed limit 25 mph." Third, add increased signage designating the crosswalk at Sweetbriar. It should be noted that a young resident of Canterbury Woods, Jennifer Zarycki, spoke to this issue at a previous Council meeting and some of her suggestions are partially incorporated in the committee's decision. ^ The crosswalk at Sweetbriar and Canterbury. Mrs. Weir, the crossing guard in that area, was present. First, the concerns about the curbing at the corner of Sweetbriar will be addressed prior to the new school year. Those concerns were that the Sweetbriar and Canterbury crosswalk is wide open with no curb, and it extends actually to both streets. In the winter time, it has become very dangerous with cars coming in Mrs. Weir's direction and sometimes sliding in that area with nothing to stop them. It could be very harmful to her and to children. The City Engineer made the final decision to split that curb to break up that space and still allow handicapped access and crosswalk access to both streets. According to the Safety Director, this will be done prior to the new school year. Further, the committee discussed the ineffectiveness of the overhead crossing sign. It was suggested by the committee that the timer on the overhead sign be adjusted so that the crosswalk sign is constantly flashing during school crossing hours and the guard will no longer press the button to activate the sign. Mrs. Weir reported that, when she goes to press that button and people see her going to do that, they speed up to get through that section prior to having to stop because the sign was on. If it were continually flashing, it would be appropriate for traffic to stop and safer for the children. ^ The light at Dover and Driscoll. It was reported by the Safety Director that, due to timing ~ issues and the proximity of the two intersections of the streets affected, the "No Turn on Right" sign could not be changed as requested by a resident who found that to be somewhat of a problem getting out of Cottonwood. However, with regard to the shrubbery issue which was an issue a resident brought to our attention where there is 7