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Council Minutes of 2/17/20114 ,:,~ will still be priced competitively, especially with the value to the resident and non- resident users. The committee unanimously recommended approval of the legislation. 2) I}iscussion of the potential installation of an underground watering system for the soccer fields at BartonBradley. As Council's representative to the Recreation Commission, Mr. Miller reported out on this topic at the last Council meeting. The discussion was the same as that which took place in Mr. Miller's report. Talks then proceeded to the costs for the installation and upkeep of the system. Representatives of the North Olmsted Soccer Organization advised that NOSO would pay for the watering this year and for as long as they can afford to do so. Committee was then advised that the cost of the installation, approximately $35,000, would be borne by the city. This was a rough estimate from the Engineering Department based on similar type installations that have been recently done by the city. Talks moved to the urgency of this decision to be made that evening. The committee was advised that, while the decision was not necessary that evening, a decision was needed by mid-March so as to secure a soccer clinic for the fields later this year. The committee members and all Council members in attendance agreed that, rather than rush to a decision that evening, they would like to wait until the 2004 budget was before Council in order to see where the money was to come from to pay for the installation of the watering system. Rather than have the committee meeting become a Finance Committee meeting, discussion ended until Council would have the opportunity to review the entire budget and factor in all the needs of the city from road repair to more pressing needs of the Recreation Department. Councilman McKay, member of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee reported on behalf of chairperson Gareau: 1) The BZD Committee met on Tuesday, February 10. In attendance were committee members McKay and Limpert; Council members Dailey and Nashar and President of Council O'Crrady; Law Director Dubelko, Planning Director Wenger, Human Resources Director Copeland and guests. Agenda items were as follows: • Ordinance 2003-148, an ordinance amending Chapter 1139 of the Planning and Zoning Code entitled "Building Districts" in order to permit the installation of shade trees within the right of way, specifically amending Section 1139.10. Planning Director Wenger opened the meeting by stating that the city needs a streetscape plan to address all the commercial corridors in the city, such as but not limited to, Lorain Road, Brookpark Road and Butternut Ridge Road. A landscape architect should be consulted to develop a plan to define the regulations for the trees such as the size, kind, number and also brickscape and any other items that are needed. Ms. Wenger believes that the plan could be developed in a relatively short time, and this would require developers to maintain a constant approach when developing the city. Also, grants should be applied for as a way of funding. Ms. Wenger believes that the plan should be developed by a landscape architect with the input of the Planning Commission, Architectural Review Board and those as minimum input. Mr. Burns (guest) brought forth three questions: Who will provide the expense for the trees; who will pay for their upkeep; is it legal to require a developer to place something in the city right-of--way? The committee voted to hold this issue in committee for the streetscape plan to be developed. 7