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Council Minutes of 12/20/2005 • Floyd Browne has completed their work on Phase I of the EPA study. He expects to have results next week and will share them with Council when available. Law Director: 1) He will provide his annual report at the first Council meeting in January. He would like Council to review the 8-page submittal regarding further reorganization of the Law Department and to consider it seriously and look favorably upon it during budget meetings. Councilman Miller, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1) The committee met this evening to discuss Ordinance 2005-174, an ordinance for the acceptance by the city of an easement for a traffic signal loop detector located on private property owned by NORCAR. (Carnegie Mgt.) The detector is located on the private property side of the entrance drive to the new Brookpark Road mixed use center, the Target store. The city needs an easement to maintain the loop detector. When a loop detector fails, it sometimes affects the operation of the signal and it is in the best interest of the city to be able to repair the loop detector as soon as possible. There was minimal discussion, and the committee unanimously recommended approval and passage under suspension of the rule. Councilman Gareau, chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The committee met on December 13, 2005. Present were committee members Gareau, Orlowski and Barker; President of Council Kennedy and Councilmen Nashar and Miller; Mayor O'Grady, Law Director Dubelko, Planning Director Wenger, Human Resources Director Farver. Agenda items included the following referrals from the Planning Commission: • Vienna Woods subdivision. Ms. Wenger reported that the proposal consists of improvement plans for a new 12-unit single family cul-de-sac. This was previously approved by Council some years ago. However, there was a change to it, and it was brought back. The revised plans propose anabove-ground retention or wet basin. This method of water regulation was not previously an option for the developer when the city originally approved the layout. The retention basin will be located on an adjacent property fronting on Lorain Road, which is split zoned commercial and residential toward the rear (north). The basin will be on the residential portion of the lot. The land is required by deed to be permanent green space. The basin will accept storm water from both the residential lots and any future commercial development, and it has been sized accordingly. Covenants have been submitted to the Law Department for review to ensure future maintenance of the facility is handled by the commercial property owner. The city has required landscaping and/or fencing around this detention area for both aesthetics and safety. A double horizontal rail fence in black aluminum will be used. The basin will be aerated to prevent mosquito breeding conditions. Neighbors to the west, Mr. & Mrs. Sara, expressed concern about drainage. The engineer for the project, Mr. Zwick, represented that the drainage should improve and actually help alleviate some of the soft rear yards that the neighbors are currently experiencing. Builder Ms. Beth Scabbi presented potential home 4