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Council Minutes of 12/20/2005 ® • Interviewed Joseph T. Burke for an appointment to the Board of Zoning Appeals for the term January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2010. The committee was pleased with his profile and his enthusiasm and his desire to participate. Interviewed Melissa Meredith for an appointment to the Planning & Design Commission. The committee was very impressed with her credentials. Mark Mahoney was also considered for an appointment to the Planning & Design Commission although he was not able to attend. The committee, with the advice of the Law Director, chose to hold the appointments until the new Council is seated in January. 2) The committee met on Tuesday, December 20, 2005, to discuss Council appointments to the Charter Review Commission and the Planning & Design Commission. In attendance were committee members Miller, Barker and Ryan. The committee felt it would be best to hold these appointments until the new committee is appointed in January. Councilman Miller moved to amend Ordinance No. 2005-164. The motion was seconded by Councilman Barker and passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 2005-164 amended. Councilman Ryan moved to amend Ordinance No. 2005-171 as presented at the committee meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilman Barker and passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 2005-171 amended. Councilman Barker, member of the Landmarks Commission: 1) Mr. Lang, chairperson of the Landmarks Commission, would like to thank the administration for the leaf pick- up program and the cardboard drop-off program. 2) Mrs. Eian, part owner of the property where Fire Station No. 2 will be built, was in attendance to discuss the Stearns Home in which she grew up. The administration and President of Council should be receiving a letter shortly with suggestions made by the commission. The commission would like to see the firehouse named the Stearns Firehouse and perhaps have the building plaqued in memory of the Stearns home, and also to possibly set up an area similar to the library's Ox Cart Library plaque. There is a large plaque in front of the Stearns house that was provided by the state, and the commission would like to see something set up in that area. Councilman Orlowski, chairperson of the Environmental Control Committee: 1) Met with Mayor O'Grady, Councilman Nashar, Service Director Limpert, City Forester Wendell, and representatives of CEI on December 19 regarding the trees next to or in close proximity of wires, especially electrical power lines. Mayor O'Grady and the Council members related the concerns of the residents as to the way trees are being trimmed in the city. The response was that they are performing a periodic four-year tree line clearance, sub-station clearance and high powered transmission line area clearance and they follow the OSHA safety regulations and the standards which govern to a certain degree the trimming of trees in close proximity to wires. They have been using the same specifications of service since 2001 and will use them in the future. They stated additional trimming had been performed recently. Also, the PUCO reviews what they do ~'"" and how it is done. 8