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Council Minutes of 11/15/2005 Councilman Barker extended congratulations to the Mayor, Law Director, Finance Director, and Councilman Orlowski on winning their elections. Also, congratulations to all those who did not have opponents. Thank you to the residents of Ward 2 for their support of him. Thanks to Mr. Driscoll for his service to the city. He will be missed, Councilman Barker, member of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The committee met following Streets & Transportation on Monday, November 14, 2005. In attendance were committee members Barker and Orlowski; Council members Nashar, Miller, Ryan and Tallon; Mayor O'Grady, Law Director Dubelko, Service Director Driscoll, Safety Director Limpert, Finance Director Copfer, P & A Director Farver, Planning Director Wenger and guests. Discussion for this meeting concerned the fencing on the east and south sides of Cornerstone Plaza located at 23420 Lorain Road. The plaza is on the northwest corner of Claque and Lorain. The fence that was approved by city boards and commissions was no longer available when the developer, Mr. Mark Montgomery, ordered the fence for installation. The top of the fence that was approved had loops on the top rail. The fence that arrived had spikes on the top rail, and this is against our codes for safety reasons. Mr. Montgomery cut the spikes off after he was notified by the Building Dept. and tried to have loops made, but that didn't work. The attempt to get a minor change was unsuccessful. He did find a rubber cap to go over what is left from the spikes and, although this is not the original loop approved, it would finish off the top of the fence and be more appealing than it is now. The Planning Commission approved the rubber caps. During the BZD Committee meeting, one committee member and another Council member raised objection to the rubber caps and would like the developer to go back to the fence manufacturer to see if something other than a rubber cap is available. This fence was special ordered, and the manufacturer will not take the fence back. Council members questioned how long the rubber caps will last because of the weather. Also, there was the question of how long will it take the kids to figure out how to remove them, and the owner of the property would most likely have a hard time in keeping up with the missing pieces on a daily basis. The committee decided to hold this in committee until the developer, Mr. Montgomery, comes back to the Planning Director and BZD Committee with other choices to finish off the top of this fence. Councilman Tallon, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The committee met on Monday, November 14. In attendance were committee members Ryan and Tallon; Council President Kennedy; Councilmen Miller, Orlowski, Barker and Nashar; Mayor O'Grady, Finance Director Copfer, Law Director Dubelko, P & A Director Farver, Safety Director Limpert, Councilperson-elect Nicole Dailey Jones. Agenda items were as follows: • Ordinance 2005-154, a transfer ordinance. This ordinance is to make transfers within the budget or, if necessary, to transfer unappropriated funds. The ordinance presented was changed from the original ordinance, and all changes were discussed. After a lengthy and spirited discussion, the committee unanimously recommended passage under suspension of the rule. Councilman Tallon made a motion to amend Ordinance 2005-154 and that it be read on 8