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Council Minutes of 10/18/2005 AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1) Paul Kohler, 4420 Clague Road, had attended the meeting regarding the future replacement of Clague Road and is concerned about the proposed height of the street. He feels it will cause flooded sidewalks. Service Director Driscoll came forward and explained that the road is being raised, curbs are being added, and catch basins are being added to take away storm water that would normally roll off the street and onto the sidewalks. Sidewalks are being raised and, where needed, drains will be installed behind the sidewalks to take away the water there. 2) Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane, regarding the Suburban issue, wondered what would happen if the testing company selected was out of business in a year. Law Director Dubelko explained that the process would go forward as stated with another independent company doing the testing. 3) Melissa Meredith, 4491 Williamstown Drive, thanked Council for taking the time and listening to what her group had to say about Suburban Collision Center. Although she does not agree with the outcome, she knows due diligence was done. However, she believes that the testing should be done over the course of time rather than one day. Councilman Ryan said the residents actually would be testing everyday. If they are aware of any odors or noise, they should contact the city. This will establish a history. Ms. Meredith noted, with regard to conditional use permits in general, there are a lot more restrictions for the residential district standards versus business and industrial district standards. When a business is adjacent to residential property, you need to include the impact that it is going to have on those residents under those codes. In 1118.02 (d) it says for residential operation it cannot impair the value of the surrounding residential district. The city should look into adding something like that to the business and industrial code as well. Councilman Gareau said the code does not always work in the way it was envisioned, and perhaps there are parts that should be readdressed. Ms. Meredith had mentioned that impairing neighborhood values were code provisions that had been cited by neighbors when reviewing the code. That is true, but it applies to a separate, specific criteria in a different section of the code and not in the section Council had to deal with. Perhaps Council and the Planning Director can review the code to determine whether there are areas that need to be updated. 4) Terry Groden, 25211 Chase Drive, president of the Deerfield Park Civic Association. The DPCA has held meetings to discuss the issue of flooding. They are anxious to hear what the city's plans are for a loner term solution to the problem of flooding. He is concerned that some residents may use check valves as an individual solution. A check valve could cause problems for neighbors, and he would like the city to have a procedure whereby residents are notified when a neighbor receives a permit to install a check valve. Law Director Dubelko answered that the city could provide for a notification procedure, but that would have to be done through legislation. At that point, the Law Dept. would have input with respect to how best to achieve it. Councilman Barker agreed the notification would be a good idea. However, there is the problem of not knowing what residents installed check valves prior to the need for a permit or perhaps did the installation without a permit. There is also the problem of determining what neighbors 8