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Council Minutes of 6/21/2005 Driscoll, Mayor O'Grady, Councilman Ryan, Safety Director Limpert and Jim Burns representing the Chamber of Commerce. Agenda items were as follows: • Ordinance 2005-60, an ordinance creating new Chapter 906 of the Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code, entitled, "Newsrack Regulations," in order to set standards and regulate the location of newsracks in the public right-of- way and elsewhere within the City of North Olmsted. The Chamber of Commerce recommended some changes to the legislation, to which the Law Director responded. Some of the suggested changes were made. The committee did recommend a change to the $50 fee, making it from every three years to $50 every year. There was a lengthy discussion regarding this legislation and to site locations, for example in front of Chipotle's on Lorain Road at the bus stop where there are 15 or 20 of these newspaper boxes. These do not present a very neat appearance for the city. The committee recommended holding Ordinance 2005-60 for further review by the Law Department Councilman Tallon, member of the Safety Committee: 1) The Safety Committee meeting was held on Tuesday, June 14. Chairperson Miller was absent due to illness. Present were committee members Tallon and Ryan, all Council members, Mayor O'Grady, Safety Director Limpert, Police Chief Ruple and Fire Chief Klecan: Agenda items were as follows: • Ordinance 2005-91, which authorizes filing for a Homeland Security grant for the Police Dept. After a lengthy and informative discussion, the committee unanimously recommended passage. • Resolution 2005-90, a resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of North Olmsted to execute an agreement with the Westshore Council of Governments and the cities of Bay Village, Rocky River, Fairview Park and Westlake providing for WCOG to establish and operate a central fire dispatch center at St. John Westshore Hospital and for North Olmsted's participation in this central fire dispatch center and declaring an emergency. There was a very lengthy and informative discussion, and the committee unanimously recommended keeping the ordinance in committee until the chairperson could set a date for another meeting. Councilman Gareau, chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The Building, Zoning and Development Committee met this evening at 6:45 p.m. Present were committee members McKay, Ryan, Gareau; Council members Miller, Barker, Nashar, Tallon and Council President Kennedy; Planning Director Wenger, Safety Director Limpert, Law Director Dubelko, Mayor O'Grady, Assistant Building Commissioner Rymarczyk. Two items were discussed: • Smokey Bones Barbecue, which is a proposal consisting of a new free-standing unit restaurant at an outparcel of Westfield-Great Northern Mall. This is in the general area of the Dick's Sporting Goods. In appearances before the Planning Commission and ARB, there were a number of improvements to the original plan. It should be 9