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Council Minutes of 1/18/20(15 Councilman Limpert, chairperson of the Intra-Governmental Relations Committee: 1) Councilman Limpert made a motion to reappoint Joe Lang as Council's representative to the Landmarks Commission for atwo-year term of January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2006. The motion was seconded by Councilman Miller and passed unanimously. Mr. Lang was reappointed to the Landmarks Commission. Councilman Miller, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1) The committee met on January 11, and the following items were discussed: • A C1, C2 liquor transfer from Pinzone Armbruster, 25199 Lorain Road, to True North Energy, DBA True North 343, 25199 Lorain Road. This is a Shell service station at Great Northern Blvd. and Lorain Road. The Police Dept. had no objections, and the committee recommended 2-1 to not object to the transfer of this license. Councilman Miller made a matian that Council not object to the transfer. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gareau. Roll call: Miller, no; Gareau, yes; Dailey, yes; McKay, no; Limpert, yes; Nashar, yes. The motion passed with four yes votes and two no votes. • Ordinance 2004-198, an ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to request proposals from construction management firms for part-time and full-time construction management services for the new Fire Station No. 2 project; further, authorizing the Mayor, following approval of the Board of Contras, to enter into a contract with the construction management firm selected in the RFP process. The committee discussed both full-time and part-time benefits, general contractor vs. project manager, cost benefits, on-the-site-location benefits, and various variables. There was a very good presentation from the City Engineer and Service Director, and contributions as well from the Safety Director. After discussion, the committee agreed to recommend to amend Ordinance 2004-198 to allow for apart-time project manager with a general contractor or a full-time project manager. Those changes are reflected in the amended ordinance being read this evening and were unanimously recommended by the committee. Councilman Miller made a motion to amend Ordinance 2004-198 as presented under second reading this evening. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gareau and passed unanimously. Ordinance 2004-198 amended. Councilman Gareau, chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The committee met on Tuesday, January 11, 2005. Present were committee members, Planning Director, Law Director, Fire Chief, and Assistant Fire Chief. Three items were on the agenda: • Planning Commission referral for a site location for Fire Station No. 2. Four sites were evaluated for potential location of the new fire station. The Fire Dept. felt that response time was a most important consideration for the siting of the station. A GIS study (geographic information systems software model) was created in the year 2000. Using that model and based upon response time, a preferred site was determined. This site (Property No. 1) is in the general location of 29590 Lorain Road and is approximately 2,926 feet deep, 187 feet wide and about seven acres. The Planning Commission took a broader approach and evaluated all four sites. Their recommendation was that a location would be acceptable within ahalf--mile either 5