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Council Minutes of 3/21/2006 • Ordinance 2006-56, sponsored by Councilman Miller, is being held in committee pending additional information regazding several prescribed distances from any property line of an elementary or secondary, private or public school, library, or child care facility as it relates to where certain registered sex offenders may reside. Safety Director Terbrack made a commitment to secure the necessary information by the next committee meeting. • Ordinance 2006-71, s~nsored by Mayor O'Grady, an ordinance creating new Section 305.03 through 305.09 of Chapter 305 of the North Olmsted Traffic Code entitled Traffic Control in order to delegate authority to the Director of Public Safety to make temporary amendments to the Traffic Control File for construction projects during emergencies, and declaring an emergency. Currently Chapter 305, the Traffic Control ordinance, is rather brief. As amended with the new sections of Ordinance 2006-71, this will give additional power and authority to the Director of Public Safety to temporarily amend the traffic control file, as needed, to regulate and control traffic flow in emergencies and during construction projects. It does provide for applicable engineering and/or traffic studies to establish the need for regulations to preserve the safety and welfare of the general public. It requires conformity to the Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and allows the Safety Director the ability to install traffic control devices, signals, signage, marking of pavement and prescribe a particular flow of traffic to safeguard the safety and welfare of the general public. Section 305.05 contains 19 subsections which may over the course of time need to be reviewed. But, as of now, it is a good place to begin. The Safety Director must maintain all records of traffic control amendments, etc., and provide written notice to Council within 24 hours. Council still retains the ability by legislation to alter or amend any or all provisions of the traffic control file. This appears to be a well written piece of legislation, and hopefully it is implemented in a manner which benefits the residents and general public. A sunset clause or provision was suggested; while a very good idea, the committee hoped this would not be necessary. The committee unanimously recommended approval of the Ordinance and passage under suspension of the rule as it has been reviewed in committee. Additionally, in consideration of the traffic problems on Clague Road and the possibility of additional problems when the traffic pattern on Clague Road will change at the end of the month, Council recommended that a consistent explanation of the forthcoming traffic pattern en Clague Road be addressed to the affected residents on Clague Road and neighboring streets, explaining the safety reasons and need for conformity to the proposed traffic pattern. • The committee discussed the possibility of temporary signage and/or temporary portable barricades at Grace Road and Brookpark Road; Columbia Road and Elm Road; Palm Drive and Columbia Road. Councilman Orlowski proposed a no right turn sign, with a possible time restriction of 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, at the locations: (1) Traveling. west on Brookpazk Road from Clague Road at the intersection of Grace Road and Brookpazk Road; (2) Traveling north on Columbia Road from Brookpark Road at the intersection of Elm Road at Columbia Road; (3) Same direction at Falm Drive at Columbia Road. The Engineering Dept. has recommended bamcades at all three locations be placed in the middle of the road 8