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Council Minutes of 3/7/2006 guidance, which had some interesting drawings/charts and indications as to exactly what this was all about and how it would affect our city. It should be noted and of prime concern to residents and Council that these new regulations affecting waterways going through our city are not going to affect those waterways and developments and residents' property through which water traverses. Those properties are grandfathered in. The legislation deals with new development. 2) The amendments were presented on Thursday, March 2. Changes were made on page 4 to include a bio-retention definition; page 5 to include reference to the Cuyahoga County Soil & Water Conservation District; page 9, 928.04 C; page 13, paragraph G at the top of the page; page 14; page 22, changing the amount to, "furnishing of a performance guarantee will be maintained in a deposit amount of not less than 120% of the estimate approved by the City Engineer of installation of the improvements"; page 23, item number 3, Maintenance Guarantee, the Maintenance Guarantee shall be maintained for a period of not less than two years after final acceptance of the storm water, soil erosion, sediment control and water quality practices in an amount equal to 20% of the deposit required for the performance guarantee. The changes as presented were approved by the committee. The committee unanimously recommended approval of Ordinance No. 2006-16 as amended and Ordinance No. 2006-67. Councilman Miller moved that Council amend Ordinance No. 2006-16 as discussed in committee. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ryan and passed unanimously. LETTERS AND COAgMUNICAT~4NS A letter was received by Mayor O'Grady from Mayor Eileen Patton of Fairview Park: "Thank you for your call in regards to the North Olmsted City Council addressing legislation at their Council meeting tonight, March 7, 2006, regarding the barricading of Esther Avenue. Realizing from our own experience the impact these projects have on local residents, I am puzzled by what this closure will accomplish. Barricading Esther where the two cities meet could result in more traffic on the North Olmsted side due to vehicles having to turn around in driveways once they realize the street has been barricaded. If your Council chooses to barricade the street, have they looked at the closure being at the intersection of Claque Road verses (sic) halfway through a neighborhood residential street? Further realizing that the two way traffic on Claque is temporary due to the culvert work and after thirty days the traffic will significantly be reduced when it becomes south bound only, posting signs at Claque Road allowing "local residents only" access to Esther would alleviate the increase in traffic. Please advise me of the decision being made by your city council as we will need to provide warning signs on our side of the barricade for our residents and I will need to inform our police and fire departments in case the need for mutual aid arises between our cities as alternative routes will need to be designed." AUDIENCE PARTICIPAT~QN Doug Sebring, Assistant Supt. North Olmsted City Schools, spoke about the problem of providing for the safety of the children who live in the Claque Road and Esther Avenue area. The school buses head south on Claque, go east on MacBeth, down to Esther, then 10