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Council Minutes of 3/7/2006 oriented offenses, members of the public and communities can develop constructive plans to prepare themselves and their children for the offender's or delinquent child's release from imprisonment, a prison term, or other confinement or detention.... This ordinance is in response to the state legislature's lack of or inability to protect the residents of the State of Ohio. The only saving grace is allowing home rule to regulate the welfare of their residents. We are considering a figure or amount of distance from any property line of an elementary or secondary public school, library or child care facility as it relates to where a registered offender may reside. The legislation is being held in committee for further research. Council Member Dailey Jones, chairperson of the Streets & Transportation Committee: 1) The committee met this evening. Present were committee members Barker, Ryan, Dailey Jones; Council Members Gareau, Miller, Orlowski. Later in the meeting the Mayor, Law Director and Safety Director joined the discussion. The committee discussed Ordinance No. 2006-57, an ordinance creating new Section 763.01 of new Chapter 763 (Retail Business Regulations) of the Business Regulation Code in order to prohibit obstructions upon pedestrian walkways located on retail business property, and declaring an emergency. Councilmen Gareau and Miller explained their reasoning for bringing forth this legislation. Over the years, businesses have been using the pedestrian walkways to display sales merchandise items, such as mulch, flowers, and children's swimming pools. In doing so, they are forcing pedestrians to walk into the street, creating an unsafe environment. The Council discussed where the line should be drawn as far as what types of obstructions might be permitted, such as newspaper racks, etc. Councilman Gareau noted the absence of a representative from the Chamber of Commerce, and he and the committee felt it was a good idea to have a representative come and speak to the committee regarding this issue. The committee is also looking at the enforcement of this ordinance. Because there are many questions that Council still has regarding this issue, the committee unanimously recommended holding the legislation in committee. Councilman Miller, chairperson of the Environmental Control Committee: 1) The committee met on Tuesday, February 28, to discuss Ordinance No. 2006-16. This is the second meeting held on this ordinance, an ordinance controlling post-construction storm water runoff quality. As requested and thanks to Mr. Limpert for bringing the guests: Todd Houser of the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District, Andy Vidra of the Northeast Ohio Area Coordinating Agency and Jim Storer or the Natural Resources Conservation Service. This ordinance must be passed by March 10 as required the Ohio EPA. Council has been working with what was originally a draft ordinance prepared by these various agencies. After receiving the original draft, certain changes were requested. After meeting and discussing this with the experts, amendments were suggested. (Those amendments were then discussed on Thursday, March 2.) Out of the February 28 meeting, another ordinance was born, Ordinance No. 2006-67, an ordinance in regards to riparian rights and waterways and primarily setbacks, wetlands setbacks. The committee was provided with brochures from the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources in regard to protecting streams, protecting property, community riparian guide and wetlands 9