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City Council Minutes of 4/3!2007 LETTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS Tl1e Clerk: of Council reported that on Friday, March 29, the Clerk of Commissions had presented the determination of similar use report of findings for the Tattoo Faction where they are asking to allow body piercing. City Council members have received copies and. will have 30 days from March 29 to make any determination on it. This should go to the BZD Committee. Councilman Gareau confirmed that the BZD Committee would take up the issue at its next meeting. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION l) Donald Pangrac, 23470 Sharon. Drive, is concerned about Ordinance 2007-28, the sale of $112,000 of bonds for Springvale. He feels the 2006 $1.4 million end-of--year surplus should have been used instead. Councilman Tallon explained. the administration had already incorporated the surplus into the appropriations budget that was presented to Council. Regarding the Mayor's plan to include artificial turf on the school football field in the Recreation. plan., Mr. Pangrac feels it would be wrong to intermingle city and school. governments issues. He asked. for a legal opinion from the Law Director. Law Director Dubelko said that would be premature at this point when there is no bond issue before City Council. That legal opinion will. be rendered by the city's bond counsel if that is a component part of the bond. issue. Mayor O'Grady said the Recreation Master Plan that is being assembled is in an evolutionary stage-----it is going to change as new ideas and suggestions come up. He would not consider including something in any type of proposals to our taxpayers for recreation if he did not believe it had. a public purpose. 2) Tom. Lee, 200 Public Square, Cleveland, OH, 44114, attorney for PetSmart, noted. that neither Council nor the BZD committee has unanimously supported Ord. 2006-1.22. There's a diverse range of opinions. However, he has been very impressed with the repeated courtesies the BZD and Council have granted, and. the extraordinary amount of time and patience that both have shown this issue. He extended thanks on behalf of PetSmart for the attention and thorough hearing this issue has been given. Thanks to Law Director Dubelko and Planning Director Wenger for their professionalism and patience. LEGISLATION Ordinance No. 2006-122 introduced by Mayor O'Grady was given its third reading. An ordinance amending Section 1139.01 of the Zoning Code in order to eliminate the locational and density requirements for pet stores and animal hospitals in General Retail Business Districts as twice amended. Councilman Gareau moved for adoption, and the motion was seconded by Councilman Miller. Roll call: Gareau, yes; Miller, no, with comment. First, he would like to return the compliment to Mr. Lee on his professionalism and the representative that he brought in from PetSmart who gave an informative presentation. However, in our city we have numerous vacant storefronts that abut residential property. While this particular program is targeted for one property, it doesn't mean that other competition couldn't come into the city or that this project would not relocate. He doesn't believe it belongs in an area that would abut residential property, which the ordinance includes. Roll call continued: Jones, yes; Orlowski, no, 8