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Council Minutes of 3/20/2007 regarding dues and travel, and to cut the purchase of a new administrative motor vehicle. If the budget is amended today to include these targeted and destructive changes that were made by the Finance Committee, he will veto the legislation. He would like to see the budget returned to committee. Councilman Miller, chairperson of the Environmental Control Committee: 1) The committee met on Tuesday, March 13, to discuss Ordinance 2007-26, an ordinance adopting a model ordinance for illicit discharge and illegal connection control and creating new Chapter 933 of the Utilities Code. Committee members present were Councilmen Miller, Gareau and Tallon. An initial presentation was made by Service Director Limpert. Thanks to Assistant City Engineer Cathy Becker for her report on this issue. To satisfy the city's EPA Phase II storm water permit, the city is required by the EPA to adopt the proposed ordinance. It requires prohibition of illicit discharges to storm water systems. An illicit discharge means any discharge to a storm sewer system not composed entirely of storm water. The ordinance applies to all residential, commercial, industrial or institutional facilities. The ordinance gives North Olmsted the right to set up illicit discharge monitoring facilities on private property. Costs associated with city inspections shall be assessed to the facility owner. The presentation by Harry Stark from the County Board of Health indicated that there has been cooperation with the EPA. The EPA assisted the County in preparing this ordinance, and then the County assisted the city in presentation of the ordinance. It was a good reflection on our city and our stewardship of the environment. It was brought up briefly that the water discharge from our sewer plant is cleaner than the water we take in. On a dry day, tests are done in the Rocky River, and that water is actually cleaner than the water above the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The employees of the plant work very hard-it is expensive to operate; it's necessary to operate, but it's also very well run. The committee voted 3-0 to recommend approval of Ordinance 2007-26. Councilman Gareau, chairperson of the Building, Zoning & Development Committee: 1) The committee met on Tuesday, March 13, 2007. Present were committee members Gareau, Orlowski and Miller; Council members Barker, Jones and Council President Kennedy; Law Director Dubelko, Planning Director Wenger, and Safety Director Terbrack. The committee held a legislative review of Ordinance 2006-122, 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 amended previously. As reported several meetings ago, this is another revisit of what has become to be known as the "doggie daycare" ordinance that was referred back to the committee for further reconsideration upon Councilman Gareau's request with Council's indulgence after Council had once passed judgment upon it and turned it down. Councilman Miller first brought forward to the committee the results of his investigation and a survey that he had conducted of other communities who had experience with facilities that use indoor animal boarding within their community. His survey included zoning restrictions that are available in other communities, the presence of these doggie day care facilities or pet hotels, as well as setback requirements from lot lines and any problems that these communities would have had relative to odors, waste or noise from adjacent residential properties or even adjacent enterprises. Councilman 3