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Council Minutes of 10-20-2009 project; further authorizing the use of city funds as the local match; further authorizing the Mayor to accept the grant if awarded; and to execute a contract with Cuyahoga County,. and declaring an emergency. This was presented by the city Planning Director, Kim Wenger. The current accommodations -the basement of the Old Town Hall -are woefully inadequate for purposes of access for those with disabilities, for storage, and for the entire operation. The city has a building available on Butternut Ridge Road to use as the food cupboard. The city has been successful in the past applying for Community Development Block Grant money. He thinks the match was up to thirty six thousand dollars. Councilman Gareau made a motion for approval. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney, and by a vote of 3-0, the committee unanimously recommended approval of 209-121 with suspension for purpose of getting the application in on time. 4) Safety Director Thomas informed Council of the impact the STOP program could have on the Police Department furlough days. Councilman Barker, Chairman of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: The Building Zoning and Development Committee met on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. Present at the meeting were Committee members Barker, Gareau and Jones; Council members Kearney and Orlowski; President Kennedy, Flanning Director Kim Wenger, Mr. Chris Sullivan from PB2, and guests. The committee met to discuss CMS08-16 Walmart located at 24801 Brookpark Road. The proposal consists of painting the existing building, new signage, and minor site improvements. The building color and signage change are a part of the chain's national rebranding efforts. In the discussion of the proposed building modifications, a number of minor site issues arose. The Planning and Design Commission requested that Walmart evaluate the site landscaping, and at minimum, return the landscaping to that which was originally approved with the development. This would involve replacement of missing or damaged landscaping throughout the site. The applicant refurbished approximately 14 existing masonry bollards with stone caps to include new foundations. They have removed approximately 20 yellow steel bollards, and they propose to add about five new masonry bollards near the store entry to match the building materials. The Commission also requested that new bicycle racks be installed near the store entry. There were variances requested for sign height and sign area of the new Walmart wall sign, which were granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Councilman Orlowski asked a question concerning the truck parking on the South side of the building and the answer was that it was Walmart business only. Council was in agreement that the improvements will benefit not only Walmart but also the City of North Olmsted. A motion was made by Councilman Barker to approve CMS08-16 and to include all of the Boards and Commissions recommendations and asked for a second which was given by Councilman Gareau. The vote was 3-0 in favor of the Walmart improvements. Councilman Barker made a motion to approve CMS08-16 Walmart located at 24801 Brookpark Road as reported out with the recommendations of the Planning and Design Commission along with the variances granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals to include the specific language of the Planning & Design stating that all display merchandise being maintained inside the store or within the covered patio area only and new bike racks will also be installed and that there be no parking of non-Walmart related tractor trailers on 4 ,~~~x.