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Council Minutes of 6/16/2009 provide some screening for the residents. The building at 28364 Lorain Road, the former Realty One building, will remain instead of being demolished. The lot will be resurfaced and restriped, the grass area between Porsche and Realty One will be open to permit traffic to circulate, utilities will be buried along the grass area, the area behind the building will be cleaned up, and grass will be planted. The front setback will include landscaping, display parking consistent with the previously approved plans, brick pavers will be installed in the right-of--way to the curb cut. Few changes are proposed for the development plans for the Mercedes and Porsche area-a transformer will be relocated to the east side of Porsche. The additional inventory parking will be constructed as proposed. Trees at the northwest corner of the site severely damaged during a recent storm will be removed. The area north of the fence which contains mature trees and vegetation will be cleaned up and some additional plantings will be installed with the agreement of the adjacent homeowners. The committee discussed lighting and fencing. The 8 foot fence has already gone up; but, because of the way the property goes, from the residents north of there, it appears to be almost 10 to 11 feet. Residents on the north side of the development of that area are very pleased with Mr. Moreno and the work that he has done. After discussion of landscaping issues that will be proposed to Ms. Wenger, those will be left to her discretion to be approved. In committee, a motion was made by chairperson Barker to approve with discussed amendments; the motion was seconded by Councilman Gareau; the committee voted to approve 2-0. Councilman Barker made a motion that Council approve COMS 09-04, along with the amendments submitted, for North Olmsted Auto Collection. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gareau and passed unanimously. Councilman Mahoney, chairperson of the Recreation, Public Parks & Buildings Committee: 1) The committee met on June 9, 2009 at 7 p.m. Present were committee members Mahoney and Brossard; Council President Kennedy, Councilmen Barker, Orlowski, Gareau, and Kearney; Planning Director Wenger; guests from the Cuyahoga County Library Ms. Tracy Strobel and Mr. Dan Chinrock. On the agenda was Resolution 2009-59, a resolution, introduced by Mayor O'Grady, authorizing the Cuyahoga County Library to make structural changes to the North Olmsted library building, located at 27403 Lorain Road, and declaring an emergency. The legislation was heard at a prior committee meeting in May. The purpose for this resolution is to provide for increased safety at our public library and to address the issues of trip and fall concerns which currently exist at the library in and around the children's area and, in particular, the ox cart. After hearing the presentation from Ms. Wenger, Ms. Strobel and Mr. Chinrock, the concerns that had been addressed and expressed by Council Members at the May committee meeting seemed to have been satisfactorily addressed by the County Library. They are going to make renovations that total $21,000. The existing carpeting and flooring will be removed, and a new surface and carpeting will be installed. They are going to install a custom bench. The costs will be paid by the library and not by the city. In committee, Mr. Mahoney made a motion to recommend approval to all of Council; the motion was seconded by Mr. Brossard, and the committee recommended approval 2-0. There is a request for suspension tonight primarily to get the matter addressed in a timely manner. 7