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Council Minutes of 10-01-2013 made by Williamson second by Schumann. The committee voted 3-0 to recommend approval of Ordinance 2013-84. The meeting was adjourned at 9:24 p.m. Councilman Smith, Chairman of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: The BZD Committee met Tuesday October 1, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Present were committee members Smith and Barker; Planning/Development Director Wenger. • Discussed was Resolution 2013-86 which is a Resolution authorizing the Director of Planning and Development to request proposals ("RFPs") from qualified firms to provide professional planning services for the 2015 Master Plan update and further authorizing the Mayor, subject to approval of the Board of Control, to enter into a personal services contract with the firm selected in the RFP process. Wenger explained that the city is in the planning stages of the 2015 Master Plan. Since the Master Plan can take 12 to 18 months to complete, she wanted to get the process going as soon as possible. She felt that although she can handle most of the process, she thought it would be wise to hire a professional firm to assist with the planning services. Several Council members questioned what the Master Plan would contain, to which she stated that the plan was usually all encompassing and wide ranging. Motion made by Councilman Smith second by Councilman Barker. The committee voted 2-0 to recommend approval of Resolution 2013-86. The meeting was adjourned at 7:12 p.m. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane said he has been attending meetings for awhile. He said he talked to former Law Director, Jim Dubelko about this. He told Dubelko liquor permits are established at the Dept. of Liquor Control and they send it up to City Hall. Anybody could object to a liquor permit, and your objection is to the Dept. of Liquor Control. You don't object or not object to a liquor permit as a Council. Dubelko changed it so that Council would have to vote to not object to the liquor permits. Lambert said anyone can object to a liquor permit anytime they want to. Gareau said the concept of not objecting and taking a vote is unique because simply doing nothing is not objecting. The act down in Columbus requires that there be an actual objection made. Presumably anybody can file a complaint with Liquor Control. Each October, the city gets the right to object to the automatic annual renewals as well. Is Council required to do a vote for not objecting? The answer would be no, they are not required to. He does not know why it has become a matter of protocol. Council could simply take no action on it, and the effect would be the same. Jeff Sturgeon, 3092 W. 231 Street referenced Resolution 2013-86 (Master Plan). He asked if the current Master Plan was the first in the city. Gareau said the city has had Master Plans since the 1960's. Sturgeon asked if the city is required to do this, and Gareau responded that the city is required by Charter. Sturgeon asked how much money the 2015 Master Plan will cost, and Gareau said he does not know. Copfer said it's a ten year plan that will cost around $75,000. Sturgeon asked if this is a new Master Plan or an update. Mayor Kennedy responded that it is an update. The city is required to update the 4