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Council Minutes of 6-19-2018 is part of the overall plan to improve Springvale. The committee voted to recommend to Council with suspension 3-0. Councilman Brossard Chairman of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: The Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee met on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 7:43 p.m. Present were committee members Brossard, Williamson and Limpert; Council members Glassburn, Hemann, Kearney and Schumann; Council President Jones; Mayor Kennedy, Director of Human Resources Gallo, Director of Safety & Service Glauner, Director of Planning & Development Lieber, Assistant Law Director O'Malley, Chief of Police Wagner and guests. • Discussed first was Ordinance 2018-64. An Ordinance renaming and amending Section 333.11 of the Traffic Code currently entitled "Texting While Driving Prohibited" so as to further prohibit internet usage while driving and additionally making a violation of Section 333.11 a primary offense. The Chief of Police said this will move texting or using the internet while driving from a secondary offense to a primary office. The committee voted to recommend to Council 3-0. • Discussed next was Resolution 2018-65. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to accept a donation of $15,000.00 from the North Olmsted Foundation to assist in the acquisition of a K9 Unit and related equipment for the Division of Police, and declaring an emergency. The committee wanted to amend this to read a donation of over a $1,000.00. The committee voted to recommend to Council as amended and with suspension 3-0. Councilman Brossard made a motion to amend Resolution 2018-65. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Williamson and passed unanimously. Resolution 2018-65 amended by a vote of 7-0. Councilwoman Williamson Chairwoman of the Building, Zoning & Development Committee: The Building, Zoning & Development Committee met on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 7:28 p.m. Present were committee members Williamson, Limpert and Schumann; Council members Brossard, Glassburn, Hemann and Kearney; Council President Jones; Mayor Kennedy, Director of Safety & Service Glauner, Director of Planning & Development Lieber, Assistant Law Director O'Malley and guests. Discussed first was Ordinance 2018-56. An Ordinance authorizing the Director of Planning and Development to request proposals from qualified firms to provide professional planning and zoning services for the Sign Code Update Project, and following approval by the Board of Control, further authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with the firm determined to provide the best services at a reasonable cost. Director Lieber stated this project was included in the 2018 Budget. Due to a recent Supreme Court ruling our Sign Code, along with most communities, is unconstitutional. It is important for the City to bring the Code into compliance with the law. The City feels it is important to attain expert advice as this is one of the most difficult portions of the code as it deals with first