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Council Minutes of 11-7-2018 Root Road; 2) Access to the site shall comply with the driveway spacing standards of Chapter 1161 but, in no case be located closer than 125 feet to any intersection or other driveway. Spacing cannot be met based on location of the intersection and neighboring curb cuts; 3) Vehicle stacking space shall be provided in front of each service bay for at least two vehicles. The conditional use permit and development plan are subject to the following conditions of approval: 1) Hours of operation shall be no greater than Monday through Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; 2) No right turn permitted onto Root Road; 3) Garage doors on all elevations shall be closed at all times except for ingress and egress. Garage doors shall be opaque and insulated with thermally insulated glass; 4) Garage door openings to be toothed in to match existing masonry; 5) Existing landscaping to remain shall be maintained; 6) The facility is designed to accommodate employees only and any changes to add public accommodations must be approved by City Council. Councilwoman Williamson moved to approve the conditional use permit and development plan for CMS 18-12137; Ganley Westside Imports — Subaru located at 25450 Lorain Road, subject to the above stated conditions of approvals. The motion was seconded by Councilman Schumann and passed unanimously. CMS 18-12137 approved 7-0. • Discussed next was Resolution 2018-95. A Resolution dispensing with a formal RFP process and authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with Richard L. Bowen & Associates, Inc. to provide engineering consulting services to the City of North Olmsted. The City has twice selected this firm to be the outside engineering consultant as a result of competitive bids. Previous contracts have been three years. A three-year contract helps the department in managing workload and planning for long term capital improvement projects. It also provides for continuity and maintains institutional history. A small increase is proposed for this three year period. These changes impact retainers and hourly costs. The hourly costs range between $2 and $8 per hour based on services provided. The City Engineer retainer increased from $43,000 to $46,000; Assistant City Engineer retainer increased from $21,500 to $23,000. By contract the retainer covers 16 hours weekly and the engineers provide services whenever needed, often on evenings and weekends. The committee voted 2-0 to recommend approval to full council. • The next item discussed was Ordinance 2018-96. An Ordinance amending and restating Chapter 165 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of North Olmsted titled, "Landmarks Commission." This Ordinance will amend the Chapter for overall housekeeping and updating, adding a section to outline a process to modify the boundaries of an existing historic district and creating a section on review process for Certificates of Appropriateness. It also creates an ability for the Commission to adopt separate design guidelines. The committee voted 2-0 to recommend approve to full council. • Discussed last were Ordinances 2018-97 and 2018-98. Ordinance 2018-97 reads: an Ordinance amending sections of 1363.100 of Chapter 1363 of the Exterior Property Maintenance Code entitled "Notice of Violation" in order to provide an additional method of service for a notice of violation, and declaring an c