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Council Minutes of 03-05-2024 Director of Law Gareau: • Director Gareau advised of the increase in property maintenance issues as the weather improves. He highlighted the efforts made by the Building and Law Departments to address the issues and the importance of gaining compliance. He shared an example of a long-standing case on Porter Road and mentioned potential legal action. Director of Finance Copfer: • Director Copfer reported that she collaborated with the Municipal Advisor, Broker, and Bond Counsel regarding the forthcoming borrowing plan for capital improvement notes for the North Olmsted Community Park and dorm remodel at Fire Station I. Legislation will be introduced on March 20, 2024. • Director Copfer also reported that the auditors commenced fieldwork on March 11, 2024. Councilman Limpert, Chairman of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: The Building, Zoning and Development Committee met on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 8:36 p.m. Present were Committee Members Limpert, Glassburn and Gilchrist and Council Members Scarl, Madden, Hemann and Shymske, Council President Brossard, Mayor Jones, Law Director Gareau, Finance Director Copfer, Human Resources Director Kidd, Director of Economic and Community Development Upton, Safety Director Scofield, Service Director Kearney, Recreation and Public Engagement Director Pinchek, Special Assistant to the Mayor Massarolo and guests. • Discussed the Lorain Corridor Study reviewed by Planning and Development Committee. This seeks to adopt the Lorain Road Corridor Study as a framework document to guide decisions for the corridor as we move forward over the next 10 to 15 years. Mr. Upton noted the Key Performance Indicators for the study which were items that the administration felt they could directly impact; those were the number of curb cuts that are eliminated along the corridor, the number of curb cuts that are right -sized to the typical 30 feet, as we have some up to 100 ft. which creates unsafe environments, and right -size and eliminate clear cuts. Rebalancing of crosswalks and making crosswalks more prominent throughout the corridor, the amount of lineal feet of a multi -use path that we can lay end-to-end and provide safety from the road, removing the visual clutter on Lorain Road, mainly the number of power lines that we can take underground which can run as much as a million dollars a mile, and we have 6.15 miles of power lines. The Economic Development Director noted that Stearns to Canterbury Road is the first phase of the project. Mrs. Hemann inquired about the details of the intermediate steps versus the long term vision, and Mr. Limpert noted that he would like to see a more detailed plan related to those indicators for Phase I, which is the Stearns to Canterbury portion, and a to have a better understanding of the Capital commitment that would be required for the intermediate and longer approach for that node. Mr. Limpert also asked to better understand the RTA path as it relates to that intergovernmental program, and how the Corridor Study would be used to advance that portion of the corridor. The Administration noted that RTA is interested in making the Cleveland to Lorain County Line a priority corridor, and have also engaged Fairview Park on their vision. It was also noted that Fairview has also done a study around Lorain Road. These are the foundations that would help the City qualify for federal funds to help improve the corridor. The committee noted that the next steps would be to drill down into the Stearns to Canterbury portion of the project, in order to understand the capital expectations, and the Study was held in Committee by a vote of 3-0.