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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED JULY 11, 2024 Present: Council Members Gilchrist, Glassburn, Hemann, Limpert, Madden, Scarl and Shymske. Also Present: Finance Director, Human Resource Director, Recreation and Public Engagement Director and Special Assistant to the Mayor. Absent: Council President Brossard. Council President Pro -Tempore Glassburn called the special meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. virtually via GoToMeeting. Councilwoman Hemann, Chairwoman of the Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings Committee: The Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings Committee met on Tuesday, Monday, July 1, 2024 at 5:02 p.m. Present were Committee Members Hemann, Scarl and Limpert and Council Members Glassburn, Madden and Shymske, Council President Brossard, Law Director Gareau, Finance Director Copfer, Human Resources Director Kidd, Director of Economic and Community Development Upton, Safety Director Scofield, Service Director Kearney, and Recreation and Public Engagement Director Pinchek, City Engineer Filarski and Special Assistant to the Mayor. • Discussed Ordinance 2024-64. An Ordinance approving and adopting the 2024 North Olmsted Parks Improvement Plan, and declaring an emergency, as Amended. Councilwoman Hemann reported the purpose of the committee meeting was to discuss the recommendations made by the Planning and Design Commission from its meeting on lune 27, 2024, and an Amended Exhibit A. The recommendations from the Planning and Design Commission were that crosswalks be added at all pedestrian spurs, trees to be replaced 1:1, that the pickle ball courts be moved to the center of the park with 4' mounding and arborvitae at the top, and moving the band stand appropriately. Councilwoman Hemann discussed the recommendations and suggested that they were a bare minimum solution to the concerns of the residents and stated that the oversight committee would be better suited to address the noise and other concerns with the engineering staff. Ms. Hemann mentioned the wind and noise fencing that could be installed along with various forms of vegetation that would provide for greater reduction in noise while permitting complete visibility for safety and security of the entire park, where arborvitae could in fact be creating a safety nuisance area. She further stated that if the recommendations of the Planning and Design Commission were accepted as stated, the plan for the park would not be permitted to be altered as needed as the process moved forward with the expert advice of the engineers and the oversight committee. The City Engineer addressed the amended version of the park plan which now includes a designated "buffer area" around the pickle ball courts, to allow for flexibility to use higher quality noise barrier products and landscaping; the band stand was moved, as were the pickle ball courts. Additionally, the exhibit now indicates that there will be no lighting at the north end of the park, and extra parking spaces have been removed from the basketball court area. The legislation was favorably recommended with the new Exhibit A, 2-1. Councilwoman Hemann moved to amend Ordinance 2024-64 Exhibit A. The motion was seconded by Councilman Scarl and passed 4-3.