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clerk. If you live in a city other than North Olmsted, please state the name of that city, and proceed with your comments. You will have up to five minutes. Jim Burns: Jim Burns, B -U -R -N -S, 3978 Dover Center Road. I'm here a little bit confused on Ordinance number 2024-53. During the Committee Meeting, when we were talking about the definition of a thrift store, the Law Director read a definition which, I was only like half listening to, which was my fault, but when he was finished, he said that the basic change had to deal with how the merchandise was priced, which was fine with me. I had no problem with that. I don't know if Council had a written copy of that amendment to read through as he was presenting it or not. I did not. This weekend, I received a copy of the amended ordinance, and I was able then to read the new definition of a thrift store, and as you may remember, part of that ordinance, there's two paragraphs in the definition. One is the definition, and one is an exemption for resale shops. The new definition of the thrift store is the same as a resale shop now. What's missing is that phrase "through donations". The original definition of a thrift shop was that this merchandise would be received through donations, and then sold to the public. But the resale, and the current thrift shop definition, does not say that. It says it gets its merchandise through the normal channels that stores get their merchandise. So that confuses me, because if a thrift shop, if a resale shop is exempt from the thrift shop part of the zoning code, then the thrift shop, by the same definition, is the same as a resale shop, and anything in the business section where the definition of the resale shop is, the thrift shop would be now part of that. So it seems to me like there's a little conflict here that could be solved by simply putting back into this definition "through donation". Law Director Gareau: Mr. President. Mr. Burns did reach out to me early this afternoon. I'd hoped to meet with you before the meeting to talk this over, but I see you got here about three minutes after the meeting started. It's not criticism. Jim Burns: I forgot you changed the time Law Director Gareau: You thought you were here early. But I'll take a further look at his suggestion, and I can report back to you, okay? Council President Brossard Thank you, Director. Law Director Gareau Thank you. Jeff Sturgeon: Jeff Sturgeon, 3092 West 231st Street. I do agree with Mr. Burns with that definition also. I know at the Planning Commission meeting that was discussed also, about being donations and whatever. I wasn't able to attend that last meeting that they had. I wonder if somebody 08-20-24 Council Meeting Minutes - Page 10