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Vince Keady, 525 Midvale Avenue Mr. Keady stated that he represents Council Apartments, LLC, who has this particular Resolution before you. He stated that Crown Center for Senior Living owns the facility located at 8348 and 8350 Delcrest and that they are asking for a Planned Development and a zoning map amendment for the overall project known as the Crown Center. Mr. Keady stated that the two primary components of the new plan development are a café and a newly reconfigured parking lot. The portion of the project necessitating the request to rezone to PD-M is the coffee house or the café, which includes an indoor and outdoor gathering area. The outdoor area has a main entrance foyer with direct access to the indoor eating facility, a fan-shaped canopy, stamped concrete and a sidewalk that will be bordered with annual beds and ornamental grasses. He stated that the patio will be bordered by a stone veneer wall with limestone caps and lights that will be decorated with annual beds and ornamental grasses. Mr. Keady stated that the existing mature trees will be preserved and incorporated into the patio, itself. As for the interior, the existing kitchen will be renovated to allow for koshered meats and diary storage, and the interior dining area will be redecorated so that it fits in with the total ambiance being projected. The project also includes a demonstration kitchen, greenhouses and a renovated fitness center. Mr. Keady stated that the second major component requiring the Resolution is the parking lot. He stated that currently the parking lot has no setback to Delcrest and part of the improvements will include a 5 foot landscape buffer along Delcrest, with the addition of landscaping on the northern most boundary of the property. He stated that the landscaping plan includes 31 new trees, 51 new shrubs and additional ornamental grasses. Mr. Keady stated that the new parking lot will reduce the number of curb cuts along the 340 foot frontage on Delcrest from five to two. He stated that the reduction of curb cuts increases the safety on this site because it will dramatically improve the site distance between turning movements on and off of Delcrest into the parking lot, as well as increase the number of parking spaces to 134. More importantly, Mr. Keady stated that this new reconfiguration will provide better access for emergency vehicles. Mr. Keady stated that the bottom line is that the plan will have no undue burden on the City’s public facilities, which have reviewed the new configurations and concurred with the plan. He stated that in his mind it is important to note that this application is not based upon the desire of any greater financial return for the property. Crown Center is a not-for-profit organization and absolutely nothing that is being proposed is profit-driven. Mr. Keady stated that the proposed plan will also not be materially detrimental or injurious to surrounding properties. In fact, they believe that it fits right in with the adjourning property zoning, which is commercial on both the north and east sides. On the south side there is high density residential; an apartment complex that is currently being constructed. He stated that if anything, they believe that the new café and parking reconfiguration will enhance the neighborhood and provide increased off-site parking, and for those reason they would ask that the Resolution be approved for a first reading. Voice vote on Mr. Sharpe’s motion carried unanimously. BILLS Introduced by Mr. Price 3. BILL 9218 – An ordinance amending a section of Chapter 10, vehicles and traffic, to revise traffic regulation as provided herein. Bill 9218 was read for the first time. Introduced by Mr. Glickert 12