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6 . i MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL Mayfield Village June 20, 1988 The Council of Mayfield Village met in Regular Session on Monday., June 20, 1988, at 8:10 p.m. in the.Council Chambers of,the Mayfield Village Hallm Council,President Santo Basile presided. Roll Call: Present: Mr. Basile, Mrs. Cinco, Mr. Flynn, Mrs. Mills, Mr. Petschauer, and Mr. Rinker Absent : Mr. Santoro Also Present. Were: .Mayor_ Carmen, Mr. Amendola, Mr, Hovancsek, Mr. Patrick, Mr. Ramos, Chief Mohr, Chief Stevens, and Miss Heathm The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given. OPEN PORTION Mr. Basil Russo;-6858 Deepwood Lane, said that he was.here this evening with some neighbors.of the Aintree North area who were concerned about the issue relating to the traffic light at SOM and Highland. . He said that many neighbors congregated at the scene of the accident Friday evening. As many as 100-200 residents must have come and gone from the scene of the accident. As a result, Mr. Russo said that many people discussed the incident and commented on what they felt contributed to the accident. He said it was the consensus' of opinion that there is a significant increase in traffic on Highland Road as a result of the construction on Wilson Mills and as a result of .the opening of.Alpha Drive. There are considerably more cars traversing.that.,intersection than there were 3-6 months ago. He said as the traffic increases, so does the potential for accidents. Prior to this accident, a similar accident occurred at,that intersection just. 2-3 weeks prior to this accident. He said that one of the.residents had asked a Village official what procedure needed to be followed with respect to making a change in the signal. He_ said. that, the resident was told. that..: the Village had no authority to make a change in the signal; the authorization to make a change rested soley with the State of Ohio. He said that a resident contacted the State of Ohio and.spoke with the Regional Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation. He,was told that the Village has the authority to regulate the signal. The only requirement is that the Village must submit a letter to the State of Ohio indicating.what the change is. He indicated that the last letter.they had received from Mayfield Village was in 1978 which stated normal sequence at all times with the exception of midnight to 6 aem. during which_the light would be:kept on:flashing amber and rede. They had received no subsequent letters indicating.any changes in the light despite the fact that the light had evidently been changed since 1978.