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MINUTES OF THE FETING OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO JULY 19, 1960 - 8:21 P.M. Present were Henry Caster, Ralph Christman, Dewey Limpert, A. L. Mangani~ Lillian Nicholas, Francis J. O~Neill, George H. Porter III. Also present were LLoyd E. Barnes, Service Director; James T. Wilson, Safety Director] C. J. Oviatt, Solicitor; Alex Kanareff, Engineer] Wiliam L. Gerlach, Auditor and Eleanor Ruple, Assistant Clerk. Absent were Mayor Paul J. Gareau and President of Council Bruce MacDonald. In the absence of Bruce MacDonald, Francis J. O~Neill took the chair as President of Couneil. The minutes of the regular meeting of the Council, July 5, 1960, were approved. as corrected. The minutes of the adjourned meeting of council, July 12, 1960, were approved as corrected. A motion was made by Mr. Porter, seconded by Mr. Limpert to excuse Mr. O~Neill~s absence from the July 12th, 1960 meeting of Council. "YeasF~ Caster, Christman., Limpert, ;~ia.ngani, Dicholas, 0 ~ Neill, Porter. The Service Director read a letter from Floyd Browne & Associates regarding the changing of the sewer on Coe Ave. He also read a letter from Floyd Browne and Associates regarding the hiring and fixing the compensation of an inspector before the trunk line bids are advertised for. Floyd Browne and Associates suggested two ways this can be done (1) that north Olmsted hire the inspector vaith qualifications approved by Floyd Browne or (2) that Floyd Browne hire an inspector who must be a resident of the City, that the City would reimburse them, with the City reserving the right to dismiss the inspector if proved unsatisfactory. Floyd Browne and Associates are willing to amend their contract if ~dorth Olmsted desires to hire the inspector. The Safety Director reported the new eligibility list had been hosted for patrolmen with 52 to 58 passing. The Safety Director also reported the bid for the transistor radios was awarded to Motorola. The Engineer requests that the Streets and Sidewalk Committee review the sidewalk ordinance which at present requires steel forms only that are sometimes unobtainable and recommends the ordinance be amended to read steel or wood frames. The following communications were read by the Clerk: (1) A letter from Richard i~ongello, secretary of the Planning Commission, requesting a joint meeting of the Commission and Council to hear a report of Regional Planning, Thursday, July 21st, 1960 at 8:00 P. M. (2) A letter from Fire Chief Earl Donaldson inviting the Council to hear a talk by Dr. Ryan of Berea on "Arson~T, at fire station #2, Thursday evening, July 21, 1960 at 8:00 P. M. (3) A letter from Richard I~Iongello, secretary of the Planning Commission regarding his opinion for the construction of an outdoor toilet facilities for North Olmsted Park. (Ii.} A lamer from Albert Dansberg, Acting Secretary of the Board of Building Code Appeals advising that the Board of Building Code Appeals recommends that the Regional Building Code, prepared by the Regional Planning Commission be adopted as soon as possible. (5) A letter from Albert Dansberg, Acting Secretary of the Board of Building Code Appeals advising the Board of Building Code Appeals recommends that all sewer work in concrete slab dwellings be of cast iron, leaded joints, extending three feet beyond buildings.