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Page 2 - ,June 2, 1964 not to put signs on rhe new buses, The Ridgeville and WestlakE bus route :is tentatively set to start on July 15th, The committee will have another meetinj; with Westlake and Ridgeville representa-- tives on June 15th at 8:00 P.M., when the time table, schedule and routes will be presented for their approval, Chairman Limpert also repor°ted that there is maney available in the bus accourit, and the committee fee.ls the necessity for four new buses. They would like to refer this purchase to the F'inance Committee for approval, Mr. Leonard, Chairman of the Public Utilities Committee, referred the Cauncil to his committee's minutes of their May 21st meeting, setting forth recommendat.ions for installation of street I.ights. They also recommend installation of inercury lights at all intersectic?ns on Lorain where is presently Iess than 12,000 lumen mercury lights. The z:.,?mmittee further recommended that tY:e remainder of the appropriation be used to continue the present mercury lighting on Lorain Road in an easterly direction, Mr. West, Chairman of the Finance Committee, reported that at their cammittee meeting on May 28th the.y reviewed the sewer assessment for sewers installed on the east side with the Finance Director, and it was decided the Assessment Board, with two new members, should be called back to convene to make a final recommenda- tion. Several new items have come up since the previous Assessment Bc,ard arrived at a recommendation charge per front foot and connection. It was further decided at the Finance Committee meeting nnt to wait for completion of the court case against the City. Since Mr. Russell Plumb was the only member of the original board who had not resigned, two new members were appointed, Mr. Robert Burghardt and Mr, Carroll Eian. The Finance Committee also worked with the Finance Director on an estimate of expenses for 1965, which must be in to the County shortly, and this was given a thorough review. In answer to a question from Mr. Leonard, Mr. West stated that the original assessment board, of which he was a member, was unable to come up with a recommenda- tion until all the bills were in and the City and the Council knew exactly what the costs were. This was the reason for original delay. Then Mr. West resigned and Mr. Henney moved out of town and there was only one member left to sign. The work that the Assessment Board did previously is all documented and verifi.ed by the Engineer and the Finance Director, and the new qommittee will be able to look at the records and see that they have audited and are right. Assessment is simply a matter of charging for the benefit received. There are so many connections and so many front feet. Di.vide the front footage into dollars and come up with the answer. Mr. Leonard questioned whether Mr. West's signature on the report would be valid any longer. Mr. Kitchen gave as his apinion that Mr. West couldn't sign it. if a11 the costs were not in at the time of h.is resignation. Since there were extra -?` costs incurred after his resignation, his signature would be invalid. Mr. Mangani, Chairman of the Gity Plan.ning Committee reported a committee meeting at which they had met to consider a re:quest for rezoning for parking purposes ef two sublots immediately to the rear of the shopping center at Lorain and