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MINUTES OF MEETTNG OF TH:E COUNCIL y=?THE CITY OF NORTH OLMS'TED, OAIO July 21, 1964 8:21 P.M. Present: Mayor Ralph Christman; President of Council Francis J. 0'Neill; Henry Caster; Virginia Hodgins; A. L. Mangani; Norman Van Zandt; John West. Also present: J. Bruce Kitchen, Director of Law; D. E. Licqpert, Director of Public Safety and Public Service; Richard Labas, City Engineer; Margaret West, Clerk, Absent: James Leonard and Dewey Limpert Minutes of July 7th were approved as corre:cted. Minutes of the meeting of July 8th were approved. Minutes of two meeting;s on July 14 were approved. Safety-Service Director Limpert requested authorization to advertise for bids for 500 tons of salt and 1500 yards of cirLders for the winter months. Mr. Limpert also asked about the status of' his request for hiring a chief inspector. He reported thepurchase of a chlorination unit for the sewage treatment plant, which has already received favorable commE;nt from neighbors of the plant. He reported that a used mosqui:to fogger'hiis been purchased at half the cost of a new one. He announced that bid openings for slurry seal wi11 be on July 24; new busses on July 30th and four-wheel truck on July 31st, He requested that an ordinance be passed providing that policemen and firemen must tiave home telephones. He reported that all weed notices have beE:n sent out, except for three where lot owners have not been located. Mr. Labas reported Southern Avenue extens:ion report is complete, and copies have been furnished to Council. Mrs, Hodgins reported attending a luncheon meeting of the American Automobile Assoc- iation at which North Olmsted was awarded a Pedestrian Safety Citation for two year's achievement of no pedestrian deaths. Mr. Caster reported the Public Service a.nd Development Committee of which he is chairman met on July 14 after Council's special meeting?to discuss the Mayor's request for ordinances covering photographing of new sanitary sewer installations. A request'for legislation on this subject will be submitted to the Law Director after Council reconvenes in the fall. The Committee also discussed Rainbow Drive and the proposed water line. The cost involved is too much for the City, and the comaritteQ will contact residents of Rainbow Drive to see how badly they want water, and how much they are willing to spend to get it. Mr. Mangani reported that the Public Parks, Properties and Recreation Committee how has copies of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as they reque$ted, and they will go into the mattp-r of use of our public properties at their next meeting.