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r i MINU"TES OF THE MEETING OF 'THE GOUNCIL OF TIIE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED Octmber 5, 1965 8 : 00 P.M. Present: Mayor Ralph E. Christman, Presiderat of Coa.ncil F. J. 0'Neill, 3ack Foltz, Virginia Hodgins, James Leonard, Dewey Limpert, A. L. Mangani, John West, Absent: Henry Caster, Also present: Director of Law J, Bruce Kitchen, Director of Finance W. L. Gerlach, Safety-Service Director Del Limpert, Engineer Richard Labas, Margaret West, Clerk, Minutes of the meeting of September 21st were, apprmved as read. Minutes of the special meeting of September 22nd were approved as read. Safety-Service Director Del Limpert recommended that the Traffic Control Map be amended so that eastbound traffi.c in the right lane must turn from Lorain into the west drive of Great Northern Shopping Center. He also announced that the City had received a Pedestriaii Safety Award for 1964. Mrs. Hodgins, Chairman of the Safety Committee, reported on information contained in a traffic survey made by the Cleveland Aut:amobile Cluxb of the Burns, Decker, Porter, Butternut Ridge and Lorain Areas. She a3so reviewed some suggestions made by the Schaol Board to help sobve the prc>blem. Mr, West, Chairman of the Finance Committee, reported that the Law Director had commented on legislation requested at the last meeting. The matter of spending $2,000 for the Southern Avenue storm sewer still needs work dore on it by the Public Improvement Committee. With regard to the request for $3,00 per hour pay for firemen working as blasting inspectors, the Law Directar advised that this duty comes within the regular duties of the F"ire Department, and payment of $3,00 per hour would be improper since it would authorize pay i.n addition to the firemen's wages. It was suggested by Mr. Leonard that legislation be drawn making a rate of $3.00 payable to both police and firemen for off-diity work, Mr. Mangani, Chairman of Publie Parks, Property and Recreation, reported that the committee feels that the City should get two appraisals an the Summerland property before making any decision as to selling. As Chairman of the City Planning Committee, 1Kr. Mangani reported recefving a recommendation from the Planning Commission that we hire the Regional Planning Commission to do the work on our Master Plan> The City PYanning Committee concurs, and legislation will be requested. The cost will be $24,500, and it will be com- pleted in two years. Our cost will be 1/3 of the total, or $8,166, with the