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/ Council Minutes of 3-•16-71 Pade -2- of Ohio became eligible for 50% Federal Grant Fuitds because the Environmental Protection Agency had found the progran of Che State of Ohio (throu$h Band Issue No. 1 funds) to be a participating grant program, and that the Fedaral share, plus the State share would thexe- fore increase the smatuzt of money that would be made availatble direct2y to the Cities of Ohio. In fallaafng tnis further, I difficussed it with officials of the Ohio Water Developumt Autharity, and they haves indi, cated to me ia a coavezaation held this past Friday, that the anlp funls that are going to be mttde available to the Citiees of Ohio are 30X of the eligible project casts and that ahauld, by December 1974, there be gny funds left in the groject account of the Ohio Water Davelopawmt Authority, then they may add arldftional grant fuacis to the Citiee who hsve already participated in the program. This i,s eantrary to what was anuoun4med by the Envimxmaatal Agency so far as making more funds available to the State of Ohio. Since I am, amd I kncxw Conucil is, vitally concerned about receiving as much funds as we can pcssiblq get for this project, and at the same time bei.ng ever mindful af tryiag to fiad a method to reduce the rates bei.ng charged our cltiaens for this expansion praject, I intend to go to Washingtan during the week of March 22nd and meet with Congre:sman Miushall, Senatozs TaFt and Saxbe, end Officials at the Enviroamental Protection Ageacy to determiize what can be done to see tbAt parxs of these funds vf the Federal Goveznment can be #uaaeled directly to the City of North 01msted so that the graat funds can be increased above the 30% level. IIpon mp retuxn fram tJasbi,ngton I shall report to yon ful].y as to what I have been able to learn in trying to see that more Federal Funds aze funneled direet2y to the Citq of Noxth Olmsted." City EnPiabor Michael Karhaa reported the follaring: 1) Mr. Karhan and Mayor Christaan met with the State Aighwaq DeparCmemt aad Federal flighway people cro sectian of I 480 which extende from MccKeazie to Grace Rtcsads; weat over tentatively fi,naI placts far the project. Meeting wae held art Msrch 10 and March 11, 1971; 2} Calked to County Engineer's offi;.e pertsining to Bradley Road eulvert and they are in requeat of an eaaeseat to xel.ocate a road drainage ditch and slso to aaquire about 331 sq. ft. of aur gxoperty at the Bradley Road Lift Station so that they caa maintein the footers to the head caall. Mrs. Hodgins, Chairman Fublic Safety, Health & Welfare aud Recreatian, Public Parks & Build#ug Govaittees, zeported the follaw3.ng: 1) reviewed Recreaticn Coamnimafon minutes aud noted the School Board would like to know from the RecreaCion Commis:ian what kind of equigment theg would like at Maple Sthool. Mrs. 13odg3.s?s wondezed if aayone knec* rihether this had been taken care of; 2) 1aAd part og Swiaaming Pool c"e is ia the Oh#.o Supreme Court; 3) Sealtest leg;Ls3atian on agenda tonigtt is befng rtgarred to the Plainning Commi.ssion and will not be read. Mr. Boehmar, Chairman Streers & Dzainage Coamaittee, reparted thisC tlee rhZt *ta,rch 9, 1971. The Mnycx, Service Df.rector, City F,.ngineer and all o£