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MIKCf'!'E8 OF THE N~ETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF N08TH OLMSTED DECEMBER lT, 1.974 Present: President .Francis J. O'Neill, Councilmen Giessen, Go~gin, Lampert, Saringer, 3hnrpe, ~Jilam©sky. .Also present: Mayor Ralph Christm~a Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director William Qe~ctsrh., Ssfoty Director RaymoBd Carnahan, City Engineer J. Ii+cn-ard Childs, Clark of Council Nora Hill. Absent: Councilman F~est. *ieting was called to order by President O'Neill at 8:40 P.M. Minutes of Council Meeting of December 3, 1974, were approved as read. P~tayor Christman reported following: 1) Council in receipt of rec bons Pram Mayor and Advisorq Board of I~epartmsnt of Human Resources on the Director for that Department and would be glad to line up an interview with Mr. Copeland; 2) would Tike to recomsend that Council consider authorizing the hiring of a independent consulting firm to review the work that has bin done at the Treatment Plant to see. if anything has been overlooked in the odor problem - will look at this after the first of the year if it is Council's desire; 3}Lorain Rd. traffic signals are now all hooked up and receiving their sisal on when to change from reel to green; trot d~a~as not think the sequencs is quite right yet. The Dewey Decker light and ttu: Whitettxorn light hays been r as was required by the total pro~ect« They are working on the ssquestcp to sus sate it is the proper and bast Deus for the road; and hapss all will be goisig well sh~-rtly; 4) County have advertised and trays bids in an the Brookpark Road sectf~On for re-doing the traffic signals and understand from Safety Director they said they would award that contract; 5) have received a copy of letter from Building CocrsAissioner Gus;dy on ordinance requiring the display of gasoline prices: He notes there are 29 stations in operation aid were notified. 21 have signs out and were approved; 8 did not approve and theq are supposed to have them all corrected by December 30th. Mr. rdilarnosky inquired if Mr. Gandy in his report indicated that these signs were posted on the island pez the legislation. Mayor stated he indicated that there were 21 approved - he did not say whether they were on the island or where they were supposed tote posted - evidently he felt they were satisfactory. President O'NeiI1 referred Mayor's recomsendation to Mr. tiilamosky, Chairman Intro Governmental Relations & Legislation Committee. Mrs. Saringer, Chairman Environ~aental Control Committee and Long Range Planning Comaittee, reported following: 1) Cam~nittee Meeting was held on Decea~er 12th. In attendance were Mr. Childs, Mr. Caster and Mr. Porter and Committee rs. DiscuGssed installation of a pollution abatement burner for the Treatt Plant. Qur contract with O.W.D.A. does state that they are committed to provide u: ~,, with equipment that does not produce obnoxious odors. However, the people in the area are running out of patience and although the Zimpro people are still