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Council Minutes of 4-20-?6 -3- 3) April 27, 1976, at 8:00 P.M., City Hall, the Bqualization Board will meet with some of the residents who have objected. So far the Clerk has received 80 letters of protest and people have until May 7, i9?6 to object. The Clerk will notify the residents of the Heating on April 27th by letter; 4) Coaacnittee also discussed the Glendenning Ditch and Co~i.ttee will look at this on Saturday; 5) There were several other questions that were to be raised; however as no representative from Service Dept. was at the Heating will ask these questions under Old Business. Service Director Gastez commented he does not believe the Service Dept. was notified of the meeting. Mra. Saringer said there must have been misunderstanding. 6) Mrs. SAringer reminded Council that it is iaportant for Council as a Whole to attend the Equalization Board Meetings; thinks all of Council should Hake every effort to attend and not put the burden on just a few. Mr. Goggin, Chairman Recreation, Public Parks ~ Buildings, reported there will be a Recreation Committee Meeting on April 26, 1976, 7:30 P.M., City Hall. Mr. Beaty, Chairman Transportation Committee reported Committee met April 8, 1976. There were a number of representatives from the City - the Mayor and quite a few Councilssn; Fairview Park's Council Representative and a nu~er of representatives from RTA. It was a lengthy meeting -discussed new scheduling which is their way of designating some of the routes that we have and there may be soHe numbers changed on some of these routes; but basically it was on some of their new systaHS. Also discussed the new Dover Center run that will run between the Shopping Center and Bay Village which initially started on April 19, 1976. IInder the new program as of June there will be a nutAber of new runs to be added; and if all this does go through we will need approzi.Mately 5 new buses and probably some mew drivers. There will be soMe new designation for the types of buses running as far as how many times they stop and where they stop. These things were all discussed as far as relationship between our Council, our Bus Line and RTA; 2) requested legislation for Service Department to advertise to sell some of our retired buses. Mr. Boehmer, Chairman Intro Governmental RElations & Legislation Comm~i.ttee and Public Safety, Health & Welfare Comm~.ttee, reported the Safety Commmittee-met with the Finance Committee on April 19, 1976, and discussed a new pumper and two new squads for the Fire Department. Zt would take approxiHately $165,000. for this equipment and Safety Committee reconHends to request legislation to advertise for bids; 2) Safety Director Carnahan is going to Columbus tomorrow to find oitt+•about a Grant and if we can get this - we should be able to upgrade our equipment in the Fire Department further. Mr. Wilamosky, Chairman Ft~ance Conrmi.ttee, reported Committee met with Council as a Whole to discuss the direction the City will go regarding wage increases for City Employees such as Pollee, Fire, Clerical, Building, Engineering and other employees who have not yet received a wage increase this year. The Finance Committee has Het with the Police end Fire Departments to discuss wage increa, es. The Police Department has recently decided to break off joint contract talks with the Fire Department and they have hired Professor William H. Rewi.tt, Sr. to repre- sent them in 1976 contract talks. Mr. Wilamosky is in receipt of a comr~nication from the Police Dspartm~ennt certifying that; 2) Committee also Het with Streets & Drainage Camsaittee and recotmiends continuing with the sidewalk repair program. The City's portion of this prograH will be $2,000. This amount has not yet been appropriated but Finance Committee will mahe ~..M