04/06/1976 Meeting Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Council Minutes of 4-6-76 _4_ mental Relations & Legislation Cc-~tittea, ~poxt,ed Legial.ation Committee mat with Mr. Don Copeland, Director of Department of Human Resources, to update Committee on the progress tr2tich has been mace regarding the securing of Federal Funds for older persona -Title 3 a~ 7 of the Older ~erican Act through the Cuyahoga County Office on Aging. This meeting was cut short due to other pending meetings, but matter was put back into Committee for further study atnd Coma3.ttes will be discussing ft a~.a; 2) Public Safety, Health & Welfare Cammdttar+~ fret with all Hea~-ers present. Under discussion ~s a barbed mire fence around the Rec Center and Committee approved same; 3) Safety Committee also discussed fire hits on private and City property. Ord. Imo. 76-37 covering sass is on and Committee recommends approval; 3) Mr. r reported that on 3-17-7fi hs aced Councilman Beaty took a trip to Fire Station No. 1 and No. 2 to go over equipment and also took some equipment out oa the road. Mr. Boehser esplaina{ that the Fire Department is in dire need of ear equipment and referred to Squad 52 and a pumper. It is hoped the City will find names re; thi~rks Council should ~ ahead and order a new pumper and at least one new equed. Financing of same was discussed. Mayor Christssn r+~cottmemded that this be put into Finance Committee with eacpress intent of purchmsiag this eq~~t astd Pay~S for it ant of councilmanic bands. Discussion ensued. President Lfagp~nrt referred sass into Finance Commfitt~ and suggested a joint meeting of Finance ai-d Safety Committees for further input of Safety Committee. Mr. Coggin referred to Safety Coamittee report regarding Committee's recommenda- tion to put a barbed wire fence around the Rac Center. Mr. Boehmer stated he was just talking about the back part of the property. Mr. Coggin also affirmed that there is just to be a couple of strands on the top part of the fence. Mrs. Sharpe reported for Mr. Wil,~tosky, Chairman Finance Co~ittse, and Long Range Planning Committee. The Finance Comsi.tt~e~t April 1, 1976 -also in attendance were Mayor Christsan and President of Council Limpert. First on agenda was a meeting with the Supervisors of the Service Department. At that time Committee was presented with their list which included a wage increase and other proposed benefits. After discussion with the supervisors it was agreed that the Finance Committee ~rould study their propoa~als and mast again with t2tat at a later date; 2) Committee than met with the liegEttiatag Cam~sittses of the Safety Forces. No agreement was reached at that time. Under discussion was the feasibility of a two gear contract due to the unavailability of funds this year. The Finance Director is now work3aeg on the projected revenues for the end of 1976 and the gear 1977. Once the Fi~rncs Committee has received these figures they will again meet with the 9~afaty Forces for further negotiating sad discussion; 3) a Finance Csaaittee Meeting has been called for April 10, 1976, 10:30 A. M., City Hall, to mast with Safety Forces. Mrs. Sharpe, Chairmsa Building, Zoning ~ Development Committee, reported: 1) The B. Z. b D. Comsittee met on ~trch 18, 1976. It was to be a combined meeting with Planning CosurissiOn but due to lack of attendance by Planing Commiasi.+mt Mm^bsrs, Comm~.ttrat did not go into details regarding t2trt proposed changes in the Comprehensive Plat at that time. Committee Members met later at Planning Gd~emission and discw~rd the proposed changes. Mrs. Sharps has written to Plsmiag Commissiat reH±es~ing the B. Z. & D. Committee's recomsended changes in the Comprehensive Plain artrd is aaeaiting their formal vote and reply. Law Director Gareau has been notified at the classification change which is to