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Council Minutes of 6-v°-77 -4" Mr. West, Chairman Bnvironmeatal Control Committee„--re~ps~i-.Cas~~aittse met on May 23rd acid discussed the requdest by the Service Director for $3,000. for a new Pump and parts and Commitaee has agreed aa~ will re+giuast legislation for same. 2) as Council Representative on the Recrestiai Ctiasion, Mr. West stated he would like to comment, as Mr. Fairfield has, on A21 Scouts Day activitiy regarding one particular phase - that was that the young people wk~ participated in it had asked and thought it was a good idea that there be a teen advisory board for the R,acreation Center and they would like to have so~os input. Understand from the Safety Director that this has been under considetaticm by him and Mr. Brander. In view of the fact these particular people are anzious to participate and mentioned it se~ral times after the mock Council Meeting, woaiclered if Council s}~ould gees a rawlution this evening recommending that an advisory board Made up of teenagers be established for the Recreation Center and to make recaae~idations and suggestions as to how we can improve on the Rec Center and to make these recomcrcada~ao~is to the r of the Recreation Center, as well as to .the Recreation Commission aa~ to Council. Mr. West moved Council go on record as favoring an advisory board to the Recreation Center made up of teenagers and that those young people who partei iti A11 Scouts Day and expressed strong interest in this be asked to serve ~ this board as at least part of the Board. lotion seconded by Mr. Fairfield. Aff3rmtttive vote: Beaty, Boehmer, Fairfield, Beringer, Sharpe, West, Wilamosky. Motion carried. Mr. West stated he would like to add ore other thing: in view of the bad publicity which North Olmsted received as a result of drug abuse cases where there were just seven students involved, it is a sad coaMUsntary maybe on our society or news smdia of whatver it is that we received all of that publicity; but we had Ali Scouts Day with 30 or 40 fine young people participating in mock government and showing what they can do, plus the Jaycees had a tr~c meet with many fine people out to it, and in both cases the press was invited said no one showed up: it is really sad - they are looking for how bad are we acid not really what good is being done. 1~~. Fairfield submitted to Mr. West a l~.~t for trees from Forest Laurel Woods which t-~ deceived. Copy of letter also sent ~o $exvice Dept. Mr. Fairfield and Mr. West d~.scussed the program in Fall for cos~l~ite tree replacements in the City. Forest Ridge has also contacted Mr. West and they ale going to submit a list., Mrs. Beringer asked if it might not be a good idea to have the Service Dept. check all of the streets to make sure ~.f they are going. to complete the progararm that they do not miss someone. Mr. West stated the Service Dept. has been asked to do this but he is encouraging all of the subdivisions to submit a list also in case the Service Dept. miss some. People addressing Council: Mr. John Davis, 5107 Berkshire Drive, submitted to Council a petition to pass Ord. No. 77-56 for stop sign at Alden Drive and Berkshire Drive: at least 50 signatures and with the exception of one all are Berkshire Drive residents. Mr. West referred to petition received by Council two meetings ago with 44 signatures opposing the stop sign and thinks it would be well advised that the Transportation Committee reconsider this. Mr. Beaty stated he was aware of this petition tonight and it is his intention to request that Ord. No. 77-56 be placed back into Coasnittee and ask the Safety Director for a traffic count and rec elation from the Police Dept. before we go on with this. Mr. Fairfield stated he objects to that: it is on third reading tonight; there have been two petitions submitted: thinks we can