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Council Miautes of 5-~3-7i -11- location and same will be taken care of. Mr. Beaty referred to previous Council Meetings when discussiosr coma ~-about the cardiac unit and manning both fire stations: He ned,he had didvussed briefly with a commercial ambulance service in the area about the possibility of a private ambulance service. Has figures that he would like to tuna over to Safety Committee and thi~}ks i,t would be ws11 Wirth looking into: thinks there is a lot of potentia.7, ou sop~e o~ the routine calls which are eon-life threatening and non-critical where we cou~.d save our trained paramedics and fire fighters back at the station and start contracting some of this out: thinks it might even be cheaper in the long run plus it might give us same extra manpower that we are in need of. Would like Safety Committee to seriously look into this. Mr. Wilamosky asked Safety Director Roharik regarding the manning of the fire station at the west end of town are we assured that we are going to have a minim of two paramedics manning the ambulance at the west end of town. Safety Director Roharik stated that is correct. Mr. West stated as a bus rider he would like to say that we did get further action from RTA as a result of our meeting a few months ago with respect to some changes: they have reduced the number of express stops on Franklin Ave. which has helped out considerably in speeding up our traffic; they are still working on it and trying to help us out. Mr. Beaty stated the later report put out bq RTA listed all of the suburban bus lines and North Olmsted is the largedcand it was also the cheapest per mile and the most efficiently run of any of the suburban lines as a part of flTA. Mrs. Sharpe requested the Safety Director to look into the light at Great Northern & Brookpark Rds - it stays red for traffic going north to Lorain Rd. and would like this checked out. Mr. Fairfield referred to item in newspaper where RTA is going to cut back services for the Summer and asked i.f that is going to affect the North Olmsted Liner Mr. Beaty said as of right now he has not seen the proposals. Mayor said we hive heard nothing from ahem. Service Director Caster referred to service equipment that was bid: thinks someone shoult} request a note ordinance to ~gver total amount within the new future, etc. Finance Director Gerlach requested $~rvice Director Caster to advise the amount of money. Under New Business: Mr. West requested legislation authorizing taking of bids and performing the work on the sanitary sewer program repairs. Mr. Wilamosky requested following legislation: 1) advertising for bids for repair of Fire Engine #4 on e~tergency basis; 2) transfer of $200. from General Fund line item "Miscellaneous " to General Fund line item "Fireworks"; 3) amend Ord. No. 72-19 to increase the Police Petty Cash Fund for feeding of prisoners to $100.; 4) advertise for bids to repair the roofs of both Fire Stations; 5) advertise for bids to replace the boiler in Fire Station #2;