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Cou~icil Minutes of 3-15-77 -10- very expl{.cit. At no time did he personally ever in di3ci.~~ing aflat tee ordinance neglect or fail to tell people tha~~ it was necessary - ghat it was part of the program. Mr. Wilamosky thinks pe-r?~;~ps the notoriety 3.n which the ordinance was received perhaps is as confusing as is Ord. No. 77-41 to the people. Mr. Wilamosky stated he wants to expxess his own personal view that he does not think at anytime did he discuss a flat fee ordinance with any amber of Council or Administration where he did not emphasize the fact that it was important the flat fee and the Charter amendment be a combination. Mrs. Beringer stated she thinks it is obvious from her viewpoint -from the recent Council Meetiags and the people that have shown the intsrest - there is no doubt is her mind that the majority of the people that have come up here and have taken an interest and spent tines representing hoteeowners soeiations that these. are the majority of the people and she thinks we are all going to have to weigh these facts honestly - ask ourselves who is the majority - we are not going to please everyone and w@ will have to do what is best for the most. Mrs. Sharpe stated seeing that she introduced this legislation and has heard many comments both pro and con for all legislations -Mrs. Sharpe feels this is the fairest way and most equitable far all the citizens of the City. Roll Call on Motion to Adopt: Affirmative vote: Beaty, Boehmer, Sharpe, West. Negative vote: Fairfield, Beringer, Wilamosky. 4 Yeas - 3 Nays - Motion carried. Ord. No. 77-41 adopted without emergency clause. Ordinance No. 76-141 introduced by Mr. Wilamosky was given its second reading. An Ordinance amending the Traf€ic Control Map and File of the City of North Olmsted to provide for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Decker and Lorain Rds. Mr. Wilamosky moved that Ord. No. 76-141 be officially removed from the Transportation Committee in light of the fact that it has been in the Transportation Committee since September, 1976: understands the Committee wanted to review it; have not heard anything from the Committee: also requested the Law Director to draft a legal opinion with respect to this legislation based on the contract that we originally entered into whether or net we as a coxporate municipality could install a traffic signal at Lorain & Decker Rds. Motion seconded by Mrs. Saringer. Affirmative vote: Beaty, Boehmer, Fairfield, Saringer, Sharpe, Wilamosky. Negative vote: West. 6 Yeas - 1 Nay - Motion carried. Mrs. Saringer moved to amend Ord. No. 77-42 to include the list of streets of priorities that were drawn up by the Streets & Drainage Committee and have them included in the appropriation ordinance specifying the streets and the costs. Mr. Wilamosky stated he had intended to make a motion and requested Mrs. Saringer to include in her motion the addition of $11,600. in the ,'police Department line item funds "Clerical & Dispatchers" to increase the sum from $33,900. to $45,500. Mxs. Saringer stated she includes the addition of $11,600 to the Police Department line item "clerical & dispatchers" to increase the sum from $33,900 to $45,000. Motion seconded by Mr. Wilamosky. Mr. Beaty asked for discussion: Mr. Beaty stated in light of the fact that there is another list of priorities that has just been submitted - it is something that he did not plan to bring up at this point but since it looks like it might be pushed into a railroading job through -something has come to his attention tonight and is really a very serious probelm within the Council, and it deals with probably dirty and cut-throat type politics: There was a priority list of 19 streets which