09/05/1978 Meeting Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Council Minutes of 9-5-78 -6_ Mr. Wilamosky commented that one of the problesa with respect to Oring Road. vacation is getting sons cooperation Eros the abutting property osssirs. ` Mrs. Sharpe if they would be sitting .dawn and meeting with the iasr+i~i~ate pr+~rtq owners who will be directly involved=in a gossible vacation. Mfrs. rpe said that Mrs. Brookshire -West Fark Forest Ridge Home Oknkers Association, Mr. Stillwel~.r North Park Bstates, and two adjacent propes~ty owners will attend this meeting. People addressing Council: Mr. James Smarek, 4651 Georg~eCte Av~kue, addressed Council ~kd re~I an article from The Cleveland Press, daged Weds+esday, February 5, 1g7S, which referred to the odors from the N. 0. Sewage Tr t Flekt. ,eked what has been does at this point. in time. Mayor Swietpnio~ asided the Law 1)irectar if coukkcl could comment on this since we are in liti~dak~k. Law Director Gareau stated that a class action has been filed in this particular case. It is in litigation. Conmrents have been made in open meetng~a which have been used against the City, so he does not think it prudemt to discuues in open mseti~ the various aspects of resolving this problem. It is sorikethi~ we have to be cautions about. Mr. Beaty stated he had narked the Bawrotal Carol Cca~e3ttee to take this problem into consideration larst Jme. Mrs. Petrigac talg him tonight that she plans to have a meeting amd hopefully me can have some pimple there and let council be aware of the probla~rk. Mr. Beaty also had asked the Msyor ansl the Administrative Assistant to laEOk iatto the paaasibility of getting Federal Funds. ~ the agenda tonight, wwk haves iw~islation, ~1ear. No. 78-119, which suthorisea the Mayor to initiate an a~pl3cartia~c for a ~kicipal Wastewater Treatmezkt Works Construction Grant. W4r alsar have anotl~r piece of legislation; which would name our City BaQgneer to act as .our official r tative to take grant. Mayor Swietyniowski stated that this la~islaRtion is for an infiltration study, 75X of which will be paid for with Fsdtral Pads. Have committed atpproxi~ttely $25,000 of City funds. This is going to fairs a period of appro~d.aistely two years. Mr. Beaty said the point he wants to m is tiu~t eke doesn't wit pwple to leave the council meeting and say well, in two years from nwtt ws will kasow some- thing. He thinks we are gang to have to stay as top of council that eouneil and the. administration will ha~ne to stay on top of this situation. Mayor Swietynioweki stated that he is committed to this problem and he will stay on top of it. Mr. Harvey Derek, West Par-1c Drive, addressed Co~eil regards the prapeerty and casualty insurance for tttie City. Does not feel that the tnMe elewetkt far bidding is totally adequate. Of all the specs that went out, and take advertising in the papers, only one companq came in with a bid. The reason thi: o~ casgrany was able to bid is they've had'the business on the books, they've done all their in- spections, they've had all the informatuon and they could well bid it. Before the bid opening, he requearted the Service Director to extend the tine lar#.t. That was denied. Follorred up with a letter requesting it, ~ th#s was denied. Understands the Board of Control awarded the contract. Aar the Law Director if it is possible to re•-open this for anotr 6{? to 90 day period to find out whether the City is properly spe~ndis~ the taxpa~rer's monty. If that is not possible, then is it possible for it to consider some kind of legislation so that the City gets a fairer type. of bidding arrangements, since this premium amounts to over a milliondollara oveer a thsree yearperiod. Law Director Gareau pointed out that even though the pre~k~ amounts sound staggering, a good portion of the premium is paid by the Regional Transit Authority for the bus line. ~~...