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Council Minutes of 5-2-78 -S- 15) scheduled a Finance Committee Meeting on May 8, 1978, 8:00 P.M., City Hall, and requested Service Director Corrigan to be in attendance. Mr. Logan, Chairman Recreation, Public Parks & Buildings Committee reported: 1) at a Council as a Whole meeting held May 1st pertaiding to the plight of the Rec Complex many pressing issues were discussed. Several mayor problems were confronted by Council and 14t:niatratioa in a generally constructive manner. We focused upon the Mayor's report of list Council meeting in rich 67 problem areas were listed. The Safety Director reported that roughly 15 itee~ of that list have been rectified at this po~ant; hot~ever, many large and small problems continue at the Complex. Primary and immediate Heads include 1) a continuing system of preventative maintenance; 2) a foil tame engineer to be eaployed at the Rec Complex to operationalize a preventative ma~nteasnoe prograis 3) additional-staff for janitorial services and progras~ sv~ervisioa; 4) additional sophisticated tools and equipment to enable employees of the Complex to maintain it; 5) capital improvements Co avoid chronic problems in ssrai areas. Co~cil requested the Safety Director categorize the list of 67 iteap~ into three parts: 1) which problems are now corrected; 2) which can be corrected. within three mouths without substantial expenditures of funds., and ~) which iteis cannot be alleviated within that time and without substantial fun. To impleslent the necessary improvements at the Rec Complex and to begin paying thm grincipa,3, plus the interest, it will be essential to develop added sources of r+avenwe. Regardless of how well we increase public participation at the Cos~lex, or haw positive our attitude may be the unpleasant fact shall remain: we ca~mc-t produce t~ $354,OOQ yearly to amortize the debt. To meet operating costs acclishas more than s~oet comparable facilities in the nation have been able to do. As stated kart night, it is Mr. Logsn's belief that this Council must give serious sad immediate consitration to the regrettable,yet in his view, unavoidable proposition of subni.tting a two-to-threw mi$.levy to the voters of North Olmsted fe~c heir consideration. To divert $350,OU0 yearly toward the Recreation Complex frtam the general f~-d weld cause au unconscionable impact upon the City's ability to deliver esw~ntial services to our residents. The current City budget is a barebones budget - We cannot sustain such a atajar drain that $350,000 would demand. Would like to request a msetiug of Council as a Whole for May 15, 1978, to discuss the g4ss3.bility of a levy; to meet with Safety Director Petra on the breakdown requested; to meet with Fia,e Director Brockaean who hope- fully will have same information as to htm~ we can ~n paying up the principal and interest with respect to the Rec Center. President Limpert and Mx. Lo$~ discussed a meeting date. A meeting of Council as a Whale will. be held within a short period of time after pertinent information is received. Mrs. Sharpe, Chairman Building, Zoning & Development Committee, reported: 1) the B. Z. & D. Conmiittee met April 19, 1978. Also in attendance was City Engineer Zurawski. Under discussion was the Eagleeye Subdivision. This subdivision was rejected by the Planning Cosmaission on April 11th and the matter was brought before Council upon request of the applicant. Mrs. Sharpe had requested from City Engineer Zurawski a report which stated in part that the Eagleeye Subdivision is the division of permanent parcel no. 235-b-3, at 26512 Butternut Ridge Road, into two parcels; one fronting on Butternut Ridge Road and one directly behind the first. The platting ordinance states all sublots shall front on a public street and no subiats, parcels or blocks without access to a public street shall be permitted. Mr. Eagleeye appeared before the ward of Zoning Appeals on March 8th anti-tJee Board of Zoning Appeals granted the variance. The Law Director stated that there is ,. _