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Council Minutes of 12/4/79 _2_ basic public participation program? in order for the project to receive Fa"ral €undiag. Basic changes will be elimi.nsti+on cf sa advisorY group snd a public parttcipativa coordinator. Public meatings, issuance of public aotic+ts, as?s ralaarsers md the pragaratfon of sumamaries of the public motiags will contiaue. T'hi,s ehange 4caas nflt alter City's determiaation to beve tht public tavolved and encouragee part#.cipatipn in the plan. Next schedulad aMSeting will ccrosist af a forum aitb pacti.cipstfoa of interestod citizeas and the Derign Enginear anad aill be held on Moadity, Dac+ember 10th at 7:30 P.M. A secoad public ma;titg to prasamt the analysis of the deta#led alteraa- tives ia ochedulad for Monday, Jamusry 7th, at 7:30 P.M. Another pubiic msting is scheduled for Mondaq, February llth, at 7:30 P.M. Law Diractor Garesu xeported: 1) Ttte Pension Fund case has been delayed until Febzuary. 2) The Rush Case has alao been delaysd im;til Fi;bruary. 3) RTA brief hgs been €iled. Previcusiq, RTA filed a bzief; City filed a brf.af; and tlen the xTA was given pet^misuion to file a respoa+re. Is now ia a pasition to, tA turn, a:k the Court to perait La.a Director to f ile a response to the rezapaoss af RTA. k) Still has not seceiwed the plead3nga in Che Kuights of Ccluebw case. Ras tal:iced to the Judge in Coaaon Plsa,s Cvurt and it was suggesred that bacsuse thare is a case pending ia Rocky River Ce>urt and a case pettnding in Common Pleas Court oa the aase aubject, tbat theq be rssclvasd. 5) With respect ta the 1977 tax case oa Great Ncrthern, the record was fi1ed in the Saprese Court today. The brief is due in ten days and wi.ll be filed on ti". As far as thia year's appea?2, taday filed tha appraisa2 done bq Sam Canitis whtch cioees that case. Although the valua of Grast Nartharn had been placed at seventeen millioa, the appraisor c.ame up with a tweoty-faur mi.llion dollar value. Bmecta the Board of Revision, within ttue next two mcaths, Will finally decide the csaes. Safety Dizectox Petre reparted: 1) Has had preliminary discussions with tha Gresat Northern naaagement regardiLag signage which wauld indicate a route to take to Great Northern Shopping Center. 2) Mr. Jerry CouCs and Safetq Director met with Hoard of Eclucaticn administrators, Messrs. Peinert, Storch, Wise, Kliae, gnd Page regardiag the school system aad the Recreatian Camplex working together on intraaural program snd phyaical education programs at the Compiex. Class echeduling and busing are prob2em. Will continue to work togethor, laokiag foi waya enl idsas to generate more ueage of the Complex. 3) Special Recreation Coamissioa meeting ia scheduled for December Sth at 8s00 P.M. for the purpose of revlewing the preliminarq Maeter Plan sketches for ATorth Olrmted Park. Mr. Robert Hill will preeEnt basiC aud initial chaagea. This meetiag is open for discuseion, revisian, suggestions, etc., and Council 3s in,vited to attend. 4) Todaq, received the final payment of $3,040 in the settlement of tt?e case of the City vs Forepaugh and Sona. The Recreatton Commissior? assied the expense for the new rubber meAbrane roof with the stipulatian that if thf.a case wats settled auad moneq returned to the City, it would go into the Iiecreation Department budget. Finance Director Brockman has done so. President Limpert ataked if City has any legal racours+t with respeet to thaa tobog W run. Law Director atated tbat is always a possibility, however, it is a qusat#.on of obtafning teotisany frcm a qualified expert who Will appear :ud in+dicate that the origiaal design concept was f,tultp and as a result li.ability was iACUrred. It sight cost anywhere betveea $5,000 and $10,000 to gst a report, aaalgsis and testimany of euch au axpmxt. I.engthp discussioa etuued. Rscreaticm Camittea will meet aud discuss dispoeitian of the tob4ggan with i.aw Director, Sexvice Disectar and 5sfety Diractor.