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C4uncil Minutes of 4/17/79 -3- the time allocation to the tree plantlng, but feels the 3ervice lkpartment has atade progress in increased work efficiencq. Are wQrking with unton labor, and ogerating within the constraints of the Memorandum of Understaud:i.ng which aas approved by Council. Have a Iot of good, hard workers in the 5ervice Department who ara haurly workers within the bargaining uait. To take one gartieuiar work activ#ty and try to suggest that it is their responsibility, is a distortion. Council shhc>uld anaiyue the total work force, the total raspoasibiliCiee that they are charged with, and the totai amount of work thr-t Fctually is taea cgre of by the 5earvfce Department. Mx. ffieaCq also commented on thiv subject. Thinks 1t is abvi8us that Chere appeare to bes scme over-k.ill an the tree plantiag program. App1lG:.ACed the Service Director's covmwats and expressed support of Mr. Carrfgan aaq?d tho Admf.nistration ia tryin$ to get our dollar's worth of work out of the Sa:tvice DepatrtedenC. If some produetion msnageaxent progrsms are instituted, hopes Chey work. Mr. Beaty, Chairman Intra-Governmmtal Relatiaas snd Legislation Comittee reported: 1) Conmaittee met last night aad discwhstad Qrdinence No. 79-39 which would permit Pinball Ganes in places which do nat serve itrtoxicsting beverages, eithez consumed OA the premises or for carryout. Com.i.ttee folt that it would be b:st to table this legislation for the time being since ttere are a few tbinge in the ardiaance it did not like and if there were some changmms later, wauld agsin cons?ider it. In caucue to- night, there was diseusaion indieaCing that awet of Cauneil feeels otherwiae. 2) Conunittee also discussed veMing machl"s wh3ch are befnffi operatecl in the right-of- way of the City such as phone booths, aewspaaper vendiag apparatuses, etic. Do not have enough information. Are waitiag for infvrmatiora from both the phatte caapaap and some of the paper companies. Have a few quostiorts thatt nee8 ta be anewered by the Law Director before anything more is done about this. Actuallq, just discussed it bxlefly aad as of now, have no legislation with regard to tbis. President Pro Tem Boehmer, Chainaan of Trmsportation aad Public Safety, Health and Welfare Conmaittee, reported: 1) Safety Coomdttee not Monday, April 16th. A11 members were present along with the Mayar, Safety Director, Service Direct4r aad Fire Ghief Ray Bement. Discussed installation c?f a mw atreet light on Jenkins Road. Request was denied far lack of funds and Committoe feit thexe were other priorities ae far ae street lighting. Have a long list oa tbis. 2) Committee diseussed Ordinance No. 79-6, requiring all aew firsmn to becane paramedics within three years of hiriag. Ordiamce wl.Tl etay in Comaittee for further study. 3) Committee discussed keepiag two o# the oId poiice cars for the auxiliary patral and would like to put oa four additional suacil.iar,? polieeiaen. 4) Transportation Camittee nrst amcl discuosed now bus shelters oa Lorain Iioad. It is Chairman's un&rotanding that City doe= bove a contract with RTA and about ten new bas shelters wiil be installed scrmetime thia year. Mayor Swietyniowski commented that there will be 9 bus eheltexs to sta=t with and RTA will additionally add more. The" shel•tere are sim3lar to the ones in downtown Cleveland. Nr. [ailamosky, Chairman of Fimmce Committee reported: 1) Finmce Committee met on ppril 12th. Safety Director Petre mnd Fiaance Director Broc1man wer+e also in attendaace. Committee discuesed Ordiuetice I4o. 79-49 whieh establishss a reviaed chapter of the CQdified Ordinsac+es deal.ing primarily with Permits and Inagection Fees. Comnittee has no ob3ectian. 2) Comm3.ttee discusaed and reviewed a cQvmmmication from the Serwice Dizector which liated minfmal equipment needs, aad ha" requested Zegialation for same. Orciinance No. 79-55 fe an the agenda tonight and comittee recommraids Councii gaes it oa suspensioa of rule to provide the Adr3n,atratioa with amp].e time to advertise, select, and award Purchase agxesmente base8 0n the b1ds xeceived. In Legis3.ative segment of ? meetin$, will be askiag fpx suepension a£ zule requiring three rsttdinga. ? 1