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Council Minutes o£ 3/6/79 -4- ance represents the City's total estimated resaurce of renenue based on a 98.55X in collection of pxoperty tax. Exgected General Pmd revenues for 1979 is $4,298,279. City still hae Federal Revnue Sharing Funds available but the outlook is very bleak for long term continuance of Federal Revenue 9haring. In 1979, are expecting apprctxiarately $240,319, for a total General Pmd Revenue utilixction amountiAg to $4:538,595. Th$ ordinat?ce represents all but approximatelq $450 t+hich can yet be appmpristed and included in the ordinaace priox to its advgticm. Committee intends to cflat#.tieta rev#.ww3.ag the ordinance and would like ta thanic th? Administrativa aad F3nance Director for their efforts and coogeration with the Comi.ttee. 4) Long Range Pla;uning Con"ttee met last night, discussed expanding upoa recreatioaal sites within the City with thes Rocreatioa Gommittee. Citq's rescreationat s#.te structuze is centralized with prisarp re€rsaticnsl sites bei.ng Bxadlesy Raad, Ak>rth t13:usted Park, Clague Park, aad the Rearest'icn Center. A n;vmbex of secondary recreatiau sites are primarily located adjacent to schools. Loag Raaage Planning Ccrne3.tte+e has encouraged the Recreation Committee to laak fnto expanding the recreatianal sitea to bring reereation a little closer to all resideutia2 areae. Mmy areas aren't located ccnvenisntlq to many of the primary recreatio W aitas. It ia hcped that the Recreaticm Committee and the Recreation Commissiaa W3,il Cake a closer lcrrk at improving aed expsnding upon recreational, sites and mat&e f.t mare convenier?t for children aud resi+c3ents to utilize. 5) Committee slso considered roqveatiag the Mayor to hire a re-4?. estata.stppraiser €or the purpase of detexmi.nlag the currerit fair: market va1ue of a parcel of land in the City for possible recreation si.te p3erposes. Intend to look an s Gity-wide baRis at many areas where there are eome recreaticmal sites wbieh could lae utilixed and nnn- recreational eites that cauld be uti3ized for recreaEion. Willlsve tc detarmi.ne wrwt expenses would be incurred tritia respect to the purchase of the praperty. Wi11 forward to the Adta#.nistratlon the ammt lo"tivn of the site, thereby givi.n$ thte nscessary 3.n- formation to hire and retain a re+al estate appraisEr for the purpose of ascertaining the current market value. 6) Committee also discuased, " reported by Mr. Petrs, a bike path p2sn which was orig- inally devesioped in 1975. Ccunittee reqvested that Mr. Petr¢ 3ook inta Che matter. Has a writt,en plaa, a map indf.cat3ug the ProPosed route, the type of bike paths, etc. , which will be forwarded to Mr. Fetre fcsr review• 7) Committee requested the 3ervice Dirtcior to prepare a list of the Service Dspartment's immediate needs with reepect to eqv,#:pm?mt and also a long raage propeTaal. 8ope that the Transsp4rtation Committee will allso revi.ew these needs concurxeatlq with the Long Range Plsming Coamnittee. People addressiag Council: Mrs. Gemma Saabo, 30837 Bradiey Road, addressed Council and discussed the school guard's minimum pay raiae up to $2.90. t1x. James ricCurdy, 5238 Rampton Drive, addreseed Council and discuased the tree planting prograrn. Also discuesed tht remcrval of snow after the recent stornt. ? Mrs. Madeline Brookahire, 5140 Hampton Drive, addressed Council and discussed the re- moval of snow on Hamptan Drive. LEG_ TSLATI,QN' Resolufiion No. 79-12 introduced by Mr. Bce1mer was given its third reading. A resolution authorizing the Director of Public Sernice to purchase six (6) graves in Lot No. 398 in Butteraut Ridge Cemetery ftcm Mre. W. V. Gage, which were previously Soia to Mrs. W. V. Gage. Mr. Boehmer moved for advption, eecQnaea bq rr$. Sharpe. Affirmative vate: Boehmer, Petrigac, Saringer, Sharpe, Wilamosky. Motion carried. ResoluCion No. 79-12 adcpted.