02/06/1979 Meeting Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Council ?-linutes of 2/6/79 -2- for two other art,itration cases - choosing an arbitrator. 4) the 114yor, Service Director and Law Director met with Regioaal 2ransit AuChority this past week in an attempt to find some basis for negotiating a settieamt with respect to the takeover. taere not able to reach any agreemeat. Consequentlq, is in the Process of preparing lftipystion. Eapect to file two Zaw suits in this c"e. tMe will be in Federal Court dn the b"is of aa anCi-trust actioa. The seccmd will be in Common Pleas Court ag it relates ttt the ststute itsel£ deeling wi.th the creation of the Regional Transit Author3ty and hcrw that should be interpreted. Safety Dixector Petre reported: 1) at 3anuary 16th Council Meseting, Pir. tiackin addressed Council regarding a camper and trucks being parked by one af his nei$hbors on a vacant 1ot acroas froa his roeidance. $ui].ding Commissiter haas invesxigats+d this complaint and has advised the party in Questioa. Situation has now been corrected.. Mrs. Saringer, Chainman of Streets and Drainag;e Committee repvrted: 1) cowmtttee met February 5th with President o€ Cactttcil LisperE, Service Directar Corrioan, snd Cc>uncil- man Wilamosky a].so in attendanee. Reviewed the street resurfacimg prargr$m during the past couple of years. Agproxi.mateiy tareliaae streets ivere resurfaaeed lattt yeAr. Will be workiag with the Service Director in the aeat aouple of mmks to prioritfze streets for this pear to be included in the a.pproprlaCian axdinanee. Aaticipate the concrete repair wiZ1 get under way this summer, goittg witla the pzeseut cnaatra+et. Cost of crack filler used on cvncrete streets lost year w" $1,495. Also discusmed trqing to resume a program of berm and ditch repair. Twca y'aau: aga an att+empt was made to start such a program in conjunetion with the street xmsuxfacin$. It was not too successful. Understands the City Engineer is work.i,ag along the same line, however, it has not been brought before committee as pet. 2) also discussed the neceesity of havim$ a program to modify catch basins to pre- vent poesible injuries to bike ridere. 3) scheduled a meeting of the Streets and Drainage Committee for Febxuary 13th at 8:30. Mrs. Petrigac, Chairman of Envix4nmeatel Cantral Committee reported: 1) cammittee met January 31st with all nembers pxeseut. Presid+snt of Council Linpert, Service Directar Corrigan, Councilman Logan, and Superintsndent Crider were also in attendsnce. Committee discussed a request by the Board of Couxtitp Comn?iseioners in regard to municipal solid waste disposal. Approximately 200 tons a day is talcen to the Iandfill area in (?berlin at an approximate cost of $40,000 a year. Land fill is beeoming a problsm amd in some areas may be very difficult to find in Che uexC thre+e to five years. The Board of County Comm3.ssioners intends to require certain praperties and c+r,ntracts wf.th a pxivate operator for the construction and long term operation of a refuse @ispcasal. Before they can go ahead with this proposal, they must know how manq municipalities would be intereeted. They are asking far a leCter of intent. This would in no wsy bind us. If, after good faith negoCiations, we fail Co agzee upoa a contract, there iai.ll be no further obligation on either part. Committee maves that a letter of inteat be sent to the Busrd of County Comissionere af CuqahQga County for garbage and refuse dis- posal to demanstrate the m.ttual deffiire of the Citq and the Baard that a facilf:tp be developed for the disposal of Norttt 02msted's solid waste. Motioa eecanded bq Mr. Boehmer. Affirmative vcrte: Beaty, goehoAer, Logam, Petrigac, Saringer, Wilamersky. Motion carried. 2) Committee agaia discussed newspager coilectian. A,e has been mentioned in the past, the receptacle must be at a locatton ttot can be monitored ao aa not to be vaindalizad. Suggestioa was made that perhapa sope o# th+e organiaations in tawn such as the Hoy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Riwanis, Ratary, Exctuuge, etc. could take turas monituring this receptacle on a Saturday or Sumday. Comittee also diseusaed the location. It was suggested that the receptacle could be p:Laced in thc area of the City Ha.1.1 Complex - perhaps i.n the back section of the Bus Gazage. Mx'a. Petrigac moved that a xecepkacle for collecting newspapers be placed in the area af the City Hall Comp1ex of buildings with the profits from the sale of such gapsrs $oing into the Recreation Furtd• Motion seconded by Mz^. Logan. Roll call cm motiont A#firaative vate: Beaty, Logan, Petrigac, Saringer, Wilamoaky. Negati.ve vote: So#lmer. 5 Ayes - 1 Nay - Motion carried.