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Council Minutes of 11/18/80 _2_ Finaace Director Brockmaa reportad: 1) Final real estate tax collqction figeires are avail8bie; General F'und wt.ll realise almoet $2,168,000, which is a'].ittle over $16,000 lesa than'est3mated. Personal property tax cclineticyn,figuses indicate thst the General Fund wili receive about $8,000 more thaa Nas forecast so this leaves oaly approximately $8,000 short of ttYe estfuate. All the real estate tpx collection money hae been received other thaa thst Ofticb i,s rsc:sived from the State' for the lOX rall- back, the 2-1/2X credit and Che Homestsad txsaptiaa credit, which #rvunts to apprQxi- mately $235,000 we have not 3ret rsceived. Um boen e].artod by tho Countq Budget Comeeission that the State Auditcr' a otfica hsir indicated these fmos will be delayed due to caeh-flow prvblaws in the 3tate Treasurq. Should be not3fifd withta a week or so aa to haw lang this 8elaq d.ght be and +iill keep t)ovncil infas'sed. 2) Preliminarq figurea for the fcurtk? qvartsr sewer chaurge cQ1lection should amount to approximately 5309,408, whtch is sbout $30,000 more than the ccmparable Qusrter of l.ast qear, and ahaulcl allow w to mat ail c,opvt;tt?ts fres that fwsd aith a sffiall balance to take care of tte January 2nd payroll. Law Director Garesu raported: i) Mayrer 8urietyniowsk3, Asalmtsnt Laew Diractar and Law Director net wiCh rsprssesttatives gram tho Uepartmnt ef Utban I+asa Trmsport$- tion Admd.nistrgtfon in Washiagton, D.C. Noted Cha;t Con,gressam Wttl rrars very helpful in sstting these mreet:lno up. EIss prapared a complaint agafmt Che Greater Cleveland Regianal Traa8lt Auttority iadieattng tltat thsir intamderd activity of cutting off of funds and s'^unning parallel and cooecin; linas ss of February ist violates the tIlTA Act. Ccos"usatly, is atttaptittg tar hsve ths FeeLeral fumdfng to RTA cut off, which wauld sisw that tbe funtittg vf scms $60,000,000 would be eliainated if, in €act, they do rua parsi,lel ,tnd competing 1lues. bt the seea time, a natice af appsal wss #flt+d ]:"t wook ml wl.11 be pursued. Im turn, iAtand to fila amotion to cansolidate the oppea], that CttX has t&Mn together wtth the appesZ froen the City of Maple Reighta; that watY can have cansolidated briefs and move foswsrd on a coemon ground. 2) Is in the proceas of preparing and €iiiug an, add3ticnal br.ief with tbe arhitrator who haudled a case With the Cl:ty's labor mion; a gztc tmce deaiing tith tha City hiring swemer help and not call#:ng back certaia people who were lafd aff becauae of the contract garbage. Safetq Director Petre reported: 1) Mut pcmr has been schedu]ed and xill be avail- able to assiat with expectacfi traffic prob2am lertwsen Canterbury and Spariry Lane durf.ng the Qiristmas rnsh; schedulmmd to start the Fzid,ty sftar Thankeg3,visg. 2) Bids far five neW pvliae cruisers ail]: be opened on Deceober 2nd. 3) First functioning Cable TV set in North Olrtad is situated ia the concesaioa area at the Recreation Complex; feel free to stop bq and enjoy it. Mrs. Sariager, Chairman of Str•ets and Drainsge Comittee and Inter-GovernwaCa1 Relatians and Legialation Comittee reporCed: 1) CrnmaiCtee Meeting wes held November 10th. Comitt,se di,sceueed Ordinanee No. 80-131, bicycle registradbu and licensing. Committee amended the ordinance to delete "for a three year period" in Sectiom 373.05 (b). 2) Ceaoittee also discuseed Ordigance Koa. 80-136 and 80-137 Which desigaate the Unitarian Universal Church and the Congr+tgational Church ss hiatorical landmarka. Committee has no objection. Mrs. Fetrigac, Chairman Ieviramsesetal Control Committee reperted: 1) Comittee met ? Noveaber lOth with all members prestRnt as well aae Service and Finance Directors. Spent biggest part of meeting di:cusstng tha letter Mre. Petrigac wrate to the Mayor and his repiy. Over all, the meting vas not verq benefieinl. 2) In regard ta Mr. Wilamosky'e request farr letteze and inf4rmation with reepect to Landma.rks, data has been givsn to him.