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Council Minutea (f 7/15/83 -2- 3) With resgect to the RTA/etnool bua asrvice, had a eotveraatian with T]MPTA attoraey. It?dica°3.on fro-m t"::is conveEreatian was that 13WTA rul4s mrtd rogulation.s were NEM naeant to restriet "tripper aervice" wb,ich Citq provides aqad the case cited by Mr. Raais hae no appliesbility to ihe North 01mted situation. Cincinnati received an opinion from iJMPTA ahi.ch will b+e fcrwsrded to North Oimsted and prre- sumably there is no ressoa whq City camot coatimm school bus "rvice exceFt for the reei.stance from RTA Witieh has aothing to do with the legality of the situstian. It juat has to do with ths detesse#uatign of peapls st RTA ta take the schoc+l bus service anci elimiaate it soleiy fc+r the puzpease of eliminatfng it. Law Director expects Congressmen aad everq ane to get involwed ia Chis in the aeat eouple of weeks. In respoase to Mr. Woerpel'e queeCian, L+sw Dtrector stated that Dan Ryan 1as been attendiug the hearing an the drug paraphetnalia case in Ciacinnati and it hars not been decided as yet. Safety Director Petre reported: i) Canstruction of traffic li$hts at Rint's and Recrestian fbmplax is sc : ed ta start tomormw now that telephoae pales have been reZocated and aew driveway #nstalled. 2) Admiaistratim ani PoUcs Depavtwmt Msnagemut are looking forward to neetis?g with Couacil toonprrow snd vmld appveciot+a ev+erqone's attendance. 3) West Shore Cable TV b" a"9,it1 for p"e agreeseIIts from the utfli,ty ccmpanies and are activelq invfllved with the ?roay opgimering. Temporary offic.e and ware- house has bsen located her* tn C3Cy; c;y still t?da tesporary lc?catioa for the "head-end"; atrand mappiug an?3 field surveg wcrlc was :tareed Julq 7th md will proceed at rate of 15 miles per week. 4) Wculd appreciate t'te twts aedia' a aaefstance ia notifying public that the b3.ke path has not been opened forr use and ta stay off the bike path uatil it ia nf fici,tllq opened. Additioaal fencf.ag and ather work ie still taking place. Only bicyclee and pedeatriam saq use the path; mageds and motorized btcyclee are not permitted and there will be sigtiage to this effect. 5) Citq Engiaeer attd Safetq Uirector mot with the Gtoat Northern Mull Maaagerrent to improve signalizatian and the signage aoesded to aaaist motarists with beet route to the Mall fram all directims of entry. 6) NORC ice rink area is ncw uader ccrostxuctian with the installation of new Tuflex floor tiles aad new office ia the aurax cctmession area is partially compIeted; both of these are Recreatiou Comissian projects for 1980. In reply to Mrs. Petrigac, Safety Director advised that the temporary office for West Shore Cable TV is the old Ralleen Ford AMC location at Forter and Lorain Roads. Mr. Logan asked if any caosidexation has besn given to the purchase of two wheol or three wheel vehicle for the Folice Despartvettt to patrol tle bike path or to resct to any groblema that might occur an tlte bilee path rigtrt-of-way. Mgyor advise8 thes bikewsy was Eederally fund+ed; there might bhe aaother aource of funding to purchase vehicle for patrolling so it wi7,1 not be nsceswtr to take anpthing out of the General Fund. This is being laoked into right nata. 14r. Wilamosky asked Safetq Diiectar if the ahapping center has aevezopea anything permaneat in the area of the in;rsss and egrosa at tte vest end. Temporary harricade has besn thEre since laat Hc?vember with na improvement. Wlsat is time gcledul,e €or IV a permanent inprovement Chore7 Mr. Petre adv^J.aed this topic waes diaeussed but he did not have a date. Their p1an is to araplace tha barrels snd woodian €r+wmes with coa- crete - makiug 8 little plsna aacea wi.th park banches, $raas, shrubs, md flower$. Mall has undertaken aew mansgesont en3 there is a tooporary clelay untf1 all pre- liminary studiss are made with regsrd Ra ?heiae projects for thie qear and next. Mr. Petre wi11 follcna up on thie end xepox^t back.