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Council Miautes of 2/5J80 _7_ <br />Mr. WilsAOSkq diseuaeed the statua of the reatraons at Bsrtoa and sraaey Rcads. <br />UnderstsxAs advertiaing for bids ai.il tske place withiaa the nsxt weeks aith bid <br />openitt$ latar this mouth. Also vmkrstauds that cmsidersCim w" $*ing to be <br />givea to chaug,iag the vrigintl specificatims. AaW the AdedmIstarattow to give a <br />brief 4escriptioss of Chese ehoages. City loo;lamr atatect he has a2lowed sewrral <br />options. Haei an estfnate af $6,000 ?or vandaI-realetant fixtura?s and aro a+r going <br />to sllcw r+rgailar fixtur" ibith sbmld oduc* the coat. Anotbor dpt#:m is the <br />pose3b1e aiftbotian of the secur?ty suwtSllawo "stam. Ara also eurtvatly ia- <br />vestiSatisi8 lossibilities of • ptar-fab st?twe an1 the ezterior would be wood <br />rather tfian brick as raquatted by the Iscrea#on C,awmt3ssian. M't. V130mo4y istated <br />thst he is cancerned becm" it Ss bia widersteai#a* that if the aMW it nat <br />utfliaad by the eul of Plsy of this yoar, tt wi11 bs wltbdrmn. Would encourage <br />the Administratfdu to contimn to pn3rcom ft. Msyar end Gity ftg#.mwr atate8 that <br />grotimd vouZd be brokan bafors VAy 31ot. <br />Mr. Logaa asked the Admiaist=atioa tt> camrat cn any progrress wi.ch r+eapsct to <br />Ordiname No. 79-6, requ#rimS wwnn fit?^e peraontrel ta bscvm paramedics ritbtin <br />36 maths of tteir hirieg, ?ch he tsttroduead a littla crweer ayoor tp. Msyar <br />repliad not ach has bes? dooe on this and sow dvring negotiatims, Mcwld lite to <br />leave it at this point. <br />Under Mm Business: <br />Mra. Fatrlgac seported seaesal plume calls c+amplaiuUg sbout the lcmg lims :t the <br />licenae glate bursau. In convrervratiQns vi.th the po"Le ia chuttp of the North Aiawtted <br />branch, [hay sunssted t1&C the Adrftf,etration raquest additi+tnal teraimtda t:s ex- <br />pedite serviae. Metyor stated t'hat mmy padple havs alao ccmplained to City Rsll <br />about thia situstiosi and oa bahal# vf tmmi3 and the Admin3.strstiaa, ha will write <br />the main office requestiag thair haip to a1leviate the problcm. <br />Mra. Petrigac discussed the traffic lilbt at Lorain Road and Great Narthera &ou1e- <br />vard with City Eiginaer. Wton trwweUing Maat on Larsia Rc+ael and makiog aleft tura <br />onto Great Nortbern Boulasrard, the l+aft-tttrn arrosr shawe grrean while the main <br />signalisatian remains red, Mrs. -fttrilac fesls th*ru is no r+aal raasm for bZlding <br />traffic back an Lorain Raad and asked if the maia s#:gtatisation could also show <br />green aad thue help tceep trsfftc aovlng, Mr. Zuratwski replied that this is a <br />posaibllitp which cacutat b+t Iwplawanted risht nor b+ecawe pedestrian 1#.gbte have <br />to be iuatalled to avoid cenfusim; pedestrtarna mtght be croseing whilo the wast- <br />bound traffic had the green. This ia in the wark grogram aad the budget €or traffic <br />sigAal maintenanee and improvemnt. <br />M=e. Petrfgac asked if there wds momay i.n the budget to hize a profossianal trsffic <br />enginear to do a traffic sus*vsp af Lt?raia Raad. If so, suggested Mr. Jackow. <br />Maqor repIied he had not satieipat+ed hir3:ag ar utiltsing an ouEtstdea ?iomr or <br />consultant. *4r. Zurawski e4tated Cbeae sre acw psoblsr with the basic equigment <br />and hardirare. Need to apend rionay for sqtul.pmat befarre p4etting inta arure s4prhitticated <br />tqpee of cautrol. Lt. Rryeak snd C1ty Noolta"n cavs beaa lcoking at a mara f2exibls <br />or traf f ic-responsive systeqe -the ttad+rt tow wod is "2R11C". If it ia docidIed tbat <br />it would be cost ef€ective end rmu1t ia bansfits to the City, theti the Adaintatrstion <br />wauld n,ned to hire a conault"g tToEfic ongiueer to prepare plans, Meciffcati+ana <br />aad eatiutes of cost. Ia loaoting into the possibiltty that such ?p"jt+ct cQU].d be <br />fcmded 100X with Federal fun$s, hme"r, the City wmld harre to pa' 1002 Qf the cost <br />of engineering. Right naw, doeA aot !ee1 tttat the City nes+da tn got inta ang traffic <br />engineering studies. Discussicm; cmtinued.