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Council t°iinutes df 12/1/81 -4- LEGISLATIOiy (cont°d)t Resolutian iJo. 81-I37 introduced by ?ir. 7oerpel in behalf af "Irs. Sarinaer wae given its firet reading. A resolution urging; the ConSress of the Unitet2 3tates to retain tax exempt industrial revenue bandts as a method of financing industrial grawth in municipal corpora-faas, caunt?es, and states throu?out the United Ststes. Referred to Finsace Coj!rnittee. Resolution Sdo. 81-138 introducad b,y Mayor Swietyniawski was !;iven its first readinQ. A resclu'tion urging the Ohio (:eneral Assembl,y to anpport Senate Joint pesolutfi.on 33, callin4 for a halt to the nuclear arms race. Iteferred to Legis- lation Comnittee. Ordinaace ?do. 81-139 introduced bv Mr. 7lilamasky was given its first reading. An ordinance to -ake apprapriations ancl to txansfer appronriations fcr current ex- penses and 424Lx expenditures far the City of Worth Olamted, Ohio, for the year ending Decernb,,-.: 31, 1981. Referred to FinanCe Comnf.ttee. Resolution N0. 81-140 introducecl by Mavor STaietyniow8ki was g3ven its first reading. A reaolution oppoeittg Zhe incre&ses in rates for Ohio ?iell Telephone Corapany now nendlng before the dhio Public Utilities Colmnission. Referred to Legislation Co?mnittee. Under Old Ruaineas, "Jith xespect to a question from ts. T-'oerpel to r4syor Swietyniowski as to when the money was made available to increase tha Asaistant Director's aalarq, Department of Human Resources, Mrs. Petrigac stated that Ordinance "Io. 81-60, passa3 May 19, 1981, transferxed $1,n00 frora the General Fund, 1•4iscellaneous to Gexseral Fund, ?iuman Resources Dep artrnent Asaistsat Director. Mr. Wilamosky discussed the drainage problems 3n the City, specifically the Fawn, Chase, Aoe, Antler, Deerfield axea. Engineering Department made a preeentatian to Streets and Drainage Connittee with respect to developfng an eagineering study to install Hydzo-bratve, xahich would reduce the anount of flana goin!; into storm sei,yers9 thereby reducing the presaure in the storm sewer and hopefully alleviating floodinQ. Feels this taould be a good, worthwhile project to substitute for the street lighting program under Communitv nevelopment B2ock Grant Funds. ARr. ?)oerpel stated that xahile this may be the right answer for this particular area, how does this fit into the Severe System Fvaluation Snrveq and the long range plan for the ot:her areas in the City where we have si*nilar nroble?ns. TRhat is the fessibility of having thpse other areas quslify for 131ock Grant Funds or are there some areas the City would have to do it? Mayor Swietyniouaski replied that there are definitelq areas where the Citq will have to do it because not all areas w-et the critvria to qualifq under the ?31ock Grant Funding process. This particular program, Hydro-brake, would enhance the on-going; program the City is cornmitted to. Diseussion continued. Mr. °icKay painted out Chat one of the areas that could be considered in the future is the Plumayood area which is eligible for Block Grant *noney. Ntr. T•Tilamoaky moved that Gouncil support and authorize the "'[ayor to subr.iit to the Countv, a change of priority, from street Iighting to an engineering analysis in the area of Deerfield to help alleviate flooding, seconded by *trs. Petrigac, unanimously approved.