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e Council Minutes of 10/6/81 '2- Law Director Gareau reported: 1) Since the 1a3:: ::canril Meeting, the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio xefused to take in the RTA Case. Peinted out one interesting fact: to date, the Maple Heights Case ie still pendittg and-will probably he taken in. ',?ith the possibility of filing a separate action in Federal Court, an the bauaie af anti-trust, the Law Department has dcme 60 hours of research and Law Director feels City has a viable cause of actfon. Feels the threats made by Mr. Ron3.s during negotiations about running parallel and ccmpetiag lines and putting the City of North Olmsted out of business ccrostitute mee?nupalistic practises that are vrohibited by Federal ].aw. Law Directar feels.the case is complicated but can be handled "in house"; expects case will be filesd in Federal Caist witlzin the next twa days. 2) Another case that has been going bsek ar?d forth is the "°penay fall" caae. Lven though it is entitled "knigtsts of Calumbus versus the City of North Olmsted'", the 'Cnights of Columbus have been out of the case for a long time and it is the crwner of the penay fall machines who is cantinuing the agpeal. About three month8 ago, the Court dismissed the appeal because certain thinga weren't dor?e properly by the attorney purauing this. Tadsy, Law Directar receivecl notice that the case was again dismissed from the Court of Appesle on the basis that their attorney failed to file a brief. It is very unusual to heve a case reinstated after failure to file a brief so this slould be the end of this caae. 3) 3ad initially indicated a trial date of October 6th on the ja11 standards case. That date was chsnged; ncyw have a new briefing schedule because everqcne sgreed that instead of having a trial, mvtions for sumiat'y 3udgmnt would be fil.ed. Is presently preparing a motion for summary jiulgment with aunn aeccmpanying brief which ehould be submitted by October 30th. The other side is dMg the sase. Reply is due by us on November 15th. 4) Last week, submitted a motion for =untaz'q judgment in the Police Pensicm Fire Disability Case together with accompanyin8 brief. This has been set dowre €ar oral argument later this moath. Sarety Director Petre re;?orted: 1) The current residential code was publislied in early 194-I`s; is no longer in nrint; is obsolete. BZD Cammittee i+embers have re-- ceived material from Building Ccmmnissioaer for revieca. BuildinR Code of Appeals su:)norts and recommends the changes. 2; :iitli resT?ect to street lightingy 30 lis;hts Iiave been installed° others are still on order or have been delayed. CEI is in the process of loo?r-ing at the lighting needs in the playground area and around the Conaaunity Cabin and Senior Center and Taill 'ie developinry same recommendations. 3) Fire Chief. VanKuren and Ca-ptain Qsterhouse travelled to Almira, i3eca `_'ork, to inspect the new numper? found several minor corrections or c'.Aanges need to be r,iade, expect delivery in the near future. 4) Next ''ednesdav, Faill advertise for bids for the new nolice cruisers and fire vehicle, pZus radics for both departmeats. 5) Baseball diamond on City property at C'_iestnut School has heen completed. Diamond I?o. 1 at North nlmsted Park has a new arass infield, the first one in the City. 6) loard of Control ai=arded the Barton/nradley fence pro3ect to the Cyclone Fence Division of U. S. Steel in the amouat of $20,053.78 7) In 1930, hacl five game rooms o?erating at five locations iaith a total of 71 nac'iines. In 1^31, have nine loeations with 123 machines and total income generated for the 1980-81 period is 55,670. + 3efore moving into Committee Reports, President Limpert announced that Ordinance 'io. 81-117, with respect to the coatrol of all electrical capaeitors located in the City, has been added to tonight's agenda.