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Council 11nutes of 9/1/$1 ? City ;n;ineer Zurawski regorted: 1) Bid opening for the Barton/Br}dley Recreation Field fence nroject iaill be at noon on Thursday. ' 2) I.f legislation is nassed tanight, construction of the 5tearns Road pedestrian bridge will probably start in the next three weeka. 3) Thanked State Representative Golanaa for his aid in getting the coaperation of the Ohio Department of Tranagortation; '"isyor 9wi.etyni.aaski for his effor-ts with NOAGA° in seeuring funding foz the temporaty repair to the Cclumbia Road culvert. The permanent replacement for the culvert is nroteeding with a number of steos and apProvals for this partfcular aroject to be grae?ted bq the Federal Highway Admini.stra- tion. Proper procedures for right-of-voy acguisition metst also take piace. Had a meeting today with officia2s ftcun the Canuttq regarding the use of same Connnunity Development Block Grant funds to gay a portion of the materf.al cost. 4) Regarding the Clague Road recoRatsucticn, ie preparing another submissian of the plans to the County this week. Projected date for thiB particular project is Octaber of 1982. 5) ?rofiling of the Daventent for the reconstruction of Dover Ceater Road has been essentially completed by C1evelsnd Trinidad. PaCeh work will be done tomorrow, prior to the application of the slurry seal by Ajas. Final submission for F and IC revie-w I will be sometime in September. 5) Several meeti.ngs and conferencea have been held with officials from the ClPVeland Electric Illwninatir?g Campanq regarding the street illuminat3on projects pro?osed to be completed with Community Development Block Grant funds. 7) Engineering De:)artment dra€tsam, Seen Bpiand, has resigned after three 37ears of service; are currently conducting intervime for a replacement. 8) Harold L. rlichaels, head of @ts School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University, will be in Clevelaad on October $th to reeeive an award preseated by the American Society of Civil Enoineers. He will be speaking vn the topic of public works facilities and the need for emp}xasis by the civil engineer on maintenance re- habilitation and continued investment ia auch facilfties. Tickets are availeble from rir. Zurawski. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) Is presently workfng on a brief to be submitted to Federal Court regarding the drug paraphernelia case. City of iiorth Olmsted had filed an action in Comman Ploas Cctiurt to enforee the ordinsnceY the people from The Right Place filed an actian the same day in Federal Court, a8king the Court declare it unconstitutional. It is Mr. Gareau's vpinion that the Federal Court shoa.l.d abstain from jurisdiction, dismiss the ce,se, and have 1t tried in the State Court system. 2) Had submitted a brief to the Supreme Court on the RTA Case; received a brief from the Regional Transit Authoxity two days ago and is preparing a reply to it. 3) Had renorted previously Chat the itush Case had been certified to the Supreme Court because there was a coa€Zfct with aqaother Aggellate Court re,arding nrocedural problems encountered in the case. Supreme Court ruled in favor of our Appellate Court Diatrict; ecrosequently, Law Director contacted the Rush attorney and asked that theq voluntarilq df.ssiss t'heir apgeal. [ahen they refused to do so, rir. Gareau filed a imotion ta aismi.ss. 4) Regarding the Rnights of Columbus Case, City had grevailed in the laaer court. They appealed this to the Caurt of Apgesls; failed to file a praecipe9 the Court of Appeals dismissed the case. They then filed a motion to reinstate the case9 Court p;ranted the motion; Law Directar will now have to write a brief in this case. 5) During August, filed six Bui3.d#.ng Diepartment complaints where prosecutions were sought. One of these was Len Derin Dodge who no longer have cars parked in the front set back area.