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Council Minutes of 6/7/83 _2- 4) The City has received approval from the Ohio Department of Traasportation for another Comffiunity Uevelapment B1ock Grant Project, the 1480 tree planting at Grace Road. It is anticipated that appraximately 80, four foot hig,h Austrian pines will be planted.by the Department of Recreation for which they will be reimbursed. 5) Dalton, Dalton, Newport contract to prepare plans and specifications for sewer iuaprovementa was executed and a notice to proceed issued. 6) A review meeting with ODOT, on the relocated S.R. 252 Project, was attended by City Engineer and Lt. Gerry Krynak, who 3B in charge of traffic control maintenance. Comnents were preaented and noted by ODOT. ODOT, in turn, requested a revision of the prints to show the location of future sidewalks, if any ever were poured, at the intersection of Butternut Ridge Road and relocated S.R. 252. Mr. Woerpel asked if the City Engineer was still sticking to his decision to delay tree planting along 1480 until Fall. Mr. Zurawski replied that on the contrary it is the intent to proceed with tree planting as quickly as possible, specifying balled trees, since the weather conditions are sti11 favorable. Mr. McKay reported that he had received the Facility Plan packet of documents sub- mitted to the Ohio EPA in order to meet the requirements for the Step 3 Grants and the volume of water used by Fairview Park will be measured by water-meter readings so this answers Mr. Wilamoaky's concerns as stated at the last Council Meeting. Mr. Zurawski stated that the existing master meter, covering 80% of Fairview Park users, would be semoved. A new master/monitor meter would be installed in the new relief/interceptor sewer which would carry all the Fairview Park sanitary sewage direetly to North Olmsted's Wastewater Treatment Plant. Finance Director Boyle reported: 1) City received $366,140.04, from the City of Cleveland, covering the last quarter of sewer billing. Billing was $400,666.79; City of Cleveland charged $22,500 for billing and retained $12,020. They are holding $35,659.84 for delinquent sewer billing. This is interesting because the write-off over the past couple of years has averaged about $400. 2) The County Auditor has reconciled the first half of 1983 real estate taxes and City received a check on May 31st in the amount of $1,178,961. City still has $143,619 to collect from the State of Ohio, whieh usually comes in at the end of June. 3) June lst is semi-annual bond and coupon payment. June lst is all interegt; December lst is interest and principle. Paid out $368,000 on interest of long term obligation, using $30,000 of interest earned in the first six months and reduced it to $338,000. Had about a million dollars on hand and purchased a treasury note at 9.204% for the period ending December lst. This will bring in another $30,000, plus other investments, which should off-set about $60,000 of a million dollar bill. 4) Also received the first six months of special assess.ments in the asount of $120,600; $380 of which were delinquencies. 5) If Council approves Ordinance No. 83-69, the eserow agreement, it will be at National City Bank and the money will be invested in a federated, short term fund, producing approxima.tely 8.1% to 8.2% interest. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) Last week filed with the Eighth Appellate District Court the brief in opposition to the appeal brought by members of the Fire Department who filed on the pension case. 2) With respect to the William Patrick Viccarroni case, where the City was sued be- cause his arrest record was not expunged, the City has prevailed in this case. Mr. Viccarroni keeps writing, submitting briefs and motions, etc. Law Director has ? written Judge Ann Aldridge, indicating the City is going to ignore him because it has already won the case and coincidentally dropped him a note telling him that the case was over last December. Mr. Viccarroni responded by filing a notice of appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati; will file amotion to dismiss the appeal because it is not timely.