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Council Minutes of 4/5/$3 -Z- Finance Directar Boyle reported: 1) Examiners from the Auditor of State's office are conducting their audit of North OZTasted; pre-audit conference is scheduled for tomorraw. Audit wf11 cover approximately from the end of 1980 through the end of the first quarter of 1982. At pre-audit conference, will discuss a number of items, including approximate cost; will report this to Finance Committee at its next meeting. 2) Is trying to schedule a meeting the Cleveland Utilities Dtpartment and its attorney, Mr. Rick Horvath, concerning semer billing and meter readings. Tiie meeting is tentatively scheduled for Apri1 llth. They were ready to sue North Olmsted a couple of weeks ago until Mr. BoyZe advised that the City of Cleveland had been reading the meters; North Olmsted had not. Cleveland may still do the May readings; will report to Council after the April 11th meeting. 3) The State Report for 1982 was filed prior to March 31st and of course was all in balance; this will be part of the audit. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) Has reviewed a letter from the City of Cleveland regarding the reading of ineters and frankly does not agree with their Law Degart- ment's statement that they have exclustve property right in the face of those meters. When the water flows through North Olmsted's sewer system and the resi- dents have the meters in their homes, he does not see how they have some sort of a patent right or common law right in regard to those meters. Does not care whether they file their law suits. Does not think that they are entitled to prohibit us from reading to determine what, if any, amounts of sewage are consumed. 2) Is in receipt of another uotion filed in the Viccarroni Case. Mr. Viccarroni does not seem to understand that he lost the case about fihree months ago and he keeps filing motions. Rather than continue ignoring them, Law Director will write a letter to the Judge and a letter to Mr. Viccarroni, informing him that the case is over. 3) The Law Department argued the RTA Case in Cincinnati last Tuesday before a three judge panel; one from Detroit, one from Memphis, Tennessee and a circuit judge - none from Cuyahoga County. Were allowed to argue for one whole hour re- garding the various aspects of anti-trust in this area. Since none of the judges are from the State of Ohio, feels we will be looking at pure legal theory. The panel of judges can take as much time as they need before making a ruliag. Mr. Bierman, Chairman Recreatio4, Public Parks and Buildings Conmaittee reported: 1) Committee met March 28th with Members Saringer and Bierman present as well as the Mayor, President Boehmer, Safety Director, Councilmen MeKay and Wilamosky, and Mr. Sezonov from Dover Center Road. Committee discussed Ordinance No. 83-26 and recommencb approval with the further recommendation that the Administration have a public auction for the homes on Dover Road, with a minimum bid of $4,000. Mrs. Petrigac, Chairman Long Range Planning Committee reported: 1) The Interim Council Chamber Committee met Ma.rch 17th with the Mayor and Architect. Committee finalized the wiring plan; decided an ceiling and side lighting on the columns on the walls; finalized the floor wiring. Next decisions are the kind of light fixtures; kind of wood molding around the ceiling beams and the type of effect on the walls behind the couneil seating. The Ma.yor, the Architect and the Building CoAmni.ssioner have assured the Committee that the building is movf:ng along very rapidly and is a soundly constructed building for the money that has been spent. A model of the new Counci2 Chambers is in the President's office if anyone would like to inspect it.