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Council Minutes of 10/2/84 -2- Finance Director Boyle reported: 1) $5,315,000 notes were sold in May, 1984, in anticipation of funds for the Step III Program. Notes will be coming due on November 1st and at the next regularly scheduled meeting of Council on October 16th the ordinance will be presented to Council. Has been meeting with McDonald and Company on whether to go one year, one month or one week, as has been discussed with Council. Right now a six month term appears to be best; will be going with the same principle amount, $5,315,000, which will be sold on November 1st and expire on May 1st, 1985. Mr. Bierman, Chairman Long Range Planning Committee reported: 1) Committee met on September 13th anal discussed the interstructure of the transportation system. Many opinions developed and will be continued at the next meeting. Mr. O'Grady, Chairman Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee reported: 1) Committee met September 27th, with Law Director, Safety Director, Police Chief Taylor, and Director Logan also in attendance. Committee reviewed the current game room ordinance which prohibits the use of pin ball machines in the City. Messrs. William and Edward Levine, officers of the Atlas Vending Company, and operators of the Great Northern Mall game room spoke in favor of allowing pin ball machines. Chief Taylor stated the 1957 ordinance was instituted because of drug related problems with pin ball machines. Certain numbers on machines had designated winning numbers, known only to the merchants and the players, making it impossible for the Police Department to monitor gambling. A pin ball machine in a local dime store had drawn juveniles and was causing drug related problems and harrassment of citizens. Chief Taylor stated he did not have the manpower necessary to monitor the pin ball machines and the undesirable element they would attract. Cities allowing pin ball mahcines usually have many problems and complaints from citizens because of the activities of teenagers who congregate around them. Mr. Hiltz, owner of Lunar Landing Game Room on Dover Center F.oad, stated that the city should concentrate on prohibiting gambling and not on pin balling. If pin ball machines were legalized in North Olmsted, every store and tavern could legally have them as long as the machine count was under three. Mrs. Petrigac moved to amend the ordinance to allow pin ball machines; there was no second but Director Petre asked for a vote on the motion: Petrigac - for; idilamosky and O'Grady - against. 2) Committee discussed the reduction of speed on Porter Road from 35 MPH to 25 MPH, Ordinance No. 84-90. To legally reduce the speed, by State Law, a stop sign would have to be erected because of the length of the road. To qualify for a stop sign, an average of 500 vehicles per hour must use the intersection, with 200 vehicles coming from the minor street. A stop sign is not allowed to be used to control speed. Entire committee feels that a stop sign at Porter Road would cause more problems than presently occur. Safety Director is to contact the State of Ohio to see if there is any way to reduce the speed without installing a stop sign. 3) The Dogwood/Linwood Circle request was referred to Transportation Committee. Mrs. Petrigac, Chairman Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings, as well as Transportation Committee reported: 1) Recreation Committee met to discuss the proposed memorial for North Olmsted Park. Committee is planning a dedication on Veterans' Day, Sunday, November 11th; will invite families of the men who died in the Korean or Vietnam Wars to attend. Will be meeting again on October 10th. 2) City has received notification that it will receive a certified local government grant far 1984/85 in the amount of $3,300. The technical grant name is The North Olmsted Comprehensive Community Inventory of Historic Research Survey of Pre 1920 Buildings. Credit for receiving this grant should go to Julia Brown and Marlene Orzechowski who did all the work necessary to apply for this grant.