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~~ `Council Minutes of 7/3/84 -4- Mrs. Saringer asked that if any traffic surveys were going to be undertaken that Clague Road be included. With the opening of 1480 and 190, residents getting off the bus cannot safely cross Clague Road. The promised plans for reconstruction on Clague Road have not materialized although Mrs. Saringer has been working on this for about ten years. Mayor Swietyniowski replied that Dover Center Road had been worked on for seven years and was dust reaching fulfillment; Clague Road has been worked on for six years and will finally reach fulfillment too. Mr. Bierman stated that while a traffic survey would not solve the problem, the Administration should respond to the citizens' requests for the study. Mayor stated that a traffic survey would definitely be done; Council will be advised of the results by either the Mayor or the Safety Director. Mr. Alan Webber, representative for Cole National Corporation, parent company of The Eye Works, presented an artist's rendering to Council and asked for reconsideration of the negative vote cast by Council regarding The Eye Works' proposal. After much discussion, Council indicated that they would not reconsider their negative vote. Michael Gareau, Barton Road resident, addressed Council as a private citizen of the community and discussed the four charter amendments presented to Council in the past year. Two of the amendments are on the agenda this evening, trying to resolve the problem relative to people running from safe seats. One amendment would have the people running in 1985 for the office commencing January 1, 1986, run for a two year term rather than four years. There is nothing inherently wrong with staggered terms. It is a people problem, not a problem of structure of government. The one Mr. Gareau believes has merit is the ordinance that says that anybody who wants to run for another position, when they are running from a safe seat, once they file their declaration of candidacy, then they must resign their seat. Mr. Joseph Corrigan, 6369 Brighton Drive, stated that in his opinion the precipi- tating cause for the proposed charter amendments was that some members of council, who had a sworn oath of office to carry out their legislative functions, failed to do so by walking out and black-balling council meetings. Charter amendments are not needed; public officials who uphold their specific oath of office are needed. LEGISLATION: Ordinance No. 84-8 introduced by Mrs. Petrigac was given its third reading. An ordinance providing for the submission to the electors of the City of North Olmsted of a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of North Olmsted relating to the filling of a vacancy in Council, and declaring an emergency. Mrs. Petrigac moved for adoption, second by Mr. Bierman. Roll call on Ordinance No. 84-8: Affirmative vote: Bierman, Petrigac, Rademaker. Negative vote: O'Grady, Saringer, Tallon, iailamosky. 3 Aye - 4 Nay - Motion failed. Ordinance No. 84-8 defeated. Ordinance No. 84-52 introduced by Mr. O'Grady was given its second reading. An ordinance adopting a new Section 525.021 of the Codified Ordinances entitled "Mis- identification" of Chapter 525 entitled "Law Enforcement and Public Office". Ordinance No. 84-54 introduced by Mr. Wilamosky was given its second reading. An ordinance amending the Traffic Control Map and File of the City of North Olmsted to establish no stopping or parking zones on both sides of Christman Drive between Sutton Drive and T480 right-of-way. Ordinance No. 84-56 introduced by Mrs. Saringer was given its first reading. An ordinance establishing the method by which fees for the use of the facilities of the Recreation Department are to be fixed, and repealing Ordinance No. 82-95, and declaring an emergency.