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Council Minutes of 6/19/84 _6_ Under Old Business: Mrs. Petrigac asked President Boehmer to appoint two members to the ad hoc committee regarding long range plans for the City of North Olmsted and the hiring of a City Planner. President Boehmer promised to do so before the next Council Meeting. Mrs. Petrigac stated that she visited the new City Ha11 Complex on Thursday, after the rainstorm on Wednesday, and noted many ceiling tiles down all through the second floor; garbage cans were being used in the new council chambers to catch the dripping rain water coming through. What was the cause of all the water damage? Has it been rectified? Service Director replied that there are two levels of concern. One, is it a leaky roof? The answer is "no". Are there leaks throughout the entire complex due to fabrications that went through the roof? The. answer is "yes, in some instances" since any fabrication through the roof has, in a sense, violated the integrity of the roof. Since last Fall, there have been a series of leaks of this nature; that is the norm for a new building; recaulking has been done and there is no real problem with this now. The second concern was the flooding on the east side of the huilding where there are six inch internal downspouts built into the Complex through a trough drain. The first flooding of the council chamber was due to a two by four having been stuffed in the downspout in that area. There was blockage; the two by four was removed and they reworked and redrywalled. In the last storm, there was general leakage the whole length of the east side of the building due to a buildup of leaves from the two oak trees on the south end of the building. The leaves had built up over the Winter, blocked the downspouts and caused the flooding. The gutters have been cleaned. Service Director was a little skeptical about this being the pur- ported cause - simply backed up aak leaves. There was a real deluge last night however and there was no flooding or water intrusion into the building. This does give some credence to the theory of leaf clogging being the problem. Normal, preventive maintenance will be scheduled with the Foreman of the Building Mainten- ance Department. Mr. Corrigan thinks there is a responsibility on the contractor yet. The City has not totally accepted the building; has not been totally briefed on some of the maintenance requirements of the building. Mr. Corrigan is confident that it is a good building; it has an excellent roof structure; it is good design and good fabrication. Mrs. Petrigac asked if there was wire coverings on the gutters; also, is the roof flat. Mr. Corrigan replied there were wire coverings; the roof is not flat - it is a pitched roof to the gutter; there are no flat areas in the roof. Mr. Wilamosky asked about the current status of City Line Subdivision - when can Council expect dedication. Also, what action, if any, has been taken with respect to the improvements in the Timbertrail Subdivision. Service Director Corrigan replied that Law Director Gareau has worked out a settlement with the insurance carrier of the bonding company with respect to City Line Subdivision. City has a submission from a contractor to take care of the uncompleted punch list items. City will have repairs made and the cost will be paid by the bonding company. Law Director Gareau reported that in looking over the entire file on the Timbertrails Subdivision, he was surprised to find that most of the problems there have been resolved. Some of the punch List items, to be completed before dedication, are absolutely minor problems. Feels the City can get together with the prime contractor right now and go in and dedicate the subdivision. Mr. Tailamosky asked for a current report from Engineering with respect to Timbertrails. Mr. Corrigan will forward latest information on Timbertrails as well as the completion date on City Line.