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Council Minutes of 12/2/86 _2_ Mayor Petrigac reported: 1) Is allowing Ordinance No. 86-109 and 86-1I2 to become effective without her signature; these ordinances deal with establish- ing and funding a position of part time City Planner. Although pleased with council's recognition of the need for a comprehensive review and updating of the Zoning Ordinances, she has serious reservations about the way the legis- lation was rushed through at a special meeting, without adequate consideration by council committee; has many unanswered questions regarding this position. that are not covered in the legislation. 2) Has vetoed Ordinance No. 86-118, which transfers $2,420 out of the Senior Center Clerk's Fund into the City Insurance Fund,. thereby reducing the salary of the Secretary/Clerk at the Senior Center. The clerk's salary falls in the bottom third of the clerks' range of $9,500 to $15,208; she is performing duties more as a secretary than as a clerk. Part E, Section 4, of Ordinance No. 86-36 reads: "Salaries specified in this section shall be determined by the Mayor, the Director and/or Department Head when the secretary or clerk is employed". Money had already been appropriated for this position; Mayor has worked within all the guidelines of ordinances and the charter. Mayor Petrigac finds it inexcusable that council would reduce the salary of an employee who is per- forming well and has met all the guidelines, without consulting the affected administrator, and by passage under suspension of rule requiring three readings. 3) Transportation Team has finalized plans for the city's transportation future. The twelve projects endorsed included: city-wide traffic signalization at a cost of $528,000; grade separation of Brookpark Road by moving traffic on a bridge over Great Northern Boulevard; upgrading Great Northern Boulevard; extending and upgrading Country Club Boulevard; providing access to 1480 from the Great Northern Complex; extending Stearns Road north to meet Crocker Road in Westlake; extending Great Northern Boulevard at State Route 252, north from Lorain Road to meet Columbia Road south of Rose and Fawn Roads; providing a westbound entrance ramp from Clague Road to I48O and an eastbound I4O exit ramp to eastbound Brookpark Road; widening and reconstructing Clague Road from I48O to the north corporation line; reconstructing Country Club Boulevard; improving the intersection of Lorain and Brookpark Roads; widening and reconstructing Stearns Road from 1480 to Lorain Road. City will have to raise about $500,000 every year for fifteen years or more to fund these projects. This plan will enable the city to contend with existing transportation problems, anticipate future traffic conditions and meet both mid and long term needs. 4) Bus Line Manager, Assistant Manager, Law Director and Mayor attended a privatization public transportation symposium sponsored by the Urban Mass Trans- portation Administration. American major cities are suffering a mobility crisis because the development of mass transportation has not kept up with the pattern of population growth. Urban villages have been created alI across the United States - self-contained cities much like North Olmsted. If public transit agencies can provide more service, for less money, by letting private operators run some of the routes, North Olmsted will have to explore this avenue. The seminar was excellent; representatives from Japan, England, Austria, Germany, and other countries were in attendance. 5) A meeting was held with Mr. Ted Busch, Director of Government Relations for RTA. RTA has determined they will not pay for any expenses incurred by the Mayor and Law Director for any trips; this applies to the 1985 trip to Florida by Mayor Swietyniowski and Law Director as well as the recent 1986 trip by Law Director and Mayor Petrigac. Administration will appeal this decision to UMTA. RTA has agreed to pay for the 1987 Orange Line as long as no elected official's name appears. City must reimburse its 109 portion of the fire insurance settle- menu, however this repayment will be interest free. Prior to many meetings, RTA was charging interest. RTA will not allow for relocation of the fire hydrant or for the brake drum lathe. Administration will be meeting with the auditors, Pete, Marwick and Mitchell, on Monday, December 8th.