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Council Minutes of 6/3/86 -4- 2) Committee also discussed the Great Northern Business Park located on the south side of Country Club, between Great Northern Boulevard and Columbia Road. This was the preliminary land-use plan in a mixed-use district referred by council to Planning Commission and subsequently approved by Planning Commission on May 27th. It contains approximately 12.3 acres of land, known as Parcel B. BZD Committee has no objection and Mrs. Saringer moved to approve the above stated proposal as per recommendations of ARB and Planning Commission, second by Mr. Tallon, unanimously approved. Mr. McKay, Chairman Environmental Control Committee as well as Streets and Drainage Committee reported: 1) Environmental Control Committee met briefly this evening with all members present. Committee discussed the report that on Sunday mornings heavy equipment is being operated in the construction area south. of the Mall at nine o'clock in the morning. The city ordinance calls for a restriction: heavy equipment may not be operated until after ten o'clock. Mr. McKay stopped at the construction site last Sunday and informed the general foreman that he was in violation of city ordinances. It is the committee's decision that if the ordinance is not adhered to, committee will be meeting to establish a more strenuous operational time and request strict enforcement. Letters and Communications: Clerk of Council read a letter presented by Mrs. Betsy Jack, Administrator of the Division of Aging and signed by fourteen of the fifteen members of the North Olmsted Senior Citizens' Advisory Council. The only member not signing was out of town. Letter states that the North Olmsted Senior Citizens' Advisory Council is the official body representing the Division of Aging in North Olmsted; it has an established procedure for handling all matters pertaining to the dis- bursement of Senior Center Funds; asks for council's immediate approval of Ordinance No. 86-27, transferring funds held in the Endowment and Grant Fund to the Senior Center's Fund. President Woerpel announced receipt of a petition presented by Mr. Angelo Skoulis, President of the Park West Homeowners' Association, opposing the development of land fronting Brookpark and abutting Mitchell. Drive by the Biskind Development Company. President Woerpel has responded to this petition and asks that it be so noted and filed. Audience participation: Dorothy Lesher, 25151 Brookpark Road, Apt. 612, Member of the Advisory Council of the North Olmsted Seniors, asked if the Advisory Council will have juris- diction of how money is spent since she understands this is not a "legal" council. Law Director advised that at this point, the money is part of the city's funds, kept by the Finance Director. The State Auditor would have apoplexy if the council passed resolutions permitting local groups to expend funds without any particular guide lines. Money that is part of the city's funds is controlled by the city and council cannot delegate authority to somebody else for the expenditure of .such funds. Mr. Wilamosky stated that his research shows that the Senior Center Advisory Board was never created or recognized by ordinance; it is strictly an advisory entity. The Senior Advisory Board is in the process right now of creating its by-laws; Council could officially recognize the Senior Advisory Board so they could then have some say in .how the money is spent. As of right now, there has been no official recognition by council of a Senior Advisory Council; council has never officially created or recognized, in leg- islative form, a Senior Advisory Board. Ms. Lesher withdrew her .name from letter. Mr. Frank Kagel, 24510 Clareshire Drive, stated that he is a member of the board, as well as Chairman of the By-Laws Committee, and he is the only member who did not sign the letter presented to council. At this time, the By-Laws Committee has only established their purpose and intent, nothing else. He cannot be a