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r MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED DECEMBER 15, 1987 Present: President Janet Saringer, Councilmen Lackey, McKay, O'Grady, Rademaker, Tallon, Wilamosky. Also present: Mayor Yvonne Petrigac, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director Edward Boyle, Clerk of Council Florence Campbell. Absent: Councilman Bohlmann. Meeting was called to order by President Saringer at 8:15 P.M., in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road. Members of the audience were invited to join Members of Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Minutes of Council Meeting of December 1, 1987, were approved. Ms. Mary Anne Kohl, President of the North Olmsted American Field Service Chapter, introduced the following gentlemen who have been brought to North Olmsted on the American Field Service Exchange Student and Teacher Program: from Beijing, China - Mr. Xi-Yan Zhu, residing with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Allen of Woodmere Drive; from Lisbon, Portugal - Mr. Sergio Sousa, residing with Mr. and Mrs. Don Baur of Laurell Lane; from Caracas, Venezuela - Mr. Reinaldo Aponte, residing with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Case of Bailey Road; and from Turin, Italy - Mr. Paolo Vergano, residing with the John Soltis Family on Sunset Oval. Everyone is invited to attend a reception in honor of Mr. Zhu, on January 13th, at the North Olmsted Public Library. North Olmsted AFS Chapter is currently looking for families willing to host a foreign exchange student or teacher for the 1988/89 school year; if interested, please contact Ms. Kohl. President Saringer reported: 1) Three new pieces of legislation have been added to the agenda: 87-136, 87-137 and 87-138. Also, suspension of the rule requiring three readings will be requested on legislation 87-123, 87-126, 87-127, 87-131, 87-132, 87-133, 87-135, 87-137 and 87-138. 2) Complimented the Mayor and the administration for the beautiful Christmas decorations around City Hall; thought the tree lighting ceremony was especially nice. Mayor Petrigac reported: 1) On Tuesday, December 8th, Budget and Management Director Cunningham and Mayor Petrigac met with representatives from Electronic Engineering Company regarding the city's telephone system which has been out of service several times recently. A possible solution to the breakdown problem is a self-contained, air conditioning unit and the administration will be in- vestigating costs; one price has been mentioned and the administration will be contacting several other suppliers to see if the prices are comparable.