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4M Council Minutes of 10/6/87 _5_ Mr. O'Grady, Chairman Safety, Health and Welfare Committee reported: 1) Moved Council have no objection to the issuance of an F2 liquor permit to the West Side Irish American Club, 30106 Lorain Road, for a function to be held on Saturday, October 31st, second by Mr. Lackey, unanimously approved. 2) Moved. Council have no objection to the transfer of a C1, C2, D6 liquor permit from Convenient Food Mart, 28649 Lorain Road, North Olmsted, Ohio, to CFM Franchising Company, 28649 Lorain Road, North Olmsted, Ohio, second by Mr. Lackey, unanimously approved. 3) Safety Committee met on September 30th with Councilmen Lackey, Tallon and McKay in attendance as well as Mayor Petrigac, Safety Director Becker, Chief Van Kuren, Chief Marsh, Captain Krynak and Captain Sefcek. Committee discussed Fire Depart- ment dispatching matters as they relate to the specific internal requirements and to E91I both before and after going on line. Chief Van Kuren is looking for part- time dispatchers to reduce overtime by 75~ and increase response efficiency by re- lieving one fire fighter from dispatch duties, fire fighting and squad work. The Chief recommends hiring nine part-time personnel to work approximately 20 hours per week. Committee has no objection and will be referring this matter to the Finance Committee for future study. 4) Committee also discussed a report on the E911 Emergency Project in North Qlmsted which goes on line on November 2nd. The 911 System will iztc.r,ease.phone lines from five to ten and make it almost impossible for .the present dispatchers to service those ten lines, The Police Department is looking f.or one addi.tiona.l dispatcher who can rotate during peak periods. Committee has no objection. and will be re- ferring this matter to the Finance Committee for future study, 5) Committee also discussed the Police Department rank structure in general and a Sergeant position in particular. The department has been very innovative in re- arranging shifts so during peak periods of criminal. activity they have the largest force available. They have been able to do this by going to four shifts instead of three. The department currently has four sergeants and request an increase to five sergeants - one for each of the four shifts and the one in the Detective Bureau. Overall cost will be about $3,000 and committee has no objection and will refer this matter to the Finance Committee for future study. 6) Committee discussed the 1480 emergency phone lines for vehicle breakdowns and accidents. A phone would cost $500, plus $375 for a line and an additional $35 per month; there was concern as to where this phone would be placed and where it would be most valuable, There was real concern. that it might be used by sales- men and others in a non-emergency situation. The shorewa.y in Cleveland has emergency phones that are a direct line solely to the Police Department; Safety Director Becker is researching this since it seems a more practical. solution to the problem. The city might possibly have one east and one west line for break- downs or accidents rather then transients knocking on residents' doors on Clague. 7) Committee discussed "no parking" signage, specifically a request from the North Olmsted Police Department to provide for no parking on both sides of Butter- nut Ridge Road, from Dover Road to Lorain Road, which is a very dangerous area due to the high school students crossing back and forth between parked cars. Committee has forwarded a request for legislation which would. provide for "no parking" signs in the areas just described. 8) Committee also discussed a request for a "stop" sign at Sawmill Creek and Wood- side, which services about fifteen homes in the area, and does not feel that a "stop" sign would be appropriate or justified, however, committee has agreed to the erection of a "yield" sign coming out of Sawmill Creek onto Woodside. Mr. Bohlmann, Chairman Intro-Governmental Relations and Legislation Committee re- ported: 1) Ordinance No. 87-100, covering Community Gab in/Senior Center legis- lation has been discussed in committee and is recommended for suspension of rule requiring three readings and passage this evening. Would like to thank Tom Fabek, Don Copeland, Betsy Jack, Pat Martin and Rick Noble for their input and all the work they did on this particular piece of legislation.