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Council Minutes of 6/16/87 _2_ 10) US Department of Housing has received an application to develop a 58 unit housing complex .for the elderly and handicapped at Kennedy Ridge Road; any objections should be submitted no later than June 30th. Human Resources Director Copeland, Safety Director Becker and Mayor Petrigac recommend approval. If any council member has an objection or would like further information, please contact the Mayor. Would appreciate knowing by June 24th in order to meet the June 30th deadline . 11) Will be meeting on June 22nd and June 23rd on the GCRTA Suburban Audit. 12) Galati was filed in court on June 11th for violations of five motor vehicles in an inoperable condition. 13) If Cleveland City Council authorizes the bidding of the Porter Road Project before going into summer recess in 3uly, it could be bid in September, otherwise it would have to wait until November. 14) Has been contacted by a Lewis Road resident asking if water service to this area, including Rainbow Drive, could be provided by the City of North Olmsted. The gentleman has gathered the necessary signatures on a petition and believes he can obtain a petition requesting annexation of the area, if needed, so they could become a part of North Olmsted. Cleveland Water Department has issued a letter of "no objection" to such a project but the responsibility to extend local water service line lies with North Olmsted. They have approached North Olmsted since Olmsted Township trustees are unwilling to do the project. Would appreciate Council's opinion as to whether it would like to see this as a "go" project; city does have five homes on Rainbow Drive. Mr. McKay asked what it would cost to extend the water line down to Rainbow; Mayor responded that she did not know; if council is interested, would certainly try to get some figures on the project. Mr. McKay also asked where, on Kennedy Ridge Road, would the senior housing be built? Mayor stated the exact address is 27414 Kennedy Ridge Road; will find out who made the application and forward that information to Mr. McKay. Mr. Wilamosky asked if the Service Department had removed some of the "no parking" signs on Devon Drive; Mayor responded that they had not; there were only eight signs; Safety Director Becker checked them out personally. With respect to the RTA audit, Mr. Wilamosky asked if the recently expressed dis- satisfaction by many board members relative to cost over-runs on the rail project was being taken into consideration by the auditors in evaluating overall cost and what impact, if any, will the audit have relative to, on a per mile cost basis, based on liability, primarily the insurance costs. Are these going to be en- compassed within the auditors' calculations? Law Director Gareau responded that these were ingredients of the audit; issues will undoubtedly be raised because they do add to the overall cost of the RTA operation and feels they would impact. There are two issues: one, can North Olmsted and Maple Heights operate on a more cost-effective basis and two, can the RTA, North Olmsted and Maple Heights operate cheaper than private industry. There are a number of items to be discussed and argued and debated at the Monday and Tuesday meetings to make sure that North Olmsted does not get saddled with expenses that really don't belong to it. Mr. Wilamosky asked if the position of the City of North Olmsted would be that the cost overruns be a part of this audit review; Law Director said, "absolutely". Mr. O'Grady asked if the Mayor had checked into some development of the Recreation Center at Clague Park? Mayor responded that she had met with Rec Complex Manager; tennis nets should be in place by this week; a couple of pieces of playground equipment will be added.