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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED SEPTEMBER 20, 1988 Present: President Janet Saringer, Councilwoman Bahas, Councilmen Boehmer, Bohlmann, O'Grady, Tallon, Wilamosky. Also present: Mayor Petrigac, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director Edward Boyle, Clerk of Council Florence Campbell. Absent: Councilman McKay. Meeting was called to order by President Saringer at 8:00 P.M., in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Members of Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Minutes of the Council Meeting of September 6, 1988, were approved. President Saringer announced that the rule requiring three readings would be suspended on Ordinance Nos. 88-97, 88-100 and 88-105. Mayor Petrigac reported: 1) Negotiations with the Cleveland Water Department have been successfully concluded with the .Porter Road water line to be con- structed in the middle of the road and with reconstruction of Porter Road to be done at no cost to the City of North Olmsted. Has recommended that the $3.0,000 fund, which had been set aside for this project, be allotted to the Maple Ridge Road Project. 2) Since there have been several requests for searchlights, to be used for promotional. events, would like council to join in requesting City Planner Hill to reevaluate that portion of the. city code. 3) Has proclaimed October as North Olmsted Recycling Month; the Ohio Depart- ment of Natural Resources is encouraging its employees to recycle office paper, newspapers, aluminum cans and glass bottles and jars. Landfills are not only becoming scarce but are also becoming very expensive. North Olmsted currently has a newspaper recycling program, which was begun many years ago, and has recently placed containers near all pop machines to encourage re- cycling of aluminum cans. These cans will be forwarded to the Fire Department and all money earned through recycling will be donated to the burn center. 4) Income Tax Collection for the month of August, 1988, amounted to $458,974, which is an increase over August, 1987, of $143,521. The collection for the first eight months of 1988 now shows an increase of $162,081 or 6.4~ over 1987; this is equal to the budgeted increase anticipated by the administration. 5) Has received a letter from a number of residents urging that the Recreation Center remain open. 6) September 17th through the 23rd is Constitution Week. Law Director Gareau reported:. 1) The Drotter Case, dealing with a flooded base- ment problem, was tried in Rocky River Municipal Court last week. Although the '~' dollar amount sought was insignificant, the principle of having someone success- fully file a lawsuit against the city for storm water damage, was very signifi- cant and this case was treated very seriously. The judge found that the