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<br />Finance Director Boyle reported: 1) Council will be considering Ordinance No.
<br />87-130, the Pension Pick-up Plan, this evening. Upon passage, Finance Director
<br />'.~x will forward copies to Internal Revenue Service, Public Employees' Retirement
<br />System, and Police and Fire Disability and Pension Systems.
<br />2) Sewer billing for the last year is completed; city collected approximately
<br />$2,277,000 with _$159,000 outstanding in open bills. City of Cleveland has ad-
<br />vised that effective with the February 1st, 1988, billing, the charge to all
<br />consumers will rise to $2.93, an additional 40~ per billing,
<br />3) Has been meeting with Squire, Sanders and Dempsey regarding the sewer billing
<br />contract with Olmsted Township; negotiations are continuing.
<br />4) Finance Department has concluded the year: processed 35,000 transactions last
<br />year; issued 5,700 checks; paid over 16,000 invoices and 4,800 purchase orders;
<br />completed the billing to Fairview Park for their sewer charges.
<br />5) Rocky River Court has completed the year and its billing to North Olmsted is
<br />$13,429.49. North Olmsted's percentage of tickets going through Rocky River
<br />Court is 31.487; Westlake is a close second at 30.877.
<br />6) Audit of the North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line by Regional Transit Authority
<br />will begin next week,
<br />President Saringer commented that the new, outdoor water meters are now being
<br />installed throughout the city at a .cost of $35 per meter.
<br />Mr. Wilamosky, Chairman Finance Committee reported: 1) Finance Commitee met on
<br />January 20th with all committee members in attendance as well as Mayor Petrigac,
<br />some members of the administration, Law Director, some members of Council and
<br />representatives of various bargaining units. Ordinance No, 87-130, the PERS Pension
<br />Pick-up Program, was discussed; employees' portion of PERS, which is 8.57, will be
<br />withheld prior to taxation; it will become taxable at .retirement or termination
<br />from the PERS Program; committee recommends passage.
<br />Since Chairman Tallon was absent from the Building, Zoning and Development Committee
<br />Meeting on January 28, 1988, Member Bohlmann gave the following report:
<br />1) BZD Committee met on January 28, 1988 with Building Commissioner Conway. The
<br />following items were discussed:
<br />a, Fish Furniture, 23770 Lorain Road, proposal to construct
<br />addition to existing structures. Planning Commission had recommended the plan be
<br />returned to BZA in order for some land banking to be done on approximately be-
<br />tween ten and fifteen parking spaces in order to provide more green area along
<br />the northeastern and southeastern corners of the property, with. the expressed
<br />understanding that if the business required, or the building use should change,
<br />this area could be converted back into hard surface parking, Committee concurred
<br />with Planning Commission and ARB recommendations, therefore Mr. Bohlmann moved
<br />council approve the Fish Furniture proposal as above stipulated, second by
<br />Mr. Wilamosky, unanimously approved.
<br />b. Pheasants Walk Office Retail Center, 28867 Lorain Road,
<br />proposal to construct office/retail building in conjunction with existing office.
<br />North Olmsted. Fire Department and BZD Committee were concerned over the name of
<br />the retail development being the same as the residential development across the
<br />street; this might cause confusion in an emergency. After lengthy discussion,
<br />it was agreed that the name will be changed; it will be submitted to the Building
<br />Department and until then, the Building Department will withhold the sign permit.
<br />Committee concurred with recommendations of Planning Commission and ARB, therefore
<br />Mr. Bohlmann moved council approve the Pheasants Walk Office Retail Center pro-
<br />posal as above stipulated, second by Mr. Tallon, unanimously approved.
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