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Council Minutes of 1/19/88 -3- Mayor Petrigac stated that she was concerned about the enforcement of Ordinance No. 88-3 regarding pesticide control. The administration is having a Jiff icult time enforcing the ordinances already on the books without adding new ones. Per- haps Mr. McKay could explore th is a little more before it comes up for third reading. Mr. McKay stated that he did not foresee many complaints being made since a lot of chemical companies already adhere to notification of lawn spraying and treatment; however, he will be happy to discuss it again. In the absence of Mr. Boehmer, Mr. O'Grady gave the following Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee report: Mr. O'Grady moved council have no objection to the issuance of an F2 liquor permit to the Greater Cleveland Crime Prevention Committee, 29271 Lorain Road, North Olmsted, Ohio, for an event to be held on Friday, March 11, 1988, second by Mr. Bohlmann, unanimously approved. Mr. Bohlmann, Chairman Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation Committee reported: 1) Legislative Committee met on January 13th with all members present. Mr. Bohlmann reported to the committee that he had discussed with Service Director Noble the $15 fee for setting up tables and chairs for the seniors; Mr. Noble agreed that there would be no fee charged; technically, the seniors are not renting the cabin - they are being allowed to use it twice a month. The ordinance states "renters" would be charged a fee and after some discussion, Mr. Noble graciously agreed to waive the $15 fee for the seniors. 2) Committee discussed Ordinance No. 87-134 regarding elimination of free bus passes to former full-time employees. Committee has no objection to the ordin- ance which adheres to present RTA policy; has forwarded the legislation to the Law Director for further review. 3) Committee also discussed Ordinance No, 87-136, Permits and Fees, as revised per the Building Commissioner's request. Committee has no objection to the additional language included in this legislation and has forwarded it for the Law Director's review. 4) Committee discussed Ordinance No. 88-9 which would adopt a new and revised section of the Electrical Code and has no objection. 5) A Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance was discussed and forwarded to the Law Director with a legislative request and a sample ordinance for his review; believes legislation will be received shortly. 6) Would like to discuss and report out on the well-publicized interview with Mr. Joseph Britton, the Mayor's appointment to the Planning Commission. Would like to clarify that it was the candidate's decision to be interviewed in an executive rather than an open session. He was given the choice and he opted for the closed session. Disagrees with the Mayor's statement that "it was the worst case of political ethics she has seen"; this is not the first time a can- didate has been interviewed, nor will it be the last. As Chairman of the Legis- lation Committee, Mr. Bohlmann intends to interview all candidates for the major commissions such as ARB and Planning Commission. Mr. Bohlmann also objects to the Mayor's statement that "the three people interviewing did not have any right; they are three people that have no - zero - training in planning". Mr. Bohlmann pointed out that Mr. Wilamosky has been a member of many committees of council as well as many citizens' committees in regard to planning. Mrs. Babas has been involved in real estate for a number of years and has been on the Transportation Study Team. Mr. Bohlmann. has attended a number of Planning Commission Meetings and has been on the Building, Zoning and Development CoBmnittee of council; he has conducted many interviews in his years on the School Board. Mr. Britton was not "grilled" as the Mayor charged; he was asked perhaps a dozen questions in an interview that took only fifteen minutes. The only reason the interview lasted that long was because Mr. Britton chose to expound on some of the questions put to him. Had the administration or the Mayor given Mr. Britton an over-view of what planning is all about, or at least given him some material to review, such Lth ~klxn.!^Ae4^. xnrM lNNwlritNnN+.~' •r;r.: ~.aM+1'~Nµ'a1N Yr, .:~.:- - --. ": +'s%~.