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Council Minutes of 10/3/89 -2- Commenting on the Mayor's report, Councilman Wilamosky stated that Consulting Engineer Cesen's report to her failed to mention the fact that he had already approved off-site retention, not on-site retention, with respect to Metro Lexus. Feels it should be stated, for the record, that after Councilmen Bohlmann and Wilamosky met with Mr. Cesen and the contractor, they agreed to add 100 feet of 5 foot pipe which will provide for 7,000 additional gallons of underground re- tention. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) Law Department is appealing the Clark Oil Case with the brief due in November. 2) During the past few weeks, Law Department has been very actively involved in personal injury cases not being handled by the insurance company. One case, Cooper versus the City of North Olmsted, concerns a trailer which came loose from a Service Department vehicle and struck a car. Law Director has submitted the interrogatories and pre-trial will be held this coming Thursday. 3) The Schwartz Case, where someone fell in front of the McDonald Headquarters, was settled today; North Olmsted paid no money; it was paid by the property owner and the person occupying the property. 4) Pre-trial. was held with respect to the Conlin Case dealing with a sewer grate on David Drive. Medical reports are expected; if case cannot be settled, it will go to arbitration in January. 5) Last week, Law Department had a motion-to-show-cause hearing on the Bryan Case. Def endant in that- case did. not show up and case was continued to this Thursday. Law Department has been instructed to prepare papers for purpose of having an arrest warrant issued for Mr. Bryon -failure to comply. Finance Director Boyle reported: 1) Finance Department is in receipt of the annual statements from Regional Income Tax Agency for 1988 as well as from the Rocky River Court System; they are available for inspection in the Finance Office. 2) There has been a lot of talk about annexation of Olmsted Township. Readers of the Orange Line might notice that a portion of North Olmsted seems to have been annexed. Not true; they simply failed to list the southern end of McKenzie, Nancy, Louant-,Holly, and the Olmsted Colony district. 3) Had occasion to read a piece of political literature that stated, "When I took office, I found the city besieged with problems; the first problem being un- paid and over-due bills". This is a reflection on the Finance Department that if true would have been evidenced in the independent audits conducted by Arthur Young and Company. If true, would have been evidenced in an adverse response by Moody's of New York, possibly to the extent of being called to New York and the city's credit rating being looked into. Does not think this is good politics; does not think it is called for. Such a statement can adversely affect the city's credit rating. A drop in the city's credit rating is approximately a half percent interest on any borrowed money. Since Mr. Boyle has been Finance Director there has been as much as nine million dollars on short term borrowings and this is what would be affected by such statements. Other people in North Olmsted really handle the paying of bills more than Director Cunningham, Off ice of Budget and Management, and Director Boyle, Finance Department. These are the employees of the two de- partments as of 1985. Mrs. Bensi and Mrs. Purper should not be condemned for any- thing, especially something that did not happen, and when it must be remembered that they were working on their own - there was no director. Finance Department employees, Mrs. Lilly, Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. DeMore also should not have been brought into this. Does not believe in using politics in such a way that it can adversely affect the credit rating of the city. Would not bring it up at this council meeting except it is not just political - it does have an affect on council members as a council and as legislators.