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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED APRIL 4, 1989 Present: President Janet Saringer, Councilwoman Bahas, Councilmen Boehmer, Bohlmann, McKay, O'Grady, Tallon, Wilamosky. Also present: Mayor Yvonne Petrigac, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director Edward Boyle, Clerk of Council Florence Campbell, Meeting was called to order by President Saringer at 8:00 P.M., in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted. 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 March 21, 1989, were approved. 2) Suspension of the rule requiring three readings and ref erral to committee will be requested on Ordinance No. 89-25 which authorizes the sale of four buses owned by the City of North Olmsted. President Saringer announced: 1) Ordinance No. 89-13, setting the compensa- tion to be paid each Member of the Architectural Review Board, has been re- moved from the agenda. Mayor Petrigac reported: 1) Board of Control met on March 23rd to discuss bids for the air purifier for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. There were two bids with L/K being the lowest and best at $30,850. 2) There will be a meeting on April 13th, from 7:30 to 9:30, at Brooklyn Heights Municipal Center, with respect to Community Options in Solid Waste Disposal. 3) City of North Olmsted has received four new buses. The four old buses, which were traded in, cost $30,000 in 1969; the new buses cost $145,660. 4) On Tuesday, March 28th, Councilman McKay and Directors Copeland and Noble met with Mayor Petrigac to discuss plans for Cleveland Clean-up Week - North Olmsted, which covers April 22nd through the 29th. Councilman McKay will give a complete report on this. 5) Meeting will be held Monday, April 24th, between Fairview and North Olmsted, to begin discussion on past liabilities and then proceed on to a new contract. The first meeting will be an evening meeting, at 7:30, to allow council's attendance. City's negotiating team will be the same team that negotiated the Olmsted Township agreement. 6) Legislation to increase the minimum wage from the current $3.35 per hour to $4.55 by 1992 has passed the House. It included a sub-minimum training wage at the current $3.35 for the first 60 days of employment. The Senate Committee is recommending a similar bill with an increase by 1992 to $4.65. Mayor will con- tinue to monitor this. 7) Board of Control met this morning at 9 o'clock to discuss the Leaf Pickup and Recycling Program. Although several companies, including BFI, were in attendance, there was only one bidder. The contract was awarded to Three Z Incorporated; it is a three year contract; the amount is $68,650 per year, with a total over the three year period amounting to $205,950. All personnel and equipment will be furnished by the contractor. The program is not only a Leaf Pickup Program but a recycling one as well. They will go through the city three times.