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Council Minutes of 1/17/89 -2- With respect to the Mayor's report concerning the meeting with ODOT and Westlake officials, President Saringer commented that she has drafted a letter to the President of Westlake City Council, asking for a mutually acceptable date for a joint meeting of both councils to discuss the Columbia Road problem. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) Since last council meeting, a notice of appeal has been filed in the Liza Jennings' Case. 2) Within the next week, will prepare answers in two liability cases, in which the city has been sued for damages, and which he previously discussed with council. 3) Last week, took depositions in another liability case dealing with a collision between a van and a snow plow. Finance Director Boyle reported: 1) In the. last three to four weeks, the Finance Department has been involved with year-end closings, balancing and running off reports, some of which have been distributed this evening. A couple of new pro- grams have been added, one of which produces a history of each account from 1986 through to the present and also includes the temporary appropriation in 1989. This has already been distributed to various department heads and should be helpful in doing the appropriations for 1989 as well as the budget for 1990. 2) Payroll has been closed other than for issuance of W-2 forms. IRS has changed a requirement related to Deferred Compensation and Finance Department is awaiting a program change before the W-2's can be issued. It will be a free program change, covered by the maintenance agreement. 3) This past year, the Finance Department handled $180,000,000 worth of trans- actions - close to 100,000 separate procedures, with 16,000 checks accommodating over 28,000 payments. 4) Some of the incoming information indicates that the city's income tax went up to $3,710,000 last year, as a net figure. This is up $175,000 over 1987, which was a mere $20,000 higher than 1986, so the city is beginning to climb again. 5) Franchise fees from cable television have gone up about $5,000. Pretty much everying else has just drifted up slightly. Projected income is a little. bit higher than projected. Mrs. Bahas, Chairman Long Range Planning Committee reported: 1) Public Hearing was held on January 10th to explain and discuss the Community Block Grant Fund pro- posals. All suggestions for use of this money should be turned in no later than 4:30 P.M., Monday, January 16th. Council will receive a packet of the suggestions, with some evaluation, in order to be prepared to discuss them at the meeting scheduled for January 19th, at 8 o'clock, and render a decision. Mr. Bohlmann, Chairman Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation Committee as well as Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings Committee reported: 1) Received a letter this evening from Mayor Petrigac asking for the re-appointment of Richard Burk to the Board of Building Code of Appeals. Mr. Bohlmann moved that council re-appoint Richard Burk to the term co~nencing January I, 1989, and ending December 31, 1993, Board of Building Code of Appeals, second by Mr. Wilamosky, unanimously approved. Mr. O'Grady again asked the news media to clarify any misunderstandings with re- spect to the 1.7 millage to be voted at the February 7th election, by reporting in their respective papers that the cost of this millage, to the average resident owning an $80,000 house, would be $41..65 PER YEAR.