01/03/1989 Meeting Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Council Minutes of 1/3/89 -2- 3) Real estate bills are out; complaints are coming in. City's gross tax rate is 87.4 mills with an effective rate of 57.5 mills for residential and 71.66 `"~'"'° mills for commercial. `' 4) Has communicated with the County Treasurer and the County Budget Commission in order to participate in the Advanced Distribution Program which will allow the city to receive different percentages on real estate taxes earlier in the first half; will receive two/three checks. in January, two checks in February, as opposed to waiting until June to receive the total distribution. It tends to help the city's cash flow and has been done since 1982. Deadline for real estate tax payment is January 24th this year; it has been extended from a previous date of January 8th or 9th. 5) Has also received the last check for 1988 from the $5.00 License Fee collection which totalled $178,300 - $119,000 from the city's $5.00 fee and $59,000 from the county's add-on $5.00 fee. 6) RTA completed their audit prior to the end of the old contract; there were some questionable items in 1987 and prior to that time,. amounting to $3.6,535, which RTA had agreed to reimburse the city for; this check has been received. Mr. Bohlmann, Chairman Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation Committee as well as Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings Committee reported: 1) Legislative Committee met for the purpose of interviewing Thomas Restifo to fill a vacancy on the Board of Zoning Appeals; committee unanimously recommends this appointment. Mr. Bohlmann moved council approve the appointment of Thomas Restifo to the Board of Zoning Appeals for the term effective December 1, 1988, to December 31, 1991, second by Mr. McKay, unanimously approved. Mr. McKay, Chairman Environmental Control Committee as well as Streets and Drain- age Committee reported: 1) A joint meeting of Streets and Drainage, Long Range Planning and Safety Committees was held on December 28th to discuss Resolution No. 88-140 which deals with the center line of proposed State Route 252, north from Great Northern Boulevard to Westlake. In November of 1988, Westlake de- clined, by vote, to have the State of Ohio upgrade Route 252 through their city. North Olmsted would like to propose an alternate plan which would change the center line of the original plan to connect from Great Northern Boulevard, in a northerly direction, and reconnect with Columbia Road approximately 650 feet south of Gessner Road. This is a plan to solve the hazards which exist a the turns on Columbia Road where a number of accidents have occurred. Committee has no objection and recommends passage of this legislation. Mr. Boehmer, Chairman Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee reported: 1) A snow ban is in effect in North Olmsted from 7 P.M. tonight to noon tomorrow. 2) Moved council have no objection to the issuance of an F2 liquor permit for the West Shore .Republican Organization, 29271 Lorain Road, North Olmsted, for a function to be held on February 12, 1989, second by Mr. McKay, unanimously approved. Mr. O'Grady, Chairman Transportation Committee reported: 1) There is no report from the Transportation Committee, however, he would like to correct an error that was made in a recent newspaper article with respect to the 1.7 mill property tax levy which will be on the special election ballot on February 7th. The article erroneously stated that on an $80,000 house, the tax would cost the homeowner $42 PER MONTH. This is not correct - on an $80,000 house, the tax will cost the homeowner $41.65 PER YEAR. Would hope all the news media would report out on this corrected figure and save many phone calls of complaint. :President Pro Tem Tallon, Chairman Building, Zoning and Development Committee reported: 1) Public Hearing was held this evening with respect to Ordinance No. 88-122, changing a premise from Single Residence A District to General Re- tail District. This legislation is on third reading this evening and will be considered under "Legislation". ...E