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Council Minutes of 10/2/90 5) Paving, drains, crack filling, and striping have been completed on North Park Drive and Twin Circle. Work has begun on Ranchview and Canterbury. 6) Through the hard work of Tina Hlavaty, Director of the Senior Genter, a $73,000 grant to repair the roof has been received. 7) The Building Dept. has been working on the revamping of our flood plain as impacted by I-480. By defining what that flood plain is and what the area is, the homeowners will have flood insurance. The project is a more comprehensive look at the City and can also lay the groundwork for future work by the City on culverts, sanitary, and mainly storm sewage--how we want to address that and possibly reduce the areas affected by flooding. 8) We have moved 2,200 cubic yards of dirt from the Rec. Center to North Olmsted Park to level off the north end. The plan for the north erxi of the park calls for the addition of pony-tail diamonds and picnic areas. 9) At the Rec. Center, the decking is set to begin. Much of the base work for the roof has been done. There may be short-lived periods when certain areas have to be closed down for safety purposes. Work is proceeding an time. 10) Because of the Gulf crisis, our bus line ridership is increasing. However, the crisis is increasing gas costs. 11) L was prevented from transporting high school students to and. from the IX Center because of an Urban Mass Transit Authority regulation. After contacting orur Congressman, Mr. Feighan; County Commissioner, Mr. Hagan; ar~d the head of RTA, Mr. Tobor, the UMTA problem was cleared up. However, a problem of bus availability arose. There was a need for 14 or 15 buses per day; during rush hour, only 8 buses are available in the. entire County. ~ have an understanding with the schools that roe stand ready to assist when we can. 12) The Fire Department will conduct a Lieutenant's examination on October 3. The Department has been conducting Haz Mat training at the Waste Water Treatment Plant. The training has been expanded to include all Departments who might possibly need to handle hazardous materials at some point in the future. 13) At the Waste Water Treatment Plant, the lift station work should be completed by next week. 14) We are opening up bids on the new TV truck that was authorized earlier this year. 15) We have had 8.8 inches of rain this September; however, flooding calls have been down; our hard work is showing dividends. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) A request for admissions has been sent in the lawsuit that the City brought against the insurance company who refused to defend the City in the Dingess case. 2) I have been preparing oral arguments for the Faughender case which will be heard in the Sixth Circuit on November 6. 3) Today we received an answer in the Eliza Jermi.ngs case. 4) A pre-trial was held Monday in one of our personal injury cases. Finance Director Burns reported: 1) The State of Ohio will be conducting audits for the next two years. The 1989 audit began on September 24; however, the audit has been suspended for 6 weeks while the audit team prepares for a special Px~nation. 2