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Council Minutes of 9/18/90 2) The Safety Committee met an September 11 with all members in attendance as well as Councilwoman Saringer, Mayor Boyle, Safety Director Gundy, Chief of Police Sefcek, Fire Chief Vankuren. The following items were discussed: (a) A request from the Mayor to increase the forces of the Police and Fire Departments by three people each in 1991. The addition of personnel will be contingent upon the passage of the income tax increase. Also, the additional rank of Lieutenant to supervise the Detective Bureau is being requested. No additional personnel will be needed; total cost is $3,200. The Committee approved the requests unanimously. (b) A resident requested a "Stop here on Red" sign at the intersection of Carriage Lane and Clague Road for the Maple Ridge traffic signal. All concerned voted that this proposal would create a serious stacking problem on Clague Road and the request was unanimously denied. (c) The Chief of Police and the City Prosecutor strongly urged the Committee to approve Columbia Road, between Brookpark and Lorain Roads, as a truck route because of the safety problems created by re-routing truck traffic on Brookpark to Great Northern, back to Lorain and back down Rt. 252. Safety Committee, after much discussion, voted to approve this proposal; Ordinance 90-127 is on first reading tonight. (d) The Police Dept. requested a transfer of appropriations from Police Wages to Overtime, Uniforms, Dispatcher Wages, and Equipment Purchases. The Fire Dept. requested a transfer of appropriations from the Hazardous Material Team to Station Maintenance, Miscellaneous Requests, Equipment Purchases, and Equipment Repair. The Committee unanimously approved arxi referred the proposals to Finance Committee. Ordinance No. 90-131 is on first reading tonight and will be passed under suspension of the rules. (e) A school zone, including a $5,000 flashing signal, will be established for Abundant Living Christian School, 3874 Columbia Road. The Committee unanimously approved and referred to Finance Committee for funding. Mr. Nashar, Chairman of Streets and Drainage Committee reported: 1) During the past few months, the city has repaved 12 residential streets; the majority of work has been done by in-house personnel. 2) The Service Dept. is involved in the on-going project of cleaning storm drains and ditches, which has helped reduce flooding. 3) A new culvert ditch was installed on Barton and Bradley; estimated cost approximately $70,000. 4) New vehicles for snowplowing have been purchased. Mr. Tallon, Chairman of Finance Committee reported: 1) The Finance Committee met on September 12 with all members in attendance as well as Mr. Wilamosky, Mr. Bohlman, and Mr. Burns. The Committee discussed the following: 3 n .. r -_ r .-~~w;