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Council Minutes of 4/3/90 -3- the state are not started or used. At this time, the quesion is what sort of local funding might have to be generated from all the communities in order to build. such a facility. A study will be made to upgrade the capacity required and the cost involved in building the type of facility needed for the various community's type of cases and to see what the cost per inmate would be to main- tain and run this facility. Law Director Gareau commented that while Director Burns was discussing this correctional facility in Lakewood, he, Rocky River's Law Director and Judge Maureen Gravens had visited Akron and were discussing pretty much the same subject. They. spec if ically made the trip to visit a facility called Oriana House. In this particular case, a private corporation is operating an old school house that has been turned into a jail. This is a cooperative venture with the county, the City of Akron and the Sheriff's department. The State of Ohio approved this facility as a jail for an unlimited period of time. It is used to house repeat offenders for driving while under the influence. Although the building is not terrif ic, they are able to house prisoners for $29 per day and they also give them intensive alcohol rehabilitation courses and classes. The cost of the facility was $200,000; they can handle f fifty people at one time. Judge Gravens and Law Directors Matty and. Gareau were much impressed with this facility. Relief for our overcrowded jails is desperately needed; believes council should get involved in looking for solutions to this problem. Councilman O'Grady has now taken his seat at the council table; time being 8:20 P.M. Mr. Nashar, Chairman Streets and Drainage Committee reported: 1) In February, North. Olmsted officials met with the County Engineers to plan some resurfacing work on county streets. Some of the streets designated for repair are Fitch Road, north Canterbury and a portion of Gessner. Work will be started in two or three weeks on Fitch Road with signs already posted to this effect. North Olmsted will continue to repair city streets; money appropriated for street repair this year is about $105,000 which will be apportioned to the four wards. Audience participation: Ed Frick, Kennedy Ridge Road, presented a petition from Kennedy Ridge Road resi- dents requesting the resurfacing of their street which is full of holes, standing mud and water and has an uneven surface with many ruts. Streets and Drainage Committee Chairman, Mr. Nashar, accepted the petition. Sharon Dankowski, President of Country Club Condominium Association, stated that Mr. Frick's remarks could apply to Country Club as well. Appreciates the legislation to eliminate bus and large truck traffic but the street. does need resurfacing. Alice Birmingham, Country Club Boulevard, expressed confusion about the elimina- tion of truck traffic since truck traffic has already been prohibited for quite a while. Where will the cutoff be? Mayor Boyle advised that the street will be open to approximately the back side of St. Richard's so vehicles servicing the back of the strip can enter there. They will be allowed to turn off Lorain Road, entering the first drive into this area; if coming from I480, they will enter the drive that leads over to Forest City, so the area between Forect City and the back of St. Richard's is what will be closed. In researching this, the administration did not find any evidence that trucks were prohibited; they were allowed there; no pro- hibition of trucks exists in the city's traffic code.