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w Council Minutes of I/16/90 _4 2) Committee also discussed Ordinance No. 90-1 which provides for authori- ', zation to advertise for bids for street sweeping throughout the city. The city's street sweeper is inoperable. While the committee has no objection to this ordinance, it is suggested that some consideration be given to the possibility of purchasing a street sweeper since the cost of contracted street sweeping is in the area of $8/$9,000. 3) A North Olmsted resident also attended the Streets and Drainage Committee Meeting and asked committee to give some consideration to having the Service Department re-evaluate a rear yard drainage problem on the east side of Stearns Road, in the area of the 6017 block, He indicated that Service Director Noble had looked into this about a year ago but nothing was ever done. Perhaps the current administration could look into this and see what deter- mination was made by the previous administration. A suggestion was offered that the administration .look into the possibility of installing sporadic underground retention in storm or flood prone areas upstream from these problem areas for retention before the water gets into the system. This suggestion was passed on to the administration for consideration and per- haps a future meeting with the Streets and Drainage Committee to determine such a project, based on engineering standards. 4) Is in receipt of petitions, signed by residents in the Terrace, Angela, Nancy and Louann area,. requesting some relief in the form of street repairs and improvement. This will be retained for committee's future review and a copy will be submitted to the administration. 5) In last. year's appropriations, the sum of $100,000 was appropriated for repairs to the Sunset Oval area; this sum was not used. .Would ask the Finance Committee to look at this unencumbered sum and possibly get it back into the coming appropriation ordinance. With respect to Mr. Wilamosky's comment on upstream retention, Mayor Boyle advised that. this had been discussed with URS Dalton last year, with respect to taking the charge out of the lower end of the sewer system close to Maple which would relieve Rosita, Deerf ield, Maria, etc. This is feasible right now; it will require more study. It is on hold right now until the city can anwer the EPA charges which caused the tap-in ban. It is now, and has been, a big consideration of the present administration. With respect to street sweeping, the city has borrowed a street sweeper recently to handle the debris on Angela where there has been deterioration of the concrete with a lot of chipping; city crews have been picking up the bigger junks of debris. In considering the appropriations, the administration plans on develop- ing a street program; this is a high priority. President Boehmer announced that Resolution No. 90-7 had been added to this evening's agenda. Also, suspension of the rule requiring three readings will be requested on Ordinance Nos. 90-2, 90-3 and 90-4. Audience participation: Tom Stroh, 6279 Stafford Drive, Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, asked if the dispatchers to be hired at the Fire Department would be drawn from the same list of people taking the dispatcher test for the Police De- partment, thereby eliminating the cost of giving two separate tests. Law Director Gareau stated that it was the administration's intention to draw from the same pool for both the Fire and Police Departments. Mr. Stroh also asked if, after Mr. Wilamosky resigns his position as Ward 3 Councilman, audience participation would again be allowed at that point. President Boehmer advised that if council so desired, the agenda could be amended to allow for this. ... .,..,.wmwMMm.emn,~~1~11f~IIM,III.PN~4MO~RRSw~tl?+tM»,v ~: x_. .. ~ _.~ _ .. ., _