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.t . -., Council Minutes of 12/18/91 Mayor Boyle presented a proclamation to James Hines, outgoing President of the North Olmsted School Board. On behalf of the entire community, Mayor Boyle expressed sincere gratitude to Mr. Hines for helping to continue the North Olmsted Schools' tradition of excellence. Mayor Boyle announced that Mr. Hanes would be his appointment to the Civil Service Commission. Mayor Boyle presented a proclamation to Ronald Tallon in recognition of his eight years of service on City Council. On behalf of the Arlmin;straton, Council, and community, Mayor Boyle congratulated Mr. Tallon on his distinguished service to the ca~arnmity. Mayor Boyle also azmounced that Mr. Tallon would be his appointment to the Planning Commission. Mayor Boyle reported: 1) We received a letter from the Ohio Department of Trans- portation on warrants for traffic signals. The four warrants that were approved were: I-480 ramp at Clague Road; Lorain Road at Dsvid Drive; Lorain Road at Toys-R Us; Lorain Road at Walter Road. The two warrants that failed. were: Lorain Road at Bentley and Lauren Hill Plaza; Lorain Road at the Horizons Activity Center drive. These will be included in the traffic signalization project that will be funded for next year. 2) Attended, along with several Council Members, the National League of Cities conference. Some of the issues covered at the conference were: use of recycled materials; new Federal regulations on cable TV; twenty-four hour City Hall; a rating system for banks used by cities; the pooling of resources with other governments; use of alternative fuels; the linked deposit program. President Bush addressed the conference and said that Cam~nmity Development Block Grant money would be given directly to cities; however, two days later at a conference of governors, he said the money would go the states. 3) We have been advised by Cat~nty Commissioner Mary Boyle that approximately $800,000 of Issue II money is available for lawns. Today, we applied for loans for the Selhurst-Silverdale area. These are low interest loans, and Mr. Burns is investigating how it will affect our band. indebtedness. 4) Received a letter from County Plaguing Commission regarding our Master Plan. Included in the letter was a timetable for the Master Plan consisting of eleven areas that will be covered. A public hearing will be held for each of the eleven issues. According to the County Planning Commission, they should be able to adhere to the June 30, 1492 requirement for the Master Plan to be in place. 5) On December 6, 1991, an agreement was signed with Cuyahoga County and all County cities, villages, and townships to insure cooperation involving child abuse and/or neglect. This County-wi.de system will not only i.rnprove the chances of apprehending suspects, but will also help in preventing child abuse. 6) With reference to a newspaper article concerning the NLC conference, the facts are as follows: (a) We arrived the night before the conference started. and left the morning after the conference ended; (b) We were available to reporters; the hotels, City Hall, and the message board at NLC were checked for messages. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) Last week, Assistant Law Director Dubelko argued the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment case before the Court of Appeals in Columbus. 2) These past several weeks, have been preparing for the current audit--a report of all the claims that have been filed against the City a~ also all potential claims. 2