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Council Minutes of 9/17/91 At the first meeting, a representative of the Cleveland. Port Authority spoke about their international trade sub-zone. Hopefully, this zone can be extended to a portion of North 0]msted. A sub-zone will give businesses. protection on tariffs. Businesses within a sub-zone pay tariffs as goods leave the sub-zone and not on arrival, thereby increasing profit margins. A sub-zoo can be used as an inducement for businesses to locate in our City, and. it does not cost the City any money. The school system has been asked to operate by offering classes in special skills needed by businesses coming to our City. We have had some inquiries; and, hopefully, these will be presented to Council in the very near future. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) Last week argued the Sunset Memorial case in the Eighth Appellate District. The Court of Appeals will determine which body, the Common Pleas Court, City Council, or the Board of Zoning Appeals, has the right to determine if the Sunset Memorial Chapel is indeed being used as a funeral home. Hopefully, a decision on this case will be made in the next several months. 2) The canmissioner's report in the Cater case has been received. Also, we have received briefs of the relators; and we are currently working on our brief. Finance1Director Burns reported: 1) Income. taxes for this year are running about 62% above our anticipations. It seems that the current recession has not had a dramatic impact o~n our tax collections. 2) Ordinance No. 91-127 is an appropriation of monies for the 1992 fiscal year. This is necessary in order to fund current projects that will carry over into the 1992 fiscal year. Mr. Leonard, Chairperson of the Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee, reported: 1) The Committee met this evening to consider Ordinance No. 91-123 which asks for the installation of "No Parking" signs on the north side of Mitchell Drive. The Committee agreed that there would be no problem putting this into effect. Mr. Nashar, Chairperson of the Streets & Drainage Committee reported: 1) A meeting was held on September 10 with the following people in attendance: Council Members Saringer, Lind, Nashar; Directors Bohlmann and Burns. C~rpletion of the 1991 street repair program was discussed. Park Ridge Phase I bid came in at $1,510,000; the second bid for Marion was $429,722; Terrace Drive Phase I bid was $193,000. 2) In-house projects for 1992 include Burns Road, South Porter Road, and Decker Road. Also scheduled for 1992 are Stoneybrook, Clifford, Nancy, Angela, and Lottann. 3) So far this year, $10.2 million has been appropriated for capital improvements. 2