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Council Minutes of 2/19/91 4) On February 14, we held a meeting of testing agencies for our Police and Fire Departments. An invitation had been extended to surrounding communities to participate, and representatives from Bay Village, Fairview, Olmsted Falls, Rocky River, East Cleveland, Lakewood, Parma, and Westlake attended. The meeting, conducted by Civil Service Chairman Robert Wendt, was quite successful. 5) Our new program of in-house training for our Police Department has been quite successful. Because of our participation in this program, our insurance carrier has sent us a rebate of $1,985 on our liability insurance. The program may soon be extender to the Fire Department. 6) Last week the Planning Comtni.ssion and the BZA met with meters of the Administration to discuss the Master Plan. It was reced that a member of Council be appointed to attend the meetings. 7) The appropriations ordinance is being prepared and will be put in the mails to Council later this week. 8) Council will also receive legislation on a Charter Amendment which will go before the voters on May 7. This Charter Amendment will reduce the outside recreation millage from .7 to .5. In May, 1989, the City voted for a Charter Amendment raising the outside millage 2.7 for a ten- year period. Council will be asked to consider reducing that from .7 to .5 and eliminating the ten-year period. By eliminating the ten-year period, we are in a position of bonding this aver a twenty year period, which is the life expectancy of the improvement. It is fiscally sound to allocate the cost of a major capital improvement over the life expectancy of that improvement. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) A hearing was held in the Court of Appeals regarding the taking of evidence in the Cater case. The Court has concluded that because certain areas could not be agreed upon, a referee would be appointed to take evidence. Both parties have been ordered to place $500 with t~ Clerk of Courts to cover costs. 2) A brief has been filed with the Supreme Court in the firefighter's case, Smith vs. the City of North Olmsted. Finance Director Burns reported: 1) With regard to the renewal of $3,040,000 notes, the existing notes carry interest rates in the area of 62%; the new notes will be bearing interest at the rate of 4.85%. 2) The subpoena program for the Regional Income Tax will run through this week. We will issue a report on funds collected through this program. Also, we will begin pursuing those people who are delinquent. 3) We have received the finalized. version of the Fairview past capital improvement contract; this will be reviewed and presented to Council. Mrs. Saringer, Chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee reported: 1) The BZD Committee met on February 11 to review the proposed Zoning Code. Tn attendance were Council Members Saringer, McKay, Nashar, Tallon; the Building Commissioner; Engineer Diechmann; Mr. Skoulis from the Plaming Canmission. Chapters 1113 to 1127 were covered; and the comments from the Planning Conmission, City Engineer, and Building Commissioner were considered. There were approximately nine changes; many of the changes were typographical errors. 2 .. ~