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Council Minutes of 11/17/92 The Cuyahoga County Plarniing Commission will spend $20,000 on a four-~month pilot program to test the most efficient ways of recycling various types of mult- family units. Although North Olmsted will not wait to begin the multi-family recycling program, it could be sometime later in 1993. 4) Since 1990, the city has been engaged in an aggressive program of reducing worker's compensation claims and coats. In the years 1987, 1988 and 1989, the city incurred $380,384 in medical exgensea related to worker's compensation. In the years 1990, 1991 aril the ten months of 1992, the city has incurred a cost of $46,573. This is primarily General Fund ~y which will work its way into Recreation, Bus, and. Wastewater Treatment Plant needs. 5) The Recreation Department has received an ward of $500 in merchandise donated by General Motors and Spaulding Athletic Equip~t. This reward, which was a direct result of Recreation Commissioner Fattlar's attendance at the latest National Recreation anti Parks Association conference, will benefit our youth sport teams, primarily softball. 6) Through a grant from A~DAGA, our pars-transit program has received a new van. This vehicle is po~rered by compressed natural gas and will be observed by the city anti RTA as an alternate fuel source. In addition to being better for the environment, the majority of .all natural gas is produced in the United States. The use of compressed natural. gas or liquefied natural gas riot Drily helps the ertviror~coent but also helps the local arxi nations]. economy. 7) The County Planning Cc~mmi.ssion has approved Hunter's Ridge subdivision, Phase I, in Olmsted Township. This project, which is located off McKenzie Road, will include 4 streets aryd 81 lots. The plans call for the sanitary sewage to go off onto McKenzie. According to Mr. Benza, who was the City Engineer in the 1980'x, the McKenzie Road tr ssiarl limes were at capacity at the time a development of multi-family units. were milt some years ago. Mayor Boyle voted "no" on the proposal; however, the resolution did not. provide that North 03.msted approve it. It should also be noted that the plans call for two more phases of equal size. 8) Some months ago, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission pasted an "export fee" on solid waste. The proposal has passed. the Ohio House by a vote of 95 to 0; however, it is now cm bald in a Senate committee chaired by Mr. Sut~adoln.k. 'The County Plarming Ca~ssan .has instructed Commissioner Petro to make the Senate aware of their discontent on the lack of ogress with this issue. Also, he will advise the Ohio Senate that Cuyaht~a County would possibly and probably use eminent domain to take aver all tra~fer stations in the county arid. would fund the recycling efforts of the county through fees for use of these stations. Because everybody would have to go through those transfer stations, our costs would increase also. However, if the funds are not raised by this method, the surcharge will probably be i~cress~i. 9) Mayor Boyle aril Council President Boehm~er will be attending the National League of Cities conference from November 27 through December 3. 10) The city Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place an Thursday, December 3 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to take part in the festivities. Mr. Nashar asked for further clarification on the proposed. tap-in of Hunter's Ridge. Mayor Boyle said that the sew~-r map snows larger pipes at Southern Avenue and those pipes are currently being tracked to see what other flows are going in. It is possible that wee will have capacity. at that point; however, further studies must be made to determine what the capacity will be. The 2 ~,