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Council Minutes of 10/6/92 6) Begirniing in October, the J. P. Farley Corporation, the city hospitalization administrator, will provide an on-site representative every fourth Tuesday to answer questions from e~ployees. 7) Jean Podskalan, the Personnel & Administrative Department secretary, was the city United Way coordinator this year. Jean took a novel approach this year arxi arranged for a dunking booth at the Recreation Center. For $l, amateur "pitchers" had an opportunity to dunk city employees and elected officials. Almost $200 was raised for United Way. Good job, Jean! 8) Two new building inspectors have been hired--Jim Tousley and Arnold Moore. 9) The Department of Oman Resources is offering a support group program for residents who are dealing with grief or loss. The Senior Center is offering a similar program geared specifically to senior citizens. More information can be obtained from Chris Allegra of the Human Resources Department or Tina Hlavaty at the Senior Center. 10) On Wednesday, October 21, a long-term care campaign rally will be held at the Metro Campus of Cuyahoga Gam~nity College. Congressional candidates have been invited to share their thoughts on long-term care aril to answer questions from the audience. 11) Monday, October 5, was Child Health Day. 12) October is breast cancer awareness month. This form of cancer is one of the major causes of death for American women; however, with early detection and treatment, the five-year survival rate has been increased to 91X. 13) Tuesday, October 6, is German-American Day. 14) A Sunday liquor sale issue will be on the ballot for Ward. 4, Precinct G. The Board of Elections sent the ballot wording today, and it has been passed on to the Law Department for review. Law Director Garesu reported: 1) Two weeks ago, oral arguments were given to the Supreme Court in the private detective case. 2) The Law Department is currently preparing a motion for summary judgment and brief in the Marc's Funtime Pizza case. 3) The revised judgment entry in the Developers Diversified case on behalf of the Moen proposal has been prepared and submitted. 4) An executive session will be held this evening to discuss the Boehm~er lawsuit. Finance Director Burns reported: 1) The bond ordinances, 92-lli through 92-122, that are before Council this evening have been discussed in the Finance Committee. The total amount of the various purpose bonds is $11,085,000 covering $10,740,000 in notes. The notes are scheduled for a total of a 20-year pay down with a level debt service of approximately $950,000 a year. The average coupon rate on these bonds will be approximately 4.81X. Ordinance 92-122 deals with the refunding bons for the old Recreation Center bonds for the construction of the original Recreation Center. This bond will mature over the same period as the existing debt and will have an average coupon of approximately 5X. The estimated savings on this refunding will be a roximately $270,000. The total amount of all the bonds that will be issued is14,455,000. 2 .. ~~-