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Council Minutes of 7/7/92 5) To meet with ODOT regulations and to continue to offer transportation for residents of North Olmsted, Olmsted Falls, and Olmsted Township, we are in the process of establishing a non-profit organization entitled the North OL~sted Commission on Paratransit. The nineer board will inclu~ Mayor Boyle, Finance Director Burns, President of Council Boehmer, Finance Committee Chair- person Li~3., a member of the Human Resources Advisory Board, and four. individuals appointed ~ Olmsted Falls and Olmsted Town,~hip. The other two corammz.ties will pay a percentage of the cost of all paratransit based upon the number of senior citizens living in each crnmamlty. Title V money has been made available to pay for the dispatcher. 6) State Representative Pat Sweeney has made a proposal to increase Issue 2 funding and awards. Iie would like to see an increase in the number of awards given ark the amount of money distributed. His plan would call for a decrease in the local share of funding since many needy cities cannot afford to pay the matching fiords needed to receive Issue 2 money. 7) The city should receive word soon on the status of applications for Issue Z funds, 8) 1VOrIDL and RTA have comproEnised and saved Routes 42, 89, and 53 which had been slated for elimination. Instead of completely eliminating them rotes, the number of trips has been cut down. When the cuts were announced in mid-June, Route 42 had 4 riders per trip and is now up to 8.1 riders per trip; Route 89 had 4 riders per trip and is now up to 8.5 riders; Route 53 had 5.4 riders per trip and is now up to 7.7 riders. Because of the publicity received on these possible cuts, citizens have become aware of NFL's service arxi ridership has increased. Also an agreement has been reacted to alter Route 53 to bring it dawn Columbia Road so the residents of Bridlewood Apartments can be served. 9) Recently attended the 60th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors which was held in Houston. The focus of discussion was cm presidential politics, how urban issues are being handled, and Washington's failure to respond to the needs of cities. Presidential candidate Clinton committed $40 billion to the urban ecoYms~ic and job stimulus program. President Bush has committed only $1 billion. Other topics of discussion were: an anti-drug program, weed and seed program, and a halt to the practice of imposing Federal mandates on cities without providing funds. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) The contractor of the Butternut Ridge apart- ment complex has filed an appeal with the Building Board of Appeals of the State of Ohio with respect to the city requirement that the buildings have rain gutters. 2) A hearing will be held this week in the Court of Appeals to attempt to resolve the Eliza Jennings case. He will express the opinicm shared by Council and the Administration that Eliza Jennings make full and complete payment of all tap-in fees that are du+e and owed. 3) With respect to the Cater case, the record has been transmitted to the Supreme Court and a final draft of the brief is being completed. 4) A brief has been prepared on behalf of the city in appealing a motion to suppress evidence in a DWI case that arose out of Rocky river lnicipal Court. The Law Department feels the motion to suppress evidence was inappropriate. 2