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"'° Council Minutes of 03-16-2010 unanimously. Miguel Cora appointed to the Cultural Activities Commission for the unexpired term of January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2013. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Terry Groden, 25211 Chase Drive said there is currently legislation being discussed in Columbus known as House Bill 366 which would exempt school districts from having to pay for unfunded mandates -particularly in this case, the requirement to provide all day kindergarten. He asked Council and/or the Administration to consider drafting legislation urging lawmakers in Columbus to approve this legislation. There is no concrete proof that all day kindergarten has any long term educational merit. In addition to House Bill 366, he asked that everyone urge lawmakers to stop and/or reverse any legislation for unfunded mandates that would unnecessarily burden taxpayers to pay for educational programs that don't have long term educational merit. Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane asked if anybody had the ballot issue number for the Charter change. Mayor Kennedy and Law Director Gareau said the ballot issue number is 34. Jay Piatak, 23853 David Drive said he's an owner of a condominium in the North Woods Complex. The Board is currently involved in a balcony repair project that he and more than a few owners have serious questions about. There are documents in front of the Building Commissioner now pointing out serious material problems and code questions that they can't get answers to. He would like to know if they can ever expect any answers, and if there are problems, how can this project be allowed to go forward until these problems have been addressed? Have there been any inspections by the city since this project started, because mistakes have literally been covered up by aluminum trim and soffit materials. He as well as his Councilman Larry Orlowski have been told that everything is fine. He has documentation dated 1981 that states there is termite damage on the joists and the balconies, and the current repair plan is sistered over fifty percent of this rotten wood. There was a plan previous to this one that completely replaced all three sections of the balcony and canopy that would have eliminated the rotten wood and termite damage. That plan was completely disregarded and the current plan put in motion. It has been brought to his attention that there was already an incident in North Olmsted where a balcony collapsed and killed someone. That building was relatively new; ten or fifteen years old. His complex is forty seven years old. The wood that is being reused and sistered on their balconies is forty seven years old. He has photographic evidence of the hallway in his building leaking through the new repair. He was told by the Building Department that there was an inspection and no problem. There is a problem there and he would like to know how it will be fixed. Mayor Kennedy said he will sit down with Dr. Thomas and Mr. Piatak and figure out the problem. 10