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w~ , Council Minutes of 06-07-2011 Councilman Schumann made a motion to approve the appointment of Bob Papotto to the Board of Building Code Appeals. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Williamson and passed unanimously. Bob Papotto appointed to the Board of Building Code Appeals. Councilman Schumann thanked those appointed for their future service to the community. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Joseph Soltesz, 24827 Arlington Lane presented three photographs of flooding in his neighborhood to the Mayor. His development has a drainage ditch that the builder put in, and there are various inlets to the drain. It's a heavy duty cardboard tubing, and the tubing collapsed behind his property several years ago causing water to back up. Everyone's property drains into his backyard. Since the collapsed tubing was taken care of, there has been good success with the drainage. After the most recent storm, this hasn't been the case. There was water in his backyard but fortunately did not enter his house. The ditch is not working correctly because the water sat there for three days. He requests that someone can come out and look at the drainage situation to make sure it has not collapsed or to see if his neighbor can open the sewer. Mayor Kennedy said the city is currently responding to many flooding calls. If his neighbor covered the drain, that is a problem. Gareau said one of the cases that has been referred to the Law Dept. is regarding a resident who has obstructed a Swale. The city can look at it and in some cases can order an obstruction to be removed. Councilman Orlowski said in 1962 when they platted that development, the City of North Olmsted took an easement. The City of North Olmsted is responsible for maintaining storm water drainage back there. Don Pangrac, 23470 Sharon Drive said he still does not have his garbage can that was promised to him back at the end of March. He is presently taking his garbage to his wife's sister's house on Bentley Drive and leaving it with her to get picked up. Councilman Barker said he talked to Mr. Kidder two weeks ago and gave him Pangrac's name, phone number and address and he said he called Pangrac and told him he would be getting a can but they are behind on delivery of the cans he wants. Councilman Barker said Pangrac originally did not want a can at all and he arranged through the former Safety/Service Director Ritenauer that he could put his bag on the tree lawn and they would pick it up. He made the call to arrange the can. Pangrac asked if residents can get a refund on the water bill because they are over paying because the billing system can't handle it. Copfer said if you use less than 1 mcf and you're on the Homestead Exemption? Pangrac said no, being billed using .9 and being billed for 1. Copfer said you have to be on the Homestead Exemption currently to be able to receive that, and that is through the last billing cycle. You can still get it if you're qualified. Pangrac asked if this will ever get resolved. Copfer said the Ordinance that was removed tonight is already drafted to include the 1 mcf minimum bill will no longer be except for the debt service portion that they have to charge. Pangrac said if it can't be straightened out then there's a problem. It's unfair to pay an overcharge for sewage while others in the community are reaping the benefit of the overcharge and are paying less. Copfer said 8 .. .., .. jKtl.µ..r.-.:.:...t~ ,