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Council Minutes of 6/15/93 Audience Partici~ ti~on.. Richer Ruscin, 4057 Claque Road, is concerned about the camber of accidents occurring at the curve of Claque Rc~d .and Virginia Avenue. A number of trees have been lost due to motorists crashing into them. Mr. Ruscin wanted to know the status of the Claque Road straightening project. Mr. Nashar commented that the Claque Road project is not a current project. He will check with the Safety Director for a report as the number of accidents. Mr. Naahar commented that there are guard rails on the bends of Claque Road. Mr. Ruscin said that the guard rails were on the north bound side a~ you travel east and he lives on the south bound side. Ice .ld like the police to monitor the speed of cars on Claque-Road. Mr. Nash~r said he would ask for more police surveillance in that area. Mayor Boyle cas~nted that the Claque Road project is a city project, and the city is keeping the lines of ccammuni.cation open with the county. The county plans to have a public Ming about this project the latter part of this year or the begirming of next year. The city will do sewer work on north Claque this year. Mrs. Saringer cam~ented that she would ask the Service Director to look into the possibility of a guard rail for the other side of Claque Road. Paul Leopold, 4279 Dogwood Trail, is concerned about the safety hazard due to the sharp turn where Dogwood Trail turns into Forestwood. Every year he hays to fill up ruts in the tree lam, and the city has to plant new trees. Al.~, he has replaced his mailbox three times. He suggests a stop sign be ir~talled at the east bound side of Forestwood as it turns into Dogwood. Mayor Boyle said that he would ask the city traffic engineer to look into this problem. LEGISLATION Resolution No. 93-63 introduced by Mayor Boyle was given its third. reading. A resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of North Olmsted to obtain an option for the purchase of land for the construction of senior citizen .housing within the City of North Olmsted, and declaring an emergency. Mr. MCY moved for adoption; second by Mrs. Beringer; motion passed tman:i,mously. Resolution No. 93-63 adopted. Ordinance No. 93-75 introduced by Mr. McKay on behalf of Mayor Boyle was given its third reading. An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 93-22 entitled "An ordinance adapting a new and revised 521.10 of Chapter 521 entitled "Health, Safety. and Sanitation," which new and revised section shall be entitled "Non-Smoking Areas in Places of Public Assembly and Public Buildings, as Arced" by adding thereto provisions for permitting smoking in specific areas of the Police Department. Mr. McKay moved for adoption; second by Mr. Leonard. Roll call: McKay, Yea; Leonard, no; BahBS, n0; Lind, n©; Mus].al, IUD; Nashar, rio; Saringer, no. Motion failed with six negative votes and. one affirmative vote. Mr. Nashar commented that he voted no because he feels that people who are in jail lose their right to privileges. Mrs. Babas commented twat the ordinance only addressed people who weave being interrogated or questioned by the police. She feels that this policy would have pot a large burden on the Safety Director and Chief of Police to determine who should or should not be allowed to woke. Also, she is concerned about the cars of second-hand smoke to police officers. Mr. .McKay commented that the Police Chief is an expert on interrogation, and he requested the policy. Mayor Boyce crited that the interrogation room can also be used to question a victim of a crime who might need to be calmed down. He 5 ~»..,~.< ;~,~<_,