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MINUTES OF THE FETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OIA~STED FEBRUARY 2, 1993 Present: Council President Boehmer, Council Members Bahas, Leonard, Lind McKay, Musial, Nashar, Saringer Also Present: Mayor Ed Boyle, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director James Burns, Clerk of Council Barbara Seman Council President Boehmer called the Council meeting to order at 8:04 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North OLnsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The minutes of the meeting of January 19, 1993 were approved as written. Mayor Boyle presented a proclamation to Chaplain Hayden Lester in recognition of Four Chaplain Sunday. February 7, 1993 will mark the 50th anniversary of the four chaplains who sacrificed their own lives to save the lives of four soldiers on the sinking ship Dorchester. The Mayor called upon all residents to recognize this day in memory of those men who sacrificed their lives for the cause of freedom. Mayor Boyle reported: 1) With regard to the city hospitalization program, from July of 1992 to December of 1992, the single rate was $116.66 and the family rate was $349.98. This was $63.19 below family rate for the same period in 1991. In line with 1990, it is close to a 30X decrease because industry standards indicate an approximate 15% increase each year. The hospitalization plan is showing a positive effect on costs. to the city. 2) The monthly employee newsletter will soon contain a "health corner" which will inform employees of ways to keep their hospitalization costs down while getting the most efficient service possible. 3) The first nursing center in the State Olmsted Manor Nursing Center in North facility for quality of care and quality Lontor is the Director of Olmsted Manor, on this prestigious honor. of Ohio to receive the Premier Award is Olmsted. This award recognizes the of life for its residents. Mrs. Deborah and she and her staff are congratulated 4) According to the County Planning Commission's study on substandard structures, North Olmsted's improvement target areas have decreased in size and the number of substandard structures have decreased within those target areas. The efforts we have put forth since 1990 have paid off since North 07msted is the only urban county co~munity to reduce target areas and substandard structures. In North Olmsted, 97~ of all one to three-family structures are not substandard as compared to 96.1X for the remairuer of the county. Also, 95.9 of all camtiercial storefront office buildings in North Olmsted are not substandard as compared to 87.3x in the county. 5) Within the next few days, the city should receive notification of the Regional Transit Authority cuts in service and/or elimination of lines.