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MINiPI'ES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE C1TY OF NORTH OLMSTED OCTODER 18,1994 Present: Council President Boehmer, Council Members Bahas, Limpert, Lmd, McKay, Musial, Nashar, Saringer Also Present: Mayor Boyle, Law Director Gareau, Finance Director Burns, Clerk of Council Semen Council President Boehmer called the meeting to order at 8 p.m in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, 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 October 4, 1994 were approved as written. President Boehmer announced that Ordinance Nos. 94-154, 94-155, 94-157, 94-158 and Resolution No. 94-156 would be passed under suspension of the rules. ~P TS Mayor Boyle reported: 1) October 24 through October 30 is National Unfunded Mandates Week. The focus this year is on public awareness and passage of the Federal Mandate Accountability and Reform Act. This bill will not end unfimded es, but it will force the Congress. into at lead computing the cod for cities so it becomes public record as to what is being passed aai to the mmnicipalities. 2) Storm water legislation is about to be passed by Congress, and it will require cities and villages with populations under one hundred thousand to obtain permits for storm water outlets. This step is a precursor to treating storm water, which would require a new treatment plant, more capital expenditures and more fees. These unfimded mandates will impact quite heavily on sanall communities. 3) NOMBL has negotiated a contract with RTA and the Lorain County Transit Sy~em to transport riders from Lorain County to the North Olmsted city lme where they can board NOMBL buses. 4) At recent meetings of the Cuyahoga County Mayors and Managers Association and the County Planning Commission, GCRTA presented its plans for the "dual hub," also referred to as "red line relocation." As part of their Transportation 2010 program, several of the proposed transit centers wdl be located in the eastern suburbs, two will be located in the southern suburbs and only one will be in the western suburbs. Also, of the ten community circulators, none are in the western suburbs. Mr. Tober has stated that GCRTA has plans for development of the western suburbs, especially the park-and-rides