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Council Minutes of 10/4/94 6) Representatives of Fairview Hospital will be at the Senior Center on October 11 to give flu shots for a cost of $8. 7) The city has won its appeal on the unemployment co~ensation request from the former Administrator of the Senior Center because she resigned. 8) Mr. Mark Yager, who is an arch#ect, has been recommended for a seat on the Architectural Review Board. 9) The Planning Co has discussed at length the rezoning of a large area on the western end of the city. The Mayor leas some major ccmceans with the concel-t and has forwarded an alternative to the C 'on for their review. 10) The Planning Co rezoning ideas for the Bradley Road area have been put into legislative form and was rec~tly introduced by Councih~n Nashar. Although there were some concerns because of fitti~re developme~tt plans by Space Age, the Mayor feels this legislation should be passed. Along with Safety Director Kesler and Admini~rative Assistant Wlodarski, the Mayor met with. Mr. Hardy from Space Age to work out a con~romise dealing with setback requu~emsntsr-what Space Age would need and what is needed to protect the Timber Trails area. 11) Tomorrow, Safety Director KaslOr and Administrative Assistant Wlodarski will meet with Market.al, the firm we have retained to create a marketing plan for North Olmsted. This economic development mark~ig plan will not only help to bring non-retail businesses to the city but will also hey current city businesses to expand. We plan to accomplish this without ffi adverse impact on the resid~tial commxwty. The Community Improvement Corporation has agreed to fiord most of the cost. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) The home solicitation ordinance is on first reading tonight. There is a lawsuit pending against the city with regard to the present regulations, and the action taken by Council on this legislation will probably determine the fate of that litigation. 2) The RTA contract will be finalized this week. 3) At the request of the Service Director, he has developed some language regarding the union contract with NOMBL employees. Finance Director Burns reported: 1) Resolution 94-127, which is to be passed under suspension of the rules, is the adoption of the budget for the fiscal year 1995. The General Fund has revenues projected for $13,961,000, which compares to the 1994 estimate of $13,204,00 and the 1993 actual collections of $12,143,000. The increase in revenue is primarily associated with: a. a projected 15% increase in real estates taxes; b. new sewer rates which will free up a half million dollars in debt service that would have been used for sewer debt. 2) On July 1, a new bu~ness entity, limited liability companies, became available in the State of Ohio. We w~71 have to address this issue before the end of the year by revising our income tax provisions to include this new business entity. 2