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Council Minutes of 5/17/94 Mayor Boyle presented Scout Eric Jones with a proclamation in recognition of his achievement of the Eagle Scout Award in Boy Scouting. Eric was congratulated by all present. Mayor Boyle reported: 1) The week of May 22 will be Poppy Week, and the profits from the sale will benefit charities ~capcaorecl by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. 2) For the first quarter of this year, the Police Departmeflt reports that traffic accidents are down by 7; assaults are down; auto the$s are down; trial ' E reports and arrests are down; suspicious peraons are down by 64; DWI arrests are down by 3 L These satisfactory results are due to hard work by the departm~t. 3) We have sent a contract proposal to RTA but have not yet received a reply. 4) May 16 through May 20 is Try Trama3it Week, and NOMBL will be cellrating with various promotions such as a flee faire day and adress-down day. NQ1i~fBL is providing fast, efficient service to Jacob's F~kl. Anyone wishing to attend an s game at Jacob's field can board a bus near Clti Chi's parking lot and be downtown in twenty minutes. RTA has announced that the North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line has experiences a 14.57% ridership increase over the first quarter of 1993. Also, 40 of 44 NO14~L drivers have earned the Safe Driver Award which was given to drivers without a chargeable accident in 1993. 5) The Department of Personnel and Administrative Services, continuing with a program offered for the past five years, has notified 771 North Olnnsted ruts of unclaimed funds held for them by the State of Ohio. 6) The city has experienced pr relating to the use of inferior cement by contractors. These problems are shared by many cities andmdividuaLs throughout the county. However, our Building and Engitteer~g Departments have been handling the problems in a professional manner. Resklents who are having cement problems show contact the city and the State Attorney General's office. 7) Cablevision will soon begs to charge for the Sports Channel; however, the Movie Channel cost will be reduced to 57.50 from $10.45. Mr. Nashar commented that several re~dents in Cambridge Crossings have had cement problems. He has advised them to notify City Hall and to write a formal letter of complaint to the Attorney General's office. The Mayor said that the city will keep records of such complaints, .and this will prevent us from using a bad contractor on a major street. Mr. McKay said that, if a homeowner files a lawsuit individually, it can be very expensive since core samples are needed as proof He is suggesting to residents that they contact the Attorney General in order to be included in the class action suit that is being considered. Mr. Lmd commented for the record that he had received extraordinary cooperation from NOMBL during his confinement to a wheelchair the past two weeks. He will write a formal letter of recognition to the NOMBL management and drivers. Mayor Boyle agreed that NOMBL was very accommotlaating to residents with transit problems. Any residents that have transportation probhyms can contact NOMBL or the Human Resources Department which provides van service to seniors and disabled people. 2