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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTID FEBRUARY 1, 1994 Present: Council President Pro Tem Lind, Council Members Babas, Limpert, McKay, Mu.sial, Nashar Also Present: Mayor Ed Boyle, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director James Burns, Clerk of Council Barbara Semen Absent: Council President Boehmer, Council Member Beringer Council President Pro Tem Lind called the meeting to order at 8:10 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 January 18, 1994 were approved as written. President Pro Tem Lind announced that Ordinance No. 94-12 would be removed from the agenda and Ordinance Nos. 94-6 and 94-17 would be passed under suspension of the rule. Mr. Lind welcomed Jose Azpitarte, a Spanish foreign exchange student, who is staying in North Olmsted with the Belko family. Mayor Boyle reported: 1) Through the efforts of Chief Osterhouse and Fire- fighters Union Local 1267, the Northeast Ohio Aluminum Cans for Burned Children Foundation will award North Olmsted $1,000 for the smoke detector program. 2) The Cuyahoga County Solid Waste Committee met in North Olmsted last night to discuss the new county plan. 3) Last week attended the U. S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D. C. Major topics were as follows: the State of the Union address; the Crime Bill and violence involving children; health care. The mayors were given the opportunity to question and discuss various topics with numerous Cabinet members, vrxier- secretaries and the President and Vice-President. 4) The worksheets for the yearly appropriations have been completed with some adjustments due to costs relating to the recent inclement weather. Accordingly, there will be some changes to the appropriations legislation. There will also be changes made to the organizational chart legislation. All changes will be discussed at the next Finance Committee meeting. 5) Tomorrow will travel to Columbus to meet with House Speaker Riffe about the enterprise zone legislation. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) Last Friday the final pre-trial was held on the Eliza Jennings case, and the City of North Olmsted has been granted summary judgment in the amount of $106,000. 2) On tonight's agenda is Ordinance No. 94-21 which will begin the appropriation '~"" process for acquisition of the property on which the new senior center will be "~''" built. Negotiations have been on-going for four or five months on the purchase