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Council Minutes of 10/3/95 Mr. McKay made the following addition to the Legislative Committee report: 1) The committee also discussed Resolirtion 95-124. This resohrtion is in support of legis}ation that would provide express statutory authority for a m~xnicipality to establish a reserve fund for future payment of obligations and the replacement of equspment. The connnittee recommended. approval. Mrs. Beringer reported on the Council-asra-Whole Committee meeting: 1) The meeting was held on Monday, September 25, to discuss the propel Claque Road project. The Council decided that a letter should be sent to the County E expre their opposition to the proposed plan and asking for a meeting to discuss other options. The letter was drafted and sent to the County Engineer. A[TDIENCE pARTICI~'ATI4N Ed Cerney, 36b6 Claque Road, read a letter he had written to the Mayor and City Council about a wild animal problem in the city. Mr. Cerney had woken on this same topic at the September 19 Council meeting. Mr. Cerney feels the health, safety and welfare of North Olmsted citizens is being endangered because the city will no longer trap healthy wild animals that are a nuisance. He believes this should continue to be a city service. Mr. Boehmer asked Mr. Nashar to discuss Mr. Cerney's letter at a meeting of the Pubfic Safety, Health and Welfare Committee. Mr. Nashar commented that he had made arrangements for the Safety and Service Directors to meet with his committee to discuss this issue. The committee will meet at 7:30 p.m on Tuesday, October 10, and Mr. Cerney is invited to attend. Cathy Troyer, 28800 Berkshire Drive, asked the following three questions con floodmg: 1. What progress has been made since the g to discuss the Forest Ridge flooding problem? 2. Has the Service Department found a location for a temporary pump? 3. Has the County Auditor been contacted with regard to ro-evahiating property values in the Forest Ridge area because of the flooding problems? Mrs. Troyer also commented that she and about SO residents in her neighborhood would like the city to hold an open forum with Dr. DeGroot to discuss his findings about their flooding problems. Mayor Boyle replied that a permanent sohttion to the flooding problem had not yet been determined. The administration is preparing a report to Council about city flooding, and the Forest Ridge area will be included in this report. He does not know if a site has been found for a temporary pump, but he will look into the mutter. With regard to the property taxes, he does have a meeting scheduled with the County Auditor late next week. As mentioned earlier, he does not believe an open forum with the swill be productive. He believes Dr. DeGroot and City Engineer Deichmann mould meet firs. ff the residents wish to meet with Dr. IleGroot, he would be more alum happy to provide the meeting place for a large group, either at the Comnminity Cabin, City Halt or Springvale. With regard to the discussion on property values, Mrs. Beringer asked if the rests had met with the County Auditor's office because she had given. a contact .name to a group of residents but had not been informs,cl of when the meeting took place. Mrs. Troyer said ~e believed the Fine Ridge residents had met with the County Auditor's office, but ~e did 4