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Council Minutes of 3/21/95 ,;~, Mr. McKay reported on the meeting of the tax incentive review council which met on March 8: 1) Present at the meeting were Safety Director Kesler, Personnel & Administrative Director Wilamosky, Councilman David Lmd, Larry Orlowski., Assistant Supt. of Schools Doug Sebring, Denise Cameron-Alston, Administrative Assi.~ant Nancy Wlodazski and Councilman Dean McKay. Ms. Wlodazski presented the committee with the annual enterprise zone reports which were to be reviewed by the committee for their compliance. All of the organizations had met the conditions or exceeded them Moen had agreed to create and retain 450 jobs within aten-yeaz period. As of December 31, 1994, Moen had 423 employees with an annual payroll of $17,480,000--which is $3 million more than had been agreed upon. MAC Systems had committed to create or obtain 91 permanent and full-time jobs. Presently, they employ 112 people with a payroll of $3,047,350. The committee approved the continuance of the enterprise zone agreements with Moen and MAC Systems. Mrs. Kesler, the housing officer, presented the report for the residential and commercial abatements under the Comfy Reinvestment Area Act. The only businesses aurently receiving abatements are Moen and Nutron Nameplate. There have been 82 residential project completions in 1994. The committee approved the report for the commercial and residential abatements. Officers elected to serve in 1995 aze: Chairperson, Dean McKay; Vice Chairperson, David Lind. A secretary is to be elected in the near future. Mr. McKay reported that he had attended a meeting on Thursday, March 16, which involved information about the hazardous material clean up at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. The meeting was conducted by a representative from the Ohio EPA. The clean up project is almost completed; however, it was revealed that the EPA does not continually monitor progress after completion. Another meeting regarding this matter will be held at Fairview Park High School at 7 p.m on March 23. The public is invited to attend. In the absence of Mr. Lmd, Mr. McKay reported for the Finance Committee: 1) The committee met on March 8. In attendance were all Council Members, Dennis Long of Malcolm Firnie, John Petty of National City Investment Corporation, John Larson and Janet Aber of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, City Engineer Deichmann, Finance Director Bums, Mayor Boyle, Service Director Bohlmann, Personnel & Administrative Director Wilamosky and Safety Director Kesler. The following agenda items were discussed: a. The financial plan for the 1995-1996 sewer project. The $13 million claim by EPA on a grant received by the city has been abated. Through the expertise of the Finance Director, the $38 million fine imposed on the city by the EPA was settled for $175,000. The sewer project will be in the black with a 5% carryover at the end of 1996. The 1992 and 1994 rate increases were based on very high 1991 consumption and second highest consumption in 1993. However, the new rates are based on an average equal to 40% of 1989-1994 annual consumption. The average billing per household is 3.5 MCF per billing period. The decision was made to fix the problems with city flooding and sewers when the interest rates were low. Now the loans for those repairs must be paid. If the city fails to set the rates, the judicial system will set them--but only after a total collapse. Council 3