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Council Minutes of 3/21/95 agreed to incorporate the word `ion-resident" into the title of the legislation. It is his opinion, shared by Mr. Gareau, that anon-resident is someone who does not live m North Olmsted. Visitors are considered non-residents. Mr. Limpert and Mayor Boyle explained that, if our squad provided mutual aid to another city that charges fees, then we would make a charge. Conversely, if the other city does not charge fees, we would not charge-- the mutual aid agreement would supersede the fee. Mr. Nashar commented on the legislation providing for a home maintenance code: 1) He would like action to be taken on this legislation soon and suggested that part-time employees could be hired in the Building Department. Mayor Boyle commented that part- timepersonnel might be a good trend to follow, but he was not sure it was a good idea in this case. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Sheila Pedrini, a 19-year resident of North Olmsted who lives on Ambour Drive, spoke about the poor condition of the street. The street has no curbs or streets lights but does have chuckholes and potholes. She is embarrassed by the street and angry because it has not yet been repaired. The patch work that is done is not sufficient because it breaks up and becomes a safety hazard to pedestrians on the sidewalk, especially children. She and her neighbors would like to know when Ambour Drive will be repaired. She feels that the April 15 date that was mentioned doesn't "wash," and she doesn't care about Beech Lane. She doesn't live on Beech Lane; she pays taxes for Ambour Drive and she wants it repaired. Mayor Boyle explained that April 15 is not a `magic date" only concerning Beech Lane. He previously mentioned some of the other streets on the list; namely, Ambour, Frank and Alexander. April 15 is the approximate date that Council and the administration will be able to determine what streets are to be fined this year. He agrees that Ambour is in poor condition. Clay Olson, 24299 Ambow Drive, lives on the cul-de-sac portion of the street which is in good condition. He wondered why the remainder of the street had not been completed. Service Director Bohlmann explained that several years ago the box culvert that ran underneath Ambour Drive at the cul-de-sac was in deteriorating shape. The city did some major storm channelization work in the area, which required that portion of the street to be torn up. At that time, there was only sufficient money to repair the cul-de-sac up to the box culvert. Kathy DiMarino, 24286 Ambow Drive, described the sequence of events that she has witnessed. In 1992 when the sewer redevelopment was begun, Ambour Drive residents were concerned about how it would affect the appearance of the street. The residents were told the work had to be done for the betterment of the community, and the Forester presented pictures of what the street would look like when completed. It was promised that the many trees on the street would be saved. However, the trees were removed and never replanted. The anti erosion system that was applied never actually worked. She ''~ personally met with Mr. Bohlmann and the city engineers about the problem. Her home 6 ,t... _ ~.