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Council Minutes of 11/6/96 Center, DBA Northern Beverage. The motion was seconded by Mr. Limpert and unanimously approved. Mr. Limpert, Chairperson of the Transportation Committee: 1) Mr. Limpert thanked Council for supporting his desire to upgrade the emergency rescue vehicles. City ambulances run an average of nine times a day, and the old vehicles were in very bad shape. It was announced in caucus that the first of the new vehicles to arrive will be on display in the service garage after the meeting. He encouraged everyone to go down and see it. It is a great addition to the security of our residents. 2) He would like to recommend that Council consider holding acommittee-of--the-whole meeting before the end of the year to review the status of 1996 projects so that planning for 1997 can begin. Mr. O'Grady, Chairperson of the Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long- Range Planning Committee: 1) The committee met on October 22. In attendance were Council Members O'Grady, Lind and Musial and Service Director Bohlmann. The committee discussed Resolution 96-171, which deals with specifically naming projects for capital infrastructure improvements under Issue 2. These projects are: the Brookpark rehabilitation; the Brookpark to Mastick relief storm sewer; Allendale/Carey area storm sewer improvements; Root Ditch culverts. The committee recommended approval. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Gary Johnson, representing Studio Plus, said that the Architectural Review Board had recommended 9 foot trees on top of the mound rather than the 5 foot fence as suggested by Mr. McKay. With no negative comments from Council, Mr. McKay and Mr. Musial agreed to amend the motion to include 9 foot trees instead of the 5 foot fence. Kathy Troyer, 28800 Berkshire Drive, said she was confused about something, a little bit fiustrated and needed some clarification. Mrs. Troyer referenced several newspaper articles. The Sun Herald, October 24, 1996, which quoted part of the Mayor's State of the City address: "Never mind that this city has virtually triumphed over flooding..." Also, "Thanks to their sacrifice, city administrators were able to finance the flood prevention program. The success of that program is shown in the fact that during last month's record rainfall, five families flooded in the city compared to the five thousand in the 1989 rainfall." The Plain Dealer, January 21, 1996: "Boyle said that under his leadership the city sewers were repaired to eliminate the residential basement flooding." The Westlife, January 24, 1996: "Flood control has been accomplished during his tenure as Mayor, says Boyle. We're light years ahead of everyone." The two January articles were only six months after homes in her neighborhood had flooded for the second time in eleven months. The Sun Herald, September 12, 1996: "Despite what was being broadcast on television, North Olmsted did not have a record rainfall, Bohlmann said. We registered five inches here, he said." The Westlife, January 31, 1996, from the 1995 North Olmsted flood report: "The city's continued flooding is caused by too heavy rains, too .~""* small or clogged ditches and pipes and no place to put the water. The good news is the rr-` 7 ..,. - ~ . a.__~.~, ..Aaxs.,.