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.~ MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ,~~: OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED OCTOBER 1, 1996 Present: Council President Boehmer, Council Members Limpert, Musial, Nashar, Saringer Also Present: Mayor Boyle, Law Director Gareau, Finance Director Burns, Clerk of Council Seman Absent: Council Members: Lind, McKay and O'Grady Council President Boehmer called the meeting to order at 8 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. Mr. Limpert moved to approve the minutes of the Council meeting of September 17, 1996. The motion was seconded by Mr. Nashar and unanimously approved. President Boehmer made the following announcements: Mr. McKay will hold a Streets & Drainage Committee meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9, to discuss the Clague Road options; Ordinance Nos. 96-156 through and including 96-160 will be removed from the agenda and sent back to committee for further review. REPORTS Mayor Boyle: 1) The Westshore Council of Governments met today and discussed two items of interest. First, the contracting for drug dogs to be used through the Westshore Council of Governments and its member cities. The idea is being studied to find other sources that would be much less expensive and possibly easier to schedule than having one dog owned by the Westshore Council of Governments. Each city would pay its own share of usage costs. Second, a study will be made regarding a hot fire training facility. The west campus of Cuyahoga Community College has anon-hot fire facility where the cities do some training. It is hoped that the State will help to improve this facility or build a new facility that would serve all the communities in northeastern Ohio. 2) A meeting was held with the city hockey organization to discuss the Charter nullage that is on the ballot in November. Some interesting questions were brought up: Will the Recreation levy be used at Springvale? Why isn't Springvale revenue used for other recreation purposes. The answer to these questions is no because Springvale is a stand- alone revenue source. Administrative fees that go to the General Fund are charged, but '`"'~ Springvale cannot send its money to other funds. Even if it were possible, it would be ,~ ~W __:f ..~ ,...... _;,.