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Council Minutes of 4/16/96 2) There was a problem with delivery of the notices for the last Town Hall meeting which ~~ was held in Ward 4. City Hall was not notified that the Post Office changed carrier routes, so some notices were never delivered and some were delivered late. The next Town Hall meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 19, at Spruce Elementary School. Because of this problem with the previous notice delivery, notices will be sent to both Ward 3 and Ward 4. 3) Met with Building Commissioner Conway and Councilman McKay to discuss problems arising because of the city's newer zoning laws. Two problems identified were (1) the signage law which applies well in most areas of the city but does cause some problems on Great Northern Boulevard; (2) two-family homes are not allowed in areas of single family or high profile multi-family. Discussion on these issues will continue. 4) Due to the concerns of businesses along Great Northern Boulevard, ODOT will allow left hand turns during construction. Also, the construction on various city corners is the traffic signalization project which has finally begun. 5) The citizens committee for county government reform has presented their plan to the County Planning Commission. Although their deadline wasn't until August, the committee decided to release their findings now to allow time for public debate. The first public presentation will be held from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m, on Monday, Apri122, at Shaker Heights Community Center, 3450 Lee Road. Some elements of the plan are as follows: (1) Consolidation of the positions of county auditor, recorder and treasurer into one finance position. (2) Consolidation of the prosecutor and sheriff positions into one. (3) The consolidated positions would be appointed by a county administrator. At present, the issue of whether the administrator would be appointed or elected is being debated. (4) An eleven-member county council will be established. The county will be divided into seven districts with four at-large positions. The need for at-large positions is currently being debated. Law Iirector Gareau: 1) The liquor permit for Bugsy's has been withdrawn. Anew application will be submitted by Doc and Louie's. This is a family-type restaurant which is currently located in Cleveland near Jacob's Field. 2) Last evening at a special Council meeting, the firefighters' fact-finding report was rejected. We will now move to the next phase of the negotiating process. 3) Today an arbitration hearing was held regarding a grievance filed by a NOMBL employee who had made a claim for legal fees associated with the defense of a criminal action. The city had charged the employee with criminal action and the employee has requested, under the collective bargaining agreement, that the city pay $25,000 for his defense of that criminal action. This issue is before arbitrator Jack Day, who is a former appellate judge in Cuyahoga County. The hearing will be concluded on May 9. 4) The issue of TV camera surveillance is still being investigated. Along with Safety Director Kasler and Police Officer Wolf, he will travel to Baltimore, Maryland to view the video surveillance system there. Mayor Boyle reported for Finance Director Burns: 1) Council is asked to submit their opinions regarding the Supreme Court's ruling on taxes as requested in a memo by the .:NK. Finance Director. 2