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Council Minutes of 3/i/96 ~, North Olmsted will do the monitoring in-house for a savings of appr~~xirnately $32,195. The committees recommend approval. e. Ordinance 96-41, which authorizes the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Dennis Seifert & Associates to provide engineer7ug services for the drainage improvements in the Woodside-Deepwoods-Duane Road area. The cost will be $13,20 The committees recommend approval. Mr. Lind, Chairperson of the Finance Committee: l) 7~ie Finance Comnuttee met jointly with the Streets & Drainage Committee on February 1 ~. Present were Council Members Nashar, Limpert, Musial and Lind; Finance Director Bugs; Service Director Bohlmaun; City Engineer Deichmann; Personnel & Administrative Director Wilamosky. The committees discussed Ordinance Nos. 96-26 and 96-27 which de~~l with the costs of inspections for public utility work done in the city. The hourly rates will be increased and charges will be made for overtime work on the weekends. The co~mnittees recommend approval. 2) The same evening the Finance Committee rnet jointly with the St+~e~~ts & Drainage and Environmental Control Committees. The attendees were the same a~. previously stated. The committees discussed the following: a. Ordinance 96-23, which is t:he analysis of manholes located ~h~~oughout the city. Western Reserve Engineerin~~ Company was the lowest bidder for t ire contract. Due to the age of the manholes, leala are occur-~ing and causing infiltration which in turn causes massive backups ui the sewer system. The committees recornrrrend approval. b. Ordinance 96-24_ which authorized the Service Director to adv~, rose for bids for the improvements to Bretton Ridge. Phase Ill. The preluninary en~_ir~ering estimate is approximately $700,000 for completion of the project. The project has not yet been funded and is contingent upon the approval of the capital spendin~~ budget for the Heart two years. The committees did recommend approval. c. Ordinance 96-32, which provided for- engineering services for the analysis of the flooding problems in the Forest Ridge-North Park area. using Dr. ~ -e~root's study as a starting point. Wester7r Reserve Engineering Company was the 1«west bidder for the contract. Their bid included four different alternatives and cost estiim~tes for each. This project includes the analysis phase only; the design estimates will be dune at a later date. The committees recorrrme~uled approval, and tlus legislation was passetf larder suspension of the rules at the Febru~u~~~ ?+~ Council meeting. 3) The Finance Committee met on Monday, March 4. hr attendance were Council Members McKay, Limpe~rt, O'Grady, Nashar and Lind; Finance Director Burns and Service Director Bohlmaan. 7~lre cou~mittee discussed Ordinance ~>6-42, which is a transfer ordinance to clean u~r >ome of the outstandir~~~ balances fo~ ` t~95. The biggest changes include the pension funds fo~~ Police and Fire which ran ~u=rre than had been budgeted and street iightin~~ costs which keep escalating even ~~ear--we are now approaching between $250.000 and $300,000 to light the city-. An~~ther costly item was 5