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Council Minutes of 9/2/97 Ordinance No. 97-44 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mr. McKay. An ordinance adopting a new and revised Section 521.14 entitled "Tree(awn and Apron Maintenance" in Chapter 521 entitled "Health, Safety and Sanitation" of the Codified Ordinances of the City of North Olmsted, Ohio. Ordinance No. 97-78 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mayor Boyle. An ordinance designating revenues derived from the lease of city property for Cablevision's use be deposited to the Recreation Capital Improvement Fund, and declaring an emergency. Ordinance No. 97-79 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mayor Boyle. An ordinance to establish within the Capital Improvement Fund Group a "Parks and Recreation Capital Improvement Fund" of the City of North Olmsted, and declaring an emergency. Ordinance No. 97-71 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mr. McKay on behalf of Mrs. Saringer. An ordinance amending Sections 755.11 and 755.12 of Chapter 755 of the Business Regulation Code of the City of North Olmsted, entitled "Secondhand Dealers," in order to further regulate unattended donations made to secondhand dealers, and further creating a new Section 521.15 of the General Offenses Code of the City of North Olmsted to provide misdemeanor penalties against individuals who leave donated materials on sidewalks, in parking areas, or otherwise outside of buildings of secondhand dealers. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Mr. McKay moved to direct the Clerk of Council to present to the Board of Elections the petitions that request the rezoning of Parcel E. The motion was seconded by Mr. O'Grady and unanimously passed. Mr. Nashar reported on a project he has been working on pertaining to the flood abatement area for the city. Over the past eight years, the city has spent approximately $20 million in flood abatement by repairing the storm drains and the sanitary sewers throughout the city. Thus, he feels, and the Mayor agrees, that the city should be allowed to have its floodplain map revisited by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He has written letters and made phone calls to FEMA with this request. On June 11, he wrote a letter requesting the procedures for the City of North Olmsted to revamp the floodplain map so that the residents would benefit by having their insurance rates reduced if they live in a floodplain area. Our neighboring city, Bay Village, recently revised its floodplain map. He feels the City of North Olmsted should also receive the same consideration. A reply dated August 22 indicates that the Letter of Map Revision (CONK) is a document that is used to change floodplain and/or floodway delineations or flood elevations. By issuing the Letter of Map Revisions, we can revise the information on the map without physically revisiting and reprinting the map itself. FEMA first acknowledged receipt of the city's request on October 3, 1996. The data has been 8