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Council Minutes of S/19/97 be 800 square feet. As the administration has said before, the western suburbs are on an upturn in office use and office demand. The vacancy rate is at 14.82%. It had been at 17.4%. The Mayor feels the Grubb & Ellis report supports the administration's theory and stand that office space in the western suburbs is at premium, that it is in demand right now and that we need as much space as possible. Offices help to stabilize our economy and takes us off of downturns that might happen in the retail industry. Office industry is much more stable. As Mrs. Jurgens mentioned in referring to "big box" retailers, you can lose large volumes of space when one retail company moves out. But that doesn't necessarily happen in office space. It is important for us to stabilize our economy through diversity, and that is what this city tried to do when it rezoned Parcel E to office space and has been trying to do as it has maintained that zoning. The administration does support the residents, and the Council has been on record as supporting the residents. LEGISLATION Ordinance No. 97-57 introduced by Mr. O'Grady was given its third reading. An ordinance amending Section 1135.02 of the Zoning Code entitled "Accessory Uses and Buildings" of Chapter 1135 entitled "One and Two Family Residence District." Mr. O'Grady moved for adoption; second by Mr. Musial; motion passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 97-57 adopted. Ordinance No. 97-52 introduced by Mayor Boyle was given its second reading as amended. An ordinance providing for the submission to the electors of the City of North Olmsted of an amendment to Article XI of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted to provide for aggregate and collective bargaining for conjunctive electric service and other similar aggregated utility plans, and declaring an emergency as amended. Mr. O'Grady moved for suspension of the rules requiring three readings; second by Mr. Musial; motion passed unanimously. Mr. O'Grady moved for adoption; second by Mr. Musial. Roll call: O'Grady, yes; Musial, yes; Saringer, yes; Nashar, yes; McKay, yes; Limpert, no, with explanation: "It's my understanding that this is a trial period that we have two years to act on. And I had concerns about the reliability of service we would get. So much of our flooding problems we have put millions of dollars into, but it still needs electricity to run the sump pumps. So I vote no at this time." The motion passed with five affirmative votes and one negative vote. Ordinance No. 97-52 adopted. Resolution No. 97-60 introduced by Mr. Musial was given its second reading. A resolution authorizing accepting for recording purpose only the Vienna Woods Subdivision No. 4 plat in the City of North Olmsted. Resolution No. 97-61 introduced by Mr. McKay was given its second reading. A resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for improvements in the fuel system at the Service Garage, Bus Garage and Springvale Golf Course area as detailed in the specifications on file and authorizing the Mayor to contract for the same, and declaring an emergency. R 12 „_:.. .~a!.avwy~Y.4 gA{K1 ."._ :'YH:nTVw r.~ ... . ~rtB~'~+R~'a~F+i.}Y4M4„Y _.