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Council Minutes of 6/3/97 not accept that. Also, he is asking for amulti-family fire inspection which the city cannot w give because it is not multi-family. The State of Ohio is giving them a difficult time with respect to the issuance of a group home license. It is not the city. Finance Director Burns: 1) In 1995 when we were going through the appropriation process, it was suggested that the establishment of a "rainy day" fund would be helpful. However, the state would not allow a city to appropriate money for an obligation that was not due and payable out of current projected revenues. Also, the state did not allow money to be put aside for future obligations that the city might have, such as retirement benefits for accumulated sick time and vacation leave. Council passed a resolution recommending that the legislature enact express statutory authority for a political subdivision to establish reserve funds for the purpose of accumulating money for the future payment of accrued obligations and replacement of equipment. The resolution was forwarded to the Auditor of State's office. Today, he learned about H. B. 462, the "Reserve Account Bill" sponsored by Rep. Clancy. This bill will allow for reserve balance accounts for a variety of long-term obligations which would not count against local government fund distributions or affect tax levies. Under the provisions of the bill, local governments could set aside funds in reserve accounts for capital improvements, worker's comp, retrospective rating plans, self-insurance plans and accumulated benefits costs which must be paid upon retirement of employees. 2) Added to this evening's agenda is Resolution 97-56, which is the tax budget for 1998. A public hearing is required and must be advertised at least 10 days before the hearing is held. Council must decide whether to have a special meeting during the July vacation period or have Mr. Burns request a time extension. Mr. Musial, Chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The committee met on Monday, June 2. Present were committee members McKay, Nashar and Muisal; Council Members O'Grady and Limpert; Assistant Engineer McDermott; Assistant Building Commissioner Rymarczyk. The following items were discussed: a. The AT&T Wireless Tower in Clague Park. (This proposal had been delayed from the May 19 BZD meeting because negotiations were not complete. The proposed contract was discussed at aCouncil-of--the-Whole on May 30, and the legislation was put on the Council agenda for June 3.) The AT&T proposal is to install a monopole for wireless communication in Clague Park on the northeastern corner of the parking lot off the access road. The proposal is for a digital system which will have other capabilities that cellular cannot provide such as paging and high-speed data transmissions. The carriers are mandated by the FCC to provide coverage in this market, and AT&T has alleged they need a monopole in the area of Clague Park. It should be noted that a city cannot prevent a corporation from coming in and installing monopoles. But the city can regulate where they can be installed and the nature of the surrounding complex, fencing, landscaping and the like. To reduce the number of monopoles, it would be desirable to enable more than one carrier to use a monopole. For example, a 100 foot pole can accommodate two carriers and a 120 foot pole can accommodate three carriers. This proposal considered tonight should not be confused with the lease that the city has negotiated with AT&T, 6