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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ~,,~, OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLSMTED MARCH 4, 1997 Present: Council President Boehmer, Council Members Limpert, Lind, McKay, Nashar, O'Grady Also Present: Mayor Boyle, Law Director Gareau, Finance Director Burns, Clerk of Council Seman Absent: Council Members Musial and Saringer Council President Boehmer called the meeting to order at 8 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mr. Lind requested that the spelling of the word "GAAP" financial statements be corrected on page three of the minutes. Mr. Lind moved to approve the minutes of the meeting of February 18, 1997 as corrected; second by Mr. Limpert; motion passed unanimously. REPORTS Mayor Boyle: 1) Today's edition of the Wall Street Journal contains afront-page article about the City of North Olmsted passing the legislation prohibiting the purchase of goods made in sweatshops. Also, Time magazine is interested in this issue, and we have been contacted about the issue from various places around the world. Other United States cities are adopting similar legislation. We are at the forefront of a large wave. Our city took a major step, and it's being recognized that way. 2) On Saturday, the North Olmsted schools held the first of several meetings concerning facility needs. There is a good possibility that the schools will have to reclaim Chestnut and Birch schools. The Mayor informed the school board that, if the issue for the new library passes, the city will be vacating the old library which is on school property. It is possible that the city could share that property with the schools, especially if it would mean saving the taxpayers money. The Mayor suggested that Council members attend one or more of the meetings to hear the superintendent's presentation. 3) He and Mr. Bohlmann attended the Elected Officials Seminar sponsored by ODOT. Unfortunately, it was not an informative meeting. Basically, attendees were told that ODOT doesn't have any money to spend on the communities.