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Council Minutes of 1/21/9'7 Mrs. Saringer, Chairperson of the Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings Committee: 1) ;~~, A Recreation Commission meeting was held on January 15 to discuss the strategy ~;,. regarding the upcoming special election for the Recreation levy. Volunteers for the phone committee and the election day information distributors at the polls are needed. Mayor Boyle: 1) Christ the King Church owns a portion of land in Olmsted Township and has petitioned the County Commissioners for annexation to North Olmsted. The public hearing was held on January 13, at which time the Township claimed that the petition was improper because it did not name the correct landholder, Christ the King Development Inc. However, the attorney for the church showed the commissioners documents on the purchase of the land by Christ the King Church. The attorney contended that the annexation should go through as requested even though the county records were incorrect. Because of the discrepancy, the commissioners extended the meeting until this week. (At this point in the Mayor's report, Law Director Gareau commented that the church had withdrawn the petition because of technical problems. The petition will be resubmitted at a later date.) Mayor Boyle commented that during the public hearing the commissioners had mentioned just such a scenario. They said it was their policy to allow a withdrawal so that a petition could be refiled at a later time. If the petition is not withdrawn, there is a waiting period before it can be submitted again. 2) The Mayor, along with the Service Director and Safety Director, met with architects and engineers to discuss and review preliminary drawings for capital improvements at Springvale. The administration feels that improvements to the facility should result in an increase in revenue. Therefore, the first improvements will be in the area of ADA compliance and kitchen enhancements. 3) This week the Mayor attended the U. S. Congress of Mayors in Washington, D. C. The next four years of the administration will be very interesting and busy. There are quite a number of re-funding issues to come before Congress, and it will be difficult to get through everything on this agenda much less many of the new ideas that will be coming before the lawmakers. However, ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act), which is very important to our city, will probably be addressed. During the conference, he had an opportunity to speak to our Congressman about ISTEA and the possibility of a new bus garage and also about other issues such as education. The Mayor stepped down from the Urban-Economic Policy Committee and was named the chairperson of the Clean Water Subcommittee of the Energy and Environmental Committee. It is his belief he will better be able to represent and service North Olmsted from this environmental committee. 4) On Thursday, January 23, the school superintendent will deliver the State of the Schools address. However, the Mayor will be attending the D.A.R.E. graduation at St. Richard's School that evening. The administration, Council and the schools have been well represented at previous D.A.R.E. graduations, which is good reinforcement to the children of the importance of the program. The children are being taught how drugs and violence can affect their lives. When you listen to the essays the children write as part of the graduation process, it is clear that the message is getting through to them. 3