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Council Minutes of 1/7/97 Finance Director Burns: 1) He has distributed to each Council Member a comparison of the city's estimates versus collections for 1996 for income taxes and sewer fees. Income ''!::r taxes collected were on the positive side by $74,000; sewer fees were on the negative side by $49,000. However, tap-in fees were more than sufficient to cover the sewer fees deficiency Mr. McKay, Chairperson of the Streets & Drainage and Environmental Control Committees: 1) The Streets & Drainage Committee met on January 6. In attendance were Council Members Limpert, Nashar, O'Grady, Saringer and McKay and City Engineer Deichmann. The following legislation was discussed: a. Ordinance 96-189. This legislation amends Codified Ordinance Section 911.09 entitled "Sewer Connections; Tap-in Permit, Fee and Penalty." The revision is restricted to verbiage only for the purpose of clarification of the method used to determine the number of benefited units of non-residential buildings, structures or other facilities. Such incremental changes are designed to offset the interest cost incurred by the city in issuing notes and bonds and the loan from the Ohio Water Department Authority. This will pay the costs of the construction improvements and the extension to the sewer system which were not recovered by special assessments. b. Ordinance 96-191. This legislation provides that when a treelawn area adjacent to a parcel zoned for and used for other than single-family or two-family use is subject to a treelawn opening permit, street opening permit or apron permit in connection with the construction of a new building or an addition to an existing building, restoration shall include brick pavers as directed by the City Engineer. The brick pavers will enhance the landscaping. The committee amended Section (b) by adding the words "and used for" after the words "zoned for." The committee recommended approval of both ordinances. 2) The Environmental Committee met immediately following the Streets & Drainage Committee with the same Council Members in attendance and invited guests Mr. Gleisser and Mr. Munici who were representing an environmental group. The committee and guests discussed Resolution 96-187 which expresses opposition to Ohio Senate Bill 19 which would join the State of Ohio in a rotation process to receive low-level radiation waste for storage purposes from five other midwestern states. Avery lengthy discussion ensued, however many question remained unanswered. The committee will endeavor to set up another date for a public hearing and debate between the two sides of this issue. Mr. McKay reported for Mr. Lind, Chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The committee met on January 7. In attendance were Council Members Saringer, Nashar, Limpert, O'Grady and McKay. Ordinance 97-6 was discussed. This legislation authorizes the supplementation of documents providing for the optional redemption of certain bonds to reflect properly the city's understanding and intention. This will correct a mistake made during the sale of the bonds. The bonds were listed as recallable but actually sold and represented to the buyer as non-recallable. The Council Members recommended approval of the legislation to correct the misrepresentation. 3 r