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Council Minutes of 9/15/98 Mrs. Saringer announced that a public hearing regarding Resolution No. 98-101, the tax utF budget, will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23. A special Council meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, for adoption of the resolution. Law Director Gareau: 1) He is awaiting an answer from the lawyer for Mr. Prest concerning the proposed settlement. 2) The city has received a lawsuit filed by a resident who tripped and fell over a wire while walking on Dover Center Road. The wire had been placed there by a contractor. The complaint has been turned over to insurance counsel. 3) The Law Department has been working on obtaining easements along Mastick Road from the area crossing Brookpark Road to improve storm sewers. 4) We have been contacted by insurance counsel concerning the defense of the case regarding the gentleman who committed suicide while in our jail. 5) A tentative agreement has been reached with both AFSCME unions. Finance Director Copfer: 1) The annual information filing statement is completed and the preliminary official statement, which also includes this annual information filing and was necessary to issue the various purpose improvement notes, was printed and mailed to potential investors last Tuesday. The notes were priced and sold today with a 3.95% interest rate. In total, there was $2,675,000 of this improvement note issuance of which $400,000 were reissuances of notes from previous years and $312,000 was for the Recreation Center roof and HVAC project. Therefore, today she signed all the contracts, which Mayor Musial mentioned were delivered to the contractors. 2) The draft of the proposed 1999 county budget, which is used for the purpose of setting taxing rates, is available for viewing in her office and the Clerk of Council's office during regular business hours. The public hearing is Wednesday, September 23, at 7 p.m. 3) An appropriation transfer ordinance will be introduced tonight. Mr. Nashar, Chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1) The committee met on September 8. Present were committee members Miller, Gareau and Nashar; all of Council; directors Jenkins and Bohlmann; Dave Butler, from the sign department; Mayor Musial. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a proposal for no parking on city streets throughout the city. The proposed sign to be posted at all entrances to the city will read, "No parking on any city street from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. or fire hydrant side of the street or when snow exceeds two inches." This will become effective in January of 1999, with a 30 day warning period. This city-wide parking regulation will hopefully prevent cars from weaving in and out between parked cars, prevent single lane traffic down the middle of the street and provide room for safety vehicles to travel on narrow streets. Also, placing signs at the entrances to the city will be cost effective and eliminate the clutter of having signs throughout the city. The legislation will be sponsored by the Mayor and entire Council Mrs. Kasler, Chairperson of the Recreation Committee: 1) Attended the monthly meeting of the Recreation Commission held on September 9. The commission discussed a concern which had been presented to Council at an earlier meeting this month by Mr. Tom Healy 2