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Council Minutes of 9/1/98 Mr. Gareau, Chairperson of the Building,. Zoning and Development Committee: 1} The committee met on August 24. Present were committee members McKay, Miller and Gareau; Council members Nashar, O'Grady, Limpert; Council President Saringer; Law Director Gareau; Safety Director Jenkins; Finance Director Copfer; Service Director Bohlmann; Human Resources Director Copeland. Agenda items were as follows: a. Ordinance 98-81, an ordinance accepting a storm sewer easement located on property owned by L. R. and N. J. Keadey and designated as P. P. 232-02-006, Cuyahoga County Maps and Records. The committee discussed the need to accept the easement, which is an easement that is being offered at no cost to complete the Lansing Drive/Forest Ridge subdivision Phase 1 storm sewer project. A memo was provided from Assistant City Engineer Griffith confirming the need to have the easement. The committee reviewed the matter and unanimously recommended approval. b. A potential ordinance providing for the submission to the electors of the City of North Olmsted of an amendment to Article X of the Charter regarding initiatives and referendums. The proposal would require that in the future every initiative or referendum measure on the ballot involving rezoning of any parcel or parcels of land in the city be approved by both a majority of the voters in the City of North Olmsted as well as a majority of the voters in the ward or wards in which the individual parcel is located. Several residents attended a BZD Committee meeting earlier this year to discuss this proposed Charter amendment. At their behest, Mr. McKay suggested the amendment. It has been submitted to the Law Department for further review. Mrs. Kasler, Chairperson of the Recreation Committee: The committee met on August 11. Agenda items discussed were: a. The timely progress of the ice rink roof, which has since then been completed. (Mrs. Saringer previously reported on this on behalf of Mrs. Kasler who was absent from the last Council meeting.) b. Ordinance 98-83, which authorizes the installation of new carpeting in the remaining areas of City Hall where the flooring is aged, worn and often unsafe. Sufficient funds exist in the maintenance line item for this project, and the committee unanimously recommended approval. Mr. O'Grady, Chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The committee met on August 24. Present were committee members O'Grady and Limpert; Council members Saringer, McKay, Nashar, Gareau and Miller; directors Gareau, Copfer, Bohlmann, Jenkins and Copeland. Agenda items were as follows: a. Ordinance 98-91, which authorizes the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Robert Krynak, who is a former long-time city employee, making him an independent contractor providing traffic signal repair and consulting services to the city. Projecting 1,000 hours of work per year, Mr. Krynak's salary could be projected to be approximately $29,000 annually. To use an outside contractor performing the same work, our expected cost ~;,F 3