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Council Minutes of 8/18/98 Mr. McKay, Chairperson of the Streets and Drainage Committee: 1) The Streets & -~~~ Drainage Committee met on August 10. Present were committee members O'Grady, Nashar and McKay; Councilpersons Kasler, Gareau, Miller, Limpert; Mayor Musial; Service Director Bohlmann; Safety Director Jenkins; Finance Director Copfer; Building Commissioner Conway; resident Charles Repede. The following items were discussed: a. Ordinance 98-88, which deals with controlling trees, weeds, lawns, shrubbery, noxious and poisonous weeds and vines. After much discussion and questions and input, a number of modifications were agreed upon. These were sent to the Law Department for review. Should the committee meet again, they will examine the revisions to amend the legislation. b. Ordinance 98-82, which is a resolution to encourage the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Cuyahoga County Engineer and NOACA to continue a schedule for the purpose of completing the Crocker-Stearns extension in a timely fashion. Due to the importance of this resolution, a number of supporting ideas will be added. This legislation will not be reviewed unless a Councilperson would request a meeting. c. The Service Director explained that the swale on the south side of Sweetbriar going east to Canterbury was reviewed to be covered last year but the funding was not available. The funding is also not available this year. We will be reviewing that for 1999. d. Also, the Service Director is looking forward to the completion of the Hall Ditch and will soon begin work on the Ehle Ditch project. e. In answer to an inquiry from Mr. O'Grady, Mr. McKay said that the committee had recommended approval of Ordinances 98-82 and 98-88. Mr. McKay, Chairperson of the Environmental Control Committee: 1) Today he attended an all-day meeting regarding illegal dumping. Correction of this type of problem starts with the witnesses making complaints and, if possible, getting a license plate number and description of the vehicle of the person dumping the trash and the kind of trash that was dumped. The dumping of tires, ten or more, is no longer handled by the city as it becomes a felony and the State is brought in on that. He spoke with Pat Holland from Cuyahoga County, and Mr. Holland will send information to the Mayor and the Service Director regarding coordinating a tire collection. Mr. Limpert, Chairperson of the Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long- Range Planning Committee: The committee met on August 11. Present were committee members Nashar, Gareau and Limpert; Council members Miller, O'Grady, Kasler and McKay; Human Resources Director Copeland; Mayor Musial. Three topics were discussed: a. Council interviewed Mr. Craig Allan for an appointment to the Architectural Review Board. The committee was very impressed and recommended unanimous approval. Mr. Allan will serve as one of the qualified electors according to Section 1125.03 of the Codified Ordinances. Mr. Limpert moved to approve the appointment of Craig Allan to the Architectural Review Board. The motion was seconded by Mr. O'Grady and unanimously passed. Mr. Allan's term is 1/1/98 to 12/31/99. z~:. 5