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Council Minutes of 9/21/99 Olmsted should pursue a planning advisor, albeit not perhaps through a department of planning and perhaps not through afull-time employee as originally proposed. With four members of Council agreeing that we should proceed in that direction, the joint committees agreed to hold the proposal in committee until such time as it could be re- worked to encompass apart-time position to achieve the purposes as set forth earlier. Mr. Nashar, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1) The Safety Committee met on September 15. Present were committee members Miller, Gareau and Nashar and Council members Limpert and Saringer. The committee discussed Ordinance 99-123, an ordinance amending the Traffic Control File for the City of North Olmsted by providing for the installation of a "No Parking" sign on the fire hydrant side with an arrow pointing in a westerly direction between the properties of 26646 and 26670 Sweetbriar and a "No Parking" sign on the other side directly across from the original sign in front of 26653 Sweetbriar pointing in the opposite direction. Traffic Engineer Griffith did make the recommended changes to this ordinance. Also, Police Chief Ruple concurred with the change. The committee recommended approval. Councilman Nashar announced that he was proposing a holiday food donation program. He asked residents, Council members, the Mayor and members of the administrative staff who attend regular City Council meetings or meetings of boards and commissions if they would consider bringing a can of food to be donated to our city food bank. This program will begin with the first meeting in October and run through December. All donations will be distributed during the holidays. Human Resources Director Copeland strongly endorses this program as the food bank runs on the very low side during this time of the year-all food donations would be greatly appreciated. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Tom Hreha, 6418 Surrey Drive, spoke about Ordinance 99-109 which regulates the outdoor storage of motor vehicles under repair. He said he wanted to applaud Council for considering legislation to keep North Olmsted from looking like a junk yard. No one likes to see unsightly automobiles sitting around. However, he feels that Ordinance 74-112 deals with essentially the same thing and could be pretty much summarized in the last sentence that says after the seventh day motor vehicles must be placed within a building or be in an operative and safe condition. He wondered if the old ordinance had been repealed as he believes the new ordinance would be in conflict with this because it allows people to wait 45 days. Mr. Hreha said this may make it difficult for the Police Department to enforce either of them. He would like clarification on this matter. Law Director Gareau said that, when a ordinance is adopted that is the same subject matter as an existing ordinance, it is either repealed specifically or it is repealed by implication. If you have one regulation and then you pass another ordinance dealing with the same subject matter years later that either changes the time or extends the time, then the old legislation is repealed by implication. Over the years, we have had many, many problems trying to deal with that seven day ordinance. Also, he noted that the Police Department does not enforce these regulations. The ordinance is enforced by the Building Department. He does not know how the number of days was arrived at, but 8