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Council Minutes of 3/16/99 Mr. McKay, Chairperson of the Streets & Drainage Committee: 1) The committee met on Tuesday, March 9. Present were the committee members O'Grady, Nashar and McKay; Councilpersons Miller and Limpert; Service Director Bohlmann, Safety Director Jenkins. Agenda items were as follows: • Resolution 99-26, which authorizes the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for paint striping of the streets throughout the city and authorizes the Mayor to contract for the same. The committee recommended approval. • Resolution 99-27, which deals with the bids for pavement improvements of Woodview Drive and authorizes the Mayor to contract for the same. The committee recommended approval. • Resolution 99-28, which requests that the Ohio Department of Transportation improve Lorain Road, State Route 10, from the east city line to the west city line. The committee recommended approval. • Ordinance 99-31, which is a request for improvements in the signage on I-480 from Stearns Road west to the county line. The City of North Olmsted will provide for the engineering, and that will be our contribution to the financial assistance. The committee recommended approval. LEGISLATION Resolution No. 99-21 introduced by Mr. McKay was given its third reading. A resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for construction of catch basin, manhole, sidewalk, curbing, pavement repairs and street lighting at various locations in the City of North Olmsted as detailed in the specifications on file and authorizing the Mayor to contract for the same, and declaring an emergency. Mr. McKay moved for adoption; second by Mr. Nashar; motion passed unanimously. Resolution No. 99-21 adopted. Ordinance No. 99-22 introduced by Mr. O'Grady was given its third reading. An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of notes in a maximum aggregate principal amount of $1,100,000, in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, for the purpose of improving certain designated streets in the city, in cooperation with Cuyahoga County, the City of Westlake and the Director of Transportation of the State of Ohio and otherwise, by grading, draining, curbing, reconstructing the pavement base, preparing the surface, surfacing and resurfacing and installing street lighting and related underground wiring, in each case together with the necessary appurtenances and work incidental thereto. Mr. O'Grady moved for adoption; second by Mr. Limpert. Roll call: O'Grady, yes, with comment: Council is the legislative body, and it is Council's duty to set policy. It is the responsibility of the administration to determine how best to execute this policy. Generally speaking, Council's duties should stop at setting the amount to be spent in a particular program, such as street lights, then allow the administration to continue with deciding how. The administration has done their part. They have decided on $100,000 to start doing street lighting with oldest streets first. When Council moves to fulfill the administration function of determining where particular street lights are to be placed, Council commits two errors. First, Council is open to the charge of favoring one 8