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Council Minutes of 1/19/99 Mr. Miller, Chairperson of the Transportation Committee: 1) The committee met on t- ~,~;; January 13. In attendance were Council members McKay, Limpert, Kasler, Gareau, Nashar, O'Grady and Miller; Safety Director Jenkins; Finance Director Copfer; Service Director Bohlmann; Police Chief Ruple; Traffic Engineer Griffith. The committee discussed Ordinance 99-3 which will provide for a uniform speed Limit of 35 mph on all portions of Lorain Road. Traffic Engineer Griffith explained the following points: currently we are encouraging people to break the law by allowing traffic to proceed at 3 5 mph in a 25 mph area; we must rely on the reasonablesness of the driving public and, when roads are congested, the traffic will only flow at 25 to 3 5 mph anyway; he does not believe increasing the posted speed will bring much change. Chief Ruple said it was his experience that people typically will push the speed limit approximately 10 mph over what is posted. Also, he pointed out the damage that occurs in a 35 mph collision is approximately double that of a 25 mph collision. Council made a minor amendment to the second "Whereas" clause and agreed to allow the ordinance to go to second reading with another committee meeting to be scheduled. Mr. Nashar added that the city had received over $2 million in federal funds and had spent $300,000 of city funds for the traffic signalization, and he feels the change will help improve the traffic flow on Lorain Road. Mrs. Kasler, Chairperson of the Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings Committee: 1} A joint meeting of Recreation and Finance Committees was held on January 13. In attendance were Council members Gareau, Miller, McKay, Limpert, Nashar, O'Grady and Kasler; Mayor Musial; directors of Finance, Service and Safety; Springvale Facilities Manager Strnad; Springvale employees Mr. Mandak and Mr. Pindel. The committees discussed Ordinance 98-141, which is the reorganization of staffing at Springvale Golf Course. Changes in pay ranges were all capped at 3%, which was an amendment to the ordinance that previously read 6% for certain positions. The Safety Director supplied Council with job credentials for positions at Springvale and suggestions to these credentials were forwarded to the Safety Director following the meeting. The ordinance was held in committee until this evening to allow further review of the administration's proposals. The committee met again this evening in order to discuss any remaining questions regarding this reorganization ordinance. All Council members who wished to address questions to the administration had done so through the week and some clarification of language was included in tonight's meeting. The committee unanimously recommended approval of Ordinance 98-141. O'Grady: 1) The committee met on January 13. Present were committee members O'Grady and Limpert; Council members McKay, Nashar and Miller; Mayor Musial; directors of Service and Safety. The committee considered Ordinance 99-2, which authorizes the Mayor to enter into a collective bargaining agreement with the North Olmsted Fire Fighters Local 1267. Attached as Exhibit A to this ordinance is the agreement containing the following changes from the previous contract: • Article I contains minor changes to the definitions used. • Article VII includes changes which clarified the language regarding grievances. 3 I