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Council Minutes of 12/19/00 Finance Director Copfer: 1) On December 1, the first of two annual debt payments were made. The total amount paid on December 1 was $2,947,943, which included $1,770,000 in principal reduction, the rest going to interest. On December 15, two of the issues also were paid down. Total paid was $1,095,245, of which $805,000 related to principal, the rest going to interest. President Saringer reported on the Committee-of--the-Whole meeting which was held on November 29 with regard to the library. Present were all Council Members with the exception of Mr. McKay; Mayor Musial, Safety Director Jenkins, Finance Director Copfer; Bob Perry, City Planner from Westlake; interested residents. Mr. Lang of the Landmarks Commission brought up several ideas and most of the questions were addressed, not all of them to everyone's satisfaction. Some of the issues addressed were as follows: • A crosswalk at the library. • Purchasing more Lorain Road property. • Additional homes on Butternut Ridge. • A larger facility. It was indicated that 30,000 square feet is sufficient for North Olmsted as North Olmsted will not likely be a regional library like Fairview Park. • Whether funds can be used for the library and a park. President Saringer commented that she thought Council must look at all the proposals and see which one is best and the least disruptive to the residents. They cannot discount other proposals until they see them on paper. Therefore, Council has authorized the Mayor to hire an architect to draw up some plans. The Mayor will get a cost estimate for the drawings and plans. Councilman O'Grady added that there was a question about whether the green area adjacent to the library would be a park or a lawn. It seemed to the determination of the planner that it would be lawn, but he encourages a request to the Law Department to see if there is any objection or any irregularity with expenditure of money for that purpose. President Saringer said she had checked with the Law Director, and he indicated there would be no problem. Law Director Gareau agreed that there would be no problem and, after having looked at the original proposal, the landscaped area was included in the overall site plan. Mrs. Kasler, chairperson of the Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long- Range Planning Committee: 1) A committee meeting was held on December 11. Present were committee chair Kasler, committee members Miller and Nashar; Council members Limpert, O'Grady and President of Council Saringer; Mayor Musial and guests. Agenda items were as follows: • Ordinance 2000-169, which authorizes the Mayor to adopt a plan of operation and governance for deregulation with various other communities. Earlier this year, Council approved Ordinances 2000-78 and 2000-133, which generally authorized the Mayor to join the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council to enhance energy deregulation. There were hearings held on deregulation on December 14 and 2