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Council Minutes of 12/5/0 ~ coalition that is being formed. He has signed the contract, as approved by Council, ,, allowing North Olmsted to be part of the coalition to participate in the possible financial savings of electricity cost in the future. There is going to be a public hearing, on the east side of the centrally located counties, at Eastlake Community Center, on December 14 at 7 p.m., and a public hearing on the west side at the Brecksville Community Center on December 18 at 7 p.m. He will try to have a North Olmsted public hearing before a Council meeting. Being introduced tonight is an ordinance adopting the plan of operation and governance for the aggregation program. Once that is passed by Council, then opt- out letters will be sent to the residents of North Olmsted, which will have roughly the rates that will be available through the negotiation by the coalition. 2) He has received concerns and complaints from residents of North Olmsted with the regard to the "Turn Right On Red" sign at the intersection of Great Northern and Lorain Road by the Shell station and about the "Turn On Red" sign as you go west on Brookpark Road turning right onto Clague. During the daytime, those signs are readily visible, but are not so at night. He has asked Service Director Bohlmann to post another "No Turn On Red" sign on the telephone post on Lorain Road which is directly above the Route 52 sign, which means, as you are looking face into it, there is no question, but you can see it very clearly and distinctly at night. With regards to the "No Turn On Red" sign on Clague Road, at the intersection of Clague Road and Brookpark Road, he has asked Service Director Bohlmann to install a "No Turn On Red" sign on the utility pole in the island which bisects Clague Road going north. Law Director Gareau: 1) A number of meetings have been held regarding the library issue. All pertinent information is being compiled, and the final appraisal on one of the parcels has been received so that all appraisals are now in. Next week, a meeting will be held with a representative from the County Prosecutor's office and library officials with respect to acquisition of the property and construction of the building. 2) Along with the Service and Safety Directors, he has attended three negotiation sessions with the union representing the Fraternal Order of Police and the Correction Officers. Another meeting will be held tomorrow where, hopefully, many of the outstanding issues will be resolved. Afact-finder has been chosen in accordance with Ohio law in case a settlement is not reached as the contract expires on December 31. Finance Director Copfer: 1) She has been preparing the necessary work to complete the borrowing for the library project. On first reading tonight is Ordinance 2000-167 creating a library construction fund. This fund will allow better management of the project and will segregate the funds. 2) She has prepared the 2001 temporary appropriations ordinance. Basically, the 2000 appropriations are dived by three and then adjusted for line items so that this can be used for the first quarter of the year. President Saringer reported on the Committee-of--the-Whole meeting which was held on November 29 to review the proposed Charter changes. In attendance were Council members Kasler, McKay, Nashar, Miller, O'Grady, Limpert, Gareau and Council President Saringer; Law Director Gareau, Safety Director Jenkins, Finance Director Copfer, Charter Review Commission members Ross, Davis, Templeton, Kelly and 2