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Council Minutes of 12/5/0 „~ of their presentation, the committee had a much better idea of what was expected. ~~;~ The master plan is primarily concerned with the physical aspects of the city-how the zoning is done, and what land use we have, lot sizes, suggested developments and green spaces. What this group was trying to do was kind of a mental leap above that. The committee was trying to establish more philosophical goals and strategies for the city, and that is in fact what has been done. The vision plan was foreseen as an energizing force: something that City Council, the city organizations, all of the groups within the city could identify with, had some input on, and have a unified direction. That is the purpose of this vision plan. The committee formulated belief statements and composed a vision statement. This is the vision statement: "North Olmsted will be a premier city that provides an exemplary family-first community, a serving government, a vibrant economy and an outstanding education system, while capitalizing on our convenient location and commitment to the environment." This is a vision for all the city and city organizations to strive toward. What she feels it means is that other cities will look to us, no matter what part of the city we are, whether the City Council or the Kiwanis Club or the Rotary Club. This vision is for other cities to look to us for leadership. She thinks that's a pretty tall order, but thinks it is something that would really be a benefit to the city. After having composed a vision statement and belief statements, the- committee produced a survey to try and get input from the citizens. This survey was available at Homecoming. The steering committee has requested city organizations to allow them to come speak with them and hand out the surveys. That is being concluded at this time. Many of the city organizations have been visited and the surveys have been passed out. One of the S.I.T.E.S. students did a tremendous job in tabulating the surveys thus far, but it is still on-going. It is hoped that all results will be tabulated by January so that a publication can be produced to be distributed to the entire community. (At this point, Mrs. Spalding distributed copies of the survey to City Council and the audience and asked that everyone complete and return them.) All of this has been produced by the volunteer efforts of the citizens. They had the opportunity to call in some experts, but did not do that. She hopes this has produced a much more meaningful document that truly reflects the views of North Olmsted and its citizens. There is nothing glitzy about it, because it is all home grown. But they are at the point that they need some financing in order to present this to the citizens, so the committee is requesting $15,000, which would cover the cost of producing a small publication and the mailing costs. President Saringer thanked Mrs. Spalding and asked Mr. McKay, chairperson of the Finance Committee, to look into the possibility of funding the costs. Jim Burns, 3978 Dover Center Road • Again asked that Council either defeat or table Ordinance 99-113. He commented that it had been mentioned that receipted tax bills could be used as certification of property taxes being paid. The county does not issue receipted tax bills any more, so that is not an option. Also, there was a discussion previously about the sale of delinquent tax accounts and a comment was made that usually, when receivables are sold, they are substantially discounted for the risk factor. These are not because there is no risk factor, it is still a lien on the property and it is still collectable. Another ~"' point he would like to make is that the delinquency balance was approximately 5