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Council Minutes of 10/3/2000 Area for grant purposes. "Target Improvement Area" are nice words that mean a ..~w~ blighted area. Thank you to City Council for showing its support by putting this issue on the ballot to allow the citizens to decide. It is important that the people realize this is a bigger issue than a newer and larger area to keep books and other media material. Libraries build communities. Change is coming to this area, be it by way of a new library or by more commercial development. We have an opportunity for green grass along Lorain Road. By applying for additional CDBG money, we can streetscape from this new library all the way down to Dover Center Road with trees, lawns, and benches to make it a beautiful setting. The current proposal also calls for a green area near the Middle School. This is truly an opportunity for the city to decide what we want as a future North Olmsted. He asked that Council further support this issue by letting people know there is more at stake here than a 30,000 square foot library. He believes that neighborhood improvement or decay starts at the center line of the street. We have witnessed this first-hand in North Olmsted and continue to take proper actions to move our neighborhoods in the right direction. The same premise is true for the center of a city. This issue will move North Olmsted in the proper direction. Cliff Crabs, 25575 Butternut Ridge Road • He has had ahands-free phone for 10 years and is a proponent of them. However, he does not believe the city should pass a cell phone ordinance similar to the legislation passed in Brooklyn. There already is movement in that direction at the State level and there already is a State statute regarding undivided attention while operating a motor vehicle. There are plenty of other diversions while driving other than talking on a telephone; for example, smoking, eating, drinking, etc. No one is a greater proponent of hands-free cell phones than he, but he doesn't think we need more laws just to enforce it. President Saringer commented that Section 331.34 of the Codified Ordinances addresses failure to control, weaving and full time and attention and could be enforced. Mr. Nashar responded that this legislation was put forth for the purpose of raising public awareness. He does feel that talking on a phone is more distracting to a driver than the other diversions mentioned by Mr. Crabs and this issue should be addressed. Mr. O'Grady said he felt the ordinance goes beyond public awareness because it includes sanctions and permits a police officer to give a citation. Mr. Limpert suggested that the committee consider changing this legislation from an ordinance to a resolution since it is his understanding that resolutions are for awareness and ordinances are for enforcement. President Saringer noted that several old pieces of legislation would be tabled this evening. LEGISLATION Ordinance No. 97-4 introduced by Mayor Boyle. An ordinance approving and authorizing the execution of an agreement with the North Olmsted City School District providing for the sharing of certain municipal income tax revenues related to a project to be owned and constructed by Harsax Incorporated. Councilman McKay moved to table 5 ;~