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Council Minutes of 4/18/2000 _~ President Saringer asked Law Director Gareau how the new sign ordinance will affect the ,J marquee in front of the Community Cabin. Law Director Gareau commented that it is not necessarily the sign ordinance but the subject of freedom of expression and the right of all speakers to have the same access. The city uses that method. When someone uses the Community Cabin, they can announce that they are using it. Mr. Limpert suggested that perhaps the content would actually be more up to the city as far as announcing that somebody has rented the cabin. Law Director Gareau said that the city should have some reasonable criteria or regulations indicating to what extent we will put the message on the board as to who is renting the cabin or for what function. Finance Director Copfer: 1) The February 2000 revenue and expenditure reports were delivered to Council's mailboxes today. 2) On Wednesday, April 12, and Thursday, April 13, she attended the Ohio Public Funds Managers Investment Conference, sponsored by State Treasurer Deter's office and held in Beachwood. This is a requirement of any person with the responsibility for investing public monies in more than certificates of deposit, which we do. This is always educational in both course materials and the exchange of information with her peers. She enjoyed it and got a lot out of it. 3) On a more personal public service note, Mrs. Copfer noted that this week is Organ Donor Awareness Week. Many think that, if you denote on your driver's license that you want to be an organ donor, it will happen when necessary. This is an indication, but your next of kin is still the one who is going to be making the decision and giving permission. Therefore, a potential donor should talk to his/her family about their intentions to be an organ donor. A heart transplant saved her father's life in 1988, and the city has an employee who was saved with a kidney transplant. Personally, she knows two residents in the city that are living today because of kidney transplants. So it does affect this community, and she just wanted to make everyone aware of it. President Saringer: 1) A public hearing was held last evening on Ordinance 2000-12, an ordinance which creates a new and revised Chapter 1163 of the Zoning Code entitled "Signs." Present were all Council members; Finance Director/Acting Clerk of Council Mrs. Copfer; Mr. Zimmerman, the city sign expert; members of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Pat Graham reiterated the Chamber's concerns. Basically, the amended ordinance was reviewed page by page. Most of Mr. Graham's concerns were addressed with the explanations by Mr. Zimmerman. There was another deletion made to the ordinance this evening, and this will be referred to the Planning Commission. It seemed that some of the concerns were just a matter of interpretation. 2) Following the public hearing, there was aCouncil-as-a-Whole meeting to discuss the year 2000 capital improvements; mainly, the street and storm capital improvements, for the Rec Center and WWTP projects. It was suggested that Council reconsider the $600,000 that was slated for the south Canterbury Road project. However, the majority of Council at the last meeting disapproved this expenditure and she saw no need to do it again, especially when one Councilman had to be excused from the meeting because of illness. Council agreed to spend $35,000 for engineering services for Sharon Drive this year. ,, 4 anren•aY .. .. g-~. .. +...r.tMtlttA~uxW ...._. va - ~. .. .. - ...