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Council Minutes of 2/15/2000 to 12/31/2001; Charles Miller for the term of 1/1/99 to 12/31/2000; Joe Lang for the term of 1/1/99 to 12/31/2000; Anthony Smeraldi, (Council's reappointment) for the term 1/1/99 to 12/31/2000. The motion was seconded by Mr. Miller and unanimously passed. 3) The Mayor has recommended two new appointments to the Landmarks Commission, Paul Barker and George Corell. Interviews will be scheduled with these two gentlemen. Mr. O'Grady, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1) An issue was brought to his attention with regard to the unsafe situation which may exist for students exiting Pine School at the end of the day because parents are parking on Sweetbriar Drive. It was reported that the school children were dodging in and out of the parked cars. He referred the matter to the Safety Director's office. The Safety Director's secretary contacted the principal of Pine School and determined that the issued had already been raised with the city. It was determined that there that had been signs on Sweetbriar that restricted parking in the area immediately adjacent to where the students exit on Sweetbriar. For some unknown reason, those signs were removed. It is the intent of the city to put those signs back in place, and it is the feeling of the school system and the principal that should remedy the unsafe situation. Mr. Limpert, chairperson of the Recreation Committee: 1) The committee met on February 8 following the Finance Committee. Present were committee members O'Grady, Miller and Limpert; Councilpersons Kasler, McKay, Nashar and President Saringer; Mayor Musial and Finance Director Copfer. The committee discussed Resolution 2000-10, a resolution to permit the Safety Director to advertise for bids for the spring/summer and fall/winter Recreation Department brochure. This takes place every year, and the committee unanimously recommended approval. 2) The Recreation Commission was to meet last evening, but the meeting was cancelled yesterday afternoon. It is his opinion that too many of the Recreation Commission meetings have been cancelled, and at the next meeting he intends to discuss this issue. 3) With regard to the ordinance that was passed authorizing the Coca-Cola contract, it is his understanding that it is coming up for re-discussion at the Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long-Range Planning Committee. It makes no sense to him to be in that committee, but rather should go back into Recreation Committee. Mr. Limpert made a motion to refer the issue to the Recreation Committee. Mr. O'Grady said he was somewhat surprised that the issue was being discussed and wondered why. He asked for justification. Mrs. Kasler commented that the request for the Legislative meeting is not to discuss the substance of the Coca-Cola contract nor to discuss the substance of Ordinance 99-151, but rather to discuss the legislative procedure that was followed in providing information to Council with regard to that ordinance and that contract. In her opinion, she does not know where else it would go but into the Legislative Committee. The content of the contract doesn't matter. The question she has is with regard to the administrative and legislative procedure that led Council to voting on that contract and the information that was provided to Council upon which their decision was based. In her opinion, that topic should be discussed in the Legislative Committee. (At this point a lengthy discussion ensued regarding the issue of whether this topic should be discussed in the Legislative Committee and the broader issue of whether or not a committee 3 ,.b~. ,,.,~ ...