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Council Minutes of 10/16/2001 ~ Ordinance 2001-111, an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into an ageement with Chagrin Valley Engineering Services for the design of building improvements at North Olmsted Park including concession stand, storage room, rest rooms and shelter area. This is part of a re-development phase of North Olmsted Pazk improvements. The building improvements authorized in this ordinance will be consistent with the overall plan to improve North Olmsted Pazk. The committee unanimously recommended approval. • Ordinance 2001-122, which requires more information from the Law Department as to why the ordinance states that Mr. Jeff Mazshal would be named Director of Ice Skating when in fact it appeazs that we simply owe him for back services and possible future services-limited to new programs that he may propose and the Learn to Skate program. The legislation will be on second reading this evening and then held in committee. • Ordinance 2001-123, an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement modifying the present contract between the city and Carne Tipton relating to the services she renders to the city as a gymnastics and exercise instructor at the Rec Center. Basically the problem Mrs. Tipton is having is the numbers of people involved in the exercise program is minimal. She's in a situation where she is losing income because she has an independent contract and pays for instructors or instructs herself, and that is no longer profitable. This program will not be eliminated as the Recreation Department can instruct with their own staff and not be as concerned about a profit mazgin. Also, there is no sharing or fees involved when the Rec Center provides their own staff. The committee unanimously recommended approval of Ordinance 2001-123. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Fire Capt. Mike Ciarrone, 125 Avon Point, Avon Lake, said the department would like to ask for Council's help. Last year, there were a number of fires and other emergency responses where one or more of the squads were on medical runs. When a squad is on a medical run, this typically leaves only 2 firefighters in service on the fire appazatus to cover half of the city. They have known about this problem for yeazs. Since September of 2000, a staffing committee has been working along with Chief Bak and Assistant Chief Klecan to address this problem. This past July, the fire apparatus staffing report was delivered to the Mayor, Safety Director and all Council members. The report shows that the minimum manning 20 yeazs ago was 9. Today, with twice as many runs, the minimum manning is 10, an increase of only 1. On August 16, 2001, the appazatus staffing committee, fire union executive boazd and the two Chiefs met with the Mayor and Safety Director. At this meeting, the plan was delivered that outlined the short, medium and long-term goals. Also discussed was the need to raise the minimum manning to 11 as soon as possible to utilize the firefighters added this yeaz. They aze asking the support and cooperation from Council and the city administration so they can better serve the citizens of North Olmsted. (He distributed the goals to Council.) President Saringer noted the Mayor had spoken eazlier about being on full alert and asked if he had any plans to bring the safety forces up to their capacity. Mayor Musial said there is a plan that was presented tonight that is being looked at as all plans are being 8 ,.,~-~~,a.,.~. ...~ err . . ,