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Council Minutes of 10/2/2001 Councilman Miller noted that Service Director Bohlmann had requested that the situation of abandoned cable lines be looked into. President Saringer said it had not been discussed at the meeting. Service Director Bohlmann said he had phone conversations with the cable company, and they assured him the cable would be removed. Councilwoman Kasler, chairperson of the Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long-Range Planning Committee: 1) The committee met on September 20. Present were chairman Kasler, members Nashar and Miller; Councilmen Dailey, Limpert, McKay and O'Grady; Service and Safety Directors. The following item was discussed: • Resolution 2001-112, a resolution authorizing the Mayor to submit and seek f nancial assistance from the State Issue 2 Infrastructure Bond Program for funding of various municipal capital infrastructure improvement projects. The projects listed on the ordinance and not in order of priority are: 1) Lorain Road rehabilitation and paving, curbing, sidewalk and storm sewers from the west corporation line to Canterbury Road, which is a scheduled improvement for 2003 at a cost of approximately $1 million to $1.2 million; 2) Great Northern Boulevard rehabilitation between Country Club Boulevard and Butternut Ridge--curb repair, slab repair and asphalt overlay at a cost of approximately $400,000 to $500,000; 3) Grace Road rehabilitation between Elm Road and Brookpark for concrete street and curbing, new storms and covering the side culverts. Cost of Grace Road would be in the range of $700,000 to $800,000; 4) Butternut Ridge Road rehabilitation between Lorain and Great Northern Boulevard. This has been submitted on several occasions, and the cost has been brought down to $2 million. It would include new storm sewers, asphalt street and sidewalks. The committee was informed that, when we apply for Issue 2 funding, it has been our experience in the past that the best results were achieved when first we present multiple proposals and proposals are well received if they are flood abatement issues. Also, it is beneficial to the city to request projects that have a range in cost. The ranking of the preference of these projects by the administration is Lorain Road first, Butternut second, Great Northern third and Grace fourth. Claque Road was discussed, and she questioned why it was not included on this list. The response from the Service Director was that there was a plan for Claque Road in 1996. But the plans for the repair, which included afour-lane road which would have eliminated many homes, were not satisfactory to the residents. That was a $6 million project. When the city decided that it was inappropriate to perform that project in that way, the money was not accepted. It was the position of the Service Director and some Councilmen that the State would not be receptive to this project being resubmitted. The committee recommended approval of Resolution 2001-112. On a personal note, she does have safety concerns regarding Claque Road, particularly because of the incident on Stearns Road and the fatality that recently occurred there. If we liken the safety of Steams and Claque Road b~ause of their proximity to the highway and the exits from the highway-then perhaps that safety issue might raise a question as to whether there shouldn't be some modified proposal of Claque Road considered in the Issue 2 bid. She will leave that as an open question. As a result of the meeting, the resolution was recommended for approval. However, it may need some further discussion.