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Council Minutes of 9/18/2001 The ordinance should be placed on first reading and, hopefully, we will resolve our differences. The library board meets on September 25. 3) We are waiting for the Probate Court to set apre-trial date on the C & C Realty property, the only parcel we have not yet acquired for the library site. 4) All of the appraisals for the Clague Road widening project aze complete There aze portions of eight pazcels, and there has been communication with four of the property owners. This is unlike the library issue because, when you use eminern domain for roadway purposes, you have quick-take provisions. What must be done is to make an offer and try to negotiate the acquisition of the parts of the property that aze needed. If we cannot reach an agreemem, then preliminary judicial studies are done and filed with the complaint in the Probate Court, funds that represern the amourns of the appraisal or the last offer are deposited, and then the property can be taken and we can proceed to widen that intersection. President Saringer asked the Law Director to list the properties affected by the widening. Law Director Gareau replied: south Clague going north towards Lorain Road, a small piece of the residential pazcel, the first one behind the vacant lot where the drugstore abuts into that; the Shell gas station; the Sunoco gas station; a portion of Mongello's property; a small portion of the condominium property and a very small portion of the residential parcel beyond that is affected; BP America gas station. The coffee house and the church are not affected. Finance Director Copfer: 1) Today, she and Tom Terbrack, North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line Manager, met with RTA irnernal audit on their 2000 compliance audit. Their audit conclusion was exemplary, which is the highest mazk that you can achieve. This doesn't surprise her considering Mr. Terbrack and his administrative stars attention to detail. They are definitely on top of their record keeping and RTA noticed it. She appreciates that and knows that RTA does too. 2) June and July 2001 revenue and expenditure reports aze in Council's mailboxes. The posting of the debt transaction was holding these up because she wanted to verify the proper recording with the refunding issue with our auditors. Also, the key general fund revenue comparison report is complete. July's RITA receipts were exceptionally low. Through follow-up, it was determined that two of our large withholders had missed the cut-off by a day. Those receipts were picked up in the August collection. President Saringer reported on the public hearing held on September 12 with regard to Resolution No. 2001-98, the budget of the city for the year beginning January 1, 2002. All members of Council and the Finance Director were present. Councilman McKay asked the Finance Director to explain on the debt schedule why sewers # 1 and 2 were listed outside the 11.1 mill limit. Finance Director Copfer explained that the voted 3 mill sewer levy pays the debt service on these. Also, Councilman McKay asked for an explanation of OPWC streets and OPW sewer. Mrs. Copfer noted that OPWC streets represent Ohio Public Works Commission streets, which were Silverdale and Selhurst completed with the OPWC street loans. OPW is the Ohio Public Works improvements to the Wastewater Treatment Plant, which was pledged with sewer user charges. There was no audience participation, and the public hearing was adjourned at 7:10 p.m. I