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Council Minutes of 7/17/01 r Assistant Law Director Dubelko: 1) 1) The Pazcel E case was azgued in the Cuyahoga County Court of Appeals on July 2. He feels the azgumern went well and the city has a strong position on that case. We can expect the decision within 30 to ~ days. 2) With regard to the status of the pleadings filed in the eminern domain proceedings involving the land acquisition for the city library project, an answer has been received from James Lumber Company. Z Properties, owner of the property upon which James Lumber is located, has not yet responded. 3) The Law Director has attended a number of collective bazgaining negotiating sessions. Finance Director Copfer: 1) She has been very busy with the auditors who are completing the 2000 audit and working towazd the final draft of the 2000 CAFR. 2) The departmern has been working through some serious softwaze problems affecting the payroll and the budget and accounting systems. These problems have reinforced in her mind that the softwaze vendor has a poor response time. Councilwoman Kasler, chairperson of the Irnra-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long-Range Planning Committee: 1) The committee met on July 9. In attendance were committee members Kasler, Nashaz and Miller; Council Members Limpert, O'Grady and President Saringer; Mayor Musial. The committee met to interview Roy Garland for an appointmern to the Cultural Arts Commission. Mr. Gazland is the executive director of the North Olmsted Chamber of Commerce, and is a former teacher, coach and superintendent. He is involved in various civic organizations throughout the city. The committee unanimously recommended approval of Roy Garland to the Cultural Arts Commission. Mrs. Kasler moved to approve the appointment of Mr. Gazland. The motion was seconded by Mr. Nashaz and unanimously approved. 2) The committee met on July 10. In attendance were committee members Kesler, Miller and Nashar; Council Members Limpert, O'Grady, McKay, Dailey and Council President Saringer; Mayor Musial. The committee met to discuss Ordinance 2001-82, an ordinance to provide for the submission to the electors of an amendment to Article XIV of the Charter ernitled "Charter Review Commission" in order to make the dates of appointment and time lines more specific. There was little discussion as the ordinance had been discussed on previous occasions. The committee unanimously recommended approval. 3) The committee met this evening, July 17. In attendance were committee members Kesler, Miller and Nashar; Council members Dailey, Limpert, McKay, O'Grady and President Saringer; Mayor Musial. Agenda items were as follows: ~ Ordinance 2001-OS which creates new Chapter 177 entitled "Community Access" in order to establish nonpublic fora, permitting community organizations to announce community events in certain media owned and operated by the city, and further to permit such organizations to announce such everns on banners erected in a limited airspace above Lorain Road near the North Olmsted Community Pazk. The ordinance has been discussed on several occasions. This evening several amendments requested by the committee and prepazed by the Law Department were discussed. Mr. Miller raised a question about 177.01, which is the definition of city media, and whether or 2 .moo.. , , .. _ ..,,~ ~...w:,.~, . .~.~