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Council Minutes of 4/17/2001 ~~., acquisition of the property where James Lumber is located. The owner has agreed, but the tenant is making certain claims that seem to be unreasonable. The city could buy the property subject to the lease, but that is not something he would recommend. Consequently, after having attempted to negotiate a settlement with the tenant and also having attempted to negotiate with the Halleen partnership, there has been no feedback from them. It seems appropriate that the city commence eminent domain proceedings. Therefore, he has prepared Ordinance No 2001-60, and asks that it be placed on the special meeting agenda for passage under suspension of the rules. Within a week, the Law Department will have the complaint filed in Probate Court for acquisition of the property. Negotiations are still continuing and, if an agreement is reached, this legislation, or a portion of it, may not be necessary. Finance Director Copfer: 1) The auditors, Costin & company, began the on-site field work last Monday, April 9. They will probably be here for about four weeks. 2) On April 11, she and the Assistant Finance Director attended the Center for Public Investment Management, which is the mandatory continuing education for Ohio public funds managers. The seminar is put on by the Treasurer of State's office and was very informative-probably one of the best she has ever attended. 3) Regarding the bond issuance, the preliminary official statement was mailed today to potential investors. It is anticipated that pricing will occur on Apri125. Councilman Miller, chairperson of the Recreation Committee: 1) The committee met on Wednesday, April 11. In attendance were Committee members Kesler, Limpert and Miller; Council members McKay, Nashar, Dailey and Council President Saringer; Mayor Musial, Safety Director Jenkins and Service Director Bohlmann. The following items were discussed: • Ordinance 2001-51, which is an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Serafin Golf Course Design to provide design services for golf course features, grading, drainage, irrigation system and maintenance building improvements at Springvale and declaring an emergency. Serafin Group will be using Irrigation Design Inc. and Molter & Meadows Architects as consultants on this job, and they will be retained throughout the project until the job is complete. This will also involve discussions of constructing cart paths. The committee unanimously recommended approval. • Ordinance 2001-53, which is an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into atwo- year agreement with Moordough Inc., DBA Angelina's Pizza for the purpose of providing concessions at three city parks and declaring an emergency. This was publicly advertised, and there were four or five requests for proposals. The committee unanimously recommended approval. 2) The Recreation Commission met on Monday, April 16, and the following items were on the agenda: • Quite a bit of progress has been made on several of the issues that he had reported on at a previous meeting, including the installation of auto-flushers in the rest rooms and event lighting. 2