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Council Minutes of 1/16/01 Rocky River Court and will include court costs along with the $3 fine. Mr. Nashar indicated that the purpose of the ordinance was a public safety issue to make people aware of the problems. Discussions were had about problems presented by local laws that were different from other communities. However, it was also pointed out that the seat belt ordinance got started the same way. Mr. Ellis indicated that at the time seat belts were an issue, everybody understood seat belts save lives. Mr. Ellis and Mr. Dunn also discussed the concern that this was an equity situation, not just an awareness issue. Mr. Dunn questioned some of the comments in the article from the New England Journal of Medicine that were used as a foundation because, at the end of that article, there was a disclaimer asking that their study not be used to support such ordinances. There was also discussion about various other activities that drivers do (eating, talking to passengers) that take their attention away from driving. A motion was made to recommend approval of the ordinance and was passed with a 2-0 vote. Mr. Limpert, chairperson of the Recreation Committee: 1) He attended the Recreation Commission meeting which met on January 15. The administration of the Recreation Center is now up to full staff with the hiring of secretary Beth Bunevich. The commission discussed capital improvements and that they would like to put the funds into park improvements. Revenue for the Recreation Center was up $54,000 over 1999. Mr. McKay, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The Finance Committee met in conjunction with the Transportation and the Safety Committee on Wednesday, January 3. Present were Council President Saringer, Councilpersons O'Grady, Nashar, Gareau, Miller, Kasler, Limpert and McKay; school board representative Doug Sebring; Service Director Bohlmann, Safety Director Jenkins. The committee discussed Resolution 2000- 170, which authorizes the Service Director to advertise for bids for the installation of school zone flashers for Chestnut School at 30395 Lorain Road. Chestnut Elementary School will reopen by the fall of 2001. All the committee members feel it is necessary to install the school flashers for the protection of the school children. The cost is expected to be between $15,000 and $17,000. The committee recommended approval. 2) The committee also discussed experimental use of in-ground reflectors for the crosswalks at Butternut Elementary School. If these prove beneficial, the city will then look at installation at other locations. LETTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS The following correspondence was received: • From The Plain Dealer. "Dear Council President Saringer and Council Members, I write this letter to let you know the editors are changing the Metro beats covered by the suburban reporters, and I' m one of the reporters affected by the change. As of January 3, I will no longer be covering North Olmsted City Council. Your new reporter will be Sarah Treffinger. She is young, energetic and hungry for news stories. I think you will be pleased having her cover the city. I'm sad to be leaving North Olmsted but promise I will keep an eye on what I think is an exciting year on the horizon for the city. I enjoyed working with you and all of Council. If I can ever be ,~,