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Council Minutes of 21/19/2002 this committee. Awaiting those responses, this committee nevertheless unanimously recommended approval of this renewal lease. ~ Ordinance 2002-171, which is an ordinance amending Section 555.03 of the General Offenses Code in order to harmonize the treatment of and time for unloading trucks in commercial zones. This ordinance deals with the unloading of trucks in an effort to coordinate this with the noise ordinance for construction noise, making both times for beginning construction and commercial deliveries 7 a.m. This ordinance serves to make this time enforceable to address numerous complaints regarding early start times. Questions arose regazding the 7 o'clock time stating that perhaps this is too early for this type of noise. The Safety Director stated that 7 is a normal time for contractors to begin work. However, Councilman Miller asked for consideration of the residents who have to tolerate that noise. Several suggestions ensued such as changing the time to 7:30 or changing it to 8 o'clock on the weekends. Due to some time constrairns and the lack of consensus on this issue, the ordinance went on to second reading. However, the committee unanimously recommended that the ordinance be addressed at a future meeting and that the Building Commissioner's input be obtained. 2) The Public Safety Committee met to discuss the prospect of creating a mayor's court in North Olmsted. Present were invited guests Judge Donna Congeni Fitzsimmons, Rocky River Clerk of Courts Bill Gazeau, Brooklyn Hts. mayor's court magistrate Mr. Balbier and the Parma Hts. magistrate Mr. Luksco. The directors also remained for this meeting as well as the addition of several Council people, the Mayor, and other guests. As chairperson of the committee, Mrs. Kasler explained the reason for the meeting, introduced the participants and presented this issue of the mayor's court for discussion as a method of educating everyone to the present situation at Rocky River Court, the financial picture involving that court, the administration of a court in North Olmsted including staffing expenditures and returns. Judge Fitzsimmons pointed out the operation of Rocky River Court including providing additional support services to our city. She addressed such issues as how the court can provide additional services for us, how they address the serious matters, how they can address trials as opposed to that being addressed in our city and that Rocky River is a court of record in order to track second and third offenses and the other advantages of the Rocky River Court system in her mind. She expressed a desire to hear from us regarding suggestions and any changes we would like to see in order to maintain our status with Rocky River Court. She has spoken to the Law Director regarding potential improvements to the court regarding use of officer's time and other efficiency issues. The North Olmsted Prosecutor pointed out that this effort to create a mayor's court in North Olmsted would be an enhancement to the Rocky River Court rather than replacing it. North Olmsted's Court would only deal with traffic violations including waiverable offenses and would refer more serious offenses, trials and perhaps all DUI's to Rocky River. The representative from Brooklyn Hts. mayor's court explained that 95% of his cases are traffic related. He expressed the need for the court to be run in cases heard by an appointed magistrate who would in turn would need more than one clerk, a bailiff and police officer in attendance. Gross receipts this past year in Brooklyn were $850,000. He attends classes in order to qualify each year to perform his duties as magistrate of that city. His bailiff is a retired officer and his clerks are housed 10