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Council Minutes IO/15/2002 belts save lives, and that this city has the enforcement power to save lives. He stated that a person who uses their seat belt is ten times more likely to be saved and/or incur less severe injury than one who does not. Councilman Limpert reiterated his concern that, if our worry is children, why school buses do not have seat belts. It was suggested that, although this is a very legitimate concern, it is to be addressed separately. Also, the Council cannot govern the construction of the buses but can offer some control over the use of already existing and mandatory belts. Another issue was raised with regard to excessive ticketing in North Olmsted and the perception that this would be a method for issuing more tickets. Officer Holly mairrtains that it is simply not the case here. His suggestion was that Council may want to consider making the first year of enforcement a warting period as opposed to ticketing. After that year is up, it is important to note that a safety belt violation does not incur points on a license. Officer Holly's intention in promoting this issue is strictly to save lives, particularly targeting his efforts towards the lives of children who cannot help themselves. Therefore, the warning period was a suggestion. In reply to a question regarding fatalities occurring in North Olmsted in the last two to three years, the committee was told the city has on the average of six to ten fatalities a year. It was requested that the North Olmsted Police Department provide the number of tickets written last year which included a seat belt violation. The committee will reconvene on the approach to this ordinance--whether it is to go forward as a warning system or some other form. 2) During caucus this evening, the committee discussed a liquor permit that had been previously discussed. It is a request for a D1, D3 and D3A liquor permit for Pepper Joe's, which is to be located at 24532 Lorain Road above the auto repair shop. Questions that were being discussed with regard to this were the lack of sufficient parking and also location of a facility right above an auto repair shop. The Law Department has assured the committee that those issues can continue to be considered by the city boards and commissions and that, in fact, the liquor permit is the only thing that is before this Council. It is the recommendation of the Law Department that under the state code Council has no grounds for objecting to this permit at this point of time. Those other issues remain alive and can be addressed in other forums. Council member Kasler moved that Council have no objection to the D3, D3A and D1 liquor permits for Pepper Joe's at 24532 Lorain Road. The motion was seconded by Councilman Miller and passed unanimously. Councilman Dailey, chairperson of the Transportation Committee: 1) The committee met on Tuesday, October 8, to discuss Resolution 2002-138, a resolution authorizing the Mayor to make emergency upgrades to the one underground storage tank at the North Olmsted Muzucipal Bus Line Garage and the two underground storage tanks at the Service Garage without public bidding and declaring an emergency. In attendance were committee members Dailey and McKay; Councilmen Gareau and Nashar; President of Council O'Grady; Finance Director Copfer, Law Director Dubelko, City Engineer Deichmann and NOMBL Manager Terbrack. Discussion cerrtered around the fact that it is not the tanks that need replacing, but the piping for the underground tanks, Mr. Terbrack advised that there is currently $10,000 available from the NOMBL maintenance fund for the repairs to their one tank and that quotes they had received were between $8,000-$14,000 for the work to be done. It will be less if the city Service Department 8