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Council Minutes of 10/1/2002 ~.. result of the event. The city is putting an emphasis on making sure that the storm drainage channels are being cleaned and maintained, and this is one of the favorable aspects of the three individuals that were assigned to the Wastewater Treatment Plant to conduct that particular activity. It indicates that we are slightly ahead of the curve in this particular area. 7) His administrative assistant Mary Creation was instrumental in arranging an extension to the parking conrtract with RTA at the Great Northern parking center. The lease expires on October 31, and she secured an extension until November 8 at no additional charge to RTA or the city. Hopefully, the Park-n-Ride facility will be open before that date of November 8. 8) On September 28, he participated at a Toys-R-Us event honoring safety forces. Our fue fighters were in attendance along with the fire truck and the emergency rescue squad vehicle. Again, excellent public relations for the City of North Olmsted. 9) On September 29, he participated with the Columbia Road Baptist Church on a service and presentation concerning 9/11 and recognition in honor of our safety/security armed forces. Representatives included an individual from the Cleveland Police Department, a retired North Olmsted fire fighter and a prisoner of war. They and their colleagues were recognized for their valor and willingness to lay down their lives for others. 10) He is continuing his evaluation of the rdsumes and individuals regarding the open Service Director position. Wherein originally he suggests that he would select the top few and request a further evaluation by a team of directors, he has decided to make the f nal decision himself. Councilman Nashar asked the Mayor when the demolition of the properties at the new library site would be completed. Mayor Musial said the city was moving forward with the demolition contract, but it may have to be amended because the conditions have changed with regard to the two homes that were burned in the fire fighter training exercise. The demolition contractor has been selected and, as soon as this issue is resolved, the demolition will move forward. Councilman Gareau noted that at the last meeting a discussion was held regarding the Bradley Road sidewalks, and the Mayor had indicated that the costs involved may exceed what was originally anticipated. As a follow up, he asked the Mayor to report on that issue. This project was originally funded out of the General Fund, and that will probably not be an option for next year. if not, consideration may need to be given to it as a borrowed project. Mayor Musial said he concurred with Mr. Gareau and noted that he and the City Engineer had driven past the area recently. It was obvious to them that it was not the type of task that is easily going to be accomplished by in-house personnel. He has been in contact with the Metroparks and talked to them about putting in access to the existing all-purpose trail whereby they would construct an elevated fine gravel path as a prelude to the asphalt surface. The fine stone path would be brought out to the boundary line of the Bradley Woods reservation so that, when the sidewalk in North Olmsted is constructed, the path would terminate at the right time and right place. Councilman Gareau asked if an estimate of cost had been done. Mayor Musial said no, but the Engineering Department is currently making an assessment of cost. He plans to bring an ordinance to Council for authorization to go out far bids on the project. Also, 2