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Council Minutes of 9/17/2002 ,,, will see when they get to Lorain Road, and it is a chance to make a good impression. Mayor Musial said he had not heazd about a submittal, but he will inquire. Mr. Gazeau reiterated that this might be a good time to track down the owner and begin a dialogue in light of some of the changes in that neighborhood that are taking place. He would appreciate it if the Mayor could check into this. Mr. O'Grady said he just happened to have had a dialogue with the former owner this evening. The title to the property actually transferred about four years ago. Standard Oil asked the previous owner to stay on and continue to operate, which he did. They are now in the process of shifting everything over, so it is a good idea to talk to the owner. Mr. Gazeau agreed and noted that the BP gas station recently built in the Olmsted Falls historical district was very nice with its brick building and subtle colors. Councilman Miller, chairperson of the Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long-Range Planning Committee: 1) The committee met on Tuesday, September 10, to discuss Ordinance 2002-134, an ordinance authorizing and directing Don Copeland, Director of the Department of Human Resources, to prepare and the Mayor to make application on behalf of the City of North Olmsted for Community Development Block Grant funds for the fiscal year 2003 for two projects titled "Property Facility Improvements for the Horizons Activity Center - Eazly Intervention Center and Americans with Disabilities Act Improvements to the front entrance of City Hall and declaring an emergency. Present were committee members Miller, Kasler and Gazeau; Human Resources Director Copeland; CDBG Committee and Advisory Board members Bob Klabunde, Paul Barker, Julie Brown and Glenn Vannoy; Bill Jacob from Special Children First, which is the new name for what was previously known as the Special Horizons Project. This project will involve converting what amounts to a pole barn on the property, on Butternut Ridge neaz the 480 highway, into a yeaz-round use facility. The estimated project will cost about $121,000. With the leverage amount not coming from the city, rather coming from Special Children First, it was presented that, of all segments of our society, special children are probably one segment that deserve our assistance the most. The committee recommended approval of the project. The committee also discussed the front entrance of City Hall and the necessity to have ADA improvements. The ramp and the railing attached to it are in disrepair. This request was presented to the committee by Councilman Nashar. The committee recommended approval of this project also. Therefore, Ordinance 2002-134 was recommended for approval this evening and for passage under suspension of the rule. Councilman Gareau, Council's representative to the Recreation Commission, noted that three Commission meetings in a row have been cancelled due to the lack of a quorum. He believes there is now established a full number of persons to serve on that committee, but something is not working. This is a body that should be meeting on a regular basis but is not. He knows that Mr. Limpert had concerns about this same problem last year. He doesn't know whether it's a conflict of schedules for the members of the committee. If so, then there should be a review of who is serving on the committee. Mayor Musial agreed this was a problem and suggested that perhaps a new meeting night needed to be established. 8 N , , ~.~» ,,,4,.,T,.~,p w . ,... ... ., ....