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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2002 7 P.M. Present: President of Council O'Grady, Council Members Dailey, Gareau, Kasler, Limpert, McKay, Miller, Nashar Also Present: Mayor Musial (arrived at 7:07 p.m.), Law Director Dubelko, Finance Director Copfer, Clerk of Council Seman President of Council O'Grady called the special Council meeting to order at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. REPORT Councilman McKay, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) This evening, the committee discussed Ordinance 2002-38, which is an ordinance authorizing the Mayor of the City of North Olmsted to enter into an agreement with H. R. Gray & Associates, Inc. to provide construction management services for the North Olmsted Public Library and repealing Ordinance No. 2002-115, and declaring an emergency. There was a good bit of discussion, and nothing was finalized except that the committee recommended approval of Ordinance 2002-38 if no other further questions or objections arise before the next Council meeting on April 2. LEGISLATION Ordinance No. 2001-127 introduced by Council Members Kasler and Miller was given its second reading. An ordinance establishing a special revenue fund for fines collected from handicapped parking violations, entitled the "Senior Assistance Fund," for the purpose of providing emergency assistance services to senior citizens who are residents of the city and who are in need, as thrice amended. Councilman Miller moved for suspension of the rule requiring three readings and remarked that this has been discussed and recommended by committee. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Kasler and passed unanimously. Councilman Miller moved for adoption; second by Councilman Gareau. Roll call: Miller, yes; Gareau, yes; Kasler, yes; McKay, yes; Limpert, no, with comment. At the current enforcement, the fines bring in less than $500 per year. He sees no reason to set up a special funding source for such a small amount and for such a variable source. Illegal parking in handicapped spaces, as presented in 2001-127, seem to have become a violation looking for a place to put the fines. From it first being a senior free lunch program, then discussion of changing to general need of individuals to now a needy senior fund. What is wrong with continuing to send this fine money into the General Fund like any other where it can be appropriated into areas of need. Are we starting down a road of sending handicapped parking fines to one fund, non-handicapped parking fines to another fund, fire lane violations fines to another and so on and so on.