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Jesse, Richard To: mstotz@bright.net ~~ Subject: Comments of October 21, 2003 Mr. Marvin M. Stotz 6657 Bretton Ridge Drive North Olmsted, OH 44070-5078 Dear Mr. Stotz: This writing is in response to your suggestions and comments presented at the regular City Council meeting of Tuesday October 21, 2003. Mayor Norman Musial, Director of Public Service Dan Driscoll, and I discussed this matter, and the Mayor assigned me to coordinate the Administration response. Your subsequent correspondence captioned (9) nine points that included various subject matters. 1. The mowing of swales and roadsides is performed by two entities-ODOT and the City of North Olmsted. The Mayor has requested the Service Department to review mowing practices as part of an overall review of citizen services. ODOT has been advised of many concerns we have for I-480, including the mowing frequency and quality. 2. Your suggestion of floral plantings along Lorain Road is well-taken, and will be referred to our new Director of Planning, Kim Wenger, for consideration in future plans for the upgrade of Lorain Ave. 3. Your "Bike Friendly" suggestion is equally welt-taken, and Council addressed issues related to this with input from local expert Fred Oswald regarding many details of Bike safety and policy including sidewalks, bike lanes, etc. Officer Chuck Holly of the North Olmsted Police Department is very involved in this issue, too. Ms. Wenger will also be requested by the Mayor to review this referral. 4. Your suggestion and expressed frustration with no visible security system at the Recreation Center is actually a very active work in process, by the City staff. We will not, and have not, implemented security measures without fully reviewing the legal, liability, financial, and privacy ramifications of such actions. Rest assured that the security measures taken at the Recreation Center are ongoing and will be subject to continuous improvement programs. A Fitness Center is currently a prominent subject of study by our Recreation Commissioner and Recreation Commission, for future implementation. We agree that a strong need and desire from residents for such a facility exists, and we are reviewing options to address this need, with communication of this probably just after the first of the year. 5. The concern of fatalities and the desire for the installation of traffic signals at Stearns and I-480 will be referred to the Police Department for further review and recommendation. Fatal accidents resulting in (2) two deaths total, recently occured on September 21, 2001 and July 8, 2002. i ,~ _ . . .w~,.~,.~.. ,nom: