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Council Minutes of 10/7/2003 were all committee members and Human Resources Director Don Copeland. Agenda items were as follows: ^ Ordinance 2003-129, an ordinance authorizing Don Copeland, Director of the Department of Human Resources to make application on behalf of the City of North Olmsted for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the fiscal year 2004 for three projects: Property Facility Improvements for the Special Children First Center; Property Facility Improvements to the Front Entrance at North Olmsted City Hall and at the Senior Citizens Multi-service Center to Comply with ADA Requirements; Funding for Comprehensive Planning Consultation Services to Assist with 2004 Revision of the North Olmsted Master Plan. The committee's discussion was consistent with the discussion of the CDBG Citizens' Advisory Committee. The funding being requested for the Master Plan is somewhat from a special fund separate and apart from the funds that are anticipated to be used for the ADA improvements. ADA improvements to the front of City Hall were part of last year's application and have now been expanded to include the Senior Center a there is a need and the combination will help in the points rating system. ^ Resolution 2003-130, confirms and recites the legislative history of the North Olmsted City Council's adoption of the city Master Plan, as published in 1992 and approved in 1993, and as further reviewed in 1996 and 2000, and declaring an emergency. Mr. Copeland explained that this ordinance was a creative compromise between both the city, the CDBG Committee, the Law Department and the county department that awards the points and evaluates the city's application. On previous applications, the city has been denied points because of not following the very precise, specific procedure in adopting the Master Plan. Through the creative efforts of the Law Department, this was found to be that creative compromise to which Mr. Copeland referred. ^ Ordinance 2003-131, an ordinance authorizing and directing Don Copeland, Director of the Department of Human Resources, to make application on behalf of the City of North Olmsted for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the fiscal year 2004 for development of an exterior property maintenance program, and declaring an emergency as amended. This also is an application being put forward to a special fund within CDBG. Very few cities get either this one or the one for the Master Plan. However, we are very hopeful that our city will be successful given our city's specific needs and the time frame that we have to get this done, and certainly the hiring of our new Planning Director. The committee unanimously recommended Ordinances 2003-129, 2003-131 and Resolution 2003-130. Mr. Miller asked Mr. Copeland and members of the citizens' committee to stand and be recognized. He thanked them for their efforts. ^ After a short break for another committee meeting, the Legislative Committee reconvened to discuss proposed changes to the Rules of Council submitted by Mr. Gareau. In addition to Mr. Gareau's list of 17 different issues, another 6 items were added to the discussion. It was generally agreed that all of them had some validity. In order to expedite the matter and to resolve it without trying to do it all at once, Mr. Gareau agreed to come back to the next committee meeting with his prioritization of the top 4 to 6 issues that he feels need to be done most immediately. 10