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Council Minutes of 9/16/2003 they wanted an upgade. The city had an essential, basic obligation to furnish, and audio-visual fell within that. This is all within the budget. Councilman Gareau noted that Council had reduced the original list of some items by size and cost. Councilman McKay has spent hours with his committee going over this list. Mr. Lambert's point is well taken. Daniel Gallagher, 6853 Chadbourne, is having a problem with a North Olmsted police officer who, in his opinion, is harassing him. The problems date back about two years ago; and, at that time, he sent a certified letter to the city issuing a complaint and requesting a hearing. He does not feel anything was really done with it. He sent another certified letter today, addressed to the Mayor, requesting that this be investigated. If it is not investigated properly in his opinion, he plans to picket at the corner of Lorain Road and Dover Center Road. Mr. Limpert said that, based on the information, he does not feel Council can comment. He is sure this will be worked out between the Law Director and the Safety Director. Mr. Gareau said he believed it was a matter best left to the Safety Director and within the proper chain of command as opposed to presentation to Council. A copy of the letter should be given to the Safety Director. Mr. Gallagher said he had met with a former Safety Director and was assured that something would be at least investigated. When he did receive a phone call back from the Police Dept., he felt they were making assumptions before they had all the information. He felt that he was not getting a fair chance. Don Pangac, 23470 Sharon Drive. Asked the Mayor when Lorain east of Canterbury is scheduled to be done. Mayor Musial said he was hoping for 2004 or 2005. Mr. Pangrac said he had made a request over a month ago to have the manhole in front of the Ameritech building on Lorain Road and a manhole on Brendan Lane repaired as they are down 3 to 4 inches and are a safety hazard. Service Director Driscoll came forward and thanked Mr. Pangac for having brought this to his attention. He has gone out and looked at the two manholes. He has asked the streets foreman to put it on the schedule to be repaired. ^ Mr. Pangrac asked if the city was involved with a natural gas consortium similar to the electrical consortium. Mrs. Copfer answered that it was Interstate Gas, and Mr. McKay said he could provide Mr. Pangrac with the telephone number. ^ Mr. Pangac initiated another long discussion on the water issue and asked if there was any progress on water with Avon Lake. Mayor Musial said there is some progress. But we have to be very careful because the way the contract is set up with Cleveland, if we are not careful, we are apt to break the contract and then they can charge us any rate that they want to charge. So, we are moving very slowly on that. Mr. Gareau said that City Council stepped up to the plate and did the very best they could on the water rates issue. They enacted a resolution directing the Mayor to undertake a study of water rates, usage, disconnecting and reconnecting. The Mayor questioned whether or not it was within Council's authority to do that. There has now been a ruling by the Law Director that it was not. This was Council's attempt to try to get the issue going-they did the hest they could and it was found to be over- reaching on their part. It now lands back on the administrative side of the aisle as to whether or not anything gets done on the issue of studying water rates. Mayor Musial 13 ~.. ~~ s.>>~..~ .._...,.k ,..,~,