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Council Minutes of 6/3/2003 water is being drawn from. As you move away, the water table will then rise. It is `~ somewhat of a bowl shape. Mrs. Kasler asked if this is a situation in which Mr. Daily would build his own home-with the water higher than the floor level. There was a long pause, and he indicated that he would prefer not to if at all possible. However, it's done frequently and, through use of the sump pumps, hopefully there would be minimum impact to the integrity of the building structure. The concern was what would happen if there was a power outage. Mr. Daily acknowledged that flooding is a possibility at the new library site; however, there are plans for an emergency generator to be located outside the building at ground level. As a result of this meeting and because of concerns with consistency with what was observed and what the committee was told about the volume of water, Mr. Miller has sent a letter on behalf of the committee to the Mayor asking that the water be tested to determine if in fact it is spring water or rain water that is saturating through the ground. If it is well water, the concern may be that these sump pumps may always be running because spring water is nearly continuous for all practical purposes. Mr. Daily advised that in worse case scenarios he has even seen buildings float. If a building were built on too much water and not porous enough where the water couldn't escape, something like that could happen. He is not indicating that is the case at this site. However, the committee felt that it would probably be in the city's best interest to have a test done without hold-up of the project. It was noted that there were no lost working days due to rain, and Mr. Daily indicated that there are no allowances in the contract for lost days due to rain. Although, when you do bid on a job of this size, you work it into your numbers to anticipate that might happen. He also indicated that there may be a minor change order due to some soil that was unsuitable for use on the site that will need to be hauled away. The committee asked that construction meeting minutes be provided to Council by the Mayor or by Mr. Daily. ^ Ordinance 2003-33, an ordinance providing for the submission to the electors of the City of North Olmsted of an amendment to Article III, Section 5 A of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted to require that mayoral appointments of directors be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of Council. Mr. Dubelko indicated that Council should be, in this scenario should it happen, constant in their awareness of their job responsibilities and the Mayor be constantly aware of his job responsibilities. Article III states: "The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the city. He shall supervise the administration of the city's affairs and shall exercise control over all departments and divisions. He shall be the chief conservator of the peace within the city. He shall cause alt laws and ordinances to be enforced." It's clear that the Mayor retains power in this situation in the appointment of directors. To support that, one amendment was recommended that atwo-thirds vote of Council be required to not approve the appointment of a director. That would asswe that there would be very strong reason for Council not to approve any director that the Mayor has chosen. The committee recommended approval with the above-mentioned amendment. The ordinance will go on second reading at the next Council meeting. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Richard Jesse, Safety Director, read two letters into the record: 1) The first letter was sent by him to the Recreation Commissioner and staff: "Participants in this weekend's ice show presented outstanding performances. The program was well thought out, extremely creative with excellent variety, good music and great technical support. Your hard work and 10 ..~_ _A P~,~.,a,~ L