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Council Minutes of 2/4/2003 REPORTS Mayor Musial: 1) Received a communication from ODOT that they aze planning to repair and resurface 6.8 miles of I-480 between the Lorain County line and the bridge over the Rocky River. Construction is currently planned and scheduled to begin eazly in 2004. In order to minimize the impact to residents, the Department of Transportation intends to require night work for main line and ramp paving operations. They aze going to remove and replace the entire overlay. The total cost of the renovation is $10.3 million. Approximately 5 1/2 miles is in North Olmsted. The cost per mile is $1.589 million. The cost of the project that is involved with North Olmsted is $8.7 million. The good aspect about this is the cost to North Olmsted is zero. This is going to be handled totally by the Ohio Department of Transportation. 2) Today he appeared before the Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners along with Mayor Clough from Westlake and made a presentation to the three commissioners. He pointed out that it should be recognized that the city has been involved with the extension of Crocker Road for some 16 or17 years when the residents of North Olmsted first voted and approved the extension. He told the commissioners that our roads aze being damaged severely because a lot of residents are departing at the intersection of Crocker Road and Center Ridge Road and coming down Porter Road. Also, he pointed out that in these days of budgetary problems that it would be a tremendous asset to the City of North Olmsted if we were able to get this put through because we're talking about potentially a major development on Stearns Road and the economic awakening of the western part of North Olmsted. He is pleased to report that the County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the resolution that was proffered by the Cuyahoga County Engineer. This means that they are able to use the license fee monies and the other monies that has been accumulated in the County Engineer's office for the purchase of property necessary to go through with the extension of Crocker Road. Currently, they're looking at starting in 2005 on Crocker Road. He cornacted Dennis Kucinich's office as the Congressman is trying to get North Olmsted funds through the federal Department of Transportation, but there is no information at this time. 3) The city is scheduling meetings with the North Olmsted Chamber of Commerce to discuss ways as to enable the renovation of Lorain Road from the western county line to roughly Canterbury Road to be accomplished without disturbing greatly from an economic point of view the merchants and businesses along Lorain Road. 4) Read a memorandum. from the Law Director regarding the police investigation of Richard Jesse. "This is in response to your memorandum to me dated January 29, 2003 in which you requested a status report on the investigation of Richard Jesse, Director of Public Safety, currently conducted by Michael Murman. I should first note that Michael Murman was not appointed to conduct an investigation of the Safety Director. Instead, he was appointed to review the results of a certain Police Dept. investigation relating to a statement made by the Safety Director at the November 19, 2002 regular meeting of City Council and to make a legal ruling as to whether probable cause existed to believe that a crime was committed. I was officially advised on Jnauazy 24, 2003 that Mr. Murman had concluded, with respect to the statement made by the Safety Director at the November 19, 2