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Council Minutes of 2/4/2003 Q,~„ the recommendations of the various boards and commissions of the city. Councilman ~~ Nashar made a motion to recommend approval subject to the recommendations of the various boards and commissions and the non-binding recommendation that the front five pillars be brick. Councilman Gareau asked that the motion be amended to include the change to the landscape plan. Councilman Nashar agreed. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gareau and passed unanimously. Councilman Limpert, chairperson of the Streets & Drainage Committee: 1) The Streets & Drainage Committee met on January 27. Present were committee members Nashar, Miller and Limpert; Council members Gareau, McKay and President O'Grady; Mayor Musial, Law Director Dubellco, Finance Director Copfer and Service Director Creadon. The following items were discussed: Resolution 2003-9, a resolution to go out for engineering services for the Windsor and Bradley Road culverts. The Windsor culvert must be worked on this year. The engineering is the responsibility of the city on both projects, but we expect to receive an 80-20 split on the total cost of doing the Bradley Road culvert with the county. The engineering work is beyond what can be done in-house, but it is believed some of the actual work can be done in-house by our own Service Department. The engineering work will not exceed $38,000. Funds are available, and the committee recommended approval unanimously. Capital projects were discussed as prepared by each Ward Councilman. Most items on the list were slab repair of concrete streets or fresh asphalt overlays for some asphalt streets. There was also a request for aturn-around on one dead-end road and to improve some drainage along another. We have far more projects than funding will allow. There is a belief some of the asphalt streets may require grindouts. As soon as the weather breaks, a tour will be arranged so that Council might be able to review these projects and try to suggest to the administration some priority. There was some discussion regarding the $240,000 not expended in last year's projects. It seem to be the current opinion that that money should be expended on streets. A request will be made to the Finance Committee to take a look at additional funding. A letter from Mr. Lou Brossard, president of the Sandy Ridge Homeowners' Association was read to the committee. A summary list of the projects for the four wards has been written as well as an independent survey as to the various condition of developments has been presented to Council. Also, a survey and a summary of the street repairs that have gone on by the city that was prepared by the Engineering Dept. was presented. Councilwoman Kasler, chairperson of the Public Safety Committee: 1) The Safety Committee meeting was held this evening. Present were committee members, other Council members, and the Safety Director. Agenda items were as follows: ^ Ordinance 2003-11, an ordinance amending Section 1701.18 and enacting new Section 1701.27 of the Fire Prevention Code in order to define fire alarm systems and to assess monetary charges for false fire alarms. There was a comment by the Fire ~''~ Chief that was presented, and that was to consider whether or not an ordinance such 9