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Council Minutes of 12/7/2004 Many line items may or will go over by year end; therefore, we need to plan for such line items. Ordinance 2004-187 does need to be passed at the next Council meeting along with the depository legislation and the temporary appropriations. 5) She has reviewed the year-end unencumbered balance. We are closed officially for October, but she was taking into consideration transactions through November of which she is aware. Her estimate for the General Fund carry-over is approximately $500,000. President O'Grady: 1) The Committee-of--the-Whole met at the Senior Center on Monday, November 22, at 7 p.m. Present were all members of Council, the Mayor, directors and other members of the administration. Up for discussion was the Master Plan. The conversation and discussions included zoning codes such as code modifications and the possible creation of new districts, planning, housing, economic development and other areas. Thanks to Planning Director Kim Wenger for an excellent presentation and for the excellent work that she and others have done on the Master Plan. Councilman Nashar, chairperson of the Streets & Transportation Committee: 1) The committee met on Monday, November 29, to discuss Ordinance 2004-183. Present were committee members McKay, Dailey, Nashar; Councilman Limpert and President of Council O'Grady; Mayor Musial, City Engineer Durbin, Law Director Dubelko; guests. Ordinance 2004-183, an ordinance requesting the cooperation of the Cuyahoga County and the Ohio Department of Transportation as to a project for the grading, draining, paving and widening of Stearns Road from Interstate 480 to Lorain Road and the construction of the Crocker-Stearns extension from Lorain Road to the North Olmsted county line. A large portion of this will be the grading and draining on Stearns Road, with the connection from Lorain Road into Center Ridge in Westlake. The entire road will be four lanes. During the committee meeting, several questions were asked: Would there be a sound barrier wall for the residences that are abutting the Crocker-Stearns extension north of Lorain? Could underground utilities be provided on Stearns Road from I-480 up to Lorain Road? The questions were addressed to the City Engineer, and he responded with a letter to Council on November 30 indicating that the noise barrier walls were included in the project. Regarding underground utilities, he gave a breakdown of additional costs to the city and to the residents. The additional cost to the city is $3.5 million, and this issue will be addressed again in committee next Tuesday. 2) On Friday, November 19, he spoke to Mr. Vern Hartenburg, executive director of the Cleveland Metroparks, with regard to the Bradley Road sidewalk. Mr. Hartenburg said the project is slated to start in the spring of 2005 and will be completed by June. The sidewalk will be 10 foot wide and will be asphalt with a green center line. There will be drainage pipes underneath the sidewalk, and it will tie into the North Olmsted sidewalk on Bradley. Councilman Gareau, member of the Finance Committee, reported for chairperson Kasler: 1) The Finance Committee met on November 29. Committee members Limpert and Gareau were present, along with the Finance Director and Law Director and several other members of the administration. Agenda items included: 4