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Council Minutes of 9/21/2004 weeks to build the transformer and have it delivered to the site. We have a very good quote from the Illuminating Co. to install the transformer. He believes it seems reasonable provided all the terms and conditions are good to have them do the installation. Councilman McKay agreed to bring the issue back into the Environmental Control Committee on September 28. ^ Questioned Finance Director Copfer regarding the funding of the new computer conversion and if the new system was going to have fully open data azchitecture for importing and exporting detail. Finance Director Copfer explained that $500,000 had been borrowed last year. These are annual notes, and we have already paid down $100,000. There is $400,000 outstanding, but we have the proceeds of $500,000. Computer equipment has approximately afive-yeaz life, so we do not want to carry this longer than five years. Mrs. Copfer admitted she was not familiar with the technical computer terms used by Mr. Dial, but the soflwaze we are purchasing operates on SQL server, Windows 2003 Operating System, it is integrated. It has functionality allowing you to click on when you want informatioir-it is called drill- down capability for information. As faz as converting old data, that process has not been finalized as yet. We will have hard copies of information because they are public records. It was decided that Mr. Dial and Finance Director Copfer would meet to discuss the more technical aspects of this process. Patricia Deis, 26893 Sweetbriaz Drive ^ Commented that the Sweetbrier issue is not resolved, and it doesn't appear it will be resolved with any type of expediency. The signs are still wrong. People are nat paying attemion to the signs because they can't understand them. The school and city administrations need to get together to solve the problems and get on with the job of protecting children. Today on Sweetbrier one of the neighborhood children was nearly abducted. Had this child not been sufficiently informed by his parents how to avoid an abduction, it very well could have happened. There aze safety issues in this area, including the fact that the crosswalk has not been repainted since the streets was reconstructed. There is not a police presence on the street, and parents are inappropriately dropping off children for Pine School. She would like the police to enforce the ordinances that aze in place The current situation puts the children who walk to school in jeopardy. The situation is totally unacceptable to her and her neighbors. She was told by a school administrator that they cannot control how people deliver their children to school, but she does not accept that decision. Councilwoman Kesler commented that, when Mrs. Deis had presented the problem to her it seem simpler, but it seems to have become more complicated. She passed along the information regarding the signs to Service Director Driscoll, and he will address that problem immediately. She agrees that the problems in this area are long- standing and the city should get this cleared up quickly. Service Director Driscoll came forward and said that the signs would be corrected tomorrow. Regazding striping on pavement, there is a 30-day waiting period before the new concrete can be striped. The Police Chief has indicated that the signs, if properly installed, are enforceable the way that they are. He does agree there is too much information an the signs, and it is difficult for people to follow all the information from their cazs. He also agrees that school zones are probably the areas where you have the worst 9