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Council Minutes of 3/16!2004 ~,,, regionalization and has as its genesis the realization that state and federal government ~v monies are rapidly drying up, that communities must pay for development the state or federal government no longer will subsidize and that private companies don't consider feasible. It truly is a long-range project and a very ambitious project. It involves a sum of money some ten times greater than what the County Commissioners previously proposed. 3) On the library project, exterior work including painting, landscaping, concrete paving, striping, flag poles and other miscellaneous items will be completed as soon as the weather and temperature and material availability permits. A grand opening is scheduled for April 18, 2004. The festivities are going to start at one o'clock at the front entrance off Butternut Ridge Road, and everyone is welcome to attend. 4) The resurfacing of Claque Road, north of Lorain, is scheduled to begin on April 1, The county is receptive to North Oimsted's request to extend the widening from Lorain Road to include a left turn onto Delmere Drive. 5) There remains a good deal of work to do on the Lorain Road project with regard to seeding, landscaping and items of that nature. A schedule is being prepared by the contractor and will be given to Service Director Driscoll, but the work should begin in April Councilman Nashar inquired what additional cost will the city incur with regard to the Claque Road project. Mayor Musial and Service Director Driscoll agreed it would be in the thirty to forty thousand dollar range. Law Director Dubelko: 1) He has been busy the last two weeks providing legal advice and guidance to various members of the administration and to the City Council. 2) He has attended a number of meetings at City Hall during the same period including one Board of Control meeting today and two directors' meetings. He spent a significant amount of time the past two weeks attending collective bargaining sessions with the city's unions and putting together legal services related to the on-going labor negotiations with our city unions. 3) He has received, reviewed and requested modifications of the purchase agreement prepared by Squire, Sanders & Dempsey regarding the sale of the old library building. The documents should be ready for the Mayor's signature within a week or so, which will be in accordance with Council's authorization from Ordinance 2003-157. 4) Regarding the new library, he has prepared two pieces of legislation: the first authorizes the lease at the old library building to be cancelled, and the second authorizes a lease for the new library building. Council has indicated that it will be scheduling a special Council meeting to consider that legislation on second reading after a committee meeting on the same night. It is important to attempt to get this legislation adopted sufficiently in advance of the move-out date of the library so that we can have enough time for final preparation of the documents and exchange of documents and filing of leases for record. The library is planning on moving out of the old building on April 8, so by having the special Council meeting on March 24, there should be enough time to execute the documents. 5) He sent a memorandum to city planner Kim Wenger on March 11 recommending that, if her proposal for a city streetscape plan is funded, the city should consider providing for 2