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Council Minutes of 3/16/2004 ,.,,, banners for community organizations to be placed on poles along Lorain Road. Councilman Limpert has been active over the past yeaz regazding this issue. It has been held up because of liability concerns from the city's risk manager and from CEI. Also, the current ordinance which permits it poses a pretty heavy liability insurance requirement on the community organization for placing a banner across the road. Perhaps looking in this direction to do the smaller vertical signs along the poles may take care of liability issues and at the same time give the community organizations an opportunity to advertise their events. 6) He has prepazed and served an answer this date in the case of State, ex rel. Musial versus the City of North Olmsted. It will be filed with the court on Macch 17 or 18. Finance Director Copfer: 1) Council and the administration aze in the final stages of the budget process. 2) Last week advertisements were placed for the RFP for the financial software and hazdwaze. The financial consultant had given her a list of about 500 companies that he has dealt with that have systems that might be interested in requesting a bid. About 500 notification letters were sent out, and 58 requests to obtain a copy a copy of the RFP have been received. She was expecting about 30 because it's a big process to complete the forms. Councilman Nashaz, chairperson of the Streets & Transportation Committee: 1) The committee met on March 9. Present were committee members Dailey, McKay and Nashar; Council members Miller, Limpert, Kasler, Gareau, President of Council O'Crrady; Mayor Musial, Service Director, City Engineer, Safety Director, Law Director, Personnel Director and invited guests. Agenda items were as follows: • The installation of the temporary traffic signal to be located at Stearns and I-480 ramps. As the wazd Councilman for this particulaz azea, he has been pursuing this matter for at least ten yeazs. There have been several accidents in the area, and a couple of them were fatal. Certainly, this is a step in the right direction by putting up these temporary signals. The Ohio Department of Transportation is going to install these signals at both ramps at Steams and I-480. The temporary signals will be strung on poles and they will be timed. When the road is completed, permanent signals with metal arms will be installed. The cost to the City of North Olmsted for the temporary signals will be $12,000. In addition to this, the westbound exit ramp off of I-480 at Stearns will be completely replaced with safety upgrades and new piping repairs. The majority of this work should be completed by September 4. • Ordinance 2004-41 which creates a new Section 141.09 of the Administrative Code entitled "Administrative Motor Vehicle Pool" in order to establish a motor vehicle pool for the purpose of providing motor vehicles for the use by the Mayor and the city directors when conducting city business. The committee had lengthy discussions about the use of city vehicles. The committee is considering putting current vehicles into a pool where all directors will have use of a vehicle for city business rather than assigning one vehicle to an individual. The administration has been asked to submit their recommendations by April 20. Ordinance 2004-41 will be held in committee until after the administration's recommendations are reviewed.