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Council Minutes of 2/'1/2006 increase public awareness about these lenders. On Thursday, February 16, 2006, members of the Law Dept. and the boazd will meet with HUD in Cleveland to participate in a training on the software used to input and track any fair housing complaints that may come into our city. AUDIENCE PARTIC~,PATION Ted Bowman, 27170 Butternut Ridge Road, North Olmsted, is very concerned about the loss of NOMBL to RTA. He has done considerable research on the transit tax and made a lengthy presentation. GCRTA did levy a transit tax legitimately pursuant to 5739.023 of the ORC. He noted that section exempts from the tax the sales of watercraft, outboard motors and motor vehicles. Through its Title Bureaus, the Clerk of Courts has been collecting that 1 % transit tax in error far over 30 yeazs. That tax collected erroneously must be refunded with interest, which exceeded 18% in the eazly 80's. Since RTA was the recipient of the illegal proceeds, so should RTA bear the cost of the refund. He would like to see North Olmsted levy their own tax per ORC 4580.401. He believes this will be windfall for North Olmsted. (Mr. Bowman presented his documents to the Clerk, and copies will be distributed to City Council and the administration.) Law Director Dubelko said that he had provided legal advice to Council on options available to the city during the time period from September, 2004 until City Council was compelled to take the decision that it did in March, 2005. Certainly, if City Council has any residual questions that require legal advice, he will be happy to specifically address them with Council regazding any comments that were made by Mr. Bowman. Charles Dial, 27959 Gardenia, expressed his opinions on the time allotment for audience participation and the issues he thinks are important for Council to address. Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane, discussed a newspaper article regarding the breathalyzer known as the "Intoxicator 5000." In Florida, a judge is advising defense attorneys how to rule on motions as the manufacturer of the equipment refuses to provide the source code information on how it works. He believes this could have application sometime in the future in North Olmsted. Mr. Lambert paid tribute to former Council Member Carolyn Kasler who recently passed on. He noted she served the community extremely well in several capacities. She will be sorely missed. Don Pangrac, 23470 Sharon Drive, expressed his opinions on the time allotment for audience participation. LEGISLATION Resolution No. 2006-2 introduced by Mayor O'Grady was given is second reading. A resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for a one year contract (with an additional automatic one yeaz extension) for laboratory analytical services for the Wastewater Treatment Plant, as per specifications on file in his office, '- and authorizing the Mayor, subject to approval by the Boazd of Control, to enter into a 10 -p.~ a~.~.-r~~~