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Council Minutes of 12/18/2007 Councilman Ryan paid tribute to Councilman Miller by relating a story of his loyalty to Mr. Dubelko when he and Mr. Ryan were both considering running for law director. Mr. Miller had taught him the best lesson in politics-the importance of friendship. Councilman Barker, chairperson of the Recreation Public Parks & Buildings Committee: 1) The committee met on December 11, 2007 at 7:10 PM. Present were committee members Barker, Gareau and Dailey Jones; President Kennedy, Councilmen Orlowski and Tallon; Law Director Dubelko, Service Director Limpert, Planning Director Wenger and Human Resource Director Farver; Mr. John Picard of John Patrick Picard Architect, Inc. and guests. Agenda items: • Resolution 2007-141, a resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the city, to enter into and execute an agreement with the Senior Transportation Connection of Cuyahoga County, Ohio (STC), extending the Tatter's lease of real property owned by the city and located at 26272 Butternut Ridge Rd. to June 30, 2008; and declaring an emergency. Law Director Dubelko spoke in behalf of this resolution. This is an extension of the lease with STC that will expire on December 31S`, 2007. This renews that lease until June 30, 2008. The expectation was for STC to be in their new headquarters by the end of this year, but some delays have developed and they need additional time. For approximately $500 per month, they are moving to a garage in Brooklyn and combining office and bus parking to be more centrally located. The committee voted unanimously to recommend approval of Resolution 2007-141 to Council. • The ADA conformance study paid for by a grant that was awarded to North Olmsted through the Community Development Block Grant Committee. This grant provided funds to contract for a study of all city owned facilities to analyze to see where we are in compliance, where we are not and what we need to do to bring us into compliance for ADA (American Disabilities Act). Mr. John Picard gave a brief overview of the analysis of his report. There were four priorities for each area that was studied. Mr. Picard began his presentation with the comment that North Olmsted has done a pretty good job with ADA issues. The areas studied are as follows: Police Station, Old Town Hall, North Olmsted City Hall, North Olmsted Service Dept. Lorain & Dover Center Roads, North Olmsted Senior Center, North Olmsted Community Cabin, North Olmsted Park, North Olmsted Fire Station #1, North Olmsted Recreation Center, North Olmsted Springvale Golf Course and Ballroom, North Olmsted Clague Park, North Olmsted Barton Bradley Field and the Waste Water Treatment Plant. The priorities for each facility were: (l) Persons with disabilities should be able to arrive on this site and approach the building. (2) Access to goods and services (3) Usability of restrooms and (4) Access to drinking fountains. Regarding the question of where to begin, he feels that the city should look at which facilities are used the most by the public. That would be the Recreation Complex, the Senior Center and City Hall. Mr. Picard also gave recommended improvements and a budget construction cost for those improvements. All Council members received a binder which not only described the areas of attention but also included a section of pictures to aid in the visualization of the projects. Overall, due to the 7