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Council Minutes of 4/17/2007 • Resolution 2007-36, a resolution authorizing the Director of Human Resources to purchase new telecommunications equipment and related software and appurtenances for City Hall, the Police Department, Fire Station No. 1 and No. 2, the Recreation Center, the Senior Center, the Springvale Ballroom and Golf Course and the Wastewater Treatment Plant through the State Purchase Program; and further authorizing the Mayor to execute all necessary contracts and other documents required. After a general overview by Director Farver, the contractor who will be installing the equipment gave an in-depth explanation of the equipment to be installed and the reasons for replacement of the current system. After discussion, the committee voted 2-0 to recommend approval of Resolution 2007-36 to Council. The committee voted 2-0 to recommend to Council suspension of the rule requiring three readings. This resolution is for the replacement of the phone system throughout the city. The reason for the replacement is the old system is obsolete and parts can no longer be obtained to repair them. • Resolution 2007-37, a resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the City of North Olmsted to enter into a series of new utility contracts with AT& T to provide telephone and voice mail services to the City of North Olmsted. Director Farver deferred to the contractor installing the telephone equipment to explain the reason for the new contracts. As a result of the installation of the new equipment from Resolution 2007-36, the new contracts will benefit the city of North Olmsted by lower rates. After discussion, the committee voted 2-0 to recommend to Council passage of Resolution 2007-37. The committee voted 2-0 to recommend to Council suspension of the rule requiring three readings. • The final order of business was that every member of Council was given a copy of Ordinance 2007-29, the salary ordinance, and was asked to review and suggest any corrections deemed necessary to be discussed at a future committee meeting. Councilman Barker, chairperson of the Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings Committee: 1) The committee met on Tuesday, April 10. In attendance were committee members Barker and Jones; Council members Orlowski and Kennedy; Mayor O'Grady, Law Director Dubelko, Planning Director Wenger; Landmarks Commission members Mary Ellen Davis, Dave Thomas and Chairman Paul Schumann. The committee discussed the following item: • Resolution 2007-34, a resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of North Olmsted to file an application with the Ohio Historical Society, at the request of the Landmarks Commission and in cooperation with the Olmsted Historical Society, for an Ohio historical marker for Springvale Ballroom. In the whereas clauses of this resolution it goes into great detail about the historical significance of the Springvale Ballroom: how the land was purchased in 1840 and how a dancing pavilion was opened in May of 1923. The building was later modernized into a ballroom. and golf office fora 5-hole golf course. Ballrooms as prominent places for social gatherings reached a highpoint in the 1930's and 1940's. During WWII, Springvale offered dancing for our servicemen at a nickel a dance. The City of North Olmsted bought the facility from the Scheeff family in 1994. The 8