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Council Minutes of 3/6/2007 Council Member Dailey Jones, chairperson of the Streets & Transportation Committee: 1) The committee met at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, 2007. In attendance were committee members Jones, Barker and Ryan; Council members Orlowski, Miller, and President Kennedy; Service Director Limpert and Mayor O'Grady. The committee met regarding Resolution 2007-19. Mr. Limpert explained that this resolution is using the funds that Council recently approved for the streets projects for 2007. He stated that there is a different process for asphalt recycling this year, and he is looking to deliver the best quality of streets to the residents. The committee unanimously recommended approval of the legislation. 2) The committee discussed the condition of the newly paved Lorain Road, especially in the Columbia Road area. There is a gap down the middle of the road. Mr. Miller asked if the city is protecting itself regarding this situation. Mr. Limpert said that he has already contacted the administrator from the State of Ohio who oversaw this project and they are going to be checking out the situation. The State does not hold contractors to a performance bond; however, the city does hold contractors to a performance bond, which usually consists of withholding the final 10% of the money until 12-24 months after the project is completed. Questions were asked regarding the 2007 streets projects and also regarding the funding for concrete slab repair. Mr. Limpert said that concrete slab repair funding does not come out of the General Fund but out of the Street Maintenance Fund. Suspension for 2007-19 was discussed, and Mr. Limpert asked for suspension so the city could go out for bids as quickly as possible. Mr. Ryan made a motion for suspension and Mr. Barker seconded the motion. The vote for suspension in committee passed 3-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m. AUDIENCE PARTIC~PATI4N 1) Charles Dial, 27959 Gardenia, inquired whether the Police Dept. has a written contract with Patton's Towing. After a recent accident, he was not allowed to call a towing service of his choice and had to use Patton's. He felt the charges were excessive. He made a public records request regarding the contract between the Police Dept. and Patton's Towing. Law Director Dubelko said he did not believe the Police Dept. has a written contract with Patton's or any other towing service. Safety Director Terbrack said this issue is being researched, but there is a need to remove vehicles from streets as soon as possible. 2) Don Pangrac, 23470 Sharon Drive, received a very high estimated water bill which was corrected after he called the Water Dept. However, he is concerned because the Water Dept. said they do not have a procedure for these situations. Also, he does not plan to pay the $7 fee for reading the meter since that did not occur. Councilman Orlowski said he inquired about the $7 fee and was told it covered the costs of meter reading and other customer service activities. Finance Director Copfer said the $7 fee was voted on by the Cleveland City Council who also eliminated the minimum billing for those customers who use less than 1 MCF. 3) Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane, said an unpaid water bill can become a lien on your property. These are the types of problems regional governments generate. Mr. Lambert spoke about the incident in February where one person shot another person in an elevator. 6