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Councii Minutes 10-21-2008 1 ~-,~,~ the agenda and referred back to committee. (He will add it to his committee agenda for next week.) The motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney. Roll call: Gareau, yes; Kearney, yes; Mahoney, yes; Barker, yes; Jones, yes; Ryan, asked the Finance Director if she was in agreement with putting it back into committee. Finance Director Copfer said it had been discussed at the last committee meeting that something would have to be done with the legislation if Ordinance 2008-121 did not pass. Roll call continued: Ryan, yes;: Orlowski, yes. The motion passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 2008-124 was removed from the agenda and placed back into the Finance Committee. Resolution No. 2008-125 introduced by Mayor O'Grady was given its second reading. A resolution accepting the amounts and rates as determined by the Budget Commission and authorizing the necessary tax levies and certifying them to the County Auditor. Councilman Gareau moved for suspension of the rule requiring three readings and noted the legislation had been reviewed in committee and suspension was necessary to get the appropriate tax levies in place for the year 2009. The motion was seconded by Councilman Barker and passed unanimously. Finance Director Copfer said she wanted to be sure that Council understands this is for tax rates for the 2008 year, collection year of 2009. Councilman Gareau moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney and passed unanimously. Resolution No. 2008-125 adopted. Resolution No. 2008-126 introduced by Mayor O'Grady was given its second reading. A resolution authorizing the Director of Planning to make application on behalf of the City of North Olmsted for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds for the Fiscal Year 2009 for a project to make ADA improvements to the North Olmsted Senior Center, Community Cabin and North Olmsted Park; further authorizing the use of City funds as the local match; further authorizing the Mayor to accept the grant if awarded; declaring an emergency. Councilman Gareau moved for suspension of the rule requiring three readings, noting the legislation was for a very worthy endeavor and we would like to get it moving to get our application for Community Development Block Grant funds as quickly as possible. The motion was seconded by Councilman Barker and passed unanimously. Councilman Gareau moved for adoption, and the motion was seconded by Councilman Barker. Roll call: Gareau, yes, with comment that anyone who has used the Community Cabin understands how difficult those bathrooms are configured and what a burden it is for persons who might be experiencing some sort of a physical challenge. These are the kind of things which he mentioned earlier that really need attention. City Hall is being improved in different areas, including the ADA compliant front entryway. Changes were made at the Rec Center a few years ago, and automatic doors would installed at the Senior Center some years ago. These are the kind of things he thinks are extraordinarily important, and he is proud to see this come forward. It's a great idea, and he is happy to support it. Roll call continued: Barker, yes, with comment that he would like to thank the residents who were on the committee. They work hard; they have to read a lot of material. As a former member of that committee, this group is near and dear to him. He wants to thank them for their service. His vote is yes. Roll call continued: Ryan, yes; Jones, yes; Orlowski, yes; Kearney, yes; Mahoney, yes. The motion passed unanimously. Resolution No. 2008-126 adopted. 13