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Council Minutes of 5/6/2008 Mayor O'Grady said the Court of Common Pleas recently held a briefing on foreclosures. The judges are changing the system to allow the possibility for the vendor and borrower to move outside the court structure to see if they can come to a compromise. This is in the best interest of banks, communities, and citizens who can stay in their homes. Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane, was on the Fairview Park City Council in 1989 when they passed a very strong housing code. It is better to err on the side of caution when you do these things and not to just jump because the concept is good. You have to look at practicalities. He is grateful to Council for doing that. Regarding Resolution 2~8-53, he continues to feel that the issues of bidding and authorizing the Mayor to go forth with a contract should be separated. This is a capital improvement project and not housekeeping issues like the purchase of salt or asphalt. He believes it should come back to committee before the bidding goes out to give Council a chance to look at it. He had personal experience on Council in Fairview where Council members have noticed things that have been oversights on the administration's part. By bringing it back to committee, Council gets a chance to look at the bids before they get authorized to go out to contract, and it is done in a public session so the public also gets to hear what's going on with the bidding process. He feels to go forward as it is written is not what is best for this community. It would be his preference to have the legislation amended to separate the portion that authorizes the Mayor to contract. He is not against the legislation and knows the library project has to go forward. He is concerned with the process. Law Director Dubelko said, in his opinion, it would be against the Charter. City Council establishes the contracting process to authorize bidding. Under the Charter, the Board of Control is to award the contract to the lowest and best bidder. The Mayor's obligation is simply administrative. He just executes the contract. Mr. Lambert said he felt the Law Director misunderstood what he was saying. He is saying Council still has the right to take a look at it. He is not saying Council has any physical input to tell them how to do their job. The Board of Control does not have open meetings and Council does. This is for good government. Law Director Dubelko commented that the Board of Control meetings are open meetings. LEGISLATION Ordinance No. 2008-18 introduced by Mayor O'Grady was given its third reading. An ordinance providing for the amendment of the Zoning Map of the City of North Olmsted by rezoning Permanent Parcel Number 234-20-049, located at 5764 Stearns Road, from its current zoning classification of One Family Residence District use to General Retail Business District Qise. Councilman Barker moved for adoption, and the motion was seconded by Councilman Gareau. Roll call: Barker, yes; Gareau, yes; Kearney, yes; Ryan, no; Mahoney, yes; Jones, yes; Orlowski, yes. The motion passed with six yes votes and one no vote. Ordinance No. 2008-18 adopted. Ordinance No. 2008-36 introduced by Mayor O'Grady was given its third reading. An ordinance providing for the amendment of the Zone Map of the City of North Olmsted by rezoning the rear (north) portion of Permanent Parcel No. 233-11-012, located at 29690 Lorain Road, known and used as Patton's Towing, from B Residence Single Family to General Retail Business. 13