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Council Minutes of 9/1/2009 discussion, Councilman Barker made a motion to hold the legislation in committee. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney, and the vote was 2-0 to hold the legislation in committee. The meeting adjourned at 7:59 p.m. Council Member Dailey Jones, chairperson of the Streets & Transportation Committee: 1) The committee will be holding the streets tour on Wednesday, September 9. Those attending should meet in the City Hall parking lot at 6:30 p.m. Residents are welcome to attend, but please notify her by tomorrow evening so the Service Director can provide adequate transportation. 2) Fair Housing is sponsoring a Realtor seminar on Thursday, September 10, at 9:30 a.m. at the North Olmsted library. Anyone is welcome to attend the seminar, and Realtors will be able to receive CEU credits for free. Councilman Kearney, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1) The committee met at 8 p.m. August 24. Present were Council Members Brossard, Barker, and Jones; committee members Orlowski, Kearney, and Mahoney; the Law Director and Service Director. On the agenda was Ordinance 2009-97, sponsored by Council Member Daley Jones, an ordinance amending Section 337.20 of the Traffic Code to prohibit unreasonable noise caused by the operation of fake brakes; further requesting that the Ohio Department of Transportation post signs on Interstate-480 in North Olmsted stating "Excessive Engine Braking Noise Prohibited." The reason Council Member Jones sponsored this ordinance was because residents who live near I-480 consistently hear semis jake braking even though sound barricades have been erected. This is.also a problem on the new Stearns extension and over at the mall. This ordinance shall make it illegal to operate an engine brake, commonly known as "fake" brake, which causes unreasonable noise on any road or highway within the city. Pros and cons were discussed. The committee voted 3-0 to recommend approval of the ordinance. Councilman Mahoney, chairperson of the Recreation, Public Parks & Buildings Committee: 1) The committee met on August 24 at 6:50 p.m. On the agenda was Ordinance 2009-96, sponsored by Council Member Barker, Council Member Mahoney and Mayor O'Grady. This is an ordinance amending Section 947.01 (Rules and Regulations) of Chapter 947 (Park and Recreation Areas) of the North Olmsted Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code in order to prohibit the riding of bicycles at the North Olmsted skate park and declaring an emergency as amended. The presentation from the administration was made by Community Life Services Director John Dailey. He initially noted that this issue at the skate park was brought to his attention by our unofficial champion of the skate park, Ms. Rae Ann Thomas. The issue is the use of bicycles at the skate park. The purpose of this particular ordinance and the amendment is to protect the surface of the skate park from the issues raised by the use of bicycles and, obviously, for the safety of the people using the skateboard park as well. The park was primarily built for the use by skateboarding, and apparently the use of bicycles has become an issue at our skate park. The ordinance was reviewed by Police Chief Wozniak, who signed off on it as well as Safety Director Dr. Lisa Thomas. The committee, after the discussion and presentation by Mr. Dailey, recommended approval 3-0 of the ordinance with an amendment being offered by Mr. Orlowski as it pertains to 947.01 (o). Mr. Orlowski 5