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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED JUNE 23, 2009 Present: Council President Kennedy, Council Members Barker, Brossard, Gareau, Kearney, Mahoney, Orlowski Also Present: Finance Director Copfer, Clerk of Council Seman Absent: Council Member Dailey Jones President Kennedy called the special City Council meeting to order at 8 p.m. in the Council Caucus Room in City Hall, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. FINANCE COMMITTEE REFORT Councilman Gareau, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The Finance Committee met on June 23, 2009 from 7:02 p.m. to 7:32 p.m. Present were Council President Kennedy, Councilman Brossard, committee member Barker, Councilman Orlowski, committee chairman Gareau, committee member Kearney, Councilman Mahoney; the Finance Director, Service Director, Human Resources Director, Planning Director, and City Engineer. Two of the four items discussed were as follows: • Resolution 2009-75, 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 through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for reconstructing a portion of Country Club Boulevard near Great Northern Mall; authorizing the Mayor to accept the grant if awarded; anU declaring an emergency. The city has been quite successful in the recent past with applications for Community Development Block Grant money and recently became aware of the fact that potentially an additional grant of $500,000 could be made available if the city was successful in its application. Based upon the fact that the Great Northern Multi Modal study is in effect and taking place along Great Northern Mall and County Club Boulevard, the decision was made by the administration to pursue funding for the re-surfacing, re-curbing, and re-lighting of Country Club Boulevard from Victoria Lane to Route 252. That is the scope of the application. The committee meeting was held because the $500,000 grant would be insufficient to cover the total cost of the project, which by estimate could be approximately $850,000. There were three choices for providing the extra $350,000: a traditional borrowing; using money from the permanent improvement fund street and storm; using the street maintenance fund-or any y.:~«'~oh~Y