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Council Minutes of 6/2/2009 ~..> r~ it works out for the betterment of all organizations in North Olmsted, not just one or two whether it's NOSO or whether it's the Scouts, but we can start including and benefiting other programs as well, we can do it. The comments that the field is unusable to go out and fly kites or to go out there and play Frisbee is incorrect. You can go out on the fields any time when there are no baseball games going on. The fields are open-they are able to be played on. Just after the Fourth of July is when the fence will come down. We'll review it again next year for 2010 to see if it's something we want to continue with. There's no doubt that back when the fence did go up, there was nothing in the legislation that talked about when the fence should come down. He won't azgue the fact that there was comment made after the meeting or at the conclusion, but there's nothing in the formal negotiations or the contract that said they had to come down at the end of the organized high school season. So for 2009, we decided to make a different choice to let other people have an opportunity to use the pazk, not just a select few. Mayor O'Grady commented that he agreed wholeheartedly with Mr. Meike's point that he would like to go out to the pazk and be able to walk from one side to the other and use the park as a park. The administration brought forwazd a proposal for a new recreation center. It wasn't the right time for that, and it didn't get through. In that plan, we were looking at the construction of a new recreation center and on that same site where the recreation center currently is located, to use the area in back for a cloverleaf of baseball fields to be used by the high school and the younger players. North Olmsted Park would have transitioned back to what it really should be-a community park without the fields. The administration hopes this can be accomplished at some point in the future. 3) Marvin Stotz, 6657 Bretton Ridge Drive spoke on five topics: 1) How aze the "Nc Jake Brake" signs coming on I-480? Mayor O'Grady said that would be an Ohio Department of Transportation responsibility and decision. He suggested Mr. Stotz call the Safety Director regazding this issue. 2) Erect signs at the entrance to North Olmsted that state North Olmsted is a bike friendly city, which would make our azea a little more desirable. Councilman Gazeau said signage has been discussed in other capacities too as the signage we have is deplorable. The Planning Director is working on a transportation study to create links so that we can create a pedestrian pathway throughout the city. Mayor O'Grady added that the multi-modal transportation study is also looking at bicycle traffic, public transport, and private vehicles. Councilman Orlowski noted that he had presented information to Planning Director Wenger about getting funding from NOACA to make a bicycle friendly two-way path that goes down Cedar Point Road to allow residents to access the Metroparks and the Olmsted historical area. He is hoping the city is able to work with different entities to get funding for that and make it much safer to go down that hill. 3) Old storm sewers with the raccoons taking up residence. His neighbors had about a thousand dollazs worth of damage as a raccoon ripped off their attic vent fan. Basically, the storm sewer has a 6 inch by 35 inch opening. All other storm sewer openings have 1 %2 inch or 4 inches. This is a health and safety issue and the grating should be covered up. There is a 42 inch storm water retention system in Bretton Ridge south, and it's a continuing problem. Mayor O'Grady suggested he contact Service Director Limpert on this issue. 4) Asked about the indebtedness of the Recreation Center as he understands there is still outstanding debt on this 35-40 year old building. Finance Director Copfer answered that the original building is paid off. In 10