03-06-1951 - 06-18-1957 Meeting Minutes

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? NovMiBFR 3s 1954 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NOftTH OIMSTEDj OHIO Present were Dr. C. B. I.gwis., Mayor, L. H, Baker, Harry M. Crider, R. L. Deckers R. G. Knapp, William H. Kramer, Ralph G. Neubauer, G. H. Schwenk. Mr. Baumgardner was absent. In the absence of Mr. Baumgardner, Mr. Neubauer took the chair. A motion was made by Mr. Kramer and seconded by Mr. Crider that the minutes of October 19, 1954 be approved as read. "Yeas"?Bakerp Crider, Decker, Knappp- Kraaiers Schwenk. ' The Safetq-servica Director reported it was decided the city should clean the ditch that nins across the Elwin Limpert property on Canterbury R.oad. The Village of westlake is to;get the drag,lius next, and they xill be cleaning this ditch in West- lake. The I.aw Director is to write a letter to Westlake asking them to clean that Part of the ditch lying in North Olmsted, and then we will re-imburse the Village of Westlake for this work. He further stated that it wi]l be neceasary to lay ' 250 leet of tile fromn Selhurst to Silverdale that will connect with the tile which the builder is putting ia at the present t3me., which wi]1 drain that section so it does not run down into the Limpert p'roperty. The trenching would cost 85¢ a foot and the tile 89¢ a Yoot. The Service Airector reccmmended that we go ahead with this work. . A motion was made by Mr. Schrrenk and seconded by Mr. Kramer that the Service Director be authorized to go ahead with the cleaning of the ditch and layirig the tile between 3elhurst and Silverdale Roads. "Yeas" Haker., Criders Deckers, Knapps Kramer., Schwenk. The 3ertrica Director stated that bids had been ta.ken Yor a water main on Wellesley Avenna, and that the Board of Control hAd awarded the contract to the 3 dc W Con- struction Co. in the amount o! $18.9455•00. The Frigiueer'e Estimate was $25#030.00. ' The Service Director stated tha.t bids had bsen taken for a water main on Barton Road aad that the Board of aontrol had awarded the contract to S& W Constraction = Cc. in the amount of $2707740. The Engineerts Estimate was $33,870.00. A communication was read fram the Planning CamQnission in which they i.nfoimed the Counc3l that they had deeided not to recommend the rezoning of the lrontage on Lorain 8oad between Harton Road and the caunty line Yor business. Their reaaon . ror this decisioa is based on the Engineer'a report that the drainage in thie aec- tion is very poor, except tor a tew lots which could be properly drained, and aince the Planning Caamaission doee not believe in spot zoning, they recarmneud that this eection be left as zoned., ordinance #2059 was introduced,by Mr. Baker. An Ordinance authorizing the Service Director to enter into a contract with the City of Berea for garbage dispoaal. It waa moved and seconded that the statutory rule be auspended and the Ordinance be read imnediately the second and third times ancl put on its passage. The atfirmative vote on said motion was as Yollows:,,Bakers?Crideri Decker, Knapp, Kramer, Schwenk. Thereupon ths Ordinance xas read the second and third times and put upon its passage and the atfirmative vote thereon was as followa: Bakers Crider., Deckers Knappp Kramer, Schwenk. ' Mr. Kramers, Chairmaa of the Finance Cammittees, requested a meeting with the Council ? as a whole on November 9s 1951+. I, Mr. Deckers Chairman.of the Transportation Cammittees reported that a mesting waa ?I held with the Weatlake Transportation Coaanittee and Mayor`Price on October 20thj, at which time they presented a petition signed bq same 492 residents of Westlake, who I?I are interested in getting bus service into the Cantcrbury-Westwood area, just this side of Center xidge, Superintendeat of the Bus Line is stndying the situation as far as equip%ent ia concerneds to see it service can be giTen to that,area, and xe I are to have another meeting with them in the near fliture. A meetirig was held xith " the Drivera' Camnittee on October 29th at which time the financial condition of the bua linm was reviewed. No conclusion was reached, becauee the Cammittee„did not teel that receipta trom the bus line xere enough to warrant ary hourl,y increaae, ao the cammittee again postponed iacrease in hourly rate nntil some tuture date.