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Council Minutes of 05 -20 -2014 Ordinance 2014 -35 introduced by Mayor Kennedy was given its second reading. An Ordinance amending Section 537.17 of Chapter 537 of the General Offenses Code entitled "Criminal Child Enticement" in order to clarify prohibited conduct, and declaring an emergency. Ordinance 2014 -37 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mayor Kennedy. An Ordinance amending Sections 1363.105 and 1363.107 of Chapter 1363 of the Real Property Maintenance Code entitled "Violations" and "Minor Nuisances" in order to provide for minor misdemeanor citations and penalties for unabated minor nuisances, and declaring an emergency. Resolution 2014 -38 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mayor Kennedy. A Resolution dispensing with the RFP process and authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with McComas Engineering for the purpose of providing inspection services for the Recreation Center Pool, and declaring an emergency. Councilman Kearney made a motion to suspend the rules requiring three readings and formal committee review as this is a timing issue. The motion was seconded by Councilman Barker and passed unanimously. Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane asked Councilman Kearney how much this engineering study will cost the city. Councilman Kearney and Mayor Kennedy replied that it's going to cost $7,500. Lambert said he came to Council a month or two ago when Council was talking about spending $2.3 million in emergency money for Recreation Center improvements. He asked Council to look into conducting a feasibility study. He asked if this engineering study should have been done at the time of investing $2 or $3 million into the Recreation Center. Mayor Kennedy said the city has been working on this pool issue for awhile. They've decided to bring a pool expert in to make sure the city is doing things the right way. When the city decided to put $2 million into the Recreation Center, the city borrowed the money and is going add a fitness center which will pay the money back. Kennedy said Lambert came before Council with a similar concern when the city invested money in Springvale Golf Course improvements. Revenues have increased at Springvale because the city invested the money. Mayor Kennedy told Lambert that he is wrong every time he comes before city Council. Lambert said the Recreation Center has sucked up more money in repairs and upgrades over a long period of time than a brand new state of the art Recreation Center would have done. The end result of a good feasibility study would tell the city whether or not investing more money would generate revenue. Councilman Kearney moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilman Barker and passed unanimously. Resolution 2014 -38 adopted 6 -0. Resolution 2014 -39 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mayor Kennedy. A Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police to apply for and for the Mayor to accept, on behalf of the City of North Olmsted, up to $11,562.50 in grant funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance Partnership in order to purchase bullet proof vests for North Olmsted police officers in 2014 and 2015; further authorizing the Mayor to enter into any agreements with the appropriate federal or state agencies to accept funding on behalf 2