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Council Minutes of 08-02-2016 reached on the price of the land, but this legislation gets the project started. Councilman Barker made a motion to recommend approval of Resolution 2016- 79 with suspension. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brossard, and the committee voted 3-0 to recommend approval of Resolution 2016-79 with suspension. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Ms. Cehelnik, 5846 Mackenzie said that the bike trail between Butternut Ridge Road and Country Club Boulevard is a mess. There are trees that have been down for three to four years. She had informed the city and nothing has been done. It used to be a beautiful bike trail. Big branches have fallen and the fence is bent. Mayor Kennedy said he has received several calls from people regarding the bike trail. He said the city will get out there and take care of it. Law Director Gareau asked about the condition of the asphalt. Ms. Cehelnik said the tree roots have raised different areas of the trail. Plus there is trash from 1-480 on the other side of the fence. Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane said he is here to talk about the integrity of Council as a body. Ordinance 2016-76 will be assigned to the Committee of the Whole. Most legislative bodies to not have a "Committee of the Whole". The "Whole" is a fact- finding group that gets together. He cannot recall a Committee of the Whole meeting ever being conducted under Boehmer or Saringer. 2016-76 should be in the Building, Zoning & Development Committee because it deals with community development. Most Councils have a Planning, Zoning and Development Committee. Or, 2016-76 should be in Finance Committee. A good Council President delegates authority to other people and gets things done through them. They don't do it themselves. The first Council President he recalls using Committee of the Whole was O'Grady. He enjoyed his time in front of the audience. This should be assigned to a specific committee unless the Committee of the Whole wants to interrogate somebody, question somebody as a body or get input from an entire city regarding an issue. This is bad management and bad legislating. LEGISLATION Ordinance 2016-36 introduced by Mayor Kennedy was given its third reading. An Ordinance amending various sections of Chapter Eleven of the Codified Ordinances of the City of North Olmsted titled"Planning and Zoning Code" for the purpose of changing the "Board of Zoning Appeals" to the "Building and Zoning Board of Appeals" and for the further purpose of eliminating reference to the defunct Architectural Review Board. Councilman Schumann moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Williamson and passed unanimously. Ordinance 2016-36 adopted 7-0. Resolution 2016-68 introduced by Council President Jones on behalf of Mayor Kennedy was given its third reading. A Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for the award of a contract to provide construction services for the Bradley Road Pump Station Rehabilitation Project, as detailed in the specifications on file with the City Engineer, and authorizing the Mayor, following approval of the Board of Control, to contract for the same with the lowest and best bidder. Councilman Limpert 4