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Council Minutes of 09-06-2016 support of the Administration as well as Council to have this moratorium in place. The State has passed the approval for the use of medical marijuana but without any set guidelines. This could take quite a bit of time for those guidelines to be decided and put into place. They are giving the municipalities the decision as to whether to allow the dispensing or not within their borders. Without clear guidelines, the Administration feels it is best to not open any doors at this time. Explanation from Law Director Gareau was brief and a motion was made by Councilman Barker to recommend approval of 2016-81 which was seconded by Councilwoman Williamson, and the vote was 3-0 to recommend the approval of Resolution 2016-81 with suspension. The meeting was adjourned at 7:12 p.m. Councilman Kearney, Chairman of the Finance Committee: The Finance Committee met Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 7:15 p.m. Present were committee members Kearney, Schumann and Barker; Council members Brossard, Hemann, Limpert and Williamson; Mayor Kennedy, Law Director Gareau, Finance Director Copfer, Safety & Service Director Glauner, Human Resources Director Farver and Planning & Development Director Wenger. • Discussed first was Resolution 2016-80 which is a Resolution accepting the amounts and rates as determined by the Budget Commission and authorizing the necessary tax levies and certifying them to the County Fiscal Officer. This Resolution is submitted to the County on an annual basis. The committee voted 3-0 to recommend approval of Resolution 2016-80 with suspension. • Discussed last was Ordinance 2016-82 which is an Ordinance authorizing the Director of Human Resources to solicit proposals for excess insurance coverage for the City Health Care & Hospitalization Plans for 2017, and further authorizing the Mayor, subject to approval of the Board of Control, to enter into a contract for said insurance coverage. The committee voted 3-0 to recommend approval of Ordinance 2016-82 with suspension. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION John (last name not audible), 5250 Columbia Road stated that two weekends ago, Lorain Road by Great Northern Mall flooded during a rain storm. Finance Director Copfer stated that there are no sewers on Lorain Road, and gravity causes the rain water to run off the road away from the middle of the road. It takes time for the road to clear during heavier rainfalls. Director Glauner stated that this issue came up at the last Council meeting. They went out to survey the road since then, and a couple basins were clogged with debris from the roadway. They have been cleaned out, and the pipes are in good shape and they are in the process of flushing them out. LEGISLATION Ordinance 2016-77 introduced by Mayor Kennedy was given its third reading. An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor and Finance Director to enter into negotiated expansion of sewer service area defined by Exhibit B of the Sewer Service Agreement with the County of Cuyahoga, as amended and restated in 2013. Councilman Limpert moved for 3