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Council Minutes of 6-19-2018 Financial Advisory Services, LLC to provide municipal advisory services for the City of North Olmsted, and declaring an emergency. Council was given a tutorial about the difference between a municipal advisor and an underwriter. Council was also introduced to Mathew Stuczynski. The committee voted 3-0 to recommend to Council. The Finance Committee also met tonight, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Present were committee members Schumann, Brossard and Kearney; Council members Glassburn, Hemann, Kearney and Limpert; Council President Jones; Mayor Kennedy, Director of Finance Copfer, Director of Human Resources Gallo, Law Director Gareau, Director of Safety & Service Glauner, Director of Planning & Development Lieber and guests. • Discussed was Resolution 2018-61. A Resolution determining to submit to the electors of the City the question of issuing bonds for the purpose of improving the City's park and recreational facilities by constructing, renovating, remodeling, adding to, furnishing, equipping and otherwise improving facilities for aquatics, basketball, volleyball, ice skating, fitness, indoor and outdoor walking and gymnastics, ball fields, public spaces, locker rooms and spaces for related and supporting activities at the Recreation Center Complex; improving North Olmsted Community Park by constructing, furnishing, equipping and otherwise improving a new football and soccer field, a band shell and performance stage, an all- purpose trail, playgrounds, bocce courts, parking areas and related supporting facilities and improving existing ball fields, restrooms and other facilities; and improving Barton and Bradley Park by improving existing facilities and providing supporting site, street and sidewalk improvements, in each case together with the necessary appurtenances and work incidental thereto; and declaring an emergency. After much discussion, the committee voted 3-0 to table and request a rewrite to include the 3.6 mils with the hope there can be some value engineering and be rewritten with more flexibility. There was some discussion about interest rate increases and labor being protected. Councilman Schumann asked for personal privilege. This is from a newspaper, I thought you guys would get a kick out of this. This was found at Frostville. It's from a newspaper from 1955. I thought this was kind of neat. "The service department of North Olmsted has been busy recently with spot -repairing of Lorain road in an attempt to keep up with the increase..." this is The West Shore Calendar, July 21, 1955. "...spot -repairing of Lorain road in an attempt to keep up with the increase in ruts and holes in the surface of the road. Lorain road is badly in need of a resurfacing job and Mayor Charles B. Lewis has been engaging the State of Ohio in trying to come to an agreement through discussions in regard to the cost of the job. The City of North Olmsted obviously does not have the funds necessary and the Mayor has been seeking the assistance of state officials." I thought you'd get a kick of out that. Councilman Limpert Chairman of the Streets & Transportation Committee: The Streets and Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 7:33 p.m. Present were committee members Limpert, Kearney and Glassburn; Council members Brossard, Hemann, Schumann and Williamson; Council President Jones; Mayor t1i