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Council Minutes of 11-19-2019 Mr. Kelly said he was looking forward to working with Council and the Administration for the residents of the City. He also wanted to thank the members of Council who have reached out to him since the election to offer advice and welcome him. Jim Burns 30119 Lorain Road Mr. Burns said back in the 1990's NOPEC was formed by 57 cities in Cuyahoga County. He said as far as he knows, NOPEC is owned by the 57 cities and is an opt -out arrangement. He said this may have been setup by Ordinance or gone to the ballot. Director of Law said it is in the Charter. Shawn Pytel 4512 Ranchview Avenue Mr. Pytel said he has an issue with Ganley trucks going down the street. He said they call the police three to four times a week to report it. He said there is a five ton weight limit on the street and the semi alone is over the weight. The police show up, but most of the time the truck drivers are gone. Mr. Pytel said there are no tree lawns and the sidewalks are being destroyed because the truck drivers run them over. Mr. Pytel said he has spoken with Ganley and they have said to ticket the trucks. Councilman Brossard thanked Mr. Pytel for coming up. He said Mr. Pytel and him have been communicating with the Safety Director. Mr. Brossard said he has also spoken with Ganley management and they are in favor of ticketing the drivers. He said there doesn't seem to be any proactive or preventative measures Ganley is taking with their vendors. He said the City just needs to keep communicating with them. Mr. Brossard said if that doesn't work the next step might be to have a conversation with the Law Department to see what the options are from an Ordinance standpoint. Director Gareau asked Mr. Pytel if they are actually going down Ranchview and looping around West Ranchview? Mr. Pytel responded they used to do the loop, they don't do it as much now. They now are coming down Ranchview and backing into West Ranchview before turning at the stop sign. Director Gareau responded it is something Council could consider legislation. He said Council could create a fine structure for overload violations within the City or pass a more strict set of codes for taking trucks over 5,000 on residential streets. Councilwoman Williamson asked if the trucks could be stopped from unloading in the middle of the street as that has been another issue. Director Gareau says it is already illegal and the City does cite them for that. He also said the fines could be increased for this as well. 0