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t . ? <br />M[HUTE3 OF SPECIAL ODtRSCIL METiNG <br />OF THE CITY OF NORTB OLMSTED <br />RiAiY •26, 1970 <br />8:04 p.m.. <br />Present: President Francis J. 0'N+sill, Councfltien HoehMr, Gredy, Sodg#ns, <br />Limpert, Yrokasy, Speedliag, West. <br />Also present: Maqor Rslph E. thristmn, Service Director Chsrles Watts, <br />Law Director J. Bruce K#.tchen, Clerk of Council Nora Hill. <br />President 0'Neill opened nAnting by stating aaa+e was ca2led far the sole <br />purpose of discussing an OrdissecA mthovisi" eVloymaat of experts for <br />the purpose of developing a program to pnfvt.de haspital care to the residents <br />of North Olmsted. <br />LEGISLATION : Ordinance No. 70-92 was fatroduced by Mr. iies t. An Ordinance <br />autlwrizing euplapmnt of experts foY the purpaae of ciewloging a program <br />to prcraida hospital care to resideats of the Citq, aad declaari" an <br />emergency. Mr. West moved for suxpmslsn of rule reQuiring three eeparate <br />readinga. This motion was secvndod by Mr. Prokssy. Affirsstiva vote <br />Boehmer, Grady, Iiodgins, Limpert, Prolcasy, 5peediiag, Thst. <br />At this time President 0'NEiZ2 asked i£ there were aay queeticns. <br />Mayor thristmi? stated Mr. Rass Gstcrett of Ross Garrett & Associatea, the <br />Hospital Consultant, caas in ttie audi.ame and felt it wouZd be betreficial <br />to Council and to msmbers of aud3.ence to hear a ahort presentsticn oa <br />hospital proposal. <br />Mr. Garrett began by stating at oat time or aaother ali of the nowbers of <br />Coemcil have seen valoua preseutatiaas and drawi.m$s tn couaecticn with <br />hospital propasal eucept for the two drapwiags thst han beem prsgarecl <br />eapeciallq for Covncil's kavs+ledge vhich he will explain thts evenia$. <br />The hospital site has been chosen ireepi:ag in nind tha recently p+ubliehad <br />estimated populatian as well as estimated papulatiaa i.a the futuare• <br />t?n presentation board Mr. Garrett goiated.aut proposed site at juttctioa of <br />Lorain Road and Bartvn Road and intarsectfccn BraRiley Road; efght-tenths af <br />a mile from the propvsed 1-80 and I-94 and half-oils frvm the Tasnpike. He <br />then pointed out the hoapitals ah3ch are ia exiatence naW, i.e., E3grim, <br />St. 3aasph's, BayVfew, Fafrv#ow. Soutbwest General mcl Psr+es, and the point <br />af equal distance between same. The arres wMre a mesed for ane?thez bo#its1 <br />is neceasary? to service the residedtts of Worth Olmted md sur ??r"s <br />was also sbowa and its locatiaa in relationWtip to other iospitals, as wt11 <br />as accessibiliCy to th+e hospital xas also detailtd. <br />On a Master Plan Mr. Garrett eu@rlained what the ultimate utili"tfon can <br />be: a hospital starting with 170 beds - can be expan"d to 400 beds; a <br />Convalescent Care Unit of 100 beds - can be expandad to 240 beds; an Imbula- <br />tory and EmSrgency Care Center, a{6eriatsic Care Center; atladical C.onter. <br />The ample parking facilities wtre also detailed by Mr. Garrett. Ia acqui;ring <br />this site now Nort11 Olmted is preparing for a protected future. <br />..