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... MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIT., bF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED November 5, 1969 Present: President of Cauncil Franc.is J. O'Neill, Cauncilmen Caster, Hodgins, Limpert, Prokasy, West, Absent: Councilmen Eian and Miller. Also present: Mayor Ralph E. Christman, Service Director Charles Watts, Finance Director William Gerlach, Acting City Engineer Karhan, Law Director J. Bruce Kitchen, Clerk of Council Florence Ho1m. Minutes of ineeting of October 21st were approved as written. Mayor Christman stated that at the October 21st meeting tie had been requested to ascertain cost of a feasibility study making use of retention basins ts? help alleviate floading i7z NUrch Olmsted. Discussion wlth rlayd Browrie engir- eer indicated it would cost between three and five thousanci dollars. The Mayor then recommended that Council meet and fu.11y discuss subject with an engineer from Floyd Browne, Service Director Watts reported that tree planting in dedicated subdivisions would take place during the next two to three weeks. Alsn, mini buses are now in operatione Mra Prokasy, Chairman Design & Platting Committee, said this committee had met with Decker Road residents and that Design & Platting Committee recommends that the administration conduct a traffic survey in the entire area before the committee makes any final recommendation on the S. D, C. Subdivision. Mre Prokasy also mentioned that legislation on the McCrone Subdivision had been added to Agenda tonight. President of Council 0'Neill read a letter from Carole J. Maroney which con- tested both the candidacy of Mr. James Prokasy and the legal right to sit as a member of Council for balance of his term, based on alleged fact that he had not maintained a cnntinuous residency within the City of North Olmsted during his term of officea Mr. 0'Neill also read the Law Director's ruling on the term "residence" when used with reference to the qualifications of electors, as follows: "The term "residence" when used with reference to qualifications of electors is generally construed as synonymous with dnmici1. The term "domicil," in a strict Iegal sense, is properly the place where a person has his true, fixed, permanent home and principal establishment, and to which place, whenever he is absent, he has the intention of returning, and from which he has na present intenrion of moving." Mro West stated that Carole J. Moroney had not submitted, nor could she provide, any actual proaf of specific violation of the resident rule, and, therefore, Council had no reason to take any action, since there were no facts. Mr. G'Neill said that based on the Law Directar's ruling, and information obtained, Council had agreed that Mr> Prokasy had in no way violated the rules set down in the North Olmsted Charter, and the complaint of Carole J. Moroney was dismissedA Mr. Schulz, 6725 Nancy, inquired about work being done at intersection of Nancy and Angela. Mr. Karhan reported that the whole intersection will be ? taken care of at this time, and Service Director Watts added that it was be- ing done in a manner that would enable traffic to continue through area.