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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED NOVEMBER 20, 1984 Present: President James Boehmer, Councilmen Bierman, O~Grady, Petrigac, Rademaker, Saringer, Tallon, Wilamosky. Also present: Mayor Robert Swietyniowski, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director Edward Boyle, Clerk of Council Florence Campbell. Meeting was called to order by President Boehmer at 8:00 P.M. Members of the audience were invited to join Members of Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Minutes of Regular Council Meeting of November 7, 1984, were approved. Minutes of Special .Council Meeting of November 13, 1984, were approved. Mayor Swietyniowski reported: 1) Expressed condolences to John Muller, Engineering Department, on the death of. his wife, Fran. 2) With respect to the Flagner property on Porter Road, the contractor has been cited by the Building Department and the case is now in Rocky River Court. The citation was issued for violation of Ordinance No. 74-112 which prohibits the accumulation of debris and junk. Owners now have $35,000 invested in repairs and restoration of the home; City is reluctant to start condemnation proceedings again; additional information, as received, will be provided to Council. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) The Zurawski Case, won by the City in the lower court, went to the Court o.f Appeals who reversed the case and remanded it on a technical basis. When the case went to Common Pleas Court originally, Law Director filed a motion to dismiss under Civil Rules of_ Procedure 12B6, indicating that it failed to state a cause of action. Court of. Appeals basically said that the Judge should have converted that to a summary judgment action and because he did not do so, they reversed it. Since there is no dispute in fact, Law Director will file a motion for summary judgment and it will probably go through the same process all over again. 2) Law Director is currently in the second day of the Cooper Trial, the Civil Rights Case; perhaps will finish Monday. Finance Director Boyle reported: 1) The State of Ohio will be conducting an audit in the near future, using an independent auditing firm as opposed to the state examiners. Audit will probably start late in December or early in January. 2) Was informed by Regional Income Tax that the City has now passed its 2.6 million dollars in collections, which it had budgeted for 1984. Prior to next Council Meeting, will have a more concrete figure to be used for the transfer and appropriation legislation that will be coming up next month. Mrs. Saringer, Chairman Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation Committee re- ported: 1) Committee met this evening, prior to caucus, to interview Mr. Robert Gomersall, the Mayor's appointment to serve on the Zoning Board of Appeals. Committee has no objection; Mrs. Saringer moved Council approve the appointment of Mr. Robert Gomersall to the Board of Zoning Appeals, for the term ending December 31, 1987, replacing Mr. Lou Horvath, second by Tor. Tallon, unanimously approved.