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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CTTY OF NORTH OLMSTED MARCH 6, 1984 Present: President James Boehmer, Councilmen Bierman, 0"Grady, Petrigac, Rademaker, Saringer, Tallon, [ailamosky. Also present: Mayor Robert Swietyniowski, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director Edward Boyle, Safety Director Eugene Petre, Service Director Joseph Corrigan, Director of Budget and Management James Logan, Clerk of Council Florence Campbell. Meeting was called to order by President Boehmer at 8:05 P.M. Members of the audience were invited to join Members of Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Minutes of the regular Council Meeting of February 21, 1984, were approved. Minutes of the special Council Meeting of March 1, 1984, were approved. President Boehmer announced that Ordinance No. 83-96, an ordinance amending Section 165.03 of the Codified Ordinances entitled "Landmarks Commission; Creation, Composition and Terms", of Chapter 165 entitled "Landmarks Commission ", has been removed from tonight's agenda. Finance Director Boyle reported: 1) Yesterday., closed the $54,000 note sale; sold to McDonald and Company at 6.55% interest, slightly lower than last year; it will fall in line with. the City's other notes, being dated through September 20th, and can be considered in the bond sale. 2) Received sewer charges, through November 1, 1983, from the City of Cleveland. Have not received the 3% retainage. According to the contract, this is to be re- viewed on an annual basis. They are now holding six quarters of T~orth Olmsted`s money; has written to them and is awaiting a reply. Even though North Olmsted is a separate sewer district, it is counted in the Regional Sewer Population Survey. 3) Council is in receipt of a list of the top twenty-five real estate tax payers and the top twenty--five personal property tax payers, none of whom are delinquent. CEI is top payer of real estate tax; Sherwin-TJilliams is top payer of property tax. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) Assistant Director of Law and Law Director have been admitted to the iJnited States Supreme Court. Have submitted the brief in the RTA Case. ?_) Have also filed a motion for summary judgment in the Cooper Case. 3) The first Romp Case has been dismissed; second Romp Case, the rezoning, is still pending. Safety Director Petre reported: 1) Building Tnspector Bliss Stevens has retired after eleven and a half years of dedicated service to the City of North Olmsted. 2) Complimented the Service Department on their fine job of snow removal and thanked them for rescuing a number of immobilized police cars during the last snow storm. Alsp, commented pn the outstanding job done by the Police Department in handling many emergencies: during the height o,f the storm. 3) With Ch~,e~ Taylor and Chief VanKuren, Safety Director attended a collective bar- gaining seminar sponsored by the Ohio Municipal League and Calfee, Halter and Griswold. 4) Commented on the successful Open House on February 26th and thanked the many people and departments involved.