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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL "~ ~ OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED OCTOBER 3, 2006 Present: President of Council Kennedy, Council Members Barker, Gareau, Dailey Jones, Miller, Orlowski, Ryan, Tallon Also Present: Mayor O'Grady, Law Director Dubelko, Finance Director Copfer, Clerk of Council Seman President Kennedy called the meeting to order at 8 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. The minutes of the City Council meeting of September 19, 2006 were approved as written. President Kennedy announced the following legislation would be considered for passage under suspension of the rules: first reading, Resolutions 2005-166, 2006-168, 200b-169, and Ordinance 2006-172. REPORTS Mayor O'Grady: 1) Halloween will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 31, from 6 to 8 ~,.m. Parents and motorists should be cautious during those hours to protect our youngest citizens. 2) General election will occur on Tuesday, November 7. Due to construction that is underway at City Hall, there will be no voting in this building. Precinct 3E will vote at the North Olmsted branch library; Precincts 3H and 4G will vote at Grace Church on Dover Center Raad. In an effort to assist residents, a link has been placed on the city webpage to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Residents can register to vote by absentee or sign up as an election day worker. 3) Safety Director Terbrack has reported to Council that the recently installed stacks at Suburban Collision are not consistent with the approved plans. The Building Dept. has determined that the stacks are significantly higher than those that were approved and has sent a letter of violation to Suburban. 4) As noted by Councilwoman Dailey Jones during caucus, ODOT has announced a change to their plans to repair the I-480 sound bamer walls that were scheduled to be done this month. The lowest bid received for the repair project was as $2.S million, which is $1.2 million above their budget; therefore, it is not economical to repair the walls. For safety reasons, the existing walls will be removed this fall. That will be done by ODOT, and a temporary fence will be put in place. This will cause some inconvenience for our residents who have had the benefit of these walls for more than 20 years. The state had planned to come back with construction of new walls, which is a benefit to our city, in 2009. He contacted ODOT leadership directly, as did ~~.,~~