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? . M1NUTES OF MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED April 5, 1966 8:09 P.M. , Present: Mayor Ralph E. Christman; President of Council Francis J. 0'Nelio; Henry Caster; Carroll Eian; Jack Foltz; Virginia Hodqins; Dewey Limpert; A. L. Manqani; John West. Also present: J. Bruce Kitchen, Law Director: W. L. Gerlach, Finance Director; Del Limpert, Safety--Service Director; Richard Labas, City Enqineer; Marqaret West, Clerk of Council. . Minutes of the meetinq of March 15, 1966 were approved as read. Mayor Christman reported that a study'has been made of the posqibility of com- bining the City's insurance in one larqe policy witM the hope of an additional premium reduction. Such a policy would combine fleet insurance, fire insurance and liability insurance. Mayor Christman requested authority for the Safety- Service Director to advertise for this insurance. The Mayor reported that the Metropolitan Park Board has been approached and is interesi-ed in buying the proptrty between the Garden City section and Hampton Drive. If Cotncil is im accord, he would present plans to the proper Council committee, and if they were in favor of the`plan, to forward 'such approval and encouraqement to the Park Baard. " Mayor Christman asked for authority 46-proceed with the sanitary sewer on Canterbury Road north of Lorain, to bie tied into the sewer in Sandy Ridqe #2, and asked that the matter be referred infi.o committee for consideration. ' The Mayqr also announced two proclamations in April. April has bEen proclaimed Industrial 5afety Month by Governor Rhades, and the mayors of Ohio's cities are cooperatinq. Chamber of Commerce week has been proclaimed for the week of April 3rd to April 9th. .The Mayor furnished Council members with copies of a proposed tap-in ordinance, _and requested that it be referred to the appropriate committee for action. . Mrs. Hodqins, Chairman of the Public Ser-vice ahd Utilities Committee, reported thaf they had been busy viewinq various types of incinerators, and had visited a hammer mill last waek, but had nothing definite to report. Mr. Foltz, Chairman of the Leqislative Committee, reported that they held a meet- inq on March 31st, at which they discussed the request from the Safiety-Service pirector regarding charqing a flat fee of $100 for oversize vehicles using the streets of North Olmsted frequently. After discussion they agreed to contact the Police Chief for his opinion, which was that it would be satisfactory as lonq as the contractor payinq the yearly fee would notify the police each time they transported an oversize vehicle through the City. The Committee will study this question further at their next meetinq. • . ?