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a , J MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED March 7, 1967 8:14 P.M. Present; Mayor Ralph E. Christman; President Pro Tem Jack Fo1tz;Councilmen Henry Caster, Carroll Eian, Virginia Hodgins, Dewey Limpert, Alex Mangani, John West. Also present: Law Director J. Bruce Kitchen; Safety-Service Director D. E. Limpert!, City Engineer Frank Dutton; Clerk of Council Margaret Weste Absent: President of Council Francis J. 0'Neill. Minutes of the meeting of February 21, 1967 were approved as written, 'klr. Caster, Chairman of the Municipal Development Committee, reported on their meeting on February 28. They reviewed the grading and drainage ordinance, 66-121. The recommended amendments are included in No. 67-92 Tahich is on the agenda for this meeting. The City Engineer, the Safety- Service Direetor and the Mayor all concur that the suggested changes will solve some of our drainage problems. Mr. Caster also reported on the meeting-of the Assesament Equalization Board on March 2nd to consider.objections to,the.estimated asses.smenrs for storm sewer installation.and paving and sid.ewalks.on Southern Avenue. The Board has recommended a 30X-.reduction in_the_cost of.the.storm_sewer installation for property owners between.Decker.and the Burns.Road_ditch. _The reduction is to apply only to property where there.are houses, but not_to the vaeant lots. The committee recomneads that-the reduction be accepted, and that the Resolution of Necessity, No. 65-276 which provides for the City to pick up 2% of the cast plus the cast of intersections, be amended, since the City will have to pay the additional cost involved in the reduction to the owners. Mr. West, Chairman of the Finance.Committee,_reported on their meeting on February 23rd, at which they discnsged_the Engineerinq Department. As a result thev recommend to Council_that an additional $30,000 be allocated to the Engineering Department. This is the.result of havinq a full-time en¢ineer and having a staff, whereas before we had a consulting engineer. We now have to set it up like any other department with salaries, etc. The committee.has allocated a lump_sum. After an organizational chart nas been set up, the Leqislative, and Finance Comtnittees will meet and establish salaries.for the people on the chart. Mr. West also pointed out that the $30,000 is an annual rate and since part of 1967 is already past, they will not have all of the money this year. Mr. West stated that there has been no official change in the income tax situation, and we are gaing ahead with the second reading, pending any further developments.