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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COt}NCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED NOVEMBER 21, 1972 Present: President Francis J. O'Neill, Councilmen Boehmer, Giesser, Limpext, Prokaey, Beringer, Speedling, West. Also present; Mayor Ralph Christman, Service Director Henry Caster, Law Director J. Bruce Kitchen, Finance Director William Gerlach, City Engineer Michael Karhan, Clerk of Council Nora Hill. Meeting was called to order by President O'Neill at 8:00 P.M. Minutes of Council Meeting of November 8, 1972, were approved as read. Mayor Christman reported the following: 1) been receiving minutes of Cuyahoga County Task Force on Solid Waste. Minutes are on file with Clerk of Council for review of anyone interested. At November 14th meeting, Task Force heard proposal from Mike Smith & Associates for rail haul and also high temperature incineration by Torrax. 2) read letter from Department of Natural. Resources, dated November 1Sth, stating theq were pleased to forward five copies of their rrceat report entitled "Regional Storm Drainage and Flood Study" covering western Cuyahoga County and eastern Lorain County, including North Olmsted. The Study has been accepted by HUD and could support grant request for implementation. Mayor has sent a copy of report to Mr. Prokasy, Chairman Streets ~ Drainage Co~nittee, as well as copy to Service Director and City Engineer. Service Director Caster reported the following: 1) tJalter Road paving is about 95X complete. This year the City forces have paved approximately 11,000 ft. of streets. Service Director Caster requested the Streets Committee take into consideration extending next year's grogram with ~e possibility of putting the paving out for bid. In preliminary comparsculs, it appears that doing Che work with City forces and equipment, it is rutting a few cents a square yard less than the contractor's price. 2) re - Stoneybrook - On November 8th, Haddad Bros. started in first area on Greernaood where it was known there were two bad breaks. End result was 143 ft. of sewer had to be tarn out and relayed. Three places on Stoney- brook have been repaired. The east ead of Stoneybrook was started oa November 20th and so far have found 14 bad eannections of pipe which is approximately 106 ft. It is going to be a slow process, and Service Director estimates about one-third of area is nok* repaired. Mrs. Saringer, Chairman Environmental Control Committee, invited Council Measbers to the second meeting of Southwest Area Councilmen of Cuyahoga County, to be held on December 2, 1972, 10:00 A.M., Berea City Hall. Mrs. Saringer would like other Council Members to attend. On Agenda will be regional recycling and a ban on non-returnablea. Anyone interested to contact Mrs. Saringer by November 27th. ~~