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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE !.'OUNCIL ~... OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED OCTOBER 17, 1972 8:00 P.M. Present: President Francis J. O'Neill, Councilmen Boehmer, Giesler, Lampert, Prolcasp, Saringer, West. Also present: Mayor Ralph Christman, Service Director Henry Caster, Asst. Law Director Eimer Cowan, Finance Director William Gerlach, Asst. City Engineer David Ransbury, Clerk of Co~cil Nora Hill. Meeting was called to order by President O'Neill at 8:00 P.M. Minutes of Council Meeting of October 3, 1972 were approved as read; minutes of Special Council Meeting of October 12, 1972, were approved as read. Mayor Christman requested authority from Council to negotiate for the Gastown-Mathews properties on Brooknark Extension that City has agreed to put in. Service Director Caster reported the following: 1) received two bids on Walter Rd. repaving: Horvitz Co. was high bidder with $71,000. snd Cleve- land Trinidad Ca. was low bidder with $57,000. Engineer's estimate was approximately $72,000. The bids were based on ultimate quantities and it is known that full quantities will not be used in many of the areas where subbase and pavement is good, in which case resurfacing is all that will need to be done. In some areas the subbase will have to be dug out and a new base put in. Therefore, Service Director looks forurard to a Bch lower total than the $57,000. that ~ apparent at this point; 2) on October 20, 1972, will take bids an engineering vehicle and 1972 Sidewalk Repair Program. Mr. tdest questioned if tdalter Rd. will be repaved this year. Asst. City Engineer Ransbury stated contractor feels this can be dcsne. Contracts to be signed this week and caoxk to start immediately. Project to be completed this year weather permitting. Mrs. Saringer, Chairman Environmental Control Committee, reported this Committee met on October I1, 1972. In attendance were Fire Chief, Asst. Fire Chief, Service Director, Law Director and Building Inspectox. Sub- ject discussed was updating City's present ordinance on open burning to conform with the new State Law on open burning. It was Mrs. Saringer`s opinion, as Chairman of the Co~nittee, to make the City ordinance Ss strict as the State's and felt it is the City's duty to enforce this ordinance. After much discussion the others in attendance felt the City ardia~ttce should be left as it is for the present and Iet the State enfaree the ].oat an open burning. It was felt the public should be forewarned about AP 3t}8 afiich is the Ohio Air Pollution Board regulation that states, among other things, one cannot burn leaves. It is a very strict rule aimed prianarily at big air polluters, but includes anyone planning a wall fire in the yard. The fine is $10,000. for big polluters and leaf burners alike. If tote continues to burn in the open the fine is $10,000. each day. It was suggested people