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C4~E_ ~.. ~' r ~ MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED DECEMBER 18, 1973 Present: President Francis J. O'Neill, Councilmmn Boehmer, Giess®r, Limpert, Prokasy, Saringer, Speedling. Also present: Mayor Ralph Christman, Law Director J. Bruce Kitchen, Finance .Director William Gerlach, Service Director Henry Caster, City Engineer Michael Karhan, Clerk of Council Nora Hill. Absent: Councilman John P. West Meeting was called to order by President O'Neill at 8:00 P.M. Minutes of Council Meeting of Dece~er 4, 1973, were approved as read. Mayor Christman reported following: 1) Council has been advised of resignation of Mr. Fred Lima from Recreation Commission. :dill have complete list of replace- ments for terms expiring at first Council Meeting in January including replacemmnt for Mr. Lima; 2) Council's representative on Recreation Commission will be retiring at the end of this year and Council should be considering appointment to that Commission; 3) Report from the Yout'r~ Advisory Commission will be presented just after first of the year. Service Director Caster extended his best wishes and thanks to the departing Members of Administration and Council; 2) announced resignation of City Engineex Michael Karhan, effective January 4, 1974, and extended best wishes for ssaccess in his new position as Consultant in the City of Cleveland Engineering Department. Mr. Boehmer, Chairman Environmental Control Committee, had no Committee report but gave following report an street lights: Lumens are being upgrad~ad on street lights on Butternut Ridge to Kennedy Ridge Rd. all the waq through to Columbia Rd. and also from Butternut Ridge on Fitch Rd. all the way to the City Line. Mrs. Saringer, Chairman Public Safety, Health & Idelfare Committee, reported Committee discussed application for a C-1 and C-2 permit application for Fox Radio Parts Co. of Columbus, Inc., dba Grape Vine, 26808 Lorain Rd. There was discussion regarding this and resolution objectir~,f; to this application is on agenda. St. Richard's Church is in objection and Mrs. Saringer believes it is duty of Council to support this objection and require a hearing. Mr. Lampert, Chairman Finance Committee, reported following: 1) Finance and Transportation Committees met in joint meeting. Mr. Ethridge from Ge~ral Motozs Corporation presented data to the Conmiittees on delivery dates on new buses, detailed increase of cost of buses within last few years; discussed time- table of approximately two years for a Federal Grant. Committees also discussed purchasing of buses without Federal Grant and prospects are dim. Bonded indebted- ness for purchase of buses which will not be paid off until 1976 and 1978 was also discussed. Situation is quite serious with increase of riders and tsecessity for new buses is a must; 2) transfer of appropriations on agenda - monies had to be transferred in areas of Service Department; also transferred $30,t~14 from General Fund into Bus Line to offset deficit; 3) legislation on agenda authorizing Safety Director to advertise fox one automobile for Fire Department arhich will be paid for out of this year's budget; 4) legislation on agenda to authorize for bids for five police cars which will be taken out of next year's budget.