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_. < M~tt~TES OF THE MEBTING OF TEE COiT~iCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED OCTOBER 16, 1973 Present: President Francis J. O'Neill, Councilmen Boehmer, Giesser, Limpcrt, Prokasy, Saringer, Speedling, hest. Also present: Mayor Ralph Christman, Law Director J. Bruce Kitchen, Service Director Henry Caster, 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 October 2, 1973, were approved as read. Mayor Christman reported following: 1) in recognition of the work the Cuyahoga County Association for retarded children and adali's has done on a countywide basis, communities are proclaiming Noveeber as Mental Retardation Manth. In line with that would like to point out there is a 1 mill levy on upcosaing election ballot called Issue x`10. Most of these funds would be spent for the training of the mentally retarded, not only the young -but adults in trying to make them self-sufficient. Ropes everyone reads all info available on Issue X10 so that a goad choice can be made on November 6th; 2) received letter from Project Face-Lift thanking the City, Service Director, Mr. Tom Auner and Service Dept. for installing fence around Community Cabin; 3) this afternoon attended a meeting at Cleveland City Hall called by Cleveland Law Director Whiting. Meeting was an attempt to get different area cc~msumities served by East Ohio Gas Company to coordinate efforts in the hearing before the P.U.C.O. to East Ohio Gas Company's application for rate increase. All have ex- perienced recent increase in telephone and light bills, and this is another one in offing. City of Cleveland is suggesting communities join together in figh tiny rate increase or making sure that it is not an inequitable rate increase, and is suggesting cities contribute in the amount of 4G per capita - which would be $1394.44 for North O lmsted. Rearing is scheduled to start in Columbus November 12th. Recommends that Council consider favorably joining in with other cities on this hearing. If Cou~-cil feels it would like to join in the fight - a special meeting of Council might be required to adopt necessary legislation. Service Director Caster reported following: 1) started leaf composting this week at old Romp Property off of Bradley Rd. This is a joint effort with Fairview Park whereby they provide equipment and manpower to pile leaves into windrows, turn them periodically and eventually feed them into a shredder. Compost to be avail- able next Spring will be used by both cities; first for park and city owned property needs and the bal~ece available far residents of both cities. Service Dept. is again urging all residents tv bag their leaves for pick-up on regular collection day. The one piece of City owned equipment will be used to keep road- side ditches and drains free of blockage from accumulated leaves in order to help keep drainage arteries open. In 1972 received excellent cooperation from residents in bagging leaves for pick-up - intend to continue this practice. Also urge that wherever possible the xesidents start and maintain their awn compost piles in their yards. There have been excellent articles in the papers last week-end. Leaf com- posting benefits the environment by eliminating the need to incinerate, bury or dump the leaves by providing valuable organic soil conditioning material for use on the properties. All enjoy bushes and trees for 52 weeks of year: the leaf gathering period only lasts for 6 to 8 weeks. This is not too high a price to pay for the enjoyment the rest of the year;