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d MINU'1'E$ OF THE MELTING OF THE COt?NCIL OF THE CITY OF 1~ORTH OLMSTBD OCTOBER 15, 1974 Present: President Frand.a J. 0'N*i31, Councilmen Gieeser, Goggin, Lieepert, Beringer, Sharpe, Wast, Wilamosky. Also present: Mayor Ralph Christmas, Lwr Director Michael Gateau, Finance Director William Gerlach, Service Director Henry Caster, Safety Director Raymond Carnahan, City Engineer J. Howard Childs, Clerk of Council Nora bill. Meeting was called to order by President O'Neill at 8:00 P.M. Minutes of Couascil Meeting of October 1, 1974, were approved as read. Mayor Christman reported following: 1) regarding vacancy on Recreation Com~ti.ssion - would like to recommend the appointment o£ Mr. Philip Beauchastp, 26028 Hefoe Drive, to the Recreation Commission to fill unexpired tare ending 12/31/75; 2) have submitted to Council a groposed master plan for bicycle routes in City for Council consideratioa to see if it will meet their approval to have this submitted to NOACA for their approval as a master plan. Service Director Caster reported following: 1) attended seating today at NOACA oa bus ridership survey. This to happen sometime after Nov. 5th and before Thanksgiving Day -exact date has not been specified yet. Tyre will be television, ne~tspaper publicity -real extensive survey of all the transit systems in North- easters Ohio. Will. probably have Hare info on this later; 2}regarding employee hired at Treatment Plant: an employee was hired in the lab oas a part-time basis; anticigatAg that the positioas would be created through the ordinsnce which is on third reading tonight. Employee is a graduate bio3aigist and detailed eeployee's educational backgxound. Feels she is well qualified ~d if she is agreeable after position is created by ordinance she will be hired. Presently she is being paid out of the sewer revaszue fund. Mr. Wilamosky stated he has a few questions and will take same up ~ legislation is before Council. City Engineer Childs reported following: l) have completed and submitted to the Federal Insurance Administratioa application to make low cost flood damage insurance available to cover our resfdents oa Rainbow Drive and application was mailed to the F.I.A. on October 3rd; 2) regarding sidewalk repair program: Notices were sent to a total of 746 property owners and to-date 424 of those have made the repairs and have notified. the Engineering Dept. and the Bngiaeerias$ Rapt. has made inspection of repairs and appears satisfactory; so more than half of this year's repairs are done. in process of writing a contract to have a caastractox come in and make the rest of repairs and draft copy of contract is now completed. Will be typing review copies next week; but since we have to advertise for bids over a three week period it does mat appear possible to actually have a coastractox on beard doing these repair before the cold weather prohibits the gouriag of concrete. Will actually see the repairs made by our contractor being done early next Spring. Mrs. 3aringer, Chairman Envirouaental Control Committee and Long Range Ylatmiasg Committee, reported Envircmm+ental Control Committee set on October 7, 1974. More facts were reviewed and discussed about the coms+ercial solid waste pick-ups.