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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITX OF NORTH OLMSTED OCTOBER 1, 1974 Present: President Francis J. O'Neill, Councilmen Giesser, Goggin, Limpert, Beringer, Sharps, West, Wilamaakp. Also present: Mayor Ralph Christman, Law Director Michael Gateau, Finance Director William Gerlach, Service Director Henry Caster, Safetp Director Raymond Carnahan, City Engineer J. Howard Childs, Clerk of Council Nora Hill. Meeting was called to order by President O'Neill at 8:00 P.M. Minutes of Council Meeting of September 17, 1974 were approved as read. Mayor Christman reported following: 1) would like to recommend fox Council conaid station the appointment of Mr. Frank O'Dell to the Advisory Board of Resources Dept. for the three year term which expires 12-31-76. Submitted resume of Mr. O'Dell to Council; 2) have had a Committee wcerking on the possibility of installing some bicycle paths; some trails and lae~es w#,thin the City. Some of this would be in conjunction with the building of 1480. Are ready to report it to the Planning Commission and will see to it the Planning Committee of Council get copy also. Law Director Gateau reported there has been legislation requested to return 35 ft. of e~ements back to some properties on North Park Drive but because of the additional needed information we have to eewrdinate with the Engineering Dept. it is not on agenda but will be ready as legislation for next Council Fasting. Mrs. Beringer, Chairman Environmental Control Committee and Long Raags Planning Committee reported following: l) scheduled an Environmental Control Committee Meeting for October 7, 1974, 8:00 P.M., City Hall; 2) Ord. No. 74-73 appears on agenda tonigtet for third reading which is the mandatory posting of gasoline prices. There has been a great deal of debate concerning the mandatory posting of gasoline prices and its effect on the fires enterprise system. Have found it interesting that the opponents of this legislation have claimed that posting of prices is contrary to the free enterprise syate~. Yet, today, because of the change in the market, the same opponents are now posting their prices which, she is sure they would claim is for the purpose of meeting co~epetition of other gasoline service stations with similar prices. The average esotorist is hardly in a mood to drive into a station and find the price not to his liking. Motorists also do not like to be put in the position of seeming chintery by pulling into a station; peering at small figures that give the price per gallon and tb~en driving away without making a purchase. Mrs. Beringer has had an opportunity to circulate petitions sad talk to many people concerning this piece of legislation. Prior to this meeting she has submitted over 100 letters apiece to Councilssa Goggin and Giesser from their constituents urging them to vote in the of#ir®ative for this ordinance. In Mrs. Saringer's opinion, it is consumer oriented and a vote against it is a vote against the well-being of the average conruaeer. Also contrary to what some people claim this legislation bolsters cosapetitiaa Mhich is the foundation of the free enterprise system. It should also be noted that in communities that have adopted the posting ordinance, the cost of gasoline tends to be anywhere from 1C to 3C lower than the communities that have not adopted the posting ordinances. At this time would like to present to the Clerk of Council