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MINUTES OF TBE MBi~TING OF Tfl$ COUNCIL OF TSE CITY Qt NORTH OL~ffiTSD OCTOB&R 7, 1975 Present: Councilmen Beaty, Coggin, Limpert, Beringer, West. Alsa present: Mayor Ralph Chris-teen, Ls~r Director Michael Careau, Fi~aance Director Willies Gerla~, Safity Director Reysond Catc~ehan, Service Director wry Caster, City Engineer J. Howard Childs, Clerk of Council Nora Hill. Absent: President O'Neill, Councilssn Sharpe and Wilamoskp. Meeting was called to order by President Pro Tam Beringer at 8:00 P.M. Minutes of Council Meeting of Sept+~er lb, 1975 were approved as read; Minutes of Special Council Nesting of Ocher 2, 1975 were approved as read. Mayor Christmas reported following: 1) pleased to announce that the transition from North Olmsted Bus Line by Itself to North Olmsted Bus Lisp cooperated with R.T.A. seemed to take place rather sscroth2y. Save added 5 additio~u-1 ruts - morning and evening -and arcs hauling shout 3O0 extra passengers per day; 2) there have been queatioas on senior citizen passes: We are honoring say senior citizen identification and the rest of the R.T.A. lines are honoring our North Olmsted senior citizen passes. By aztually there will be one R.T.A. pass for all senior citizens but it w111 not take place for a couple of months; 3) explained procedure to rsceire pass for the handicapped at the R.T.A. offices; 4) Seanior citizen passes can be recetwtd at the Bus Garage Office Neap ~ru Friday and until Noon on Saturday; also at the Sealth Fair on October 25th. These are golden age certificates of passes end are accepted on all of the lutes. The only one the people will have to go downtown for are the disabled pass and must have a doctor's certificate to that effect. Mrs. Beringer asked about student fares after October 31st. Mayor Cbristtam explained it is incuebent upon our School Board to take advantage of all of the State subsidy for student transportation as they can and then cro doing this the students will be issued identification cards a€u~ they wi11 be riding at half fare. In order to accosplish this it is a very difficult thing. The las awtd R.T.A. are working out tie problems. Ondarstands the problees are pretty wail worked out with Cleveland and it is felt that any problem they have into with Cleveland will pretty much answer any problem they encounter with other sch~aol boards in the County. Service Director Caster reported following: 1) regarding stude~tt fares - talksci to Mr. Scorch and they have turned over to Squires, SAndexs b D all of the in- formation they have and have asked them for a report, etc., as to what the school can do wi*:t the State subsidy soney; 2) extended his thanks to A~anistration, Council and all invr-lved with the transition to North Olssted Bets Line cooperated with R.T.A. and this has nQt been easy. There are still a lot of details that have to be worked out. Rave worked out a tentative agrese~t with the bus drivers and service ssdhanics. Service Director Caster explained the legislation on agenda partsining to the agreement. 3) read bulletin addressed to all RTA ~loyees and Es~loyees of Associated Systems from Richard Stodda~R President, RTA Board, and Leonard Ronis, General Manager, thanking everyone for their help and coopesation, etc. ,~ ~ .-~.,..~.~:~.G~~.~ ~- ~.~.~., ,~.x~,.~