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• • , MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMST$D DECEMBEkt 21, 1976 Present: President Dewey Limpert, Councilmen Boehmer, Saringer, Sharpe, West, Wilamosky. Also present: Mayor Ralph Christman, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director William Gerlach, Safety Director Raymond Carnahan, Service Director Henry Caster, Gity Engieeer J. Howard Childs, Clerk of Council Nora Hill. Absent: Councilmen Beaty and Coggin. Meeting was called to order by President Limpert at 8:00 P.M. President Limpert introduced Cub Scout Troop 332 from St. Richards; Council and Administration recognized same. Mayor Christman reported: 1) a meeting has been scheduled by the County and the City of North Olmsted for January 25th, 7:30 P.M., in the High School C~tfetorium, for the purpose of hearing residents' ideas on how Community Block Grant Fund manias should be used. Mayor e~slained this is one of two meetings that will be sponsored for this area and then we will have to have our own hearing in our City alone; 2) the City received a patent for the Treatment Plant burner which Engineer Howard Childs invented; 3) City Hall offices will be cloaed on Friday, Decembex 24th and Friday, December 31st, because of Christmas Day and New Year's Day falling on Saturday; /+) would like to request that Council review the Committee Report of November 16th and its decision not to grant consent to the County Engi~er for improving Stearns Read between the southerly limit of I-x+80 and the North Olmsted municipal boundary. Have had the Engineering Dept. prepare a map and it would leave a section in North Olmsted on the east side of Stearns Rd. of approximately 350 ft. and on the west side a section of approximately 1500 ft. that would be a two-lane road in between the four lane improvement that the County would make in I-480. Thinks this is important that Council as a Whale consider the question because there could be a serious traffic problem after both of those projects are finished and request this be reviewed by Council as a Whole; 5) the Mayor of Cleveland has announced that he is having a senior citizen's New Year's Rare Party at the Cleveland Convention Center on December 31st, from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M., and is inviting all senior citizens 60 years or older - not just Clevelanders - to share in this fun; 6) have received a petition from the Park West Homeowners Association for a traffic light at Lorain Rd. and West View, as well as other improvements, and will submit sae to the Safety Director for his review. Petition is also addressed to Council; 7) in cooperation with the Auto Club and other area Mayors - are proclaiming "First a Friend and then a Host" for the partying around Christmas Time so that the involvement in traffic accidents caused by alcohol can be lessened; 81 would like to recommend for reappointment the following: Mr. William Gilbert to the Board of Building Code Appeals; Mr. Clark Olson to the Board of Zoning Appeals; Mr. Charles Miner to the Advisory Board of Dept. of Human Resources, and Mr. brad Evanoff to Planning Commission. With the exception of Mr. Gilbert - the oit~fiers have served approximately a year and have indicated a desire to continue ---° to serve. President Limpert referxed reappointments to Mr. Baehmer, Chairman Legislation Committee.