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F MIND iES OF 1'gE MNS"f III OF ?EIE CC)tniCZt OF TgE CITY OF NOxTH OLMBTBD JULY 19, 1977 Present: President Dewey Limpart, Councilmen Beaty, Boelnaer, Fairfield, Beringer, Sharpe, Wilsmosky. Also present: Mayor Ralph Christman, Law Director Michael Gareau, Safety Director Richard Uoharik, City ffigineer J. 'Howard Childs, Clark of Council Nora Rill. Absent: Councilman West Meeting was called to order by President Lampert at 8:00 P.M. Clerk of Council Nora Hill gave report to Council of validation of signatures on Sanitary Sewerage System Charges Initiative Petition filed with her on July 12th: 1226 signatures were validated: total vote in last municipal election was 11,931: there are sufficient signatures. Mr. Fairfield moved Council reject the proposed ordinance listed in the initiative petition so the people 1n North Olmsted have a choice of whether they want to pay the flat fee of $85. per year; $65. for retirees; or whether the people want to pay $7.45 per 1000 cu. ft. Lotion seconded by lam. Beaty. Affirmative note: Beaty, Boeh~r, Fairfield, Beringer, Sharpe, Wilamosky. Motion carried. Mr. Wilamosky stated his affirmative vats is based on the fact that by rejecting this it will give the people as opportunity to vote on it. Minutes of Council Meeting of July 5, 1977, were approved as read. Mayor Christman reported: 1) have received notice that the CouACil of Westlake has passed Ord. No. 1977-127 authorising agreement with the City of North Ohrsted for the construction and installation of a storm drainage culvert ~ the emat side of Clague Rd. This is to be doge with Cosity Development Block Qrant lids. The City of Westlake is preparing this agreement and will be subeeitted to the Council of North Olmsted for adoption; 2) in the absence of Service Director Caster, would like to report flat after an all night negotiating session b-atween the City and the mea~ers of the Service Department Oa3.on, a tentative agreement has been reached and the agrt will be presented to the members of the iution sometime in the future. Cou~-ci1 h~ been tentatively notified of the terms of it but the written agreement will ba sit on to them. At this tine, we cannot, by mutual agreement, report its eontents; 3) have received word from Finance Director Gerlach that there have bsea~ additional collections over and above what had been anticipated in the incoore teat (roped and that there would be enough to provide for three policemen and three fretiM~pn for the last quarter of 1977. It is estimated that this wauid cost appro~ti~tely $23,0. Would like to recoaseend that Council concur in the addition of these three policemen and three firemen. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) the Burkett case - had previously announced the trial was set for August: have since learned it will be Bapte*lper or Oct~-er 'before that case is tried. In anticipation of that will be taking depositions neat Thursday ae~d Friday of all ten plaintiffs in the case; 2) received a reply brief from the gig 0 Oldsmobile case dealing with tits tree; 3) with respect to the display of pornographic literature have received spa ordinance from the City of Parma from Co~cilman Beringer and also received a copy of the same ordinance from the Safety Director's office. Is working with Mrs. Beringer ...~ . , . ,