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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MARCH 15, 1977 Present: Councilmen Beaty, Boehmer, Fairfield, Saringer, Sharpe, West, Wilaseosky. Also present: Mayor Ralph Christman, Law Director Michael Gareau, Service Director 8enry Caster, City Engineer 3. Howard Childs, Clerk of Council Nora Rill. Absent: President Dewey Limpext. Meeting was called to order by President Pro Tem Saringer at 8:00 P.M. Clerk of 6ouncil reported to Council that the signatures on Referendum Petition relating to Ord. No. 77-2 have been checked and there are sufficient signatures. Mr. Fairfield moved to repeal Ord. No. 71-2, seconded by Mr. Wilamosky. Affirmative vote: Fairfield, Saringer, Wilamosky. Negative vote; Beaty, Boehmer, Sharpe, West. 4 Nags - 3 Yeas - Motion defeated. Mr. Fairfield moved that. Ord. No. 77-2 be placed on the ballot in November, seconded by Mr. Wilamosky. Discussion ensued. Mr. Beaty questioned if this would not automatically go on the ballot by virtue of the referendum if we do not repeal it, or do we have to move to put it on the ballot. Law Director Gareau stated Council has two choices of action - it is a positive action and not a negative action. Does not think by voting down the motion to repeal necessarily puts it on the ballot - Council has 30 days within which to act. Thinks motion of Mr. Fairfield is proper at this time. Discussion ensued. Mr. Beaty moved to postpone vote to date certain of March 29, 1977, 7:30 P.M., at a Special Meeting of Council, seconded by Mr. Boehmer. Affirmative vote: Beaty, Boehmer, Sharpe, West. Negative vote: Fairfield, Saringer, WilamDSky. 4 Yeas - 3 Nays - Motion carried. Law Director Gareau was requested by Mr. Wilamosky to explain to the audience what will result if Ord. No. 77-41 is not passed with 5 votes this evening.. Law Director Gareau stated if Ord. No. 77-k1, commonly known as the rollback ordinance does not pass with 5 votes, it will not go into effect for 30 days and consequently it has no effect on Ord. No. 77-2 until the 30 days has passed. Mr. Wilamosky verified with Law Director Gareau that following the vote oa Ord. No. 77-41 Council can deal with Ord. No. 77-2 immediately following. Law Director Gareau stated Council can deal with it at anytime. Minutes of Council Meeting of March 1, 1977, were approved as read. Mayor Christman reported: 1) In light of the priorities that were sent down to the County for use of Com~aunity Development Block Grant Program - would like to recommend that Council consider reapplying under the Open Spaces Grant a program fox the reclamation of the landfill area. Thinks we could increase our state participation in this project and perhaps make it a viable one to go n~;xt year; 2) attended the Ohio Municipal League Legislation Conference today and copies of the legislative policies that have been adopted by the League will be foratarded to Council. Of the utn~st concern is the collective bargaining legislation that they feel will be coming from the State Legislature and how it will affect I~iorth Olmsted; 3) request suspension of rules on Ord. No. 77-46 to enable us to g,~sar up and collect our own sewer charge for collection by the City iostead of the City of Cleveland.