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<br />MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
<br />OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED
<br />FEBRUARY 1, 1977
<br />Present: President Dewey Limpert, Councilmen Beaty, Boehmer, Fairfield, Beringer,
<br />Sharpe, West, Wilamosky.
<br />Also. present: Mayor Ralph Christman, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director
<br />William Gerlach, Safety Director Raymond Carnahan, Service Director Henry
<br />Caster, City Engineer J. Howard Childs, Clerk of Council, Nora Hill.
<br />Meeting was called to order by President Lampert at 8:00 P.M.
<br />Minutes of Council Meeting of January 18, 1977, were approved as read;
<br />Minutes of Special Council Meeting of January 24, 1977, were approved as read.
<br />Mayor Christman reported: I) City has received approval from the County on agreement
<br />to install the culvert in the Clague Road and LeBern Drive area using the 1976
<br />Community Block Grant Funds. Still have the approval of the Westlake Bngineer to
<br />receive and then can move ahead on that project;
<br />2) received the resignation of Mr. John Grady from the Civil Service Commission,
<br />effective March 1, 1977. Have no replacement at this time.
<br />Mks. Saringer, Chairman Streets & Drainage Committee, complemented the Service
<br />Department on the Sob that is being done during this bad weather regarding snow
<br />clearing, etc.
<br />Mr. Fairfield, Chairman Recreation, Public Parks & Buildings Committee, reported
<br />Committee met on January 27th with Members of the Recreation Commission; also
<br />Finance Director Gerlach. Basically the meeting centered on the financial matters
<br />of the Recreation Complex. Mr. Gerlach gave a brief rundown on wages, personnel,
<br />services, etc., which totalled out to be: Cash received - $444,222. and expenses -
<br />$459,969, to run ~ $16,000 deficit on money taken in for the year and money spent.
<br />There was $28,000. in the Fund so we ended up with a cash balance for the year of
<br />$12,448.12. This is without any money being paid on the principal or on the
<br />interest of the Rec Complex. Mr. Gerlach stated the interest payment is due in
<br />June and is almost $160,000, on the interest alone. If we make any payment on
<br />the principal we would need another payment on the principal of appxoximately
<br />$1b0,000., so it would come to about $320,000. that we are going to have to meet
<br />and} there is no semblance of that money appearing in revenues from the Rec Center.
<br />In fact, in our statement for the year - the anticipated revenues of the Rec Center
<br />wad $705,000. and we drew in $444,000, which brought us up to about $260,000. short.
<br />So in this meeting Mx. Fairfield suggested that the Members of the Recreation
<br />Commission look at very carefully and consider the thought of a levy to cover the
<br />deficit an the Recreation Center. Mr. Fairfield thinks we should study this because
<br />we can go on for five years paying just the interest and, to him, it is like
<br />throwing money away unless you make some payment on the principal to lower your
<br />interest rates through the years. Thinks we should begin as soon as possible.
<br />Would line to study it further and have another meeting after study with Recreation
<br />Commission and Council Committee as to their thoughts on this - basically whether
<br />we can put a levy on successfully. Mr. Fairfield commented he did a survey two
<br />years ago on this and fv~d fairly good response with about 40~ of the pesople saying
<br />they would foot a 2 mill levy if the Rec Center did not pay off. Mr. Fairfield
<br />thinks it is something we should seriously consider before• we are in a problem
<br />where our expenses in the City outweigh those that we can afford;
<br />2) Mr. Fairfield commented to Mr. West, a Member of the Recreation CoamQiss3.on, there
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