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~-~ MINUTES OF THE MATING OF TH$ COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLt~ffiTED JANtTARY 17, 197$ Present: President Dewey H. Limpert, Councilmen Beaty, Boeh~r, Logan, Petrigac, Saringer, Sharpe, Wilamosky. Also present: Mayor Robert Swietyniawski, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finaance Director Robert Brock, 3afsfiq Director Eugene Petre, Service Director 3oseph Corrigan, City 8ngineex ltanald 2urawski, Clerk of Council Nora Hill. Meeting was called to order by President Limpert at 8:00 P.M. Minutes of Council Meeting of Januarp 3, 1978, were approved as read. Mayor Swietyniowski repotted: l) last Thursday, Safety Director Gene Petre, Administrative Assistant Mary Slaema, Chief of Po~.ice Marian Taylox, and the Mayox visited the Bay Villages Police Da~a~rt~nt, talked with Chief Peter Gray about the Bay Village Block 'Watch P~tagxan. i"hs nay program is primarily a citizen band radio effort. North Olmsted is interested in this mainly because this Summer would like to try and put canes program into effect. We want to be very cautious on the methods that we use. Police Chief Taylor has case definitely good ideas an the pragra~n incorporatiateg a-ua~.liary police. tie axe going to try and combine some of the efforts that are used in several of the sties into a program that we can establish. Are also leaking for federal. funds - tanked to Congressman Maul today and there is going to be an effort on his part to get fextds for our City. Should know by the middle of February regarding foods that we may be able to receive - emoting to $6g,OtItI. Hope:~ully we can benefit; 2) are in r~iceipt of a lettex dated January 6, 1978, from the Ohio Public Interest Campaign, a citizen lobby group statewide Mich will be coming iota North Olmsted from February 16 to March 30 to collect may axed signatures door to door from our residents to fund their labbyin$ effort.. It should be noted that there is no legal pay to prevent such a group from gaimg to the doors of residents and collecting money. Have advised Mr. David McCann via lettex that we do not condone ar suppcsrt this effort: have expressed our concern that residents would not appreciate befog contacted by a stranger at the door after dark, as the hours for this canvass ale scheduled from 4 to 9 p.m. Mayor further advised him that his group was to refrain from telling any pexson contacted that the effort was supported by the City. The group will register canvassers with the Police Depaxtment before they begin and will have i.d. cards; 3) received letter of resignation €ram Mr. Frank Lavelle this week from Board of Building Gode Appeals and recomosends appaintsssnt of Mr. Thomas Koberna to fill that vacancy. Council is in receipt of reams of Mr. Roberna and the Mayor would like to see that appointment take place this evening -- term to expire 1.2131184; 4) recommends appoatmeaat of Mrs. Maxus Case to the Architectural Review Board to fill unexpired term of Mrs. Dolores td~xsss. Council is in receipt of resume of Mre. Case - mast of Cau~t-cil knows I~cs. Cage laesrsonally and knows her qualifications. Would appreciate Council action on this app~aittt this evening; S) recommends the appaia~tm~t of Mr. Steven Schecte~r to the xks Commisaian. Council is in rasceipt of resuoe atad would appreciate Council action by next meeting; 6) Those wishing to take the exa~pination far fir+aaa in North .Orated must have their applications returned to the North Olmsted Civil Commission, Box 48, North ~~ Olmsted, Ohia, no later than tomorrow; ?) Inasmuch as the Mayor was Gounc3.l's agpoi~atee tea the Recreation Go~esission, Mayor wishes to x~ecammatx-d Mr. Jahn. ~elanay to fill that vacancy. Council is 1n ...:. ~.. ~ . `~~., ,,. j., ......