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MIyVTES 0F THE P'EETING OF THE COUNCIL
<br />OF THE CYTY OF NOR1'H Oi.MSTED
<br />MARCH 20, 1979
<br />Present: President Dewey H. Limgert, Coiuicilmen Beaty, Boehmer, Logaa,
<br />Petrigae, Sarir?ger, Sharpe, Wilamosky.
<br />Aleo present: Mayor Robert Swietyniowski, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance
<br />Director Robert Brockmaeu, gafety I3irector Eugene P'etre, Service
<br />Director Jasegh Carrigan, Clerk pf Cauncil Florence CatapbeZl.
<br />President Limpert invited members of the audience to join M+e?mbers of Council in
<br />reciting the Pledge of A],legiamce.
<br />Mi.nutes of Council Meetiag of March 6, 1479, were approved.
<br />Minutes of Special Couucil Meeting of March 15, 1979, were approesd.
<br />Mayor Swietyniawsk,i repQrted: 1) As Cotncil already kaaws, we are dealing wf.th an
<br />extremely tight budget for this year. Ba"use of Chis, he envisious twta cccncerns
<br />which we shou2d all address: the issediate eaeed to curtail majar purch+e"s until
<br />loag-rarige finaancial infarmation is availab1e ta us; and a racognition of priorities
<br />for short and long-zange go$1e. Fr,am 1978 to 1979, the Citq' a taK duplicate dropg+ed
<br />from approximately $236 mi111on to appraxlmtely $222 mi7.livn. From 1976 to 1978,
<br />the duplicate drappmmd apprcmi"tel,y $20 siI,1ian due to a redistrihutioa of the Ohio
<br />Telephone aad Telegraph foxmuia far tax psyvmts as they couverteri from 3,n-citq long
<br />distance cable to microwave transmisaioa. Thfs reductian in the duglicats translates
<br />into a$18t?,Q0O loss to tte Citq's Gemral Fund for 1979. 4bvioualy, this is a
<br />signi£icant lose, but it is anly the ttp of the iceberR. Tae *.rill aoou - neut year -
<br />be required to i"ue bands cm the North 41msCed Recreatian Complex. This *east We
<br />must bsgin paying prinefpal as wetl *s iatsreet. It will Vaau $300,000 to $320,004
<br />in prir?cipal and interest gaya?ents oomb3ned, mmt of which must ccme frtam the
<br />already :tretched Generat Fund. The future of Federal Revenue Shasing is mcertain.
<br />These fuads, which meaaa $235,000 to S2$0,000 etach yregr for North Q3mted, face a
<br />real danger of being diacontinued attex 1980. If the Cangreas in ?tashington does
<br />vote to cvntiaue thtm, it ia l.ike2p Chat strings will be attached to tte wAmay -
<br />strings which could eliffiin:atte North 41mstead fram eiigibflity to receive tl"e fcnds.
<br />Ri$ht now, a wait-aQd-aem attltude is esasntial. We must kaow what will develap in
<br />the bond marltet and we must knoa what tl°?e future of 'Aevenue Sharing wiiI be. Re
<br />recognizea that certain commmity nesacls ca11 for prompt attentian. We mot maintain
<br />high quality safety forces. We need fmdietg fvr basic Service Departmmt aeeds,
<br />such as additionai snaw plows to replsce md supplawAnt thes aging +aqvipmen;t we now
<br />use; storar sever and storm ditch rehub3litaticrn; etreet repair equipoftt; p$rk
<br />maintenance. AlI of theese thimgs atwC be dane, with less do3.lars than we have had
<br />in the past. There may be a brighter side. 'Ihe 1980 tsx dup3fcote fs cortain to
<br />benefit tv some degree from the upcouing re-evaluation. The queatian is - by how
<br />much? At this point, we do not know. This is irhy he mrges C.ouncil to be cautious
<br />and frugnl and to thia& very care£ully brfore mandating euxpenditurea waich would
<br />invo].v8 using the Citp's bctnding c,apacity. Borrowed a?cmey must bee paid back. It is
<br />his opinion ss Chief AdminisCzator that the City ehould attavt, at ieast f€?r the
<br />next several monthe, to mainCain a holdiag gsttern and avoid major purchas" uatil
<br />all the faets are ia. It would be itreeponsible of us to buy what we caa't af€crd,
<br />with maney we don't have. Later thia yesr, we will be in amuch bett8r positian to
<br />make these 3udpwats. He thinks reuideatst wi11 appreciate and vnderstan+d the need
<br />for us to evaluate our dcllars mote carefu].ly Chsn evrar before they are spent.
<br />Long-'range, he recagiaiaes certain goals far the City whieh have ar? effect cra decisians
<br />which might be mrade ncrw. T'ha present 5ervice Garage shouid be? resaveS fro*- the narth
<br />Olmsted Fark and replaced with a auikable buI.144M e1sewhere. He hesitates to see
<br />the City purchaas hvnc3rsde of thvusands of dollors In eqtt9.pmmt when it w-"?l1 be
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