1. CANDIDATE FORUM: The Chamber is sponsoring a mayoral candidate forum on October 29 beginning with a reception at 6:00 pm in the Methodist Church. The forum will begin at 6:30 pm and Information Technology Coordinator Kurt Ripperger will tape and replay the event on cable channel 7 over the weekend.
2. SQUARE BUILDING: Supervisor Doug Shull reports the county’s building on the west side of the square is basically sound and will be repaired/renovated in the next few months.
FYI—No request yet from the building owner who has suggested a major improvement to his building on the square.
3. SOUTH Y: Based on an $800,000 project and 15% voluntary assessment for W 10th Street properties, the cost/ft would be about $3,000/property and about $110/ft for “Y” Street properties. The 10th Street voluntary assessments can be adjusted according to property owner preference.
4. LIBRARY HVAC: The Library Board reviewed the 3 HVAC options ranging from $93,000 to $406,000 with the engineer on October 13. While the geo-thermal and conventional replacement were preferred options (geo-thermal was consensus), the Board delayed a decision until their November 10 meeting.
The three options are shown below:
Option 1: Replacing the current system "as is" - with conventional equipment. This option would be more energy efficient than the current one. Estimated cost is $337,500 (including contingency and engineering fees).
Option 2: Replacing the current system with a geothermal system. Estimated cost is $406,250 (including contingency and engineering fees).
Option 3: This option gives the Library Board the opportunity to replace individual pieces of the current system - or "cherry pick" from a list of alternatives. It would not replace the control system and would mean putting new equipment with old. The cost range for this option is $93,440-$210,300.
The Library Board did not think that Option 3 was a viable alternative and are focusing their attention on the conventional replacement or the geothermal option.
5. W BOSTON SEWER: An informational meeting with property owners on the 400 block of W Boston will be held October 22 to discuss replacing the private (multiple) service with an 8” main. Per the project on North Howard, the project will be contracted by the city and the cost split between the benefiting properties. Utility billing will be the method for property owners to reimburse the city.
A recommendation will be brought to council in November.
6. W. EUCLID: In your packet is a copy of the RH&T’s recent editorial regarding W. Euclid assessments comments/clarifications:
• Comparing a civil suit to a criminal suit cannot be justified
• There are occasions where convicted criminals are out of jail on bail
• Jim Steffen and Phil Gray were in my office October 8th asking about what amount to pay. I provided the following advice:
a. Contact your lawyer to get advice.
b. Check with the County Treasurer to see what ramifications there are if they paid less
c. If they paid more than a judges (final) decision, it will be returned with interest
