COUNCIL MEETING 09/16/13

Well another council meeting is in the books.

Everything on the agenda passed,except an ordinance amending section 1125.04 relating to the definition of a family. That item was 'Tabled' and will be reviewed by council. It seems that in truth that defining a family when it comes to a dwelling even the Feds have no idea what the definition should be. As an administration and a council the most important thing that can and should be do is to protect the residents and the integrity of the neighborhoods in the city. For once let's not do the easy thing, please.

Another resolution of interest Authorizing and Directing application to Acquire and Demolish several dwellings for Flood Mitigation Purposes. This deals with the federal government including Ohio as part of the Hurricane Sandy recovery of 2012. These homes are around where Milstone and Gristmill were located. Why these homes weren't included with the 2006 storm remains a mystery to many?

Allen Watson President of the POC sent  a presentation to council members asking what can be and should be done if the levies do not pass. At a recent POC meeting everyone pretty much believed they wouldn't and wondered if there was a plan and included some suggestions. Council-President in his usual condescending attitude replied that the ideas had been discussed and wouldn't work. Well Mr. Hada did bring up many, uncluding selling the water department, as well as many others, yet at the same time he did not revisit outscoring of reviewing how hospitalization could be changed.

As far as my electrical facts they pretty much were ruled that my 'Facts' were wrong, along with no 'Facts' that would prove me wrong. Forget the numbers of  $104.04 MW we only paid $75.00 and that included levelization. Boy if only that was true. Wait, we were promised power at $48.00 MW what happened to that number anyway. Time will tell who was right. Think his AMP-OHIO mess is done?  Read the minutes on the city website of the November,15,2010 Council Meeting another AMP-OHIO deal in 2015 already signed on by Painesville.. If I was looking for a reason to vote to re-elect Lori DiNallo I found it in those minutes. We in the end will either build a statue for our Council-President or burn him in effigy, These deals with AMP-OHIO will be his legacy. Only my facts were wrong, mixed with angry glances from a city official. (you guess)

The city also brought up the levies again last night and "Reciprocity" was back on the table with a graph on how much it would bring into the city and cost residents.

Reducing the 100% Income Tax Credit.

If for example the city council decided to reduce the Income Tax Credit to 50.00% it would raise $800,000 for the general fund and and cost a resident working outside the city in say Mentor  making $40,000 $400.00 more a year in taxes paid to RITA for the city of Painesville. Now the beauty of all this is that YOU don't even get to vote to raise this tax. Only the Seven on council.

That said vote wisely in November because it only takes 4 people on council to do this. We should ask anyone seeking the position of council-at-large where they stand on this measure. Not only ASK but be perfectly clear. It was mentioned that 70% of residents work outside the city.