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Regular Council Meeting 5-17-99 Page 7 CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES Regular Council Meeting- April 19, 199 - Mrs. Mills, seconded by Mr. Fixler, made a motion to approve the minutes. Roll Call: AYES: All NAYS: None Motion Carried Minutes Apprvved Council President Marquardt said Councilman Fixler has asked to address Council and asked for a motion to do so. Dr. Parker, seconded by Mr. Busa, made a motion to amend the agenda to include comments from Councilman Fixler at this time. Roll Call: AYES: All NAYS: None Motion Carried Agenda Amended Mr. Fixler said in all likelihood this evening is his last Council meeting. He wanted to take this opportunity to thank some people. When he moved here approximately 13 years ago this was a quaint Village with fabulous potential. He didn't realize the potential was a reality. The amount of volunteers he has come across never ceases to amaze him. It was the volunteers who encouraged him to get involved with Recreation (specifically Elliot Ross and Blase Pietrafese). Once he was on the Recreation Board, those volunteers and people like Norma Basconi and Blase Pietrafese assisted him in his decision to run for Council. When you look back at all the magnificent projects that ha.ve been tackYed over the last 13 years and all the cooperative effort between Council officials, residents and volunteers, he does not think you will find any . community that could have accomplished so much in such a short period of time. All of these things were done and made possible by Village officials and voliinteers. Being a freshman Councilmember, Larry Flynn and Vince Busa gave him the history of Mayfield Village. In order to be a good Councilperson you need to know the history of how we got to where we are so you can go forward and make intelligent decisions. He will never forget all the kindness to he and his family. The amount of work and effort that has gone into all the various projects of Mayfield Village--people would ask him how he had the time--it wasn't a question of time, the volunteers, the residents, all of you made this a fun type of job. He refers to it as a job because we are compensated--but the reality is that it isn't a job. You volunteer because you really like it. He, his wife and his son Michael have truly enjoyed living in Mayfield Village. The decision to leave is specifically not related to Mayfield Village as a community but they couldn't find certain situations they were looking for in this community and felt it was time to move on. All of you have played a very important role in our lives. Whether we agreed or disagreed on issues, the reality is that all of us together make a difference for the community. Mayor Rinker and I certainly haven't seen eye to eye in every issue that has come up, however, he pushed him to be a