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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL February 26, 2007 Mayfield Village Civic Hall The Council of Mayfield Village met in regular session on Monday, February 26, 2007 at approximately 8:05 p.m. in the Mayfield Village Civic Hall. Council President Buckholtz called the meeting to order. ROLL CALL: Present: Mr. Buckholtz, Mrs. Cinco, Mr. Marquardt, Mr. Marrie, Mrs. Mills, Dr. Parker and Mr. Saponaro Absent: None Also Present: Mayor Rinker, Mr. Brett, Ms. Calta, Mr. Cappello, Chief Dearden, Mr. Marrelli, Mr. Metzung, Chief Mohr, Mr. Thomas, Mr. DiNardo, Mrs. Kalina and Mrs. Betsa The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given. OIPEN PORTION 5-rninute limit imposed by Chair. Those who wish to speak must first state their name and address. Joanne O'Brien 6759 Walnut Mrs. O'Brien has been a Mayfield Village resident for 14 years. She is the Co-Chairman along with Patty Russo on the new Beautification Committee. She is here to report this evening that today she and Jean Britton took a field trip out to Middleridge Garden Nursery in Madison. It has been her express desire to liven up the corridor of downtown in Mayfield Village. Last year she contacted 25 cities and asked who had hanging baskets in their cities. She took a survey and found out that 19 out of the 25 that she called has hanging flowers. This was her first order of business on the Beautification Committee. She then went, with the city's permission, and purchased 8 baskets. They were a little skimpy but it was not the nursery's fault because we started far too late. This year our Committee dECided that we had to move into action quickly and get this done. We went to Middleridge Nursery because after listening to other cities and listening to them compliment other cities, Willoughby, Willoughby Hills, Wickliffe and Willowick were on the high list of recommendations. She found