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Regular Council Meeting 2-26-07 Page 11 HUMAN SERVICES - Eunice Kalina Mrs. Kalina reported Meals on Wheels wanted her to convey their appreciation for the space on the marquee. Almost as soon as the notice went up that they had a need for volunteers, they had three calls f-rom our marquee. In the winter, they have a lot of people who go south. We are geiting older and retiring from delivering meals, so there is a need for new volunteers. Mrs. Kalina further reported that they had two luncheons in February, one for the card group. 49 people were present. That was on Tuesday the 13th, the beginning of the snowstorm. On the 16tn, we, had the Annual Employee Thank You Luncheon. We have a painting class which started last week and is continuing. It is going very well. The card group continues to grow and do well. March 15th, we are going to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Patsy Mills has volunteered to make soine soup. People are going to bring sandwiches. We will have dessert for them. We are working on a senior identification assistance program. Mrs. Kalina has discussed it with Chief Mohr and Chief Dearden and Kim Reilly, our Communications Supervisor. Currently there is a program in the CAD system of the police department which can be expanded to include eniergency contact people. We will continue to work on this. This means that it will be a voluntary program with respect for confidentiality. It is an important thing to do. Mrs. Kalina advised that everyone should have received the March calendar. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS: A?;tivities Committee - Mrs. Mills reported that there is a meeting scheduled for March 29tn All bands have been scheduled for the Summer Concerts. We are working even if we have not had a meeting yet this year. Architectural Review Board - Mr. Marrelli reported that Architectural Review Board met on the 2. We had three carryovers. We approved the replacement of the Deacon Chrysler Jeep sign on S.O.M. Center, sign replacement for Realty One on the corner of Beta and Wilson Mills and an addition on Glenview. Beautification- Mr. Saponaro thanked Joanne and the rest of the Committee for their great report at the beginning of the Council meeting. We did elect two Chair people, Patricia Russo and Joanne O'Brien. We have scheduled the rest of our meetings through October. March Sth will be our next meeting. They are all Mondays at 7:00 here in Civic Hall. April 2"d, May 14th, June 4th, July 9`h, August 6th, September 17`h and October 15t". One of the other discussions we had was the Ptacek project. This gentleman goes to _ different communities and photographs the cammunities and then puts together commemorative pictures of the various communities. You can do sepia or black and white. It is pretty interesting how the project works. He will come and talk to someone about it. They can direct him to the locations where pictures should be taken or he can do this himsel£ Joanne added that Jim Ptacek is a photographer who has done many of the cities, Mentor or Shaker. He presents at the Home and Garden Show. You will see photos of Strongsville, the Cleveland Stadium and the old stadium. If the Committee and Council is in approval, we would like to invite him out and give him some historical thoughts based upon some of the great places that we would like photographed. He can put it together in a collage for