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Minutes of the Combined Caucus/Council Meeting 6-11-07 Page 10 Beautification- Mr. Saponaro reported that everyone should have received a copy of the Minutes from the Meeting of June 01. As Doug referenced, there were a number of hanging baskets and planters placed in the Village. As you can see from the Minutes, the Committee members were not 100% happy with the outcome. That had to do with managing expectations on both ends. We had some good dialogue and discussion with Middleridge regarding our expectations and timelines and theirs. They assured us that the way that they do plantings are so that they last well into the fall. If they were to overstuff or overflow any of them we would have dead baskets and planters by mid-July because of the heat. Mr. Saponaro expressed the Committee's concerns and discussed how it would be handled differently in the future. This Committee has done a great job. They are certainly committed individuals who really want to make sure that the Village is beautiful. They take pride in their work and should all be commended for their hard work. It is a new group. This is our first project in terms of the baskets. We will continue to work on this and make sure that we tweak it and do it better in the future. Also attached to the Minutes is a report that we have regarding working with ODOT and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources so that we can put wildflowers at the 271 ramps. Nothing has been finalized at this time. They are ready to come to Council with it, but they are putting things together and looking at whether there might be grants or anything else that is available and how other communities are doing things. They also discussed the Musca property. They discussed the basic structure of the Committee itself, how it works and what we can do to improve efficiency. Board of Anneals - Mr. Marrelli stated that there was no meeting, so there is no report. Cemeterv - Mrs. Mills thanked the Service Department for installing a new post on the cemetery sign. It was rotted out. She placed flags along the fenceline and on the graves that had military insignias on them. She complimented Mary Singer on the good job she did at Whitehaven Cemetery. The Mayor was there and gave an excellent speech. Mary baked cookies for it. Hopefully other people in the Village will become aware of this ceremony that has been going on for a great number of years. It is a very nice ceremony to remember our past service people. Dr. Parker asked if we sent her a thank you. Mrs. Mills stated that she is part of the Citizen's Advisory. She and her husband took this on as a special project. Mrs. Mills asked Mary Beth if she would send a thank you note to Mrs. Singer. Citizen's Advisorv Committee - The Minutes of this Committee's meeting of May 23, 2007 are attached to these Council Minutes. Commission on Aging - Mrs. Kalina reported that the Committee met on May 31St. They discussed the Anniversary Party and suggestions for future parties of that nature and discussed plans for the July and August picnics. Drainaste & Infrastructure/Stormwater Mgt. - Mr. Metzung reported that you will see several projects on tonight's agenda. They went over the original list and rated them. They went out and got pricing for them. They followed up with another site visit with Mrs. Cinco and Mr. Marrie. The ones on tonight's agenda have made the final cut. We have a few that are still pending, so you may see a few more come next month. This is where we are at.