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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council <br />Monday, April 18, 2016 <br />P age 3 <br />COlVSIDERA'I'ION OF 1VIIlVUTES : <br />Re2ulai• Council lileetin2 - March 21, 2016 <br />Mrs. Mills, seconded by Mr. Man-ie, made a motion to approve the minutes as written. . <br />ROLL CALL: AYES: All Motion Carried <br />NAYS: None March 21, 2016 Minutes Approved <br />COMMENTS FR0M 1VIAYOR BODNAR <br />Thank you Council President. I ain going to take the podium here so bear with ine. I have a lot <br />to take with me. <br />All right, good evening everyone. Fasten your seatbelts ladies and gentlemen, we have a lot to <br />accoinplish this evening. Can everybody hear me okay? <br />So we are going to begin with the 2016 State of the Village. . <br />. STATE OF TgIE VILLAGE <br />"The car goes where the eye goes." In eloquently simple prose, author Garth Stein (The Art of <br />Racing in the Rain) gives us a winning formula for navigating race tracks ... and life. Focusing <br />on the next turn on the track will not yield the win, Stein reminds us. Rather, we must lcnow our <br />car, understand the impact of road and weather conditions, and look farther down the road to the <br />next turn, and the one beyond that, in order to claim success. <br />In Mayfield Village, looking ahead has netted us a great deal of our success, and I am pleased to <br />report that we are in sound condition, both financially and as a vibrant community which <br />provides important services and amenities to its 3,400 residents. <br />Income. We recently passed the 2016 budget, which addresses all facets of the lifestyle we <br />enjoy. As Finance Director Ron Wynne describes in his tandem article, our income tax revenues <br />continue to increase-not radicall.y, but steadily. This statistic is indicative of existing businesses <br />increasing pa}noll, either through pay raises or expansion, and of new businesses moving into <br />Mayfield Village. Public/private partnerships. Progressive Insurance, of course, reinains our largest business <br />anchor and our ally. As a truly "progressive" leader and innovator in the insurance industry, <br />Progressive's ability to look ahead has defined its success, and we are thankful that Progressive <br />lends its creative, forward thinking abilities to our community as well. This year, because of <br />construction near the Gazebo, Progressive has not only allowed us to use its grounds for Cruise <br />Niglit and Fireworks, but has done a great deal of the legwork to inake it happen.