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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council Monday, April 18, 2016 Page 5 Cominunity Rooin that you can be proud of, and that will seive you and your families for years to come. Plans for drainage projects are already underway, and we are talking to hoineowners, businesses and County organizations to help us develop long-tei-in solutions to water problems in various areas of the Village. We have begun to "write the book" on drainage and infrastructure. With the help of Sei-vice Director poug Metzung, Engineer Tom Cappello and Executive Assistant Susan Jeroine, we are compiling a compreheiisive binder to include the locations of problems, causes, solutions and resources, so that we can better solve the probleins that exist and, hopefully, prevent what future problems that we can. Safe . We are fortunate to live in a coinmunity that has enjoyed a low criine rate and quick, personal assistance fiom our first responders. Twenty-first Century preparedness deinands a continued awareness of local, national and international trends, as well as a thorough knowledge of resources ttiat will keep us safe and help us to inanage and control a growing list of situations which we entrust to our first responders. Once again, advance planning by Police Chief Rich Edelinan and Fire Chief Gino Carcioppolo have positioned us to be able to keep our forces safe, through training and cutting edge equipment, so that they can keep us safe. Our safety comes at continually increasing costs, but it is and will continue to be a high priority. Services. Mayfield Village strives to do an excellent job in preserving our coinmunity and providing services and assistance, both basic and beyond, to individuals who encounter a wide range of issues with their properties. While Ohio law dictates when and how we can spend taxpayer dollars, we are always looking for innovative approaches and creative solutions to probleins. When we can, we work with county and state agencies, and seek private grant money, to solve problems, thereby maxiinizing the use of your tax dollars for the benefit of Mayfield Village. Recreation. Recreation Director Bill Thomas has spent years developing the area around Parkview Pool into an intergenerational park that all members of the community can enjoy. This year, Mr. Thomas requested the addition of terulis, sand volleyball and bocce courts in the area to complete his vision. While we were considering a part of that request for inclusion in the 2016 budget, it became known that there could be grant money available, and that we could maximize our chance to receive the grant if we bundled all the courts together. Mr. Thoinas, who is always cognizant of spending tax dollars, was the first to withdraw his request for 2016 in the hopes that we can attain the grant and thereby reduce our cost. The Grove. Step by step, we are impleinenting iinprovements to the Grove in order to make it a better venue to provide a variety of cultural, educational and entertairunent programs. This year, our step is literally a step. We have built a step or ridge spanning a broadened periineter of the paved circle, providing some seating and additional definition to the space. We have filled in the widened area with pavers, thus providing increased space for those who may have trouble navigating the grassy hillside and, yes, for dancing too! We are reviewing plans for a band shell which we hope to have in place for the 2017 season. Of course, it inust be of good quality, be beautiful and fit in with the surroundings (without being ostentatious), and it must come in at a reasoiiable cost and within our means. As we progress with the Grove, we have also begun to