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Caucus/Regular Council Mtg. 7-14-03 Page 5 know what you guys are doing but the traffic is better than it was before. There are long lines of cars but--- CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES Regular Council Meeting -June 16, 2003 - Dr. Parker, seconded by Mrs. Mills, made a motion to approve the minutes. Roll Call: AYES: All NAYS: None Motion Carried Minutes Approved Special Council Meeting -June 2, 2003 - Mr. Marquardt, seconded by Mr. Riter, made a motion to approve the minutes. Roll Call: AYES: All NAYS: None Motion Carried Minutes Approved COMMENTS FROM MAYOR RINKER Relay For Life -Mayor Rinker said the Relay For Life was held about 2-3 weekends ago. Relay for Life is a fundraiser for cancer. This is something that happens not only nationwide; I think it happens worldwide. This is the first time Mayfield Village participated in it. Students from the High School, the response was really pretty incredible. The very brief period of time that this had to get people's attention and make an impact because Relays for Life have been run on a continuous basis, I think, for several years. It is a very successful volunteer, grass roots effort that has over the years made substantial inroads in the fight for cancer. A lot of monies that these Relay for Life events generate-in Ohio alone, for example, last year I think it was 8 million dollars. This goes directly to research and different kinds of programs. Nobel Prize winners in cancer research have been beneficiaries of these dollars. I was kind of amazed at how successful and how longstanding it has been. Long story short: $33,000 was generated, I think, just from this year alone. One of the High School groups pulled in about $5,000 which is just very impressive. A lot of the feedback not only was positive but it was, we know, we ought to advertise this more next year. We ought to put a banner up across Wilson Mills. A number of those very practical suggestions were made. I think that we just want to take note of that. It's not simply that it's for a good cause; this is something that works and that Mayfield was able to make as much an impact in a relatively short period of time, I think it says a lot and it goes well for the future. This is something we really should try to promote next year. Expansion of Library -Mayor Rinker said tomorrow, Phil and I will be meeting along with other Mayors, we've been invited to meet at the Regional Library. It's not like it's been front- page news, but the plans have been in the offing for quite a while: the Regional Library up here