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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council <br />Tuesday, February 18, 2020 <br />Page 3 <br />Council President Schutt stated, thank you. <br />June Sladek <br />6759 Eastgate Drive <br />I wanted to say thank you. I am here to tell you something that some of you may already know. <br />I have been working with Shane. My organization is called the Side FX Project. It was started <br />through my survival of breast cancer. I was a performer for many years, making money, having <br />fun and doing some things on the side as a way to have an artistic outlet. But after my breast <br />cancer journey, I decided I wanted to gig for causes. Because I was still alive, I wanted whatever <br />I was doing to make a difference. I started that mission in 2015. I sit on the Board of Directors <br />for Komen Northeast Ohio and have been doing some fundraising for local 501(c)(3)'s grass <br />roots, very small organizations and in contrast, Susan G. Komen. <br />This year, this is our first Side FX Festival. It's a vision of mine to not just try to bridge the <br />cause of breast cancer but bridge the wellness and well-being resources within the community <br />and kind of anchor that cause with music. So, the festival is going to take place at the Grove on <br />June 20`}'. It's called Women Rock for Wellness and it is the Side FX Festival. It's going to be <br />an afternoon of all kinds of fun for the entire family. We are going to have 5 female acts <br />performing at the Grove. In addition, we are going to have 20 exhibitors. Those exhibitors will <br />be ranging from health and well-being from the traditional medical side all the way to very <br />alternative ways of seeking well-being and health. It's a wonderful thing for the community. I <br />know it will help everyone see what's available in our local community. I am doing it in a fun <br />and inviting way. I hope you all get behind Women Rock for Wellness. After my expenses are <br />paid- I did not get a presenting sponsor, I was really hoping for one of the hospital systems. I am <br />still waiting to hear from Metro as well as the Cleveland Clinic but right now, if my expenses are <br />covered and I do pretty well, anything additional after . my expenses are paid are being <br />completely donated to the Karen P. Nakon Foundation. Karen P. Nakon was a woman who <br />didn't survive her breast cancer journey. She had three small children. Her husband started this <br />Foundation in her honor. He grants money to women that are struggling financially due to a <br />cancer diagnosis. That is going to be where our proceeds go. Each and every year if we do well <br />hopefully, the Grove is an amazing place. Pray for no rain. Hopefully we will be able to do it <br />again. This will be the kick-off of something really special for the community. <br />Council President Schutt stated, thank you. It sounds like it's going to be a nice event at the <br />Grove. Anyone else? <br />Daniel Paul <br />Owner, ProTouch Group <br />We were the apparent low bidder for the Parkview Park Improvements Project. I am here <br />tonight because the recommendation was made to go with the second low bidder and I believe <br />that that recommendation is a mistake. I was not given the opportunity to alleviate any concerns <br />on the part of Jim McKnight or the Recreation Department of why we would be unable to handle <br />that project. All that I was told was the fact that this project seemed so much larger than projects <br />