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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council Monday, April 19, 2021 Page 9 Aintree Park Sanitary Relief Sewer. Another sewer project being designed by Tom Cappello is the Aintree Park Sanitary Relief Sewer. The budget for this project is $455,000 and work consists of the construction of approximately 670 ft. of sanitary relief sewer to divert excess flow from the Aintree Park Drive sanitary sewer. This relief sewer is expected to help alleviate basement flooding in the area and work may begin as early as Fall 2021. DEPARTMENTAL UPDA All Departments continue to run smoothly and employees are no longer working remotely. Our buildings have re -opened to the public and we anticipate going back to in-person meetings beginning in July. The Parks & Recreation Department is excited about the prospect of getting back to normal, or close to it, this summer. Director Shane McAvinew and his staff have done an excellent job planning programming and special events that can be done safely and under current Board of Health guidelines. The Mothers' Day Pancake Breakfast will look a little different this year, July 4th Fireworks are going forward on June 26, and Cruise Night has been pushed from June to September. Residents should have received the Spring/Summer Recreation Guide filled with information on all special events, the summer concert series at The Grove and the Gazebo, and a variety of programs for all. The Building Department reported 593 residential building permits issued in 2020, down slightly from 2019. Work continues at the Montebello subdivision on Highland Road with two new homes built and many more anticipated in 2021. On the commercial side, the number of permits issued was 815, down slightly from 828, but with a $1.5 million increase in valuation. Permit fee collections also saw an increase in 2020 of about $24,000. Building Commissioner John Marrelli recently announced his impending retirement, so the search for John's successor is about to begin. John has served Mayfield Village well for the past 17 years and his shoes will be difficult to fill. Our first responders and dispatchers at Police and Fire remained on the job throughout the pandemic and ready to respond as needed. They have done an awesome job keeping us safe and during this tumultuous year and difficult times; I know we all appreciate their dedication and professionalism. The big news at the Service Department is that long-time Service Director Doug Metzung retired after 25 years. Replacing him is Lands & Buildings Foreman Scott Sipos. Scott has been working in the Service Department since 1993, starting there as part-time summer help and working his way up to Foreman in 2012. Scott is very familiar with the Village (recently becoming a resident here himself) and the Service Department's operations so I feel confident that we can anticipate a smooth transition.