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Council Minutes of 12-07-2010 ,, effective January 7, 2011. He joined the fire department on October 3, 1977. He thanked both men for their services to the city. • The Cleveland Food Bank conducted their annual audit of the Food Pantry on November 9, 2010. Food storage passed inspection, as did all levels of reporting. Chris Allegra, pantry staff and volunteers provided Thanksgiving assistance to over 100 North Olmsted families this past holiday. • The Cultural Activities Commission sponsored its Third Annual Holiday Lights Decorating Contest. Prizes will be awarded to the top three displays. Entry forms can be found online and are due by December 13, 2010. • The City of North Olmsted is participating in the Cuyahoga County Municipal Energy Program. The city is one of forty communities that will be conducting a comprehensive energy audit of all city facilities at no cost to the city. The project will begin within the next few months. • Building permits issued in November included O'Reilly's Auto for a construction project for $250,000 and AT&T for generator replacement project in the amount of $470,000. • Wastewater Treatment Plant Class III Operator interviews have been conducted this week and are ongoing. The City and Cleveland State University are working together to provide summer environmental internships for students to increase the assistance of the mercury variance program at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. • The problem with the light at Fire Station No. 2 with keeping accurate time is being investigated and will hopefully be resolved soon. • Shift work in the Service Dept. began December 5, 2010. The final brush round up concluded December 2, 2010. • His annual State of the City address at the Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday, January 20, 2011 at the Radisson at 11:30a.m. • The work on the swimming pool beams at the Recreation Center started on December 1, 2010 and should be completed this week. Rink flooring has been installed to complete the walkway from the locker room 6 to the bleacher side of the rink door. Varsity swim and hockey seasons are underway. • Springvale is concluding the year with several holiday parties. They will begin projects in the ballroom and clubhouse after January 1, 2011. Director of Law Gareau: • He prepared and filed a timely answer in the foreclosure matter of Lakeview Holding LLC vs. Soboslay. • The Fair Housing Review Board hosted an essay contest for any high school senior living in North Olmsted. Notices were sent to all schools and various press releases were issued regarding the contest. Unfortunately, the City received no entries. • On November 4, 2010, he advised the Administration concerning issues and procedures relative to the contracting process for BFI and the trash hauling extension. 2