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~~~ , Council Minutes of 04-20-2010 • The North Olmsted Kiwanis Club recently cleaned the I-480 /Great Northern interchange. The trash and debris was left in bags throughout the area and ODOT is scheduled to pick them up. • There have been recent articles pertaining to the rate structures and potential increases for storm water management being considered by the Regional Sewer District. Many people have inquired as to how this will impact North Olmsted residents. Regional Sewer does not provide any service to North Olmsted and representatives from this agency have indicated that their storm water management program will have no impact on our residents. While the city will begin looking at a long term program for storm water maintenance, the current discussion is not applicable to North Olmsted. • He presented a Proclamation The Cleaning Authority, a residential cleaning company located in Westlake. The Cleaning Authority participates in a national program called "Cleaning for aReason", anon-profit program that provides housekeeping services free of charge to women who are undergoing cancer treatment. He had the owner of The Cleaning Authority, Mike Fransko, come forward for the Proclamation and he explained how people in North Olmsted may be eligible for this service and how they can register. Councilman Kearney asked the Mayor if he plans on rehiring a laid off fireman since a Captain has recently retired. Mayor Kennedy said he ~ will be meeting with Safety Director Ritenauer to look at their needs. The Westshore Fire District is being studied right now, so it's important to be prudent to see how the Westshore Fire District plan goes. Law Director Gareau: • He mentioned that the Karen Nakon Foundation is dedicated to raising money in memory of Karen Nakon, and the money is provided to women in need to provide for their utility bills, mortgage payments, etc. while they're undergoing treatment. They probably have a long list of candidates who may be available to receive those cleaning services. • As a result of the Moratorium establishing Ordinance 2010-41 -the Moratorium concerning cybercafes, game rooms and Internet sweepstakes facilities -one applicant has withdrawn his application for a Certificate of Occupancy in the city of North Olmsted. The Law Department and Planning Director will be looking into reasonable land use controls for these particular uses in the city of North Olmsted. With respect to the Surf Shop, the Building Department has conducted an inspection and has issued orders relative to violations of the Building Code, the Ohio Building Code and violations of the Zoning Code. Building Commissioner Mitchell has requested compliance. • The case of Ricardo Shaffer vs. the City of North Olmsted has been dismissed. It was alleged that the city had used excessive force while removing Mr. Shaffer from the jail after he posted bond and didn't want to leave. 3