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Council Minutes of 03-16-2010 • He had the privilege to swear in Officer Mark Goodwin to the Police Sergeant position. He will be assigned to the shift of Simon Cesareo who recently resigned and went to Arizona. • The City of North Olmsted was awarded a grant in the amount of $995 by the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District. Grant funds will be used to purchase recycling containers to be placed at Springvale Golf Course. • Flags are flying at half-mast in honor of Cleveland Heights Police Officer Tom Patton who died in the line of duty this past Saturday. Last night there was also an officer from Elyria who passed away while on duty. • Polaris Career Center will be assigning two students to work with Fleet Manager Tim Conway. One student will be assisting the mechanics while another student will work on welding. • The year-to-date snow removal costs are approximately 15% above last year's expenditures. In 2009, they were nearly $218,000 and in 2010 nearly $255,000. The heavy snowfalls in early January and late February account for the increase in costs. • The boiler in Old Town Hall has been repaired. • The second and third shifts have ended in the Streets Division. Crews are now working on first shift only and are preparing for street repair work. Furlough time will impact the amount of work that gets done each day. • The Cultural Activities Commission will be putting out a `Call for Artists' who wish to display their artwork at City Hall. The City Hall art gallery will be a rotating display and preference will be given to North Olmsted artists. Contact Kim Wenger in the Planning Department for more information. • The `Seeds of Change Project' is a new city initiative targeting the beautification of public properties. This project will begin this year with tree planting in celebration of the 40~' anniversary of Earth Day and continue over future years to include other city beautification projects. Donations are welcome as well as the participation of interested volunteers. Contact Jackie Anderson at the Senior Center or Officer Jim Carbone at the Police Department for more information or to find out how to get involved. • The fish fries at Springvale continue throughout Lent. To date, Friday sales are averaging $1,500. • The Senior Center garage sale held March 6 was very successful. This event netted over $2,100 for the Senior Center. • The Community Life Service Advisory meeting originally scheduled for March 18 has been moved to Thursday, April 8 at 7 p.m. in the Mayor's conference room. • On March 11, the IAFF ratified an agreement with the city which includes approximately $410,000 in concessions. The contract included non-financial agreements, including the removal of the successor clause, the addition of a drug testing section identical to the Police contract, the establishment of a panel of five arbitrators, a total agreement section and changes to the composition of the Minimum Safe Staffing Committee. 2