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~~ Council Minutes of 03-16-2010 Law Director Gareau: • He gave an update on property maintenance issues that have been before the Court through the Law Department. In February and March, there were four sentences imposed on property maintenance cases. There were four additional cases in which they have accepted pleas on which remain for sentencing. Four more are pending in the Law Department pending referrals from the Building Department. • Since he last reported regarding the Vivanni Family Trust (Stearns and Lorain Plaza), the defendant was required to perform various activities which were done. Front gutters and downspouts were replaced and repaired. There is another list of significant items which will be performed now that the weather is turning more favorable. The list includes the parking area light poles, rear gutters and painting. That list is due for completion by May 20, 2010. • Today the Law Department and Assistant Director of Law, Carole Heyward, put on a presentation to Safety, Building and Planning concerning real property maintenance strategies. Discussion included strategic target enforcement in troubled neighborhoods, choice of law, criminal enforcement generally and potential changes to streamline enforcement of nuisance abatement in the local code. The Law Department has assembled a "top ten" list of housing and strategies in government initiatives that they think will be helpful to the City of North Olmsted. It will be presented to the Administration for their consideration. • Pending litigation - Bertalan vs. Marvin Stotz and the City of North Olmsted. This was accident involving a NOCOP vehicle. There is a settlement conference scheduled for April 21, 2010. The matter remains set for trial on June 3, 2010. • An unfair labor practice was filed by AFSCME Clerical/Technical concerning matters at the Waste Water Treatment Plant. He and his staff are preparing a response which is due March 27, 2010. • He is currently doing a re-write of the rules and regulations for the Board of Zoning Appeals to attempt to streamline the process and make it more efficient. • The Mayor has asked him to review revenue generating contracts. There is a desire on the part of the Administration to revisit the issue of advertising at the Recreation Center as away to generate revenue. There may be some recommended changes by way of legislation that could allow greater flexibility in how they do that particular type of contract. • He is currently in negotiation with AT&T concerning the lease for the monopole at Clague Park. They seek to increase the height of the pole from 120 feet to 130 feet. The Administration is looking into the possibility of using that tower to handle police and fire communications which are currently sited at the Westbury Complex. It's hoped that the tower, if it can be modified to meet the city's needs, can help with cost savings. They had discussion today with AT&T on the whether or not it's feasible to get additional height and to use it for safety communications. • The Fair Housing Review Board, Mayor Kennedy and the Law Department are sponsoring a poster contest for children in the city of North Olmsted to celebrate 3