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~ `` ~~ Council Minutes of 03-02-2010 • The City of North Olmsted entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with .~.: the Cuyahoga County Soil and Water District for a variety of classes and ~~ educational events promoting clean water. The first session was held Monday, February 15, at the Rocky River Nature Center and featured abuild-you-own rain barrel workshop. • The new Esther Avenue sewer meter was recently installed. Unfortunately, it was installed incorrectly, and corroded by water and made inoperable. The contractor has agreed to replace and re-install the meter at no charge to the city. • The snow event of February 24 through February 28 cost the city a total of $62,000 for the twelve inches of snow that fell. The city used 840 tons of salt at a cost of $37,000, and regular and overtime labor costs for that Friday, Saturday and early Sunday morning were approximately $23,000. • He will be hosting a business "Meet and Greet" at Springvale Thursday, March 4, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Mayor's economic development team will be there along with County officials to discuss programs and incentives for local businesses. • The County's Storefront Renovation Rebate Program opens today. This provides rebates of up to $8,000 to retail businesses who make eligible exterior property improvements. Contact the Planning Department for more information. • A Landmarks Commission speak series event is scheduled for Thursday, March 11, at 7:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Porter Road. Dale Thomas will be making a photo illustrated presentation of local history up through the Civil War era to include historic artifacts. Admission is free. ~ • The Lenten Fish Fry continues at Springvale every Friday through April 2 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Non-profit organizations acting as volunteer servers are booked through the year and there are four organizations on the waiting list to participate next year. Sales for the first two weeks are averaging about $1,100, and attendance is good despite the poor weather. • The weather was good for the first Cross Country Ski Race at Springvale this past Saturday. The event was sponsored by the Ohio Nordic Ski Club. There were forty-five participants, as well as probably twice that many in attendance ranging in age from 8 - 74 years old. They raced around apre-set course for an hour. They plan to make this an annual event and hope to expand the cross country course for next year. • There will be a Community Life Services Advisory Board meeting on Thursday, March 18, at 7:00 p.m. in the caucus Room. • On February 26, AFSCME Clerical Technical ratified their labor contract. He thanked this bargaining unit for acknowledging the city's economic circumstances and doing their part to help. So far, six of the seven unions have granted concessions to help balance the budget in 2010. The only remaining union not to have done so is the IAFF. • The Health Care Advisory Team has been meeting for the last five months. The committee was formed during the last negotiating cycle and consists of fourteen employees. They are obligated to review the current health care plan and make recommendations to contain costs and minimize employee contributions. If the : committee makes a recommendation, it will be forwarded to the administration 2