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Council Minutes of 01-19-10 employees: Cullen Mixon and Conor O'Shea. They are going to be working in the Wastewater Treatment Plant. • The Fact-finder's decision regarding the IAFF contract has yet to be received. It is expected this sometime this week. • During the snow fall from January 1 - 13, the Service Department employees plowed and salted the streets for ten days within this two week period. The total cost of snow removal was $118,214 which includes fuel, salt, calcium chloride, brine and labor. Only 28% of the labor costs were attributed to overtime as the majority of work was performed during regular shift hours. City vehicles traversed a total of 7,757 miles costing $ 2,327 in fuel; used 1,173 tons of salt, 765 gallons of calcium and 230 gallons of brine. Future snow events will also be tracked according to these categories. Overall, citizen response to snow removal was very positive and the Department received many more complimentary telephone calls than complaints. They will continue to work to make the system even better. From the contributions of Dr. Thomas to the Service employees, they did a great job. Some of the complaints were about mailboxes being knocked down, which are fixed by the city. • The contractor for the Dover Center Road asphalt project, Burton Scott, received the Quality Paving Award from Flexible Pavements of Ohio. The contractor will be honored at a banquet and awards ceremony in February in Cincinnati. The city is allowed one representative to attend. • New copy machines will be delivered to various municipal locations this Thursday. Toshiba Business Solutions was the successful bidder on the contract. Training for personnel will begin on Friday. • The Service Department is working with the Recreation Department on removal of scrap behind the Recreation Center. • The final phase of the restroom remodeling project has begun on the 2°d floor of City Hall. • Police and fire personnel met with officials at the Wastewater Treatment Plant to review the new staffing schedule. Training is taking place so that police and fire crews are familiar with the treatment plant. On the advice of emergency personnel, strobe lights and other safety equipment should be installed before changes take place. • President Obama will be visiting Lorain Community College on Friday, January 22. Police Chief Wayne Wozniak met with Secret Service officials and others to plan for the President's route. The President will be traveling through North Olmsted; he will not be making a stop. The Police Department will be assisting in traffic control for this event. • Planning for this year's Safety Town has begun. Tentative dates for the program are the weeks of June 14 and June 21. • School Resource Officer Jim Carbone helped North Olmsted High School students raise over $ 5,000 in this year's Day-of-Giving event held the last day of school before winter vacation. Officer Carbone was instrumental in planning the mock-tailgate party as well as organizing other events for charity. The money was used to help local families with gifts and clothing. 2