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t 'x.,.. Council Minutes of 06-07-2011 • The outdoor pool will open on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. New improvements include basketball hoops, removal of unsightly flowerbeds and the repair and painting of benches around the deck. • Ice rink repairs are in progress and going well. They will start to build the ice at the end of the week and will be ready to open for summer programming on June 20, 2011. The pool dehumidification system bid has been advertised and will close June 28, 2011. Summer camp starts next week with 205 registered and paid participants. • The Springvale parking lot improvement project is progressing quickly. While the light fixtures to be installed will not be in for a couple of weeks, the lot itself should be paved and marked within the next week. Director of Law Gareau: • On June 1, 2011 an appeal was taken by Norcar Co., LLC (North Olmsted Town Center) from an adverse Board of Zoning Appeals ruling which occurred at the May BZA meeting. At that meeting, one member of the BZA was absent and the vote for a variance request for signage was 2-2 which meant it lost. At the June meeting after the appeal was filed, all BZA members were present and a motion to reconsider was made. At that point the signage was approved by a vote of 3-2. He expects the case will be dismissed. • A mediation hearing took place on May 25, 2011 in the matter of Margaret Benning vs. The City of North Olmsted. Ms. Benning sustained injuries in a fall at the city jail. The insurance defense counsel handled the matter and the Law Dept. was present for the mediation as well. The case was settled for $9,000. • The city received notice that Andrew Mazzella has a claim against the City of North Olmsted. He will likely be dismissing his case in short order. He had previously alleged in a court filing that there was a misuse of a police Taser during an arrest. • There are five new property maintenance cases referred to the Law Dept. for action. Two are for tree issues, two are for landscaping issues and one for signage. • He will be working with the Administration tomorrow regarding the AFSCME reopener for contract negotiations. Director of Finance Copfer: • The auditors have completed their last day of field work today. They are waiting on the Cleveland Division of Water's report on their internal controls. Council President Limpert, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole: The Committee of the Whole met Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 8:45 p.m. to discuss the redistricting of the wards in North Olmsted. Robert Dykes from Triad Research Group was invited as well as Mark Salling from Cleveland State University. These two firms 4