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Council Minutes of OS-03-2011 • The city received notice last week that the Federal Government will again be accepting applications for COPS grants. • Interviews for the position of Assistant Superintendent at the Waste Water Treatment Plant were completed last week. The position has been offered to CarrieAnne Rosemark who currently holds a comparable position with the City of Oberlin. • For the last month, nearly every department in the city's Administration has been handling calls regarding flooding of yards, basements and streets. Waste Water and Service Department employees have worked non-stop to handle these calls. • Earlier today, he met with employees from Waste Water, Service and the Administration to discuss the specifics of implementing a plan to prevent as many of these flooding situations as possible. It is important to realize that while no municipality can totally prevent flooding in every situation, he believes that there are some steps the city can take to mitigate water coming into basements and causing property damage. • The capital improvement project for the plant and the collection system are obviously going to offer some relief. In the months ahead, he will present a maintenance plan for our storm water system that specifically outlines the work we will be doing. • The City of North Olmsted was successful in its grant application for the NOPEC Powering Our Communities Program thanks to Planning/Development Director Wenger. The city was awarded nearly $ 270,000 for HVAC, lighting and window replacement at City Hall, the Senior Center and Community Cabin. • The bid opening for the 2011 Street Program including road resurfacing, crack sealing, and pavement marking is this Thursday at noon. • The construction at the future Oxcart Pantry is anticipated to be complete by the end of the month. Many thanks to the volunteers who have contributed their efforts in painting, flooring and other work on the site. • The Frostville Market debuts this Saturday, May 7, 2011 starting at 9 a.m. at the Frostville Museum in the Metroparks. This will be a weekly event through October. A wide variety of produce will be available in addition to cooking demonstrations, musical performances and much more. Director of Law Gareau: • A significant portion of Cinnamon Woods was annexed into the City of North Olmsted which moved the city lines and not the school district lines. Residents at that time petitioned to have themselves incorporated into the North Olmsted School District, which was unsuccessful. Voting on the Olmsted Falls school levy took place today for Ward 3 Precinct D which is this area of the City of North Olmsted. • He congratulated the new Chief of Police, Jamie Gallagher. He wished Al Herman well in his retirement from the Service Dept. • He attended a seminar last Friday on civil issues and municipal law. • On Thursday he met with the FOP representative, Human Resources Director Farver and Chief Wozniak to discuss and resolve an outstanding labor issue. 2 ___ .V.,_..._~....~,.s. ,...... _ ~ .....,, , ,,,