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Council Minutes of 06-19-12 ,,,,.. • The Recreation Center staff is ready for the annual 4th of July event. Please spread the word to family and friends to come out to watch the parade and join us for our picnic at North Olmsted Park. Still looking for bike contest entries, parade participants and guest hot dog grillers! • First week of summer programs has gone very well. Summer camp is at its max of 225 children registered. Swim team, swim lessons and tennis programs also started this week. Rink rentals are plenty and summer outdoor programs are in full swing. Administrative work includes the fire alarm project and fee ordinance changes. • Safety town started last week and will run to the end of this week. Approx 100 Children attended and thanks to our young volunteers who assisted Officer Jim Carbone and Aux. Connie Chakan. Director of Law Gareau: • He reported out some time ago concerning the Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Removal and the Clark Gas Station on Lorain and Stearns. The individual that represents the company/individual that owns the site appeared in court and has been found guilty of the property maintenance violations. The property will be sold and put back into usage as a service station. • There has been work on the Waxman Carpet property on Columbia and Lorain. Some of the property maintenance issues have been taken care of and good progress is being made. • Regarding housing sales and trends in North Olmsted, Sheriff's sales are dropping and continue to drop. Home values are still dropping, and foreclosures are down as well. • On June 14, he was involved in negotiations for the FOP for Fact Finding. An executive session has been scheduled this evening to discuss the results of this with City Council. Director of Finance Copfer: • She spent the last few weeks preparing for Fact Finding discussions with the FOP. A lot of financial preparation was required for this. • They completed their CAFR and it was submitted to the State last Thursday. • She has started working on the Tax Budget for North Olmsted. This is before Council tonight. Council President Limpert, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole: The Committee of the Whole met Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Present was Mayor Kennedy and his Directors and representatives from Rocky River Court and Administration. • Discussed were Ordinances 2012-47 and 2012-48, which deal with the Mayor's Court. There was also general discussion regarding Mayor's Court. The legislation was held in committee, and there will be a follow-up meeting on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 (tentative). 2 ,.d,, .:, ..._ ..,,..,, _ A,.. .