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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MARCH 7, 2012 Present: President of Council Limpert; Council Members Barker, Brossard, Kearney, Mahoney, Orlowski, Schumann, Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Law Gareau, Clerk of Council Gallo, Director of Planning and Development Wenger, Director of Safety and Service Thomas, and Director of Human Resources Farver Absent: Director of Finance Copfer President Limpert called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilman Schumann made a motion to amend the agenda to remove the Council meeting minutes of February 7, 2012. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Williamson and passed unanimously. Agenda amended to remove the February 7, 2012 minutes. The following legislation will be considered for suspension of the rules this evening: Second Reading -Ordinance 2012-10 REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • Last year, the city applied for the 2011 COPS Grant through the Department of Justice. This grant would have paid 100% of salaries and benefits for two police officers for a period of 3 years. The request was not funded, but recently the city was notified by the Dept. of Justice that they received funding for the 2012 COPS program and would be reconsidered. A legislative request has, been submitted to Council as there have been a few changes in the funding and hiring requirements. First the grant will pay 75% of each officer with maximum funding of $125,000 per officer over the 3 years of the grant. All new hires need to be veterans. • In May 2011, the Service Dept. began the process of changing out the traffic lights throughout the city, installing LED lights. The process was finally completed in December. Initial billing statements are reflecting a 36% decrease in electricity charges. The January 2011 bill for traffic lights was $1,991 compared to $1,268 for the same period this year. This will equate to annual ~_ savings of $9,781.