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Council Minutes of 02-07-2012 Olmsted and Fairview Park participated in joint training regarding traffic safety .:~.;- control. ~~~~ • The WWTP has been dealing with a few unusual situations. Recently they were called to handle a sewer main blockage on Butternut Ridge Road which was caused by grease. Residents on Butternut between Mastick and Canterbury received brochures on the problem and how to properly dispose of grease. A similar situation occurred on Vita Lane, but employees were able to determine the source and address that with the homeowner. • Last week, a water main break occurred in the 24000 block of LeBern. This water break coupled with a collapsed sewer lateral resulted in nine inches of water in the basement of a residential property. The water line and sewer line have been repaired. Street repairs are pending the final signing-off of the Cleveland Division of Water. • Mr. James Reynolds with be starting with the City on February 13, 2012 in the Building Dept. as the Asst Building Commissioner. Mr. Reynolds comes to the City with 20 years of municipal service as a building, electrical, zoning and property maintenance inspector. Also joining the City on that date will be Mr. Thomas Rini as the Secretary of Service. Mr. Rini has a degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology and served two tours in Iraq. • The City met with ODOT representatives last week to discover various traffic and safety studies. ODOT has assigned a task under consultant to conduct analysis of Great Northern Blvd. Corridor to follow up with NOACA's road safety audit. ~,,, This is the next step in the process before the City applies for and receives safety funds for the identified improvements. This study was conducted at no cost to the City. Director of Law Gareau: • The city has been named in a lawsuit in an action setting forth a claim for damages from the City of North Olmsted arising from flooding occurring on two occasions in the year 2011. There is a claim to certify this matter as a class action lawsuit. This case has been forwarded to the city's insurance carrier and is being handled by the insurance company and insurance defense counsel at this time. • In terms of cases pending in any stage of the enforcement process for property maintenance, there are 40 cases currently within the Law Dept. with most of them coming in at the end of 2011. He met with the Planning/Development Director, City Engineer and Building Commissioner on January 30, 2012 to strategize on property maintenance enforcement. They are contemplating an effort to rewrite the code to bring to Council for their consideration and to re-divide responsibilities for certain maintenance issues. • He had the occasion to participate in the Records Commission meeting on Friday, February 3, 2012. Anew and revised Records Policy was adopted that was drafted in the Law Dept. consistent with Ohio law public records updates. • Prior to January 31, 2012 at an Environmental Control meeting, he had the - occasion to prepare a memo and accordingly advise the Mayor on the status of the trash ordinance and the history that goes along with it. 2