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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED JANUARY 3, 2012 Present: President of Council Limpert; Council Members Barker, Brossard, Kearney, Mahoney, Orlowski, Schumann, Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Law Gareau, Director of Finance Copfer, Director of Planning and Development Wenger, Director of Safety and Service Thomas, and Director of Human Resources Farver Absent: Clerk of Council Gallo 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. The minutes of the Council meeting of December 6, 2011 were approved as written. The following legislation will be considered for passage under suspension of the rules: ~~"""' Second Reading -Resolution 2011-141; First Reading -Resolutions 2012- l , 2012-2, 2012-3 & 2012-4 REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • The Country Club Streetscape Project is out for bid. The bid opening will be January 17 with construction to commence later this year. • Cuyahoga County has announced its third round of CDBG municipal grants. Applications are due April 3. The Citizens Advisory Committee will begin meeting this month to discuss and recommend a viable project for funding. • In December 2011, the Oxcart Food Pantry provided food to 166 families for a total of 508 individuals. Of those 166 families, 64 were adopted through the Adopt a Family Program. • Chase Ritenauer has resigned from his position as Public Works Commissioner with North Olmsted. Effective January 1, 2012, he became Mayor of Lorain. We wish him the best and thank him for his hard work. Longtime Safety Secretary, Louise Kilbane, has left North Olmsted to become his Administrative Assistant in Lorain. • Year 2011 was the busiest year on record in the Fire Dept. Preliminary numbers show the department responding to over 200 more calls in 2011 than 2010. Most «~ ' of the increase can be attributed to EMS runs while fire runs decreased in 2011.