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Council Minutes of 08-06-2013 made $20,000 due to the Sheet Metal Golf outing and the Hockey Club golf outing. • The recreation department celebrated the 4~' of July with the annual bike parade, picnic and games. Although the sky was threatening in the morning it was a great day. Thank you to all who attended and helped out. Recreation staff presented the Mayor, Finance Director and Planning Director with architect plans for the new front desk area and fitness center spaces. Construction is moving along in the tennis courts and new gymnastics space. The newly renovated area will open shortly after Labor Day. Director of Law Gareau: • The Court of Appeals has ruled favorably in the matter of The City of North Olmsted vs. Kim Rock. This is a criminal case arising from a Zoning Code violation as it concerns the use of structures to house animals. In this case, a dog house was used to provide shelter for a pig. • He provided the Auditor with a Status of Claims, which happens annually. "Che only pending civil action currently in the Law Dept. is a request for damages Connell vs. The City of North Olmsted. This is being handled by insurance defense counsel. • The Law Dept. received $15,306.66 from a class action lawsuit concerning a drug charge lawsuit. This was forwarded to Directors Copfer and Farver to be reinvested in the city's health care plan. • He participated in the North Olmsted Commission on Paratransit (NOCOP) meeting with the Mayor of Olmsted Falls, Olmsted Falls Township Trustees and Directors Copfer and Farver. Topics included charges for services, transportation protocol and the future of NOCOP as an entity. • The city continues to work through a final draft of the sewer rate agreement with Olmsted Township. A draft has been presented to Cuyahoga County Law Dept., and Engineers for additional review and comment. The hope is that a final draft can be presented to Council within the next 30 days. This will align the user fees for residents and non-residents in the Township. • Asst Law Director Heyward comprised sales data for homes in North Olmsted. In 2012 there were 248 residential sales. Through Apri12013 there were 84. The average sale value in 2012 was $99,905 and that increased to $110,845. The median sales was $100,512 which increased to $112,005. There were a total of 234 filed in 2012 and 66 filed through the end of April 2013. • There has been an increase in property maintenance cases filed in the Mayor's Court. There are 6 pending with an additional 6 potentially being filed with the Mayor's Court. There are still some cases being filed in Rocky River Municipal Court. Director of Finance Copfer: • No report on behalf of Director Copfer. 2