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Council Minutes of 01-02-2013 ,;~,,, be finished in the spring. Most gateway signs have been installed with anticipated completion in January. Final reports have been submitted to fenders for both the Country Club Boulevard Streetscape Project and the Fire Station lighting projects. The year 2012 was a busy construction year. Final numbers are being compiled by the Building Department. It is anticipated that permit activity exceeded projections for the year. A detailed report will be provided to Coencil this month. • The Recreation Center hosted a New Year's Eve celebration with a turnout of over 300 people. National Skating Day will take place on January 5th, 2013 from 1:OOp.m. to 3:OOp.m. This is a free event for all that attend. The Ohio Sled Hockey Tournament will be held on January 5 and 6, 2013. Come out to see these amazing athletes play the game of sled hockey. • Work on the Waste Water Treatment Plant is scheduled to begin tomorrow, January 3, 2013. • The second Mayor's Court Magistrate has been selected. Skip Lazzaro, the current Magistrate for Berea CourtlActing Judge, has been selected for this position. • The IAFF contract is complete and before Council this evening -Resolution 2013-9. Suspension is requested on this legislation. Work for this contract was done in-house. Councilman Barker asked for a start date for Mayor's Court. Mayor Kennedy replied Thursday, January 17, 2013. ,,,,R, Director of Law Gareau: • Consistent with the Mayor's report regarding the IAFF contract, the city will be proceeding in-house to negotiate with AFSCME, Clerical and Service. That will be taking place January 8, 9, 15, and 15, 2013. • This year is an election year for the Mayor, Law Director, Finance Director and four Ward Council members. This will be the first cycle for these seats to go through the new primary deadline the city has, which is September 10, 2013. The filing date will be June 12, 2013. The filing requirements themselves have not changed. You are required to establish the rates of compensation for elected officials at least 30 days prior to the filing deadline of June 12. • There are a total of 11 cases that were referred for the purpose of property maintenance here in North Olmsted. There are 2 complaints with unresolved issues and 3 that were referred and pending prosecution. There was kind of a back-log over at Rocky River Court where not a lot was happening for awhile there, so the city has begun to clear some of those out. He is not sure why they were locked up, but he was able to get some pre-trials scheduled in the months of January and February. Director of Finance Copfer: • Mayor Kennedy did not have a report on behalf of Finance Director Copfer. Councilman Kearney, Chairman of the Recreation, Public Parks & Buildings Committee: .. 2