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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL <br />OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />DECEMBER 17, 1996 <br />Present: Council President Boehmer, Council Members Limpert, Lind, McKay, <br />Musial, Nashar, O'Grady, Saringer <br />Also Present: Mayor Boyle, Law Director Gareau, Finance Director Burns, Clerk of <br />Council Seman <br />Council President Boehmer called the Council meeting to order at 8:07 p.m. in Council <br />Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. <br />Members of the audience were invited to join Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance <br />to the Flag. <br />Mr. McKay moved to approve the minutes of the Council meeting of December 3, 1996; <br />second by Mr. O'Grady; motion passed unanimously. <br />President Boehmer announced that Ordinance No. 96-176 would be passed under <br />suspension of the rule. Mr. Boehmer welcomed Boy Scout Troop 53 from Pine School. <br />REPORTS <br />1) The North Olmsted community policing office was established to bring police officers <br />into the neighborhoods so that residents would learn to accept the police as "human" and <br />see them as people who are in service to their community. Since the Boy Scouts were in <br />attendance, Mayor Boyle invited Safety Director Kasler to come forward and discuss the <br />community policing program. Mrs. Kasler commented that our community policing <br />department might be a bit different in approach than other communities. We have chosen <br />to focus on accessibility to residents, especially young people. The Police Department is <br />endeavoring to become more involved with the schools and with young people throughout <br />the community. With this idea in mind, the community policing officers and the city <br />administration met with the school administration to discuss common concerns and goals. <br />One problem identified through these discussions was the traffic problem and the growing <br />number of students loitering and littering in the neighborhood around the high school. <br />The group cooperated on the preparation of a letter to parents and students notifying them <br />that this problem would be addressed by the Police Department and the school <br />administration. Over a period of two weeks, officers patrolled the area and spoke to <br />students about the situation and asked them to move on to school. The program worked <br />well, and the officers will continue to monitor the situation. Mayor Boyle added that the <br />students would be seeing more police officers taking part in school and educational <br />activities. <br />I""R <br />