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Council Minutes of June 15, 1999 the good of the community. Sidewalks are also being inspected at the same time, and > there have been 26 areas that have been identified as possible problems. No citations have been issued, but the city will be in contact with the residents in an effort to have the problems taken care of on a voluntary basis. 2) Along with Safety Director Jenkins, Police Chief Ruple and school superintendent Fenton, he has been discussing the idea of having a second school resource officer in the school system. Having two school resource officers in the schools will enhance student/employee safety and security. The school system would pay approximately 69% of the cost and the city would pay approximately 31%. 3) The testing for the Assistant Fire Chief has been completed, and the results are expected to be announced and certified by the Civil Service Commission on June 21. 4) The Fourth of July bike parade will be held on Monday, July 5. Council Members are invited to participate in the judging and the parade. After the parade to North Olmsted Park, there will be games for the children and free hot dogs and beverages for all residents. 5) There are several fundraising golf outings coming up: DARE on June 25 at Springvale; Chamber of Commerce on July 16 at Springvale; North Olmsted City Schools Education Foundation on July 26 at Columbia Hills. 6) Work on the elevation of the first tee at Springvale was begun about four weeks ago. Two tiers were created, and it looks very good. The upper tier is under the American Elm tree and is grass seeded with a shade variety. Marty Young and Mark Wallace expect that the tee will get its first action at the DARE golf outing. 7) Great Northern Mall has established asub-station for our Police Department. 8) Now that school is out for the summer, the resource officer has been assigned special traffic detail. Law Director Gareau: 1) The current five-year operating agreement with the Regional Transit Authority is about to come to an end. City and RTA officials have been meeting to formulate a new agreement. One part of the new agreement is the building of a new bus garage in the industrial park area of the city. He is in the process of negotiating the purchase of a parcel of land for that purpose. 2) Tomorrow there will be an attorney settlement conference with regard to the Chamber of Commerce case. Both sides have been ordered to meet by the federal district magistrate to see if there is common ground that can facilitate a resolution to the case. The magistrate will meet with both sides in a week to see whether or not she can participate in resolving any outstanding issues. Finance Director Copfer: 1) The April revenue and expenditure reports should be available by the end of the week. 2) On June 1, $1,224,046.36 was paid down on interest for our bonds outstanding. On June 15, $310,225 was paid down on the interest on the bonds that were due at that time. On June 8, the $2,050,000 in 1999 borrowing was received. This has been invested by project. 2 j