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Council Minutes of 5/18/99 The Scout Honorary Officials came forward to be congratulated by Council and members ;, of the administration and were recognized by all present. SPECIAL LEGISLATION Resolution No. 99-57 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mr. O'Grady on behalf of the Mayor and entire Council. A resolution congratulating Daniel Joslyn on winning the 1999 Plain Dealer Cuyahoga County Spelling Bee. Mr. O'Grady moved for suspension of the rules requiring three readings and committee review; second by Mr. Gareau; motion passed unanimously. Mr. O'Grady moved for adoption; second by Mr. Gareau; motion passed unanimously. Resolution No. 99-57 adopted. Daniel and his family came forward and Mr. O'Grady read the resolution in its entirety. Daniel was congratulated by all and was wished good luck at the National Spelling Bee competition to be held in Washington, D. C. REPORTS Mayor Musial: 1) The All Nations New Citizens Induction Program will be held at the High School cafetorium on Tuesday, May 25, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Judge John M. Manos will administer the oath of citizenship, and former Congressman Louis Stokes will be the keynote speaker. 2) The Memorial Day ceremonies will begin at 8 a.m. May 31 with the flag raising at City Hall. There will also be flag raisings at Coe Cemetery at 8:15 a.m. and Butternut Ridge Cemetery at 8:30 a.m. The parade will assemble at City Hall and proceed to North Olmsted park at 9:45 a.m. Bob Whiting from VFW Post 7647 will be the master of ceremonies. The ceremony will begin with an invocation by Rev. Thomas Brown, flag raising by the VFW color guard, the national anthem by the High School Band, and a medley of songs by the band during the placing of flowers and flags by the VFW Women's Auxiliary and Girl Scouts. The ceremonies will conclude with a 21-gun salute and benediction by Rev. Thomas Brown. Law Director Gareau: 1) On May 7, along with Assistant Law Director Dubelko, he attended a status conference in district court regarding the Chamber of Commerce case. The judge announced that he was considering have a magistrate take an independent look at the case and make recommendations. Several days later, notice was received that the judge did refer the case to a magistrate for opinion. A decision should be forthcoming with the next month. 2) A meeting was held on May 12 with experts who will testify in the Parcel E case. There is a pre-trial scheduled for May 26, and the trial date is June 15. 3) Regarding the case against Scuba Junction, a company that failed to pay for rental of the Recreation Center pool, the Rocky River Court referred it to the Lakewood Municipal Court because the owner and proprietor of the company was a Fairview Park police officer. On May 12, Scuba Junction filed for bankruptcy, which stays the proceedings. Finance Director Copfer: 1) On May 11, along with Tom Terbrack and Jim Christman of NOMBL, she met with the RTA internal auditors for apre-audit conference to begin the ~" annual NOMBL audit. As per usual, no significant issues are anticipated. The audit will ~-. 2 ~. .