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Council Minutes of 5/2/2000 2) The city was brought in as a third party on the Carlton Park fire lawsuit because of the ~~ claim that the Fire Department had improperly inspected the facility when it was first constructed. That case was turned over to insurance counsel. A motion to dismiss has been filed, and that motion will probably be granted because the city has governmental immunity. 3) The Moran case has been finalized. 4) The retaliation case, dealing with the sign code, has been set for trial on May 1 S, 2000. 5) All of the recommended changes to Ordinance 2000-12 have been finalized. 6) An arbitration has been scheduled for this month dealing with an AFSCME claim relative to the Senior Center. 7) Several months ago, the city received a complaint from the Ohio Civil Rights Commission regarding a discrimination against a potential employee who claimed that he was disabled and the city had discriminated against him. That claim has been rejected by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, so the city is exonerated in that. The complainant has now been given the right to sue letter. Finance Director Copfer: 1) She appreciates Council moving forward on the linked deposit program so that residents will be able to borrow money for home improvements during the summer weather. It is important for residents to know that there is no income limit in order to qualify for the 3 1/2% subsidy. The only stipulation is that the house must be valued at $250,000 or less. Also, the projects are not restricted to external improvements--it can be carpeting, wallpaper, blinds and other items of that nature. However, hot tubs and above or below ground pools are not included. Mrs. Kasler, chairperson of the Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long- Range Planning Committee: 1) The Intra-Governmental and Long-Range Planning Committee met on April 24 to discuss Resolution 2000-25 and Ordinance 2000-24. Present were all members of Council, the President of Council, the Finance Director, the Superintendent of Schools and the Treasurer of North Olmsted City Schools. • Resolution 2000-25 urges the North Olmsted School Board to take action seeking an adjustment of the school district boundaries to include the portion of Cinnamon Woods that has recently been annexed to North Olmsted but still remains within the boundaries of the Olmsted Falls School District. The procedure for pursuing this change is still in question. However, the meeting succeeded in identifying differences in approaches that can be taken and to identify discrepancies to be addressed in the process. Briefly, it is the position of the North Olmsted School System that by law it is incumbent upon the Olmsted Falls School District to initiate action in this matter and release those residences in Cinnamon Woods to the North Olmsted School District. The city's legal position has been in the past that it is the North Olmsted School District, not the Olmsted Falls School District, and not the City of North Olmsted, that must petition the State Board of Education to reconfigure its district. This is based on Section 3311.06 of the Ohio Revised Code. We seem to agree on other methods that could be used to approach this process, and that is to have residents themselves initiate a petition, or to have the districts mutually agree upon a change. However, we still disagree on when the process should begin, when it can be 2