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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ,,,~ OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MARCH 8, 2000 Present: Council President Saringer, Council Members Gareau, Kasler, Limpert, McKay, Miller, Nashar, O'Grady Also Present: Mayor Musial (took his seat at 8:35 p.m.), Law Director Gareau, Clerk of Council Seman Council President Saringer called the meeting to order at 8:10 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The minutes of the Council meeting of January 18, 2000 were approved as written. REPORTS (Please see Miscellaneous Business for the Mayor's report.) Law Director Gareau: 1) The Law Department received a motion for interim attorney's fees filed on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce dealing with the sign code case. The motion is currently being reviewed and an appropriate response will be made. It should also be noted that, as reported previously, there is one peripheral issue that remains on the Chamber of Commerce case that needs to be litigated on the 15~' of April and that deals with an alleged retaliation claim. This is currently being reviewing in anticipation of filing a dispositive motion. 2) A complaint was received from Olmsted Township regarding the annexation proposed by Mr. Rocco Puzzitiello. The complaint seeks an injunctive relief regarding the adoption of a petition for annexation. The trial court refused to grant a temporary restraining order, which would have put the City of North Olmsted Council in the position to adopt the ordinance that was on the agenda this evening. However, a motion was immediately filed in the Court of Appeals and the Court of Appeals did issue a stay with respect to the ability of the city to adopt that ordinance. Thus, that ordinance that was removed from the agenda in caucus. 3) The Law Department, since the last Council meeting, worked a great deal to come up with a new sign code. The code that currently is in front of Council, with two minor exceptions, has incorporated most of the- suggestions of the Planning Commission and was amended by this Council prior to its second reading. When it appears this evening on its second reading, it will be as amended including some of the suggestions of the Planning Commission.