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Council Minutes 1/18/2000 settlement, but he would not recommend it. He plans on filing an appeal and vigorously pursuing that. If the judgment is reversed and the Biskind group attempts to take it to the Supreme Court in the State of Ohio, he would vigorously defend the city in that regard and beyond. He thinks the city is absolutely correct in this situation. Although he was disappointed in the judgment, it wasn't unexpected. The Law Department will pursue the appeal by preparing the briefs. It typically takes probably about a year before those issues are resolved. Frankly, he looks forward to representing the city in this appeal. President Saringer asked if there was a possibility of individual Council members being sued with regard to the Parcel E issue. Law Director Gareau said Council has absolute immunity. Zoning is legislative, and there is no cause of action for failing to legislate the way somebody wants you to legislate. Mr. Nashar said he hoped the judge realizes the impact of the vote when over 70% of the people voted no on the question of additional retail on this property. Law Director Gareau said that obviously the judge who decided this case did not have the same appreciation for the vote of the North Olmsted citizens as Mr. Nashar has. He noted that the appellate court consists of three judges. Finance Director Copfer: 1) The worker's compensation forms for fiscal year 2000 have arrived. North Olmsted will be receiving a 75% credit, along with all other municipalities in the public sector. This will be a substantial saving for the city. 2) The police and fire pension reporting model is in its testing phase with actual data. Thank you to computer technician Amy Cornish for the design modifications and to Lee Gerber from the Fire Department in the testing phase. 3) State Substitute House Bill 477 was introduced and passed by the House of Representatives. Some of the bill's shortcomings were discussed before the passage, and are up for amending in the Senate. She will forward a copy of the bill to Council and the administration for review. 4) The State Auditors will begin preliminary field work on January 24 for three to four weeks in order to meet our June 30 comprehensive annual financial reporting deadline. Mrs. Kasler, chairperson of the Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long- Range Planning Committee: 1) The Mayor has provided Council with the names and biographical summaries for the proposed nine appointees to the Charter Review Commission. Mrs. Kasler made a motion that Council approve the Mayor's recommendation to appoint the following individuals to the Charter Review Commission: Ray Ross, Don Machovina, Tom Dubowski, Maryellen Davis, Ann Shook, William Kelly, Gretchen Schuler, Jacgi Templeton, Henry Kleinhenz. The motion was seconded by Mr. O'Grady and unanimously passed. Mr. O'Grady, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1) The committee met jointly with the Finance Committee on January 11. Present were chairpersons O'Grady and McKay; Council members Gareau, Kasler, Limpert, Miller and Nashar; Mayor Musial, Finance Director Copfer, Service Director Bohlmann. The committee discussed Ordinance 2000-5 which authorizes the Service Director to advertise for bids for the construction of street lighting at various locations of the city. A proposed list of streets was presented to Council by the Service Director. The list 2