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Council Minutes of May 20, 2003 2) On May 15, he installed the new Chamber of Commerce officers. 3) The Hot Stove Baseball League opening day was last Saturday and included a parade and games. Accolades to the Recreation Department employees as they did a fantastic job in preparing the fields. 4) As an update on the new library construction, the basement walls are 50% complete. The plumber is coming in on May 26 to begin installing the under drains. Masons are coming in on May 29 to take care of the interior walls of the basement, and the basement floor slab is to be poured on June 11. Once these types of items are taken care of, one will be able to see visual enhancement of that area with the exterior walls going up. 5) Acoordination-planning meeting was held today. NOCOP's operations and costs were reviewed. Previously, Law Director Dubelko had recommended that Mr. Copeland investigate the possibility of utilizing the NOMBL Park-N-Ride as a possible resource. That led to discussions with the NOMBL Manager and eventually with representatives of GCRTA (Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority) and NOACA (Northern Ohio Coordinating Area Agency). Simultaneously, NOCOP applied for a grant application to ODOT for funding to secure a new vehicle. North Olmsted's NOCOP organization has become the paratransit model for the Quality Communities Partnership, which includes Southwest General Hospital, Berea, Brook Park, Strongsville, Middleburg Hts., and Columbia Township. Their goal is to collectively find new ideas and re-institute old ideas that will provide increased coordination of services with increased efficiencies and reduced cost. Thank you to Assistant Finance Director Bowens and Councilman McKay who were in attendance at the meeting. 6) As mentioned by Mr. O'Grady, the VFW has an excellent program established for Memorial Day celebrations. At the 11 a.m. ceremony, a flyover will take place during the welcome address by the Commander of VFW 7647. Other activities include a flag raising by the VFW, an honor salute firing and music provided by the North Olmsted High School Marching Band. President of Council O'Grady will provide a history of Memorial Day. There will be a tribute to fallen comrades by the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW and the Girl Scouts. The Gettysburg Address will be recited by a student as the bland plays the Battle Hymn of the Republic. All residents are welcome and encouraged to attend. 7) The Assistant Fire Chief job posting has occurred. The testing procedure is being coordinated by the Civil Service Commission. Also, specifications are being prepared for a new rescue squad vehicle for delivery in 2004. 8) A new spring/summer Recreation Department program catalogue has been distributed throughout the city. On May 30 through June 1, 2003, the Recreation Department will present a spring ice skating show, and the theme will be the Ohio Bicentennial. Councilman Nashar questioned the Mayor on the progress of the library construction as he has observed few workers on site. Mayor Musial said the work in fairly well on schedule. We do have a construction manager, and construction meetings are held every two weeks to be sure everyone is doing their job and fitting into their schedule. He will ascertain the status in regard to the strategic planning critical time path and will advise Council. Councilman Gareau suggested that the Mayor find out whether our contract will allow Saturday work. Councilman Limpert said he had visited the site and was told they ~, _, 3