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Council Minutes of x/3/2004 .,,~, 2) He attended the Eagle Court of Honor for Eagle Scout Kevin Kurtz who was recognized at a Council meeting in June. 3) During the month of August, he took atwo-week vacation, which was the first time in over six yeazs that he has taken any extended leave. He returned refreshed and with a decision to re-evaluate his role as Mayor. He will emphasize what he does best-getting out into the community, having lunch with the shakers and movers in the City of North Olmsted to make sure that they are happy, to make sure that we aze doing as a city what we can do to keep them here as a thriving organization and otherwise grease the rails between the business community and the City of North Olmsted. As a start, this Friday he will have lunch with Mike McIntosh, the coordinator of the Westfield Ma11, to discuss various aspects involving the mall expansion. 4) The annual Fourth of July bike parade, resident picnic and children's games in the park were held on Monday, July 5, and enjoyed by all. Rec Commissioner Ted DiSalvo and his staff did an excellent job of coordinating and conducting the activities. 5) Regazding the issue of placing the proposed fire station #2 on the ballot in November, two resolutions must be passed by City Council. The first, Resolution 2004-107, provides for the securing of the millage to be applied to the bond issue in November. If the resolution is passed this evening, the millage will be certified by the Cuyahoga County Auditor. Once that is complete, the second resolution to proceed with the submission of the issue to the voters will be introduced. He believes the millage will be approximately .35 mills, which works out to about $16 a yeaz per $150,000 home. 6) He is continuing with the "big four" meetings to make sure that the people who aze the movers and shakers in the city and the city government aze all moving forwazd in the same direction. He will be meeting with labor representative John Ryan, executive secretary of the AFL-CIO; Dr. Kurt Stank, superintendent of the North Olmsted City Schools; Greg Birney, newly appointed executive director of the Chamber of Commerce; and one of the co-presidents of the Chamber of Commerce. Law Director Dubelko: 1) Litigation updates: In the case of Bak versus the City of North Olmsted, our insurance company has denied coverage because this dispute involves a contract matter arising out of a city employment. The matter will be handled in-house by the Law Dept. On July 2, he filed a first leave to plead in the case with Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. On July 13, he filed a joint answer on behalf of the city and the Mayor. The lawsuit will be vigorously defended as the city does not believe there is any substance to it. In the case of OBrien versus the City of North Olmsted, insurance defense counsel is on board on that case, which involved an accident with a NOCOP van. On July 16, an answer was filed on behalf of the city. Assistant Law Director O'Malley is monitoring the work of the insurance defense counsel. In the case of Berg versus the City of North Olmsted, which is a 2506 appeal involving the proposed car wash at the corner of Clague and Brook Pazk, a case management conference was held on July 1, 2004. Assistant Law Director OZVlalley appeared on behalf of the city. At the case management conference, a briefing schedule was established for the appeal. On the pending public records case, there were a number of filings in the months of June and July, approximately a total of 14, which related to the indexing order that the court had issued. If the index hasn't been totally completed, it's <,; 2