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Council Minutes of 6/15/2004 REPORTS Mayor Musial: 1) On the morning of June 2, he gave the oath of office to Timo, our third canine officer. He responded appropriately and affixed his paw print to his oath of office. We now have three canine officers, one for each shift: Timo and his partner Officer Anthony Periandri, Rico with Officer Wagner and Boyka with Officer Roman. We are one of the few communities in Cuyahoga County that has a staff of three canine officers. 2) On the morning of June 10, he attended a Council of Governments meeting at Rocky River. The prime discussion centered around the central dispatch. The formal vote on initiating the central dispatch system for COG was put on hold pending additional information concerning the funding of operational equipment. 3) The weekend of June 11 through the 13 was All Scouts Weekend in North Olmsted, and the weather was reasonably cooperative. 4) On June 14, he represented the City of North Olmsted at the Flag Day and 229 U. S. Army birthday celebration at Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio. A proclamation was presented to Lt. Col. D'Aldon on behalf of the City of North Olmsted. 5) On June 17, he will present a proclamation to Roy Garland honoring him on behalf of the City of North Olmsted on his retirement as Executive Director of the North Olmsted Chamber of Commerce. 6) On June 18, two Safety Town graduations will be held at Pine School at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. 7) On June 19, he will attend the Court of Honor for Eagle Scout Kevin Kurtz and present him with a proclamation. 8) The asphalt paving is complete on Claque Road north of Lorain. The widening to include a turn lane onto Delmere was included in the project. Currently, apron restoration is being performed. Once the contractor completes the work at the site, our Service Dept. crews will grade drainage swales and reseed treelawns. 9) On Claque Road, south of Lorain between Lorain and I-480, the Service Dept. has installed roughly two inches of asphalt on top of the existing pavement. Our Service Dept. is currently working on berm maintenance. 10) On May 14, Service Director Driscoll met with county officials to discuss the preliminary scope of work proposed by the city for a joint application of Issue 2 funds this September. The county has tasked their general engineering consultant to prepare estimates for the project. 11) Regarding the Lorain Road rehabilitation project, the contractor is scheduled to re-seed the lawn strips on Friday of this week, and the concrete lawn strip restoration should be complete by the end of next week. Law Director Dubelko: 1) On June 4, the city bargaining team met with the ClericaUTechnical workers and continued interest based bargaining sessions. 2) On June 7, he attended a fact finding hearing for dispatcher employees. It was approximately atwo-hour hearing, and the matter was submitted to fact finder Stein for decision. 3) He recently received notice of the United States Supreme Court's decision in the city of Littleton, Colorado versus Z. J. Gifts. This case has relevance to the City of North Olmsted as there were some unresolved legal issues left over following the Chamber of Commerce litigation several years back. In a nutshell, the primary issue was whether or 2