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Council Minutes of 9/28/2005 packages, for the use of our military people who are deployed for extended periods, or to those who are recuperating in US military hospitals, continues until Veterans' Day, November 11. We have two boxes collected and ready for shipment. If interested in donating, please drop your items with Director John Dailey in our Human Resources/Community Life Services Department. 2. Recent Actions in response to the Rain event of August 20, 2005: In cooperation with the City of Westlake, the North Olmsted four person maintenance main ditch crew hauled approximately 200 ton of debris out of the Hall Ditch. This work covered approximately 500 ft. by 25 ft. of ditch. Prior to the storm, we had gone through the Hall ditch and provided routine maintenance. Even though the ditch is in Westlake, it is water that drains out of our city. The city had weed whipped the foliage out of the ditch, but with all the sediment there, it just grows right back. After the recent rain events the crews immediately removed all debris from strategic locations throughout the city's main ditches. The following main ditches have been weed whipped: Revere Dr., Nantucket Dr., LeBern Dr., Esther Ave., Claque Rd. south of Lorain, Lansing Dr., Danberry Dr., Ambour Dr., Blossom Bivd., and Delmere Dr. The crew has cut up and removed trees and limbs from the following areas: Root Rd., Alexander Rd., McKenzie Rd., Cypress Dr., Noreen Dr., Windsor Dr., North Park Dr., and Dorothy Dr. The five person sanitary systems crew has cleaned 1.8 miles of sanitary sewer mains since August 20. The crew has also responded to 31 residential sanitary sewer complaints. Much of the sewer main cleaning was performed in the Carsten, Driscoll, Williamstown area, and nothing out of the ordinary has been found. The WWTP has purchased a new pan and tilt zoom camera with all wheel drive transporter at a cost of approximately $25,000. We expect to have the camera ready for use by November. This equipment will help our crews be more efficient and effective while cleaning sewers, etc. They have also contracted with the weather alert company, Notify, in hopes that response time can be improved. 3) Departments: • Human Resources/Community Life Services: The Senior Center is holding an Art Show this Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Seniors have created works of art for display and for sale. Everyone is invited to attend. A housing update was conducted to provide data for emergency usage. This information has been provided to the U. S. Conference of Mayors and the Mayors & Managers Association of Cuyahoga County to assist with Katrina relief as needed. Working in conjunction with the North Olmsted City Schools and the Chamber of Commerce, we are continuing to gather check and cash donations for the hurricane Katrina relief fund. Checks can be made out to the American Red Cross and dropped off at the Human Resources/Community Life Services Department. • Personnel & Administrative Services: All 40 of the new computers are up and running on the new server. All city computers are now using the new server. All the data on the Novell server has been backed up and moved to the new server. Beginning October 3, all administrative/clerical personnel will be attending a series of 5 computer classes covering the basics of Windows. Dennis Barto, the city's computer consultant, will be conducting the classes 2