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Council Minutes of 5/4/2005 3. Week of May 2: • On Monday, he hosted a visit by 8~' Graders from NOMS to City Hall. The students toured the facility, and he led a discussion on local government. • Attended a meeting of the North Olmsted City Schools Education Foundation, and also attended a meeting of the North Olmsted Education Association. • On Tuesday, he won the city's Primary Election for the office of Mayor. • On Tuesday, he visited Butternut Elementary School and read the book, "Where the Wild Things Are" to the four first grade classes. • Today he attended a presentation by Planning Commission member Mazk Yager on elements of architectural design. It was a good overview for the administration. • This evening, he attended an art show at NOHS. 4. Council has been presented with legislation that will allow for sharing of assets seized during criminal enforcement. 5. The Fire Station #2 project is progressing with appraisal and title review. Interview for architects and testing firms aze being scheduled. 6. Building Commissioner David Conway will undergo knee replacement surgery tomorrow. Please keep him in your thoughts. Law Director Dubelko: 1) Congratulations to everyone who participated as a candidate in yesterday's primary elections. 2) Litigation update: • State ex rel. Musial v. City of North Olmsted, on Apri126 the city received the merit brief of the appellant. It has been filed in the Ohio Supreme Court. The city's appelle's brief is due to be filed on or about May 26. • The case of Nancy Kovacic v. Cuyahoga County Department of Children and also additional defendant City of North Olmsted and retired Prosecutor Dan Ryan. April 29, 2005, the city filed and served a motion for summary judgment on all the claims against the city and its former official in that case. The case is pending before Judge Michael Russo. • The case of Michael Plute v. City of North Olmsted, a refiled case. On May 2, the city was served with a new summons and complaint in that case brought by a former Springvale city employee. Mr. Plute originally filed in 2002 and subsequently voluntarily dismissed it in April 2004. He claims in the refiled complaint that the city retaliated against him and denied him a permanent full-time position that was promised to him. In this case, as it previously was, it will be turned over to the city's insurance defense carrier with some recommendations from the Law Dept. for defense. • Robert H. Berg Sr. v. City of North Olmsted. On May 2, the Court of Common Pleas rendered a decision in the city's favor in this Chapter 2506 administrative appeal from a decision of the city's Board of Zoning Appeals denying Mr. Berg's request for a use variance to use his property at the comer of Clague and Brookpazk to construct and operate a car wash. The decision was rendered by Judge Mary Jane Boyle. Credit should be given to Assistant Law Director Bryan O'Malley who defended the case for the city in court. Mr. Berg has 30 days to further appeal from the decision. ® • City of North Olmsted v. IAFF Local 1267. SERB has notified the city that a finding of probable cause has been made against that union in connection with the city's 2