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Council Minutes of 12/19/2006 REPORTS Mayor O'Grady: 1) As chairman of the Westshore Council of Governments, he invited experts from CSU's Levin College of Urban Affairs to provide insights on the creation of a regional fire district. More will follow as this process continues. 2) Departments: • Community Life Services. The Information and Outreach Department is available to present information on the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) to our seniors and disabled adults as well as assisting them complete the application. Home visits can be made for those who are homebound with physical disabilities. For further information contact Director Dailey. • Human Resources. The Employee Appreciation Holiday Brunch will be held tomorrow at Springvale from 10:45 am to 2:00 pm. All of Council is invited to attend. • Planning. The Cultural Activities Commission will hold their holiday celebration at Old Town Hall on Thursday, December 28, at 7 pm, and Friday, December 29, at 7:30 pm. The event will include music, activities, and refreshments, with and a puppet show on Thursday and a performance by The Minimum Requirements (band) on Friday. • Safety. On this upcoming Saturday, four of our police officers will take part in a ceremony prior to the Cleveland Browns game. They along with 170 other police officers and firefighters will unfurl a flag the size of the football field. The officers involved are Sergeant Don Walling, Patrolman Jim Yost, Patrolwoman Angel Kazy, and Detective Ken Vagase. 3) Happy Holidays to all of Council, and to all our residents. Law Director Dubelko: 1) The Law Department's annual report will be ready for the first meeting in January. Finance Director Copfer: 1) She received final Schedule A setting the assessed valuation of the city. Real property is increasing, but there is a reduction in personal property taxes. She will make a full report soon. The assessed valuation increased to $935,651,977. Councilman Gareau, chairperson of the BZD Committee: 1) The BZD committee met on Tuesday, December 12, 2006. Present were committee members Gareau, Orlowski and Miller; Council members Barker, Jones, Council President Kennedy; Mayor O'Grady, Asst. Law Director O'Malley, Human Resources Director Farver, Safety Director Terbrack, and Service Director Limpert. The following items were discussed: Red Lobster, 25615 Brookpark Road. This proposal consists of an amendment to approved landscape plans. The city determined that the landscaping installed on the site was different than that which was approved by the Planning Commission and City Council last year. The applicant submitted the as-built drawings for a minor change approval, but those were denied. The landscape changes included 2