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Council Minutes of 11/&/2006 6) A successful leaf raking program took place Saturday. Director John Dailey served refreshments to young people, Kiwanis, and Key Club who helped senior citizens and others who are not able to take care of their property. 7) Senior Center will have lifeline screenings on November 29. 8) Assistant Building Commissioner Tom Rymarczyk will be retiring effective January 11. Police Officer Charles Jandecka will retire on January 12. Network Administrator Sasa Stokic has submitted his resignation effective November 28. 9) Ramsey and Associates will be administering the Police Captain's test Saturday, November 11, at 9 a.m, Four candidates will take the test. 10) Negotiations will begin tomorrow with the IAFF. 11) A recent article in The:. Plain Dealer with regard to the future of the North Olmsted ice rink was very accurate and well stated in that everything is still on the table, everything is being considered. If it makes sense to have ice in a new facility, there will be ice. If it doesn't, there will not. If it makes sense to have 10 indoor tennis courts in a new facility, they will be there. Once the city consultant finalizes a plan and we have a direction, that information will be presented to City Council. 12) The Recreation Commission was presented with plans for ADA improvements to North Olmsted Park. The Commission is very supportive of the project. Legislation for bids is on first reading for this project funded through CDBG. 13) The city will be submitting the .grant application for ADA assessment next Friday. 14) The Fire Dept. provided mutual aid to North Ridgeville on October 25 with a house fire and on October 31 to Fairview Park with a fire in a condo complex. North Olmsted Fire Dept. received mutual aid on November 7 when there was an early morning fire on the 17th floor of the Westbury. 15) The VFW will have the annual recognition of police and fire fighter of the year. The dinner to honor Police Det. Bud Branscum and Fire Lt. Jim Dunwoodie will be held on November 21. 16) Test agency, Auburn Environmental, has completed their ambient air sampling for paint fumes and volatile organic chemicals. The administration supports the modification of the conditional use permit to extend final testing at Suburban to next summer rather than during this winter. It is believed this will provide a much better measure of what is going on at that location. 17) The first Service Dept, night-time call out for snow removal occurred last week. Fleet maintenance and road crew personnei performed exceedingly well. 18) Work on the ADA front entrance and caucus roam is progressing. Completion is anticipated soon after the first of the year. 19) At the city's request, the State is having the contractor make some adjustments to the Lorain Road paving project. Several ADA ramps were lower than. acceptable and some asphalt was not up to standard. Asphalt has been re-laid and Shelly Co. will continue to make other corrections. Final striping will be done as the asphalt cures. 20) Annual leaf pick-up continues and remains on schedule. 21) Tire and hazardous material round-up has been completed-304 tires collected in North Olmsted. Of 48 communities, North Olmsted placed 20th in tire collection. 22) Fire Station No. 2 concrete return drive has been installed. Weather depending, the asphalt parking lot will be laid this week. Brick on the east wall should be finished, and ""~ the front brick work has been started. 2 ~. .. P !~~