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Council Minutes of 5/3/2006 education so that we demonstrate to our citizens that the puzpose of these changes are good government. The three that did pass are very good for our government. He is specifically pleased with the issue he proposed to continue to redesign and recreate our city government by moving the Recreation Dept. from Safety to Community Life Services. Thank you very much to everybody who took the time to vote and played a role in our great democracy. 8) Community Life Services Department: • Representatives from the Cuyahoga County Auditor's office will be at the Senior Center on August 15 to answer questions regarding property tax. • North Olmsted was selected by the Ohio Dept. of Aging as the recipient of Healthy Ohioans designation through their Health Ohioans campaign. Starting in June, we will be kicking off a 12-week senior walking program. Information is available at the Senior Center. • Indians tickets are available for N. O. night at Jacob's Field on August 10 when the Indians play the Angels. Cost is $14, with the city receiving $4 from every ticket sold. The profit will go to the USO to support our service men and women. 9) Human Resources Department, the IT Department located and installed for City Council a new dual cassette deck which should solve the recent problems. 10) Planning Department: • The historic preservation plan is moving forward. The Planning Director has begun working with the Landmarks Commission to create this plan for the city. The plan will identify historic resources in the city and present pro-active strategies for the preservation of these assets and increased community awareness. • The front entrance project is moving forward. The bids were opened last Thursday, and the contract will be awarded after all the steps have been taken, to include approval by the Board of Control. 11) Safety Department: • The annual spring ice show will be the weekend of May 19 to 21. All residents are encouraged to attend this spectacular performance. • Summer Learn-to-Swim registration begins on May 15 for residents. Other programs are currently underway. 12) Service Department: • We continue to work with the Ohio Department of Transportation with regard to the condition of sound barrier walls along I-480. In our discussions with ODOT, we're looking to have these sound barrier walls replaced with a material that will be more synthetic in nature and resist some of the difficulties with wood. • The Board of Health sent their crews to treat standing water. 13) This morning, he joined with members of the Ohio Historical Society to observe the work of deconstructing the Stearns Home. The 1830's construction of the home is incredible and was a construction style using beams that no longer exists. Materials from the home will be moved to Frostville and will be used for the construction of a new 1830's-era school house. Councilman Barker asked the Mayor whether the residents in the Claque Road area would be notified by letter about changing the direction of travel on Claque Road. He further inquired if there were any major plans of enforcement for the first couple of