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Council Minutes of 4/4/06 3) The Claque Road rehabilitation project is proceeding with the concrete box culvert work continuing. The work has taken longer than anticipated due to the unexpected location of a water line. It's expected that the culvert work will continue until approximately mid-month. 4) The commuting public is becoming increasingly more aware of the construction on Claque Road as the volume of traffic attempting to use that street has decreased. Of major significance, the reoccurring co-location of different construction entities has caused the city to reconsider how to handle traffic once the culvert work is done and one- way traffic is restored. In order to improve safety for all of our residents in the area and for the construction teams, he has decided to close Claque Road to through traffic for the duration of the project-even after culvert work is done. Claque Road will be southbound local traffic only until this project is completed, which should be close to the end of the year. This will have some impact and create inconvenience for the motoring public; however, in the interest of safety and with the realization that closing the road to through traffic will shorten the duration of the project, it is the correct direction to go. 5) The city, along with the Cuyahoga County Commissioners; the Employment Connection, the Polaris Career Center, the N. O. City Schools and the N. O. Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce a job fair on Wednesday, June 14, frarn 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the church hall at the Church of St. Clarence. Expected to participate are over 80 employers with between 1,500 and 2,000 job seekers attending the event. Special thanks to Pastor Neil Kakoothe who has been kind enough to donate the hall. 6) Will travel tomorrow with Finance Director Copfer to Chicago to meet with representatives of rating agencies, Moody's and Fitch. It is expected that the improved fiscal position of the city will lead to good results during the meetings. 7) Springvale fish figs continue on Fridays from 4 to 4 p.m. until Easter. $) Community Life Services Dept. reminds citizens of the deadline for residents who are seeking help with home energy bills through the Horne Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). Sign-up has been extended to May 31. Deadline for emergency assistance is April 30. The department is currently seeking volunteers for various projects in our community. This is a good way for young people to complete community services hours and serve their community and meet academic requirements. 9} A successful My Medicare Matters program was held at the Senior Center on March 23, and twenty-two people were assisted in understanding the different aspects of the new Medicaid program. 10) North Olmsted Day at Jacob's Field will be held on Thursday, August 10. Ticket cost is $14, of that $4 is returned to the city. We will send $4 from each ticket to the USO where the money will be earmarked to purchase phone cards for service men and women. 11) The Recreation Center bulletin includes a Springvale Golf Course coupon on the cover. 12) On Thursday, March 30, the Human Resources Director attended three sessions related to risk management at the Ohio Safety Congress and Exposition sponsored by the Bureau of Workers' Compensation Division of Safety and Hygiene. 13) The Planning Director will kick off the Zoning Code update process this Thursday, April 6, with assistance of the advisory group. The update will consider 2