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Council Minutes of 12/4/2007 and as presented to Council in written form. The motion was seconded by Councilman Miller and passed unanimously. Ordinance 2007-138 amended. Councilman Barker reported that he had the honor of attending the Fire Fighter and Police Man-of--the-Year banquet to present a proclamation to Police Detective Ken Vagase. The proclamation was very detailed as Detective Vagase is awell-rounded individual. Detective Vagase's acceptance speech was very good as he said everyone in the department had helped him in his achievements. The most touching aspect of his speech was that he presented the plaque he received from the VFW to his mother. Council Member Dailey Jones: 1) The Streets & Transportation Committee met on Wednesday, November 28, at 7:31 p.m. Present were committee members Jones, Ryan and Barker; Council Members Tallon, Orlowski, Gareau and Council President Kennedy; Directors Dubelko and Limpert. Discussed was Ordinance 2007-27, an ordinance amending Section 521.11 of the General Offenses Code in order to establish new regulations relating to the deposit of snow and ice on public sidewalks, tree lawn areas, and driveway aprons in the City of North Olmsted, and declaring an emergency, as amended. This issue was last discussed in the spring. After that meeting, the Law Dept. and the Safety Dept. went back to work on the issue. They came back to Council with an amended version which was discussed on November 28. This legislation was originally brought up after receiving complaints from residents last winter about sidewalks in the commercial districts where the owners of the businesses had deposited the snow from their parking lots onto our public sidewalks, thus making it impassable for pedestrians. At the meeting, the Chamber of Commerce did also comment and said that the new amended version of Ordinance 2007-27 was agreeable. In committee, Council Member Dailey Jones made a motion to recommend approval to Council of the amended version. The committee motion was seconded by Councilman Barker and passed 2-1. Council Member Dailey Jones made a motion to amend Ordinance 2007-27 as presented to Council in the committee meeting on Wednesday, November 28. Councilman Barker seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously. Ordinance 2007-27 amended. LEGISLATION Ordinance No. 2007-128 introduced by Mayor O'Grady was given its third reading. An ordinance authorizing the Director of Finance to request proposals from certified public accountants to provide GAAP conversion assistance services for the preparation of the annual Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR); and further authorizing the Mayor, subject to approval of the Board of Control, to enter into an agreement with the professional selected in the RFP process, and declaring an emergency, as amended. Councilman Tallon moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilman Miller and passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 2007-128 adopted. Resolution No. 2007-130 introduced by Mayor O'Grady was given its third reading. A resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of North Olmsted to enter into an agreement with the City of Bedford Heights, providing for the said city to house North Olmsted prisoners at the Bedford Heights City Jail, and declaring an emergency. Councilman S