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r MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED OCTOBER 16, 2007 Present: President of Council Kennedy, Council Members Barker, Gareau, Dailey Jones, Miller, Orlowski, Tallon Also Present: Mayor O'Grady, Finance Director Copfer, Acting Clerk of Council Murphy Absent: Council Member Ryan President Kennedy called the meeting to order at 8:01 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. The minutes of the Council meeting of October 2, 2007 were approved as written. President Kennedy announced the following legislation would be considered for passage under suspension of the rules: first reading, Resolution 2007-114, Ordinance 2007-115, Resolution. 2007-120, Ordinance 2007-122, Resolution 2007-125; second reading, Resolution 2007-111. President Kennedy announced the first Council meeting in November would be held on Wednesday, November 7, 2007, due to the general election. REPORTS Mayor O'Grady: 1) Extended his thanks to outgoing Safety Director Tom Terbrack who did an outstanding job for the city and for the administration. We will miss him. 2) Friday, October 26, from 1 to 3 p.m. will be "Make a Difference Day" to benefit the City of North Olmsted Emergency Food Cupboard. Please bring non-perishable food items to Old Town Hall. 3) Leaf Raking is scheduled for Saturday November 10. Any senior citizen or disabled resident in need of assistance should call our CLS Department. Anyone person or organization wishing to volunteer to help, please call the CLS Department. 4) A Public Records Policy was distributed to all employees. This is part of the ongoing effort by the administration to ensure that all departments and divisions establish and adhere to their retention schedules. 5) The Planning Director, in cooperation with Assistant Law Directors Heyward and O'Malley, has organized ahalf--day continuing education seminar for realtors in our area. Topics addressed will include development process and review, local redevelopment efforts, fair housing, real property maintenance and more. The seminar will be held at the North Olmsted Party Center tomorrow, October 17, 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. 6) The Planning Director will be a guest speaker at Thursday's Chamber of Commerce program hn~cheon. She will speak on the city's newest planning and economic development initiatives.