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Council Minutes of 9/4/2047 the noise that children make while playing and reading books, and the openness to the fountain (which is a magnet for preschool aged children) and the proximity to the exit. The old North Olmsted Library Branch may have been too small but the children had their own area to search for books and play without disturbing the other library patrons. In the new building, I do not feel comfortable allowing my children to search for materials since the materials are too spread out into the main areas of the library. Children's safety is a parents' primary concern. Some suggestions that I have heard would be to section off the current children's location making it more confined or to remodel the meeting room adjacent to the children's area into a new children's section with the books, videos and play area more like that of the Westlake Porter Public Library. As it stands currently, strangers have open access to children and our children have access to wander all over the library. I apologize that I cannot be at the meeting in person but I wanted to be sure that Council understands how important it is to have a secure and private children's area for our preschoolers. My goal is to have a1I parents of preschoolers in North Olmsted use our library instead of going to Westlake or other surrounding communities. Thank you for the opportunity to make a voice for our preschool parents and children. Cordially, Kimberly Rahm, North Olmsted Preschool PTA President" AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Maureen Diver, 24711 Mitchell Drive, commended everyone this evening for their graciousness in the way they are conducting themselves. She attended the previous Council meeting and, during a proclamation presentation to the Fire Department, she was concerned as she felt there was chatter going on at the dais which she thought was disrespectful. President Kennedy said Mrs. Diver's comments were appreciated. It often happens that there is talking at both parts of the podium, and that is something that needs to be worked on. Charles Dial, 27959 Gardenia, did not attend the last Council meeting but he is a patient of the Walters and has the utmost respect for their professionalism and talent and was appalled at the way their situation has been handled. He felt liability for the litigation should be on the individuals who did not listen to legal counsel. Law Director Dubelko commented there is no litigation. The executive session was because of imminent litigation. Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane, said it was good that the Walters issue is going back to committee as he thinks there were some issues regarding the development of that property that need to be looked at carefully to make sure traffic patterns and the integrity of the residential community is protected while again serving the best interests of the community and the business. While walking through the RTA lot, he noticed some street lights are now missing and wondered if CEI was aware so that the city is not paying for 7