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Council Minutes of 6/19/2007 4) Free hearing screenings will be held on July 12 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the North Olmsted Senior Center. Please call for an appointment. 5) Civil Service Commission yesterday established an eligibility list for the position of Assistant Fire Chief and certified Todd Kirkpatrick to the appointing authority for that position. 6) Three proposals for consultant services for analysis of our municipal facilities for performance with the Americans with Disabilities Act have been received and are being considered. 7) Planning & Design Commission will continue with review of our redevelopment and rezoning plan for the Crocker/Steams corridor. 8) The DARE golf outing was held this past week and was a great success. Thanks to DARE Officer Glenn Adamson and all others who participated. 9) Police Dept. is currently interviewing police officer candidates and conducting background investigations for our corrections officer vacancies. 10) Fire fighters are expected to move into new Fire Station 2 this Thursday. Ribbon cutting and open house will be held during the second week of July. 11) Concrete slab repairs are under way in the Laurel Woods area. Cracksealing continues at locations throughout the city. 12) Yesterday, construction began on the outer lanes of Great Northern Blvd. with the placement of concrete. Majority of the concrete should be in place by early July with the remainder of the month spent on drainage and sidewalk issues. The overpass should be completed by the end of July. 13) Construction on existing Stearns Road continues. All utilities have now been moved. Soon the previously existing utility poles will be removed from the site. Storm sewer installation work continues with the culverts, mains and crossovers. Within 30 days, the actual road construction is scheduled to begin with pavement removal and concrete paving. The construction north of Lorain on the Crocker/Steams extension continues with structure demolition almost complete at the previous funeral home. Major excavation and storm sewer work is in progress. 14) He is introducing and requesting suspension for Resolution 2007-78 which authorizes applying for Issue 1 funding for much needed work on Dover Center and Fitch roads. County Engineer Bob Klaiber has agreed to a 50/50 split on the 20% of the project costs the city is required to pay. If successful, we anticipate saving nearly $2.5 million in repair costs on these roadways. Councilman Ryan addressed the Mayor with regard to the on-going projects concerning city sewers. He was going to request Council set up a committee to look at sewer/water issues, but he inquired whether the administration was ready to discuss the issue or wanted to prepare a report for Council by August. Mayor O'Grady answered that Council should have been advised the city is in receipt of the rate and operational study that was completed at the WWTP. That information is currently being analyzed, and it's the administration's intent to present Council with a summary of that by the end of this month. 2