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Council Minutes of 2/20/2007 7) The Police Sgt. promotional written exam will be conducted on February 23, and 28 patrol officers are participating in this written exam with the oral exam to follow on March 20. The police officer entry-level written exam will be conducted on March 24. Applications are available at City Hall and must be returned by March 8. 8) The fire fighter paramedic entry-level written examination will be conducted on March 31. Applications are available at City Hall but must be returned by March 15. 9) Over 100 residents attended last evening's public meeting regarding the Crocker/Steams corridor plan. Input from meeting participants will be used to refine and finalize our plan. Also, the administration has set up an on-line resident feedback form for those who were unable to attend so that residents will be able to share their thoughts through our website until the plan has been completed and implementation begins. 10) There will be a presentation by the city's consultants on recommendations of our recreation master plan to a joint committee of the Recreation Commission and the Recreation Public Parks and Buildings Committee on Tuesday, February 27, at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. All of Council is invited and encouraged to attend. A public meeting will be scheduled at a later date. 11) The administration had a long weekend with the snow and a water main break on Monday on Columbia Road between Mitchell and Broakpark Road which caused the closure of Columbia. Our safety forces and Service Dept. are to be commended for the manner in which they responded. They limited the damage to two homes on the street. The two families who suffered damage are to be commended for taking this tragedy in good stride. They are working with other family members, and the city is supporting them in every way we can. Columbia Road is now open to through traffic. 12) Asst. Fire Chief Ed Robertson has announced his retirement effective February 26. 13} Last week, representatives of ATS met with the WWTP Superintendent and the Finance and Service Directors regarding the rate and operational study for the WWTP. We will continue to move forward in determining how to modernize and improve the cost effectiveness of this facility. 14) The best fish fry in town will be served at Springvale beginning February 21 and every Friday during Lent from 4 to 8 p.m. Councilman Gareau asked about the time delay between the original report of the water line break on Columbia Road and the first response from the Cleveland Water Department. Mayor O'Grady said the damage could not have been avoided. However, our safety forces spotted the problem about 1:30 a.m. The city notified the Cleveland Dept. of Water and also notified the two residences that were affected. The response by our Police, Fire and Service Departments was nothing short of spectacular. The Cleveland Dept. of Water was notified at 1:43 a.m. They notified their investigator at 2:10 a.m. According to their notes, he arrived in the city of North Olmsted at 2:51 a.m. The pipe crew arrived at 4 a.m,, but the water was not turned off until 10:30 a.m. Most assuredly, that caused additional damage. We are not satisfied with that response, and we continue to follow up on it. Councilman Ryan commented that the Service Dept. did a fantastic job during the snow storm last week. However, he would like to know who to call and phone numbers when 2