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Council Minutes of 11/18/20(18 2) Thanks to all who participated in the North Olmsted Veterans Day ceremonies. It is exceedingly important to remember the sacrifice of all those who have served in our military. 3) Two employees at our Senior Center, Beth Reitz the Activities Coordinator, and Tiffany Hunt the Outreach Worker, were honored with the 2008 Dr. Maldonado award. The Carlos A. Maldonado, MD award celebrates excellence in service to older adults. We are proud of the assistance these two employees provide our North Olmsted community and to our senior population. 4) This Saturday mazks the annual Thanksgiving meal give-away to those who are less fortunate in North Olmsted. This year, working in cooperation with area churches and organizations, we will provide an entire Thanksgiving meal to about 100 needy families in our community. 5) The third annual Rake North Olmsted Day was held on Saturday, November 8. Special thanks to Todd Musial for his assistance in organizing the event that assisted over 70 different senior citizens or disabled citizens in North Olmsted. Thanks to all who assisted in this noble effort. 6) Mae O'Grady, with the assistance of the Kiwanis organization, will again offer a free Thanksgiving dinner to seniors and other needy citizens at 12 p.m. at the North Olmsted Party Center on Thursday, November 27. Interested parties can sign up at our Senior Center, and meals can be delivered to shut-ins. 7) Five city employees tested for the position of Road Foreman last week. Results will be reviewed by the Civil Service Commission soon 8) The f rst negotiation session with the International Association of Fire Fighters is scheduled for Wednesday, November 19; the Fraternal Order of Police session is scheduled for Tuesday, November 25. Current contracts expire at the end of this year. 9) The second phase of our ADA assessment is now complete. As part of the consultant's scope of services, directors and division heads will be attending an ADA training workshop this Thursday afternoon. 10) The VFW Officer of the Year award banquet is scheduled for Monday, November 24, at the Community Cabin. Police Officer 3ames Carbone and Fire Fighter Dave Stein will be recognized for their outstanding service to our community and to our citizens. 11) The Westshore Council of Governments met today to review the request for proposals for consultant services to consider the study of a fire district. The top three firms will be scheduled for interviews in early January. 12) The North Olmsted Police Dept. is participating in the Cuyahoga County DUI Task Force. The task force was awarded a second prize trophy for multi jurisdictional task forces in the International Association of Chiefs of Police 2007 Law Enforcement Challenge. Additionally, the North Olmsted Police Dept. was awarded a portable breath testing instrument by the task force for having the highest ratio of DUI arrests for hours worked on the task force. 13) Stearns Road is open in North Olmsted. Weather permitting, Crocker-Stearns should be open all the way through by the end of December. 14) City crews have begun reconstruction of a cul-de-sac on W. 230 Street, which will be reconstructed without the center island. 15) Replacement of the split-rail fencing at both of the city cemeteries has begun. 2