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.w ~~,w. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2Q08 Present: President of Council Kennedy, Council Members Barker, Gareau, Dailey Jones, Kearney, Mahoney, Orlowski, Ryan Also Present: Mayor O'Grady, Law Director Dubelko, Finance Director Copfer, Acting Clerk of Council Murphy President Kennedy called the meeting to order at 8 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 7, 2008 were approved as written. President Kennedy announced the following legislation would be considered for passage under suspension of the rules: second reading, Ordinance 2008-124; first reading, Resolution 2008-147. REP Mayor O'Grady: 1) Welcomed students from Cleveland State University. The students are taking a course in local government from professor Dr. Lisa Thomas, who is a spectacular professor and a member of his cabinet. 2) Comments on the election: The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream that one day people would be judged, not based upon the color of their skin, but based upon the content of their character. Dr. King knew that in his day, they weren't going to get there, and they didn't. We are not there yet, but we have taken a great, a massive step forward. This was a profound election, not just because of the historic election of the first African-American president, but also because we are a nation at war an two fronts and our nation has significant economic challenges. For all those who were candidates whether they won or lost, congratulations for the courage it takes to run as a candidate. For those that were elected, he pledges to work cooperatively with them. We will and we must work together in order to move our community and our people forward. 3) Our efforts with the GCRTA to minimize the impact of proposed route changes on our residents have met with some significant success. RTA General Manager Joe Calabrese has notified him that the historic 75 cross town line will continue service to downtown during the four morning peak runs and four evening peals runs. As previously proposed by RTA, the non-peak runs will become feeder routes to the Red Line at West Park Rapid Station. Although not a complete reversal of the cuts and changes that were recommended and were going to impact the Westshore, this is a significant reprieve and