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i,~ Council Minutes of 2/5/2008 5) The Police Dept. has begun an inspection of all schools in cooperation with the Superintendent's office. During the next few months, training sessions will be held with school principals to identify and address potential issues. 6) The Fire Dept. has completed its fire safety inspection of the schools. Fire Prevention Bureau personnel are working with the Director of Building and Grounds of the schools with regard to certain areas of concern. 7) Work has begun on planning and implementation of a medical priority dispatch system through the city 911 dispatch office. Medical priority dispatch system is a nationally recognized system which prioritizes medical 911 calls, much like triage for a patient. The system better prepares responders when arriving on the scene for serious medical emergencies and reduces frivolous calls by users who might be attempting to abuse the 911 emergency phone system. In 2007, the number of EMS runs increased by 3.4% over runs made the previous year. It is estimated that one out of every three calls to 911 are for non-emergencies such as cold and flu, which would not require emergency transport to the hospital. Emergency medical priority dispatch system training will be conducted by Fire Dept. personnel along with dispatch center staff. 8) The Cuyahoga County Dept. of Health made a presentation regarding the possibility of pandemic flu outbreaks and what would be required to keep the city operational during such an outbreak. The Safety Dept. continues to work with the Dept. of Health on a city- wide plan in the event of a pandemic flu. 9) On January 23, our Finance and Service Directors met with the Fairview Park directors to explain the enhancement of the WWTP. 10) On Thursday, February 7, the Service Director will be attending apre-construction meeting for the reconstruction of sound walls along I-480. The base work was done over the winter with actual construction scheduled to start in the spring. 11) The administration has recommended 17 streets, or sections of those streets, to be addressed in our 2008 street program. 12) This evening will introduce a resolution to support Issue 15, which will keep health and human services for Cuyahoga County residents fully funded. On behalf of all the citizens of the county and all the citizens of our city that benefit through Issue 15, he asks for Council's support of this resolution and passage under suspension of the rules. Law Director Dubelko: 1) City Prosecutor: In the month of January, he handled a total of 261 cases. Of those, 145 were traffic and 116 were criminal, and there were no trials. 2) At the last Council meeting, a resident raised a question about the Mayor's biographical sketch on the city's website. He indicated he would look into the propriety of it. The Law Dept. has done so and based on research concluded that it clearly is permitted by law. Jennifer Hardin, an attorney with the Ohio Ethics Commission, was contacted. She indicated it crossed no ethical lines and is a perfectly acceptable practice. It is part of a public website, providing information of a value and benefit to the public so they can know about their city through a wide range of information, including what their public officials believe they are all about. So long as the information is truthful, there certainly is no ethical or legal problem with it. 3) The municipal law workshop for City Council will be held this Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Council caucus room. If Council Members want to hear about a specific topic or concern, please contact him. 2