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Council Minutes of 10-20-2009 Deferred Compensation, Firefighter Community Credit Union, and the United Telephone Credit Union. 4) The city and schools are working together on a great initiative that promotes recycling and supports the city's Food Cupboard. Reusable grocery bags were designed by High School SITES students and purchased with grant funds from the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District. The kick-off for the annual "Make a Difference Day" will be on Friday, October 23`d with bag distribution and short assemblies given by the SITES students in grades K-8. On October 24`t', through a partnership with Marc's and Giant Eagle in North Olmsted, when these bags. that have been distributed to our schools are taken into the stores and used for shopping, the stores wilt donate food items to our North Olmsted Food Cupboard. It's a great initiative and our complements to Planning Director, Kim Wenger. 5) North Olmsted Paramedics were provided H1N1 vaccinations by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. Vaccinations were administered in Rocky River and most of the staff took advantage of the free inoculations. H1N1 is present within area school systems and is being felt around our community. H1N1 symptoms go beyond seasonal flu symptoms to include high fever, a cough or sore throat, and difficulty with breathing. 6) Following a meeting with the Safety Director, Police Chief, and Animal Warden, a process to incorporate animal complaints into the nuisance property database has been established. 7) Preparations are underway for the Friday October 23`d meeting with ESCI regarding the fire district study. A copy of the schedule has been electronically sent to members of Council. Council members who have not responded to the invitation are welcome to do so, and are encouraged to contact the Safety Director and participate and provide input. 8) The Annual Leave pick-up will begin on Monday, October 26. The first zone will be Ward 3, followed by Wards 4, 1, and 2. Three passes will be made, ending the second week in December. 9) The. Waste Water Plant centrifuge has been sent for repairs and is expected to be back online by the end of the week. In the meantime, the crew led by Service Director Limpert, is doing a great job in handling the issue. 10) Crack sealing will be completed by the end of the week, weather permitting. Law Director Dubelko: 1) The case of Bertalan vs. Stotz, et al, is a personal injury case involving a NOCOP vehicle. The city's insurance defense counsel filed an answer in that case. In the case of The City of North Olmsted vs. Vivianni, a real property maintenance case in Rocky River Court, a plea was taken on several counts and it involves the property at the corner of Stearns and Lorain Road. The matter has been referred for a presentencing report. All indications are that the defendant, in order to get a favorable sentencing in December, is expected to bring the property in compliance with the code by what he believes is December 12. Finance Director Copfer: 1) At the last Council meeting, she forgot to mention that the annual information filing required by the bond continuing disclosure requirements was filed on September 24, 2009. 2