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Council Minutes of 9-15-2009 in attendance. The city continues to get the message out that North Olmsted believes very strongly in fair housing opportunities for all citizens of all colors and creed. 4) Congratulations to Barb Seman on her retirement. Mr. Dubelko said he enjoyed working with her for the entire nineteen years, first as Assistant Law Director and now as Law Director. She's always been a complete professional. She has found errors in the legislation that's been drafted and corrected them before they hit the floor of Council. She understands legal issues. She raised good questions on the way certain legislation was prepared, resulting in preparing better legislation for the City Council. Finance Director Copfer: 1) We have received an update from State Rep. Nan Baker on the 2010 and 2011 estimates for local government funding. They're a million one sixty- five and a million one eighty-four respectively. The 2009 is down substantially from 2008, but the 2010 estimate is similar to what they're receiving currently. Luckily, that's what they've planned for, so no adjustments to the plan have to be made based on those estimates thus far. The local government funding changed to a percentage of various general state receipts. If those receipts don't come in as they planned them to, it could go lower and it could go higher as well. 2) She reviewed the summary of pension plan proposed changes in both the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System and Police and Fire Disability Pension Plan. They include increased employee and employer contributions over amulti-year period. They increased the minimum retirement age and the number of years requirement for full pension. The police and fire pension fund is looking at extending the DROP program, which would be difficult for the city to sustain. Right now, they're trying to meet their funding obligations for their thirty-year funding plan. They have to be fully funded in thirty years. This plan by these pension plans is going to the state legislature for review on ways they can solve their funding issues. 3) On Wednesday, September 9th, the Service Director, Waste Water Superintendent, and Finance Director met with Fairview's Service Director and Finance Director. They discussed the billing process per the agreement and how the total MCF process affects their portion of their joint costs. They also discussed and agreed to share the costs of a replacement Esther meter and vault and their excess contractual maximum flow that they've been looking at. Also discussed were engineering costs of the improvements and what the timeline is. That will affect the billing to the city of Fairview for the ward that is covered in North Olmsted's sewer district. 4) On Thursday, September lOt", she attended the Records Commission meeting and the NOCOP ward meeting to approve a contract for another year for the STC to provide the services of senior transportation, which included a three percent cost increase, which equated to approximately three hundred dollars a month increase. 5) Ms. Copfer wished Mrs. Seman well. She described her as thorough, conscientious, courteous to people, and also caring. She told Mrs. Seman she is going to enjoy retirement and she hopes she enjoys time with the family. She will be missed. Councilman Barker, Chairman of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) BZD Committee met September 8th at 7:05 pm. They were there to discuss CMS09-08 Valvoline Instant Oil Change at 24866 Lorain Road. Present were Council President Kennedy, Councilman Brossard, committee members Barker and Jones, Councilman 6