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Council Minutes of 9/1/2009 2) With respect to pending real property maintenance cases, there are 17 files in the Law Department. Of those, 14 have been filed in Rocky River Court, or are somewhere in between the Law Department and Rocky River Court. In the month of August, 4 of those cases were pretty much resolved-1 with a plea and a fine. There were also 3 other pleas in August, and those are pending pre-sentence investigation. Assuming those terminate favorably, there will be 13 cases currently in the Law Department. 3) Prosecutor's report for the month of August: Prosecutor Mike Gordillo handled a total of 213 cases in Rocky River Court; 116 of those were traffic; 97 General Offenses. There were no trials last month. Regarding the issue of Suburban Collision Center, Councilman Gareau said he recently had occasion to speak with one of the residents adjacent to that property who had been experiencing significant problems in the past. He told Mr. Gareau that he had little to no problems this summer-he frequently used his backyard. In the past, there had been an overwhelming odor of paint coming over the property line into his property. He was very happy with the work the city has done. He was grateful for the work Mr. Papotto has put into the property, and he said Mr. Papotto has gone above and beyond perhaps what needed to be done. Mr. Papotto has worked well with the residents. The residents, to their credit, have been extraordinarily patient. He can't say for sure, but it looks like the problem may be solved. Congratulations to the administration on doing a good job, and congratulations to the residents for their patience in working through this. Regarding property maintenance, Councilman Barker thanked the Law Director and the Law Department for their work. An issue in his Ward was recently resolved after a resident was taken to court, given a fine, and probation. The resident is now doing yard work on his property. Thanks to Assistant Law Director O'Malley for his efforts in court. Law Director Dubelko said some of the problems get faster and better resolutions-sometimes not as fast as you would like. But, when you have good people on Council who are involved in it, and have the administration working on it, and have residents who are patient and reasonable and rational, then usually we have the tools to eventually get the problem solved. Regarding Resolution 2009-85, the health care reform principles, Councilman Mahoney asked if other municipalities have passed similar resolutions, either in our general area or throughout Ohio. Mayor O'Grady answered that he did not know. But he knows that municipalities throughout the United States have been approached on the subject and asked to participate. He has never asked the question or surveyed who has done it. His expectation certainly would be that it has been done. Finance Director Copfer: 1) The second quarter review narrative was distributed to the directors, Council and others 'on Friday. The July financial statements and stats tables/ charts were sent to those people on Monday: 2) On August 25, she participated in negotiations with the Service union; on August 26, with the Clerical/Tech union; today, mediation with the IAFF. 3) The Auditor of State released the 2008 audit report this past Friday. It is on the Auditor of State's website and will be on the city website today or tomorrow. 3