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Council Minutes of 5/6/2009 18) The Stearns-Cook project is progressing well. Weather permitting, Hastings Drive should be open next week. Hopefully, within a month's time, we will have two-way traffic from I-480 to Dorchester. 19) Service Director Limpert and our WWTP management group will be traveling to Peru, Indiana to observe technology that we expect to incorporate into our system for next year. 20) Bids are going out for the reconstruction of Dover Center Road, with the selection of a contractor to be made before the end of the month. Councilman Gareau suggested that, during the Memorial Day ceremonies, the names of North Olmsted residents who gave their lives in service to our country be read aloud. Perhaps their relatives who are still living in this area can be invited to the ceremony. Mayor O'Grady thought that was a worthy recommendation, and he will pass it along to the VFW. Law Director Dubelko: 1) Congratulations to everyone who participated in yesterday's elections. 2) Civil litigation report: • Szarka v. Board of Zoning Appeals, our city brief will be due on June 2, 2009. • Michael Stinn, administrator of the estate of Kenneth T. Corneliusen, v. Astrid Try, on April 21, the city filed its answer and acounter-claim in this heirship determination action to assert our interest in Ohio estate taxes that will be owed to the city of North Olmsted. • Baker v. Frolo, which is being defended by insurance counsel, on Apri122, 2009, the court granted the city's motion for summary judgment to dismiss all claims against the police officer and prosecutor named in the action based on immunity defense. • Ricardo Shaffer v. city of North Olmsted, the city received a copy of summons and complaint on April 24, 2009 regarding an alleged mistreatment of a prisoner in the city jail. This complaint has been turned over to the city's insurance carrier for coverage and defense. • City of North Olmsted and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1267, on April 29, 2009, the city filed its memorandum in support of jurisdiction. with the Ohio Supreme Court. The Ohio Municipal League's amicus brief was also filed at about the same time with the Ohio Supreme Court. 3) Mike Gordillo, Prosecutor's report for April: total of 219 cases handled; 87 General Offense cases; 132 Traffic cases; 1 trial and 1 conviction. 4) Carole Heyward, Fair Housing Administrator reports that a fair housing complaint was filed with the city. Carole conducted an investigation of the complaint, which was based upon alleged ancestry or national original discrimination, and she concluded that there is no probable cause for this complaint. 5) There are 27 property maintenance cases pending in the Law Department. The department has filed on 12. Since reported last at beginning of April, 2 new cases were filed and 2 were resolved in April, both with guilty pleas. In the one instance, the city recovered a $300 fine as well as $700 in restitution costs for the city's administrative costs in this matter. In the other, a guilty plea was continued for sentencing. 3