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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED AUGUST 19, 2014 Present: Council President Jones, Council Members Barker, Brossard, Hemann, Kearney, Limpert and Schumann Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Law Gareau, Clerk of Council Gallo, Director of Safety /Service Glauner, Director of Planning /Development Wenger and Director of Human Resources Farver. Absent: Councilwoman Williamson Director of Finance Copfer Council President Jones called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. The Council meeting minutes of August 5, 2014 were approved as written. The following legislation will be considered for passage under suspension of the rules this evening: Second Reading — Ordinance 2014 -50. REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • The community is invited to come to North Olmsted's Big Tent Event this Friday at 7:00 p.m. Interactive and fun activities are planned. Homecoming begins Thursday night and finishes up with the parade at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. • The Police Dept. has received 23 Motorola portable radios from Cuyahoga County. These radios are from the County's Communication Grant to improve radio communication between agencies. The West Shore cities received these as part of a request made two years ago. All North Olmsted police officers will have portable radios assigned to them to utilize the MARCS radios. Director of Law Gareau: • The Law Dept. prepared and filed, with the Common Pleas Court, its Brief of Appellee in the matter of Brian Bielozer vs. The North Olmsted Civil Service Commission. This was the appeal that he has taken from the decision of the Commission to remove his name as the top candidate for the Sergeant promotional exam because he was no longer employed with the city and because he lost his LEADS certification rendering him ineligible — in the opinion of the Commission — to serve in capacity of Sergeant. • Regarding property maintenance, it has been a busy summer. There is additional staff in the Building Dept. to conduct property maintenance inspections. Five cases were recently disposed of including the animal shelter case with the pig in