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Council Minutes of 09-01-2015 matter to be concluded. It is possible that this can be appealed, but such situations are extremely rare. • The brief of appellant was filed yesterday in the matter of Brian Bielozer vs. the City of North Olmsted in the United States Federal District Court. The city's response is due October 5, 2015. This is Mr. Bielozer's appeal from a judgement rendered in favor of the city on all counts that were presented in a civil suit against the City of North Olmsted by Mr. Bielozer and his wife. • In fair housing, HUD conducted an audit last week of operations in the City of North Olmsted, and all went very well. Ass't Director of Law Heyward has participated in additional training related to fair housing matters, including attending training in Washington D.C. over the summer. • Concerning Ordinance 2015-78, this was originally presented in Ordinance 2015- 44. The Board of Elections contacted him and expressed concern with the primary filing deadline language. Ordinance 2015-78 clarifies this by specifically stating it will be 90 days before the primary established, even though there wouldn't be a primary. That would be the language to use to establish a filing deadline. This Ordinance also repeals Ordinance 2015-44. There is a request to pass this under suspension this evening so that the Clerk can get this down to the Board of Elections by Friday. Director of Finance Copfer: • She received many positive comments about the Popular Annual Financial Report that was mailed to every home. It was well received and the residents appreciate the annual update in a format they can understand. • The May month end detailed and summary financial statements were E-mailed to council on August 26, 2015. They have June preliminarily completed, but she is reviewing the results and will be providing written comments shortly. • She is completing the work on the Annual Information Filing that is required to be filed by the end of September for the ongoing bond disclosure. • She plans on bonding out the $5 million in Notes the currently have outstanding that are due in February 2016 but have a call date of August 1, 2015. Currently, two pieces of the 2006 Bond issue are refundable and would save around $300,000 after all costs are considered based on an analysis done last week. These estimates will change with the market. This legislation will hopefully be completed in time for the next Council meeting. Councilman Barker, Chairman of the Public Health, Safety & Welfare Committee: The Public Safety Committee met Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 7:15 p.m. Present were committee members Barker and Williamson; Council members Hemann, Kearney and Schumann; Safety/Service Director Glauner and Law Director Gareau. • Discussed was Ordinance 2051-67 which is an Ordinance enacting new Chapter 949 of the Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code entitled "Animal Control and Nuisance Abatement" in order to establish procedures for animal control and cost recovery. This new Chapter is to help provide for animal control for vacant houses and properties. If a nuisance is determined, this Section helps in notifying the owners — be it bank or individual owner — to remove the "critter" problem or the City will hire a licensed professional to take care of the nuisance and the bill 2