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Council Minutes of 10-20-2015 Assistant Director of Law O'Malley: • No report in the absence of Law Director Gareau. Director of Finance Copfer: • She has been working on the Bond preliminary official statement and the rating presentation. Her plan is to complete the documents by the end of next week and to make the presentation to Moody's the first week in November. • Her department assisted in reviewing with each of the divisions each of the appropriations and transfers proposed in Ordinance 2015-95. There is an additional column in the transfer entitled "27th pay". Technically, the 27th pay year is 2016 as the first pay of 2016 is January 1, 2016. Since that day is a holiday and the city is a cash-basis entity, the pay will be transferred on December 31, 2015 thus making 2015 a 27th pay year. The city has been saving for the 27th pay, so there is a corresponding transfer into the applicable funds from the 27th pay fund to cover the additional expenditures. Councilman Kearney, Chairman of the Finance Committee: The Finance Committee met Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 7:15 p.m. Present were committee members Kearney, Schumann and Barker; Council members Hemann and Limpert; Finance Director Copfer, Safety/Service Director Glauner and Planning/Development Director Wenger and guests. • Discussed first was Resolution 2015-92 which is a Resolution dispensing with a formal RFP process and authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with Richard L. Bowen & Associates, Inc. to provide engineering consulting services to the City of North Olmsted, and declaring an emergency. This will be a three- year contract. All conversations focused on what a good job Pete DiFranco does for the city and his quick response time to questions and inquiries. The committee voted 3-0 to recommend approval of Resolution 2015-92. • Discussed last was Resolution 2015-93 which is a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract modification with Aladtec, Inc. to provide hardware, software, maintenance and training for a workforce management system consisting of an employee time, attendance and scheduling program, and declaring an emergency, as amended. This program will help track city employees' time more efficiently and cost effectively. The committee voted 3-0 to recommend approval of Resolution 2015-93. Councilman Schumann, Chairman of the Building,Zoning & Development Committee: The BZD Committee met Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Present were committee members Schumann, Barker and Williamson; Council President Jones; Council members Hemann, Kearney and Limpert; Mayor Kennedy, Law Director Gareau, Safety/Service Director Glauner, Planning/Development Director Wenger and Greg Myers. • Discussed was CMS 15-3787 which is the Aloft Hotel — PPN 236-11-009 at the corner of Al Moen and Great Northern Blvd. Director Wenger reviewed the hotel plan which was very well received. This project calls for the construction of a 2