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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MAY 16, 2017 Present: Council President Jones, Council Members Brossard, Hemann, Kearney, Limpert, Rahm, Schumann & Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Human Resources Gallo, Director of Law Gareau, Clerk of Council Massarolo, and Director of Planning & Development Wenger Absent: Director of Finance Copfer, Director of Safety & Service Glauner 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 May 2, 2017 were approved as written. The following legislation will be considered for passage under suspension of the rules this evening: Second Reading — Ordinance 2017-38; First Reading — Resolution 2017- 39. REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • Announced the scholarship recipients for 2017. These scholarships are funded from those who run the race in North Olmsted and also sponsorships. This year the race will take place on June 17 at North Olmsted Park. We have been giving these scholarships away for a number of years now. It won't go too far towards paying your college bills, but every little bit helps. The list of award winners and their bios are attached to the minutes. Director of Law Gareau: • A couple quick updates on cases that have been discussed in the past. The first is the City of North Olmsted v. Westbury Holdings, which is aligned with City of North Olmsted v. Niederst Management Ltd. This is the Westbury, which I've reported in the past the apartments have had a number of maintenance issues with the exterior facilities. As a result, they were charged and brought to court. They have entered into a Plea Diversion Program which sets forth specific timelines for achieving maintenance items regarding the exterior of the building. It's going to require some time. They have been working with the Building Department to get the permits in and get proper individuals on board to do the work as it's very significant. By entering the diversion program, if they meet the target requirements the charges will be dismissed at a later date. If they don't, however,