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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED NOVEMBER 21, 2017 Present: Council President Jones, Council Members Brossard, Kearney, Limpert, Rahm, Schumann & Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Finance Copfer, Director of Human Resources Gallo, Director of Safety & Service Glauner, Director of Law Gareau, Director of Planning & Development Lieber and Clerk of Council Massarolo Absent: Council Member Hemann 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. Council President Jones thanked Cub Scout Pack 4630 for presenting the colors. Councilman Schumann made a motion to remove Ordinance 2017-76 from the agenda. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rahm and passed unanimously. Ordinance 2017-76 removed from the agenda by a vote of 6-0. The Council meeting minutes of November 8, 2017 were approved as written. The following legislation will be considered for passage under suspension of the rules this evening: Second Reading — Resolution 2017-79; First Reading — Resolution 2017-82. REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • Mayor Kennedy thanked the Scouts for coming to the meeting. • City offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday to observe Thanksgiving. • Congratulations to the Officers of the Year. For the Police Department, it is Detective Dan Barrett and for the Fire Department, it is Lieutenant Dan Coyle. • The North Olmsted Noel will be held Sunday, December 3rd between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the North Olmsted Community Cabin. It will feature holiday themed food vendors, kids crafts, outdoor games, live musical performances, reindeer, sled dogs, a bonfire and Santa Claus. Director of Law Gareau: • The case regarding James Connell vs. North Olmsted. This is the flash flooding case from several years ago is continuing to progress. We have finished the deposition of their expert and we expect them to seek class certification and summary judgment. This will be continuing for a while because even the class