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MINUTES OF THE MI+'E-TING OF THE COUNCII. OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMS'1ED FI;l31tUARY 19, 2019 Present: Council President Jones, Council Members Brossard, Glassburn, IIemann, Kearney, I,impert, Schumann & Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of l'inance Copfer, Director of IIuman Resources Gallo, Director of Law Gareau, Director of Safety & Service Glauner, Director of Planning & Development Lieber and Clerk of Council Massarolo 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 1�'ebruary 5, 2019 were approved as written. The following legislation will be considered for passage under suspension of the rules this evening: Second Reading: Ordinance 2019-20, Resolution 2019-21 and Ordinance 2019-29. REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • l'ish Fry's at Springvale will begin on March 8 and go through April 12. The City is working on solidifying the volunteer schedule. • Council should have received an e-mail or two on the scholarship fund. "Those names are due on March 1. If you have anyone you wish to nominate, please let me know. They have to be a North Olmsted resident, but they do not need to graduate from North Olmsted. • The Princess Ball is Sunday, February 24. • I will be participating in the Right to Read week at Saint Brendon's on February 26. Director of Law Gareau: • In the matter of State ex rel. James Connell et al. v. City of North Olmsted, this is the class action flooding case. There has been a tentative settlement agreement reached. "There is a preliminary approval hearing on March 1 at 10:00 a.m. It is a pretty complex case and goes back to the three flood events that took place February 28, 2011, July 19, 2011 and May 12, 2014. These cases have been hanging around for almost eight years now. This is an insurance case and the insurance company is handling it. The City continues to deny liability, the insurance company will negotiate a settlement based upon their business interests. It is not a small sum of money, it is 5710,000. The City has a deductible and exhausted the deductible a long time ago. That is the settlement amount. "There is