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Council Minutes of 10-06-2020 Director of Law Gareau: • House Bill 242 was approved by the Senate. It is now off to the Governor for a signature. It concerns plastic bags and the ability to issue regulations. Director Gareau explained it preempts local regulations for one year and he went on to list all the types of items it halts regulation on for one year as it was more than just plastic bags. • Regarding the nationwide opioid litigation, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said a certified negotiating class would not be allowed. This sets back the idea of a negotiated class settlement. However, a great number of Ohio communities, including North Olmsted have agreed to work together to find consensus towards a resolution. It will be a matter of many months, if not years, before there is a resolution on this litigation. Director of Finance Copfer: • Today the City received a news alert from RITA. They notified members they are working to develop a model which will assist members in projecting the potential revenue impact of workers continuing to work from home on a permanent basis after the State of Emergency has ended. These impacts include loss of revenue in each community from reduced employer withholdings and some communities a potential gain in revenue from employees working at home and paying the full tax rate of their community. There will be a separate projection of each municipality based on 2018 data. As you are aware, there is a court case in Columbus regarding this issue so it would be nice to know what our potential impact would be. Council President Jones, Committee of the Whole: The Committee of the Whole met twice, once on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 8:53 p.m. and again today Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 6:45 p.m. Present were all of Council. • The topics discussed at both meetings were CARES Act Funding and Council accessibility options, including purchasing the appropriate equipment for Council to start streaming its meetings. Councilwoman Williamson Chairwoman of the Building, Zoning & Development Committee: The Building, Zoning & Development Committee met on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 7:02 p.m. Present were committee members Williamson, Limpert and Schumann; Councilmembers Brossard, Glassburn, Hemann and Kelly; Council President Jones; Mayor Kennedy, Director of Human Resources Gallo, Director of Law Gareau, Director of Planning and Community Development Lieber and guests. • Discussed was Ordinance 2020-106. An Ordinance amending and re-establishing Chapter 167.99 of the Administrative Code, entitled "Composition and Organization of the Department of Human Resources" in order to implement organization changes within the department and to create the new position of "Building Department Coordinator", and declaring an emergency. Director Gallo 2