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Council Minutes of 10-20-2020 permit wasn't pulled to do the work until late 2018 and that permit is still open. On multiple occasions this year the parties have gone to mediation, which has failed. On July 17th, all proceedings have been stayed and the judge has refused to find a probation violation even though it is four years out and the work is not completed. On March 15th, a large section of the building collapsed and fell onto the ground below, which is exactly why they were being prosecuted. There is work being done on the site right now, however, that work has not been cleared. Two more criminal cases have been filed this year regarding the condition of the underground garage. It is in a deplorable condition. These charges have been stayed as well. As a result, in June the City filed a civil injunction downtown. The City has asked the Common Pleas court to enjoin the continuing violations as it poses a continuing threat to public safety. It is set for a phone conference tomorrow. The Building Department and Law Department have continued to work on this to try and get compliance to ensure anyone in the building will be safe. It concerns the outside wall, some of the balconies and the underground garage. Director Gareau said he thinks the problems are more pervasive than anybody realizes. The building needs to be safe. It has taken a long time, but the City will continue to push to have it rectified. Councilwoman Hemann asked what the status is of the elevators. She asked if they are both working or if only one is working. Director Gareau said he does not have any case pending regarding elevators. He said he would check to see if there are any open files in Building. He said it is also a potential Fire Code issue so he can check and see if there are any notations about elevators not functioning. Councilwoman Hemann said she believes there was a point for about two years where only one elevator was in service due to some part they could never receive. Director Gareau said it is an example of ongoing maintenance issues. If there was a period of time the elevator wasn't working, look at the other issues going back over decades, he is not surprised to hear it, He said he hopes it is not accurate. Director of Finance Copfer: • RITA collections through September are $1.3 million behind the prior year, which is 10.8%. It is actually an improvement percentage wise from earlier in the year. When the revenue was reduced in March it was reduced by $1.6 million so if going by what was reduced the City is doing better, if that is any consolation. • RITA and Levin College of Urban Affairs has done some analysis on the impact of people who are working remotely from home and what impact it might have on each municipality. Levin used 2017 and RITA used 2018 collection data. They ran several scenarios. North Olmsted is fairly budget neutral in all of the scenarios. Director Copfer attributes that to having the 100% credit in place and also the city having more residents working outside the City than residents who work in the City. • Today was the filing deadline for the first Office of Budget and Management CARES Act funding report and North Olmsted did comply with it. 2