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Council Minutes of 1-19-2021 Councilwoman Hemann said she had no report for Environmental Control, but she had two things should would like to report on. She said the first was 2021-3, which was discussed in Caucus on January 5, 2021. She said the merits of it were not discussed during Caucus. She said this legislation is a temporary indoor dining program, which permits an established licensed food business to temporarily make use of vacant commercial retail space that is within an approximate distance of 250 feet from the business, essentially within the same retail plaza. The business will be responsible for adhering to the Board of Health and State of Ohio regulations for operation of a indoor dining space. To assist the business with a temporary indoor dining space, the City of North Olmsted and Cuyahoga County Board of Health have set forth guidelines, which are attached as Exhibit A to the Resolution and are now available on the City website for those businesses to access. Councilwoman Hemann thanked the Director of Law Gareau and Mr. Armstrong from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health for working with her on this for several months and concluded with its passage at the last meeting. Councilwoman Hemann next talked about 2021-11. She said this is a Resolution establishing a program for financial assistance for small businesses in the City of North Olmsted. She said it was written in part as a companion piece to Resolution 2021-3 as it could offer the financial assistance a business might need to utilize the temporary indoor dining program. She said it was also designed to be a standalone piece of legislation to offer relief to small businesses, which could be defined as a business that are from I to 50 employees. She said there are various criteria as Mr. Glassburn explained in detail in Caucus. She said the program allows for businesses to apply for up to $2,500 in assistance for things such as rent, payroll and other approved business expenses for businesses in operation prior to April 1, 2019. She said the program excludes several types of businesses such as financial institutions, chain businesses, schools, home based businesses, e-commerce and several others. Councilwoman Hemann said the application process includes an array of financial documents and will be overseen by a three member board composed of a member appointed by the Mayor, a member appointed by Council and another member appointed by Council based on a business trade or professional experience, such as a trustee or board member of the North Olmsted Chamber of Commerce. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION None. LEGISLATION Resolution 2020-155 introduced by Mayor Kennedy was given its third reading. A Resolution dispensing with the formal RFP process and authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with PRADCO to provide pre-employment testing and police and fire promotional testing services, and declaring an emergency. Councilman Brossard moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Williamson and passed unanimously. Roll Call: Yes: Brossard, Williamson, Hemann, Limpert, Kelly, Glassburn, Schumann rd