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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MAY 18, 2021 Present: Council President Jones, Council Members Brossard, Glassburn, Hemann, Kelly, Limpert, Schumann & Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Finance Copfer, Director of Human Resources Gallo, Director of Law Gareau, Director of Planning & Community Development Lieber and Clerk of Council Massarolo Council President Jones called the meeting to order at 8:05 p.m. through GoToMeeting. Due to the meeting being a virtual meeting, Council President Jones requested any member of the public using a computer who wished to address Council to notify the Clerk via the chat feature. For those dialing in via phone, the lines would be unmuted during the appropriate portion of the meeting. The Council Meeting Minutes of May 5, 2021 were approved as written. The following legislation will be considered for passage under suspension of the rules this evening: First Reading: Resolutions 2021-37 and 2021-39. Councilman Schumann moved to remove Resolution 2021-34 from the agenda. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brossard and passed unanimously. Roll Call: Yes: Schumann, Brossard, Hemann, Glassburn, Limpert, Kelly, Williamson No: None Motion carried. Resolution 2021-34 removed from agenda 7-0. REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • The Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 11:00 a.m. at North Olmsted Park on Monday, May 31. There will be no parade this year. • The City will be evaluating its programs and facilities in light of the latest CDC guidance and changes in Ohio requirements for facility capacity, masking and social distancing. • The Oxcart Pantry has been awarded two grants from the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. The first grant will fund a large commercial grade refrigeration unit, which will double our current cold storage capacity. The second will be used to purchase equipment for our mobile program and drive through services. The grants total between $5,000 and $6,000 with no match required from the City. Director of Law Gareau: • In the matter of City of North Olmsted v. Misook Joe which is a property maintenance action, it is scheduled for a bench trial on June 23, however, we are