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Council Minutes of 01-17-2022 new hires, as well as other promotions, will have a ceremonial swearing in at an upcoming Council Meeting. • The Mayor updated Council on the updates completed at the Recreation Center. The garage door was installed, and the turf will be arriving on January 23rd. It is an exciting time for the Recreation Center and once everything is up and running their will be a grand opening for Council and residents. • The City received all of the necessary environmental reports for Spruce Elementary. There were no recognized environmental concerns identified in the report. The environmental reports for Forest are expected the week of January 24", and it is expected to close the acquisition of both properties by the end of January. The Administration will be bringing forward Legislation authorizing the City to solicit bids for Demolition at the next scheduled Council Meeting. Director of Law Gareau: • Director Gareau updated Council on a few pending matters in which the City is involved. The first is The City of North Olmsted vs. Willoughby, involving a traffic incident wherein significant damage was done to the traffic light signal system. A phone conference was held on January 12, 2023, and a settlement conference is scheduled with the Court for February 23, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. • With regarding to The City of North Olmsted vs. Dunk, Director Gareau advised this case involves a registered sex offender in violation of code. The defendant agreed to leave and relocate to an area that was not in violation of our City Ordinances and that case was satisfactorily resolved. • The next case was The City of North Olmsted vs. Bramante, which is another property damage/motor vehicle accident, wherein a status conference is scheduled for March 7, 2023. • An update was provided in regards to a motor vehicle accident involving a police cruiser, The City of North Olmsted vs. Work. Director Gareau noted that we most likely will not see any movement on that case in Rocky River Court until May. • The last update was regarding The City of North Olmsted vs. Berkin which involves unpaid rental fees and is set for Mediation on January 27, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Director of Finance Copfec • The Finance Department has been busy with the normal end of year tasks, along with the beginning of the year tasks. Ms. Copfer looks forward to bringing the permanent budget to Council the first Council Meeting of February. Council President Brossard, Committee of the Whole: The Committee of the Whole met on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 7:01 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Williamson, Glassburn, Hemann, Limpert, Gilchrist and Scarl, Law Director Gareau and guest. • The purpose of the Committee of the Whole was to interview the four candidates who submitted resumes for the At -Large Council position vacated by Pat Kelly. During the