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Council Minutes of 10-17-2023 children. This is a new event this year, and an alternative for those who may not wish to go trick -or -treating door-to-door or are too young; this event is for five years old and younger. • Another new event this year is the first "Boogie Bash Halloween Dance," to be held from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, October 26 at Springvale Ballroom. Tickets will be sold at the door only for $15 per person. Free admission if three canned goods are donated to the Oxcart Food Pantry and admission is only $10. • Trick or Treating will be observed in the City from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31. Participating residents were asked to turn on their porch light during those two hours. • The City is partnering with Great Northern Mall and MOEN to hold the rained out North Olmsted Boom! event as part of Santa's Grand Arrival at Great Northern Mall on Friday, November 17, 2023. The event, sponsored by Northeast Ohio Parent Magazine, will begin indoors at 5:30 p.m. Christ the King Vineyard Church graciously agreed to host and sponsor a hot chocolate station in the mall parking lot. At approximately 6:30 p.m., everyone will gather outside for Santa's Grand Arrival, and the fireworks show. Once the show is over, everyone can head inside to get their photo taken with Santa and enjoy other planned activities until 7 p.m. • Mayor Jones advised Council that she will be unavailable for the next week's Committee meetings, as she will be watching her son graduate from basic training. Director of Law Gareau: • Director Gareau provided an update on Ted Bowman vs. The City of Fairview Park, which includes the City of North Olmsted and several police officers in US District Court. North Olmsted will be filing a Motion for Judgement on the pleadings, based upon some pleading deficiencies and the statute of limitations; Director Gareau is confident the case will be dismissed. • Regarding the Silverstein Firm vs. the City of North Olmsted, this is the case concerning the Planet of the Vapes. Director Gareau believes a Motion for Summary Judgement would be in order because they have failed to exhaust their administrative remedies. Director of Finance Copfer: • The Mayor provided Director Copfer's report by stating Director Copfer attended the GFOA Seminar held in Cleveland, which was very informative and provided the necessary hours for the mandated certification. One of the items discussed was the increased threshold for public bidding from $50,000.00 to $75,000.00 in the Ohio Revised Code. Director Copfer wanted to be sure Council knew of this change as the City's Charter follows the State rules and this change will be implemented. Council President Pro Tempore provided the Committee of the Whole Report on behalf of Council President Brossard: The Committee of the Whole met on October 10, 2023. Present were all of Council, the Mayor and Directors of taw, Finance, HR, Economic Development, Safety, Service and Special Assistant to the Mayor. The Committee of the Whole began at 7:52 p.m. Council and members of the Administration heard a presentation by Roby Simons, of Robert A. Simons, LLC., on North Olmsted's Housing Master Plan and the highest and best use analysis for the Forest Elementary site. After which, Council adjourned at 8:31 p.m. into Executive Session to consider the sale of property at competitive bidding, if premature disclosure of information would give an unfair competitive or bargaining advantage to a