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Council Minutes of 12-05-2023 • The City of North Olmsted provides affordable transportation to individuals aged 60 and older through the Senior Transportation Connection (STC). Contact STC at 216-265-1489 to learn more and schedule a ride. • The American Red Cross holds monthly blood drives in the North Olmsted Community Cabin on the first Wednesday of every month from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The next date is Wednesday, December 6'h. • The American Red Cross also has a need for volunteers to assist with their drives. Their mission is to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and generosity of donors. • Also, offered on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in collaboration with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, the Maple PTA will provide free, fresh produce for the North Olmsted community at Maple Intermediate School located at 24101 Maple Ridge Road. The next date is Tuesday, December 19"; this is a drive-through service. • The Mayor reminded Council and attendees that the North Olmsted Oxcart Food Pantry is always in need of non-perishable food donations. November and December are the busiest months of the year for the pantry. Volunteers are also needed to help with preparing food bags, and assist with food distribution. If you can help, call Case Manager Georgia Wilder at 440.716.4165, or drop off your donations of food items at the pantry, which is located at 26272 Butternut Ridge Road. • North Olmsted City Hall will be closed in observance of the Christmas Holiday on Monday, December 25 and Tuesday, December 26. • City Hall will likewise be closed Monday and Tuesday January 1 and 2 for the New Year Holiday. • A reminder that trash collection in North Olmsted will be delayed during the holiday season from December 28th to 29th during Christmas week, and again from January 4th to 5th in the first week of the New Year. Director of Law Gareau: • Director Gareau stated that he and Director Copfer have spent many hours revising the Municipal Tax code to bring forward Ordinance 2023-143. Director Gareau on behalf of Director of Finance Copfer: • On November 21.r, the City paid off the Ohio Real Estate Acquisition Note and Ohio Economic Development Nontax Revenue Note issued in 2022 to purchase the school properties. In total, $4,005,000 in principal and $222,050 in interest was retired with $1,500,000 from the Bond Retirement Fund and the remaining $2,727,050 via a transfers from the General, Recreation, Permanent Improvement, Land & Building Acquisition, and Waste Water Treatment Plant Funds. • Also, on November 30v,, the City made principal and interest payments on the City's outstanding General Obligation bonded debt reducing our outstanding principal balance by $2,810,000. In addition to the principal, the payment included $344,025 of interest. The new balance of outstanding General Obligation bonded debt is $15,860,000.