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Council President Brossard: All right, moving on, Director of Law Gareau, do you have a report this evening? Mayor Jones: Mr. President, I still have a report. [laughing] Council President Brossard: Oh, I'm sorry. Mayor Jones: It's okay. Mayor Jones: I'll be fast. Thank you, Mr. President, members of Council. • Construction on North Olmsted Park is going well. Phase one is on schedule for completion by the beginning of August, weather permitting. This first phase costs approximately $2 million. They are currently finishing up the plantings of the outfields for the baseball diamonds, planting shrubs and trees, finishing up on the concession restroom, garage, and the parking lot. Phase two is out to bid with construction anticipated to start in July for the park south of the Senior Center. As you know, phase two renovations include a new performance stage, tennis and pickleball courts, additional walking trails, renovated lighted ball field, playground improvements, and including new adaptive playground pieces, and finally, new parking lots. • And also in our North Olmsted Community Park, our first summer concert of the year is taking place this Saturday. Join us on June 7th from 6 until 9 p.m. for Jam Machine, sponsored in part by NOPEC. • Also, by this weekend, the outdoor pool at the Rec Center will be open. Unfortunately, the weather has been unusually cold the last few weeks, so that has delayed the opening of the pool by about a week or so. • And finally, the Mayor's and Manager's meeting for the county last week was held at Cleveland Hopkins Airport, where we were able to get a detailed look at the plans for the airport. The $1.1 billion terminal, or as I learned there, it's also called the head house for those in the know, is scheduled to open in 2032. A new parking garage replacing the orange lot is scheduled to open in 2029, and a new gold lot with 1,600 spaces is to open next year. So those renovations are moving forward, and I'm excited about those plans. I think they will not only be a benefit, obviously, for the users of the airport, but I believe that improving our airport will have a spillover effect in benefiting North Olmsted and Northeast Ohio; and the expansion is being funded by the airlines, so no taxpayer dollars are being used for this expansion, and that, Mr. President, concludes my report. Council President Brossard: Thank you. Law Director Gareau, do you have a report this evening? 06 03 25 Council Meeting Minutes Page 2