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.,,~ MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED FEBRUARY 20, 1996 Present: Council President Boehmer, Council Members Limpert, McKay, Musial, Nashar, O'Grady, Saringer Also Present: Mayor Boyle (arrived at 10 p.m.), Law Director Gareau, Finance Director Burns, Clerk of Council Seman Absent: Council Member Lind Council President Boehmer called the meeting to order at 8:01 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The minutes of the Council meeting of February 6, 1996 were approved as written. Mr. Boehmer announced that Ordinance 96-31 would be passed under suspension of the rule, Ordinance 96-42 would be added to the agenda and Ordinance 96-39 would be removed from the agenda. SPECIAL REPORTS Mr. Boehmer introduced Officer Glenn Adamson who made a presentation on the D.A.RE. program. Officer Adamson explained that D.A.R.E. stood for drug abuse resistance education, which is a 17 week program in the fifth grade curriculum, Officer A travels to the various city elementary schools to teach the program and to interact with the children on the playground and in the cafeteria so they can know him as a friend and someone who cares about them. As part of the presentation, Officer Adamson introduced a fifth grade teacher and several children who spoke about their experiences with the D.A.RE. program, The first presenters were two St. Richard School students who read their essays on the D.A.R.E. program: John Heina said that the D.A.R.E. program protects children from drugs, violence and gang membership. D.A.R.E. provides kids with the information they need to make smart choices about using drugs, alcohol. and causing violence. John said he felt that the D.A.RE. program had changed his life. ,_,.,~.