diff --git a/city_scrapers/spiders/cle_city_council.py b/city_scrapers/spiders/cle_city_council.py
index 9d92da0..f0922c5 100644
--- a/city_scrapers/spiders/cle_city_council.py
+++ b/city_scrapers/spiders/cle_city_council.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from datetime import datetime
-
 from city_scrapers_core.constants import CITY_COUNCIL, COMMITTEE
 from city_scrapers_core.items import Meeting
 from city_scrapers_core.spiders import LegistarSpider
@@ -20,30 +18,25 @@ def parse_legistar(self, events):
         needs.
         """
         for event in events:
+            start = self.legistar_start(event)
+            if start:
+                meeting = Meeting(
+                    title=event["Name"]["label"],
+                    description=self._parse_description(event),
+                    classification=self._parse_classification(event),
+                    start=start,
+                    end=None,
+                    all_day=False,
+                    time_notes="",
+                    location=self._parse_location(event),
+                    links=self.legistar_links(event),
+                    source=self.legistar_source(event),
+                )
 
-            if self.legistar_start(event) is None:
-                start = datetime.strptime("01-01-01 00:00:00", "%y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-            else:
-                start = self.legistar_start(event)
-
-            print(self.legistar_start(event))
-            meeting = Meeting(
-                title=event["Name"]["label"],
-                description=self._parse_description(event),
-                classification=self._parse_classification(event),
-                start=start,
-                end=None,
-                all_day=False,
-                time_notes="",
-                location=self._parse_location(event),
-                links=self.legistar_links(event),
-                source=self.legistar_source(event),
-            )
-
-            meeting["status"] = self._get_status(meeting)
-            meeting["id"] = self._get_id(meeting)
+                meeting["status"] = self._get_status(meeting)
+                meeting["id"] = self._get_id(meeting)
 
-            yield meeting
+                yield meeting
 
     def _parse_description(self, item):
         """Parse or generate meeting description."""