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RESOLUTION NO. 8493-ii BY~ Anderson, Bullock, Juris, Madigan, Powers, Smith. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of Council otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Mayor to accept, on behalf of the City of Lakewood, Six Hundred Eleven Thousand Dollars ($611,000) from the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) through its Powering Our Communities Program for energy efficient updates to the City of Lakewood's refuse and recycling drop off facility. WHEREAS, on February 16, 2011 the NOPEC Powering Our Communities Grants Review Committee approved payment of a grant for energy conservation to the City of Lakewood; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five (5) of its members members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure, and that this resolution shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in ARTICLE III, SECTONS 10 and 13 of the SECOND AMENDED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that these funds should be accepted immediately to allow the project to be completed during the 2011 construction season. Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to accept, on behalf of the City of Lakewood, Six Hundred Eleven Thousand Dollars ($611,000) froth the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) to be for energy efficient updates to the City of Lakewood's refuse and recycling drop off facility. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal actions were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 3. That this resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this resolution, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of Council, this resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law. Adopted: a~ ~~j~ re dent