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RESOLUTION NO. 78-67 INTRODUCED BY: Mrs. Hanus AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION1REJECTING THE NOACA WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 208 of the Clean Water Act, United States Pub13c Law 92-500 and 95-217, regulations have been promulgated for urban areas, including northern Ohio, which has substantial water quality control problems; and WHEREAS, the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA): has been designated by the Governor of Ohio as the planning agency to be involved in this control situation; and WHEREAS, without adequate prior notice to any of the municipalities, NOACA has published a management plan which will become effective unless rejected by the various communities; and WHEREAS, within NOACA and other Federal agencies, the plan has been criticized for defic3encies and lack of clarity; and WHEREAS, thts Council wis&es to avoid establishment of another layer of government functioning ineffectively and expen- sively without being responsible to any electorate; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BX THE COUNCTL OF THE VILLAGE OF MAYFIELD, OHIO, THAT: Section 1. The Vxilage of May£ield rejects the proposed water qualsty management plan of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordi- nating Ageney and requests that the Executive Board of NOACA also withhold approval and submission for State certification until all major issues are resolved, deficiencies remedied and sufficient time given for individual municipal review. Section 2. The Clerk is authorized, empowered and directed to send a copy of this Resolution to the NOACA Policy Board, to its executive committee, the members of the Board of County Commis- sioners of Cuyahoga County, the Federal Environmental Protection Aqency and the State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Section 3. Th3s Resolution is declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health and safety in that Federal regulations require immediate action by this Council. This Resolution shall therefore take effect immediately upon passage by the affirmative vote of not less than \