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RESOLUTION NO. 97- 04 <br />,`. INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Rinker and Council as a Whole. <br />A RESOLUTION <br />IMPLORING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br />FOR THE STATE OF OHIO TO MODIFY THE EMERGENCY <br />VEHICLE CROSS OVERS ON ROUTE 271 EXPRESS LANES <br />WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF MAYFIELD <br />WHEREAS, with the opening of the new express lanes on Interstate 271, the <br />Village has had a number of emergencies occurring on the express lanes requiring <br />emergency vehicle response; and <br />WHEREAS, the Village of Mayfield safety forces have experienced numerous <br />difficulties with gaining access to various locations on the express lanes, exposing the <br />police officers, fire personnel, emergency response teams, and the victims, to <br />unnecessary risk and harm; and <br />VVHEREAS, simple modifications to the emergency vehicle cross overs from the <br />regular lanes to the express lanes would correct the situation confronting the safety force <br />personnel. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD <br />VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: <br />SECTION 1. That the Ohio Department of Transportation is hereby and herein <br />implored to reconsider the cross over lanes between the regular Interstate 271 lanes and <br />the express lanes thereon, in order to prevent the necessity of emergency vehicles <br />backing up, turning around or going over soft shoulders and getting stuck. Without the <br />changes being made immediately, the Village is facing on a regular basis a serious threat <br />to the health, safety and welfare of its safety force personnel, other drivers on the express <br />lanes, as well as to the victims who cannot be responded to as quickly as possible. <br />SECTION 2. The Clerk of Council is directed to certify a copy of this resolution <br />to the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Governor of the State of <br />Ohio, and the various elected officials in the State legislature who represent the <br />jurisdiction including the Village of Mayfield. <br />SECTION 3. The Council finds and determines that all formal actions of the <br />Council relating to the adoption of this Resolution have been taken at open meetings of <br />this Council; and that deliberations of this Council and of its committees, resulting in such <br />formal action, took place in meetings open to the public in compliance with all statutory <br />requirements including the requirements of Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. <br />SECTION 4. This Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure <br />necessary for the immediate preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the