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Minutes of the Council Meeting November 26, 2007 Page 3 ENGINEERING - Tom Cappello Mr. Cappello reported that the Highland Road sewer project and hike and bike underpass is substantially complete. LEGAL DEPARTMENT - Joe Diemert Mr. Diemert reported that Council had asked Diane at the last meeting to get some questions answered on the proposed well drilling with Seagull. Mr. Diemert has the answers, but they would probably be better off coming to the next workshop in December to provide more details. Roughly answering, the capacity of each of the wells would not be known until they drill it. The amount of free gas is being approximated based upon your consumption at the pool which they propose to be about 350,000 cubic feet. Patsy wanted to know what happens when the well runs dry. Seagull is required by law to cap it and put the property back in its natural state. Doug was concerned about the location. That is all negotiable. We would help them pick the spot that was best for us, most secluded and less visible than any other locations. Dr. Parker asked if the gas could be sold baclc. It can be sold or banked for a later time. Mr. Marrie wanted to know about the other leakers that were in Gates Mills. Their proposal is an automatic shut off feature that would shut them down immediately upon a leak and then they have an emergency response team that is on the site within 30 minutes. They would only use water from the ground if there was a natural stream confined to just that area underground. Otherwise, they would go to the hydrants and pay the City of Cleveland for it directly for any use of the water there. Giving the gas back to the community is not recommended since it would only amount to a penny or two for each resident. Mr. Diemert indicated that if you would like to have them at your next workshop, they are ready, willing and able to come and do that. Mr. Buckholtz thanked Mr. Diemert for all of the research. Mr. Marrie asked that Seagull come in and provide a presentation. FIRE - Chief Mohr Chief Mohr reported that the call volume is remarkable this year. They have exceeded last year's total by 6 weeks. Last year, they had 860 emergency runs. As of today, they have 952. FINANCE - Philip Brett Mr. Brett referred to a memo he provided to Council this evening regarding the math for the Progressive job reductions as discussed in the paper. Even though Progressive was not interested in doing the math for people outside the company, he was able to piece together the information from the paper and on the streets. They were able to come up with payroll of about $15,000,000.00 that will not be there next year that was here this year. That would equate to