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Ordinance No. 2005 -16 WHEREAS, while it would clearly be the preference of this Council to have a real choice in the matter, that is, to either approve a renewal or extension of the Operating Agreement for a sufficient period of time to enable an outside study to be conducted to determine whether the interests of mass transit in Cuyahoga County would best be served by elimination NOMBL and the Maple Heights Bus Line, or to authorize a transfer of NOMBL operations to RTA pursuant to an agreement that was freely and fairly negotiated, it is ultimately the duty and obligation of this Council, when called upon to take legislative action, to act in a responsible manner that best serves the interests of the North Olmsted community, including the NOMBL ridership and the 65 employees of NOMBL; and WHEREAS, it is accordingly the intent of Council, given the foregoing circumstances, to fully authorize the Mayor to enter into an Acquisition Agreement with the Authority; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Mayor be and he hereby is authorized to execute an acquisition agreement between the City of North Olmsted and the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, selling assets and transferring all operations of the North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. The agreement shall be in a form and substance, negotiated by the Director of Law and approved by the Mayor, that protects the current levels of transit service in the North Olmsted service area; that further protects the job security of all employees of the North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line; and that finally provides full and fair compensation to the City of North Olmsted regarding certain grievances that were raised by the City and addressed by the Authority at the negotiation table. SECTION 2: That the Mayor is further hereby authorized to execute, deliver and perform all such further agreements, instruments, documents and acts in the name of and on behalf of the City as shall be required to carry out the intent and purposes of this Ordinance. SECTION 3: That this Ordinance supersedes all other Ordinances and/or Resolutions previously adopted by this Council relative to the Public Transportation Operating Agreements between the City of North Olmsted and the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, and any such Ordinance or portion thereof which is inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Ordinance is hereby repealed. 2