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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2002-188 By: Council Member Miller A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE CONGRESS TO PASS SENATE BILL NO. 2935 WHICH WOULD ALLOW LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL UNDER THE MOSQUITO ABATEMENT FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, on September 13, 2002 Senate Bil1 No. 2935 was introduced which would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the operation of mosquito control programs to prevent and control mosquito-borne diseases, also known as the "Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act;" and WHEREAS, due to the epidemic of mosquito-borne West Nile Virus this past season placing Ohio third in the nation with 409 human cases and 21 deaths, it is the desire ofthis Council to support Senate Bill No. 2935; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Council of the City of North Olmsted supports and hereby encourages the Senate of the United States to pass Senate Bili No. 2935, entitled "The Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Heaith Act." SECTION Z: That the Clerk of Council is hereby directed to forward a copy of this Resolution immediately upon its passage and approval to Senators George Voinovich and Mike DeWine, and Congressman Dennis Kucinich, and to the following 5tate of Ohio officials: Governor Bob Taft, State Senator Robert Spada and State Representative Sally Conway Kilbane. SECTION 3: That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, and for the further reason that it is necessary that this Resolution becomes effective immediately so that the residents of North Olmsted may become knowledgeable concerning, and further may be protected against, possible unhealthy conditions relating