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Yk ? Resolution No. 2003-177 WHEREAS, the 2001 pilot testing demonstrated that the City of North Royalton, Ohio Sludge Composting Facility has sufficient stabilization capacity for processing biosolids generated by the City of North Royalton, Ohio wastewater treatment facilities and the City of North Olmsted, Ohio wastewater trea.tment facilities; and WHEREAS, the 2001 pilot testing demonstrated that the City of North Royalton, Ohio has the ability to dispose of the biosolids stabilized by the North Royalton, Ohio Sludge Composting Facility when processing biosolids generated by the City of North Royalton, Ohio wastewater treatment facilities and the City of North Olmsted, Ohio wastewater treatment facilities; and WHEREAS, the first interim agreement for the stabilizing of North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant biosolids at the North Royalton Sludge Composting Facility became effective on December 5, 2001 and expired on March 31, 2002 and WHEREAS, the second interim agreement for the stabilizing of North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant biosolids at the North Royalton Sludge Composting Facility became effective on April 1, 2002 and expires on December 31, 2002; and WHEREAS, the third interim agreement for the stabilizing of North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant biosolids at the North Royalton Sludge Composting Facility became effective March 13, 2003 and will expire on December 31, 2003; and WHEREAS, the City of North Royalton, Uhio and the City of North Olmsted, Ohio in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio have negotiated a unit price for use in a fourth interim agreement that would have an effective period starting January 1, 2004 and ending either on December 31, 2004 or on the 9e calendar day following approval of sludge management planning modifications prepared and submitted by both the City of North Olmsted, Ohio and the City of North Royalton, Ohio to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; and WHEREAS, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will allow the City of North Olmsted, Ohio and the City of North Royalton, Ohio to continue the stabiiizing of North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant biosolids at the North Royalton Sludge Composting Facility on an interim basis while the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency completes it review of sludge management planning modifications prepared and submitted by both the City of North Olmsted, Ohio and the City of North Royalton, Ohio to the agency; and WHEREAS, the calendar year 2001 pilot testing program and the calendar year 2001 and 2002 operation of stabilizing of North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant biosolids at the North Royalton Sludge Composting Facility has significantly reduced the Sludge Disposal cost of the City of North Olmsted. Ohio in disposing of dewatered wastewater treatment plant biosolids generated by North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: 2