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CTTY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 95-32 BY: Mayor Edward Boyle A RESOLU770N AUITHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR OF THE CTIY OF NORTH OLMSTED TO SIGN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, A CONSENT DF,C'REE WITH THE UNTIED STATES OFAMERICA (USEPA) AND THE STATE OF OHIO FOR THE PURPOSE OF SETTZING PAST DISPUlES FROM THE YEAR 1988 TO THE PRESENT, DEALING WITH NON-COMPLIANCE WITH PERMIT LIMITATIONS, AS N'F.LL AS VIOLATIONS FOR OVER-FLOWS AND BY-PASSES AT THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT WITHIN THE CITY OF NORTH OMSTED, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Director of Law as well as other administrative officials, including the Mayor have, for the past several years, been working with the USEPA regarding violations of pennit limitations as well as violations for by-passes and over-flows at the North Olmsted sewage treatment faeilities; and .WHEREAS, the initial exposure for fines because of the aforesaid violations could well have reached 36 million dollars when applying the standard rules for fines that are levied for pernut violations and over-flows and by-passes; and WHEREAS, through the negotiation process, the Director of Law, Mayor and Service Director have convinced the U.S. Attomey's office, as well as the USEPA and the Ohio EPA, that the City has made every effort from 1990 to date to con'ect all problems associated with failure to meet pernut limitations as well as causes for over-flows and by-passes; and WHEREAS, after nearly two (2) yeazs of negotiations, a final agreement has been reached regarding the resolution of past violations as aforesaid; and WHEREAS, this Council has been advised in executive session throughout the period of time as aforesaid regarding the progress of negotiations and has authorized the Director of Law to negotiate a settlement of the claims proferred by the United States Government and the State of Ohio. -