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n~ k `~ Council Minutes of 10-04-2011 ~. the difference existed and nobody gave him one. The Finance Director explained that the summary for the fund (page 13) shows how it all balances. He then divided the new sewer rates into the dollar amounts that are supposed to be collected by the sewer rates, and the usage being used is 12.3% below the usage billed in 2010. He added that to his memo that he presented to Council, the Finance Director and Mayor. He said it appears page 13 of the sewer rate study fails to pick up any revenue collected from Olmsted Township. He asked to take the Ordinance back into committee to verify whether he is right or wrong or if some adjustment should be made. Copfer said it is there and included as a separate one. The mcf is not included because they do not pay the same rate as North Olmsted. She said Burn's memo includes 16,200 of Olmsted Township mcf when they do not pay the same rate because they don't pay for the collection system. That is not supposed to be included. Copfer said she will look into this further for Council. Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane said he objects to 2011-74 (Sewer Rates). When he attended committee meetings in the past, the increase was almost 50% at that time over a five year period. Now it seems the rate will be doubled. If there is a need for capital improvements, why not pass a capital bond levy? People are going to be outraged by this. A sewer rate increase is not a rate increase if you own it. It's a tax. He also disagrees with 2011-96. This is purely the reaction of people that don't know what they're doing. This is paying to hire labor negotiators that could be going for people with feet on the street. Management always has the upper hand and until management agrees to any changes, the union gets nothing. This is squandering the city's money and builds animosity between people that should be working together. He thanked the work crews of the city for doing a wonderful job on his street, especially Road Foreman Dave Demaline. The crews worked diligently and installed two great boxes for the sewers. There have been a few good rain falls and it's working to prevent asphalt getting in the sewers. Dave Demaline was especially personable in explaining what they were doing and how they were doing it. There are some good people working for the city. Mayor Kennedy said he will personally thank the service employees and extend Lambert's good wishes, particularly the three workers that just got hired by the savings that was created in hearty negotiations and cutting out the fat by Johnson, Miller & Schmitz. Joseph Soltesz, 24827 Arlington Lane said with 2.60 more inches of rain, this is the wettest year on record. He had to personally remove the water out of the ditch on Arlington Lane that sat there for three weeks. This could inconceivably be a health issue for North Olmsted because of the smell and mosquito larvae. The city does have an obligation to find out why that ditch is blocked. It's collapsed because the water doesn't move. The vegetation around it is dying so the residents are going to replace it. He asked for the city to look into the problem and resolve it. Carl Schanz, 6140 W. 130' Brook Park and also a member of Firefighters Local 1267 and MDA Coordinator. He mentioned the North Olmsted Firefighters Local 1267 24`" Annual Benefit Car Show known as Crusin' 2011. This benefit has continuously gone on since 1988. Every year, 100% of the proceeds are donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association with an accumulative amount of close to $200,000 over 24 years. 6