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Council Minutes of 02-21-2012 Arliss Cull, 30220 Sugar Sand Lane said even though the city is saying there is no change, when she starts getting a trash bill on a limited budget it's a change for her. She taught North Olmsted for 25 years and if she changed the rules of her classroom, there would be trouble. Budgeting for this will affect the residents of Cinnamon Woods. Mayor Kennedy said the change in the residents of Cinnamon Woods paying for garbage has nothing to do with Ordinance 2012-5. They are 2 different things. Change is something the schools ask us to do all of the time. Every property owner has to change when a levy passes and they have to change their budget. He is talking about the Ordinance -there is no change in residential. Kay Varga, 7161 Lilac Court said the Mayor did this to them right after they got the big blue expensive cans for automation. They are not allowed to sit outside, so they take up room. Mayor Kennedy said the city did not pay for those cans. If she has to pay for garbage, his idea would be the city negotiates a deal and then they can do whatever they want. If they want to go back to the old way, they can do that. Keep in mind that some associations pay more for garbage than the city does. Their association negotiates their deal, not the city. Now that he is aware that some associations pay more for garbage than the city does, he said he told Republic that he is going to negotiate as a city and he is going to pass that on to anyone else that pays for their garbage - if they want it. If they don't want it, they can negotiate any deal they want or they don't even have to go with Republic. Robert Burke, 7572 Willow Woods said the Mayor states there is no change in the ~, Ordinance, but the way he reads it 941.01(c)1 originally said all residential structures. ~° The revised copy says all residential structures located on dedicated streets. So, there is a change. Gareau said that is correct. The language was added during the committee process. He thinks it was Council's attempt to make the language clearer, but not to change the scope of the Ordinance because the requirement is still that you had to be on the dedicated right of way. That's what the Code has read for quite a few years. Burke said the city is paying $14.83, each of the 16 streets that are not dedicated cannot negotiate with a big company and get a decent deal. He asked the Mayor if he can help. Kennedy said as he stated to the last resident, when he met with Republic he brought up that the city is going to negotiate the best passible deal and then Republic is going to give that option to Cinnamon Woods or Viewpoint or whoever wants that deal. However, if they do not want to go with Republic -like Barton Woods uses dumpsters -they don't have to. It's their choice to go with the option the city has negotiated with them or not. Burke said their hydrants are not flushed by the city. If there is a fire and the hydrants don't work, they have to pay someone to flush the hydrants, replace the hydrant, etc. This is all because this is a private road. He said they are all upset because all they get are police, fire and garbage. When one of those is taken away, it's a blow to them. Kennedy said he understands. This is an issue that's a loser issue for him because it's not a political issue nor does he have a political will to do this. It's not a financial issue where he is looking to cut money and trying to cut Cinnamon Woods. This is a legal issue. The legal issue is should the city be going on private streets? The city should have never been. That is the reality of the situation, and he has a fiduciary responsibility to ,~:. make sure he does the right thing. 7