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Council Minutes of 6/4/96 5) The North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant has won the overall 1995 Plant of the ,.~~. Year award in competition conducted annually by Zimpro Environmental, Inc. Our plant was in competition with approximately twenty-five hundred other plants around the country. Everyone, especially Harry Crider and the plant staff, Council, the administration and the outside engineering company Malcolm Pirnie, has worked as a team toward our goal of not polluting the Rocky River. The plant is not only ecologically sound but economically sound. Harry Crider and his staff should be applauded for their hard work in earning this award. Mr. Gareau announced that the plant chemist, Mrs. Torgalkar, has developed a system to eliminate filamentous bacteria. Prior to this, no one has been able to figure out this problem--and it has been a major problem. Mr. Gareau has sent her design concept to a patent attorney to investigate the possibility of patenting the process on behalf of the City of North Olmsted. Mr. Gareau said it was amazing that the plant had overcome its problems in just a short period of time to become the number one plant out of approximately twenty-five hundred plants throughout the country. Mayor Boyle said the city has a tremendous staff at the plant, and he has written to them about their good work. On their behalf, he thanked Council for having the confidence in them and supplying them with the proper materials, training and quality replacements to the staff 6) According to a report issued by Malcolm Pirnie on the city sewer rates, we had anticipated expenditures of $4,095,960 and actual expenditures were $3,617,730. On the revenue side, we projected $4,195,182 and actual receipts were $4,228,466. However, $400,000 of that sum is for tap-ins, and it is our goal to make the plant run without using tap-ins for capital. The report projects that 1996 will end in the black by $68,836.73. The new rates were set with the goal of putting the operation in the black over atwo-year period. It does seem that we will meet that goal. However, the rates were high and did cause some pain. From the projections, it appears that the rates will be sufficient for the future. Rates of other plants throughout the country are beginning to catch up and surpass us. We will not always have a very high rate. We bit the bullet and made a very difficult decision, but it was the right thing to do as we are now solvent. 7) Quick reminders: All Scouts Weekend will be held June 6, 7, 8 with the parade being held on Saturday morning; Flag Day, June 14, a celebration will be held at 1:30 p.m. at Great Northern Mall; the next Town Hall meeting will be Wednesday, June 19, 7:30 p.m. at Spruce Elementary School. Mr. Lind, Chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The committee met on May 28, and in attendance were committee members Musial, McKay, Lind; Council Members Limpert and Nashar; Safety Director Kasler; Service Director Bohlmann. The following agenda items were discussed: a. Ordinance Nos. 96-88 and 96-94. These ordinances were discussed and placed on hold. A complete report will be made at a later time. b. Ordinance 96-92 was recommended for passage. 3 .,