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Council Minutes of 11/18/97 a. Resolution 97-95, which authorizes the Mayor to enter into a contract with the Cuyahoga County Health District for 1998. Under Ohio law, each city in the state must provide health services either through a city health district or by valid contract or union with the county health district or an adjacent city health district. This contract will be with the County Health District and the rate will be $2.58 per person. This is the same as last year and is uniform for all cities in the district. It is anticipated that the per person fee will necessarily increase in subsequent years as progams are shifted to other state agencies and there is a reduction in support for state mandated health progams. The annual cost for 1998 will be $88,246, payable in semi-annual installments of $44,123. These amounts are deducted from regular tax settlements for the city of North Olmsted. The committee recommended approval. b. Ordinance 97-101, which provides for the issuance and sale of $100,000 in notes in anticipation of the issuance of bonds for purchasing and equipping an emergency rescue vehicle. Under Ordinance 96-69, notes in the amount of $150,000 were issued for this EMS vehicle as part of a consolidated issue of $42,435,000 in notes. It was stipulated that the original notes would be paid down over athree-year period. Hence, the new notes for only $100,000. The interest rate will be approximately 5 1/2%. The issuance date will be December 18, 1997 and the notes will mature on December 17, 1998. The committee recommended approval. 2) The Finance Committee met again this evening at 6:30 p.m. Present were committee members Lind, Musial and McKay; Council Members O'Grady, Nashar, Saringer and Limpert; Safety Director Kasler; Finance Director Burns; Finance Director-elect Copfer. Invited guest Todd Hunt, a partner with Walter & Haverfield the telecommunications consulting firm, spoke to the committee. The committee discussed Ordinance 97-102 which authorizes the Mayor to sign a contract with Haverfield. Basically, seven companies are now actively seeking sites in northeast Ohio. The intent of the entire consulting progam is to come up with a minimum number of towers in each community with an optimum height of less than 200 feet tall. We may be able to restrict towers from residentially zoned property, and we can require co-location. The legislation will be held on second reading until the contract has been finalized. Mr. Gareau noted that he has a draft of the contract but does not have cost figures. Mr. Lind said he was aware of that and had discussed it with Safety Director Kasler. She plans to meet with Mr. Gareau to make a decision on that matter. Regarding the digital antennas, Mayor Boyle said that the administration had asked for the Nextel proposal to be removed from the Planning Commission agenda until the consultants can be hired. After preliminary discussions, he is not convinced that the Rec Center property is the proper place for the antenna as it may adversely affect the homes on nearby streets. Mr. O'Grady noted that he had walked through some of the backyards on West Ranchview and ageed that the Rec Center property was not the best place for the antenna. Mrs. Saringer, Chairperson of the Recreation Committee: The Recreation Commission met on November 12. Due to a lack of a quorum, no official decisions could be made. Mr. Dave Swartwood, president of North Olmsted Hockey Club, addressed the '~"' commission. Recreation Commissioner Dolansky reported that we must go out for bids 4 ~~:,