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Council Minutes of 10/21/97 ;~ AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane, spoke in opposition to the Charter amendment, Issue 40. Mr. Lambert believes that the amendment will take away the rights of individuals to choose who their utility providers will be in the future. Mr. Lambert said that once amendments are affixed in the Charter, they are very permanent. Although this Council may have had the best intentions in passing the issue and sending it to the ballot, it is a good possibility that other people along the way might find other uses for it. He does believe that collective bargaining is a good idea, but in this case he feels it will be a good idea for the winning utility who gets the "thumbs-up" from the administration and Council. As a point of clarification, Mayor Boyle commented that the Charter amendment, Issue 40, does not take away the power of individual homeowners to negotiate their own utility rate. The amendment allows the city to negotiate a utility rate. It would then have to go before Council for an ordinance. In no way does it prohibit residents from negotiating their own rate. LEGISLATION Ordinance No. 97-81 introduced by Mayor Boyle was given is third reading. An ordinance authorizing the Mayor of the City of North Olmsted to enter into an agreement with Polytech, Inc. to provide engineering services for the design of the Brookpark Road rehabilitation Phase I and declaring an emergency. Mr. Lind moved for adoption; second by Mr. McKay; motion passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 97-81 adopted. Resolution No. 97-83 introduced by Mr. Musial on behalf of Mr. Lind was given its second reading. A resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for 5,000 tons of asphalt and tack coating of city streets, and authorizing the Mayor to contract for same, and declaring an emergency. Resolution No. 97-84 introduced by Mr. Musial on behalf of Mr. Lind was given its second reading. A resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for 2,000 tons of stone for various Service Department needs, and authorizing the Mayor to contract for same, and declaring an emergency. Resolution No. 97-85 introduced by Mr. Musial on behalf of Mr. Lind was given its second reading. A resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for pulva-mixing on various streets in the City of North Olmsted, as per specifications now on file in his office, and authorizing the Mayor to contract for same, and declaring an emergency. Resolution No. 97-86 introduced by Mr. Musial on behalf of Mr. Lind was given its second reading. A resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for cracksealing on various streets in the City of North Olmsted, as per specifications now on file in his office, and authorizing the Mayor to contract for same, and declaring an ~`" emergency. 5 ,..-,. .:. ... .,,.,,~, v4n;-,:~'e~?4"'"rr"'Sr.-,:~ .. ., ~ ..... .. .....: Yom,,....... . r-., ~_. ... ...,. ..... .,.. . . I