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Council Minutes of 3/2/99 Ordinance No. 99-33 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mr. Limpert. An ordinance amending Section 521.08 of Chapter 521 of the General Offenses Code, entitled "Health, Safety and Sanitation," so as to prohibit the outdoor storage of motor vehicles without current and valid license plates, and declaring an emergency. (The ordinance was assigned to the Public Safety Committee.) Ordinance No. 99-35 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mayor Musial. An ordinance to make appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures for the City of North Olmsted for the year ending December 31, 1999. (The ordinance was assigned to the Finance Committee.) MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Citing Rule 23, Mrs. Kasler asked to cast her vote for the legislation that had been considered at the February 16, 1999 Council meeting when she was absent. Her votes were as follows: • Ordinance 99-3. No • Ordinance 99-4. Yes • Ordinance 99-5. Yes • Resolution 99-6. Yes • Resolution 99-7. Yes • Ordinance 99-10. Yes • Ordinance 99-11. Yes • Ordinance 99-20. Yes Mrs. Kasler has written to the Sewer Rate Task Force (copy of letter is attached) and asked that they look at reducing the minimum billing amount of one MCF per month. Many small households, including senior citizens and empty nesters, do not use that amount each month. Mrs. Kasler is requesting that the task force consider reducing the minimum water consumption billed each month to one half MCF or investigate the possibility of billing for actual consumption. She understands the rates were set to cover the operating costs of the WWTP, and to reduce the rates for one faction of the population after the fact would be difficult without raising the rates for others. However, the reverse of that scenario is that smaller households do not use the present one MCF and this results in their subsidizing the rest of the city. It would be more equitable to base the rates on actual consumption-this would truly be a user's fee. Since periodic opportunities arise to re-evaluate the sewer rate, she has requested that the task force investigate the possibility of instituting a new rate schedule whenever a change of rates is permitted by the City of Cleveland. Mrs. Kasler requested that Council be apprised of the task force meeting schedule. Mayor Musial said her comments would be taken under consideration. Reviewing the tax structure is a goal of the task force, and whatever recommendations the task force comes up with will be presented to Council for consideration. U, 10