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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MARCH 6, 2001 Present: Council President Saringer, Council Members Dailey, Kesler, Limpert, McKay, Miller, Nashar, O'Grady Also Present: Mayor Musial, Law Director Gareau, Finance Director Copfer, Clerk of Council Semen Council President Saringer called the meeting to order at 8:04 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. All present were led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Eagle Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 630. President Saringer welcomed Boy Scout Troop 630 Leader Mr. Fioritto and Webelos Pack 334 from Eastview Elementary School in Avon Lake. Cole Musial, grandson of the Mayor, is a member of the Webelos. President Saringer asked if thexe were any additions or corrections to the minutes of the Council meeting of February 20, 2001. Mayor Musial said he wished to clarify comments regarding the committee/task force formed within the Mayors and City Managers Association as to the issue of money being expended by the Cleveland Water Department for road improvements. There has been no specific committee set up to look into the City of North Olmsted recouping its share of the monies expended. The suburban task force was formed to look into the operation of the Cleveland Division of Water. One of the issues raised is the issue that the revenues collected by the Water Department should be used solely to run the water system and for upgrading and maintaining the system. Other issues to be addressed are: 1) the suburbs have no voice in establishing water rates and feel that they should have a voice; 2) the need to improve the entire water delivery system; 3) the need to set aside a portion of revenues taken in from the suburban water customers who provide the vast majority of revenues to Cleveland's Water Department for on-going water line replacements; 4) establish just how far out Cleveland is planning to take its water lines because the farther out they go, the more expense it's going to be and the more expense that we're going to be paying on that particular aspect. As the suburban water task force committee continues its meetings and investigations, he will report to council on the results. The minutes of the Council meeting of February 20, 2001 were approved as written.