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Council Minutes of 1/16/01 Daryl Davis, 27516 Butternut Ridge Road, said the deregulation law passed in Ohio in 1996 with only two senators voting against it. What we have done is we have enabled the profiteers, the speculators in the futures market, the gamblers to come in and control our precious commodity. Citizens have to stand up and take this back. We cannot put up with this rate hike-there is no reason for it. Councilman O'Grady said the key question with this resolution is whether or not the rate increase is a good thing for our residents. With that in mind, Mr. O'Grady moved to approve Resolution 2001-04. (There was no second to the motion) Council Miller made a motion to reconsider the vote to suspend the required readings and committee review. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gareau. Roll call: Miller, yes; Gareau, yes; Kasler, yes, with the comment that she would like to see a committee meeting based on comments from Mrs. Davis and Mr. Stacey. Roll call continued: Limpert, no, with the comment that delaying would make the resolution less than timely. Roll call continued: McKay, yes, with the comment that deregulation began a long time ago with the telephone company. Regarding natural gas, we are not running out of it but we do not have enough people who are drilling for gas. Also, the electric companies are using natural gas to produce electricity. Roll call continued: O'Grady, no, with the comment that this is a resolution, which is not binding. However, by sending it to the PUCO we incur no danger of causing damage, and it has the potential to benefit by being the voice of the people of North Olmsted. The motion to reconsider the vote for suspension of the rules passed with five yeas and two nays. Roll call on the motion to suspend the rules requiring three readings and committee review: O'Grady, yes; McKay, no, Nashar, no; Miller, no, with comment that the vote should not be construed as a vote in favor of a rate increase, rather that Council go about this in a proper procedure. Roll call continued: Limpert, yes; Kasler, no; Gareau, no. The motion failed with five nays and two yeas. Resolution No. 2001-04 will go into committee for review. Ordinance No. 2001-OS was introduced and placed on first reading by Mayor Musial. An ordinance creating new Chapter 177 of the City Administrative Code, entitled, "Community Access," in order to establish nonpublic fora, permitting community organizations to announce community events in certain media owned and operated by the city, and further to permit such organizations to announce such events on banners erected in a limited airspace area above Lorain Road near the North Olmsted Community Park, and declaring an emergency. Ordinance No. 2001-06 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mayor Musial. An ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a sole source purchase agreement for the purchase of a complete dewatering centrifuge system for the Wastewater Treatment Plant and to extend by two months the lease of the trailer presently housing the complete dewatering centrifuge system to be directly purchased, without public bidding, and declaring an emergency. 11