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Council Minutes of 4/15/2003 His cousin in Arizona pays $6.50 for 1,000 cubic feet of water. Cleveland residents r ~,,, pay approximately $8-reasonably close to the Arizona rate. But we are paying twice that. What is it going to take to get some movement here? Councilwoman Kasler noted that Council took action in response to Mr. Pangrac's continual concern by passing Resolution 2003-29. This resolution directs the Mayor to study the feasibility of looking into a new water service agreement and to report to Council on a regular basis regarding this issue. They have heard nothing. It's the Mayor's prerogative not to sign, but the Council did pass the resolution. Therefore, whatever opportunity they have to enforce the request of him, she suggests they take it. Law Director Dubelko said that the legislation was passed, and it is the law so the Mayor is under an obligation to follow up on it. Mr. Pangrac said this is an opportunity to help the residents save money instead of having a tax increase. Councilman Gateau suggested that the City of Cleveland should be contacted and asked to send somebody out to a committee meeting to talk about this issue Councilman Dailey asked the Law Director about provisions of the agreement with the City of Cleveland. Mr. Dubelko said there is an odd provision that, once the initial term of the contract was over, it renews on a year- to-year basis, but we have to give five year's notice to cancel. Mrs. Kasler said she too wished the Mayor were present. She would like to make it known for the record that the approach to this situation was rather delicate on her part, and she went through what she thought was the proper process of trying to get some information. Mr. Miller went ahead with the legislation and asked the Mayor to do what was right. Mr. Dailey said he did not think that Cleveland would be eager to give up control of their property. This will not be an easy process, but it is definitely worth looking into. Mr. Miller said that, as chairperson of Intro-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long-Range Planning Committee, he would be willing to invite a representative from the Cleveland Water Dept. to attend one of the Council meetings. However, he wants to do this in a procedurally correct manner in light of the fact the Mayor has thus far not done so, but it would be fair to give him time to do so. Mr. Limpert said one question he would like them to be prepared to address is the possibility of co-mingling-perhaps having dual- sourcing for water and metering it. There could be some legal issues of co-mingling as far as Cleveland water and Avon Lake water running through the same pipes. Janet Saringer, 23336 Stoneybrook Drive. ^ Inquired whether the Mayor's Sewer Task Force was still meeting. Councilman Gateau said that committee's work was finished, and the report is available from the Mayor. Patricia Deis, 26893 Swcetbriar, North Olmsted. ^ Sad the Mayor is not present because members of the recall committee have unwittingly become messengers for residents who have questions. As they go along with the recall petition, the residents hit them with questions that they cannot answer. Some of the things that have come up are related to Service Department problems. Since the Mayor and Service Director are not present, she will place these questions on the record: 1) How does one get a street cleared of pieces of concrete, debris, asphalt, etc. from the winter or from lack of maintenance on the street? 2) What is 12