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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2004 Present: President of Council O'Grady, Council Members Dailey, Gareau, Limpert, McKay, Nashar Also Present: Mayor Musial, Law Director Dubelko, Finance Director Copfer, Clerk of Council Seman Absent: Council Members Kasler and Miller President of Council O'Grady called the special Council meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. in the Council Caucus Room, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. President O'Grady noted that Service Director Driscoll, NOMBL General Mgr. Tom Terbrack and Operations Mgr. Scott Uhas were present. REPORTS Law Director Dubelko: After his brief comments, he asked that Council go into executive session for the reasons of discussing labor negotiations and the impending litigation that may involve RTA and the City of North Olmsted. He asked Mayor Musial to call this special meeting to discuss the status of the city's negotiations with RTA regarding renewal of the operating agreement. We have been in negotiations for approximately two months, and the negotiations have now reached a critical stage where it's time to come to Council with a status report. The negotiations had the potential to reach a fork in the road where either there would be a renewal of the operating agreement or a potential merger of NOMBL into the RTA system. We are at that critical juncture right now, and he would like to discuss those issues with Council in an executive session. Councilman Gareau made a motion to adjourn into executive session for the purpose of discussing NOMBL-RTA labor negotiations concerning NOMBL and pending potential litigation involving the City of North Olmsted and Greater Cleveland RTA. The motion was seconded by Councilman Limpert. Law Director Dubelko asked that the members of Council be present, the Mayor, and the members of the negotiating team including himself, Finance Director Copfer, NOMBL Operations Mgr. Scott Uhas, NOMBL General Mgr. Tom Terbrack, and Service Director Driscoll. The motion to adjourn into executive session passed unanimously. Council adjourned into executive session at 7:38 p.m. Council reconvened at 8:35 p.m. by the call of President of Council O'Grady.