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Council Minutes of 11/16/2004 the very worst areas was done during the summer. Hopefully, funds will be available in the next couple of years to complete the improvement of the road. Joseph Bouman, 23950 Gessner Road, North Olmsted, is concerned about NOMBL and asked whether RTA is trying to close it down and if the citizens can do anything about this situation. Law Director Dubelko said the city is currently in negotiations for renewal of the operating agreement. He has reported to Council that the negotiations have been difficult. While it is counter-productive to fully discuss the negotiations in public, he has publicly said there are certain goals that the city wants to achieve in these renewal agreement negotiations which have occurred every five years since 1975. We want to make sure that we do our part to maintain good bus service in the western suburbs. We want to make sure that we protect the rights of our employees who, if there was discussion of a merger, have a lot of protections both under the current operating agreement and also under state law. We want to make sure we protect the City of North Olmsted because we have a great investment in that bus line and we want to protect it. The operating agreement has always contained a provision which contemplated that there may come a day when RTA would take over our bus line. The agreement can be terminated with a six month notice. The buses, with the exception of two antique buses, are owned by RTA. There are certain pieces of equipment in the garage that are owned by the city and some are owned by RTA. The current agreement has an expiration date of December 31, 2004, which is less than six weeks away. We are going to continue to negotiate up to that deadline, and there is a good chance of an extension of the agreement to get us past December 31 to a time when the negotiations can be concluded. Mr. Bouman can contact the Law Department for a copy of the current operating agreement which is a public record. LEGISLATION Ordinance No. 2004-157 introduced by Councilman Nashar on behalf of Mayor Musial was given its third reading. An ordinance enacted by the City of North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, hereinafter referred to as the MUNICIPALITY, authorizing a cooperation agreement between the MUNICIPALITY and the COUNTY in the matter of the hereinafter described improvement (Clague Road (CR-52) from Interstate I-480 to Lorain Road), and declaring an emergency. Councilman McKay moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dailey and passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 2004-157 adopted. Resolution No. 2004-160 introduced by Councilman McKay on behalf of Mayor Musial and the entire City Council was given its third reading. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with the Cuyahoga County General Health District for the year 2005, and declaring an emergency. Councilman McKay moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gareau and passed unanimously. Resolution No. 2004-160 adopted. 12