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Council Minutes of 6/1/2004 that Harrington has serviced the item, and it should be replaced due to the location and the fact that it is leaking oil. The fact that the transformer was unsafe was brought to the attention of Mr. Nichols only recently. When asked if CEI would assist or replace the present transformer, Mr. Keaton stated they had presented a quote of the cost of repairs and replacement to the city. At the present time, there are two quotes for the replacement which has to meet the guidelines of the Ohio Revised Code. Resident Mr. Dial asked if the city owned both transformers at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Mr. Keaton stated that the city owns one at the substation, and CEI owns the one mounted on the cross arm of the pole. Mr. Dial believes CEI should be used to replace the transformer if the price is not too high as they are experienced in the field. Residem Mr. Barrett agrees with Mr. Dial in his faith in CEI. The time allotted to change out the transformer is approximately 8 hours, and the plant will still be able to operate. Due to the safety issue, the Mayor and the Service Director have been asked to secure at least one more quote for Council to consider in awarding the contract. Councilman McKay reported on a meeting held at Hopkins Airport: The suburban neighboring cities met at the airport on June 1 and learned there have been some improvemerns to the airport its carpeting, the ticket lobby floor covering, concessions upgrades and improvements at some the restaurants. It seems that most cities are getting excess noise in areas where they should not be getting it. The mayors of the surrounding suburbs agreed at some point in time, probably 15/16 years ago, that the airport could use a fan-out system to alleviate some of the noise pollution. Each suburb would take a certain amourn of air traffic, depending on the weather and so forth, over their city at particular times to spread out the noise level. The Airport Noise 150 Study came into effect which stated that the airplanes would not make a turn until they reached the end of the runway or at 400 feet to the west and 500 feet to the east. The problem with this is that the planes no longer have to go to the end of the runway. They are a much better airplane and can gain altitude faster. When they reach 400 feet, they start to make their turns. This is what's causing the problem to the surrounding suburbs with the exception of Olmsted Falls and a certain area in Cleveland. However, those people have akeady received the opportunity to get sound installation, new doors, new furnaces, air conditioning, etc. The director of the airport is setting up a committee to make a recommendation or to do a study to evaluate whether the. planes will continue to turn at 400 and 500 feet or will go to the end of the runway. He didn't want all the suburbs to attend the meeting because, in his opinion, it was too difficult to make a decision. Mr. McKay does not agree with that decision as it eliminates some of the representation that certain neighborhoods should have. North Olmsted did not receive a representative on the committee because they do not believe North Olmsted will get any noise. (Mr. McKay does not agree.) Fairview Park, Bay Village, Rocky River, Westlake are represented by an attorney. Cleveland will be represented by two Councilmen. The decision should be made within the next two to three weeks and should be brought back to the surrounding communities within three months. Councilwoman Kasler, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The Finance Committee met on May 26. Presern were all of Council, Directors of Human Resources, ,,~, Personnel, Service and guests. The committee discussed Ordinance 2004-93, which is an 7