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Council Minutes of 8/21/2007 gets older, she appreciates even more what a significant accomplishment 50 years of living life and taking the ride together really is. She is very proud of them. Councilman Ryan thanked the Finance Director for the summary she had prepared which he felt was excellent and very helpful, and he summarized her concerns for next year's budget. He noted that the budget did not provide for any wage increases for safety forces based on these new contracts. Mrs. Copfer said the budget had been approved fora 1 increase other than people moving through the steps. Regarding any settlements, monies will have to be moved around or additional resources that may be available will be applied to it. Council will decide that. Regarding the $1.5 million for streets, she intends for that to be repaid out of the permanent improvement street and storm fund and also the street maintenance fund, not the General Fund. She agreed the money was borrowed as a bond anticipation note. All debt of the city is backed by the full faith and credit of the City of North Olmsted. So, it's general obligation debt. Councilman Tallon questioned the Finance Director about the Munis meeting and wondered if the company was taking the suggestions seriously. Finance Director Copfer said it was a users group meeting with a roundtable discussion. She does feel that they are listening to us finally. But the front-line people all know because they can't answer the questions immediately on support, and they can't do the upgrades and do the fixes as quickly as they would like to. It's the corporate structure that needs to be pushed up. They are finally understanding that because we've told them we're not going to give good references and we're going to tell municipalities not to use them if they don't start putting forth effort. Mr. Tallon said that was going to be his suggestion as he knows the front-line people get frustrated because they don't get support from the higher-ups. He suggested her contact should be with those higher-ups and tell them of her dissatisfaction. Councilman Miller, chairperson of the Environmental Control Committee: 1) The committee met Monday, August 13, to discuss Resolutions 2007-87 and 2007-88. Resolution 2007-87 is a resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to solicit bids for the collection and disposal of solid waste and recyclable materials and further authorizing the Mayor upon approval of the Board of Control to enter into a contract with the lowest and best bidder. Resolution 2007-88 is a resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to solicit bids for leaf pick-up service and further authorizing the Mayor upon approval of the Board of Control to execute a contract with the lowest and best bidder and declaring an emergency. Much of the conversation on the two topics was similar. The committee discussed the matter of pooling efforts with other cities as to both leaf collection and solid waste. The Service Director assured the committee he had looked into that option in both matters and, a this time, it is not in our best interest although he continues to monitor that situation, look at various situations such as mileage, proximity to the interstates, where the trash gets hauled to, etc. In the final analysis, the committee voted to hold Resolution 2007-$7 regarding solid waste pending receipt of a copy of the specs to the contract. It's his understanding that committee member Tallon who had requested that has received a previously prepared version that will continue to be used. It's basically the boilerplate for that ordinance. Resolution 2007-88 was recommended although the committee did ask for a report from the Service 7