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Council Minutes of 12/16/200$ friendly correction to add the self-insured workers' compensation fund. Councilman Gareau accepted the correction and thanked her for the reminder noting the city is moving into a new format for workers' compensation fund and using self-insurance. That separate fund to get that up and running is an additional amendment. Councilman Barker seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 2008-161 amended. • Ordinance 2008-162, an ordinance to make appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures for the City of North Olmsted for the year ending December 31, 2009. This legislation is the temporary budget which does encompass much of what was discussed during the committee meeting. Councilman Gareau made a committee motion to hold the legislation in committee. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney and passed 3-0. The legislation will be discussed at the Finance Committee mee#ing at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 23. All are welcome to attend. Councilman Gareau made a motion to adjourn the meeting for an executive session for the purpose of discussing labor negotiations. The motion was seconded by Councilman Barker. Roll call: Gareau, yes; Barker, yes; Kearney, yes; Ryan, no; Jones, yes; Mahoney, yes; Orlowski, yes. The motion passed with six yes votes and one no vote. Council adjourned into executive session at 8:22 p.m. Council reconvened to the call of the President at 8:SS p.m. Councilman Orlowski, chairperson of the Environmental Control Committee: 1) The committee met on December 8, 200$ at 8:21 p.m. In attendance were committee members Barker and Orlowski; Council Members Gareau, Kearney, Mahoney; the Law Director, Service Director; a guest. Agenda items included the following: • Ordinance 2008-156, an ordinance amending Section 949.03 (Cutting and Trimming Required) of Chapter 949 of the North Olmsted Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code in order to more efficiently provide for the removal of dead, dying and/or fallen trees from private property. The committee reviewed amendment 949.9 (a) (4), any dead or dying tree to remain on the property where it poses a substantial risk to the public health or safety, or any fallen tree to remain on the property for more than fourteen days. The committee was in agreement with this amendment. During the committee meeting, two more amendments for Section 949.03 were presented and were referred to the City Forester and the Law Director for their input. The chairman recommended changes for Section 949.01, Removal of Diseased Trees These changes would update this section of the code to current EPA standards. The last time this section was reviewed was in 1964. The committee recommended with a vote of 2-0 to hold the ordinance in committee pending the amendments. • Resolution 2008-163, a resolution authorizing the Director of Public Safety to advertise for bids for the purchase of a maximum of 35,000 gallons of sodium aluminate for a twelve month period for use by the Wastewater Treatment Plant for phosphate removal; and authorizing the Mayor to contract for same, and 4