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Council Minutes of 5/20/2008 that additional information is needed to accurately establish the costs associated with the sewer rate increases for Fairview Park and Olmsted Township. An earlier conversation with the Finance Director presented similar information. The Service Director stated that the meeting with ATS Engineers, the administration, and a representative from the Ohio EPA was a preliminary meeting to establish the format for water treatment standards established by the EPA. WWTP odors were briefly discussed. As the Ward IV Councilman where the WWTP is located, he wishes to be notified of future meetings with the EPA and/or ATS Engineers regarding any discussions of the WWTP expansion or rehabilitation for compliance with EPA water quality standards. He plans to readdress these issues in the future. Council Member Dailey Jones, chairperson of the Streets & Transportation Committee: 1) The Streets & Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, May 13, at 7:47 p.m. Present were committee members Mahoney, Kearney, and Jones; Council President Kennedy; Council Members Gareau, Barker and Orlowski; Service Director Limpert, City Engineer Collins; guests. Agenda items: • Resolution 2008-63, a resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for the award of a contract to provide new pavement markings to various streets at various locations in the city, as detailed in the specification on file in the Engineering Department, and authorizing the Mayor, following approval of the Board of Control, if necessary, to contract for the same with the lowest and best bidder, and declaring an emergency. The city had been using 2002 material applications specifications for the paint jobs to line our city streets during the spring and fall. The City Engineer advised that, if the city moved to using 2005 material applications specifications, it would come with a 50% to 55% cost increase. However, there is a higher standard that goes along with that and the expectation would be that the application would last a lot longer and a cost savings would be seen by not having to reapply the paint as often. The committee and Council members present agreed that moving to 2005 specifications was a good idea. At the committee meeting, Mr. Mahoney recommended approval of Resolution 2008-63; Mr. Kearney seconded the motion, and the motion passed 3-0. In addition, tonight there was a request for suspension so the project can begin. • Resolution 2008-66, which is a resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for cracksealing on various streets in the City of North Olmsted, as per specifications on file in his office, and authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract for same. Service Dept. goal this year is to crackseal approximately 30 streets in-house. The major cracksealing work that needs to be done under this resolution will be done on streets such as north Clague, north Porter, Great Northern, McKenzie, Canterbury, Lorain Road east and Dover Center Road. At committee, Mr. Mahoney recommended approval; second by Mr. Kearney; motion passed 3-0. In addition, suspension was requested tonight so the cracksealing project can move forward. 8