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Council Minutes of 2/5/2008 F Councilman Gareau, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The committee met at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Agenda items included the following: • Resolution 2008-7, resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into various agreements with Great America Leasing Corporation for the placement and service of a new postage application machine for the various departments' mail. The current postage machine is old and needs to be replaced. Because the cost was greater than $5,000, but less than $25,000, it was brought to committee in the form of legislation. The committee recommended approval 3-0. • Resolution 2008-10, resolution authorizing the Planning Director to proceed with negotiations for the sale of city owned real property in the North Olmsted Industrial Park identified as P. P. No. 234-11-139 and 234-11-141; further authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract to sell the real property and declaring an emergency. This is the property that was long-ago supposed to be the new NOMBL bus garage. This parcel of land has been appraised, and the city will now put it back on the tax rolls by selling it to somebody who will hopefully develop it into a use that benefits the city. There is someone who might be interested, and the legislation will authorize the Mayor, through the Planning Director, to negotiate the sale of the property. The committee recommended approval 3-0. • Ordinances 2007-156 and 2007-157 were reported out at the special Council meeting. • Ordinance 2008-8, ordinance dispensing with the formal RFP process and authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with ATS Engineering Inc. to provide engineering design and other related professional services in connection with the proposed improvements to the WWTP and collection system. The rate and operational study made recommendations as to improvements. Having approved the rate increase for purposes of funding, this will proceed with authorization for engineering and design improvements. The committee recommend approval 3-0. 2) The Finance Committee met this evening, February 5, 2008 at 7 p.m. Present were committee members Gareau, Kearney and Barker; President Kennedy, Council Member Jones, Councilmen Orlowski and Mahoney; Law Director, Mayor, Finance Director. Agenda items included the following: • Ordinance 2008-13, an ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of $1,270,000 of notes in anticipation of the issuance of bonds for the purpose of improving certain designated streets in the city. This is a rollover from Ord. 2007-9, an original borrowing ordinance for certain improvements to city streets. There is going to be a $140,000 buy down in the principal, which will come from the Street & Permanent Improvement Fund. The committee recommended approval 2- l . • Ordinance 2008-14, an ordinance providing for the issuance an sale of $100,000 of notes in anticipation of the issuance of bonds for the purpose of acquiring and installing telecommunications equipment and related software and appurtenances. 4