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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2014 — 72 By: Mayor Kennedy A RESOL UTION A UTHORIZING THE MA YOR TO ENTER INTO CONSENT AND COOPERATION CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE OF OHIO, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AS NECESSARY, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, TO GRANT AUTHORIZATION FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY SIGN REPLACEMENT ON INTERSTATE 480 INCLUDING THE STATE ROUTE 10 INTERCHANGE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation (ODOT) plans to construct public safety improvements in 2015, specifically highway sign replacement, on Interstate 480 including the intersection of State Route 10 (SR 10); and WHEREAS, ODOT requests that the City of North Olmsted authorize, consent, cooperate and perform maintenance with the highway sign project, on standard ODOT forms, but does not require financial contribution or matching funds from the City; and WHEREAS, it is accordingly the desire of this Council to authorize the Mayor to enter into contracts with ODOT, on behalf of the City of North Olmsted, in order to authorize highway sign improvement project activities within the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That this Council does hereby authorize the Mayor to enter into contracts with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for its highway sign replacement project, on behalf of the City of North Olmsted, as described to include approximately 0.20 miles of SR 10 within the City, as scheduled for the 2015 construction season, in order to signify the authorization, consent and cooperation of the City of North Olmsted for sign replacement on 1 -480 at the SRI interchange; does further to acknowledge the City's maintenance of municipal right -of -way, to keep such city streets open and free of obstruction, and to hold same inviolate for public highway purposes. SECTION 2: That the City of North Olmsted hereby grants consent to ODOT to complete the described project, being in the public interest, and will cooperate with the Director to construct improvements, with the stipulation that no funds are required from the City for the highway sign replacement except that the City agrees to bear the entire costs, including added construction items, if any, for any additional improvement items specifically requested by the City and if such additional items are not necessary for the improvements as determined by ODOT and the Federal Highway Administration. SECTION 3: That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare, and for the further reason it is necessary that this legislation go into effect immediately in order that ODOT may make immediate commitments to meet project schedules; and further, provided it receives