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Council Minutes of 8-17-2021 Finance Copfer, Director of Human Resources Gallo, Director of Law Gareau, Director of Planning & Community Development Lieber and guests. • Discussed was Resolution 2021-46. A Resolution authorizing the Director of Human Resources to solicit proposals for excess insurance coverage for the City health care & hospitalization plans for 2022, and further authorizing the Mayor, subject to approval of the Board of Control, to enter into a contract for said insurance coverage. According to Director Gallo this allows a healthcare broker to solicit proposals. It eliminates PPO Option 1 plan. The options for 2022 are PPO Option 2 with HAS and HMO/MED Flex, which is the UH plan. The IRS has increased the annual limits for HSA plans for families to $7,300 and single person of $3,650. The catch-up contributions for those 55+ is $1,000. The City will continue to contribute half the deductible under the HSA plan, which is $2,800 for a family and $1,400 for a single person. The deductible will remain the same under both plans. The committee voted 3-0 to recommend to Council. Councilman Schumann asked for a moment of personal privilege. I just wanted to congratulate the Finance department on another award. I know you have seen many over the years, but you continue to knock them out of the park. Thank you. Councilman Limpert asked for a moment of personal privilege. I was fortunate enough to attend the first annual Big Bike Bash on Sunday that the Rec Center hosted at the middle school/high school complex. I want to congratulate the Rec Center as well as local sponsors and volunteers that were there on a very well run event. I hope it becomes a recurring event and word of mouth grows for more kids to attend. I know my kids had a great time smiling and the confidence they built on doing a little obstacle course from the first run till the end was encouraging and a great event. It was really great to see all the people volunteer to do it. Thank you. Councilwoman Hemann Chairwoman of the Environmental Control Committee: The Environmental Control Committee met on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 7:09 p.m. Present were committee members Hemann, Glassburn and Williamson; Council members Brossard, Kelly and Limpert; Council President Jones; Mayor Kennedy, Director of Finance Copfer, Director of Law Gareau, Director of Planning & Community Development Lieber and guests. • Discussed was Resolution 2021-47. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into agreements with the City of Cleveland, Division of Water to establish a Municipal Utilities District, to restate the Water Services Agreement, and to provide for the transfer of water utility assets from the City of North Olmsted. Chairwoman Hemann outlined the three contracts and discussed the history of the previous resolutions regarding these contracts. There were no substantial changes to any of the documents or the proposal itself. The main changes were updating the year and in some spots the rates and costs. After much discussion, the Mayor requested Resolution 2021-47 be held in committee providing him time to obtain a date where Cleveland Water representatives could be present. The committee voted 3-0 to hold the legislation in committee. 3