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Council Minutes of 8-3-2021 as there are no alternatives for North Olmsted to get its water. He said the City has been passing up millions of dollars of potential infrastructure investment for no good reason and it is estimated over the next couple decades the City will need as much as $30 million to replace water pipes. He said his question to Council is if the City is not going to join the program how is it going to pay to replace its pipes. Alejandro Chock 24677 Randall Dr. Mr. Chock said he was also speaking in support of the Cleveland Water agreement. He said Council's lack of vision for the future related to this program was disappointing. He said the City uses ongoing litigation to avoid addressing the actual issue. Mr. Chock said the issue is not where the water comes from or who is providing it, but it is the $30 million dollar liability sitting beneath the residents feet. He said regardless of where the water comes from North Olmsted tax payers are responsible for the cost of replacement to a tune of over $30 million dollars over the next two decades. Mr. Chock asked if Council would be willing to turn the drinking water over to a system that would be doubling in size if the City joined. Mr. Chock said Avon Lake's lack of distribution redundancies could result in extended water shut off period if problems arise. He said the Council insists on maintaining ownership over the lines while bringing up issues like eminent domain. He said the water pipes have no value outside of scrap metal. Mr. Chock said making the tax payers pay for $30 million over the next two decades would lead to the largest tax increase in the history of the City. He said the communities involved in the program have not seen their property values, economic standing or water service suffer. He said those communities are using money provided by North Olmsted rate payers to replace their lines. Mr. Chock said Council is campaigning as for North Olmsted's future, but in fact has no plan for the future. Councilman Limpert said just so the public is aware there are three people on Council that are not running for office or campaigning and North Olmsted City Council is not running on any kind of agenda. LEGISLATION Resolution 2021-46 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mayor Kennedy. 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. Resolution 2021-47 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mayor Kennedy on behalf of himself and Councilman Schumann. 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. Ordinance 2021-48 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mayor Kennedy. An Ordinance authorizing the Director of Law to execute all documents on behalf of the City 6