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Council Minutes of 9-7-2021 Mr. Sturgeon said at the last meeting he thought one commenter was rough on Council regarding Clague Road and that is was undeserved. He said it is the same person who did the Clague Road Safety Corridor report. Mr. Sturgeon said he thought it was a bad report and why it didn't say Clague Road would be safer having a third lane is totally beyond him. He said he knows the Mayor has told him to listen to the experts, but he thinks in this case the experts are wrong. Mr. Sturgeon said from a safety perspective in the last 20 years there has been three fires on Clague Road and there has been loss of life because of the ability to get fire trucks to navigate the road. He said Clague Road has 15,000 cars on a daily basis and sometimes it's bumper to bumper both ways. He said fire trucks can't get through and during the winter if you need to pull over you can't when there is three feet of snow on the side of the road. Mr. Sturgeon said with bumper to bumper traffic the odds of having a rear end collision are higher. He said you can't see around garbage trucks on trash day. He said the City knew it had x amount of dollars for the intersection so a report was produced to provide that outcome. He said if you look at Westlake's accident reports, they have gone down since the turn lane was put in. Mr. Sturgeon asked about the secretary for the Safety director based on Charter requirements. Director Gareau said the administration assistants are still with the City in those roles and there would be no need to hire anyone else. Councilman Schumann clarified those are assistant positions and not secretaries. LEGISLATION Resolution 2021-46 introduced by Mayor Kennedy was given its third reading. 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. Councilman Schumann moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brossard and passed unanimously. Roll Call: Yes: Schumann, Brossard, Williamson, Glassburn, Hemann, Kelly No: None Motion carried. Resolution 2021-46 adopted 6-0. Ordinance 2021-49 introduced by Mayor Kennedy was given its second reading. An Ordinance to make and transfer appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures for the City of North Olmsted for the year ending December 31, 2021 and declaring an emergency, as amended. Councilman Schumann moved to suspend the rules requiring three readings as this was heard in committee. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brossard and passed unanimously. Roll Call: Yes: Schumann, Brossard, Glassburn, Kelly, Hemann, Williamson No: None 0