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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION N0. 87 - 51 BY: THE MAYOR AND THE ENTIRE COUNCIL A RESOLUTION URGING THE PUBLIC .UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO TO DENY THE POWER RATE INCREASE REQUESTED BY THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI) currently has before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) a request for an increase in rates in Case No. 86-2025-EL-AIR, and WHEREAS, CEI has been awarded by the PUCO $524 million in increases in seven rate cases since 1977, and WHEREAS, in Case No. 86-2025-EL-AIR, CEI has requested an increase in rates of $256 million, the largest rate increase request in the history of the PUCO, and WHEREAS, the rates requested by CEI, if granted in full, will result in rate increases to residential customers of 227, to commercial customers of 13~, and WHEREAS, over 70~ of the increase requested by CEI is directly attributable to expenses. required for the operation of the .Perry Nuclear Power Plant (Perry), and WHEREAS, this cost of the unneeded power produced by Perry is more than twice the cost to consumers of .the power produced by CEL's other generating facilities, which are more than adequate to meet .the needs of CEI's customers, and WHEREAS, consumers should not be forced to pay for this "uneconomic excess capacity". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF .NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Council and the Mayor of the City of North Olmsted call on the PUCO to minimize the rate increse to CEI consumers, and particularly to take strong steps to eliminate from any rate increase .the cost of uneconomic excess capacity resulting from the operation of the Perry Nuclear Fower Plant, SECTION 2: That the Clerk of this Council. is hereby directed to send certified copies of the Resolution. to the Members of the. Public Utilities Commission, Governor Richard Celeste, State Representative James Petro, State Senator Gary Suhadolnik, House Speaker Vernon Riffe, and Senate President Paul Gilmore.