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Olympic SafetyAgreements Almost Ready The Salt Lake Tribune UTAHTuesday, November27, 2001 - Federal funds for overtime, suppliesstill needed BY MIKE GORRELL LAKE TRIBI E s Olympic pb ic safetyofficials are on le verge of wrapping up legal agreements with the Salt Lake Oe Committee-and several dozen police, fire and emergency services agencies statewide that will supply personnel to the 2002 Winter Gameseffort. : David Tubbs, the Utah Olympic Pub- lic Safety Command’sydirector of dayto-day operations, told legislators on Monday that he expects a contract, whichalso formalizes UOPSC’s $37 million budget, to be signed later this week with SLOC. _ Olympic organizers already have signed the contract, SLOC President Mitt Romney said later Monday, Congressmen: Union in Hands Of Wendovers “not put us behind on anything, a we're going ahead with training.” Tubbs said that, by and large, the Olympic safety command position to start tomorrow organizationally.” But he acknowledged that loose ends finalize memorandums of agreement remain. The UOPSCbudgetstill requires an infusion of $17:1 million in federal funds. A supplemental appropriations with 40 to 50 local-governmententities lending people to UOPSC. But Tubbssaid he expects “no insurmountable problems”in getting signed agreements back soon because the pa- bill before Congress that time costs bornebyparticipating Utah agencies and $4.4 millionfor equipment such as fencing, barriers, magnetometers and metal-detecting wands. Those Summit County and the Park City Fire District are two entities that have not yet returned signed agreements to administration officials abouta request Games, and from the Federal Aviation Administration about airspacerestric early next month. Heis also awaiting word from Bush itary branches together are absolutely amazing,” he said, contending UOPS i issues, including sevlion dollars in bond to do this if they so desire, Hansen told more than 50 re: dents and business executives. anewschool andby the Tooele County Commission to mod- Utah-side elected officials, Re- into Nevada. U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., called the meeting at the Silver Smith Convention that would allow Congress to Center to gauge community Resolution 2054 spooked the approvea state-line shift if the twostatelegislatures approved. That language in House Sensenbrenner, who heads the House Judiciary Committee and is managing the boundary-shift measure, said he supports community refer- folks in West Wendover, who endumson the issue — one is planned for the November2002 elections — and may delay He said a boundary shift refused to support the bill un- sending the Hansen-Gibbons ‘ would be thefirstofits type in the United States since 1863, when West Virginia spun off from Virginia as Virginia less it wasclearthe legislatures would not act without local approval. West Wendover Mayor bill to the House floor until he has ‘a better sense of whether dent Jacques Rogge, USOC President Sandra Baldwin as a providing an or- costs incurred by the Tooele Utah and Jim Gibbons of Ne- it CountySchoolDistrict to build ernize the Wendoverairport. Citizen committees organized by the twocity councils are still studying how to merge duplicative community services and schools operated by districts in. Tooele County and Nevada's Elko County. Casino operators who spoke Mohdayclearly wantthe state lineto stay right whereit is. “It is unseemlyforthe state of U fo offload a problem voters will support annexation. child,” said Mike Devine, chief executiveat the State Line and Silver Smith Casino Resorts. The proposal faces some He says the communities has panied \. by International Olympic Committee Presi- Securi and new CEO Durin; stic defense system. mikeg@sltrib.com “We are proposing enabling legislation that allows the states publican Reps. Jim Hansen of setup has nd or TomRidge. who views SLOC ly with Bush’s of staff, Rom. the president a number of questions he may want to ask, andI'm preparedto fill him in ona. variety of topics.” Romney will be accom: their personnel in February “The details involved in putting this plus seeing the Wendoverstory on the front page of The New York Times, pushed him to annexation of a divot‘of Utah vada introduced legislation —from the U.S. Depart ment of Defense to the Utah National Guard ontheroles andpositioningof Josephine Thaut proposed lo- “No way does Congress want to control this process. This is in your hands, not ours.” Although workedc deputy chief py expects y have discussions continue with various mil- seceded during the Civil War. Thathistorical perspective, cal ballot referendums. @ Continued from B-1 tions and the possible closure ofSalt LakeCityInte ional Airport during OpeningandClosing ceremonies. In addition, Tubbs noted that daily hopes Congress passes the supplemen- tal bill this week. Oly Officials to put a federal securityofficer on each van transporting athletes during the supplies mustbe ordered soon, so Tubbs UOPSC. County Attorney David Thomas expects-commissioners to sign off gressman said. Last spring, urged on by , Sentimentaboutthe proposal. contains money — $12.7 million to cover over- perworkprimarily assures agencies are reimbursed for costs incurred helping the Olympiceffort. schedule the visit, the con- Continued from B-1 “Wewanttoputthis torest as soon as we cari,” he added) noting delay: lauding the process for “forcing everyone to think carefully about whatresources were needed andthe sources of funding.” It will take more time for UOPSC to President To Meet With after Lloyd Ward. brief ceremony the meeting, U.S *Olympian Maurice Greene and Olympic hopefuls Jean Racine and Jennifer David: to combine dupli s ch as police, fire, utilities hools. son will present Bush witha USOC blazer. ‘Thejacket is emblematic better than getting meninvolved,” Devine e don't need to smasha as honorarypres: of the Colorado Colo.,-based_ organization, a distinction that has been extended to every US. presidentfor the pas 25 y Oppos the move se of what it will do to the taxpayers of our community, employees years. 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