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South Bend edevelopment Commission Regular Mee ing - March 7, 1980 7. PROCRES$ REPORTS a. OddlFellows Building (continued) Ms. Derbeck: I got the impression, from the story in the paper last night about thi , that the proposal is complete. Mr. Nimtz: No, the proposal is not complete. The detailed drawings and other plans are roughed out, but not fully complete. We have received $10.00 for the booklet, etc. but that is not in the hands of the Commission yet This was a general discussion between the Mayor and Mr. Ellison. Ms. Derbeck: With the other proposals we knew who they were, but there is so much secrecy about this one, why? Mr. Ellison: Ms. Derbeck there is no intent to be secretive. I believe the story in the newspaper indicated that this whole proposal came about as a result of a party coming into town two or three weeks ago. You have to bear in mind that with the other proposals we advertised for bids and allowed for a substantial period of time before proposals had to be submitted. We are in an awkward position now in that if we were to say every- thing we know about the proposal it may not appear to be competitive because we don't have all the details that the other proposals had whert they were presented publicly. So, in fairness to the developer, and to try to avoid additional confusion to the public, it makes more sense on our part to acknowledge that there is indeed another proposal, and that there is a need for additional details before we can describe it more fully. Ms.�Derbeck: When do you think you will be able to announce this? Mr. Ellison: I believe sometime soon, perhaps in a w ek or two. Mayor Parent indicated that he hop id to have a decision in thirty (30) days. Mrs.1 Allen: Would that come before the next meeting? Mr. Nimtz: It could. sea