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South B r� Regular Redevelopment Commission ting - April 25, 1980 4. COMMUNICATIONS a. continued... vr. Brademas: Mr. Mayor, President, and aembers of the Commission. This is, of - ourse, the first time I have had a chance -o see these renderings, and I am assuming if course, that our proposal was given to the 3orger /Jones group because it is very close -o what we had proposed. My architect was :he professor who taught several of the 3orger /Jones people and I can understand low there would be some similarity. In terms of the inside stairway of course, we lad that enclosed on the outside of the > uilding. In terms of the treatment ;o open up to the mall itself, and the )ossibility of an atrium, that was in )ur proposal also. In terms of renovating and keeping the character of the building :hat is exactly what we have proposed. will go right to the heart of it if I :an. Over a year ago, in March, '[ayor Nemeth stated to the City Council, & which Mayor Parent was the President, :hat the determination to demolish the )dd Fellows Building would await the souse Report. When that report came it gas a very positive report. I believe iany of you have read it (I hope you all Lave), it said among other things, that he Odd Fellows Building could serve the ommunity well. On October 10, 1979 I ubmitted a proposal and along with that submitted evidence of the market, and he economic and financial feasibility. in November 26, 1979, I received a letter rom the Redevelopment Commission which tated among other things, that the Commission as instructed the staff of the Redevelopment epartment to begin negotiations with 1 evelopers who had submitted proposals. t read ... "please be advised we will contact ou shortly to begin a negotiation process." ow, I am not all that far away, I wasn't ven out in San Francisco at that period f time. -12-