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South B nd nedevelgpment Commission Regular Meeting April 25, 1980 4. COMMUNICATIONS a. Mr. Brademas continues,.. re have a commitment on the basement, re have a commitment on the first 7oor, we have a commitment on the ninth .nd tenth floors, and we have evidence if strong interest on all remaining floors pith the exception of two. Obviously in he meantime we could market those. We lave given evidence to this Commission of ur professional training and experience o carry out the work and it appears .tear to us that with the pending potion in front of the Commission, that he Commission in one way or another s not interested in us. We are not ure why, we don't know if it is the �ay we comb our hair, the way we spell ur name, or what. At the same time, s I have told the Mayor before, we do of want to stand in the way of a uccessful renovation of the Odd Fellows uilding. We think it is essential hat this building be preserved and aintained, so I am here today to wish he Commission good, and to tell you hat under the circumstances that we re withdrawing, because we object trenuously to the procedures. Where e, and three other proposed redevelopers pent a lot of time and effort on the asis that the Commission would give s a fair shake. We submitted that roposal, we were advised by the Commission hat we would be contacted to sit down nd negotiate. No such contract was ver made, no evidence was ever given o us that you had any intention to egotiate with us, and while individually like all members of the Commission, nd of course, Mr. Nimtz and I are long ime friends, and I hold him in high steem, I want to suggest to the Dmmission that I am very upset, and I eel you have acted and are acting in n unreasonable and arbitrary manner and -15-