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Mr. McMahon: When someone comes in and makes a statement like <br /> that to the Common Council and you are an elected official it <br /> puts you on the spot and I certainly recognize that. Certainly, <br /> you did not investigate the Library Board and you did't investigate <br /> the School Corporation just as the commissioners don't investigate <br /> the county council and vice versa, etc. My only concern is with <br /> the next meeting we have scheduled here for 5 o'clock . . .I have <br /> seen T. Brooks Brademas do it over Harbor Homes and over a number <br /> of other issues, and quite frankly, he is very good, he deals in <br /> inuendos better than anyone I have ever met and I personally <br /> don't care for that portion of it. I spoke with Mr. Brademas <br /> when he came in several weeks ago to talk with us, (I had someone <br /> with me) and he said, "I want you to tell me why my project was' t <br /> economically feasible, and I said "Mr. Brademas, you take a look <br /> at where you have been in the process. What I have told you and <br /> what the Commission has told you is that all along the way we <br /> would accept proposals from you and we have encouraged you to <br /> submit proposals. " <br /> I told Mr. Brademas that he should take a look at the process. <br /> What I told him and the Commission told him was that all along <br /> the way we would accept proposals from him and encouraged him to <br /> submit proposals. I told him his proposal did not rank high for <br /> a number of very good reasons and we never got to that point with <br /> you, and we have gotten to that point with other people. Mr. <br /> Brademas has never been at the top of the list and I told him <br /> last week we didn' t know what would turn it around at this point, <br /> but if we were to turn it around I wouldn't recommend that we be <br /> dealing with you on this. We had a 3%, 200 ,000.00 and we were <br /> never going to be paid back and it was not known until we questioned <br /> you on this thing and you smiled and said well I guess. . . . <br /> Mr. Butler : You have said too much. <br /> Mayor Parent: I receive many letters alledging all kinds of <br /> matters and it is a very serious matter for the City Council to <br /> have a meeting of inquiry with the commissioners. I am not saying <br /> it is not warded, but I think you better make darn sure that <br /> before you have these things,it doesn' t put whoever it is on the <br /> spot. You have very serious reservations in order to call this <br /> meeting and I hope it is not for information, because you could <br /> have all this information without calling this kind of a meeting. <br /> I think obviously you are putting the staff and tahe commissioners <br /> on the spot because you are saying that somehow Tom Brademas and <br /> Bob Raker have credibility with you and also Pat McMahon, me and <br /> a lot of other people. That basically is what you are saying. <br /> Mr. Voorde: I was hoping that the calling of this meeting or a <br /> committee of inquiry lends substance to the redevelopment commission <br /> and the redevelopment staff for their efforts. I go into this <br /> thing confident that you are going to be vindicated, and you are. <br /> This is the sort of thing that a lot of people will question and <br /> if you will lay the facts on the table maybe you can sweep all <br /> the basis for all that inuendo and really that is the purpose of <br /> having this meeting. <br /> Mr. McGann: I think, John, that on the Raker proposal,you have <br /> gone as far as you can go, but maybe I can relate from here and <br /> give you some relief. I received something in writing here which <br /> I will read. Going back to the September 24th meeting he said <br /> that Pat McMahon, Kevin Horton, Norm Beardsley, Ed Bradley, Dave <br /> Vance, and Bob Raker were present and at that time McMahon stated <br /> that at that time we did not have construction experience, must <br />