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skepticism about the City's return on investment calculations, the costs, the number of units for <br />sale, and the number of units generally. <br />Edward Graham —1286 Chase Ave <br />Mr. Graham asserted that the City of Beachwood has a lawsuit against Mr. Papandreas for failure <br />to collect income tax from its employees from 2012 -2014. He asked Council to consider this. He <br />urged Council to vote against Ordinance 27 -18. He stated that the Ordinance gives carte blanche <br />to the administration to enter into the agreement with Carnegie without proper input from <br />Council. <br />Mr. O'Leary defended the process and pointed to other developments in the City that have <br />followed the same model such as Rockport. <br />Mr. Papandreas made a statement addressing Mr. Graham's allegations about income tax <br />impropriety. He stated that it was incorrect to associate the allegations with him personally. <br />Mr. O'Leary and Ms. George expressed disagreements about the characterization of the <br />Rockport development process and how similar and different it is to One Lakewood Place. <br />Steve Skantros - 1437 Parkwood <br />Mr. Skantros urged Council to approve the term sheet in order to allow Carnegie to appropriately <br />market the project and attract the retailers it needs to make the project a success. He remarked on <br />the opportunities the project would bring to Lakewood including good jobs, new retailers and <br />construction jobs. <br />Ian Andrews — 14701 <br />Mr. Andrews spoke on behalf of Lakewood Alive expressing eagerness for his organization to be <br />a positive and productive partner in the development process and explained his vision for this <br />partnership. He emphasized that the City is truly lacking Class A office space and that by <br />offering it the City can be more competitive and be home to new employers. <br />Dave Wondolowski - 3250 Euclid Ave Suite #250 <br />Mr. Wondolowski spoke as a representative of the Cleveland Building and Trades Council. He <br />advised Council that Carnegie could walk away the longer it takes to deliberate due to rising <br />costs of materials. He stated that the building trades are seeking to invest in the project as equity <br />stakeholders. <br />Captain Steve Eggert — 902 Beach Rd. <br />Captain Eggert criticized the City's decision to close Lakewood Hospital, stating that it was <br />closed despite being profitable. He argued that MetroHealth offered to operate the hospital but <br />that the City sent them away. He said it was dangerous to the health of the population to close the <br />hospital. <br />