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37 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCII. FOR WORKSHOP PURPOSES Mayfield Village March 9, 1992 The Council of Mayf'ield Village met in Special Session on Monday, March 2, 1992, at seven o'clock p.m. (7 p.m.) in the Council Chambers at Village Hall. Council President Bruce Rinker presided. ROLL CALL: Present: Mr. Basile, Mr. Busa, Mrs. Cinco, Mr. Ferrante, Mr. Fixler, Mr. Flynn, and Mr. Rinker Absent: None Also Present: Mayor Pietrafese, Mr. Amendola, Mr. Toth, and Miss Heath Mr. Rinker said they are going to go over, together, a proposal that has been put before Council strictly for discussion purposes; by no means is it a final agreement. Mr. Rinker said this is regarding the long-standing dispute between Mayfield Village and Pazkview Golf Course. He said because of the nature of the conflict between the two parties and the fact that there is litigation, they could hold this discussion behind closed doors, however, since it is of public interest to the community, they do not want to do that and will be discussing this tonight. Mr. Rinker said he will entertain questions from Council members. Since it is a workshop, he expects people will have quesrions. He said they are not here to debate issues; he acknowledges that people have opinions to express, however, he asked that they do so with decorum. Mr. Rinker said that the Village has engaged Michael Gavin from the firm of Mansour, Gavin, Gerlack, and Manos to assist with this litigarion. Mr. Gavin is out of town and cannot be here this evening. Mr. Rinker said there are 20 paragraphs to the document. He will not be disseminating copies of the agreement to the public this evening. Mr. Rinker gave a brief overview of the agreement which contemplates 21 years time. He cited the proposed coniractual provisions regazding control of the golf course, the scenic easement, the various mechanisms by which the Village would have the opportunity to acquire the golf course, the right of first refusal, windows of opportunity for the LaConte family to find a third party to purchase the property, how the Village could unilaterally cancel the agreement, how the LaConte family could be given the chance to upgrade the facility and erect a barn or other structure on the property, and provisions for the Village to purchase the property in the 21st yeaz (encompassing the hiring of appraisers). Mr. Rinker said they are also looking into some type of preferred treatment for Mayf'ield Village residents such as discounted greens fees or preferred starting times.