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Regular Council Minutes <br />5-17-04 <br />Page 17 <br />Council President Buckholtz said I would just chime in and say-and Phil, correct me if I am <br />wrong because you've met with these people-this is totally-I understand what you are saying- <br />-that previously that quite often there are stepping stones that lead to more of an obligation than <br />what is here. That is not necessary. <br />Mr. Marrie said we have not agreed to any other obligation whatsoever <br />Council President Buckholtz said this is a component where they are offering to give us a basis <br />of what our needs, our assessment, whatever, so.... <br />Mr. Marrie said I don't know what the future brings, Bill and I am not going to make a statement <br />as to what's coming down here 6 years from now. There is no way in the world I would make <br />that statement. All I am saying is it is the first step. We have made no agreement to any other <br />fees or to any other thing. I think, like anything else-especially in this technology end of it- <br />we've just got to take one step at a time. As you, I think, to use your words: let's not find a cure <br />for something we don't know what the problem is. That was your discussion last time and I <br />believe Joe mentioned the same thing. All I am trying to say is this is all we are trying to do; <br />we're trying to stop this and go one step at a time. And I think this is the first step. No <br />agreement whatsoever has been made with them to get another $10,000. It has to come to <br />Council but before it comes to Council I think it needs a lot more discussion by the committee <br />and the people involved to know exactly what-if there is a 10, what it is for, why we need it and <br />what we are going to do with it. Then we can bring that back to you. Then it is up for grabs at <br />that time whether you disagree or agree with it but you could have plenty of questions at that <br />time. <br />Mr. Marquardt asked, what do we plan to do with this agreement? What do we plan to get out of <br />it? . <br />Mr. Marrie said, what I see it as and as the committee sees it as, it is an agreement between us <br />and Case Western Reserve that opens up doors for us that we don't have access to right now in <br />the technology field and gives us buying power. <br />Mr. Saponaro asked, does this do this in order to put the plan together is my question? Is this a <br />step that is necessary in order to put the game plan together in what we are going to do. <br />Mr. Marrie replied in my opinion, yes. <br />Mr. Marquardt asked, what do we specifically get from it though? <br />Mr. Marrie said buying power of Case Western Reserve or the ability of buying power that we <br />don't have. <br />Mr. Marquardt said we're not trying to buy anything--- <br />Mr. Mai-rie said but you can't buy it until you have an agreement. You have to have the <br />ability.. . .