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Council Minutes of 6/3/97 Boyle said the Board of Control had to rely on the documentation given to them. Bonnie Kelly asked why they were denied access to public records. Mayor Boyle explained that the minutes of the Board of Control meeting were not typed. He will not release the tape without the Law Director. Also, he will not release the tape until it has been transcribed because there is no back-up to it. Mr. Gareau said he wanted to assure Mr. Kelly that the Board of Control labored over this decision--they thought long and hard about it. What was in front of them was very detrimental, and they had to make a decision then and there, and they did. Mayor Boyle said he wanted to address the issue of the Board of Control minutes since the accusation has been made that we will not release the minutes. We will not release them the next day. We will do what we have to do to insure the integrity of public records. The Board of Control minutes are proper and are reviewed by the Auditor of State. Mr. Limpert commented that an appointment should have been made so that Mr. Kelly did nat have to wait for 2 1/2 hours to see Mr. Bohlmann. Mayor Boyle said that it was Mr. Kelly's decision to wait for Mr. Bohlmann who was very busy because we had just experienced 26 hours of rain. Mr. Bohlmann could not leave his duties at that time. President Boehmer informed Mr. Limpert that Mr. Bohlmann's secretary had attempted to schedule an appointment for Mr. Kelly, but Mr. Kelly chose to wait. Mayor Boyle said that he would send a copy of the minutes to Mr. Kelly as soon as they were completed. Mr. Kelly again asked why an investigation was not made. He said he spoke to Mr. Bohlmann the week before the contract was awarded and he did not ask for any additional information. Mayor Boyle said it was a valid question. If he allowed directors to review bids and then go to the contractors and tell them where they are short, that would be undue influence. He does not allow the directors to discuss contracts. The contracts are discussed within the Board of Control. Mr. Kelly said he felt it would have been a "courtesy" to contact the low bidder. LEGISLATION Ordinance No. 97-41 introduced by Mayor Boyle was given its third reading. An ordinance authorizing the Mayor of the City of North Olmsted to enter into a lease agreement with AT&T Wireless Communications for land on which to place a monopole antenna, surrounding complex, fencing, landscaping and related equipment at a designated area of Clague Park. (Before making the motion to adopt, Mr. McKay read a letter from Councilman Lind regarding the proposed tower to be placed in Clague Park. Please see attachment.) Mr. McKay moved for adoption; second by Mr. Nashar. Roll call: McKay, yes; Nashar, yes; Musial, no; Limpert, yes, with explanation. Mr. Limpert commented that this was a very complex issue. There are many questions, and the time to debate this has been short. Council has requested information, and in some cases it's been unavailable. Though not important to many of the residents, it's something that should be important to everyone. We do have monopoles now in the city, and we are going to be getting more. The question is: should park land be lost for a commercial venture? It has been repeatedly said that this is not an issue about money, but about control. But with a soaring debt, maybe it's time the city's government starts looking at money. The amount of park land that we're going to lose is less than a volleyball court. He can envision many much needed improvements to our recreation with the hundreds of thousands of dollars 11