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Counci! Minutes of 11/4/98 monies until they know what the city is going to do with the properties. They will probably back out of their contracts. The contracts do contain several contingencies which include city approval and zoning approval. They feel they have a good plan that would do well for the community. But if the moratorium goes forward, they will probably exercise their rights to end the contacts. Their client will probably not want to sit around and wait. The owners of the property will suffer because their tenants will not want to renew leases. They had planned to work with the tenants who are under long- term leases to reimburse them and to help them relocate within the community. Mrs. Kasler said her understanding of the legislation is that it will provide the city time to examine the area and that no decision has actually been made as to what to do with it. The moratorium will keep things in place so that a decision can be made. She asked Mr. Weinberger what time period would be acceptable for a moratorium, perhaps three months? Mr. Weinberger said they have a variety of contracts with a variety of time periods. They were going to try to get on the Planning Commission agenda very soon because some of the contracts were signed earlier than others. There is still one contract to be signed. Also based on some preliminary feedback from Building Commissioner Conway, they may need some additional land. It is a complicated matter. Anything beyond a few days or a week is really going to be detrimental to what they are trying to do. Also, it sends a certain "flavor" to them. Their plan calls for demolition of the existing buildings and complying with the various setbacks of the city. It will require certain variances. They are trying to work with the Building Department to ascertain how they can best improve the site for everybody and meet the requirements of the city and also satisfy the neighbors. They have a good track record in various Cuyahoga County communities. Mr. McKay asked if they had officially applied for any permits, and Mr. Weinberger said they had not. LEGISLATION Resolution No. 98-106 introduced by Mayor Musial was given its third reading. A resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for improvements in Brookpark Road (Phase 2) from Great Northern Boulevard to the easterly corporation line as detailed in the plans and specifications on file and authorizing the Mayor to contract for the same, and declaring an emergency. Mr. McKay moved for adoption; second by Mr. Nashar; motion passed unanimously. Resolution No. 98-106 adopted. Mr. Limpert moved that Council adjourn into an executive session to discuss a possible pending legal matter based upon comments that had been made. The motion was seconded by Mr. Miller and unanimously approved. Council adjourned into executive session at 9:15 p.m. Council reconvened at 9:55 p.m. >, 8 ...max . ~ ..~, ...r~:~~~ ~~M~ ,~..~,: