2010-08-30 Regular City Council Session

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that the amendment Mr. Walker is suggesting will not affect the release of the money nor the future tax payments. Mr. Crow asked Mr. Walker what were the legal questions that still needed to be answered. Mr. Walker stated that he has only been in the job for less than a month and has not had a chance to go through the entire agreement and would like the opportunity to do that. Ms. Ricci stated that the ordinance says that by incorporating by reference the settlement agreement which the Council has not received until the weekend before and consists of seventy-one pages. She said that none of the material Council was given provided what the total amount of the settlement was. Ms. Ricci says the ordinance says that the City waves all claims it has against T-Mobile and she is not clear as to what the City is waving. She was troubled that the Council got the notice and prior administration could not tell her when they received the notice even though it came by certified mail. Roll Call vote on amendment offered by Mr. Kraft was: AYES: Ms. Ricci, Mr. Kraft, Mr. Glickert, Mr. Sharpe, and Mayor Welsch NAYS: Mr. Price, and Mr. Crow The amendment carried by a majority. Mr. Price stated for the record that to his understanding there can be no adjustment to the payment due the City from T-Mobile and is not for any foolishness that could jeopardize this kind of money. Mr. Mulligan stated that if there is more or less money given to the attorney fees it would not affect what is given to the City. It was his interpretation of the agreement that if the court would award less, that money would revert back to T-Mobile and not to the Cities. He said T-Mobile is paying the fees on top of the back taxes. Mr. Glickert asked Mr. Mulligan that if he read the letter correctly, there was some verbiage in it that University City was over paid and asked if the City was exposed here. Mr. Mulligan said that in reference to over paid was prior to 9/1 date other cities were being paid. The discussion was what should be done with the additional money U City received and the outcome was that nothing would be done. Mr. Crow asked what the cost was for outside Council used with this case. Mr. Sharpe asked to verify that the City already had the money in escrow and Mr. Mulligan confirmed it. He asked when that money could be released and Mr. Mulligan said it should be release around mid December. Roll Call vote on Bill 9084 with approved amendment was: AYES: Mr. Kraft, Mr. Crow, Mr. Glickert, Mr. Sharpe, and Mayor Welsch NAYS: Ms. Ricci and Mr. Price 4