$1 Million Spent So Far - That's How Bad The Deal Is

[Jim O'Bryan]

I know I have mentioned this before, but so many people tend to forget this.

The Subsidium Report - $500,000 LHA public assets
The Huron Report - which was based in large part on Subsidium - $90,000
Crisis Management - To control the message and the residents - $200,000
Thomspon Hines - Consultants selling it to council - $250,000
New people at City Hall and website to confuse and control - $75,000+

This was "A great deal for the city of Lakewood." Mayor Summers, Councilwoman Madigan

Negativity

From the Deck...

Essi To Team Summers

While I believe that Brian Essi was being tongue-in-cheek in his $10,000 wager with Jay Carson (who is a good guy BTW), Brian continues to make the point that folks on Team Summers and Build Lakewood want us all to forget:

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation will not allow anyone to takeover the Lakewood Hospital TODAY and no entity will attempt to takeover the Lakewood Hospital TODAY without the CCF first providing an unconditional release stating that the CCF will walkway from the Lakewood Hospital TODAY without ever raising a tortious interference lawsuit.

In his own words from the "WARNING - LHA Is Reportedly Conducting A Push Poll!" thread at http://www.lakewoodobserver.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13812, Brian states:

I will give you a $10,000 check payable to your favorite charity (even CCF) if you can get Toby Cosgrove to sign a written irrevocable statement that CCF will leave the Lakewood Hospital Campus location and cooperate in an orderly transition to a new buyer, lessee or manager in the event that Lakewood finds one and that they will hold harmless any party that the City engages as a prospect. Get me the statement and I guarantee that Lakewood will have more than one offer to operate quality healthcare in the heart of our city within a few months. Many parties are waiting and watching our valuable assets--surely you know that expert opinions are like wet toilet paper when compared to live prospects with the financial means that bidding against each other.

FYI, Metro backed out of their proposal after CCF's Brian Donley met with Dr. Boutros and then Dr. Boutros said he "felt used" by LHA and Summers. Why? Because Summers and his Step 2 never had a written statement from CCF that they would leave. You can call that a conspiracy, but I have multiple sources inside Metro who say that happened.

No worries Jay, many other good people like you have been misled--some choose to ignore the facts, believe what they want to believe, just don't want to "see" etc.

Let's do coffee or lunch and we can work together to truly Build Lakewood hospital into a well managed up to date facility. (I'll bring my checkbook if you can get that statement.)

Postiive Other websites...
"The Deck and O'Bryan sre just a big stupid bully assholes." Miles Long

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These people are selling bad ideas through smoke and mirrors, and I hate to get negative
but they really aren't very good at that either.

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[Jennifer Pae]

As of today, Oct. 13, 2015, the City of Lakewood has spent $221,854.03, with approval* to spend an amount not to exceed $334,386, in expenditures related to the Lakewood Hospital Transition.

Any additional expenditures beyond what was approved at the Board of Control (BOC) meetings have to go back to BOC for approval prior to the expenditures can occur. These expenditures are part of the annual appropriations (budget) and have to have appropriate contracting authority which is granted by City Council per the respective ordinances.

Hennes Paynter Communications = $20,000
Approved at the Jan. 12, 2015 BOC meeting in the amount of $20,000 to provide Communications Advisory Services for the changing market place of healthcare and its impact on the city-owned Lakewood Hospital.

Makovich & Pusti = $5,780.21
Approved at April 6, 2015 BOC meeting in an amount not to exceed $6,000 to perform Professional Structural Analysis and Feasibility Study for the Parking Garage located at 1422 Belle Avenue.

Allegro Realty Advisors = $12,500
Approval at the April 20, 2015 BOC meeting in an amount not to exceed $15,000 to provide a Broker Opinion of Value & Physical Conditions Assessment of 14601 Detroit, 1422 Belle & 1450 Belle.

Thompson Hine LLP = $80,187.82
Approved at the May 6, 2015 BOC Meeting in an amount not to exceed $100,000 to provide Professional Legal Services pertaining to the City of Lakewood negotiations with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Lakewood Hospital.

Huron Business Advisory = $93,386.
Approved at May 29, 2015 BOC in an amount not to exceed $90,000 to provide Professional Consulting Services pertaining to potential transactions regarding Lakewood Hospital.
Amended the contract at the Oct. 5, 2015 BOC meeting in the amount of $3,386 for additional Professional Consulting Services performed pertaining to potential transactions regarding Lakewood Hospital.

RDL Architects = $10,000
Approved at the July 13, 2015 BOC in an amount not to exceed $10,000 to produce four (4) potential redevelopment options for the hospital site.

Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal = $0
Introduced at the October 5, 2015 BOC meeting in an amount not to exceed $90,000 to provide professional legal services in regard to the Edward Graham, et al v. City of Lakewood regarding the matter of Lakewood Hospital.
*Note that Council has to approve additional contracting authority for legal services before BOC approval and the purchase requisition can be entered. The amended contracting authority ordinance was introduced at the Oct. 5th meeting for consideration by City Council.

[Bridget Conant]

RDL Architects = $10,000
Approved at the July 13, 2015 BOC in an amount not to exceed $10,000 to produce four (4) potential redevelopment options for the hospital site.

According to Build Lakewood's website, national developers had contacted the city with ideas and an interest in the hospital site. I'd like to know who contacted the city, and if so, at this point, was asking for plans for the site a prudent expenditure?

For example, the "brainstorming" sessions for the public were held at a later date than July 13. Were these ideas to be incorporated into RDL plans or were they working on their own plans already? And the "national developers" surely had SOME ideas they proposed?

[Lori Allen _]

Jen,

Thank you for the information. I would like to request that you post here on the deck the names of the members that serve on the Board of Control, their meeting notes that pertain to Lakewood Hospital, and lastly, copies of the invoices for the services billed to the City of Lakewood from all the vendors you mentioned in your post.

Thanks.

[Lori Allen _]

According to OneLakewood.com:

Board of Control consists of the Mayor, the Director of Law, the Director of Finance and the Director of Public Works, who may be represented by designees approve contracts by the execution of a written authorization or ratification of a contract by three of its members or their respective designees, with or without a meeting. Contracts or purchases in excess of $7,500 or professional services in excess of $5,000 require the approval of the Board of Control. All meetings take place at 2:30 PM in the Mayor’s Conference Room at Lakewood City Hall, 12650 Detroit Avenue.

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