by the City in fee. As a result, the City modified its proposed usage of the building to eliminate the Circuit Court. This change, however, required a redesign of the building.
25. The Courthouse Office Ground and Building Leases were debated in a city council meeting on January 28, 1986, and approved subject to certain modifications.
26. In particular, the Courthouse Office Building Lease was approved subject to two contingencies and to a final vote of the city council. First, the city council required several modifications in the main body of the lease including, specifically, the striking of the last sentence of clause I(L)2, and other minor language changes which were to be worked out with counsel for Carley.
27. Second, the final rental price for the Courthouse Office Building LeaseDespite his understanding that the city council had approved the Courthouse Office Building Lease only subject to modification of Clause I(L)2, Mr. E.D. David, counsel for Carley, in a letter dated February 3, 1986, reinserted the language, which he said council had been "led to believe" was stricken. The lease, as modified by E.D. David, was not presented to the city council for approval, but was, nevertheless, finally signed by the city manager on March 3, 1986.
30. The City, Carley, and VVKR (the architect for the Courthouse Office project) met on March 7, 1986, and agreed upon design changes for the building. However, the City and Carley never reached a final agreement on price terms for the Courthouse Office Building Lease.
31. On or about March 27, 1986, before