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Regular Council Meeting September 22, 2014 Page 6 and for the entire time they had not been able to state their position in a reasonable and fair investigation. Council Member Hashmi said Mr. Harper was correct about the timing of the call; however, Mr. Harper had stated to him they were not worried it, and that he never mentioned an appraisal. Mr. Harper said that was not correct. Council Member Hashmi said that was Mr. Harper's position. Council Member Hashmi said the video reflects that he never mentioned the company's name, the Harper name nor did he discuss the appraisal other than what was written in the letter. Council Member Hashmi said his motion was about PEDC accounts. He also said the day after the Council meeting that he received an e -mail from Mr. Anders saying no one had asked him any questions. Council Member Hashmi said he did not know Mr. Anders but Council Member Frierson did as he had pointed him out at the meeting that night. He said when he was serving as mayor that he never stopped anyone from speaking in the council chambers. Council Member Hashmi said Mr. Anders could have stood up and said he had information. He also said that Council Member Grossnickle pointed out in his own discussion that night he had some information and if Council Member Frierson knew about it, either one could have simply told the Council. Council Member Hashmi said he took it into executive session and did not allow the city attorney, the city clerk or the city manager in executive session, because he was not sure what to do with the letter. He said he did not want a bad name coming to the City or to any individual. Mr. Harper said the company sent a packet to all of them to show them exactly what the property was worth. Council Member Hashmi said he got the packet after the Council had sent the request to PEDC and PEDC had the right to refuse the request and send it back to the Council. Council Member Pickle said that was not true. Council Member Hashmi said he felt as though he needed to show the letter to City Council, he did call Mr. Harper and he told the city manager about it, because he did not know how to word it on the City Council agenda. Council Member Hashmi said whether or not there was an appraisal that he would have stilled voted for an audit of PEDC, partly because of the receipts that he presented, partly because of what the PEDC Chair presented and partly based on statistics that were presented to the Council by Mr. Strathern. Mr. Harper said the investigation was not necessary. Council Member Hashmi said he was not involved in selection of the firm and Council Member Pickle said that was not what the Defenbaugh report said and Council Member Hashmi said he voted to direct PEDC to engage a firm. Council Member Pickle and Council Member Hashmi continued to disagree about persons who knew or did not know about the appraisal. Council Member Pickle said if any reports are turned over to the AG, that he wanted full disclosure and transparency and he thought an appraisal would have made a difference. Council Member Pickle said he agreed there were problems with the PEDC that he understood what he was trying to do but did not agree with the way he was going about it. He also said he was the Council liaison to PEDC at that time and he did voice his opinion during the loan discussions and the process and anyone could check the minutes. Council Member Pickle asked that Mike Anders come forward. Mr. Anders stated that on the morning of March 10th Jordan Harper called him and asked him to attend the City Council meeting in regard to an anonymous letter based on the Rodgers Wade appraisal as there were some discrepancies. He said he printed off the appraisal and attended the Council meeting that night. Mr. Anders said when Matt Frierson identified him in the audience he raised his hand