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Show The Salt Lake Tribune 2002 OLYMPICS Friday,January 22, 1999 SLOC Official to Unveil Plan to Find New Leader Pound Offers Apology To Salt Lake City Joklik’s replacementwill be well-paid, well-scrutinized and should have understanding of Utah‘culture’ BYLINDA FANTIN hiring a chief executive officer to rebuild THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SLOC’s image, and a chief operatingofficer to Salt Lake Organizing Committee Chairman Bob Garff will outline the process for choos- ing a newleader today. And despite daily revelations about Olympic corruption, board members anticipate plenty of applicants. ‘The position has “that white-knightallure,” said Randy Dryer, a member of SLOC’s executive committee. “You can comein and be the hero.” A well-paid hero. Outgoing president Frank Joklik makes $280, 000. Garff has been meeting informally with board members — and Gov. Mike Leavitt — to nail down search criteria. Dryer has recom- mendedthat a small committee — fewer than 10 people — interview candidates, with the full board voting on thefinalists. He and several other board members favor build the venues. we can’t afford to stub our toe again.” Salt Lake City Mayor Deedee Corradinisaid the search committee should “cast a widenet. Still, it won’t be easy for the new CEO to revive this sleeping princess, or, more appropriately, turn this frog back into a pri ce. “The public scrutiny will be intense,” Dryer said. So expect the committee to be picky aboutits next president, and watchforit to be someonewith ties to Utah. “Someone with an understanding of Utah, our culture, community values and our heritage will have a greater opportunity to help withthis healing process,” said board member and construction magnate Alan Layton. Dryersaid familiarity with Utah's “culture” is not necessarily code for “Mormon.” “Religious affiliation isn’t important, but this person will need to understand the comPosition of the community,” he said. “We as a board haveto find the right person, because AQ ratherthan selecting someone quickly.” ButLeavitt is getting anxious, and has been pushing for SLOCto define a search process. “The governor feels we can’t afford to take six monthsout of the planning process,” said Vicki Varela, Leavitt’s spokeswoman “He recognizes that this period of problems has slowed down the generation of revenues, and wecan't afford for that to continue.”” Dryer, too,is ready to focus on something positive @ Continued from A-1 Salt LakeCity. The IOC commission is investigating allegations that IOC members and their relatives were giv- during Salt Lake City’s bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics. en scholarships, medical care, His speech —serious, somber Bid Was Clean, Billy Payne Says nization that controls the Olym- pics. And Pound said theinvesti- gation has been “unflinching”in sa) that Salt Lake City seems to have tried clumsily to emulate: Make the Olympic Family your family. its pursuit of the truth “We will do whateveris neces- sary to ensure that IOC members are held to the highest standards,” he said. “After we act. there will be no question as to whether weaccept inappropriate conduct on the part of IOC mem- “The South has a 200-year his@ Continued from A-1 thought we had a chance. Hell, people at home in Atlanta laughed at us.”” Payne’s logic that the JOC pow- er brokers just did not think Attanta was worththeir effort is a bit of a stretch. Butother formerAtlanta Olym- picofficials contacted by The Salt Lake Tribune concurred with his statements about vote-buying, in- cluding Charlie Battle, who acted as a traveling emissary; Bob Cohn, who represented Georgia's governoron an Olympic oversight board; A.D. Frazier, chief financial officer of the Games; and tory of receiving people well and making sure they feel at home,” Payne says. “We decided from the beginning, we were going to make these people our friends.” Payne and Atlanta emissaries bers in relation to candidatecities. The IOC Executive Board is invited IOC membersinto their firm on this point and the presi- homes — and the delegates recip- dentof the IOC, Juan Antonio Samaranch, is even morefirm.” Yes, the Atlantans say, gifts, and trips to Georgia's Masters Pound praised Samaranch’s leadership. “No one — let me repeat, no rocated. Gelf Course were offered — but the most extravagant gesture probably wasdelivering a bulldog puppyto a delegate who made the mistake of admiring the University of Georgia mascot. While Payne admits putting ina good word for a Russian delegate’s son at Payne’s alma mater, the University of Georgia, he says Atlanta neverpaid scholarships. And direct or indirect pay- vote for their friends and people they like. Consultants couldn't just did not happen, if for no other reasonthan his pledge to bring the Olympicsin on budget. a naturallock on those votes be- says McCullough, addingthat his cret ballot. People are going to cause former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young took part in their ef- Substitute Site For Games fizzled after Salt Lake City Attorney Roger Cutler pronounced the language of the proposed 1996 ballot measure “vague” and disqualified it from the city ballot. The state Supreme Court turned aside URPS’s efforts by affirming the city’s right to reject petition requests on such grounds. The 1994 strategy was to scare Appears Unlikely @ Continued from A-1 ments to agents or “consultants” “This would be decided in a se- off the IOC. “If the IOCis nervous Committee chairman Robert Garff acknowledged SLOC could enough about this turning into Denver, they might pul! the bid,” ci Olympic contract shouldfinancial shortfalls force renegotia- “Turning into Denver” was a referenceto that city’s loss of the Olympics two years after it received the bid because a grassroots political group crashed an tions. Then, there is the continuing confusion over indemnification. In 1991, a contract guaranteeing the state would protect Salt Lake City from Olympic debt was signed by Mayor Palmer DePaul is, bid committee president Tom Welch, Utah Sports Authority Chairman Ian Cumming and Attorney General Paul Van Dam — hone of whom remain in the pic- ture. In 1994, Goy. Mike Leavitt reaf- firmed the contract in a letter whichsaid the state promised to holdthecity harmless “‘to the fullest extent permitted by the {state} constitution.” Had anyone checked the consti- tution, they would have known he promise carried little weight. The state of Utah has a constitutional prohibition against the state guaranteeing thedebt of any y, private or public,” Leavitt Pacesaidatthe time IOC meeting in Sapporo, Japan, to present a petition carrying 25,000 anti-Games signatures. “It was mainly an attemptto get the attention of the Denver Olympie Organizing Committee, which was ignoring us,” said John Parr, a director of Coloradansfor Colo rado’s Future. Emboldened, the Colorado citizensgroup collected 77,000 signa- tures on a ballot referendum that help us with that.” vote-buying by the Salt Lake bid committee involves African IOC delegates. Atlantans say they had about, though theofficial figure wasset at $25 million. By 1972, Denver hadn't spent any money on facilities. There were vague plans for a speedskating arena. Organizers abandonedthe idea of building an ath- letes’ village in favor competitors at the Uni submitted its bid to the IOC in until after the scandal furor dies down,said John Krimsky, USOC WhenDenver submittedits bid, Parr recalled, they said venues would be near the city. “But ev: eryone began to agree those sites wouldn't work. By the end of the press, Motorola, US Bank and US West. the athletes to Steamboat ani Vail. At that point everyone start- The IOC doesn’t want to move the games — and SLOCknowsit public?’ “Which means the Salt Lake committee is going to have leverage at ed screaming, ‘What about the Frankly, one of the rea- sons it was easyforthe IOC {to get out of Denver] was because very little had been done.” By contrast, Salt Lake City's venuesare set and facilities construction is on schedule. For ex- ample, Utahns expectto see a $59 million return on their voter-approved tax commitment and a $40 ment with the governor on indem- said heis “committed” to the successof the Games Fowler later retreated fromhis the negotiating table,’ Bonham said, Samaranch's seeming equiv- ocation — his “hope” and “desire’ in regards to keeping the games in Utah — are probably more a “negotiating posturing statement than a rea! equivoca tion.” Denver's loss of the Games wasn't due to scandal. “But it wasn't great for the Olympic im age,” Bonhamsaid. 20 if Salt Lake were to lose the james, “it would bethefirst time in modern Olympichistory that the Olympics moved because it was just a numberhepicked. said governor's-office spokes at large. It's about what it would ties had been built for the 1964 Games woman Paula Ernstrom. Garff also brushedoff Fowler's do to the Olympics long-term. If that meansthe IOC hastostep up and absorb someof the shortfall — whichis likely to happen — offhand statement — and inaccu tion isn’t an issue, which is what [offici have been doing,” Pace said, “All these patronizing {expletives} on Capitol Hill were asleepat the switch. ys he won't circulate the lawmakersnowin ssion don't take up the indemnification issue The new petition mirrors URPS's 1994effort to shield Utah taxpayers from Olympic over runs. That grass-roots campaign statement. “It was probably an AIRE based sports-marketing specialist whoseclients include Federal Ex- about using planes to transport cooled the IOC, which turned to nification der the proposed $1.45 billion budget of the 2002 Winter Olympics. “A very big partof the damage control is to maintain corporate allegiance,” said Dennis Howard, a business professor at the University of Oregon whospecializes in sports marketing. WINAIR said Dean Bonham, a Denver- process they wereactuallytalking other echo from the past, URPS Parr and his group, which included then-state Rep. Richard mustberaised from sponsors un- i'n E S of Southern California serving image and the Olympics would prohibit the state Games in Sydney, Australia. In addition, about $250 million still and budgetsis beside the point, you hedidn't meananything by it from picking up Olympic debt You can’t just pretend indem Pound acknowledged that all Olympic sponsors are concerned about the allegations. Only two of the 11 international sponsors have signed agreements that go beyond the 2000 Summer Fly to Long Beach, the center wouldn't say why. ‘He saidtotell sure that courageother cities to come for- raising, all but $250 million of innounced Jan, 8. Enter Utahns for Responsible culate petitions for a ballot mea But he hopes the investigation into Salt Lake City’s bid will enward. marketing director. Krimsky said that while the billion dollars might be cut from the 2002 budget, though he nouncedthis week he wantstocir- wall ofsilence,” Pound said at least $25 million — are waiting to announce their Olympic plans terse announcement that thefile was incomplete, It was speculated at the time that emerging Utah Innsbruck, whose Olympicfacili none came forward with any evidence. “There's been a kind of rate,” Garffsaid. of a scandal,” hesaid spokesman Stephen C, Pace an- In thepast, the IOC questioned bid cities about inappropriate conduct by IOC members, but At leasttwo “entry-level” sponsors — firms that would promise Sunday speculation that a half. opposition to the Games had March, he said. That meeting was called so that the IOC's 114 members could vote on whether to expel members who acted inappropriately. All the Atlantans are offended January1973,it was metwith the Public Spending (URPS). In an will be given to the IOC's 11-person executive committee this by the news media'swillingness to assign guilt to Atlanta by association. “You get to the point you wish they would investigate,” says Charlie Battle. “Otherwise, everyone seemsready to believeit.” SLOC's $1.45 billion budget has been raised Butall this talk of nification Salt Lake City. When Salt Lake fears. But Pound said the report that of Martin Luther King,”says one cellor. vitt has have onpotential sponsorsis one of Olympic officials’ biggest fort. “He's theliving embodiment scandal mayslow corporate fund Committee, casting about for a *hoice, settled on better position to managetheorganization now.” Pound, an attorney who heads the IOC commissions that negoti- Denver — but didn’t first clear the pian withthe university chan- million legacy fund. And while the Salt Lake City Couneil hasyet to reach an agree- The United States Olympic that question. The prospect of a lingering criminal investigation formerAtlanta Olympic official. Much of the investigation of sought to forbid any expenditure of state tax money for the 1976 Games. The measure passed with 60 percentof the vote. new Americi one — is more determinedto correct this situation than he is,” Pound said. “And no one is in a Doug Mills/The Associat Juan Antonio Samaranchpresents an award to Atlanta Olympic organizerBilly Payne at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Robert McCullough, treasurer of the bid group. All say notonly are they are unaware of any untoward financial Jealings, but they also had never heard the word “agent” until Salt Lake City’s investigation began. I never heard the term used,” ard — made plain to what degree the scandal has rocked the international orga- In fact, Payne pioneered the Pound again stressed that he thought no crimes were committed. But he acknowledgedthe Justice Department was looking into weekend is a beginning, and the report's recommendations “will be predicated on the facts as we knowthem atthe time.” Otherbid cities will be asked to provide information before the special IOC meeting scheduledin awarded the Winter Games to of our energy to organizing the games.” City’s) were routinely audited. candidate to head the IOC when Samaranchretires in 2001 tinue to honor its agreement that groupasI have ever known,” said Pound, a Canadiancitizen. Healso stated the IOC will con- and strai| Atlanta rights, is considered a potential andthechilling effect that would jobs, gifts and other inducements financial records(like Salt Lake sors and that sell the television there have been many, including a couple in my own country —- the Salt Lake City community is as respected, ethical and honorable a “Thelast few weeks havebeen like trying to drink out of a fire hose. Things are moving so fast, you can hardly digest one development before anotheroccurs,” he said. I can’t wait until the ethics committee report is done, so allthe facts are revealed and wecan devoteall ate deals with international spon- LOW FARES FROM: $39 SALT LAKE CITY Fist 506 si8 502 so4 Depart 8:00am 10:45 am 130pm TSS pm Arrive 10:45 am 1:30 pm 4:15 pm 10:40 pm From Salt LakeCity to Long Beach Flea Repart 501 6:20 am 7:05 am Sos 1:30am 12:15 pm 519 2:15 pm 3:00 pn 503 5:00 pm 5:45 pm 1-800-4- WINAIR (1-800-494-6247) or call your local travel agency “This is about image and pre. appeal and cachet with the public that is the most acceptable op- The Salt Lake Gribune http://www.sitrib.com Lamm, went on to dofurther bat- tle on behalf of their state. Today, Parr heads the nonprof: it Center for Regional and Neighborhood Action. He notes that thereis little or no resemblance between 1972 Denver and 1999 Salt LakeCity. 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