1.   Although the mayor and Peter Vallone, the council speaker, spoke several times Thursday, serious negotiations did not resume.

2.   But aides to the council speaker accused the mayor of pressing Steinbrenner to issue the statement.

3.   But aides to Peter Vallone, the Council speaker, said Sunday night that the Council had another response up its sleeve.

4.   Even with the new council members coming aboard, the power of Peter Vallone, the council speaker, will remain unchallenged.

5.   Not a penny, says Peter Vallone, the council speaker and a Democratic candidate for governor.

6.   Passage is virtually certain because the Council speaker exercises considerable authority over the Democratic majority.

7.   The bill, proposed by the council speaker, Peter Vallone, seems headed for certain passage, and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani supports it.

8.   The chairman of the board would be appointed by the mayor in consultation with the council speaker.

9.   The chair of the board would be appointed by the mayor in consultation with the Council speaker.

10.   The Council speaker was, at first, hard-pressed to say how New York City would benefit by favoring contractors from, say, Buffalo or Syracuse.