May 07, 2024 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

MAYOR, I MOTION TO, TO ADJOURN THIS AS IS IMPROPER MEETING CALLED.

WE'LL GO THERE FIRST, UH, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, I GUESS WE'LL JUST REFER TO YOU IF IT'S EASIER.

UH, THE MEETING WAS PROPERLY NOTICED.

COUNSEL, UH, ACCORDING TO PAGE SEVEN, 6.1, ALL THE ITEMS INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA MUST BE SUBMITTED BY CITY MANAGER'S, OFFICE, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, AND ON OR BEFORE 4:00 PM ON THE 10TH DAY PROCEEDING.

THE ME THIS MEETING, THE MEETING, TODAY'S AGENDA ITEM WAS POSTED ON MAY 3RD.

THE 10TH DAY PROCEEDING, UH, WOULD BE THE APRIL, APRIL 23RD.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA, UH, WAS SUBMITTED ON MAY 3RD, WHICH IS LESS THAN 10 DAYS REQUIRED.

I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER, CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU'RE AT, PLEASE? YES, SIR.

PAGE SEVEN, ITEM 6.1 A PAGE SEVEN OF THE, THE, THE COUNCIL PROCEDURES COUNSEL.

THERE APPEARS TO BE A CONFLICT BETWEEN RULE 6.1 A AND CHAPTER 5 5 2, I'M SORRY, CHAPTER 5 5 1, UM, OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE.

UM, THAT SAID, UM, AND I BELIEVE THAT MS. GRIFFIN IS CORRECT THAT THE ITEMS WERE NOT SUBMITTED BEFORE 4:00 PM ON THE 10TH DAY PROCEEDING THE MEETING.

UM, HOWEVER YOUR RULES DO, UH, ALLOW YOU ALL TO WAIVE, UH, ANY REQUIREMENT IF YOU SO CHOOSE.

SO I GUESS WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY IS THAT COUNSEL CAN, I GUESS BY VOTE, I'M ASSUMING, COULD SUSPEND, OR THAT'S CORRECT.

BY A MAJORITY VOTE.

SO IF THERE IS A MOTION MADE, UH, I BELIEVE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A, UH, A MOTION PENDING.

HAS NOT BEEN SECONDED YET, BUT, UH, WELL, RIGHT NOW YOU JUST HAD THE POINT OF ORDER IS ALL HE HAD, CORRECT? NO, I HAD A MOTION.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE.

SO I GUESS THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO WHAT, WHAT WAS YOUR MOTION? UH, TO ADJOURN? UH, DUE TO IMPROPER RULES? IMPROPER, WELL, I THINK SO.

SO FIRST WITH THAT, I GUESS WE HAVE TO ENTERTAIN THAT MOTION.

IT'S ON THE, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE, CORRECT? YES, SIR.

SECOND, IF THERE'S A SECOND.

YEAH.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON TABLE BY COUNCILMAN GRITT.

IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL ASK ONE MORE TIME.

IS THERE A SECOND? SO YOUR MOTION FAILS TO RECEIVE A SECOND, SO WE WILL MOVE, WE WILL PROCEED.

I'M ASSUMING WITH, UH, SOME TYPE OF, UH, RULES AND PROCEDURE, EITHER ADJUSTMENT OR SUSPENSION.

IF SOMEONE WERE TO MAKE A MOTION UNDER 6.1 C TO, UH, I'M SORRY, NOT 6.1 C.

UH, SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE.

I AM SORRY, COUNSEL, GIMME ONE SECOND.

THOSE WRONG RULE.

YOU MAY ASK 2.13.

SO I GUESS UNDER 2.13, COULD YOU AT LEAST EXPLAIN THAT FOR COUNSEL? YES.

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IF THERE'S A MOTION MADE AND SECONDED TO SUSPEND, UH, ANY RULE, THEN YOU MAY DO SO.

THERE SOUND COMING FROM SOMEWHERE.

GOT, SO I GUESS I JUST A MOTION TO SUSPEND, I GUESS.

CAN Y'ALL HEAR, OKAY, SO I GUESS THE RULE WOULD BE THE SUSPENSION OF 2.13 OF COUNSEL'S RULES OF PROCEDURE? THAT IS CORRECT.

IT'S A TEMPORARY SUSPENSION FOR THIS MEETING ONLY.

SO I GUESS I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UH, A MOTION IN, I GUESS IN COMPLIANCE AS THE CITY ATTORNEY EXPLAINED FOR SUSPENSION OF RULES PER ITEM 2.13 OF COUNSEL'S RULES AND PROCEDURE.

SO MOVED.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ANY I HAVE A QUESTION.

YES, MA'AM.

UM, BECAUSE I, BECAUSE THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING, DOES THAT NOT ALLOW US TO SUBMIT UNDER THE 10 DAY GUIDELINES? IT'S, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, THERE APPEARS TO BE A CONFLICT IN THE RULES FOR CALLING SPECIAL MEETINGS AS WELL AS WITH THE, UH, STATUTORY PROVISIONS FOR SPECIAL MEETINGS.

SO, UH, 6.1 A, UM, DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR, UH, AN AUTOMATIC WAIVER OR SUSPENSION OF THE SPECIAL MEETING RULE, WHICH IS 4.3.

SO WE DIDN'T FOLLOW 4.3? NO, I THINK IT WAS YOUR, YOUR QUESTION IS THAT, IS THERE SPECIAL RULES? BECAUSE IT'S SPECIAL MEETING.

I THINK HE SAYS.

NO, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S THE SAME, BUT THERE'S A CONFLICT BETWEEN, I GUESS A CONFLICT BETWEEN 4.3 AND 6.1 A AS WELL AS THE STATUTORY PROVISIONS IN 5 5 2 THAT, UH, ALLOW FOR THE CALLING OF A SPECIAL MEETING.

WHICH MEANS ALL OF THE OTHER SPECIAL MEETINGS THAT WE'VE CALLED ARE ACTUALLY WERE INCORRECT.

IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? I I WOULDN'T SAY THEY'RE INCORRECT.

YOU CAN AL ALWAYS RATIFY THOSE PREVIOUS DECISIONS.

CAN WE GET, LIKE, CAN Y'ALL WORK ON THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE IN THE FUTURE? I'VE BEEN ON HERE FOR SEVEN YEARS AND IT'S NEVER BEEN QUESTIONED.

AND SO, UM, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, GRIFFITH FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

BUT IF WE CAN WORK ON THAT FOR THE FUTURE, SO AS WE'RE NOT IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT.

SO I BELIEVE THERE'S A MOTION A SECOND.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SO I GUESS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION AS PRESENTED POINT OF ORDER.

THERE WAS NO SECOND.

SO I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT.

MAYOR.

YES.

UM, I, I, I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WE NEED TO CALL, FOLLOW OUR RULES OF PROCEDURE.

UM, BUT, BUT I AM, I MEAN, I'LL VOTE IN AFFIRMATIVE TO, TO SU TEMPORARILY SUSPEND A NIGHT.

I MEAN, I THINK IT'S A DISSERVICE TO THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP.

I AGREE TO ALLOW THEM TO DO THAT AND THEN CANCEL THE MEETING.

SO, UM, I MEAN, I'M READY TO TAKE ACTION ON THESE THINGS AND BE DONE WITH IT.

I THINK IT'S A DISSERVICE IF WE KEEP MOVING THE GOALPOSTS ON THE RULES TO THE, TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE.

I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST DISSERVICE.

THAT'S MY RESERVES.

I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTIONS ON THE TABLE OF, FOR SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AS THE MOTION DID EXPRESS, UH, I GUESS JUST PLEASE SAY AYE.

SO, UH, MOTION DOES CARRY, SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON, I'M ASSUMING CORRECT.

WE CAN MOVE ON NOW WITH OUR REGULAR POST-IT MEETING.

I DO WANT TO, I, I DO WANT TO SAY, UH, I DO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING.

OBVIOUSLY THIS HAS BEEN A EXTREMELY CHALLENGING AND DIFFICULT ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS FOR ALL OUR CITIZENS.

REGARDLESS IF IT'S, UH, A GOLF COURSE, IF IT'S A INITIATIVE THAT'S ON A BALLOT, 18 HOLE GOLF OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, IT'S DIFFICULT, RIGHT? IT'S DIFFICULT FOR COUNSEL, RIGHT? AND SO THIS WHOLE PROCESS HAS BEEN EXTREMELY CHALLENGING.

BUT THIS EVENING WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS IS WHERE ARE WE AT TODAY? WHAT OPTIONS? THERE THEY ARE, RIGHT? AND YOU DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT THOSE OPTIONS ARE.

I THINK WE WILL HEAR

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SOME OF THOSE.

I THINK THERE WILL BE SOME, SOME INFORMATION EXPRESSED, UM, EITHER BY COUNSEL OR I GUESS BY STAFF.

UH, BUT I DO WANNA THANK YOU FOR COMING.

UM, THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT, UM, THAT I SAY AT LEAST.

UM, FIRST OFF, THE REASON WHY WE WERE HAVING THE MEETING.

SO, UM, THERE WAS A SPECIAL MEETING LAST THURSDAY, WHICH WAS RECESSED AND, UH, RECONVENE ON FRIDAY.

THERE WAS AN ACTION TAKEN ON ONE OF THE ITEMS, UH, WITH THAT, AND IT WAS OUR UNDERSTANDING.

I COULD TELL YOU EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THROUGH THE GUIDANCE OF OUR LEGAL, EITHER OUR CITY ATTORNEY OR HIS OFFICE, UH, REGARDING WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE OF, OF MEETING PROCEEDINGS.

AND SO, UM, THE CITY MANAGER COULD HAVE, UH, CALLED THE MEETING, BUT IT ALWAYS PUTS HIM OR PUTS THE CITY MANAGER IN A TOUGH POSITION WHEN THERE'S A, I'LL SAY, CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE.

UH, REALLY NOT FAIR TO HIM TO HAVE HIS SEVEN BOSSES KIND OF ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF, OF, OF AN ISSUE.

SO I TOOK IT UPON WITH MY AUTHORITY TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE THIS COUNCIL MEETING, THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.

UH, THAT WAS ALSO WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WHO COULD BE HERE.

THAT WAS THE OTHER ISSUE.

UH, WE HAD ONE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WAS ABSENT.

AND WE HAVE ALWAYS RESPECTED EVERYONE'S PRESENCE, UH, ON HIGH IMPORTANCE ISSUES SUCH AS THIS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND COUNCILWOMAN ALVARADO DID DIS DID EXPRESS THAT.

UM, SHE FEELS THAT HER DISTRICT WAS NOT REPRESENTED IN ANY WAY ON LAST WEEK'S MEETINGS, AND SHE HAD A FAMILY OBLIGATION, WHICH, WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE.

UM, AND SO WE MOVE ON FROM THERE.

UH, I COULD TELL YOU THAT, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO, LET'S JUST SAY THAT THE DEVELOPER, THAT COUNSEL WILL EXPLORE ALL OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THAT, AND I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR NOW.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE IS A COMMUNITY ASSET.

IT'S, IT BELONGS TO THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.

IT'S 117 ACRES.

AND WE REALLY ARE IN LIMBO.

WE ARE LIMBO RIGHT NOW.

WE, THE DEFAULT TOOK PLACE ON FRIDAY, AND WE HAVE ZERO DIRECTION TO PROVIDE STAFF AS OF THIS MOMENT RIGHT NOW.

ZERO DIRECTION, RIGHT? SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN.

WE, IT JUST CAN'T STAY IN LIMBO.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.

UH, I WILL TELL YOU, I I BELIEVE IT'S ALWAYS, UM, IT HAS BEEN COUNSEL'S, UH, PREROGATIVE THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND WEEKS AND DAYS THAT IT'S ALWAYS, WE ALWAYS ARE LOOKING FOR THE MOST POSITIVE OUTCOME FOR ALL OUR CITIZENS, FOR OUR TAXPAYERS.

BUT WE HAVE, WE DO HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE AND WE HAVE TO EXPLORE ALL THOSE OPTIONS AND MAKE A DECISION.

AND THAT I, I BELIEVE THAT WILL HAPPEN LATER THIS EVENING.

UM, THERE'S A FEW THINGS THUS THAT, UM, I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND CERTAINLY, UM, HERE'S SOME UPDATES FROM A, A LITIGATION STANDPOINT THAT CERTAINLY DOES NOT MAKE IT ANY EASIER.

UM, I, I WILL TELL YOU, I WILL TRY TO COME BACK OUT WITH COUNSEL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

TO SUSPEND ANY RULES TO PUSH THROUGH AN ITEM THAT YOU, YOU SEE FIT.

SO WE GO THERE.

WE NEED, WE NEED TO, UH, CERTAINLY, UM, UH, GET THE GUIDANCE FROM BOTH THE LEGAL TEAM, ANY UPDATES I GUESS, REGARDING THIS ISSUE.

UH, AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK AND WE WILL RECONVENE THIS OPEN MEETING, UH, THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL.

BEFORE WE DO THAT, UH, WE DO HAVE, I NEED A LIST, I GUESS.

SO BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE ARE GONNA GO, UH, WE'RE GONNA LISTEN TO OUR CITIZEN'S

[1. CITIZEN COMMENTS Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, prohibits the City Council from discussing, deliberating, or considering, subjects for which public notice has not been given on the agenda. Issues that cannot be referred to the administration for action may be placed on the agenda of a future City Council Session.]

COMMENTS.

AND SO I'LL READ THE SCRIPT TO THAT QUORUM.

I'M SORRY, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF, BUT I DID CALL IT AN ORDERED.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.

UH, ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS.

ALRIGHT, LET'S SEE.

OKAY, SO THIS IS THE FIRST LIST OF THOSE THAT SIGNED UP FOR FOUR A AND B.

THIS IS YOUR LIST.

WE WILL VISIT THAT, UM, LATER IN THE MEETING.

SO FIRST WE HAVE, UH, WELL FIRST, LEMME READ THE SCRIPT.

UH, I'M SURE YOU HEARD IT BEFORE.

THE PURPOSE OF CITIZENS' COMMENTS IS TO GIVE ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS.

EVERYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST OF THE FOYER OR EMAILED THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING.

EACH CITIZEN SHALL GIVE HIS OR NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THESE COMMENTS.

THE RULES ALLOW EACH PERSON ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK, AND IT DOES GO BY QUICK.

ASSISTANT MAY PASS HIS OR HER TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAS REQUESTED TO ADDRESS COUNSEL.

HOWEVER, NO CITIZEN'S REMARKS SHALL EXCEED THREE MINUTES IN TOTAL.

EITHER THE ONE MINUTE OR THREE MINUTE LIMIT MAY BE EXTENDED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNSEL.

I ENCOURAGE, UH, EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE.

AND PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, COUNSEL CANNOT DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE ON ITEMS FOR WHICH THE PUBLIC NOTICE HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN ON THIS AGENDA.

AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL JUST START FROM THE TOP.

UH, WE HAVE, UH, BYRON BECK, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS BYRON S SHEBA, 47, 27 BLACKSTONE STREET, BAYTOWN, UH, THE RULES MATTER PROCESS MATTERS.

BASICALLY WHAT YOU GUYS JUST SAID TONIGHT IS THAT YOU'RE WILLING

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AND WE FOUND OUT THAT WE VIOLATED THESE COUNCIL RULES BEFORE.

THAT'S ALARMING.

IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO ENFORCE THE RULES, IT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL TO ENFORCE THE RULES, THEN YOU HAVE NO RULES.

UH, YOU ALSO HAVE TWO AGENDA ITEMS TODAY THAT HAVE NO FIGURES ON IT.

I'VE NEVER SEEN A BUDGET AMENDMENT BEFORE THAT HAD NO DOLLAR AMOUNT TO IT.

I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE.

I'VE NEVER SEEN A CONTRACT WITHOUT A PROPOSED NUMBER ON IT.

UH, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT TRU.

HAVE THEY BEEN CLEARED IN ANY INVESTIGATION? I DON'T KNOW THAT MAYBE THEY CAN EXPLAIN THAT.

DO THEY HAVE ANY UNPAID BILLS FROM BILL BAYTOWN? ONE THAT THEY'RE EXPECTING US TO PAY? I WOULD LIKE THAT TO KNOW THAT TOO.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BAIL OUT A BAD DEVELOPERS' BAD DEALS.

SO I'M ASKING EVERYONE TO VOTE NO ON ALL THE AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT.

FOLLOW THE RULES.

HELLO, COUNSEL MIKE BEARD.

ALRIGHT, THANKS SIR.

UH, NEXT WE HAVE MIKE BEARD.

AND IF NONE OF YOU KNOW WHO I AM, THEN SHAME ON YOU.

I JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT.

I HAD THE MOST PLEASURABLE OPPORTUNITY THIS AFTERNOON TO MEET WITH MS. JACKSON AND HER STAFF GETTING SWORN IN FOR P AND Z COMMITTEE.

NOW, I GOTTA TELL YOU, AFTER ALL THE SWEARING IN THE PAPER THAT I SIGNED, I MIGHT HAVE EITHER ONE DONATED A KIDNEY, I MIGHT HAVE BOUGHT A HOUSE, OR I MIGHT HAVE JOINED THE ARMY, BUT I'M NOT SURE.

BUT IT WAS THE MOST PLEASURABLE EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE HAD WITH CITY STAFF.

THEY WERE THOROUGH, THEY EXPLAINED THE PROCESS, AND IT WAS A VERY GREAT ENJOYMENT.

AND THAT STAFF NEEDS TO BE COMMENDED UPON THE JOB THEY DO.

THE SECOND THING IS, GIMME A MINUTE.

I HAVE TWO THINGS FOR THE CHIEF.

I HAD A PROBLEM GOING IN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

I HAPPEN TO SEE CHIEF ASSISTANT CHIEF OUT, UH, UH, DAVID FARWELL.

HE CAME IN, HE SHOWED UP, VISIT WITH THE NEIGHBORS, AND THAT PROBLEM KINDA WENT AWAY.

SECONDLY, LAST WEEK I WAS IN THERAPY WITH MY WIFE AND MY RING ALARMS WENT ON.

AND THERE WAS SOMEBODY IN MY BACKYARD WHO I DID NOT HAVE A CLUE WHO IT WAS.

I CALLED 9 1 1.

THEY WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL IN WHAT THEY DID.

I, THEY GOT ME ON THE PHONE.

I SAID, I'M TWO MINUTES AWAY.

THEY SHOWED UP.

OFFER WAS OFFICER WAS THERE SHOWING THE VIDEO, AND IT WENT BACK.

ENDED UP IS WE HAD A FELON IN MY BACKYARD BEHIND THEM WHO IS NOW IN JAIL BACK IN HARRIS COUNTY.

MR. BEARD WARRANTS.

UNFORTUNATELY, YOU EXCEEDED YOUR ONE MINUTE WARRANT, AND I WANT TO COMMEND CHIEF MR. BEARD ON THE JOB THAT YOUR STAFF DID.

THANKS SIR.

OKAY, WE HAVE NEXT HOLLY CARNEY.

HEY, I WASN'T GONNA SPEAK, BUT I WAS ON ROUTE.

MY NAME IS HOLLY CARNEY AND I WAS ON ROUTE TO THIS MEETING AND I STOPPED AT, AT THE STERLING LIBRARY, AND THERE WAS A HOMELESS LADY RUNNING AROUND MANIACALLY CUSSING AT PEOPLE GOING UP TO CARS, SCARING THE, THE STAFF AT THE LIBRARY SHOULD GET HAZARD PAY.

AND I'M REALLY GLAD I DIDN'T HAVE MY GRANDSON.

THAT'S WHY WE GO TO MONT BELLEVUE LIBRARY.

IT, I JUST WANT THAT KNOWN BY YOU GUYS.

BUT I DID CALL NON-EMERGENCY POLICE AND OFFICER KING WAS AMAZING, BUT IT'S JUST REAL DISCONCERTING TO, IT FELT LIKE SHE HAD MORE RIGHTS THAN THE LITTLE CHILD THAT WAS RUNNING TO THE BATHROOM TO HIDE FROM HER.

SO, JUST WANT IT NOTATED.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. THANK YOU.

JAMES KAMINSKI 6 23 LAUREN LANE.

UH, NEXT WE HAVE JAMES, UH, KAMINSKI.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY FEEL SORRY FOR THE COUNCIL FOR A CHANGE.

GAVE A BUNCH OF MU $6 MILLION TO A COMPANY AND THEY'RE NOT GIVING YOU WHAT THEY, UH, WHAT THEY PROMISED.

I FEEL THEIR PAIN PART OF THE DE ANNEXATION I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR, FOR A WHILE NOW.

THE CITY CAN'T TAKE ON ANY MORE DEBT.

THERE'S CAN'T BE MUCH LEFT IN THE GENERAL FUND.

THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE GONNA PUT LINES AND ALL THAT STUFF IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND ALL THESE PROPERTIES THAT YOU ANNEXED, YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST LET US GO.

IT'S THE EASIEST WAY, CHEAPEST WAY.

I'M SAVING YOU MONEY, I'M SAVING ME MONEY, SAVING A BUNCH OF PEOPLE MONEY.

BUT YOU'RE GONNA LOSE TAX DOLLARS.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THOSE TAX DOLLARS FOR 10 YEARS ARE NOT GONNA, FOR ALL OF US ARE NOT GONNA PAY FOR THE LINES TO BE PUT IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE.

SO I'D REALLY LIKE FOR Y'ALL TO RECONSIDER AND KEEP IT IN THE BACK OF YOUR FRONT OF YOUR MIND TO DE ANNEX ALL OF US THAT WERE FORCIBLY ANNEXED BACK IN 2017.

EXPRESS ANYTHING NOW OR IS IT ON HERE? HONOR MAYOR, COUNSEL.

THANKS SIR.

ALRIGHT, THAT'S ALL THE, UH, INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

THERE'S A, THERE WAS TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT DID, UH, WRITE THEIR NAMES DOWN, BUT THEY DID SCRATCH THEM OUT.

JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS THE CASE.

UH, WE WILL MOVE ON,

[a. Receive a presentation from Troon Golf, LLC regarding the Golf Course and potential next steps. ]

I THINK OF MR. MAJOR.

I THINK.

WERE YOU GONNA

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UM, I'M GONNA GO OVER WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON WITH THE GOLF COURSE AND BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA AND FRANKLY JUST A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I'VE BEEN GETTING.

SO, FIRST IS, HOW ARE WE ABLE TO CONSIDER FOUR A AND FOUR B WITHOUT SUSPENDING THE RULES? UM, THE ANSWER IS, IS FOUR A, UM, IS NOT THE SAME ITEM THAT WAS VOTED ON.

UH, IT'S NOT THE SAME BUDGET AMENDMENT.

UM, AS MR. ERBA MENTIONED, THERE AREN'T ANY NUMBERS BECAUSE A LOT OF THINGS HAVE TO BE DISCUSSED STILL.

AND SO IT'S NOT THE SAME AGENDA ITEM THAT WAS VOTED DOWN ON MAY 3RD.

THE GOLF COURSE PIECE, I BELIEVE IS FOUR B WAS NOT VOTED ON.

THEREFORE, THE RULES DO NOT HAVE TO BE SUSPENDED FOR THAT.

UH, THEREFORE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HOW, UH, WITH THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEFORE THE COUNCIL TODAY.

IN ADDITION, I HAVE BEEN ASKED BY TWO PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM AT LEAST 50 TIMES IF I'M GONNA INVESTIGATE.

UM, AND IF I EXPAND THAT TO ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT I'VE GOT ABOUT INVESTIGATING WHAT'S GOING ON AND DOING DEEPER DIVES INTO WHAT IT MAY BE, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, WELL OVER 150 TIMES THAT I'VE BEEN ASKED TO INVESTIGATE.

AND THE ANSWER STANDS THE SAME.

WE AS A CITY ARE EXPLORING ALL LEGAL OPTIONS, ALL LEGAL OPTIONS.

I HAVE EVEN BEEN ADDRESSED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS EXPRESSING CONCERNS ON THAT HAVE BEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THE INVESTIGATIONS, ABOUT HOW IT MAY ASKING.

THE COUNCIL MEMBER WAS EXPLAINING THAT WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS IMPLYING IS THAT, UM, THERE WERE BAD ACTORS ON COUNSEL AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS, UH, THAT THIS CONTRACT WAS ADOPTED.

AND WE SHOULD INVESTIGATE IF COUNCIL WAS TAKING OR IF, IF THE COUNCIL OR ANY SPECIFIC COUNCIL MEMBER ARE TAKING KICKBACKS FROM THIS PROJECT.

OR SHOULD WE HAVE THE FBI OR THE RANGERS LOOK SPECIFICALLY IF THAT'S HAPPENING.

I HAVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR TO ALL OF CITY COUNCIL, THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY KICKBACKS GOING TO ANY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OR ANY, OR ANY CITY EMPLOYEE.

IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I'M TURNING A BLIND EYE TO IT.

IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT'S BEING SWEPT UNDER THE RUG.

THE THING WITH INVESTIGATIONS IS WE DON'T GO AROUND TELLING EVERY SINGLE PERSON, HEY, I'M INVESTIGATING YOU, I'M INVESTIGATING YOU, I'M INVESTIGATING YOU AND I'M INVESTIGATING YOU.

WHAT THAT DOES IS IT GIVES THEM THE FORESIGHT TO START LOOKING TO COVER THEIR TRACKS.

PEOPLE WILL NOT KNOW ABOUT INVESTIGATIONS UNTIL THEY ARE ALMOST DONE, IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE DONE, OR WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO THE COURTROOM TO RESPOND TO THE ACCUSATIONS IN FRONT OF THEM.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT THERE'S A CARING COMMUNITY TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THE RIGHT THING IS, IS BEING DONE.

FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, THE RIGHT THINGS ARE BEING DONE.

UM, IF ANYTHING WERE TO COME OUT, I PROMISE YOU IT WILL BE, IT WILL BE PUT OUT THERE.

I'M COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PUT IT ALL OUT THERE.

RIGHT NOW.

I'M ABOUT TO READ THROUGH MY SCRIPT TO TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH FOR THE PAST TWO TO THREE MONTHS WITH, UH, THIS DEVELOPMENT.

MATT, GET READY.

THEY, THEY'VE JUST BEEN HELPFUL AND I DO COMMEND THEM FOR THE WORK THAT, THAT THEY'VE DONE.

UM, I DO WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW THAT TRU IS HERE.

TRU IS ONLINE.

THEY HAVE BEEN A FANTASTIC PARTNER.

UH, THEY HAVE HELPED, UH, BRENT, GARY, UH, THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

THEY HAVE BEEN A RIGHT HAND TO THE STAFF TRYING TO, UM, PROVIDE INFORMATION WHEN NECESSARY TO KEEP IN THE COURSE IN A FANTASTIC CONDITION.

UH, RESPONDING TO WASHOUTS AND TRYING TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE STAFF ON WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THE COURSE.

UM, UH, WHENEVER THINGS ARE GOING ON,

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WITH THAT SAID, PLEASE BEAR WITH ME 'CAUSE I AM GONNA READ, I DO HAVE TO FIND MY PRESENTATION REAL QUICK.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE PROJECT KICKED OFF AS ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DOES.

THERE WAS FORWARD PROGRESS AND THERE WERE HICCUPS, WHICH BELIEVE ME, IS VERY, VERY NORMAL WITH ANY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

OVERALL, THINGS WENT UP AND DOWN, THINGS PROGRESSED, THINGS BACKTRACKED, AND THE COURSE OPENED IN LATE 2023, BUT THE CLUBHOUSE DID NOT.

THAT'S NO SECRET.

OKAY? UM, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THE CITY HIRED A THIRD PARTY VENDOR TO OVERSEE ALL PAGE DRAWS TO ENSURE THAT, UH, TO ENSURE THOSE MATCH WITH, UH, WHAT WAS ON THE SCHEDULE OF THE THREE EIGHT AGREEMENT AND THE LEASE.

WHAT'S UP ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU IS EVERY DOLLAR THAT'S BEEN PAID OUT, UH, TO BILL BAYTOWN, ONE TO DATE, UM, THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE THIRD PARTY VENDOR TO SEE THAT ANYTHING THAT HAS GONE OFF OF THAT OR THAT HAS COME OUT OF THAT 6 MILLION HAS WAS IN LINE WITH THE SCHEDULE ON THE THREE 80 AGREEMENT AND THE LEASE.

AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WAS BEING DONE AT THAT TIME, UM, ALIGNED WITH THE INVOICES THAT WERE BEING SUBMITTED TO THE CITY.

UM, RIGHT NOW YOU'LL ALSO SEE THAT THE CITY HAS A RETAINAGE OF $119,500.

THAT WAS ROUGHLY 240,000, UM, A FEW MONTHS AGO.

UH, I REGRET AN ACTION OF APPROVING, UM, UH, THAT ADDITIONAL 120,000 THAT WAS PAID OUTTA RETAINAGE TO BILL BAYTOWN ONE.

UH, THE REASON THAT WE DID RELEASE THAT RETAINAGE IS BECAUSE WE HAD STARTED TO GET CALL FROM, FROM VENDORS NOT BEING PAID, AND WE NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT THIS THING, THAT OUR, OUR LOCAL VENDORS WERE BEING PAID.

UM, BUT HINDSIGHT IS 2020.

I ACTED ON THE BEST INFORMATION THAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TIME.

SO AGAIN, THE CLUBHOUSE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED.

YOU CAN SEE THE 6 MILLION HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED.

UM, BUT WHAT WE DO HAVE IS WE HAVE APPROVED PLANS FOR THE CLUBHOUSE.

UM, FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW, THE GOLF COURSE HAD OPENED AT THAT POINT.

WE HAD CONSTRUCTION PLANS APPROVED BY, UM, UH, BY THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT.

AND, UM, THINGS APPEARED TO BE MOVING FORWARD AT THE SAME TIME.

THIS WAS A RED FLAG.

THIS WAS ONE OF THE MANY RED FLAGS THAT WE HAD THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.

THEN ADDITIONAL RED FLAGS BEGIN TO POP UP, WHICH LED TO VERY IN DEPTH CONVERSATIONS WITH BILL BEAL.

ONE, BUT THE COUNCIL PERSISTED THAT THIS NEEDED TO BE HANDLED IMMEDIATELY, PAY THE VENDORS, FINISH THE GOLF COURSE, FINISH THE CLUBHOUSE.

WE'RE TIRED OF THE EXCUSES.

GET IT DONE.

NOW, IN MARCH, THE CITY WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE INITIAL NOTICE OF DEFAULT HAD BEEN SENT BY TRU TO T 36 GOLF.

IF THAT, IF THAT DEFAULT TOOK EFFECT 10 DAYS LATER, IT MEANT THE CITY WOULD NOT HAVE AN ACTOR, AN ACTIVE OPERATOR ON THE COURSE.

DURING THIS 10 DAY PERIOD, STAFF MET WITH BILL BAYTOWN ONE TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT AND A PATH FORWARD.

ONCE IT WAS CLEAR THERE WAS NO, UH, THAT THERE WAS NOT AN ACTION PLAN TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS ON THE COURSE.

IN THE CASE OF A DEFAULT, WE STARTED TO EXPLORE ALL OPTIONS.

ONCE THAT DEFAULT WAS ACTIVE, THE CI, THE CITY INITIATED EMERGENCY ACTIONS TO PROTECT OUR ASSET AND OUR INVESTMENT, WHICH WAS ALLOWED BY THE THREE 80 AGREEMENT.

AND WE REPOSSESSED THE COURSE SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE CITY STRUCTURED AN AGREEMENT WITH TRU FOR A SHORT-TERM ACTION PLAN SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE 30 DAY CURE PERIOD.

BILL BATEL ONE WAS ALLOWED TO BY CONTRACT.

LATER ON, WE CALLED THIS PHASE ONE OF A THREE-PRONG

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APPROACH.

STAFF WAS GIVEN LEFT AND RIGHT BOUNDARIES TO EXPLORE OPTIONS WITH BILL BAYTOWN ONE AND BRING BACK OPTIONS FOR FURTHER DIS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION OR ACTION BY COUNSEL.

A PATH FORWARD WITH BILL BAYTOWN, ONE SEEMED UNLIKELY AFTER EXPLORATORY EFFORTS SURFACED AND ADDITIONAL LIABILITIES AND OTHER IRREGULARITIES BECAME CLEAR, STAFF WAS GIVEN FURTHER DIRECTION TO PURSUE A 60 TO 90 DAY AGREEMENT, WHICH IS NOW CALLED PHASE TWO WITH TRU TO FURTHER PROTECT THE CITY'S INVESTMENT AND ITS ASSET.

THE INTENT WAS TO BE PREPARED FOR PHASE THREE, WHICH WAS FOR A MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIKE TRU TO RUN PERMANENT OPTIONS AT THE COURSE ON MAY 2ND.

A NOTICE OF TERMINATION LETTER DUE, UH, DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE 30 DAY CURE PERIOD WAS SENT TO BILL BAYTOWN ONE ON MAY 3RD, THE DEFAULT OF THE THREE EIGHT AGREEMENT WITH BILL BAYONE.

ONE WAS MEANT TO BE, UH, IN EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT, WHICH WOULD HAVE EFFECT OR WHICH WOULD HAVE TERMINATED THE AGREEMENT.

HOWEVER, BILL BAYTOWN ONE FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION ON MAY 2ND.

THIS PUT THE CITY IN ILLEGAL BACK AND FORTH FOR THE PERIOD OF, UH, THE ENTIRE BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS.

SO WHERE ARE WE NOW? WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THE BANKRUPTCY WITH OUR LEGAL LEGAL ADVISORS AND WE ARE PURSUING THE $6 MILLION INVESTMENT.

WE ARE ALSO EXPLORING ALL LEGAL OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US.

THE GOOD THING IS, AND OUR LAWYER DID ASK ME TO SAY THIS TONIGHT, UM, THAT BANKRUPTCY OPENS THE DOOR FOR THE COURT TO HAVE ALL RECORDS OPENED UP AS WELL AS TRACK THE MONEY MOVEMENT TO BILL BEAM.

ONCE CREDIT, THEY HAVE STATED THAT ALL SOURCES AND USES WILL ALIGN WITH THE PAY INVOICES SUBMITTED TO THE CITY.

IT IS GOOD TO NOTE THAT THESE DOCUMENTS AND BY A FEDERAL COURT AND OUTSIDE INVESTIGATOR WILL BE ABLE TO VERIFY THAT FOR US OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS.

THE GENERAL DIRECTION, UM, I HAVE BEEN WORKING UNDER IS TO PURSUE THE POSSIBILITIES OF PHASE TWO AND PHASE THREE.

THIS MEANS THAT NEITHER YOUR STAFF NOR TRU WAS PREPARED FOR CLOSING THE COURSE DOWN.

THEREFORE, STAFF NEEDS DIRECTION ON WHAT TO DO WITH THE GOLF COURSE AND OR LAND.

DO WE WANT TO REVERT IT BACK TO WHAT IT WAS BEFORE? DO WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THE VALUE OF THE LAND AS IT CURRENTLY IS UNTIL WE KNOW THE NEXT STEPS? DO WE WANT TRU TO KEEP THE COURSE OPERATIONAL AS A COURSE THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR OR THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR? AND IMPLO EXPLORE SELLING THE GOLF COURSE TO A PRIVATE PARTY OR MAINTAIN OPERATIONS AT THE COURSE? IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ALL OPTIONS REQUIRE FUNDING.

EVEN SHUTTING IT DOWN REQUIRES FUNDING.

UM, SO WHEN IT COMES TO THE BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT'S ON FOUR A, THERE'S A REASON IT'S BLANK BECAUSE WE'RE IN LIMBO AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT OPTION TO CHOOSE AT THIS POINT.

SO AGAIN, I JUST WANNA REITERATE THAT TRU HAS BEEN A GOOD PARTNER WITH THE CITY OVER THE VERY PAST, UH, THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

THEY ARE ONLINE.

UM, IF COUNSEL HAS FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'M HERE AND TRU IS HERE.

I GUESS, UH, FOR NOW.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CITY MANAGER? ANYTHING I GUESS HE EXPRESSED? UH, YES MA'AM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE STAFF AND, UM, THANK YOU TO THE LEGAL TEAM FOR BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE A LOT OF THIS MORE TRANSPARENT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

UM, SOME OF US BEEN, HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS, UM, NOT ALL OF IT, BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THIS A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN EVERYONE ELSE.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU SAID, UM, TONIGHT FOR ME IS THAT NOW THAT THE BANKRUPTCY IS, UM, ACTIVE, THAT ALL THE THINGS THAT, UM, OUR CITIZENS ARE ASKING FOR, THEY ARE GOING TO EVENTUALLY BE BECOMING, UM, NOT ONLY VISIBLE FOR US TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT ALSO A TRANSPARENCY PIECE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THE PATIENCE AND ALL THE HARD WORK OF THE STAFF.

UM, ALSO, I HOPE AS A COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT THAT, UM, WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD, THAT WE, I USED THE WORD COHESIVE LAST WEEK THAT WE'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE COHESIVE WHEN WE GIVE STAFF DIRECTION BECAUSE IN MY OPINION IT IS VERY EMBARRASSING WHEN WE, UM, WE COME TO A CONSENSUS AND WE GIVE OUR STAFF AS A CITY DIRECTION AND THEN THAT IS FLIP FLOPPED WHEN WE GET OUT IN THE PUBLIC.

AND SO I'M HOPING AS WE MOVE FORWARD THAT WE DO A BETTER JOB, UM, UM, HELPING

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Y'ALL MANAGE YOUR MOVEMENT FORWARD.

THANK, UH, THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? AND HONESTLY, MR. SENIOR MANAGER, I DO APPRECIATE YOU, UH, PRESENTING A GREAT, PRETTY MUCH A GOOD TIMELINE AND SUMMARY OF KIND OF WHAT HAS UNFOLDED.

IT'S KIND OF BEEN A MOVING TARGET EVEN FOR COUNSEL.

UM, BUT UM, THAT'S WHY WE WANTED THIS MEETING IN ORDER TO GO AND, AND OBVIOUSLY PROVIDE THE, THE INFORMATION TRANSPARENCY REGARDING THIS.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT IN LITIGATION AND THERE'LL BE CONTINUED LITIGATION.

AND SO I DO APPRECIATE THE, THE SUMMARY THAT YOU PRESENTED.

UH, SO I THINK TRU IS GONNA DO IT IN PRESENTATION, IS THAT CORRECT? IF COUNSEL WANTS TRU TO SPEAK, I BELIEVE THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO, UH, SHOW A SMALL POWERPOINT ON WHAT THEY HAVE.

I DIDN'T WANT TO BE PRESUMPTUOUS OR, AND JUST, UM, HAVE THEM DO SOMETHING, BUT JUST IN CASE THEY, THEY ARE AVAILABLE.

I WOULD LIKE TO, YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT, I WOULD ASSUME.

UM, I'M NOT SURE WE HAVE TO VOTE ON IT OR ANYTHING.

IT'S JUST, IT'S AN ITEM.

SO, UM, I GUESS TRU, IS IT UP ON OUR SCREEN YET? I THINK ANYTHING FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE AT THIS POINT'S IMPORTANT.

SO I WOULD AGREE WE NEED A VOTE.

I MEAN, YES, I THINK TRU NEEDS TO SHOW OUR COMMUNITY, WELL IT IS AN ITEM TWO A, SO A VOTE IS NOT NECESSARY.

UH, BECAUSE THEY DID SIGN UP.

WE DID HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA.

NO, YEAH, THANK YOU.

I I THINK THE CITY MANAGER'S POINT WAS JUST, HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL DID WANT TO RE TO TO SEE THIS AND RECEIVE THE PRESENTATION.

CORRECT.

IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A CONTENTIOUS ISSUE.

I DIDN'T WANT TO, UM, BE PERCEIVED AS TRYING TO LEAD THE COUNSEL IN ANY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

I WANTED TO, UH, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF NOW, I LIKE TO HAVE ALL OPTIONS THERE, READY TO GO, SHOULD THEY BE, UH, UH, NEEDED.

AND SO, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO BE PRESUMPTUOUS THAT, OKAY.

UH, MR. MAYOR.

UM, AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT MR. CITY MANAGER BECAUSE OFTEN WHEN WE DISCUSS THINGS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE CANNOT COMMENT.

AND THAT'S WHERE THE SPECULATION COMES IN, ESPECIALLY SOCIAL MEDIA.

RIGHT? AND BECAUSE WE CANNOT SPEAK ON SOME ITEMS, EVERYTHING GETS CONJURED UP.

AND SO, UM, THAT'S WHY I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE IS, UH, MY COLLEAGUE, UM, SARAH MENTIONED THAT IT'S IMPORTANT NOT JUST FOR US, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR AND SEE FROM JUNE.

ARE THEY ON, I CAN HIT THE BUTTON FOR Y'ALL.

JUST TELL ME WHEN TO TURN THE SLIDE.

ARE ARE THEY GOING TO KIND OF TALK US THROUGH THE PRESENTATION? ARE THEY ALIGNED? SHOULD MAYOR YES.

THIS IS SCOTT VAN RK.

I'M THE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR TRU.

PLEASURE TO MEET YOU REMOTELY ON THE CALL.

I ALSO HAVE, UH, MITCH HARRELL, OUR SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS WHO OVERSEES THE RELATIONSHIP.

DAVE NICHOLS, OUR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF AGRONOMY RESOURCES, AND JEFF HANSON, UH, OUR GENERAL COUNSEL.

SO WHAT WE HAVE PREPARED IS, UM, AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE YOU ON, ON WHERE THE STATE OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY IS, UH, AND THEN TALK THROUGH SOME OPTIONS AS IT RELATES TO ONGOING MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS OF THE CLUB.

SO ARE WE AT A PLACE WHERE WE CAN YEAH, RIGHT NOW WE, WE SEE YOU JUST SO YOU'LL KNOW.

UH, AND THEN I GUESS IF YOU SHARE YOUR SCREEN, THEN I GUESS IF THERE'S ANY PRESENTATION SLIDES YOU HAVE, YOU'LL HAVE TO, TO TO, TO SHOW US 'CAUSE WE DON'T, WE HAVE IT ON.

OH, YEAH, WE CAN PUT IT ON HERE AND OKAY.

WE CAN PUT IT ON HERE AND THEN SCOTT CAN JUST SPEAK AND WE WON'T SEE SCOTT, IS IT SHOWN? YEAH, THAT'S ON ALL THE MONITORS.

WE CAN GO TO THE, WE CAN GO TO THE FIRST SLIDE.

SOME RESPECTS, UM, THERE WAS QUESTION RELATIVE TO WAS IT JUST A C BUMP? AND I THINK WITH WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN OUR PORTFOLIO IS IT'S NOT JUST A BUMP, IT'S BEEN SUSTAINABLE AND IT CONTINUES TO GROW.

SO FROM A DATA SOURCE, THIS IS INFORMATION THAT COMES FROM THE NATIONAL GOLF FOUNDATION, UH, WHICH IS THE, ARGUABLY THE MOST REPUTABLE INFORMATION IN THAT OVERVIEWS, THE STATISTICS OF THE, THE GOLF INDUSTRY BY MEANS OF BACKGROUND.

I'M IN MY 22ND YEAR WITH TRU AND I'VE BEEN IN THE GOLF INDUSTRY SINCE 1991.

AND, AND I THINK THE, WHAT I'D POINT OUT HERE, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT ANNUAL ROUNDS PLAYED IN THE US HISTORICALLY IT'S BEEN VIEWED AS THE, THE TIGER GENERATION GENERATED A, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION.

UM, AND THEN WE EXPERIENCED A STEADY DECLINE LEADING UP TO COVID.

AND SINCE COVID, UH, WE ARE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH.

AND IN

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I THINK WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE.

THIS ONE JUST ILLUSTRATES NUMBER OF GOLF PARTICIPANTS IN THE US AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE GRAPH THERE'S BEEN A, A STEADY INCREASE IN THAT AND IT DRAMATICALLY INCREASED IN POST COVID.

UH, AND THIS REALLY ILLUSTRATES TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN IT, IN THE GREEN REFLECTS THOSE WHO ARE GREEN GRASS OR ONCOURSE.

AND IN THE BLUE IS THE, UM, OFF COURSE OR GOLF ENTERTAINMENT.

AND I THINK THE POINT BEING HERE IS WE CONTINUE TO SEE GROWTH IN PEOPLE PARTICIPATING, UH, IN GREEN GRASS.

THIS ONE JUST GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE JUNIOR GOLF SPACE.

UM, AND AGAIN, I THINK YOU CAN SEE THE INCREASE.

UM, WE'VE GOT HUNDREDS OF GOLF COURSES ALL OVER THE, THE WORLD THAT WE MANAGE AND, AND A ROBUST JUNIOR GOLF PROGRAM BENEFITING, UH, NOT ONLY THE, THE LOCAL YOUTH, BUT ALSO THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT.

AND WE'VE SEEN CONTINUED GROWTH IN THAT AREA.

AND THIS ONE IS, UH, REFLECTS GOLF COURSES THAT ARE EITHER IN PLANNING OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

AND I THINK YOU CAN SEE BACK IN 2014, OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER THAT WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR IN PLANNING, EXPERIENCED A STEADY DECLINE O YOU KNOW, THROUGH 2020.

AND NOW WE'RE, WE'RE ON THE UPTICK.

AND I THINK FROM WHERE WE SIT IN THE INDUSTRY, AGAIN, THAT IS A, THAT'S A POSITIVE INDICATOR FOR THE INDUSTRY AND, AND FOR THOSE, UH, WHO WORK IN IT.

ONE OF THE BENEFITS THAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER TIME WAS IN THE NINETIES AND EARLY TWO THOUSANDS WHEN RESIDENTIAL GOLF WAS BOOMING, UH, WE GOT OVERSUPPLIED.

AND I THINK OVER TIME THAT IS CORRECT ITSELF.

UM, BUT I WOULD POINT OUT THAT WE'VE SEEN A SMALL BUT STEADY INCREASE IN MUNICIPALLY OWNED PROPERTIES, UM, THAT HAVE REMAINED GROWING SLIGHTLY FROM A, A NUMBER STANDPOINT.

WHILE THE OTHER TWO CATEGORIES HAVE SEEN A, A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN SUPPLY.

AND THIS, UH, I THINK I WOULD HAND IT TO DAVE NICHOLS, AGAIN, OUR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF AGRONOMY RESOURCES.

AND THIS IS TO ILLUSTRATE IN THE EVENT THE GOLF COURSE IS CLOSED, WE WANTED PEOPLE TO BE FULLY INFORMED RELATED TO THE IMPACT THAT THAT WOULD MAKE TO THE CITY'S GOLF ASSET.

SOUNDS LIKE DAVE MAY NOT BE ON, SO I THINK, UM, HE'S ON, I WON'T READ THIS TO YOU BECAUSE YOU ALL CAN READ, BUT THE, ESSENTIALLY WHAT HAPPENED, SORRY SCOTT, I'M ON, I APOLOGIZE.

I'M SORRY.

THANKS FOR THE TIME.

UM, I WAS ASKED TO PROVIDE AN OPINION OF REALLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A COUPLE CASE SCENARIOS OF, YOU KNOW, FIRST ONE WAS WALKING AWAY, CLOSING THE GOLF COURSE, TURNING OFF THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, ESSENTIALLY DOING NO, NO MAINTENANCE.

AND WHAT I SUMMARIZED THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, A 10 TO 20 OR 20 TO 30, UH, 30 TO 60 AND A, AND A 60 TO 90 DAY SCENARIO OF HOW RAPID THE GOLF COURSE WOULD DECLINE UNDER ZERO MAINTENANCE.

UM, AND YOU CAN SEE, AND I WON'T READ, UH, EVERY POINT, BUT WE'RE UNFORTUNATELY IN A REALLY THE, THE WORST, UH, TIME FOR THIS TO OCCUR BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE SUMMER AND THAT'S WHEN THE GOLF COURSE WILL DECLINE THE MOST RAPID.

IF THIS WAS JANUARY, WE'D CERTAINLY HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME.

SO YOU SEE OVER 90 DAYS, THE GOLF COURSE ESSENTIALLY GOES, UH, GOES DORMANT, IT STARTS TO DIE, THE WEEDS START TO GROW AND THE PRECEDENCE IS SET BY THE NINE HOLES THAT WAS ABANDONED.

UM, AND BELOW THIS PRESENTATION THERE WAS SOME, SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF WHAT, UH, ABANDONED GOLF COURSES LOOKED LIKE.

SO THAT WAS THE FIRST SCENARIO.

THE SECOND SCENARIO WAS, UH, A SKELETON CREW, MINIMUM MAINTENANCE, SOME IRRIGATION, SOME MOWING, SOME CARETAKING, AND, UH, UM, MAINTENANCE OF THE GOLF COURSE TO KEEP IT IN.

ITS, UH, IN A MINIMAL STATE.

AND THEN THE THIRD SCENARIO, WHICH WE HAVEN'T OUTLINED HERE, WAS CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS A GOLF COURSE.

SO, UM,

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AND YOU CAN SEE AS THE, THE, THE PHOTOGRAPHS THERE, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY DRAMATIC.

IT'S, YOU KNOW, A BUNKER, A FAIRWAY THAT'S BEEN ABANDONED, UM, OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND IT'S PRETTY GRAPHIC.

UH, AGAIN, AN OPINION, IT, IT MAY RAIN.

WE MAY BE ABLE TO STRETCH THIS OUT A LITTLE BIT.

BUT BASICALLY, UH, THE, THE GOLF COURSE WILL DECLINE FAIRLY RAPIDLY IN, IN THE SUMMER PERIOD.

AGAIN, SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS THERE OF, UH, GOLF COURSE THAT WAS WALKED AWAY FROM.

THANKS DAVE.

THAT'S ALL WE HAVE THERE.

THAT, UM, SO AGAIN, WE WILL, UH, RECESS INTO AND CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, SESSION TO, UH, PURSUANT TO DETECTION GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.071 TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF CITY ATTORNEYS REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION AND OR 5 5 1 0.072 TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VAL VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AND OR 5 5 1 0.087 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.

YEAH, I GUESS ANY QUESTIONS FOR TROON REGARDING THE PRESENTATION? ALRIGHT, UM, WE WILL THEN, MY SCRIPT IF, UM, MAYOR P EXCUSE IF YOU'D LIKE, WE CAN ACTUALLY TABLE THIS ITEM IN CASE WE NEED TO COME BACK AND ACTUALLY ADDRESS THIS ITEM.

THE PRESENT.

YEAH, I WAS GONNA ASK, IS SOON GONNA BE AVAILABLE MAYBE LATER IF WE DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.

SO WITH

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SO, UH, COUNSEL WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, PLEASE.

SO I'LL NOW, UH, RECONVENE OUR OPEN MEETING AT THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL AND ANNOUNCE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.102, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE

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ON TO, UH, ITEMS. WELL, WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS WE HAVE SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT SIGNED UP FOR FOUR A AND B.

WHAT I'M GONNA HAVE YOU DO IS GO AHEAD AND SPEAK TO THOSE ITEMS ALL AT ONCE.

WE GO THROUGH, GO FROM THE TOP OF THE LIST DOWN.

SO WITH THAT, UH, FIRST I HAVE, UH, MS. REVY.

AND SO THE PURPOSE OF WHAT, WELL, YOU CAN COME UP, WE WILL NOT START HER TIME UNTIL I FINISH THIS.

UM, UH, THE SCRIPT, THE PURPOSE OF CITIZEN COMMENTS IS TO GIVE ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS.

EVERYONE DESIRED TO SPEAK SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST OF THE FOYER OR EMAIL THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING.

EACH CITIZEN SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS.

AND IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THESE COMMENTS, THE RULES ALLOW EACH PERSON THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

A CITIZEN MAY PASS HIS OR HER TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAS REQUESTED TO ADDRESS COUNSEL.

HOWEVER, NO CITIZEN'S REMARKS SHALL EXCEED NINE MINUTES IN TOTAL.

UH, LET'S SEE.

UM, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS APPLIES, UM, BUT, BUT THE LANGUAGE ABOUT EXTEN EX AS FAR AS THE, UH, EXTENDED TIME, MS. CI, MR. MISS, CITY CLERK, UM, THERE, IS THERE AN EXTENSION BY MAJORITY VOTER COUNCIL PAST NINE MINUTES OR NO? RIGHT.

OUR CITY MANAGER PROVIDED HIS EXPLANATION OF EVENTS AND TRUTHS PRESENTATION.

SO I WILL NOT READ THAT.

SO PLEASE KEEP IN MIND COUNSEL CANNOT DISCUSS, OH, EXCUSE ME.

I WON'T EVEN READ THAT EITHER.

ALRIGHT, SO WITH THAT IN MIND, UH, MS. CRAVEY, YOUR TIME WILL BEGIN.

WHILE I WILL ASK BEFORE WE START OUR CLOCK, WHAT I WILL ASK, UM, UH, YOU OBVIOUSLY YOU OR ANY OTHER, UM, UH, CITIZENS THAT ARE COMMENTING THIS EVENING, OBVIOUSLY BE RESPECTFUL AS MAINTAIN DECORUM IF BEHAVIOR OR COMMENTS OR HECKLING OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

IF THAT IS NOT THE CASE, I WILL HAVE OUR SERGEANT OF ARMS, UH, GO AND, UH, ESCORT YOU OUT OF THE CHAMBERS.

OKAY? ALRIGHT.

I DON'T THINK THAT'LL BE THE, THE CASE MS. KRABBY, BUT JUST HAD TO LET YOU KNOW.

UH, SEAL KRABBY 46 12 COUNTRY CLUB VIEW, I IMPLORE THE COUNCIL TO VOTE AGAINST FOUR A AND FOUR B AND ANY ADDITIONAL TAX DOLLARS BEING AUTHORIZED FOR EXPENDITURE ON THE BOONDOGGLE GOLF COURSE.

I FIND IT IRONIC AND SAD THAT THE CITY REFUSED TO PURCHASE THE COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE WHEN IT WAS AVAILABLE.

AND VERY SOON THEY AF AFTER THEY REALIZED THEY NO LONGER HAD A SUITABLE GOLF COURSE DUE TO THE CONDITION OF EVERGREEN.

AND NOW WE ARE IN THIS SITUATION.

WHEN FUNDING A NEW GOLF COURSE WAS ON THE BALLOT, BAYTOWN CITIZENS VOTED AGAINST THEIR TAX DOLLARS BEING SPENT ON ONE.

SOMEHOW OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS DECIDED TO CIRCUMVENT THE WILL OF THEIR VOTERS AND ENTERED INTO THE T 36 AGREEMENT.

THIS WHOLE SCENARIO WAS NOTHING BUT POOR PLANNING AND APPARENTLY HUBRIS ON THE PART OF THE CITY COUNCIL WHO DID NOT DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE IN MAKING THESE DECISIONS.

THE TAXPAYERS OF BAYTOWN DO NOT WANT TO FOOT THE BILL FOR THIS, VOTE AGAINST ANY FURTHER FUNDING FOR T 36.

BE RESPONSIBLE CUSTODIANS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS AND DON'T THROW GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD.

DO NOT RUSH INTO A BAD DEAL.

TAKE THE TIME TO EVALUATE OPTIONS AND GET IT RIGHT.

GIVE YOUR CONSTITUENTS A VOICE ON ANY FUTURE EXPENDITURES FOR THAT LOCATION.

I APPRECIATE THAT

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HOWEVER, IT IS STILL MY OPINION THAT BAYTOWN VOTERS SHOULD HAVE A VOICE ON THE FUTURE OF THAT LOCATION AND ANY MORE EXPENDITURES FOR IT.

COUNSEL MUST BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT ANY FUTURE AGREEMENTS AND POTENTIAL COST.

I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT GOLF WILL BE PROFITABLE IN BAYTOWN.

PERHAPS BAYTOWN SHOULD JUST SELL THE PROPERTY TO A PRIVATE ENTITY AND PURSUE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST BUILD BAY TOWN.

ONE TRUS PRESENTATION ON POPULARITY OF GOLF MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR CITY'S INTERESTS.

I FELT THE PRESENT, THE PRESENTER'S COMMENTS ON DETERIORATION OF THE GOLF COURSE WERE JUST A PRESSURE SALESMAN TACTIC, SCARE TACTIC.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MA'AM.

ALRIGHT, NEXT I HAVE, UH, JAMES KAMINSKI.

HE, UM, LOOKS LIKE HE, YOU YIELDED YOUR TIME TO, I'M ASSUMING THAT'S MR. BECK? YES.

ALRIGHT, MR. BECK, YOU HAVE SIX MINUTES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS BYRON BECK, 47 27 BLACKSTONE STREET.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY VOTING ON TONIGHT AND WHAT WE'RE NOT VOTING ON.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE NOT VOTING ON WHETHER OR NOT WE LIKE GOLF OR NOT.

THERE'S PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT LOVE GOLF AND WANT IT IN BAYTOWN, AND THEY'RE TELLING YOU TO VOTE NO ON BOTH OF THESE ITEMS TONIGHT.

IT ISN'T A VOTE TO DECIDE TO EITHER SAVE AN ASSET OR THROW THAT ASSET AWAY.

TO BE CLEAR, IF YOU VOTE NO, THE LOWEST COST OPTION ON THERE IS, UH, CEASE OPERATIONS AND EXPLORE FUTURE OPTIONS.

THAT'S NOT A DEAD END.

THE, THE GOLF COURSE ISN'T GOING TO SINK INTO THE BAY.

IF YOU NOTICE FROM THE PRESENTATION, THEIR WORST CASE SCENARIO, WHICH THEY TRIED TO USE TO GET A CONTRACT FROM YOU GUYS, SAID THAT IT ASSUMES NO MAINTENANCE.

AND, AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

WE, YOU KNOW, IF, IF YOU GUYS DO THAT, YOU WOULD, YOU WOULD MAINTAIN IT.

THE THE WINDOWS AREN'T GONNA BE BOARDED UP.

UH, IF YOU VOTE YES ON ANY TO ANYTHING TONIGHT, LET'S JUST BE CLEAR, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A BAILOUT OF THE BAD DEVELOPER.

AND WHY IS THAT? I, I HOPE SOMEBODY IN THE COMMENTS CAN TELL US.

BUT IF, IF I WERE TRU AND IT SEEMS LIKE, UH, BILL BAYTOWN ONE OWES A LOT OF MONEY TO A LOT OF FOLKS, I WOULD ASSUME TRU IS ONE OF THEM.

IF THAT'S THE CASE AND TRU KNOWS THAT YOU GUYS ARE IN A TIGHT SPOT, THEY WOULD PROBABLY NEGOTIATE THAT YOU BAIL THEM OUT OF WHAT BILL BAYTOWN ONE OWES 'EM.

AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY PAYING OFF THEIR BAD DEBT, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO COLLECT THAT IN COURT BECAUSE YOU PAID IT.

THEY WON'T HAVE AN ACTION TO, TO GO AFTER BILL BAYTOWN WANTED TO COLLECT THAT.

UH, YOU'LL ALSO BE BUYING OUT HIS CONTRACT WITH TRU, ESSENTIALLY, EVEN IF IT'S A SHORT TERM.

KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ALREADY GAVE $6 MILLION TO THIS PROJECT AND SOME OF THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF THE COURSE.

SO ANY MONEY THAT YOU SPEND TO BAIL THIS OUT AGAIN, IS MONEY THAT WE'VE ALREADY PAID THAT WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA GET IT BACK.

WE HAVE TIME TO DO THIS RIGHT? WE HAVE TIME TO DO A PROPER REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NOT JUST A TWO WEEK AD IN THE BAYTOWN SUN.

WE HAVEN'T EVEN COMPLETED AN ASSESSMENT OF WHAT WENT WRONG ON THE LAST DEAL.

AND HERE WE ARE TRYING TO RUSH INTO ANOTHER DEAL THAT WE'RE TOLD IT'S A DO OR DIE SITUATION.

THERE IS NO DO OR DIE SITUATION.

THERE REALLY ISN'T.

DOING ANOTHER RUSHED BAD DEAL IS ONLY GONNA CAUSE MORE RESENTMENT FROM THE EXACT PEOPLE YOU NEED TO BUY IN TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THE IF, IF YOU VOTE NO ON BOTH ITEMS TODAY, THAT ACTUALLY PUTS TOTAL CONTROL BACK IN THE HANDS OF THIS COUNCIL YOUR HANDS.

AND YOU CAN DECIDE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.

NOT THE MAYOR, NOT TRU, BUT YOU, YOU HAVE A BLANK CANVAS, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY.

YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO WITH IT.

YOU CAN TURN IT BACK INTO DISC GOLF COURSE, YOU CAN TURN IT INTO ANY KIND OF PARK YOU CAN IMAGINE.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET THE EXPERTS TO TELL YOU HOW TO MAKE A GOLF COURSE THAT WOULD ACTUALLY WORK OUT THERE.

WE, WE NEVER PUT ANY KIND OF PROPOSALS OUT IN ANY KIND OF GOLF DIGEST MAGAZINES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WHEN WE DID THIS FIRST ROUND.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO IT RIGHT.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY DEVELOP A GOLF COURSE THAT'S NOT A DOUBLE LOOP.

A LOT OF FOLKS OPPOSE THIS TYPE OF DOUBLE LOOP GOLF COURSE.

THEY WANT TO EITHER A CONVENTIONAL 18 HOLE OR AT LEAST A CONVENTIONAL NINE OR 12.

UH, BUT WE WE'RE

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LOCKED INTO THAT.

IF YOU VOTE YES TONIGHT, ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE LOCKED INTO IS THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN WITH TRU AND A DOUBLE LOOP GOLF COURSE.

UH, IF YOU VOTE NO, YOU CAN STILL PUT UP AND PASS A NEW AGENDA ITEM, A CLEAN ONE THAT FUNDS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IN THE NEXT PROJECT.

THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THAT.

YOU CAN PASS A NEW, UH, ITEM TO BUDGET MONEY TO FINISH OUT THE CLUBHOUSE SO IT'S READY TO RENT.

YOU CAN DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE A BLANK CHECK TO THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITHOUT YOUR APPROVAL.

WHY DO YOU PAINT YOURSELVES IN A CORNER AND DELEGATE ALL OF YOUR AUTHORITY? WE ELECTED YOU TO BE OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND GAVE YOU OUR SACRED TRUST AND OUR SACRED LAWMAKING ABILITY THAT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

IT JUST PUTS A BANDAID ON A BULLET WOUND.

STOP THE BLEEDING FIRST ASSESSMENT.

WHAT WENT WRONG AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FIRST HAVE TOWN HALLS FOR THE PEOPLE TO DISCUSS WHAT THEY WANT DONE WITH THEIR PROPERTY FIRST.

DON'T BOX YOURSELF INTO A CORNER WITH THIS COMPANY AND THIS DEAL AS IT IS, AS IF IT'S YOUR ONLY OPTION BECAUSE IT ISN'T.

THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD US ABOUT THE LAST DEAL.

THAT THAT WAS OUR ONLY OPTION.

EVIDENTLY, IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.

VOTE NO ON BOTH ITEMS AND TAKE BACK CONTROL.

IT'S UP TO YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANKS SIR.

SO NEXT WE HAVE MIKE BEARD.

I SAVED MY TIME TO MR. MANGER.

OKAY, DO YOU WANT TO GO NOW? I GUESS AT THIS POINT, DO YOU WANNA GO NOW OR YOU WANT TO OR DO YOU WANNA WAIT? UH, MR. MENGER, SIR, YOU HAVE SIX MINUTES.

DO YOU WANT TO GO NOW? YOU'RE, YOU'RE AT, YOU'RE ALMOST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST, BUT IF YOU WANNA GO NOW, I'M GOOD WITH SIX MINUTES.

YOU WANNA GO NOW? YOU WANNA GO NOW OR YOU WANNA GO LATER? I'LL GO NOW.

UH, QUICK SIDE NOTE IN, IN AND ME TRYING TO WATCH THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS ON TV.

I'VE BEEN WATCHING A LOT OF THE CONTENT ON OUR TV GROUP HERE.

THEY'RE THE CONTENT.

KUDOS TO YOU GUYS.

THE CONTENT IS REALLY GOOD.

PARKS AND WILDLIFE STUFF.

REALLY GOOD.

RECOMMENDED.

THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

JUST WANT TO THROW THAT IN NOW.

EXECUTIVE SESSIONS TOO MUCH AND FOR TOO LONG.

UM, OKAY.

SO A LITTLE BIT MORE ON ME ABOUT GOLF.

UH, I JOINED THE GOLF TEAM IN HIGH SCHOOL.

I WAS A GOLF LETTERMAN.

UH, MY JUNIOR YEAR.

I PLAYED A BAZILLION HOLES OF GOLF.

I KNOW GOLF WELL.

I'VE SEEN GOLF COURSES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

UH, THE REASON I TOOK UP GOLF TO BEGIN WITH WAS I BROKE MY LEFT LEG PLAYING FOOTBALL.

I BROKE THIS ARM PLAYING FOOTBALL.

I BROKE THIS ARM PLAYING BASEBALL.

I BLEW OUT THIS ROTATOR CUFF AS A PITCHER.

AND NOW THE, MY ANKLES, BECAUSE OF BEING A TALL GUY IN BASKETBALL, I PLAYED IN THE PAINT.

AND IF YOU PLAY IN THE PAINT IN BASKETBALL, YOU'RE, YOU ARE GONNA ROLL SOME ANKLES AND YOUR ANKLES ARE GONNA GET TORN UP.

SO OUT OF PHYSICAL ATTRITION, I GOLF WAS THE ONLY THING LEFT I COULD PLAY WITHOUT BREAKING SOMETHING.

AND SO THERE I WAS IN THAT, THOSE HIGH SCHOOL DAYS OF GOLF, UH, TWO, TWO OF MY GOLFING BUDDIES AMONG MANY WERE TOM AND TIM HAZELWOOD.

AND ULTIMATELY HISTORICALLY FUTURISTICALLY, IT WAS THE HAZELWOODS WHO BUILT THIS GOLF COURSE.

I'VE KIND OF GOT A CONNECTION TO THIS GOLF COURSE EMOTIONALLY THROUGH THE HAZELWOODS ALSO, KIM TIC IS HERE, AND ONE OF MY HIGH SCHOOL GOLFING BUDDIES WAS KIM'S UNCLE BUZZY, MCGUIRK AND BUZZY.

AND THE MCGS COME FROM A LONG LINE OF GOOD GOLFERS.

SO, SO THERE ALL THAT IS.

NOW LET'S GET TO THE ISSUE AT HAND.

UH, IT'S WELL DOCUMENTED THAT, THAT I WAS IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO OUR FIRST BITE AT THIS APPLE.

UH, WHEN WE ULTIMATELY AWARDED THE, UH, THIS TO RIO, UH, I THOUGHT THAT DEAL WAS RUSHED.

UH, BUT WHAT I WAS MOST UPSET ABOUT, UH, WAS I FELT LIKE WE IN EFFECT, THROUGH THESE LONG-TERM LEASE PAYMENTS, WE IN EFFECT GAVE THEM, UH, ALL OF THE LAND.

WE IN EFFECT GAVE THEM THE CLUBHOUSE, WE GAVE THEM THE PARKING LOT, WE GAVE THEM THE DRIVING RANGE AT THESE LONG-TERM LEASE OPTIONS.

PLUS WE PAID THEM 6 MILLION BUCKS.

AND I DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, I, THAT, THAT WAS UPSETTING TO ME FOR A LONG TIME.

UH, NOW HERE WE COME AGAIN, UH, WITH THIS SECOND BITE AT THE APPLE.

AND, AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, I HAVEN'T LIKED THE PROCESS.

I HAVEN'T, I THINK Y'ALL ARE GOING INTO

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AND, AND I THINK Y'ALL NEED TO THINK ABOUT HAVING MORE DEBATE HERE AS OPPOSED TO IN THERE.

AND, AND I'D ASK Y'ALL TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

BUT HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AND, AND IT HIT ME, IT HIT ME AFTER, AFTER THE, THE FRIDAY WHEN THE DEFAULT BECAME OFFICIAL.

AND IT, AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN YESTERDAY THAT THIS HAPPENED.

I'M NOT SURE WHEN I IT, THIS, I HAD THIS EPIPHANY, BUT IT HIT ME.

THAT'S OUR GOLF COURSE.

WE OWN THAT GOLF COURSE.

WE OWN THAT CLUBHOUSE, WE OWN THAT DRIVING RANGE.

WE OWN THE LAND, WE OWN THE GOLF CARTS.

WE OWN THAT.

THAT'S OURS.

NOW, AGAIN, WHAT WE GAVE AWAY, WE NOW HAVE BACK AND I AM, I'M, I'M, I WOULD RATHER US BE IN THIS POSITION OF CONTROL.

AND RIO THE HELL OUTTA HERE.

I'M, I'M, I, I TRUST Y'ALL MORE IN THIS CITY MORE.

AND THIS IS A CITY ASSET NOW.

IT'S A, IT'S A WONDERFUL CITY OUT THERE.

I WENT OUT THERE TODAY, I WENT OUT THERE TODAY AND LOOKED AROUND AND I'D BEEN OUT THERE EARLIER AND THERE WAS A BUNCH, YOU KNOW, IN THE WINTER TIME IT DIDN'T LOOK SO GOOD.

I WENT OUT THERE TODAY AND I WAS, I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW GOOD IT LOOKED.

I MEAN, THE GREENS, THE FAIRWAYS, I WENT IN THE CLUBHOUSE.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY SOME CHALLENGES IN THE KITCHEN BAR AREA, BUT COUNSEL, I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU, THIS IS A REALLY QUALITY ASSET THAT THE CITY OWNS.

AND YOU GOTTA PROTECT IT.

IT DON'T, YOU HAVE TO PROTECT, IT'S A GREAT ASSET AND I'M, I'M REALLY TICKLED THAT WE OWN IT.

NOW, LAST WEEK SOMETIME I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MS. GRAHAM AND, AND SHE BROUGHT UP IN THAT CONVERSATION SOMETHING ABOUT, HEY, MAYBE WE DO SOME KIND OF SHORT TERM TEMPORARY DEAL.

WE THINK ABOUT THAT.

AND I THOUGHT, WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

UH, SHE MENTIONED TO THE END OF FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 30TH, WHICH THAT ALSO MAKES ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER.

I WAS CONCERNED AS OTHERS HAVE BEEN ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER HAVING THE AUTHORITY AS OPPOSED TO CITY COUNCIL.

BUT IF WE DO A TEMPORARY AGREEMENT THAT ENDS SEPTEMBER 30TH, THEN AFTER THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO A NEW AGREEMENT, WHICH THEN COUNCIL WILL BE APPROVING.

SO I LIKE THAT AND I SUPPORT THAT.

I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MAYOR CAPTIO, FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, MIGHT BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT THAT THAT GOES THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH THAT EXPIRES.

AND THEN THAT'S GOOD.

AND WHAT I'VE ALWAYS RAILED ABOUT DUE DILIGENCE AND, AND THIS THIS TE THIS, THIS PROPOSED SHORT TERM AGREEMENT GIVES Y'ALL PLENTY OF TIME FOR DUE DILIGENCE.

AM I GETTING THERE? WELL, YOU'RE THERE.

AND SO I KNOW YOU MADE A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT THE, UH, ME AWARD-WINNING FOLKS IN, IN THE, THE BACK BOOTH THERE, BUT IF YOU CAN MAKE YOUR CLOSING COMMENT PLEASE.

WELL, I'M, I'M PRETTY, I'M GOOD.

YOU GOT A GREAT SET ASSET PROTECTED.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

AND WE GOT TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO GOING FORWARD.

UH, BARB BREWSTER PASS.

BARBARA.

MS. BREWSTER, I'M SORRY TO CALL YOU BARB BARBARA.

MS. BOOSTER.

UM, KIM ICK, YOU HAVE YOU SIGN UP FOR TWO ITEMS. I'M GONNA LET YOU GO TAKE SIX MINUTES.

SURE.

YOU WERE TALL.

KIM EK 51 0 3 ASHWOOD DRIVE.

UM, I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT, MR. MENNINGER, BECAUSE IF ANYBODY KNOWS THE HISTORY OF MY FAMILY WITH GOLF IN BAYTOWN, THEY WERE SOME OF THE FIRST INVESTORS AT THE GOOSE CREEK COUNTRY CLUB.

SO GOLF DOES RUN INCREDIBLY DEEP WITHIN MY ROOTS.

AND I GREW UP AND ON A GOLF COURSE.

UM, AND SO I LOVE GOLF.

I REALLY DO.

I MEAN, I KIND OF SUCK AT IT AND I'M REALLY GOOD AT TOP GOLF, BUT NONETHELESS, IT IS A WONDERFUL PASTIME.

BUT THERE ARE JUST A FEW THINGS THAT I'D LIKE

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TO ADDRESS.

FIRST OF ALL, IT IS INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING THAT IT APPEARS THAT RULES ARE NOT REALLY, I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS MEANT TO BE BROKEN , WHICH IS NOT THE WAY IT SHOULD BE, UM, IN THIS SETTING.

THIS IS YOU, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REPRESENTING INTEGRITY.

AND THAT'S JUST REALLY HARD TO SAY WHEN IT SAYS, EH, WE'LL JUST KIND OF CHANGE THE RULES.

UM, BUT, AND I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH TRUE'S PRESENTATION.

I ACTUALLY EXPECTED A LOT MORE MEAT WHEN THAT, AND I DO APPRECIATE MR. REYNOLDS THAT YOU, UM, WEREN'T SURE.

BUT THAT WAS THE AGENDA ITEM.

AND THAT WAS ONE THING THAT I CAME TO SEE.

AND I WAS HOPING TO SEE ACTUALLY SOME NUMBERS FROM THEM.

A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE NUMBERS THAT THEY SHOWED ME.

UH, ONE OF THE NUMBERS THOUGH WAS THAT THE DOWNTICK IN PRIVATE, WHICH I FOUND INCREDIBLY INTERESTING IN THE UPTICK IN MUNICIPAL, AND IT ACTUALLY REMINDS ME OF COUNCILMAN LESTER'S COMMENTS WHEN THIS WAS FIRST VOTED, WHEN IT WAS MENTIONED MULTIPLE TIMES, THE, UM, $500,000 DEBT THAT WOULD BE OCCURRED BY BUILD BAYTOWN ONE.

AND THAT NUMBER KEPT COMING ON AND ON, LIKE THE MUNICIPAL, UH, GOLF COURSES LOSE MONEY, LOSE MONEY, LOSE MONEY, $500,000, AND IF THEY LOSE $500,000, IT'S THEIR $500,000 THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE LOSING, NOT OUR $500,000.

SO ESSENTIALLY THIS PUTS US IN ANOTHER SITUATION NOW, WHEREAS I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IF, IF WE DID A SHORT TERM AGREEMENT, I, I KIND OF DISAGREE A LITTLE BIT, THEN I THINK THAT IF WE DIDN'T DO A SHORT TERM AGREEMENT, THAT IT WOULD STILL GIVE US SOME TIME TO PUT OUT AN RFP TO, TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION, SEE WHO'S INTERESTED, WHICH WE MIGHT FIND THAT THERE'S NOBODY INTERESTED, BECAUSE AGAIN, THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHEN IT COMES TO GOLF COURSES IS GOING DOWN BECAUSE OF THE MONEY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GOOSE CREEK COUNTRY CLUB.

AND IT WAS VERY SAD.

AND I REMEMBER CONVERSATIONS WITH MY GRANDFATHER BEFORE IT CLOSED AND HOW HE TALKED ABOUT HOW, HOW MUCH MONEY HE HAD INVESTED IN OTHER PEOPLE WERE INVESTING, THROWING MONEY IN THERE, AND THEN EVEN AFTER IT DIDN'T SURVIVE, EVERGREEN DIDN'T SURVIVE EITHER.

AND TO SAY THAT WE ARE DEPENDENT ON A GOLF COURSE TO BE ABLE TO BUILD UP THIS AREA, WE'VE ALREADY SHOWN THAT THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I'D REALLY LIKE Y'ALL TO THINK ABOUT THAT, THAT IF YOU CEASE OPERATIONS, WE ALREADY KNOW THEIR PICTURES WERE QUITE LOVELY OF WHAT A GOLF COURSE LOOKS LIKE, BUT WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT AN ABANDONED GOLF COURSE LOOKS LIKE HERE IN TOWN BECAUSE WE'VE HAD TWO.

AND SO IT'S, IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING AND I REALLY THINK THAT IF WE SEE US OPERATIONS AND WE EXPLORE FUTURE OPTIONS, THAT THAT WOULD BE THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE FOR US BEFORE WE END UP MAKING ANOTHER BAD DECISION.

AND THEN WE'RE HERE BACK IN SEPTEMBER AND WE'RE MAKING SOME MORE, WHO KNOWS, PRESSURED DECISIONS, UM, AND PUMPING THE BRAKES, IT'S NOT GOING TO HURT US.

SO THERE'S THE OPTIONS, OBVIOUSLY, OF SELLING OR PARTIALING.

I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY OPTIONS AND WHO KNOWS LISTENING TO MORE OF THE COMMUNITY OF WHAT THEY THINK, WHAT THOSE OPTIONS SHOULD BE.

BUT I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO PUMP THE BRAKES ON THIS STOP MAKING MORE BAD DECISIONS WHEN IT COMES TO, TO THESE TYPES OF ADVENTURES.

LOOK, I AM A DREAMER.

I BELIEVE IN LOOKING AT WHAT THE OPTIONS AND WHAT WE COULD DO.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND I WANT TO BRING BUSINESS TO THE SOUTH SIDE, ALL AREAS OF BAYTOWN.

EVERYBODY HERE WANTS TO DO THAT, BUT, AND WE WANT TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY GROW.

BUT JUST TO THROW MONEY OUT THERE AGAIN, WHAT IS TRUE THEY HAD OR WHAT IS IT THAT THEY WANT? THAT TRANSPARENCY HASN'T BEEN GIVEN TO US, HOW MUCH THEIR CONTRACT IS, HOW MUCH MONEY THAT THEY'VE OWED.

THIS IS THE LEASE AGREEMENT IN THE CONTRACT.

I'VE HAD IT FOR A WHILE.

I'VE GONE THROUGH, I'VE LOOKED AT IT, I'M AWARE, AND I'M SURE SOME OF Y'ALL ACTUALLY PROBABLY HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH OR EVEN REVISITED THESE THINGS.

THAT IS THEIR DEBT BUILD BAYONE ONE DEBT.

AND OF COURSE TRU IS GOING TO FIGHT FOR THEIR MONEY.

BUT IT'S ALSO INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTING THAT THEY WEREN'T HERE TONIGHT.

IF WE JUST EVICTED OR, OR CLOSED THE DOORS AND NOW THEY'RE MOVING OUT RECENTLY AND THEY WANT THIS MONEY AND THEY WANT US TO KEEP A GOLF COURSE OPEN.

THEY COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE PRESENT THAN A ZOOM CALL THAT WAS MODERATELY INSULTING.

WE ARE OWED MORE, OUR COMMUNITY IS OWED MORE, AND I URGE YOU TO PLEASE PUMP THE BRAKES.

ALRIGHT, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE OUR LAST SPEAKER IS JEFF WALTERS, MAYOR, COUNSEL.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

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UH, MY NAME'S JEFF WALTERS, 2303 JAMES BOWIE DRIVE.

UH, TO ME, THIS ISN'T REALLY ABOUT GOLF, THIS IS ABOUT BUSINESS.

UH, THE CITY OF BAYTOWN DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A VERY GOOD RECORD IN DOING REAL ESTATE.

UM, EVERYTHING THEY TOUCH HAS BEEN BAD.

UH, TRU IS A DEVELOPER.

THEY'RE HERE TO MAKE MONEY.

THEY'RE GONNA TELL YOU WHATEVER YOU NEED TO HEAR SO THAT THEY CAN GET THE CONTRACT TO CONTINUE WHAT THEY DO.

UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE HERE TO SELL THEMSELVES.

UH, PUT THE HOPE IN THE PEOPLE SO THAT THEY WOULD GO WITH COUNSEL AGREEING TO CONTINUE WITH THIS.

MY THOUGHT IS STOP IT.

SHUT THE PLACE DOWN.

PUT IT ON THE MARKET.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL RIGHT NOW.

IT'LL DRAW TOP DOLLAR RIGHT NOW, UH, AND GET OUTTA THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS.

THE HEIGHTS OF DISASTER.

THE BRUNSON'S A DISASTER.

UH, WE CAN'T EVEN DO MAIN STREET.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S SO DIFFICULT, UH, TRYING TO DO SPECIAL DEALS.

Y'ALL ARE ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

THESE PEOPLE GOT THEIR STUFF DOWN.

Y'ALL NEED TO GET YOURS DOWN TOO.

UH, UM, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND EVERYONE VOTE NO.

UM, I KNOW PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SAVE FACE, BUT THE CITY CONTRACTS ARE NOT WORKING.

UH, CITY OF BAYTOWN CONSTANTLY BLEEDS MONEY.

THE LAWSUITS, THE, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WHY KEEP PAYING? THERE'S MUCH MORE THAN $6 MILLION BEEN SPENT ON THIS.

THE CITY'S WASTED SO MUCH MONEY WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THEY DO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.

UM, WE NEED TO BUILD BAYTOWN, REBUILD OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, UPGRADE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, QUIT BLOWING MONEY ON DEAD END DREAMS. I GUESS.

UM, THIS WAS AN AWFUL IDEA FROM THE BEGINNING.

IT WAS FORCED IN MY OPINION, AND IT ENDED UP EXACTLY THE WAY I THOUGHT IT WOULD.

UH, BUT IT CAN GET A LOT WORSE IF WE KEEP FUNDING IT.

SO I RECOMMEND VOTE NOW.

SO THAT'S EVERYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

I, I DO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

OBVIOUSLY IT'S LATE IN THE EVENING.

UH, WE HAD LATE START, BUT WITH THAT, UM, I GUESS WE'LL MOVE ON, I GUESS ITEM FOUR A, UM, I THINK WERE YOU GOING TO YES, MA'AM.

I'M I'M TALKING ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW JUST TO, BASED ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID.

UM, I JUST KIND OF WANNA OPEN UP THE, UH, CONVERSATION BECAUSE FOUR A IS A BUDGET AMENDMENT AND NO MATTER WHICH OPTION THAT COUNSEL GOES WITH, AND BASED ON, UM, FRIDAY, RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING UNDER THE ASSUMPTION OF 500.

BUT AS I SAID, UM, EARLIER, EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN WORKED UP UP TO THIS POINT WAS CONTINUING THE SHORT TERM AGREEMENT AND OPERATING, UM, UNTIL NEXT STEPS WERE DETERMINED.

SO WE DIDN'T HAVE, UH, AN IDEA OF WHAT 500, WHAT WE WERE GONNA DO IF THE COURSE CLOSED.

AND FROM THAT POINT OF VIEW, I'M OPENING THAT CONVERSATION BACK UP BECAUSE I, I NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS ARE FOR COUNSEL, WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO.

UM, DO YOU WANT TO, UH, GO TO THE SHORT TERM AGREEMENT? DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE CEASING OPERATIONS? UH, BUT BEFORE THAT, I DID WANT TO GO BACK TO SLIDES AND LOOK AT THE MONEY BEING SPENT ON THE GOLF COURSE.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, AND THEN KIM, IF YOU OPEN UP THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET RIGHT THERE, AND YOU GO TO THE SCHEDULE AT THE VERY BACK, THOSE SHOULD ALIGN WITH WHAT'S IN THE SCHEDULE.

AND SO WHEN YOU ASK YOURSELF, WHAT DID THE CITY PAY FOR WITH THIS $6 MILLION? YOU PAID FOR A GOLF COURSE, YOU GOT A GOLF COURSE, YOU GOT AN OPERATIONAL GOLF COURSE, YOU DID NOT GET A CLUBHOUSE.

I I AGREE TO THAT.

YOU DID NOT GET A CLUBHOUSE.

AND THAT IS MISSING FROM THIS.

I I STAND BY THAT.

IT'S, THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO QUALMS ABOUT THAT.

YOU'RE MISSING A CLUBHOUSE.

YOU DID GET THE GOLF COURSE THAT YOU PAID FOR OR THAT YOU WANTED TO BE THERE.

IT IS OPERATIONAL.

TROON HAS SHOWN THAT IT IS OPERATIONAL, THAT IT, IT IS ON THE TRAJECTORY THAT THAT FITS WHAT THE ORIGINAL MODELS SHOW IT TO BE.

SO I'M, I'M SHOWING THAT I WASN'T PLANNING TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

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UM, BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S MISLEADING TO SAY THAT YOU DIDN'T GET WHAT YOU WERE PAYING FOR BECAUSE YOU DID.

THAT'S WHAT THE AGREEMENT WAS THERE FOR.

BUSINESSES FELL OKAY.

BUSINESSES FELL A LOT.

AND UM, UNFORTUNATELY THIS ONE DID AND IT FELL INTO DEFAULT.

THE, UM, THE CITY IS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO ACT QUICKLY TO RE TO PRESERVE THE ASSET AND THE INVESTMENT THAT THE CITY HAS PUT INTO WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY AGREED UPON WITH THIS THREE 80 AGREEMENT.

SO IT'S THERE, UM, DO I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? HELL YES I DO.

I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT IT AND IT'S BEING LOOKED INTO, I PROMISE YOU THAT.

BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU DIDN'T GET WHAT YOU, WHAT THE COUNCIL WANTED OR AGREED TO HAVE BUILT OUT THERE.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE STAFF IS WORKING TO LOOK AT ALL OF THIS.

AND AGAIN, WE ARE EXPLORING ALL LEGAL OPTIONS, BUT WITH THAT SAID, IT GOES BACK TO IF WE ARE GOING TO DO, WE HAVE TO DO A BUDGET AMENDMENT REGARDLESS OF, OF LEAVING OR WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW, WHEN WE LEAVE TONIGHT, WE HAVE TO DO A BUDGET AMENDMENT BECAUSE FUNDS HAVE TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE NEXT STEPS OF THE GOLF COURSE.

AND WITH THAT, IT JUST KIND OF OPEN UP THE DISCUSSION.

LEMME JUST ADD THAT.

AND THE LAWYERS WHISPERING IN MY EAR, WE GOT MOST OF WHAT WE PAID FOR.

UM, SO MINUS THE CLUBHOUSE HOUSE.

SO, UM, THE, WITH THAT MAYOR, I'M JUST OPEN UP THE CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNCIL TO GO THROUGH ALL THE OPTIONS.

UM, AND TRUE'S PRESENTATION THAT INCLUDED THE MINIMAL PIECE IS SOMEWHAT INCLUDED IN OPTION THREE.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING THERE, BUT THAT'S, I DON'T HAVE TRUE COST WITH THAT AT THIS POINT.

APPRECIATE IT.

SO, UM, I GUESS I'LL OPEN UP THE COMMENTS.

OBVIOUSLY THIS IS KIND OF A STARTING POINT.

UM, OPTIONS ONE, TWO AND THREE, UH, OBVIOUSLY COUNSEL'S FAMILIAR.

UH, WOULD IT BE HELPFUL IF MAYBE YOU DESCRIBE IN GENERAL A SUMMARY OF EACH OF THESE THREE? YES, SIR.

UM, MY APOLOGIES.

SO, UM, AS I MENTIONED IN THE FIRST PART IN MY PRESENTATION, THE ORIGINAL CONVERSATION, UH, WITH SCENARIO ONE THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU WAS ROUGHLY AROUND WHAT SCENARIO TWO IS.

1.9 MILLION, MAYBE A LITTLE LESS.

AND, UM, THAT WAS TO WORK ON A SETTLEMENT, UM, WITH BILL BATES ON ONE AND T 36, THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF COMPLICATED PIECES THAT WENT INTO WORKING ON THE NEGOTIATION WITH THIS THAT WERE FOCUSED AROUND WHAT THEY CLAIM, UM, TO BE PROPERTY, WHAT WE CLAIM TO BE PROPERTY.

UM, AND I'M SORRY FOR BEING VAGUE TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT NOW.

UM, THERE ARE THINGS GOING ON THAT I HAVE TO BE, UM, UH, VERY CAUTIOUS ON WHAT'S SAID PUBLICLY.

'CAUSE I DON'T, I'M NOT TRYING TO DEFAME ANYBODY, UH, OR SLANDER.

AND, UM, WE, AS WE KEPT WORKING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THE SETTLEMENT SEEMED PRETTY OUTTA REACH FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.

AND SO SCENARIO ONE DIED, UH, PRETTY QUICK.

UH, AND WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS, THIS ENDED UP BEING THE TOTAL COST, RIGHT? LIKE WHEN, WHEN THIS WAS FIRST DISCUSSED.

AND, UM, MR. GARY, IF I'M MISSTATING ANYTHING, PLEASE CORRECT ME.

UM, WHEN WE FIRST DISCUSSED THIS, IT WAS LESS THREE OR 1.9, HOWEVER, JUST WE WANTED TO SHOW WHAT IT COMPLETELY ENDED UP TO BE.

SO YOU HAVE THE 3.56 IN FRONT OF YOU FOR SCENARIO ONE.

I WILL TELL EVERYBODY THAT WAS, UM, AFTER, UM, ADDITIONAL PIECES CAME OUT THAT WAS, THAT WAS NO LONGER AN OPTION.

SCENARIO TWO WAS, UH, PROTECTING THE ASSET AND UM, QUICK, LIKE A QUICK ACCESS POINT TO WORK ON HOW DO WE PROTECT THE INVESTMENT, KEEP IT OPERATIONAL, UH, SO THAT WE CAN LOOK FOR WHAT HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE.

KEEPING THE OPERATIONS GOING WITH THE VENDORS THAT ARE MISSING PAYMENTS, UM, CATCHING UP TO SOME OF THAT.

UH, BECAUSE WE, IT WAS, IT WAS TOO QUICK.

EVERYTHING HAD TO BE DONE WITHIN 30 DAYS AND UM, THAT, THAT WAS A LOT TO TRY TO PUT INTO, UH, FOR THE COUNCIL TO TRY TO CONSIDER IN, IN A VERY SHORT TIME PERIOD.

THE 1.9 ROUGHLY INCLUDES, UM,

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AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS FOR THE GOLF COURSE TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS, THERE ARE A BUNCH OF LEASES IN PLACE THAT HAVE TO BE PAID TO KEEP SEAMLESS OPERATIONS GOING FORWARD.

DOES THE CITY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THOSE CREDITORS, UM, TO SEE IF THEY'RE WILLING TO TAKE LESS OF WHAT'S OWED JUST TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS FOR, UH, AN ONGOING OPERATION? YES, WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM.

UM, BUT WHAT THEY'RE FULLY OWED IS ENCUMBERED IN THIS 1.9 MILLION.

UH, THAT DOES INCLUDE ROUGHLY ABOUT 400 AND SOMETHING THOUSAND FOR LOCAL BAYTOWN VENDORS.

LOCAL BAY BAYTOWN BUSINESSES THAT, UM, THAT INCLUDES ONE, ONE BUSINESS IS OWED PROBABLY $240,000 ONE, ONE SINGLE BUSINESS IN BAYTOWN.

UM, THAT'S INCLUDED IN THERE.

THE, YOU HAVE OTHER OPERATIONAL PIECES THAT THE GOLF CARTS YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE PAYING THOSE LEASES.

UM, UNLESS YOU WANNA START OVER, LET THEM GO REPOSSESS THE CURRENT GOLF CARTS THERE AND THEN GET A NEW VENDOR TO BRING NEW GOLF CARTS IN.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IT, I THINK IT WOULD BE A BAD LOOK FOR GOLF CARTS TO RE BE REPOSSESSED IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROUND.

AND UH, SO WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT ALL THAT AND WORK WITH TROON ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

SO YOU HAVE ROUGHLY, UH, 700,000 I BELIEVE, IN PAST AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE NEGOTIATED WITH BETWEEN TRU, THE VENDORS AND THE CITY, MOSTLY BETWEEN CITY AND THE VENDORS, RIGHT.

TRU JUST TRYING TO WORK WITH US TO CONNECT US.

YES MA'AM.

I THINK IT'S SEVEN IS A GOOD TIME FOR A QUESTION.

SO YOU JUST SAID ROUND FIGURE 700,000 TO ESSENTIALLY PAY BACK OLD THINGS? THAT'S CORRECT.

AND I KNOW YOU'RE NOT THERE THAT YET, BUT JUST GLANCING AT SCENARIO THREE, WHICH WE HEARD A LOT OF SPEAKERS THAT WOULD UM, BE FOR THAT TO TONIGHT, WORST CASE SCENARIO, 500,000.

500,000.

JUST WANT SOME CLARITY ON THIS.

IF WE WENT TO 500,000 TO EXPLORE FUTURE OPERATIONS AND CEASE EVERYTHING OR WHATEVER, UM, NO ONE GETS PAID IN THAT SCENARIO? THAT'S CORRECT.

UM, BUT IN SCENARIO TWO, WE PROTECT THE ASSET PEOPLE THAT ARE IN BAYTOWN VENDORS GET PAID.

CORRECT.

SO 700,000, 500,000, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS CLEAR ON THAT.

AND THEN YOU HAVE, UM, ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT, THAT ARE IN THERE.

YOU HAVE ROUGHLY ANOTHER $700,000 THAT IS AROUND, UM, CONSTRUCTION COSTS TO FINISH BUILDING THE BUILDING.

UM, IF YOU WANT IT TO BE OPERATIONAL, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU CLOSE THE COURSE DOWN AND YOU STILL WANT TO RETURN IT TO WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE, YOU STILL HAVE TO REBUILD THAT BUILDING.

THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT EVEN IN THAT TWO 50 TO 500,000 THAT'S BELOW, YOU HAVE TO GET IT THERE, THERE IS A TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, WHICH ALLOWS USE OF THE, UM, OF THE, UH, CLUBHOUSE OR NOT THE CLUBHOUSE, THE, UM, PRO SHOP.

PRO SHOP, YEAH.

UH, TO USE THE PRO SHOP, BUT YOU CAN'T USE THE REST OF THE BUILDING.

AND SO IF WE WANTED TO REVERT THAT BACK TO WHERE IT WAS AND GO TO RENTING IT OUT OR, UH, USE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, WE WOULD HAVE TO BUILD THAT OUT STILL TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

UM, THAT'S ROUGHLY THREE TO 500,000 FOR REDOING THE KITCHEN AND, AND ELECTRICAL PLUMBING, ALL THE OTHER PIECES TO GET IT BACK UP TO CODE.

JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE AND BE USED.

YOU THEN HAVE ROUGHLY 200,000, UH, THAT WOULD GO TO GOLF CARTS, UH, EXCUSE ME SIDE, UH, THE GOLF COURT PATH OR GOLF CART PATH THROUGHOUT THE, UM, THROUGHOUT THE COURSE.

THERE ARE LOW AREAS IN THE COURSE THAT CONTINUE TO BE WASHED OUT.

THE GRANITE WAS NOT, UH, THE OPTIMAL CHOICE OR THE CRUSH GRANITE WAS NOT THE OPTIMAL CHOICE.

AND SO AREAS NEED TO BE REPAVED SO THAT WE DON'T CONTINUE TO HAVE THE WASHOUTS ON THE COURSE.

UM, AND THEN CURRENTLY WITH EVERYTHING OPERATING, UM, BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE'RE PROJECTING PROBABLY A $300,000, UH, NET INCOME LOSS, WHICH IS PART OF THAT 1.9 MILLION AS WELL.

I THINK I COVERED MOST OF IT.

I THINK I'M AT 1.8 AND I'M DRAWING A BLANK ON WHAT THE EXTRA A HUNDRED THOUSAND IS.

AND I, THERE'S NOT A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.

THREE, THREE IS KIND OF A, I GUESS JUST AN ESTIMATE UNKNOWN.

BUT THE UNKNOWN IS UNKNOWN.

THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY AT THIS POINT, MAYOR.

UM, AGAIN, SO I, I GUESS I'M GONNA OPEN UP TO COUNCIL DISCUSSION.

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UH, YES MA'AM.

MAYOR, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE, THE BIG QUESTION I THINK WE HEARD WAS WHY WE DIDN'T GET ANY NUMBERS FROM TRU AND SO IN, IN TERMS OF WHAT THEIR PART WOULD BE AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY'RE FORECASTING AND, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT MEAT REFERENCES, BUT, UM, I, I, I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND YOU KNOW, WHY WE COULDN'T GIVE OUT THOSE NUMBERS FROM TRU AND, AND WHY WE COULDN'T SHOW THEIR FORECASTING AND THEIR PRO FORMA AND ALL OF THAT, JUST FOR COMPETITIVENESS.

UM, UH, FOR EVERYBODY, THE, JUST LIKE, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO SHOW THE NUMBERS THAT ARE WITH THE HYATT, WE ARE ABLE TO SHOW, UH, OVERALL BUDGET, UM, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

UM, BUT IT'S VAGUE, RIGHT? AND IT'S VERY, VERY SELDOM ARE PEOPLE HAPPY, HAPPY WITH JUST THE VAGUE NUMBER UNFORTUNATELY, TO, FOR THEIR COMPETITIVE COMPETITIVENESS IN THEIR MARKET.

YOU CAN'T SHOW WHAT THEIR REVENUES ARE, UM, HOW MUCH THE, UM, THEY'RE EXPOSED TO POSSIBLY.

UM, NOW THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT WILL BE IN THE AGREEMENT THAT, THAT ARE LIKE, SHOULD THERE BE AN AGREEMENT, THERE WOULD BE MANY THINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE LAID OUT IN THERE.

YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR MANAGEMENT FEE IS, YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY, UH, EXPECT.

BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN JUST TO THE COST OF BUSINESSES, THE, THE NET INCOME OR THE, UM, THE PROFIT LOSS, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE ALL THE DETAILS WITH THAT.

BUT YOU WILL SEE THAT IN THE OVERALL BUDGET WHEN THE OVERALL BUDGET IS PRESENTED.

AND THAT'S THE SAME WITH ANY BUSINESS OR ANY ECONOMIC PIECE THAT THE CITY'S INVOLVED WITH.

AND I, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, SHOULD WE GO WITH SCENARIO TWO THAT WE WOULD STILL BE LOOKING AT RFP OPTIONS? THAT'S CORRECT.

WE WOULD STILL BE DOING, YOU KNOW, LAYING OUT AN RFP PROCESS, LOOKING FOR OTHERS TO RUN THE COURSE, AND WHO KNOWS, WE MAY LOOK AT THAT OPTION TO ACTUALLY SELL IT, BUT BECAUSE IT IS PARKLAND, WE CANNOT JUST SELL IT OUTRIGHT WITHOUT GETTING VOTER APPROVAL.

THAT'S CORRECT.

IS THAT CORRECT? SO LOOKING AT A SELLING OPTION RIGHT NOW IS NOT VIABLE UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT ONE OF THESE SCENARIOS.

AM I CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

NOTHING'S CHANGED SINCE FRIDAY.

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? NOBODY ELSE? I, I KNOW MY COUNCIL MEMBER HAD SOME, BUT YEAH, I'M GONNA MAKE SURE SHE'S OKAY.

YEAH, I MEAN, MY COMMENTS ARE JUST GONNA BE THE, THE CHECK ON.

NOTHING'S FOR ME.

UM, I, I, I MEAN, I WAS IN FAVOR OF SCENARIO THREE, UM, HAVE BEEN FOR A MONTH OR SO, HOWEVER LONG WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS.

UM, AND SO, UH, I MEAN, NO, NO NEW INFORMATION OR, OR NOTHING'S CHANGED SINCE FRIDAY.

AND SO I'M, I'M STILL IN THAT SAME CAMP.

UM, I, OF, OF THESE SCENARIOS, THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE WE NEED TO DO.

UM, I AGREE WITH A COUPLE OF THE FOLKS THAT JUST COMMENTED, THIS ISN'T, YOU KNOW, FOR THEM IT'S NOT ABOUT GOLF AND, AND FOR ME, IT, IT IS NOT A DECISION ABOUT GOLF EITHER.

UM, IT'S JUST, UM, WHAT'S A GOOD DEAL FOR BAYTOWN? WHAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO? UM, AND I'M ALSO THINKING OF JUST MANAGING RISK.

UM, I THINK THAT SCENARIO TOO, UM, YEAH, WE CAN SAY WE SPEND 1.9 THAT GETS US TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, BUT THERE'S SOME, YOU KNOW, THE BIG, IF THERE IS, WE'RE GONNA GO OUT, HAVE AN RFP, AND WE'RE JUST ASSUMING THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE RESPONSES TO THAT RFP IF WE DON'T, WE'VE SPENT $1.9 MILLION BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER AND WE'RE RIGHT BACK WHERE WE ARE NOW.

UM, AND SO THAT IS A REALLY BIG RISK THAT I'M NOT WILLING TO TAKE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YES, SIR.

I'LL GO IN THERE.

AND SEVERAL THINGS.

UM, I LIKE, I LIKE WHEN I GET QUOTED FROM A YEAR OR SO AGO, BUT, UM, OUR THREE 80 AGREEMENT, THE CONTRACT WORKED THAT THE, THE THREE 80 AGREEMENT CONTRACT WAS THAT IF THE BILL BAYTOWN ONE T 36 FAILED, AND, AND WE WERE ALL HOPING THAT IT WOULDN'T, IF IT FAILED, THEN THE COURSE, THE GOLF COURSE WOULD REVERT BACK TO THE CITY, AND IT DID.

SO THE, THE CONTRACT WORK, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THERE ARE SOME FINANCIAL ISSUES THAT OCCURRED.

UM, MY COLLEAGUE, AS FAR AS OPTION THREE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY 500,000, BUT IT'S JUST BROUGHT OUT BY THE CITY MANAGER.

WE STILL NEED TO GO IN.

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IF WE JUST SAID, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE IT DOWN AND WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO MAKE IT A, UM, A DISC GOLF COURSE, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE, THE CLUBHOUSE TO BE ABLE TO RENT OUT, WE'RE STILL GONNA HAVE TO SPEND THREE OR $400,000 TO GET IT TO WHERE WE CAN UTILIZE IT IN THE FUTURE.

SO NOW THAT 500,000 IS NOW CLOSE TO A MILLION, WE CAN'T JUST SELL THE PROPERTY, IT'S PARK PROPERTY, WE'D HAVE TO GO TO A A VOTE.

THERE'S ALSO THE ISSUE OF, AS A CITY, AND I'VE HEARD THIS FROM A COUPLE OF OTHERS, AS A CITY, AS A CITY COUNCIL, WE KEEP FLIP FLOPPING ON, ON WHERE WE WANT TO PROVIDE A COMMITMENT.

AND YOU KNOW, I I, MY DISTRICT'S IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY, MY COLLEAGUE'S DISTRICT IS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY.

AND AND I CANNOT TELL YOU ON A REGULAR BASIS HOW MANY PEOPLE I GET CALLS FROM IS KIND LIKE, WHEN IS SOMETHING GONNA HAPPEN ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE CITY? EVERYTHING GOES TO THE NORTHERN SIDE AND, AND IT'S KIND.

SO THIS IS, TO ME IS AS A LEVEL OF COMMITMENT.

IT'S NOT ABOUT GOLF.

I DON'T PLAY GOLF.

I'VE BEEN, BUT I I DON'T PLAY GOLF .

THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT'S ANYBODY WHO'S SEEN ME KNOWS THAT THAT'S CORRECT.

SO IT'S ABOUT A COMMITMENT ARE, ARE WE GONNA COMMIT TO, TO, TO STAY THE COURSE AND, AND TRY TO DO SOMETHING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN, OR ARE WE JUST GONNA ABANDON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN? AND I THINK THAT'S JUST THE WRONG ATTITUDE.

YEAH.

WE HAVE A $6 MILLION INVESTMENT.

SO IF, IF ANY OF YOU OUT THERE, IF YOU INVESTED IN SOMETHING, WOULD YOU JUST GET A FINANCIAL, YOU JUST GOTTA WALK AWAY FROM AN INVESTMENT.

NO, YOU'RE GONNA PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY INTO IT AND, AND MAKE IT GO.

AND I, I SEE ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS BACK THERE SAID, YEAH, AND HE'S IN REAL ESTATE.

AND TO ME IT'S, IT'S ALMOST AS SIMPLE AS, OKAY, WE, WE NEED TO GET THE COURSE, KEEP THE COURSE OPERATIONAL.

WE NEED TO GET THE CLUBHOUSE FUNCTIONAL, AND THEN AGAIN, GO OUT AND DO AN RFP TO TRY TO GET SOMEBODY ELSE TO PICK UP A SIMILAR THREE 80 AGREEMENT FOR 30 OR SO YEARS TO OWN AND OPERATE THE COURSE.

WE'RE GONNA OWN IT, WE'RE GONNA OWN THE PROPERTY IN THE BUILDINGS, BUT IT'S EASIER TO DO THAT WHEN IT'S FUNCTIONAL AND MOVE IN READY VERSUS ABANDONED AND NOT MOVE IN READY.

THAT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT OF MONEY TO GET BACK INTO SPEED AND SO FORTH AND SO ON.

SO TO ME, IF MANAGING A RISK, AS WAS REFERRED TO EARLIER, IT, OPTION TWO, SCENARIO TWO IS A MUCH BETTER RISK MANAGEMENT THAN SAYING, OKAY, WELL LET'S JUST WALK AWAY, DO MINIMAL MAINTENANCE, AND MAYBE IN THREE TO SIX MONTHS WE GET SOMEBODY TO COME IN AND TAKE OVER, OVER AN OVERGROWN, DILAPIDATED, ABANDONED COURSE.

UM, I, I JUST CAN'T SEE THAT.

UM, I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF CALLS AS WE ALL HAVE, AND ABOUT HALF OF THEM WANT TO VOTE NO ON THIS ISSUE.

AND ABOUT HALF OF 'EM, WHICH A MAJORITY OF THE HALF THAT WANT ME TO CON TO VOTE YES ON THE ISSUE, ARE ACTUALLY MY CONSTITUENTS.

AND, AND THEY'RE ADAMANT THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE THE CITY WALK AWAY FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN.

SOME OF 'EM ARE PRO GOLF, SOME OF 'EM ARE NOT PRO GOLF, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

SO I, I THINK THE MORE PRUDENT THING TO DO WOULD BE TO DO THE SHORT TERM AGREEMENT, KEEP IT OPERATIONAL, GET THE BUILDING BACK INTO SPEED, AND, AND IF WE DON'T GET ANYBODY TO GO FOR THE RFP, THEN IN SEPTEMBER WE CAN VOTE TO, TO MOVE IT ON AND, AND REVERT IT BACK TO A DISC GOLF COURSE AND START RENTING OUT THE CLUBHOUSE.

BUT EITHER WAY, AND, AND I, I HADN'T CAUGHT THAT TILL THE CITY MANAGER BROUGHT IT UP.

EITHER WAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SPEND THE, THE THREE TO $500,000 TO GET THE, THE CLUBHOUSE BACK UP WHERE IT CAN BE UTILIZED.

SO, SO AGAIN, THE THE TWO 50 TO 500 IS REALLY TWO 50 TO A MILLION.

SO NOW WE'RE JUST A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS DIFFERENCE.

AND, AND I, AND I HEAR IT, I CAN ALREADY HEAR IT.

WELL, THAT'S STILL $900,000 DIFFERENCE.

WELL, WE SPEND A LOT MORE THAN THAT MAINTAINING OTHER AMENITIES IN TOWN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

SO THAT'S WHERE I AM WITH THAT , I CAN, I THINK THERE'S SOME, SOME THINGS I HATE TO MOVE THINGS ALONG, SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS THAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA MAKE? I KNOW MS. GRAHAM HAS COMMENTS.

DO YOU, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR COMMENT? I WANNA TAKE AWAY FROM THIS.

UM, I APOLOGIZE FOR MY DEMEANOR.

THERE IS AN EMERGENCY AT MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW.

UM, AND I, I HAVE SOMETHING THAT I PREPARED TO SAY, BUT I'M GONNA BE HONEST, I'M VERY SHAKEN RIGHT NOW.

UM, I'M GONNA READ MY COMMENTS SO WE CAN VOTE BECAUSE, UM, I, I AM AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT MY DEMEANOR IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE I HAVE AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AT MY HOUSE.

UM, THE FIRST LINE IN MY, MY THING SAYS THIS HAS BEEN A WEEK.

SO THAT GOES ALONG WITH WHAT'S GOING ON.

UM, I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THIS.

CITIZENS THAT REACHED OUT VIA TEXT, EMAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND, UH, THE GOOD OLD FASHIONED PHONE CALL.

ALL THE CITY

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UM, PREVIOUS MAYOR MINGER ALSO, THANK YOU.

YOU'VE GAVE GAVE ME A LOT OF GREAT INSIGHT INTO HISTORY AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND I DO APPRECIATE, UM, THE TIME YOU SPENT WITH ME.

UM, AND THANK YOU MR. S SHEBA, UM, FOR ALL OF YOUR FEEDBACK.

I, I ALSO APPRECIATE IT.

EACH ONE OF YOU GAVE ME SOME GREAT THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.

UM, I TRIED MY BEST TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO EVERYBODY THAT REACHED OUT TO ME.

I HAVE A PROFOUND SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMITMENT TO THE WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THE DECISION WE ARE FACING REGARDING THIS PROPERTY IS NOT ONE THAT I TAKE LIGHTLY.

IT'S A DECISION THAT IMPACTS EVERY RESIDENT OF BAYTOWN, INCLUDING THE ONES THAT I WAS ELECTED TO REPRESENT IN DISTRICT TWO.

IT IS MY OPINION, THOUGH THAT THE CURRENT SITUATION REGARDING THIS PROPERTY IS THAT WE'RE NOT HERE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO INVEST IN THE GOLF COURSE, WHICH WE HEARD MANY OF YOU SAY.

THAT DECISION WAS MADE LONG BEFORE I SAT IN THIS CHAIR.

UM, LET ME JUST BE CLEAR FROM THE OUTSET, I WOULD HAVE VOTED AGAINST THAT GOLF COURSE.

UM, ORIGINALLY I ACTUALLY LOVED EVERGREEN PARK.

I LOVED ITS DISC GOLF, ITS LARGE LEVEL CONCRETE SIDEWALKS.

IT'S STOCKED FISHING PONDS.

IT EVEN HAD KICK UH, SOCCER, GOLF.

THE CLUBHOUSE WAS BEAUTIFUL.

I ATTENDED GALAS THERE.

UM, IT WAS ALWAYS BOOKED OUT FREQUENTLY.

UH, I DIDN'T WANNA SPEND, UM, ANY OF OUR MONEY, UM, TO, TO CHANGE THAT OVER.

UM, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CLUBHOUSE IS UNFINISHED AND NOT RENTABLE RIGHT NOW.

UM, DESPITE MY INITIAL OPPOSITION, I RECOGNIZE THE REALITY OF OUR CURRENT SITUATION.

WE ARE AT A CROSSROADS.

WE'RE INACTIONS NOT AN OPTION.

THE PROPERTY ASSET COULD DETERIORATE AND TAXPAYER DOLLARS WOULD BE SPENT, UM, ON IT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

AS WE SAW HERE TONIGHT, IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE TO ALLOW FURTHER DECAY WHEN, UM, TRU, WHICH BY THE WAY, IS NOT A DEVELOPER, THEY ARE A MANAGEMENT COMPANY, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE OFFERING TO, TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY, UH, MAKE THE NEXT BEST STEP.

I BELIEVE THIS VOTE REPRESENTS A COMMITMENT TO PROTECT AN INVESTMENT WHERE TAXPAYER DOLLARS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SPENT.

I WASN'T PART OF THAT VOTE.

MY DEBATE IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER THAT WAS THE RIGHT DECISION.

MY VOTE REPRESENTS HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.

UM, LAST WEEK I DID CHOOSE TO ABSTAIN FROM MY VOTE TONIGHT EQUIPPED, UM, HERE, UM, WITH MORE INSIGHT, I WANNA MAKE A MORE INFORMED VOTE SO I WON'T BE ABSTAINING.

UM, WE ARE HERE TO CONTINUE.

UH, FOR, FOR ME, I'M HERE TO CONSIDER A TEMPORARY MEASURE, A TEMPORARY EXTENSION TO ALLOW TRU TO FINISH OUT THIS FISCAL YEAR.

THAT'S WHAT I'M VOTING ON.

LITTLE OVER A HUNDRED DAYS, UM, FOR COMPLETE NECESSARY UPGRADES TO KITCHEN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DATA.

I, I WANT SOME MORE DATA ON THE GOLF AS WELL.

UM, THE DECISION'S NOT ABOUT COMMITTING TO LONG-TERM INVESTMENT FOR ME, IT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA THIS FISCAL YEAR.

IT'S ABOUT ENSURING CONTINUITY AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT WHILE OUR COUNCIL AND STAFF WORK TOGETHER TO DETERMINE THE BEST PATH FORWARD.

THIS TEMPORARY AGREEMENT IS NOT ABOUT SUPPORTING A FAILING VENTURE FOR ME.

UM, I AGREE WE NEED TO LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS, UM, SUCH AS RETURNING TO DISC GOLF.

WE GOTTA GET OUT REAL RFPS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, BUT IN MY OPINION, IRRESPONSIBLE TO ALLOW A PROPERTY ASSET TO POSSIBLY DECAY WHEN TRUMAN'S AVAILABLE.

I'M ALMOST DONE, BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SAY ALL OF THIS TO Y'ALL BECAUSE, UM, IT, IT'S A WAY TO GET ALL OF MY THOUGHTS OUT AT ONCE TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT REACHED OUT.

SO THANK Y'ALL FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME AND AGAIN, APOLOGIZE ABOUT MY DEMEANOR.

THE REALITY IS WHETHER WE VOTE TODAY OR NOT, UM, TO ACCEPT SCENARIO ONE, TWO OR THREE TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE GONNA BE SPENT ON THIS PROPERTY.

IF WE FAIL TO ACT, WE FACE, FACE THE PROSPECT OF BOARDED UP BUILDINGS AND NEGLECTED LOTS, WHICH, UH, COST TAXPAYERS IN THE LONG RUN.

UM, FURTHERMORE, THE DECISIONS NOT JUST ABOUT GOLF.

IT'S ABOUT SHOWCASING BAYTOWN AS A COMMUNITY THAT VALUES QUALITY, AMENITIES AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS.

IT'S ABOUT ATTRACTING FUTURE DEVELOPERS WHO WILL THEN SHARE OUR VISION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION TO THE SOUTH SIDE.

IT'S ABOUT CHANGING THE CURRENT PROJECTION OF OUR TOWN, NOT WHAT HAS BEEN, BUT WHAT WILL BE.

UM, BY APPROVING A TEMPORARY MEASURE.

WE'RE NOT SAYING YES TO A BAILOUT, A BUILD BAYTOWN.

THAT'S NOT HOW I SEE IT.

BUT A YES FOR TIME FOR THE PROPERTY ASSET.

WE'RE SAYING YES TO MAINTAINING THE AMENITIES THAT, IN MY OPINION, ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ARE DEMONSTRATING A COMMITMENT TO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY WHILE ENSURING THAT DECISIONS ABOUT, UM, OUR COMMUNITY'S ASSETS ARE MADE THOUGHTFULLY.

IT'S ESSENTIAL TO RECOGNIZE THE VITAL ROLE OUR GENERAL FUND PLAYS IN SUPPORTING THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THERE ARE VARIOUS PROJECTS, I'M ON THE LAST FEW SENTENCES, VARIOUS PROJECTS AND UPGRADES FUNDED BY OUR GENERAL FUND EACH YEAR FROM, UH, OUR DESIRE FOR OUR DOG PARK OVER IN LAKEWOOD TO THE ONGOING ENHANCEMENTS OF JENKINS, PIRATES BAY, ROSELAND PARK.

ALL OF THESE INITIATIVES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN ENHANCING OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND STRENGTHENING OUR SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

THESE PROJECTS ARE NOT JUST EXPENSES, THEY'RE INVESTMENTS IN THE WELLBEING AND ENJOYMENT OF OUR RESIDENTS.

SO LET'S JUST REMEMBER THAT AS WE VOTE.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

UH, DO APPRECIATE UH, ALL THE THOUGHTS THAT YOU DID PUT ON PAPER AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT TIME.

IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, UM, I GUESS WE CAN TAKE FOUR AND A B TOGETHER.

UM, I, I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR.

I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT OPTION TWO

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OR SCENARIO TWO, BUT I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

SOMEBODY HAS TO EXPRESS THAT, BUT IF YOU DO MAKE A MOTION, IT NEEDS TO BE BASICALLY THE LANGUAGE OF OPTION OR OF ITEMS A AND B TOGETHER.

CORRECT.

YOU CAN TAKE 'EM TOGETHER ACCORDING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY IF THERE'S A MOTION.

UM, I THINK WE WANNA MAKE SURE, I KNOW THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT, IS THIS A BLANK CHECK FOR THE CITY MANAGER? THAT IS NOT THE CASE IS CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

THERE'S A, THERE IS AN AGREEMENT, A DRAFT AGREEMENT, I GUESS YOU WOULD CONSIDER THAT COUNCIL HAS THE, THE, OBVIOUSLY THEY WERE ABLE TO REVIEW THAT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

IN, IN PREVIOUS UM, MEETINGS OR HOUR, HOUR THEY REVIEWED THAT.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT'S BEING CONSIDERED MY UNDERSTANDING WITH THAT.

IF SCENARIO TWO IN A SENSE WA IS, IS VOTED ON AND ACCEPTED THAT IT WOULD BE ONLY TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, I BELIEVE.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

SO IT'S 90 DAYS WITH TWO RENEWALS UP TO 150 DAYS.

YES SIR.

SO WITH THAT I, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION OF ITEMS FOUR, FOUR A AND B, HOWEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORD IT, MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS FOUR A AND B WITH SCENARIO TWO OR THREE WITH SCENARIO TWO.

AND I'LL SECOND WITH A CLARIFICATION.

THAT'S SCENARIO TWO.

THAT'S A $1.9 MILLION NOT TO EXCEED.

YES SIR.

UH, AND WITH THE CONTRACT WITH THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO BE A 90 DAY WITH TWO 30 DAY RENEWALS.

IS THAT YES.

WHAT YOU JUST CLARIFIED? MM-HMM .

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE CLARIFICATION.

ALRIGHT, SO THEY HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MAKE A COMMENT? UM, OBVIOUSLY I'M GONNA BE OPPOSED TO THIS.

UM, BUT UM, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE THOSE ON COUNCIL THAT ARE IN FAVOR OF THIS.

UM, WE DO NOT NEED TO TAKE THIS 1.9 MILLION FROM OUR RESERVES.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT AVAILABLE.

UM, IF, IF YOU THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA TO APPROVE THIS, THEN I THINK YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE, THE HARD DECISIONS OF WHERE CAN YOU FIND 1.9 IN AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN FUNDED.

WE NEED TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS AND PRIORITIZE AND WE NEED TO SAY NO TO SOME OTHER THINGS IF WE'RE SAYING YES TO THIS.

MR. POWELL, WOULD YOU BE OKAY IF WE FRAME OR IF THE, IF THE MOTION WAS AMENDED TO FRAME THAT, TO PULL FROM THE RESERVES WITH THE INTENT TO BRING BACK TO, WITH THE INTENT FOR CITY STAFF TO BRING BACK TO COUNCIL TO SHOW HOW THE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES ARE COVERED? UM, AND TO PAY BACK THE RESERVE IS, IS WHAT I'M GETTING AT? YES.

I MEAN, I'M GONNA VOTE, VOTE NO ANYWAY.

BUT IF, I MEAN, I'D LIKE MAYBE A, UH, PUT A TIMEFRAME IN THERE OF WHEN THAT'S GONNA BE BROUGHT BACK TO US WITHIN YES SIR.

SOMEONE WHO'S IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS MOTION, SIR, WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO DO THAT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR.

UM, I DO APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

I, UM, I WOULD SAY THAT THAT WOULD BE A PRUDENT APPROACH OBVIOUSLY, AND I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT FINANCING IF THAT'S ACCEPTED.