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YEAH, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT THE CITY
[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS ]
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY WILL NOW COME TO ORDER IN A WORK SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2026 AT 5:00 PM UH, ROLL CALL.DO WE, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SO WE
[3. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AND USE OF FUNDS FOR CITY'S PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE ]
WILL MOVE RIGHT INTO ITEM NUMBER THREE, PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION ON FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AND USE OF FUNDS FOR CITY'S PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.I'M GONNA MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR LEAGUE CITIES PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE, UH, AS WELL AS THE BUDGET OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE CITY'S PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE CAME OUT OF SOME COUNCIL RETREATS IN 20 AND 21.
MANY OF YOU WERE AT THOSE RETREATS WHERE IT WAS EXPRESSED THAT THERE WAS A, UH, DEMAND OR AN INTEREST IN A PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE.
SO IN 2021 LEAGUE CITY INITIATED THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE SUPPORTED BY CITY STAFF, MAINLY ME.
UM, AND, UH, THOSE IN THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND WITH A CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD, THE KEEP LEAGUE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE.
SO SINCE ITS CREATION, THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE GROUPS THAT HAVE SUPPORTED THE PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE THAT ARE ALL SEPARATE AND DIFFERENT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GO THROUGH THEM ALL.
THE KEEP LEAGUE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE IS ACTUALLY APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR, APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
UH, THESE ARE NINE INDIVIDUALS THAT, UH, SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE AND SUPPORT STAFF AND GIVE THEM DIRECTION ON WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE, WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ART.
AND ULTIMATELY THEY'RE KIND OF THE FINAL, UH, UH, DECIDE WHAT MURALS GET GET PASSED AND WHAT YOU DON'T.
SO BASICALLY THEY GO, OH, WE LIKE THIS TRAFFIC MURAL BOX OR THIS TRAFFIC MURAL BOX NEEDS, NEEDS A NEW DESIGN.
WE, WE WANT THAT TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE A MUSIC ADVISORY BOARD.
THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL CITY COMMITTEE THAT IS APPROVED BY COUNCIL, BUT IT'S AN ADVISORY BOARD THAT CAME ALONG WITH OUR MUSIC CERTIFICATION.
SO IT'S PART TO BE A AN OFFICIAL MUSIC FRIENDLY CITY, WE HAD TO HAVE AN ADVISORY BOARD.
AND SO WE HAVE, UH, EIGHT MEMBERS ON THAT COMMITTEE AND THEY MEET MONTHLY WITH, UH, MYSELF, UH, AS THEIR STAFF LIAISON.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE PATRONS OF THE PARKS AND ARTS FOUNDATION.
IT USED TO BE CALLED JUST THE PATRONS OF THE PARKS, BUT THEY ADDED ARTS WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
THIS GROUP YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH QUITE OFTEN WHEN LAND IS DONATED TO THEM AND THEN GETS, UH, GIVEN TO THE CITY, SUCH AS WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH PAT HALLEY PARK.
AND THEN WE HAVE ONE FINAL GROUP THAT'S BEEN ADDED, ANOTHER NONPROFIT GROUP CALLED THE LEAGUE CITY ART GUILD, AND YOU'RE GONNA HEAR FROM OUR PRESENTATION FROM THEM IN JUST A MINUTE.
SO THE FUNDING FOR THE INITIATIVE SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2022, WE'VE DEDICATED ABOUT 1.3 MILLION TO THE PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE.
MOST OF THAT HAS BEEN SPECIAL USE FUNDS INCLUDING PARK DEDICATION FEES AND HOTEL OCCUPANCY, TAX HOT TAXES, SO A BREAKDOWN OF THOSE FUNDING SOURCES.
PARK DEDICATION FEES AROUND 661,000 HOT FUNDS, 500,000 IN GENERAL FUNDS AROUND 130,000.
SO THE USE OF THE, UH, PARK DEDICATION FEES, WE HAVE 10 LARGE SCALE MURALS PAINTED AT FIVE DIFFERENT PARKS.
SIX GLASS MOSAIC MURALS AT FOUR PARKS, SIX SCULPTURES AND ART INSTALLATIONS AT FOUR PARKS.
AND THE GERARDI HOUSE BUILDING.
WE MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT BUILDING AT HERITAGE PARK TO CREATE OUR ARTISTS AND RESIDENCE LEASE STUDIO.
SO PROJECTS USING HOT FUNDING.
WE HAVE THREE LARGE SCALE MURALS THAT MARKET THE CITY TO VISITORS.
PERHAPS THE MOST PROMINENT ONE IS THERE ON THE SCREEN, THE ONE AT FM FIVE 18 AND THE FEEDER ROAD 40 PAINTED TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOXES.
AND WE ALSO FUND MUSIC CONCERTS AND ART RELATED CITY EVENTS.
OUR SATURDAY JAZZ NIGHTS AND OUR WHITE LINE AND NIGHT EVENT.
PART OF THAT COMES OUT OF HOT FEES NOW PROJECTS USING GENERAL FUNDING.
WE DO OUR WRAPPED TRAFFIC BOX CONTESTS WHERE, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY CAN SUBMIT TO THEIR ENTRIES.
AND SO WE'VE WRAPPED 15 BOXES.
WE ALSO SPEND THAT MONEY ON GALLERY DISPLAYS AND PUBLIC RECEPTION PER, EXCUSE ME, RECEPTIONS EACH QUARTER AT THE CITY'S PUBLIC ART GALLERY.
WE HAVE OPEN HOUSE EVENTS AT THE ARTISTS AND RESIDENCY STUDIOS.
AND THEN ALSO SUPPLIES FOR OUR RESIDENT ARTISTS WHO TEACH FREE CLASSES TO THE COMMUNITY.
THEY TEACH ABOUT SIX CLASSES, UH, PER YEAR.
SO THAT'S ABOUT 18 CLASSES THAT THEY DO AND IT'S FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
SO PROPOSED FUTURE FUNDING FOR THE ART INITIATIVE, UH, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.
WE'RE ROLLING OVER $50,000 FROM FISCAL YEAR 2026.
WE HAVE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN HOT FUNDING AND 32,000 IN GENERAL FUNDING.
PART OF THAT IS FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS BUDGET AND PART OF THAT IS FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS TRAFFIC, UH, BUDGET, WHICH GOES TO
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THE PUBLIC, UH, TRAFFIC BOXES.SO THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION OF PARKED DEDICATION FEES PROPOSED FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND FISCAL YEAR 20 27, 20 28 BUDGET.
THERE IS A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PROPOSED IN PART DEDICATION FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029 AND FISCAL YEAR 2031.
UM, I WANTED TO SHOW YOU A PROPOSED PROJECT THAT IS, UH, OUR KE LEAGUE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO PRO, UH, WOULD LIKE TO, UM, FUND USING PARK DEDICATION FEES.
IT'S AN ART SCULPTURE SIGNED TO BE PLACED AT THE NEW KAYAK LAUNCH.
SO THAT'S, SO THAT IS THE, UM, THE RENDERING THAT IS UP THERE.
UM, BUT THIS WOULD BE PLACED AT THE NEW KAYAK LAUNCH LOCATED NEAR THE FM TWO 70 BOAT RAMP.
IT'S NOT ONLY A SCULPTURE, BUT IT ALSO WOULD BE A SIGN SO YOU WOULD KNOW WHERE THE KAYAK LAUNCH IS LOCATED.
IT'S ABOUT ESTIMATED $120,000 NEEDED FOR THE DESIGN, BUILD AND INSTALLATION BY A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST AND CITY STAFF.
UM, RIGHT NOW, IF WE WANTED TO DO THAT, IF WE ROLLED OVER THE 50,000, WHICH WE ARE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027, WE NEED ABOUT $70,000, UH, IN DEDICATION FEES OR UNDER OTHER FUNDING TO DO THAT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT, UM, THAT THAT'S A PROJECT THAT THE KE LEAGUE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE WANTS TO PURSUE IN THE FUTURE USING PART DEDICATION FEES.
RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE THAT BUDGETED UNTIL FISCAL YEAR 2029.
AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, IF NOT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO THE ART GUILD AND THEY'RE GONNA MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION.
ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PRESENTATION
[4. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON PROPOSAL TO TURN THE WALTER HALL HOUSE BUILDING LOCATED AT HERITAGE PARK INTO A PUBLIC ART FACILITY ]
DISCUSSION ON PROPOSAL TO TURN THE WALTER HALL HOUSE BUILDING LOCATED AT HERITAGE PARK INTO A PUBLIC ART FACILITY.THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR LONG AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
UM, WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT.
MY NAME IS JILL REASON, AND LEAGUE CITY HAS BEEN MY HOME FOR 38 YEARS.
I SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR BAY AREA HOUSTON BALLET AND THEATER, AND I'M A PROUD TO SERVE ON THE CITY THROUGH THE KEEP LEAGUE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE PATRONS OF THE PARKS AND ARTS FOUNDATION TONIGHT, HOWEVER, I'M HERE WITH A WONDERFUL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE A NEW VISION FOR THE ARTS AND LEAGUE CITY.
I'M JOINED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE ART GUILD OF LEAGUE CITY, OUR PRESIDENT, JAN STRUBY.
LIZETTE MCCLUNG, OUR VICE PRESIDENT SUSAN PINKERTON, OUR TREASURER DIANE DUGAN, OUR RECORDING SECRETARY AND MYSELF.
AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY ARTISTS, RESIDENTS, AND SUPPORTERS WHO CAME TO TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN WHAT THIS COULD BECOME.
WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND UP? WOOHOO.
WE ARE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE WE SEE AN EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY.
LEAGUE CITY HAS AN HISTORIC HOME THAT DESERVES TO BE PRESERVED, CARED FOR, AND FILLED WITH LIFE AGAIN.
AND WE ARE A GROWING ARTIST COMMUNITY THAT NEEDS A HOME.
WE BELIEVE THESE TWO NEEDS CAN BECOME ONE VERY SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY.
IMAGINE A PLACE WHERE LOCAL ARTISTS CAN CREATE AND EXHIBIT THEIR WORK, WHERE A CHILD CAN DISCOVER THAT HE OR SHE LOVES TO PAINT, WHERE ADULTS CAN TAKE A CLASS, LEARN SOMETHING NEW, OR SIMPLY ENJOY THE WORK OF TALENTED PEOPLE WHO LIVE RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IMAGINE EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS ALL TAKING PLACE INSIDE A PIECE OF LEAGUE CITY'S HISTORY THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN, HAS BEEN GIVEN A MEANINGFUL NEW PURPOSE.
THAT IS THE VISION OF THE ART GUILD OF LEAGUE CITY, A HOME FOR THE ARTS IN THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE SEE THIS NOT AS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY, BUT AS A PRIVILEGE.
THE CHANCE TO WEAVE NEW LIFE INTO A PIECE OF LEAGUE CITY'S HISTORY COMES WITH A COMMITMENT TO HONOR ITS PAST CARE FOR ITS FUTURE, AND CREATE SOMETHING OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY CAN BE PROUD TO CALL ITS OWN.
WE BELIEVE THE ARTS CONTRIBUTE NOT ONLY TO THE CULTURAL LIFE OF A COMMUNITY, BUT ITS ECONOMIC VITALITY, ITS IDENTITY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ITS SENSE OF CONNECTION.
TONIGHT WE'RE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE ART GUILD OF LEAGUE CITY, SHOW YOU WHAT WE ENVISION FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY, AND SHARE HOW WE BELIEVE THE GUILD AND THE CITY CAN WORK TOGETHER TO TURN THIS EMPTY HISTORIC HOME INTO SOMETHING FILLED WITH CREATIVITY,
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OPPORTUNITY, AND COMMUNITY.WE AREN'T JUST SIMPLY ASKING FOR A COLLABORATION, WE'RE ASKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THIS BUILDING NEW PURPOSE AGAIN.
AND NOW LIZETTE MCCLUNG IS GONNA GO THROUGH LOGISTICS.
MY NAME IS LIZETTE MCCLUNG AND ALONG WITH JILL, I AM ALSO ON THE KEEP LAKE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE AND ON THE BOARD OF THE PATRONS OF THE PARKS AND ARTS FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS ON THE BOARD OF OUTDOOR PAINTER SOCIETY.
PLUS, I HAVE BEEN FEATURED ARTISTS IN GALLERIES, BOTH IN GALVESTON AND HOUSTON.
CURRENTLY MY ARTWORK IS ON EXHIBIT IN HOUSTON AT ARCHWAY GALLERY, WHICH IS THE OLDEST ARTIST OWNED GALLERY IN TEXAS.
UP ON THE SCREEN, THIS IS OUR ART GUILD MISSION STATEMENT.
AND I KNOW THAT JILL HAS JUST COVERED THE ESSENTIAL POINTS, BUT I WANNA EMPHASIZE THAT OUR GOAL IS TO INSPIRE, CREATE, CULTIVATE, AND CONNECT PEOPLE THROUGH THE ARTS.
THE ART GUILD'S VISION IS TO CREATE A PLACE WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN GATHER, LEARN, SHOWCASE, SELL, AND CELEBRATE THE ARTS.
WE'RE HERE TONIGHT AS THE ART GUILD OF LEAGUE CITY TO SEEK THE CITY'S SUPPORT TO TRANSFORM THE WALTER AND HELEN HALL HOUSE INTO A CREATIVE AND ENRICHING ART CENTER.
WE'VE HAD THE FORTUNATE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR TWICE THROUGH THE WALTER HALL HOUSE, AND THIS SLIDE POINTS OUT ITS CURRENT STATUS REVEALED DURING THE MOST RECENT WALKTHROUGH WAS EVIDENCE OF LEAKS AND CONTINUED DECLINE BECAUSE OF LACK OF OCCUPANCY.
WE SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY AND COMMUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THE, THE ART GUILD, TO REVITALIZE A HISTORIC BUILDING, ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY ART CENTER, AND SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISTS TOURISM AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
THIS IS THE ART GUILDS CONCEPT FOR THE WALTER HALL HOUSE.
NOTICE THAT WE HAVE PLANS FOR ALL THREE FLOORS.
YOU'LL SEE IN THE NEXT FIVE SLIDES, IMAGES OF THE HOUSE IN ITS CURRENT STATE, WHICH WE HAVE LABELED AS BEFORE.
AND IMAGES OF THE ARTIST GUILD'S VISION, WHICH WE HAVE LABELED AS AFTER THE THIRD FLOOR WILL HAVE OUR ARTIST STUDIOS.
WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FOUR AND FIVE STUDIOS STILL ON THE THIRD FLOOR.
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF OUR CLASSROOMS. THE SECOND FLOOR WILL BE DEDICATED TO OUR MAIN GALLERY SPACE, WHERE WE WILL HAVE MONTHLY EXHIBITIONS AND JURIED SHOWS, PLUS GROUP MEETINGS AND SPECIAL EVENTS CAN BE HELD HERE.
THE FIRST FLOOR WILL SHOWCASE A CO-OP GIFT SHOP WHERE MEMBER ARTISTS WILL DISPLAY ART FOR SALE, PLUS THE SPACE COULD POSSIBLY SERVE AS ANOTHER LEAGUE CITY VISITORS CENTER.
ALSO, ON THE FIRST FLOOR IS OUR STAGE AND PERFORMING AREA, WHICH HAS ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES.
ENVISION POETRY, READINGS, DANCE RECITALS, MUSIC EVENTS, ARTIST TALKS, AND BOOK SIGNINGS, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
NOW I WILL TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO JAN STRUBY.
I'M PRESIDENT OF THE ART GUILD LEAGUE CITY.
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF, ALONG WITH JILL AND LIZETTE, A MEMBER OF THE KEEP LEAGUE CITY.
I'M ALSO A SEVEN, SEVEN YEAR EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER AT THE ART LEAGUE OF BAYTOWN, WITH THREE OF THOSE BEING SERVED AS PRESIDENT.
I'M CO-CHAIR OF THE UPCYCLE ART
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CHALLENGE, WHICH IS SPONSORED BY CHEVRON PHILLIPS FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS.I LIVE IN THE VILLAGE AT TUSCAN LAKES, WHICH WE ARE WELL REPRESENTED BY TONIGHT WITH MY FRIEND JILL MCCADDEN.
WE STARTED THE ARTISTRY UNLEASHED ART CLUB, WHICH WE NOW HAVE 53 MEMBERS OF.
SO THERE'S A DEFINITE NEED FOR ART AND PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN ART IN THE CITY I FUNDING AT REVENUE SOURCES.
I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE ALL INTERESTED IN.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND UM, WE'VE GIVEN YOU SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPTIONS OF HOW WE PLAN TO RAISE MONEY AND TO COVER THE COSTS AND THE EXPENSES TO RUN THE BUILDING.
AS FAR AS GRANTS, FOR ONE THING, JILL AND MYSELF, WE BOTH HAVE HAD, UM, A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WRITING GRANTS, THE HOT FUNDS WE'LL TALK ABOUT LATER, BUT, UM, THESE ARE ALL WAYS THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING MONEY IN TO COVER THE COSTS.
ONE KEY THING THAT WE WANNA POINT OUT IS THAT, UM, THAT IT DOES PROVIDE, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENT SLIDE IT DOES PROVIDE? UM, WELL, I'M SORRY.
WE'RE PROPOSING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE WALTER AND HELEN HALL HOUSE AS A STUDIO, GALLERY AND COMMUNITY MEETING PLACE.
THE CITY, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PAY THE UTILITIES.
UM, AND MAINTAIN THE EXTERIOR GROUNDS, WHICH BASICALLY THE CITY IS DOING RIGHT NOW.
SO BASICALLY YOU'RE ALREADY DOING A LOT OF THESE THINGS THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU FOR.
UM, BUT WE WANT THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY BECAUSE WE WANT ACCESS FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY BE ABLE TO SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL THE WALTER AND HELEN HALL HOUSE IS.
THE GOOD THING IS THAT, UM, AGAIN, THIS IS THE EXTERIOR, WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, AND THIS IS THE INTERIOR THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
AND UM, AGAIN, IT'S JUST A LIST.
I DON'T READ IT TO YOU TONIGHT, BUT IF THINGS THAT ON OUR TWO VISITS THAT WE, UH, CAME UP WITH, THINGS THAT WE WOULD ALSO ASK THE CITY TO DO, THIS IS THE WORK THAT PROVIDED BY THE ART GUILD.
THE THING IS TO REALIZE IS THAT WE ARE A VOLUNTEER RUN ORGANIZATION.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE EXTERIOR AS FAR AS FURNITURE, LIKE COUCHES, CHAIRS, WHATEVER, BUT THE INSIDE IS WHERE WE'LL TAKE OVER.
WE'LL PAINT THE ENTIRE THING, CLEAN THE CARPETS, AND TURN IT INTO A SHOWCASE AS OPPOSED TO, UM, THE, THIS ARRAY, I GUESS IS A GOOD WORD FOR IT, THAT IT'S IN REPAIR.
RIGHT NOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY LIKE IS THAT THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, IF YOU, IF YOU KNOW WHERE THE HOUSE IS, IT'S RIGHT BY HERITAGE PARK.
AND SO WE ALREADY HAVE THE ARDI HOUSE THERE, WHICH HAS THE ARTISAN RESIDENCE.
WE ALREADY HAVE A PLAYGROUND THERE.
WE HAVE SCULPTURES, WE HAVE A WALKING TRAIL, A BEAUTIFUL WATER AREA WHERE YOU CAN GO OUT AND I KNOW MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN PICTURES IN THIS AREA.
AND SO THE WALTER HALL, HALL HOUSE, HALL HOUSE WOULD ADD TO THAT.
SO IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE A DESTINATION WHERE PEOPLE COULD GO FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF LIFE, HAVE A LITTLE PICNIC, HAVE THE KIDS PRAY, GO TO THE ARTS AND RESIDENCE, AND THEN COME ON OVER TO THE, UM, THE ART GUILD OF LEAGUE CITY AND CHECK IT OUT.
THIS WOULD PUT US ON THE MAP AS A DESTINATION SPOT.
PEOPLE WOULD COME, I BELIEVE, FROM HOUSTON SURROUNDING AREAS JUST TO SEE HERITAGE PARK AND WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.
SO WHY DOES THIS MATTER? ACQUIRING THE HALL HOUSE WILL HELP DEVELOP A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND ART ENHANCES THE CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY OF A COMMUNITY.
PLUS THIS PROVIDES THE CITY WITH A RELIABLE PARTNERSHIP READY TO ENRICH A CURRENTLY UNUSED ASSET.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? I THINK THERE WILL BE, BUT I'LL, I'LL START.
SO, UH, I THANK YOU FOR COMING AND FOR PRESENTING.
ALSO, YOUR ART IS PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED IN MY HOUSE, MY MOTHER'S HOUSE, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'S HOUSE.
SO IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN IT, IT'S PRETTY AWESOME.
YEAH, IT CAPTURES KINDA, YOU KNOW, THE UNIQUE LANDSCAPES DOWN HERE.
I I THINK IT'S, IT'S PRETTY, PRETTY GREAT.
UM, I SUPPORT THE IDEA WHOLEHEARTEDLY AND WE'VE LOOKED FOR YEARS AT OUR UNUTILIZED OR UNDERUTILIZED ASSETS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.
AND WE ARE VERY WELL AWARE THAT THE, THE HALL HOUSE IS, IS PROBABLY TOP OF THAT LIST.
AND ACTUALLY, FUNNY ENOUGH, IN THE REGULAR MEETING WE'LL TALK ABOUT ANOTHER UNDERUTILIZED ASSET THAT WE'RE GONNA ADDRESS, UH, LATER ON AS WELL.
AND THEY, THEY KIND OF FIT TOGETHER IN THE OVERALL REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN LEAGUE CITY AND CREATING IT MORE AS A, AS A DESTINATION.
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UH, AND SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE PICTURE SET IT WELL.THE, THE BONES ARE PRETTY GOOD.
RIGHT? IT HAS THE MUSEUM STYLE LIGHTING ALREADY IN THERE.
IT ALREADY HAS A LOT OF THESE THINGS.
IT DEFINITELY NEEDS SOME, SOME TLC.
IT'S NOT IN GREAT SHAPE RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT IT, IT'S ALREADY SET UP TO, TO, TO DO THIS.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS, I, I THINK FROM A FUNDING SOURCE SIDE, IT'S, UH, WE HAVE SOME OF THE FUNDING SOURCES ALREADY WORKED OUT AND WE'RE ALREADY INVESTING IN SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN THE PUBLIC ART MOVEMENT.
I THINK THE MURALS HAVE BEEN GREAT, UH, BUT THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE AND WE'RE HIRING PEOPLE FROM, FROM OUT OF TOWN TO DO THOSE AND, AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
I THINK REPURPOSING SOME OF THAT MONEY TOWARDS THIS, UH, WOULD BE A BETTER USE OF THAT, UH, OF THAT FUNDING, UH, FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
I, I BELIEVE IN THE, OF GETTING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGED AND THE PROGRAMMING THAT WOULD COME WITH THAT FOR KIDS AND, AND STUDENTS AND ADULTS AND SENIORS AND KIND OF UP AND DOWN THE LINE.
AND THEN THAT PARK ITSELF, IT'S, IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF OUR LEAST UTILIZED PARKS ALREADY AND MIGHT BE THE MOST GORGEOUS, BUT VERY FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT.
UH, I MEAN, I WAS, UH, I WAS TALKING TO, UH, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WHO'S LIVED HERE HER ENTIRE LIFE AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE, WHERE THAT WAS.
AND SEE, SAME THING WITH MY PARENTS.
LIKE, SO A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT PARK IS AND, UH, IT COULD BE A REAL SHOWPIECE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE, THE NEIGHBORS AROUND IT HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED WHAT THEY WANNA SEE OUT OF IT, AND THEY DON'T WANNA SEE LOUD OUTDOOR CONCERTS AND WEDDINGS AND THINGS THAT WE USE USED TO USE THAT HOUSE FOR TO GENERATE REVENUE AND TO PAY FOR THE UPKEEP.
AND THIS WOULD BE A MUCH MORE, MUCH LOWER IMPACT USE TO THAT FACILITY, UH, THAT WOULD BE BETTER FITTING INTO THAT COMMUNITY, UH, THAT COMMUNITY AROUND IT.
SO I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS WE'D HAVE TO JUST WORK THROUGH THE FUNDING AND SIT THERE AND LOOK AT WHERE WE'RE SPENDING RIGHT NOW ON THE ARTS AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO RE UH, TO REPACKAGE THAT AND MOVE THAT AROUND.
UH, BUT I, BUT I SUPPORT THE VISION.
I THINK IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING TO DO FOR A WHILE WITH THAT ASSET.
I JUST HAS STAFF PUT PENCIL TO PAPER ON ANY OF THIS BE SO, YOU KNOW, FROM A HIGH LEVEL WE DID, YOU KNOW, WALK THE PROPERTY AND JUST KIND OF MENTAL NOTES, BUT WE REALLY, IF THERE'S SUPPORT FROM THE COUNCIL, NEED TO PUT A BUDGET TOGETHER, I WOULD SUGGEST WE'RE PROBABLY TALKING 50 K TO KIND OF GET THE BUILDING IN SHAPE TO REOCCUPY, WHETHER THAT'S, THAT'S IT.
UH, THE ONLY IS THAT IT TO IT IS THERE'S EMERGENCY ACCESS STAIRS THAT GO TO THE THIRD FLOOR, AND WE NEED TO VERIFY THAT THOSE ARE STILL STABLE.
IF THEY'RE NOT, THAT'S PROBABLY A PRETTY BIG CHUNK OF MONEY TOO.
MORE THAN IT'S JUST, I I JUST REMEMBER THE, WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THIS WITH THE LONGHORN MUSEUM, HOW, HOW IT KIND OF, THE COST JUST EXPLODED.
SO, AND IT, IT'S, IT'S AN OLD, IT'S AN OLD HOUSE.
AND IN, AS WE ALL RECALL WITH THE BUTLER LONGHORN MUSEUM, YOU KNOW, THE COSTS SEEM TO MULTIPLY EVERY YEAR, WHETHER IT WAS AIR CONDITIONING OR ROOF OR MAKING THE BUILDING WATERTIGHT.
WE BELIEVE THE BUILDING'S PRETTY WATERTIGHT AS WE SIT THERE TODAY.
WHEN WE WENT THROUGH IT, THEY NOTED SOME LEAKS.
THEY SEEM TO BE CONDENSATE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, NOT SOME ROOF OR BUILDING ENVELOPE ISSUE.
UM, THE GARAGE NEXT TO IT HAS A LOT OF PEELING PAINT, SO AS WE POWER WASH THAT, WE'D END UP HAVING TO REPAINT THAT.
SO AGAIN, IF IT'S SOMETHING THE COUNCIL DOES, WE'D LIKE TO AT LEAST PUT A, YOU KNOW, PENCIL TO PAPER AND KIND OF IDENTIFY WHAT WE THINK EXTERIOR WISE IS A, YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTION BUDGET.
AND I CAN'T RECALL WHAT WAS ON THE INSIDE THAT REQUIRED IMMEDIATE CARE, BUT WE'D HAVE TO JUST TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THAT.
I MEAN, AND THEN, AND THEN THE ANNUAL COSTS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY THAT COMES OUTTA THE GENERAL FUND IS KEEPING AN UNOCCUPIED BUILDING JUST SAFE FROM THE ENVIRONMENT.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE NICK'S ALREADY SOLD ON THIS AND SO I, I WOULD SUPPORT IT IF WE COULD ACTUALLY REDIRECT FUNDS FROM, AND NOT THEN MAYBE 18 MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD WE GO, OH, WE CAN AFFORD BOTH OF 'EM.
YOU KNOW, BUT I WILL TELL YOU LADIES, IF YOU GUYS WEREN'T AROUND FOR THE LONGHORN MUSEUM DEBACLE, IT, IT, YOU WERE, YOU WERE THERE.
I MEAN, IT WAS, IT GOT REALLY NASTY AND IT ALL CAME DOWN TO MONEY.
YOU KNOW, IF, IF YOU GUYS CAN GENERATE THE MONEY, THE MORE Y'ALL CAN GENERATE POINT, THE BETTER THE WHOLE THING WILL GO.
WHICH ISN'T THAT HOW LIFE IS IN GENERAL REALLY, YOU KNOW? BUT, UM, I CAUTIOUSLY, I GUESS, SUPPORT THIS
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FOR THE LONGHORN MUSEUM SIDE.AND, AND ONE THING THAT SOLD ME ON THIS VERSUS THAT IS, UH, VOLUNTEER LED, NOT A BUNCH OF PAID STAFF.
AND IF YOU LOOKED AT THE BUDGET, THE LONGHORN MUSEUM, WHAT IT GOT EATEN UP WITH IS PAID STAFF.
YOU START, YOU START PUTTING AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT 75,000, START HIRING A BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
IT DOESN'T GET TOO LONG UNTIL YOU'RE, UNTIL YOU'RE UP OVER $150,000.
AND THAT REALLY PUTS A DENT IN THE BOTTOM LINE.
AND THIS NOT HAVING THAT OVERHEAD, NOT HAVING THAT, UH, THAT SALARY COST IS YEAH.
SO, SO TO TODAY, OUTTA HOT FUNDS WE'RE ALLOWED TO USE 15%, SO 150,000 DEDICATED TO THE ARTS.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SOME EXISTING PROGRAMS BESIDES THE MURALS THAT WE DO.
SO WE JUST HAVE TO, AGAIN, PUT OUR HANDS AROUND WHAT DO THOSE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE AND WHAT CAN THEY SUPPORT? AND THEN DEVELOP, DEVELOP A BUDGET, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE GUILD.
I THINK YOU HIT ON THE, THE KEY DIFFERENCE THERE WITH THE, THE LONGHORN MUSEUM IS THEY WERE LOOKING TO HAVE THE CITY PAY STAFF AS WELL AS MAINTAIN THE FACILITY.
AND I THINK WE WERE UNANIMOUS ON COUNCIL.
AND, AND THAT WAS AT A TIME OF BODY OF FOLKS THAT WERE RARELY UNANIMOUS, UM, THAT WE WOULD HAPPILY CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THE FACILITY, POWER IT, UM, MAKE SURE THEY SEEMED WAS RUNNING.
UM, BUT WE DIDN'T WANNA PAY STAFF.
UH, SO THAT'S THE ONE KEY DIFFERENCE.
I THINK THE SECONDARY THING IS, IS THE IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY, UM, THAT THAT MUSEUM WAS NOT HIGH TRAFFIC, UM, TO PUT IT BLOOD, UM, SOMETHING LIKE THIS, EVEN IF IT'S NOT HIGH TRAFFIC, IT'S NOT JUST EYES ON IT.
UM, BUT IT'S, IT'S PARTICIPATION, UM, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS OUR CITIZENS, UH, MORE THAN A MUSEUM THAT YOU CAN REALLY ONLY GO SEE SO MANY TIMES TO KEEP YOUR INTEREST.
UM, SO I THINK THAT'S A, A GOOD ASPECT OF THE PLAN.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A, A TIMELINE, UM, BOTH FOR, UM, YOUR ASK AND EXPECTATION AND WHAT WE CAN REALISTICALLY DO FROM A, UM, GETTING IT READY STANDPOINT WITHOUT JUMPING THROUGH BUDGET, UM, THEATRICS TO GET THERE.
UM, CONCEPTUALLY I THINK IT'S AN AWESOME PLAN.
UM, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE DETAILS.
YOU KNOW, I'VE WORKED WITH JILL FOR 35 YEARS, HUNDRED YEARS,
YEAH, MAYBE IT FEELS LIKE A HUNDRED, BUT ANYTHING THAT JILL NORMALLY GETS INVOLVED WITH, SHE DOES A GREAT JOB.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT HER HEART'S REALLY INTO IT.
I KNOW YOU'RE THE OTHER LADIES HERE, SOME OF 'EM ARE PROBABLY THE SAME WAY.
SO I DO THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEAL TO, UM, MAYBE HAVE THE ART INITIATIVE AND LET THAT BE A TOURISM DESTINATION FOR LEAGUE CITY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TOO MANY.
AND WITH THAT SAID, I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT I DON'T WANT TO GET IN TROUBLE WITH IS HAVING ANOTHER BUTLER, LONGHORN MUSEUM TO WHERE WE'RE HAVING A PROBLEM.
THIS IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS MAYBE A SHORTER TERM INSTEAD OF 15 YEARS, MAYBE A FIVE YEAR TERM.
LET'S SEE THE STARTUP, LET'S SEE A DETAIL, AND MAYBE SARAH COULD PUT TOGETHER A DETAILED COST INITIATIVE TO GET THE BUILDING IN ORDER FOR OPENING DAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PLAN OF REVENUE, WHAT YOU THINK FROM MCGILL AND HOW MUCH MONEY YOU MAY BRING IN.
I REALLY WOULD LIKE FOR THIS BUILDING TO BE A SELF SUSTAIN BUILDING THAT YOU PAY FOR, AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT MAJOR CONSTRUCTION, BUT AT LEAST UTILITIES, STUFF LIKE THAT.
ANY TYPE OF MAJOR AIR CONDITION WORK OR STRUCTURE OR BONES, IT WOULD BE ON THE CITY.
BUT YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, YOU'RE A 5 0 1 C3 ORGANIZATION AND WE HAVE A LOT OF THEM IN LEAGUE CITY THAT ARE ASKING FOR MONEY, AND IT'S SOMETIMES NOT FAIR.
JILL WILL TELL YOU, WHEN WE WERE DOING ADVERTISEMENT WITH HOT FUNDS IN NASA BAY, EVERYBODY WANTS THEIR FAIR SHARE.
AND YOU HAVE TO BE FAIR ACROSS THE BOARD TOO, TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE SELF SUSTAIN IN AT LEAST THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER, WHATEVER BE PAID FOR BY YOUR ORGANIZATION WITH THE CITY, OR AT LEAST MAYBE REFUNDED IN THE CITY SO THAT WE ARE NOT PUT IN A SITUATION THAT WE HAVE TO START PAYING FOR EVERYBODY'S UTILITIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
EVERY 5 0 1 C THREES, NOW YOU CAN GET THERE IF YOU HAVE A GOOD PLAN OF
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REVENUE COMING IN.UM, THE OTHER THING I DO NOT WANNA SEE IS, IS CITY EMPLOYEES THIS TO TURN INTO A, WE NEED FIVE EMPLOYEES OUT THERE, WE NEED A MAINTENANCE MAN, WE NEED THIS, WE NEED A FACILITY PERSON TO, TO CLEAN UP BECAUSE I REALLY THINK, UM, THIS IS, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T WANNA SOUND RUDE, THIS IS A WANT AND NOT NECESSARY A NECESSITY FOR THE CITY.
AND WE'RE, OUR BUDGET IS VERY LIMITED ON WHAT WE CAN AFFORD.
WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO PAY FOR.
SO WITH THAT SAID, I DO SUPPORT IT, BUT AS LONG AS WE CAN GET A GOOD PLAN TOGETHER AND BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL AND AT LEAST MAYBE HAVE A, A FIVE YEAR PLAN AND THEN MOVE IT UP TO A 15 YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT OR SOMETHING.
YEAH, I LOVE THE CONCEPT, JILL.
UM, I ALSO LOVE THAT IT DOESN'T FOCUS EXCLUSIVELY ON THE VISUAL ARTS BECAUSE I GET ASKED A LOT ABOUT SUPPORT FOR PERFORMING ARTS IN LEAGUE CITY.
LOOKING AT THE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES OF THE STAGE, IT LOOKED LIKE THE, THE STAGE CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 25 SEATS, AND THE AFTER PICTURE LOOKS SMALLER.
WHAT'D YOU GUYS HAVE IN MIND FOR SEATING CAPACITY FOR THE STAGE? I THINK IT'S ABOUT 30.
I THINK RIGHT NOW IT'S ABOUT 35, UM, SEATS.
HOW MANY? I I BELIEVE IT'S 35.
IT, IT WILL ONLY BE AS SMALL VENUE FOR, YOU KNOW, THE STAGE IS, IS SMALL, SO IT WOULD, IT'D BE GREAT FOR POETRY READING, UM, SOLO, YOU KNOW, GUITAR PLAYERS, UM, ARTIST TALKS, UM, BOOK SIGNINGS.
WE WOULDN'T BE DOING LIKE A FULL THREE ACT PLAY THERE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO IT, IT, IT'S, IT'S EQUIVALENT TO THE HOP FUNDING THAT THE CITY DOES ALREADY PROVIDE.
JUST AN IDEA, JUST A, THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT ALL AVENUES TO, TO GO WITH THAT.
JUST PUTTING TOGETHER A BUDGET FOR THE CITY AND TRY TO, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF FUNDING REVENUE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MM-HMM
BRINGING IN FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE COMING IN.
I GOT, I GOT SEVERAL QUESTIONS HERE.
UH, ONE OF 'EM WAS JUST, WAS JUST ANSWERED ABOUT THE SEATING FOR THE PERFORMANCE ARTS.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA NEED TO CALCULATE OUT IS WE'RE GONNA NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE COMPS FOR THE RENTALS ARE.
WHAT, LET'S SEE, IS THAT BETTER? YES, YES.
SO I'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU COULD HEAR, BUT I'VE GOT SEVERAL, JUST A FEW QUESTIONS HERE.
UM, ONE OF THEM WAS ABOUT THE SEATING.
I THINK WE'VE GOT THAT ANSWERED.
THERE WAS A COUPLE MORE THAT I'D LIKE TO ASK ABOUT IT, BUT WE CAN DO THAT LATER.
UM, WE'RE GONNA NEED TO FIGURE OUT COMPS FOR THE RENTALS BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO YOUR TAXES, THIS IS GONNA BE CONSIDERED BASICALLY, UM, ALMOST LIKE A, A CHARITY GIVING FROM THE CITY.
SO WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT WOULD QUOTE AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE, UM, THE UTILITIES ON THAT.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS BECOME KIND OF SELF-SUSTAINING, BUT FOR, BUT WHAT'S THAT? I'M SORRY.
I MEAN, THERE WAS, UH, REALLY NICE WOOD FLOORS ON SOME OF THE PICTURES.
SO WHICH ONES WOULD BE CARPETED? BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA LIKE REPLACE THE CARPET.
I, I BELIEVE ON THE SECOND FLOOR IS CARPETING, AND ON THE THIRD FLOOR IT'S THE HARDWOOD FLOORS ALREADY.
CURRENTLY, THE HARDWOOD UNDER THE CARPET IS NOT QUALITY WOOD.
LEMME SEE, WE, WE CHECKED UNDER THE CARPETING AND THE WOOD IS NOT LIKE QUALITY WOOD, SO WE COULDN'T TAKE THE CARPET UP AND, AND USE THOSE WOOD FLOORS.
BUT LIKE SHE SAID, ON OTHER FLOORS, WELL, THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF COURSE IS CONCRETE, BUT THE THIRD FLOOR, THERE ARE SOME WOOD FLOORS UP THERE.
YEAH, BECAUSE THERE'S, UH, I JUST THINK THE WOOD FLOORS LOOK.
YEAH, BUT THE CAR UNDER THE CARPETING, THE WOOD FLOORS ARE NOT
UH, SO FOR THE ARTIST STUDIOS, THE HARDWOOD FLOOR, I MEAN THE WOOD FLOORS WOULD BE SUFFICIENT.
UM, SO YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT YOU'RE, YOU'VE BEEN PRESIDENT OF THE BAYTOWN GUILD MM-HMM
SO HOW DID THAT GO OVER WITH THE DESTINATION RESULTS AND WHAT SUCCESS DID BAYTOWN HAVE WITH
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THIS? UM, WELL, WE JUST GOT A GRANT FROM THE PORT HOUSTON AND THAT'S GONNA BRING PEOPLE IN.WE ALSO ARE PART OF THE SCULPTURE TRAIL, WHICH ALSO BRINGS, UM, PEOPLE IN.
SO, UH, I CAN'T SAY THAT THE FOOT TRAFFIC IS COMPARABLE TO GALVESTON BY ANY MEANS, BUT, UM, AND THERE ARE ENOUGH EVENTS THERE THAT DO BRING PEOPLE DOWN, WORKSHOPS, ET CETERA, LIKE WE'RE GONNA DO HERE.
UM, BUT THIS QUITE HONESTLY IS A BETTER LOCATION AND IS A BETTER BEGINNING SET UP THAN EVEN WHAT BAYTOWN STARTED WITH.
SO WE'RE ALREADY, TRUTHFULLY, IF YOU APPROVE THIS, WE'RE ALREADY AHEAD OF THE GAME, STARTING OUT OF THE GATE, QUITE HONESTLY.
UM, I'VE JUST GOT THREE OR FOUR MORE.
UH, SO HOW MUCH IS THE GUILD CURRENTLY INVESTING, UH, IN, IN DOLLAR WISE? I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA RAISE IT FROM FUNDRAISING, SO YOU MAY NOT KNOW, BUT HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH ARE YOU GUYS ALREADY GONNA BE CHIPPING INTO THIS? WELL, WELL, UM, AT THIS POINT, UH, WE CAN DEVELOP A BUDGET THAT WILL ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU.
FORTHCOMING WITH MEMBER DUES GRANTS AND THEN SPONSORSHIPS FOR DIFFERENT ENTITIES OF THE HOUSE.
AND THE LAST, WELL, BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS WITH THE STUDIO RENTALS, WITH THE EVENT RENTALS, THE CLASSES AND OTHER REVENUE SOURCES, UM, WHAT IS THE FUNDING, IF, IF WE END UP AND WE'RE NOT HAVING, UH, THIS BECOME A, A BREAK EVEN SOURCE? WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE, WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THE FUNDS ONCE YOU, ONCE YOU'RE UP AND RUNNING FROM THE EVENT RENTALS AND ALL THAT STUFF? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.
UH, YOU MEAN IF WE HAVE AN EXCESS OF FUNDING? OKAY.
WELL, AND THE NONPROFIT, WELL THAT'S JUST, IT'S HARD EVEN SAY YEAH, SORRY.
BUT WE ACTUALLY, BUT YOU KNOW, NOT-FOR-PROFITS STILL HAVE TO MAKE A PROFIT, OTHERWISE THEY SHUT DOWN.
SO WHEN WE END UP WITH HAVING THIS, I'M JUST, IT'S JUST NOT A, I DON'T WANT IT TO BE A TOUGH QUESTION OR ANYTHING.
I WAS JUST ASKING WHERE DO, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE FUND? SO WHEN YOU GET ALL THESE EVENT COSTS, WHATEVER, WHAT DO YOU REINVEST WITH IT? I, I DON'T NEED
IT COULD BE SCHOLARSHIPS, IT COULD BE, UH, THE SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY, BRINGING THEM IN FOR FREE CLASSES DO, IT'S JUST ENDLESS SUPPLY OF THINGS THAT WE COULD DO WITH OVERAGE THAT, UM, SUPPLIES, TAKE IT ON THE TR ON, ON ON A TR GO TO SCHOOLS AND DO EVENTS WITH THE, WITH THE KIDS.
SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE COULD DO ONCE WE KNOW THAT THE FUNDING'S COMING IN.
AND LAST ONE, WHAT ARE THE, WHAT DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE HOURS BEING? THE HOURS THAT THE, THE BUILDING WOULD BE OPEN? SURE.
UH, THAT WOULD JUST DEPEND, WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT FOR SURE.
UM, WE'RE TALKING, WE'RE, WELL STARTING OUT, STARTING OUT.
WE WOULD HOPE TO BE OPEN THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY.
AND THEN AS YOU KNOW, WE PROGRESS THEN, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE CAN ADD A WEDNESDAY ON THERE.
SO, UM, AT LEAST FOUR DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK WE WOULD HAVE, UM, VOLUNTEERS AT LEAST TWO EVERY, UM, DAY WORKING THE, THE, THE, THE SPACE.
I, I REALLY DO LIKE THIS IDEA.
UM, AND SO IF WE COULD JUST, WHEN YOU GET THAT BUDGET, I THINK IT'LL KIND OF FILL IN SOME OF THE GAPS.
I THINK THE PRESENTATION'S GOOD.
UM, AND THANKS FOR PUTTING UP WITH MY QUESTIONS.
UH, WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR A GOOD ACCOUNTANT AND NICE VOLUNTEERS, SO THERE YOU'RE GOOD.
IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK,
SO AT 5 39 THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.