Dec 16, 2025 Planning Commission

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YES. IT'S OKAY. ALRIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S 3:30.

[1. Call Meeting to Order]

WE HAVE A QUORUM AND WE HAVE ALL SIGNED IN. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST? SEEING NONE, WE'LL PROCEED TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF ANYBODY'S HERE, WISH. THERE'S NOBODY PRESENT.

SO I GUESS NOBODY'S GOING TO WANT TO TALK TO US.

WE'LL GO STRAIGHT TO THE NEW BUSINESS. ITEM 5.A, 25P-052.

[5.A.1. 25P-052 (2210 31st Street) Request for designation as a Galveston Landmark. Property is legally described as M.B. Menard Survey, Part of Lots 1 & 2 (2001-2), Southwest Block 114, Galveston Outlots, in the City and County of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Emily Barbe Property Owner: Jerry and Shelly Willis]

THIS IS AT 2210 31ST STREET. THERE ARE 32 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT.

NONE OF THOSE WERE RETURNED. SO THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL BUNGALOWS THAT ALEXANDER MCCLELLAN BUILT IN THE TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMAN STYLE, OR 1914, WITH 2 IDENTICAL BUNGALOWS TO THE NORTH AND ONE TO THE SOUTH.

ACTUALLY IT SHOULD BE 1 TO THE 1 TO THE SOUTH AND 2 TO THE NORTH.

AS RENTAL PROPERTIES EACH BUNGALOW HAD METAL ROOFING CONSISTS OF 5 ROOMS, 1 CLOSET.

THEY'RE ALL IDENTICAL RENTAL PROPERTIES. HE WAS BORN IN 1864, IN CANADA.

AND OWNED MCCLELLAN ELECTRIC COMPANY AT 2105 POST OFFICE.

HE WAS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR BY TRADE. THIS PARTICULAR HOUSE IS MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LONG TERM OWNER, ROYAL WILLIS. WILLIS AND HIS WIFE, NONIE. THEY ARE BOTH MEMBERS OF CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH.

BOTH HEAVILY INVOLVED MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE MASONIC ORDER, ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR, SHRINERS HOSPITAL, NONIE VOLUNTEERED AT THE SHRINERS BURN HOSPITAL AT UTMB IN GALVESTON FROM 1962 UNTIL 2013, AND WAS AWARDED THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS UNSUNG HEROES AWARD FOR HER SERVICE IN 2006.

SO THIS BUNGALOW FEATURES MUCH OF ITS HISTORIC CHARACTER AS A CRAFTSMAN STYLE BUNGALOW ARCHITECTURAL STYLE THAT WAS POPULAR FROM THE END OF THE VICTORIAN ERA, WELL INTO THE 1930S. NOTE ALSO THAT IN 2023, THE BUNGALOW TO THE SOUTH, ALSO BUILT BY MCLENNAN, WAS DESIGNATED AS A GALVESTON HISTORIC LANDMARK PROPERTY.

THE PROPERTY IS NOT LOCATED IN HISTORIC DISTRICT IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES.

LANDMARK COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST IN THE DECEMBER 15TH, 2025 MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE FINAL DECISION AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 22ND, 2026. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH THE STANDARD CONDITION THE STAFF REPORT.

WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS HERE. SO HERE WE HAVE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

AND IN THE VICINITY MAP YOU CAN SEE JUST TO THE SOUTH, THE OTHER LANDMARK BUILDING THAT MR. MCLELLAN ALSO BUILT. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND HERE WE HAVE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, TO THE SOUTH, TO THE WEST. AND THEN THAT IS A SANBORN MAP SHOWING THE THE BUNGALOWS ALL IN A ROW.

AND THEY WERE ALL STILL EXISTENT. AND THEN THE STAR INDICATES THE ONE WE'RE CURRENTLY CONSIDERING, AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. THANK YOU DANIEL.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT SOMETHING. IT LOOKS LIKE A COUPLE OF THOSE HAVE BEEN ELEVATED. IF IF THIS IS A LANDMARK DESIGNATION, CAN THEY CHANGE IT BY ELEVATING IT? SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY? OH, YEAH. THAT DOESN'T IT DOESN'T PERMIT NOT ALLOW THEM TO DO IT.

RIGHT? RIGHT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN THEY CAN CERTAINLY DO.

WE SEE THAT ONCE IN A WHILE IN OUR HISTORIC DISTRICTS, ACTUALLY.

GOOD QUESTION. ANYBODY ELSE? YES, SIR. WHEN DID WE DO THIS LANDMARK PROGRAM? WHEN DID THAT START? Y'ALL KNOW? THE ABILITY TO DO IT DATES FROM THE EARLY 2000S. OKAY. ACTUALLY, CITY HALL, THE BUILDING WE ARE IN WAS THE FIRST GALVESTON LANDMARK, AND WE'RE UP TO JUST ABOUT 150. OH, OKAY. THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IS THE APPLICANT.

SHE IS AVAILABLE HERE VIA THE TEAMS. ALL RIGHT.

THANKS FOR JOINING US. WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SURE.

YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK. I TRIED TO GET ON THE MEETING YESTERDAY, BUT WE WERE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

I'M THE APPLICANT, BUT I'M NOT THE OWNER. 1 OF THE OWNERS, MY MOM SIGNED EVERYTHING, AND SHE KNOWS ABOUT THIS, BUT THE DESIGNATION IS HOPEFULLY A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR MY FATHER, WHO IS THE 3RD GENERATION OWNER OF THE BUNGALOW.

MY GREAT GRANDMA LIVED THERE. WE VISITED HER MANY TIMES.

ACTUALLY CALLED HER MAMA AT THE BEACH. WAS HER GRANDMA NAME? SO I'LL SOON BE THE 4TH GENERATION OWNER OF THE BUNGALOW.

AND MY DAD'S BEEN WORKING ON FIXING THIS UP SINCE HE BECAME THE OWNER OF IT A FEW YEARS AGO.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR CONSIDERING THIS AS A LANDMARK DESIGNATION.

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AND I CAN HOPEFULLY, MAYBE ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

BUT A LOT OF THE RESEARCH, I SHOULD SAY MOST OF THE RESEARCH WAS DONE BY JAMIE DURHAM.

BUT I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING THIS BACK TO COMMISSION FOR ACTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED BY STAFF.

I'LL SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE.

25P- 052 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT. I LIKE THAT.

WE'RE SEEING BUILDINGS HERE IN THIS PART OF TOWN.

31ST, YOU KNOW, DOWN TO ABOUT 45TH OR SO RECOGNIZED IN THIS WAY.

I THINK THAT'S A HISTORIC PART OF TOWN THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS GET AS MUCH CREDIT AS IT DESERVES, SO I AGREE. GOOD COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. THOSE IN FAVOR. AND THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS MA'AM. MERRY CHRISTMAS. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. 6.A ACTION ITEM. FINALIZE THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION.

[6.A. Action Item — Finalization of topics for discussion at the January 15, 2026, City Council Meeting (Staff)]

IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE KARINA. AND WE HAD HAD THESE 6 TOPICS THAT HAD BEEN CIRCULATING WE'VE DISCUSSED MULTIPLE TIMES.

SO WHAT WE HAD DECIDED WAS THAT WE WOULD RANK THE TOPICS, YOU ALL WOULD RANK THE TOPICS AND THAT THE TOP THREE WOULD BE THE ONES THAT WE WOULD BRING TO THE CITY COUNCIL JOINT MEETING FOR DISCUSSION.

AND SO THOSE TOP THE THE WINNERS ARE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS, HARDENING BEACHFRONT AND DUNES AND ALLEY ACCESS LOTS.

ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. YOU GUYS. THAT IS ON THE 15TH.

YES. AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME YET. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW. OKAY. SO I KNOW THAT SO MY QUESTION IS THIS, HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE FOR THIS WORKSHOP? RIGHT, RIGHT. IT'S A WORKSHOP FORMAT. OKAY. SO JUST AND I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE IT AS AN EXAMPLE, I KNOW THAT THE ALLEY ACCESS LOTS DOWN ON THAT END, THAT'S KIND OF Y'ALL'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S IN YOUR WHEELHOUSE.

DO YOU GUYS WANT TO COME TO THE MEETING. WHAT'S WHAT'S I THINK THE PLAN.

WOULD Y'ALL DISCUSS THAT? YEAH. IT WAS FOR EVERYBODY TO COME.

OH, FOR EVERYBODY TO COME. OH, PERFECT. AS LONG AS THEY CAN.

YES. YEAH. THERE'S A PER DIEM WITH THAT, RIGHT.

YOU GET, YOU GET YOUR BOTTLE OF WATER. WOW. AND YOUR FREE PARKING SPACE.

OKAY, I DO THINK IT BEARS AND HOPEFULLY I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, 6MINUTES.

I DO THINK IT BEARS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW YOU GUYS WANT TO PRESENT THESE THINGS, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF CITY COUNCIL HAS LIKE, ALLEY ACCESS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE FOREFRONT OF THEIR REQUEST OF, OF PLANNING COMMISSION.

SO, YEAH. SO WHAT I WAS THINKING WE WOULD DO IS STAFF IS WE'LL PUT TOGETHER A POWERPOINT BECAUSE WE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS STUFF BEFORE, SO WE ALREADY HAVE THE BACKBONES FOR THAT.

AND WE CAN PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR ONE MORE MEETING BEFORE THE JOINT MEETING.

WE'LL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. WE'LL GO THROUGH THE SLIDES, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE READY FOR THE MEETING.

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. I DO HAVE JUST A SINCE THIS IS UP THERE, I KNOW THAT NUMBER 4 DIDN'T MAKE THE LIST.

I BELIEVE THAT. WE DIDN'T. WE TALK ABOUT HAVING SOME SORT OF LITTLE SOMETHING SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

YEAH. MIKE SHAHAN, WHO IS THE THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR, IS INDEPENDENTLY GOING TO BRING THAT TO COUNCIL.

SO I. YEAH. SO EVEN THOUGH IT DIDN'T MAKE IT, I BELIEVE IT WILL BE A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL.

OKAY. PERFECT. ALRIGHT. SO ON THE ON THE ALLEY ACCESS LOTS, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THAT'S I KNOW WHAT THE CONCERN IS, BUT IS THAT MAINLY A CLARIFICATION OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE LDRS? YEAH, I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY A CONCERN OF OURS IS TO CLARIFY THAT LANGUAGE.

SO THERE'S NOT A PERCEIVED CONFLICT. AND THEN WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT MAYBE RESTRICTIONS ON GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WHERE IT CAN TAKE PLACE.

OKAY. AND I KNOW YOU SAID YOU'RE GOING TO BRING SOMETHING TO THE NEXT MEETING. SO WITH THE WITH THE PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENTS ALSO, WE TALKED BEFORE ABOUT THERE WERE SOME COMMON THEMES THAT STAFF WAS GETTING FROM APPLICANTS.

AND RATHER THAN BRING ALL THAT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, YOU WERE LOOKING AT HOW YOU COULD MAKE THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE AS OPPOSED TO HAVING EVERYTHING ON OUR PLATE. DOES THAT RING A BELL? I DON'T THINK THAT'S A DISCUSSION WE'VE HAD ABOUT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS. WE MOSTLY TALKED ABOUT THE PROLIFERATION OF THEM.

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE SAW A TON. IT'S KIND OF SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

WE TALKED ABOUT THERE WERE SOME COMMON REQUESTS THAT THEY WERE MAKING, THAT APPLICANTS WERE MAKING THAT WERE LIKE, THEY KEEP MAKING THE SAME REQUEST OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND WE'RE APPROVING IT. IS IT SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO COME TO THIS BODY AS OPPOSED TO

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I HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE NOTES. YEAH. SEE IF YOU CAN PULL THEM UP, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL THEY'RE ALL VARIED, RIGHT. THERE ARE SOME COMMON REQUESTS THAT WE WERE SEEING A LOT OF ON THE WEST END IS REDUCING RIGHT OF WAY WIDTHS AND LOT SIZES. BUT THAT'S THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF THAT WAS LIKE REALLY REOCCURRING IN THE PUDS.

IN PUDS? YEAH. YEAH. THERE WAS A LOT OF THE REQUESTS FOR VARIANCES FROM THE WIDTH OF THE STREETS, AND WE HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT ACCESS FOR 1ST RESPONDERS AND THE TURNAROUNDS FOR THE FIRE TRUCKS AND ALL THAT KIND OF THING.

I GOT YOU. I VAGUELY RECALL. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO KIND OF COME UP WITH SOME BULLET POINTS FOR US, RIGHT? SO WE NEED ANYTHING. WHAT WE NEED TODAY IS A MOTION ACCEPTING THE TOP 3 TOPICS.

AND THEN WE'LL PREPARE THE POWERPOINT WHICH WE WILL REVIEW AT THE NEXT MEETING.

AND WE DID A WORKSHOP IN THE SPRING OVER THESE TOPICS.

SO IT'LL IT'LL BE THAT SAME INFORMATION. PERFECT.

SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT PLANNING'S RECOMMENDATIONS OF ITEMS 1, 2 AND 3 TO BE PRESENTED, WHICH ARE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS, HARDENING OF THE BEACHFRONT AND DUNES AND ALLEY ACCESS LOTS IN THAT ORDER.

I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE HAVE STAFF MOVE FORWARD WITH PREPARING THOSE FOR A PRESENTATION BY COMMISSION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. MAN, THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL. AND THERE'S A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH. JUST ONE QUESTION ON NUMBER 2.

I DON'T RECALL WHAT THE WHAT THE REASON FOR NUMBER 2 BEING ON OUR LIST OF OPTIONS.

I DON'T MAYBE I MISSED A MEETING OR SOMETHING, BUT.

CAME FROM A DISCUSSION WITH KYLE AND COASTAL RESOURCES ESPECIALLY AROUND GEO TUBES AND THE THE USE OF THOSE BECAUSE THEY HAD KIND OF FALLEN OUT OF FAVOR AT SOME POINT, BUT NOW ARE BEING SEEN IN A MORE POSITIVE LIGHT AGAIN.

SO AND I THINK WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT WAS THIS IDEA THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMEBODY COMES ALONG AND THEY WANT TO BUILD A HOUSE, YOU KNOW, ON THAT 1ST ROW, AND WE'VE GOT A BEACH THAT'S, YOU KNOW, HEAVILY ERODING ALREADY, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT HERE IN ORDER TO APPROVE THOSE SORT OF PERMITS? AND ONE OF THE CASES, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THERE WERE NO DUNES VERSUS, YOU KNOW, SOME DUNES.

AND WE THOUGHT, WELL, YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU BUILD UP A DUNE AND THEN EXPECT SOMEBODY TO MAINTAIN THAT IF THEIR NEIGHBORS DON'T ALSO HAVE DUNES? AND SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE LOOKING AT IS HOW DO WE CREATE, YOU KNOW, MECHANISMS BY WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE CAN HAVE SWATHS OF DUNES AS OPPOSED TO SAYING, HEY, YOU INDIVIDUAL, YOU'VE GOT TO BUILD A DUNE, WHETHER EVERYBODY ELSE HAS ONE OR NOT. BUT IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, BUT IF I ALSO REMEMBER RIGHT, COUNCIL CAUSE COMMENT ON THAT WAS, WAS THAT WOULD BE A PRETTY LENGTHY PROCESS TO MAKE SOMETHING.

HE'S LIKE, HEY, WE COULD GO, IT'S A GO THING.

BUT THEN IT WOULD BE A PRETTY LENGTHY PROCESS FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO GET ANY KIND OF APPROVALS FOR ANY KIND OF HARDENED STRUCTURE ON THE BEACH.

AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT? OKAY. WELL WE'LL AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT IN JANUARY.

KYLE PROBABLY SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS ITEM BECAUSE.

YEAH. YOU KNOW AND I THINK PART OF IT WAS LIKE THE COMPLEX DUNE SYSTEM HE WAS TALKING ABOUT LIKE HAVING THE NEIGHBOR AND MAYBE JUST I DON'T KNOW IF OUR REGS TALK ABOUT JUST ONE PERSON, AND THEN MAYBE HAVING SOMETHING ADDITIONAL ABOUT HAVING THE ABILITY FOR THREE OR 4 OR 5 OR WHATEVER.

I KNOW WE DISCUSSED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS OR HOAS OR WHATEVER KIND OF, YOU KNOW, HOMEOWNERS GROUPS ARE OUT THERE BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM TO CREATE THESE, YOU KNOW, THESE STRUCTURES. I THINK IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I THINK WE WERE KIND OF LOOKING AT LIKE, WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS? YOU KNOW, WHAT COULD WE DO IN ORDER TO SOLVE THIS? SO IT WOULD BE A VERY PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION SOMETHING I THINK THAT MIGHT BE WORTH LOOKING AT IN THAT DISCUSSION, THOUGH, IS YOU KNOW, THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT, LIKE, A RING LEVY YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S YOU KNOW, PRESUMABLY A DUNE SYSTEM INVOLVED WITH THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD KIND OF DIVE INTO, BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE INTERESTING, SINCE WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, IS JUST TO GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL AS TO, HEY, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO SOME WORK ON THAT.

SO THAT THAT IS KIND OF THE PREMISE OF THIS. THAT'S NOT MY MOM.

THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. I ACTUALLY WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF COUNCIL GIVES YOU WHAT THEY WANT YOU GUYS TO WORK ON.

YEAH, YOU MAY NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO SAY ALL THIS.

MAYBE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANT TO MEET WITH YOU AND. RIGHT. BUT IT IS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THE BOSS.

THEY GIVE US THE DIRECTION. SO BE NICE TO HAVE SOME.

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THINK THAT WE'VE RESEARCHED IT FULLY AND THEN IT GOES TO COUNCIL AND IT'S THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

SO I THINK THAT'S KIND OF A GOOD STARTING POINT THAT WE ALL SHARE THE SAME VISION FOR AT LEAST THESE 3 ITEMS GOING FORWARD.

SO THAT WAY WE'RE NOT WASTING OUR TIME OR THEIR TIME HEADING A DIRECTION THEY DON'T WANT US TO GO.

I THINK THAT'S THE NEXT MEETING I THINK WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT WITH THE PRESENTATION FROM PLANNING COMMISSION, SO THAT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE, BECAUSE, I MEAN, YOU GUYS ARE ALL UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS.

SO THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I'M SAYING THAT ALL POSITIVELY.

BUT YEAH, I MEAN, YOU COME WITH UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, BUT IF IT'S TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A CONSENSUS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL, I THINK THAT NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE PIVOTAL FOR EVERYBODY TO BE HERE.

AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU REMEMBER, I'VE MENTIONED THIS, WE'VE DONE THIS ONCE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

AND IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. THEY GAVE US SOME DIRECTION.

THIS WAS ON THE BROADWAY STUFF, REMEMBER THAT? AND THAT WAS VERY, VERY WELL RECEIVED BY THEM.

AND IT DID KIND OF GIVE US SOME GOOD FEEDBACK.

SO IT WAS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO START SOMEWHERE. SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT'S UNANIMOUS. AND IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS? THEN WE'LL BE ADJOURNED. ALL RIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.