[00:00:06] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO OUR REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING. WE ARE HERE IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU. READY TO GET BACK TO WORK. WE DO HAVE A NEW MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE WHO HAS COME OVER FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU WITH US. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE [1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] VERY WARM WELCOME. FROM ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. >> WE APPRECIATE IT. WELL, OUR FIRST ORDER OF THE BUSINESS IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND IF YOU'D STAND AND JOIN ME, WE'LL PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE 0 FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE RESPECT, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT [2. ELECTION OF OFFICERS ] ORDER OF BUSINESS IS OUR ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS. SO WE WILL GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF ?PT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE BILL HAMMER FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER BROOKS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS? >> SO MOVED. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED. >> SORRY. THE NOMINATION OF PRESIDENT HAMMER IS A SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. SECOND. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL. OH, WE DON'T HAVE TO. WE HAVE EVERYBODY PRESENT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR REELECTING ME. CONDOLENCES. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF VICE PRESIDENT. DO I HEAR ANY NOMINATIONS? >> I'M NEW, SO I'M NOT -- I WOULD LIKE TO SAY DAVE BOWERS. >> I'M GOING TO NOMINATE DAVE BOWERS. >> THEN I WILL SECOND THAT. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? VERY GOOD. WELL, THEN, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND -- ALL IN FAVOR OF DAVE BOWERS BEING VICE PRESIDENT SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? DAVE, CONGRATULATIONS. OUR NEXT POSITION IS A POSITION OF SECRETARY. THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS? >> I'LL NOMINATE BILL BROOKS. >> THERE A SECOND TO HIS NOMINATION? >> I'LL SECOND. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. SO IT'S BEEN -- ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SEEING NONE, I WILL DECLARE THAT TO BE CLOSED. ALL IN FAVOR OF BILL BROOKS AS SECRETARY FOR THIS YEAR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? CONGRATULATIONS, MR. BROOKS, AND WELCOME BACK TO YOUR POSITION FROM LAST YEAR. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS UNDER ELECTION OF OFFICERS IS WE NEED TO FORMALLY ELECT OUR MEMBERS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE. THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE. >> I'M GOING TO NOMINATE SHANNON MINNAAR TO BE OUR NEWEST MEMBER OF THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? WE NEED TWO MEMBERS. >> I'LL NOMINATE BILL BROOKS. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS? SEEING NONE, I'LL DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS FOB CLOSED. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE TWO NEW MEMBERS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOURSELF. IT'S OKAY. VERY G. CONGRATULATIONS. NOW, THE -- JUST BEFORE WE GOT HERE AND CONVENED THIS MEETING, THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE DID MEET, AND IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS ELECTION DID TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS. AND SO I WOULD LIKE A MOTION TO RATIFY THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE A FEW MOMENTS AGO. IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? >> SO MOVED. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND IT. [00:05:03] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE RATIFY THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE ACTIONS OF A FEW MOMENTS AGO. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. VERY G. THANK YOU FOR HAVING YOUR MEETING RIGHT BEFORE US AND YOU [3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ] ARE RATIFIED FOR YOUR ACTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OUR DECEMBER 17TH MEETING R. THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED TO YOU IN YOUR PACKETS? SEEING NONE IF IT'S YOUR PLEASURE, CLAIRE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION OF APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. >> SO MOVED. >> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MINUTES OF OUR DECEMBER 17TH MEETING ARE [4.a. Cash Flow Report ] NOW APPROVED. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO FINANCIAL MATTERS. AND, MR. LEE, IF YOU WOULD REVIEW THE CASH FLOW REPORT. >> THANK YOU. THE COMMISSION'S ENDING BALANCE FOR 2025 WAS $4,843,766, AND INCLUDING RESTRICTED FUNDS, IT WAS $18,483,465. WE DID RECEIVE ALL OUR TIFF AND ALL BOND PAYMENTS WERE MADE ON TIME. >> DID WE GET OUR DISTRIBUTIONS AS ANTICIPATED IN DECEMBER? >> YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS OF MR. LEE REGARDING THE CASH FLOW [4.b. Approval of Claims ] REPORT AT THIS POINT. SEEING NONE, I WOULD MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF THE CLAIMS. AND ONCE AGO GLAIRNTION LEE. >> WE HAVE TWO SETS OF CLAIMS FOR YOU TONIGHT, ONE FOR NON-OPERATING EXPENSES IN THE AMOUNT OF $139,660.30. AND A SECOND ONE FROM THE 2021 BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $199.39. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN? SEEING NONE, THE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION OF APPROVAL OF THE CLAIMS THAT ARE BEFORE US. >> SO MOVED. >> SECONDED. >> MOVED AND SECONDED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE CLAIMS ARE APPROVED. LET US -- [5. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT ] LET ME SEE HERE. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. MR. DIRECTOR. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO ACTION ITEMS TODAY. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE MEETING. LOTS OF -- IT'S JANUARY, AND CONSTRUCTION IS STILL IN FULL SWING, WHICH IS GOOD. RENT CONTINUES TO BUILD OUT. LOTS OF WORK GOING ON GENERALLY IN CITY CENTER. WE APPRECIATE DAVID RYAN WITH THE MARKETING TEAM WHO IS A DRONE OPERATOR AND HAS TAKEN THESE AMAZING SHOTS OF MONON SQUARE CONTINUING TO RISE OUT OF THE GROUND. IT'S PRETTY COOL TO WORK JUST SOUTH OF THAT WHERE OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED. MAGNOLIA IS WORKING THROUGH ITS FINAL TWO BUILDINGS. THAT SHOULD BE COMING SOON. I BELIEVE THE ENTIRETY OF THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE MUSE HAS NOW BEEN LEASED OUT. SUSHI PLACES, ICE CREAM PLACES, SALONS. PLEASE GO VISIT. I THINK ALMOST ALL THE UNITS HAVE NOW BEEN SOLD AT THE CONDOS, AND IF ANYONE HAS BEEN BY THERE, IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. I LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING THIS PROJECT TO HOPEFULLY GET SOME AWARDS. IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT A CITY-LED PROJECT HAS FOR SALE UNITS, PARKING, ALL WRAPPED UP TOGETHER LIKE IN THIS A COHESIVE STRUCTURE THAT FITS INSIDE OF A WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S WHAT WE GOT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. DIRECTOR. >> FURTHER PROGRESS IS HAPPENING ON CROSSING, REPUBLIC HEADQUARTERS. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED THE WRAP AROUND THE GARAGE SO THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW. HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE DOING SOME GROUND BREAKINGS OR SOME GRAND OPENINGS SOMETIME SOON. LOT OF PROGRESS GOING AT ICON ON MAIN. UNFORTUNATE THAL PROJECT ARE NOT BE OPEN FOR THE WORLD CUP, BUT IT WILL BE OPEN SOON AFTER AFTER WHICH YOU CAN ENJOY ALL THOSE SPORTS ON THE TV THAT THE CITY CONTROLS. IT REALLY HAS BEEN REMAKING THAT INTERSECTION. LOTS OF PROGRESS OF AT&T SITE AS WELL. THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE PREVIOUSLY HEARD THE AT&T SITE THIRD AVENUE RESIDENCES, SO THAT'S AS WELL. AND LOTS OF LOTS OF COOL STUFF HAPPENING ON PLAZA, IF YOU'VE [00:10:02] BEEN BY THERE. THEY'VE STARTED PUTTING THE FACADE ON, AND IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. AS JUST DISCUSSED AT ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW CLUB, THE CLUB IS MOVING FORWARD AND WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING AS PARKS HAS TAKEN THE LEAD IN DESIGNING THE PARK THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF THIS PROJECT. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR LAST MONTH, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THIS COMMISSION MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU, MR. DIRECTOR. QUESTIONS. YES. >> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE -- GO BACK, GO BACK. CIVIC CENTER. I'M HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF A BRAIN CRAMP HERE. >> CIVIC SQUARE CONDOS. >> THANK YOU. >> DID YOU SAY ALL OF THOSE WERE SOLD? >> LAST TIME I TALKED TO THE DEVELOPER HE SAID 24 OF THE 25. >> AND IS THERE A PROFIT SHARE ON THAT IF THEY SELL ABOVE THE MARKET PRICE? >> THERE WILL BE. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN OUR ACCOUNT YET. USUALLY THE WAY FOR-SALE PROJECT WORK IS THE LENDER GETS PAID OUT FIRST, AND SO WE -- WE'RE WAITING FOR THE ACCOUNTING TO COME IN. ONCE ALL THE SALES ARE FINAL. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. >> DO YOU EXPECT ANY? DO WE EXPECT ANY OF IT TO BE ABOVE 110% OF LIST PRICE? >> YES, I AM HOPEFUL THAT WE ARE THERE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO -- I DON'T LIKE COUNTING NUMBERS BEFORE THEY'RE IN FRONT OF ME. BUT, YES, I THINK THE CASTLES HAVE BEEN GOING QUITE WELL THERE. >> MR. DIRECTOR, WOULD YOU MIND GOING BACK TO MONON SQUARE NORTH, PLEASE? THAT PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE IS THE CONDO PROJECT THERE, 11 UNITS. THEY HAVE NOW MOBILIZED CONSTRUCTION AS WELL. SO EVERY PART OF THIS PROJECT IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION. ANOTHER PART HERE CYBILL OUR WONDERFUL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE DONE WITH THE MONON EXPANSION THROUGH HERE BY THE 4TH OF JULY. THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN PROMISED. >> GETTING A LOT OF QUESTIONS. WHAT THE HECK'S GOING ON THERE? ANYTHING NEW IN TERMS OF THE OTHER BUILDOUTS? >> NO. THE SOUTH PART OF MONON SQUARE IS STILL SOMETHING TO WORK THROUGH. I KNOW THAT THE NORTH PART OF MONON SQUARE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR RESTAURANT LEASING AND THEIR FIRST FLOOR LEASING. SO I HOPE IN THE NEXT HALF A YEAR WE'LL GET SOMETHING. >> WE STILL DOING THE FOOD COURT KIND OF THING? >> NO, THAT WAS A CONCEPT THAT WAS DISCUSSED ON THE SOUTH END OF THE SITE, AND SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST -- THE NORTH IS WHAT'S MOVING FORWARD. >> THANK YOU. >> THERE SHOULD BE A NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR HERE OF BOTH OF THESE BUILDINGS. >> OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? WOULD YOU GO OVER TO THE REPUBLIC AIRLINE PROJECT FOR JUST A MOMENT? >> THIS IS THE OVERALL CAMPUS THIS. IS THE LATEST DRAWING AND THE LATEST IMAGE. >> DO WE HAVE ANY MORE NOTION WHAT THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE NORTH END OF THE PROJECT WILL BE? >> NO, WE DON'T. WE ARE ALWAYS WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER ON THAT, BUT IT'S NOT AT A STAGE THAT IS ENOUGH TO MOVE ANYTHING FORWARD. >> VERY GOOD. WELL, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? IF NOT, MR. DIRECTOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. LET'S SEE. WE WILL NOW [6. COMMITTEE REPORTS ] MOVE TO THE COMMITTEE REPORTS AND COMMISSIONER HE BROOKS. >> WELL, WE'VE ALREADY TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT TODAY WHEN WE MET, WE REVIEWED SOMETHING CALLED THE HERON CLUB, WHICH IS THE DEVELOPMENT THERE LOCATED AT OLD MERIDIAN STREET, 12895 OLD MERIDIAN, AND IT'S A 55-PLUS ACTIVE LIVING RESIDENTIAL PROJECT, 193 UNITS, 321-SPACE PUBLIC PARKING GARAGE, AND REALLY EXCITINGLY, THERE'S GOING TO BE A VETERANS PARK DEVELOPED NEXT TO THAT. NOW, THAT'S JUST A CONCEPT DRAWING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TO THE RIGHT, BOTTOM RIGHT, RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THAT BRICK THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT BLOKE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. THAT'S REALLY GOING TO BE NEAT IN THERE, AND THAT PARKING GARAGE WILL SUPPORT THAT. SO WE REVIEWED ALL THE DETAILS, OUR SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, LARISSA WALKED US THROUGH. A HANDFUL OF ITEMS THAT AREN'T MAJOR THAT WE'RE GOING TO TURN OVER, MAKE SURE THEY GET PRUCHED AT THE ADLS, AND IT WAS APPROVED. SO WE'RE READY TO GO [00:15:01] FORWARD ON THAT. ANYTHING ELSE? OF COURSE, WE WELCOME MS. MINNAAR TO OUR SUBCOMMITTEE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ACTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE CHAIRMAN? WELL, SEEING NONE, I WOULD THEN ASK, IS THERE ANY OLD BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE US? >> THERE IS NOT ANY OLD BUSINESS, MR. PRESIDENT. >> IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE US? >> NOT AT THIS MEETING, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE A GREAT YEAR AHEAD OF US. >> VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER BUSINESS AT THIS POINT? >> NO, NOT TODAY. >> OKAY. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. HAMILTON, THE CLAY TERRACE WAS RECENTLY SOLD TO A NEW GROUP OUT OF HOUSTON, TEXAS. AVE WE HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM ON THEIR POTENTIAL PLANS FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF -- >> THE GROUP THAT MR. PRESIDENT IS REFERRING TO IS HEINZ, A MAJOR DEVELOPER WHICH PURCHASED THE TEAR. WE MET WITH THEM BEFORE THE YEAR ENDED. THEY TOLD US THEY WERE GOING TO START WORKING THROUGH CONCEPTS THAT WOULD PROBABLY COME TO US CLOSER TO THE FIRST QUARTER. AND SO WE'RE LETTING THEM DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE. SO NOTHING JUST YET. BUT THE HOPE IS THAT SOMETHING GRAND COMES THIS YEAR. >> YOU SPURRED A QUESTION FOR ME. >> YES. GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. >> A LOT OF ITEMS RECENTLY ON THE WHOLE 31 CORRIDOR THING. ANYTHING TO SHARE THERE FOR US? >> THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF NEWS ITEMS. OBVIOUSLY MAYOR HAS PUT A LOT OF FOCUS ON U.S. 31 WITH THE C & O SITE BEING A MAJOR FOCUS OF THAT. NOW CITY'S CHIEF OF STAFF, NICK WEBBER, HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME FOCUSED ON THAT PROJECT. WE THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF POSITIVE NEWS LATER THIS YEAR BUT NOTHING JUST YET TO DISCUSS ON THAT SITE, SO THAT'S ON THE EAST SIDE OF U.S. 31. AND THEN WE HAD SOME POSITIVE NEWS ON THE WEST SIDE OF U.S. 31 AT A DEVELOPMENT CALLED CROSSING WHICH IS WHERE THE ACTIVE BUILDING IS, THE GARAGE HYPED THAT. THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE THE BUILDING IS. THOSE ARE PROBABLY THE MOST PROMINENT TENANTS IN THAT OFFICE SPACE. SO A JOINT VENTURE OF TWO MAJOR DEVELOPERS, ONE, THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE PARK, AND ANOTHER, A MAJOR, MAJOR INVESTOR THAT IS AN $8 BILLION COMPANY ITSELF, BUT THEY ALSO MANAGE ASSETS FOR OTHERS. AND SO THEY AGREED TO JOIN TOGETHER AND INVEST IN THAT SITE. AND SO THIS YEAR WE'LL BE SPENDING TIME WORKING THROUGH A PLAN THAT DOES SERVICE TO THAT AREA. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT, YOU KNOW, ACROSS ILLINOIS STREET THERE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD AND THERE ARE NEIGHBORHOODS ALL AROUND THERE. AND SO ANYTHING WE PUT TOGETHER HAS TO BE VERY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THE CONTEXT. THE OTHER PART IS, AT NO POINT CAN ANY NEIGHBOR OF THAT PROJECT EVER BE SURPRISED BY WHAT GETS PROPOSED THERE. AND SO THIS YEAR THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK PUT IN TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION, NEIGHBOR CONVERSATION, AS PART OF BRINGING SOMETHING ULTIMATE TOLL CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. >> AND THAT IS JUST SOUTH OF MAIN STREET? >> CORRECT. >> BETWEEN MERIDIAN AND -- >> THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S WHERE ILLINOIS STREET KIND OF VEERS OFF AND STARTS DOING ITS OWN THING. >> AND LARGELY VACANT TODAY. >> YES. SOME OF THE ONE-STORY BUILDINGS ARE FULL, BUT THE FOUR, FIVE-STORY BUILDINGS ARE PRETTY VACANT. THE OPERATOR'S A GOOD OPERATOR, BUT FRANKLY, I THINK THAT WHAT AILS THAT OFFICE 0 PARK IS WHAT AILS ALL OF U.S. 31 AND EVERY AGED OFFICE PARK IN THIS COUNTRY. PEOPLE WANT TO WORK SOMEWHERE FUN. PEOPLE WANT TO WORK IN AN OFFICE THAT GIVES THEM A REASON TO ACTUALLY GO TO THE OFFICE BECAUSE IT'S QUITE CONVENIENT TO JUST DO EVERYTHING ELSE ON TEAMS. AND SO WHAT WE SEE SUCCEEDING TODAY IS OUR NO VACANCY OFFICE IN OUR CORE THAT'S VERY MUCH BUILT AS PART OF A VIBRANT, WALKABLE KIND OF PROJECT. AND SO THAT KIND OF SPIRIT THAT KIND OF VIBRANCY IS NOT ONLY GOING TO HELP THAT OFFICE PARK THERE, U.S. 31, IT'S ALSO GOING TO INCREASE THE VALUES OF THE HOUSES THAT LIVE BY THERE THAT ARE SITUATED BY THERE, BECAUSE NOW THEY'LL HAVE A WALKABLE PLAZA IN LINE WITH RETAIL THAT WILL BE WALKING [00:20:04] DISTANCE. AND SO SOME OF OUR WONDERFUL WEST SIDE RESIDENTS, INCLUDING ME, AREN'T GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO MIDTOWN ANY MORE. WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THE SAME VIBRANCY AND THE SAME FEEL AND THE SAME KIND OF CARMEL 20 FEET AWAY FROM OUR WEST SIDE FRONT DOOR, IF YOU WILL. BUT, AGAIN, THIS IS ALL VERY CONCEPTUAL. IN REALITY THERE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT OF COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS BEFORE WE EVEN GET TO CITY COUNCIL. >> GREAT UPDATE. THANKS. >> WELL, WITH THAT, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS POINT? ONCE AGAIN, WELCOME TO OUR NEW COMMISSIONER, MS. MINNAAR. WELCOME BACK TO YOU OTHER GENTLEMEN FOR ANOTHER YEAR, HOPEFULLY SUCCESSFUL. WELCOME BACK TO THE STAFF. ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU, AND OUR ESTEEMED COUNSEL. WITH THAT, [10. EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS ] LET'S SEE, OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY THE 18TH HERE IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, I ASSUME, AT 4:00 P.M. SO WITH THAT, WITHOUT OBJECTION, I WILL DECLARE OUR MEETING TO * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.