Presenter says private donors will fund new ballroom, vows "zero taxpayer dollars"

The presenter announced plans "today" to build a new ballroom and said the cost would be covered by him and private donors, not public funds. "It's $200 million, that's going to be paid for by yourself and — by me, yeah," he said when asked to describe the project.

He later reiterated the private nature of the project and said he and donors would give the building "free of charge," and added a different cost estimate: "We're donating a building that's approximately 400 million. I think I'll do it for less." The transcript contains both the $200 million and the roughly $400 million figures; the discrepancy was not clarified in the exchange.

The presenter emphasized the project would use no government money: "We did this no charge to the taxpayer whatsoever. Zero taxpayer dollars." He then solicited confirmation from another person, asking, "Is that right, Scott?" The transcript does not identify a person named Scott or record a response.

The transcript includes no schedule, list of named donors, formal financing documents, project location, or timeline. No vote, motion, or formal action appears in the provided text. The announcement in the transcript is limited to the presenter's statement of intent and funding claims; costs and the presence or identity of any confirming party remain unspecified.