The session was the result of a contentious meeting in which Mayor Michael Pantelides defended his push to sell the golf course to the county. Anne Arundel County has offered to buy the course for $3.1 million, planning to renovate it. The city owns the property, but the two governments have jointly operated the facility and split the profits. Pantelides has pushed for the sale of the golf course, saying the city doesn't have the money to renovate the dilapidated course nor should the city be in the business of running a Crownsville golf course.