D.C. Council members told representatives from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington at a roundtable meeting Thursday that their Jelleff Branch should remain a recreational facility. Council Members Harry Thomas Jr. and Jack Evans said it should remain a facility for children regardless of whether it’s under the organization’s ownership.

The organization announced in May that it would close its Eastern Branch in Southeast in August. The club may also sell its Jelleff property in Georgetown, valued at an estimated $20 million. Boys and Girls Club President and CEO Will Gunn said his organization is open to renovating or selling the Jelleff Branch, among other options. Gunn told the council that the organization had not yet hired real estate professionals to advise it, but it could hire someone within the next week.

The Boys and Girls Club is committed to providing for the District’s children regardless of whether some of its clubs close, Gunn said.

“We’re about serving the kids; we’re not in the real estate business,” Gunn said.