 This is the annual breakfast with the city manager sponsored by the North Columbia Business Association and it's been a fantastic relationship. Small businesses, businesses throughout the city, not just North Columbia, they have an opportunity to come out and sit and talk with the city manager, get updates on the city's progress and working with small businesses, businesses in general, and to listen to the business owners, share ideas and at the same time give them an update on where the city is headed and what our commitment is to business development throughout the city. I think it's very exciting when you take a look at the initiatives that we've put in place. We've, you know, the North Columbia Corridor Development, new businesses coming into the area, really servicing the neighborhoods that are contiguous to it and it's become a magnet for shoppers and patrons throughout the city. Hello, my name is Stephanie M. Kirkland. I have a company in the city called in pursuit of me as well as identity dynamics and I am so excited to be here at this meeting today to learn more about what's going on in the city, what the vision is for the city and then how do I fit into that vision for the city. So it was really great to hear all of the commentary, to hear the city manager talk about what was going on and what is coming and how we can be a part of envisioning a better city. So this morning we had the annual city manager's breakfast with the North Columbia Business Association, which was wonderful. I always thoroughly enjoy interaction and engagement with any of our citizens and business owners but North Columbia and the leadership with their business association is is exceptional and they always make a point each year to create an opportunity for this type of kind of personal conversation where I can hear from the business owners more directly on any concerns, suggestions they might have for the growth of our city as a whole but particularly for the area in the NOMA business district. So we shared this morning several things that hopefully the public will be hearing at large but just a little tease. Few teasers of major priority projects that are underway or will soon be underway particularly regards to Finley Park. We gave an update and another public update will occur at our city council meeting on March the 10th in the evening but also we talked about the development of a municipal complex. We discussed the potential expansion of the convention center as well as the ongoing development out at Bull Street. But we also shared the many opportunities that we're hoping to continue to approve upon for business owners as far as quarter redevelopment plans and those include the the establishment of the FOG program loans so people who may need grease traps for etc. for you know restaurant tours etc. We have new loan programs to assist with that as well as the expansion upon our well-known facade program but more of a commercial retention program to help with loans for folks wanting to revitalize their businesses exterior and interior. We're focusing in the five-point area right now but our intention is to move these programs around the city. So we have several departments obviously in the city that can assist but definitely our Office of Economic Development and Office of Business Opportunities are the key folks that interface with business owners in particular.