 Hello Columbia and welcome to This Week in the City. Highlights brought to you from the public relations, media and marketing department with the City of Columbia. I am your host, Alicia Utsi. Welcome to This Week in the City as we kick off on Tuesday, April 19th. At 2 p.m. there will be an administrative policy committee meeting. This committee meeting will be live streamed and you can watch it on both our YouTube channel and our website at columbiasc.gov. Also on Tuesday, April 19th Columbia City Council will hold their regular meeting at 4 p.m. The meeting will be held at City Hall and Council Chambers. This meeting is a hybrid meeting which means you can actually attend in person or you may view the meeting by watching the live stream from our YouTube channel and our website at columbiasc.gov which is where you could also find agenda items. Wednesday, April 20th is working Wednesday. Please be reminded that Public Works holds open interviews every Wednesday from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at their location at 2910 Colonial Drive. You may walk in to apply and perhaps you will be interviewed on the spot for several vacancies available in Public Works. Also on Wednesday, April 20th a very special town hall meeting will be hosted by at-large council members Aditi Bussells and Howard DeVall. This will be the first time that an at-large town hall meeting has been held since the pandemic. This in-person meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Busby Street Community Center. Please call Public Relations at 545-3020 for any questions or you may send us an email at pio at columbiasc.gov. On Thursday, April 21st, join the City of Columbia, the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, and the Office of Business Opportunities for a Grand Opening for Cram Kings located at 1410 Colonial Life Boulevard West in Suite 150. The Grand Opening will begin at 11 a.m. and is open to the public. Also on April 21st at 4 p.m., the Design Development Review Commission will meet at 4 p.m. at City Hall and Council Chambers. You may attend in person or view the live stream from our YouTube channel or our website at columbiasc.gov which is where you can also find agenda items. On Saturday, April 23rd, the City of Columbia will be partnering with Keep the Midlands Beautiful for a very special way to celebrate and acknowledge Earth Day. April 23rd will mark Spotless Service Saturday which is a cleanup effort coordinated by Keep the Midlands Beautiful. A cleanup effort will be focused on the Booker Washington Heights neighborhood near Farrell Road in Columbia. All supplies are free and lunch is provided as well to all volunteers. You may even win some prizes. Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. at a designated location in the area to receive supplies and a safety brief. You will then return at 12 30 p.m. and end the cleanup day. For details regarding the meeting site, please visit our website at columbiasc.gov or you may contact Keep the Midlands Beautiful. Also on Saturday, April 23rd, the Columbia Police Department will join other law enforcement agencies and partner organizations for walking a mile in our shoes. This event will begin at 9 30 a.m. and end at 12 p.m. And here's a tip for you for planning ahead. This is a reminder that the City of Columbia will be holding a city-wide career fair on Tuesday, April 26th at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. The event will begin at 10 a.m. and will end at 6 p.m. It's open and free to the public. Everyone is encouraged to attend and you may even get hired right on site. Again, a city-wide career fair, all departments, all positions. On April 26th from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center located at 1101 Lincoln Street. For more details, please visit our website at columbiasc.gov. Well, Columbia, that wraps up This Week in the City, another busy week I might add. So if you need any further information or details regarding any of the events, please call us at 545-3020 or email us at pio at columbiasc.gov. You can also visit our website 24 hours a day at columbiasc.gov. Make sure you stay social and stay connected by following us on social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, as well as our YouTube channel. And of course, always remember we are Columbia.