 The primary reason we're here is that the Alamo is unquestionably the most important piece of Texas history in the state and we can't do better. As such, the Alamo occupies a very interesting place not only in history but in the physical space of our city and we believe that it should be among the most well-regarded and revered locations in the country in the world. Our expectation is that this process gets us and hit to a place where it is looked upon the same way that let's say Gensburg or Presidio or Pearl Harbor or the Statue of Liberty is regarded. That is what we're going for. What that looks like, that's done, that's why we're here, that's what the process is for, but in general we believe that we can do better and you are a very important and necessary part of that and your presence here means a great deal to all of us. Hi my name is Michael I'm with nowcast essay and I am with Sue Ann Pemberton and what is your title? I am one of the tri-chairs for the Alamo Plaza Advisory Committee. Okay so what happened here today? What was this meeting of the community all about? It was an opportunity for public input into the mission, vision, and guiding principles of the Alamo Plaza area and the future of that, the future interpretation and redevelopment of that area. Okay and what is the next step in the process? We'll take the information that was gathered today and we will be kind of refining some of those guiding principles that were generated before and we will be moving it to the quality of life within the city city's structure and then it'll go eventually to City Council for their review but we have several other opportunities to kind of refine what was done here today. Okay do you know when it's going to be going to the City Council for review? I don't remember that date exactly no sorry and the idea is that it will be requesting proposals from a master planner by December of this year so that but what was done this evening will help to guide what they will end up doing for design. Okay okay that sounds great thank you very much. Okay so if the people have ideas or suggestions you know how can their voices be heard? Well now CAST has been wonderful in having that comment area on on the website. In addition to that San Antonio dot gov if you go to Alamo Plaza there's an opportunity there to comment and that will all be taken into consideration. I've got to put all that together so that the committee can take a look at all of those comments. Okay and how long do you think the whole process will take? Which part of the whole process? I mean from I guess from today until the final vote habit. Well we're hoping that City Council will give the green light to go ahead and solicit requests for qualifications by the beginning of the year around the first part of the New Year January February then we will submit that we'll circulate that hopefully four or five maybe six firms who knows will put forth information that and their qualifications to be considered and then the committee will then with others select a firm or group. An architecture firm or what kind? No it could be architecture, it could be a planning firm, it could be a combination team of architects and planners and interpretive specialists not sure. Even archaeology? Oh yeah you have to have historical experts on the team so that's up to whoever responds to their request for qualifications. Once that group is selected whoever that might be probably in summer or fall of 2015 maybe fall of 2015 then they'll get to work there'll be more public meetings there'll be more opportunities for people to help shape what they're interested in Alamo Plaza looking like and what they want the experience to be that's going to be really important to inform the planners in what direction to go in. Okay well thank you very much. You're welcome.