 I'm pushing 50 guys. That was easy, okay? That was easy. E-bike rules. Remember this, okay? You can have a great time and and not break a sweat and get from point A to point B. Today is an exciting day for our city. Last week, we had the pleasure of visiting Silicon Valley discussed with our peer city leaders and leaders in technology the future of transportation. How, if we appropriately address mobility issues, how we certainly can become the city of the 21st century. As society adapts to different means of getting around from bikes and scooters to autonomous vehicles, it's intriguing to see how cities that are that adapt are going to be the ones that prosper. We're excited about today's big step for the city of Columbia. I'd like to give special thanks again to Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina for making this happen to our incredible BPAC that's helped lead us forward. I want to give special thanks to our amazing city staff. Theresa and our entire team has been leading the way and pushing Columbia and sometimes dragging Columbia forward to where we need to be. I want to give a great credit to my colleague, our mayor pro tem, Tamika Devine, for her leadership in helping establish BPAC and constantly advocating for a healthier living across the city. And we're excited to welcome Buidjan to Columbia. They, I'm not sure Elaine may tell you again, I think this may be there. Is it 42? 42nd launch, 42nd launch. So we are, we're excited about what this means to not just for downtown workers, but for our young people and our millennials and our perennials, everyone who's going to reshape the way they think about mobility across the city of Columbia. I do hope that everyone takes the time to ride and see exactly how easy the system is to access, how easy it is to get around the city of Columbia. Some of you may know that currently in our city, we have three miles over three miles of bike boulevards. One mile of the Vista Greenway is open. Two blocks of the inner Vista Trail open, 5.7 miles of sherros, 9.5 miles of bike lanes across the city, 15 miles of shared youth pass alongside roadways and park facilities, and approximately 17.4 miles of off-road shared pass in the Harbison State Forest. We have, we have only just begun to see the potential of addressing our mobility possibilities here in Columbia South. Come on in. We're so excited about what is coming next. It's my pleasure to introduce Scott Graves. Scott is the president of the private business division at Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina, a wonderful partner in this effort, and we're going to thank them for their generosity. Scott. So good morning. It's certainly a pleasure to be with you all today. I am Scott Graves with Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina. Certainly pleased to be here representing Blue Cross at the official launch of Columbia's Bike Share program. On behalf of myself and my colleagues, we're pleased to be the title sponsor of this program. Our involvement is the culmination of several years of hard work, a lot of dialogue between the city and the partners here today. And what I would say is that bringing a vision like this to life takes time. We've had many conversations and multiple reviews of information, and ultimately we elected to support the mayor and his vision for Columbia because Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina has a long history of investing in the communities in which we serve and we truly believe in this particular effort. We are a South Carolina based health plan dedicated to helping our members make good decisions about their health care. It also aligns with our brand, which encourages a healthy lifestyle. The health benefits of cycling are well recognized, plus it's a fun and affordable way to see the city from a new perspective. And much like the mayor said, I would encourage each of you all to come out and ride the bikes. And as the mayor alluded to in his comments, bike share programs are quickly becoming an expected transportation source in cities all across the country. And so now Columbia has joined other forward-looking communities and is proudly on that list. So again, we are certainly glad to be a part and bring this effort to life. And we look forward to seeing the blue bikes all across Columbia. Thank you very much. Now the CEO of Norwegian Technologies, Alain Ayotte. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Thank you, the city of Columbia, for having us, to have trust in our product and our capability. I want to thank Lukas Bruschil of South Colorado to being the title sponsor. I'm very excited, like Mayor Benjamin mentioned, it's my 42nd lunch. But I'm still excited as if it was my first one, because I know it will change the way your city move. We are bringing real alternative of transportation for the citizen and tourists of Columbia. Please, I will reiterate what Mayor Benjamin mentioned. Give it a try. By a pass, you will enjoy it. You will see a different way of visiting your city and moving around. It will allow you to go further, without breaking a sweat, be able to access places you probably won't do it by foot. So please enjoy it. You will be also well served by our partner, Corp Logistic, that is a veteran owned business, that hire a veteran to serve your community and serve the program. So I'm sure you will be well served by them. And I'm sure you will enjoy our new product. Thank you very much. Alain also told me that it's about 32 degrees in Montreal right now, so we should expect to see a lot of him over the next several months. Now, as Alain mentioned, Jim Duffney is the CEO of Corp Logistics. I want to invite him to the microphone. First of all, I'd like to thank the City of Columbia. This is the easiest launch we ever had because of the staff and the people and the relationship we have. Here are some of the people that we've hired here locally in Columbia. And the goal here is to move our call center and our dispatch functions to the City of Columbia and create jobs in the City of Columbia. And there's some of the veterans who you guys thank God because you guys given the opportunity to make a difference in your city. I always say that bike share is a gift, you know, because it will help people and look at all the people you're helping. So thank you very much. We'll be here. You'll see us around. I will give you a free promo code if you see me. So come see me. And I'm so happy to be here. And you know, I just retired from the military this past year, 38 years. And yes, sir, appreciate that. And you'll see us on the street. So appreciate the police, the Latinas parking in the road sometime and do some of the stuff. We really appreciate that, sir. And thank you very much. So I have a proclamation I have to read. Whereas BlueBike is Columbia's new bike share program that provides an innovative and fun transportation option. Yes. And whereas due to the generosity of BlueCost, Blue Shield, the South Carolina Act as a lead sponsor for the new bike share initiative, phase one of the BlueBike program will launch 135 bikes and 15 stations. And whereas the system will be managed by Norwegian, a Canadian company with bike share programs across the country and around the world operated by Core Logistics, a veteran owned and staff company. Whereas the bike share program is an important component of a WalkBike Columbia plan championed by the Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee, BPAC, and adopted by city council to advance the culture of bicycling, walking and transit. And whereas bike share contributes to a more walkable, bikeable and livable city, expands transportation options in a manner that is environmentally friendly and fun. Now therefore be it resolved that Monday, October 8, 2018, is hereby designated as BlueBike Day in the city of Columbia in conjunction with the celebration of the launch of the BlueBike share program. Scott.