Like to call the um this workshop to order.

Um thank you, colleagues, for coming, and thank you, uh planning and um our consultants for preparing this for us.

So um I think how I would like to start today is first of all, um, you've got a packet of your of the slides.

Um they'll be projected there for those watching at home.

There's been difficulty in getting the slides, so they're gonna try to train the camera on this screen behind us so that you can that the slides will always be up for folks watching.

And what's our okay?

I'm sorry thank you.

I'm just given all the rules, and now Will wants to do the it wants me to actually start the meeting the right way.

So um I'm so excited to hear the presentation.

We just skipped that.

So um I'm supposed to call this meeting to order, and then we will be led in the pledge by councilwoman Debbie Helsley.

Please rise if you are able.

A pledge of allegiance.

And to the Republicans, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

Okay, let's see if I can go back mid-stream uh in my thought process.

So um we're gonna start today.

Like I said, it's gonna be quite a um quite a lot of slides.

So it would probably be best for us if we can be patient to let them get all the way through the presentation, make notes of questions that you have as they go along, because often they're answered in following slides.

But if you have a burning desire to know something and you cannot wait, turn on your light and I'll call on you, but we'll try to get through all the all the slides um and presentation at one time.

And at this time, I'd like to ask um Picky Picky Will wants to do the roll call.

Can't you tell?

I know.

Will do you want to cheer next time?

No.

Councilman Adams.

Here, Councilman DeBartelaven.

Here, Voss Mayor Fugit.

I'm here, Councilman Grant.

Councilman Helsley, Councilman Honeycutt, Councilman Lloyd, here, Councilman Parker, Councilman Thomas, six members present, Vice Mayor.

Thank you.

Okay, take three.

Now, Miss Brooks, would you please come forward and um introduce our presentation and the consultants?

I believe we've all met them throughout the process, but just for the record, let's do this the right way.

Certainly, thank you.

Amy Brooks, Knoxville Knox County Planning.

Thank you so much for inviting us tonight to talk about this exciting effort that we are undertaking on behalf of the city.

Um, today we do have our lead consultants here.

We have they're from Interface Studio, um Stacy Chen and Scott Page, and we also have Kevin Hiverly from Ninigret Partners, um, as well as some of our project staff, both city um staff as well as planning staff.

And so our consultants are gonna give you all an overview of the feedback and activities that have been occurring during this first round of community input.

Hopefully, I think you all have participated in some form or fashion over the last few months.

So thank you so much for that.

Um, and they're also going to share with you what can be expected over the next few months.

So now I'll turn it over to them.

Thank you.

Who's going first?

I am going first.

Okay.

Wanted to make sure that was working.

Good evening.

It's so nice to see you all.

Um, as Amy mentioned, I'm Scott Page with Interface Studio.

So we're really excited to share this information with you, this update on where we are so far with the process.

It's been a lot of uh good work by many, many people uh over the past few months.

So I think we would just here start with the schedule.

Um we started this process in April, so we're about four months in.

We think of this as about a third of the way through.

Those first few months are really, really critical for the project.

We're building a brand for the project.

We're helping people understand what is a comprehensive plan.

It's been a long time since we've done one uh in Knoxville.