THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I'M BRIAN CALLAHAN.
WE ARE HERE TO HEAR FROM 11
APPLICANTS OVER THE ROB JOHNSON
VACANCY.
A SIX MONTH TERM LASTING UNTIL
THE ELECTIONS THIS FALL.
OUR SESSIONS WILL HAVE A NUMBER
OF THINGS.
OPENING STATEMENTS AND THEN I
WILL ASK SOME QUESTIONS.
THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM
DIFFERENT COMMUNITY GROUPS.
AFTER THAT, WE WILL HEAR MORE
QUESTIONS FROM THE TABLES OF
COMMUNITY GROUPS WITH US
TONIGHT AND FINALLY WE WILL
HAVE QUESTIONS FROM THE
AUDIENCE.
I WANT TO ASK IN ADVANCE FOR
YOUR PATIENCE AND
UNDERSTANDING.
THIS REQUIREMENT WITH A PUBLIC
FORUM IS NEW FOR CITY COUNCIL
AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A
MEANINGFUL AND RESPECTFUL
DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE
APPLICANTS AND PUBLIC.
THIS HEARING IS HAPPENING LIVE
ON SEATTLE CHANNEL.
EVERYONE WANT TO WAVE.
HERE WE ARE.
IT IS STREAMING ON SEATTLE
CHANNEL DOT ORG AND THE CITY
COUNCIL WILL EVALUATE THIS
HEARING AND HAVE ITS OWN
MEETING APRIL 17th WITH ALL OF
THE APPLICANTS WHERE THE PUBLIC
IS INVITED TO MAKE COMMENTS.
THE COUNCIL PLANS TO MAKE A
SELECTION OF THIS REPLACEMENT
COUNCIL MEMBER BY NO LONGER
THAN APRIL 25th.
WE HAVE A LOT OF CANDIDATES AND
THIS MEETING WILL LAST UNTIL
8:30.
I WILL TRY TO STAY TO THAT AS
BEST AS WE CAN.
APPLICANTS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KEEP AN
EYE ON THE TIMER HERE.
I WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
TIME YOU WILL HAVE BEFORE YOUR
ANSWERS AND STAY ON THE CLOCK
SO ASK ME TO BEAR THERE.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH 90 SECOND
INTRODUCTIONS BY THE APPLICANTS
AND GO IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
WITH BROOK.
GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO I'M BROOK BROAD AND
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT
TO TALK WITH FOLKS ABOUT SOME
OF THE PRESSING ISSUES FACING
SEATTLE.
FOR OVER TEN YEARS I HAVE
WORKED IN NONPROFIT ADVOCACY
AND POLICY.
HELPING PEOPLE BUILD THEIR
INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE
POWERS SO THEY CAN PARTICIPATE
IN CIVIC LIFE.
I AM PROUD OF THE WORK THAT I
HAVE DONE SO MARGINALIZED
VOICES ARE AT THE DECISION
MAKING TABLE.
I HAVE SKILLS.
MY EXPERIENCE AS A COMMUNITY
ORGANIZER MEANS I KNOW HOW TO
BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND FIND
COMMON GROUND AND WORK THROUGH
COMMON ISSUES IN A RESPECTFUL
WAY AND MY EXPERIENCE ADVANCING
POLICY MEANS I UNDERSTAND HOW
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WORKS.
I HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF
BRINGING PRAGMATIC AND POSITIVE
SOLUTIONS.
MY PROPOSAL FOR THE LEGISLATION
TO INCLUDE 2 AND 3 BEDROOM
APARTMENTS AND TO MAKE ROOMS
FOR FAMILIES ADOPTED CITYWIDE
AND DEEPLY ENGAGED IN OTHER
ISSUES TO COME BEFORE THIS
APPOINTEE INCLUDING ADVANCING
MULTI MODEL TRANSPORTATION AND
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
AND MAKING ROOM FOR BACKYARD
COTTAGES AND BASEMENT
APARTMENTS.
SO I COME PREPARED TO TACKLE
ALL OF THE RANGE OF ISSUES THAT
THE PERSON WILL FACE FROM DAY
ONE.
I CHOSE A CAREER IN PUBLIC
SERVICE BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT
CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
FOR SEATTLE WHERE PROSPERITY
AND OPPORTUNITY IS SHARED FOR
ALL AND THRILLED TO SERVE THE
DISTRICT.
>>> NEXT UP IS DARBY DA.COM.
>> I AM I DARBY DA COME.
I HAVE LIVED IN THE DISTRICT
FOR 25 YEARS AND FIVE YEARS IN
EAST LAKE AND 20 YEARS IN
WEDGEWOOD.
A MOM AND NEIGHBOR AND A WOMAN
PASSIONATE ABOUT SOCIAL EQUITY
AND MOVING OUR DISTRICT AND
CITY FORWARD.
I WORK FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE
FOR OVER 17 YEARS.
AND I LOVE MY TIME AT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND WORKING AT THE
CITY PROCESS.
I REMAIN STEADFAST TO RAISE
INWHEN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND A
FORMER PUBLIC DEFENDER AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENS ACTIVIST
AND I TAUGHT AND RAISE THE
POWER OF ILLUSION TRAINING AT
DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND
WAS INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND
ETHICS LAWYER AND TEACHER AND
TAUGHT LAW.
IN 2012 I WON AN EXCELLENCE ON
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
MANAGEMENT FROM MY CITY PIERCE.
I AM GUNHO ABOUT SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
MY CURRENT EXPERTISE IS LAND
USE.
I AM A STRONG SUPPORTER OF MHA,
TRANSIT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
MAINTAINING THE BALANCE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AS OUR CITIES
GROW.
I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I WANT
TO IMPROVE ABOVE DISTRICT 4'S
TRUST IN CITY GOVERNMENT AND
MAKE A PRIORITY A STRONG
TRANSITION FOR OUR NEW
REPRESENTATIVE WHEN THEY TAKE
ON THEIR NEW ROLE AND WANT TO
ENSURE THAT DAY TO DAY WORK OF
THE COMMITTEES IS COMPLETED IN
RESPONSE IF AND EARNEST MANNER.
>> CATHERINE GARDO.
YOU'RE UP NEXT.
>> MY NAME IS CATHERINE GARDO
AND I HAVE LIVED IN THE DRINK
SINCE 1986 AND PLEASED TO RUN
FOR THE INTERIM DISTRICT
COUNCIL POSITION.
NOT INTERESTED IN THE FULL TIME
POSITION.
WHY DID I THROW MY HAT IN THE
RING?
I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT THE TY
SEATTLE AND DISTRICT FOUR.
DESPITE THE NEGATIVITY OF
HOMELESSNESS AND LACK OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WE HAVE SO
MUCH IN THE CITY TO BE PROUD OF
AND THANKFULLY WE HAVE THE
STRENGTH, FORTITUDE AND
INNOVATION TO SOLVE MANY OF THE
PRESSING PROBLEMS.
KNOWING THIS AS INTERIM
POSITION IT IS IMPORTANT TO
WORK WELL WITH THE CURRENT
COUNCIL MEMBERS WHILE WORKING
THROUGH THE BUDGET ISSUINGS FOR
DISTRICT FOUR AND THE CITY AS A
WHOLE.
I HAVE BUILT AND WORKED WITH
BUDGETS AND CAN BRING THIS
EXPERTISE TO THE 2019 BUDGET
PROCESS.
I KNOW THAT ALL MONEY IS GREEN
BUT EACH BUCKET IS NOT
NECESSARILY TRANSFERABLE
BETWEEN DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS.
MY WORK ON THE STATE PUBLIC
WORKS BOARD THE PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PCC
FARMLAND TRUST AND MY OWN
BUSINESSES ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF
WHERE I HAVE WORKED WITH
BUDGETS.
30 YEARS OF LAND USE EXPERIENCE
I HAVE DEVELOPED ORDINANCES AND
RUN PROJECTS.
MOST RECENTLY WITH A TEAM TO
EVALUATE MIXED USE PROJECT IN
SOUTH SEATTLE AND EAST AFRICAN
WOMAN.
MY DECISION MAKING IS TO ASK
QUESTIONS AND BE DELIBERATE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU TO MAKE SEATTLE A GREAT
PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.
>>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
UP NEXT IS DAVID GOLDBURG.
GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
CARE CARING ABOUT SEATS
SEATTLE TO BE HERE.
I THINK I CAN FULFILL THE
ROLES.
MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER IS
PROMOTED TO CITY GROWTH AND
MAKE NEIGHBORHOODS BETTER AND
MORE LIVEABLE.
AREAS TO ACCEPT GROWTH AND
CHANGE TO GET MORE AND BETTER
TRANSIT SERVICE AND SAFE
STREETSCAPES AND BETTER PARKS.
WE NEED TO SEE MORE REAL
PROGRESS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE.
WHY IS IT TRUE THAT THE
DEADLIEST CITIES IN SEATTLE ARE
IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
HOW DO WE UNDO RACIAL COVENANT
IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
I HAVE THE INTELLECTUAL
PREPARATION I HAVE THE HEART.
EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNICATING
WITH ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE.
WORKING WITH PEOPLE OF
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND
DEFINE A WAY FORWARD.
WHEN WE LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER,
WE REMEMBER ALL THAT WE HAVE IN
COMMON.
OUR LOVE FOR SEATTLE AND ITS
CULTURE OF COMPASSION.
WE WILL HAVE DISAGREEMENTS BUT
WE HAVE TO STOP DEHUMANIZING
EACH OTHER WHETHER LABELING
PEOPLE AS CRIMINALS OR
WHATEVER.
I PROMISE TO DO MY BEST TO LOOK
UP TO THAT IDEAL IF I AM GIVEN
THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT
DISTRICT FOUR.
>>> THANKS.
UP NEXT IS JORDAN GOLDWAR.
GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>> I'M JORDAN GOLDWAR I'M AN
EDUCATOR AND NINE YEAR RESIDENT
OF DISTRICT FOUR LIVING WITH MY
HUSBAND IN A TRIPLEX IN WALLING
FORD.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF KIDS FOR
PEACE.
A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT
BRINGS TOGETHER MOSLEM, JEWISH
AND CHRISTIAN TEENAGERS FOR
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND
SOCIAL CHANGE PROGRAMS.
IN OUR CITY THAT CAN BE
SEGREGATED BY RACE OR THE
HASSLE OF GETTING ACROSS THE
SHIP CANAL.
WE ARE A REVERSE COALITION THAT
WORKED IN THE CITY TO RESPOND
TO ISLAMICPHOBIC HATE CRIMES
AND HELP PASS INITIATIVE 940
IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS WITH
POLICE AND COMMUNITIES.
EVERY DAY I SAW A MICROCOSM OF
WHAT OUR CITY COULD LOOK LIKE.
I SAW A WORLD IN WHICH THOSE
THAT TRADITIONALLY LACK POWER
BLAKE YOUTH AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
AND IMMIGRANTS WERE ABLE TO USE
THEIR VOICES TO AFFECT POSITIVE
CHANGE.
AND I SAW A WORLD IN WHICH
PROGRESS IS MADE THROUGH
LISTENING, EMPATHY AND
UNDERSTANDING.
AS A WHITE MAN, I KNOW THAT I
HAVE TREMENDOUS PRIVILEGE AND
THAT CITY HAS GIVEN A LOT TO
ME.
MY GOAL DURING THE SEVEN MONTHS
OF THIS APPOINTMENT IS TO GIVE
BACK TO THE CITY BY AMPLIFYING
THE WORK ON THOSE ON THE GROUND
THAT KNOW THE SOLUTIONS TO OUR
MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS.
WHETHER IT IS HOMELESSNESS OR
AFFORDABILITY OR HEALTH.
THANK YOU.
>>> UP NEXT ISCHIA RAY LASELLS.
>> I AM SO LUCKY TO BE IN THIS
ROOM.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT
I HAVE DEALT WITH MY LIFE THAT
MADE IT SO IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO
BE IN SEATTLE LET ALONE IN THIS
ROOM WITH YOU.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING
OUT AND PARTICIPATING.
THAT IS SOMEWHAT UNACCESSIBLE
TO SOME DEMOGRAPHICS INCLUDING
PEOPLE THAT LOOK AND LIKE ME.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE ELSE
AT THIS TABLE.
I KNOW THAT DISTRICT WILL BE IN
GOOD HAND IF ANY OF US ARE
APPOINT 3rd AND THANK YOU FOR
PUTTING YOUR HAT IN THE RING.
I THINK THAT MY HISTORY OF
USING MY RESOURCES THAT I HAVE
EVER HAD TO UPLIFT THE VOICES
OF STAKEHOLDERS IN EVERY ROOM
THAT I CAN SPEAK FOR THEM AND
RAISE VOICES AND ORGANIZING
WITH UNDERPRIVILEGED AND
STIGMATIZED POPULATIONS
INCLUDING ON THE PASS IN THE
SENATE HB1756 THAT IS STRICTER
RIGHTS AND SAFETY GIVES ME A
UNIQUE ABILITY TO DO INNER
SEXUAL ORGANIZING AS WELL AS A
PLACE OF LISTENING TO THOSE
COMMUNITIES WHEN OTHERS WON'T.
THEY HAVE BEEN IGNORED AND I
THINK THAT BY BEING IN THIS
POSITION IN DISTRICT FOUR AND
LISTENING TO THE MOST
UNDERPRIVILEGED IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD I AM BRINGING THE
VOICES TO THE TOP SO THEY CAN
FIGHT WITH EVERYONE IN IT IS
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO.
ALSO I HAVE A RIDICULOUSLY AM
PA ATTITUDE TO DO THAT IN THE
DISTRICT WHERE I LOVE.
>>> UP NEXT IS JAY LAZA RUSS.
>> I'M AN ARCHITECT AND 35
YEARS RESIDENT OF ROOSEVELT
NEIGHBORHOOD AND FORTUNATE TO
SECURED A HOME WAY BACK WHEN IT
WAS MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE.
I DEVOTED MY VOLUNTEERISM OVER
THE PAST 20 YEARS AND HAVE
GIVEN HUNDREDS OF HOURS
INCLUDING IN THE LIGHT REVIEW
PANEL AND ARTS AND NONPROFITS
AND FOCUSING ON ARTISTS
AFFORDABLE.
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE
ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION AND FOR FIVE YEARS
SHARING A LAND USE COMMITTEE.
I HELPED TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS AND
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THIS COMMUNITY THAT COULD BE A
MODEL FOR THE CITY AT LARGE.
I HAVE LED THE DEEP AFFORDABLE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROOSEVELT
LIGHT RAIL STATION AND LARGELY
THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MINDED
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.
PARTNERING WITH SOUND TRANSIT
AND PRODUCING THE WELL REGARDED
COMMUNITY PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE
GUIDED THE PROJECT PROPOSAL.
THIS PROJECT IS JUST ONE STEP
TOWARDS SOCIAL EQUITY FOR
HOUSING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
I HOPE TO BRING THAT TO OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS IN SEATTLE.
I AM CONSTANTLY GUIDED BY MY
MOTHER HONORING HER CIVIC
COMMITMENTS WHEN I FIRST LICKED
STAMPS IN GARY INDIANA.
I WILL USE MY PRIVILEGE TO
WELCOME AND FOCUS ON SOCIAL
EQUITY.
>>> LET'S PASS THE MICROPHONE
DOWN SO THERE IS ONE IN FRONT
OF THE CANDIDATES.
MAKE SURE IT IS IN FRONT OF
YOU.
ABLE PACHECKO, JR. YOU ARE UP.
>> GOOD EVENING.
I'M SEEKING THE APPOINTMENT TO
REPRESENT DISTRICT FOUR AS IT
IS A DISTRICT THAT HAS MADE
SEATTLE HOME AS WELL AS GIVING
ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO RISE
MYSELF OUT OF POVERTY AND AS
WELL AS GIVING ME EVERY
OPPORTUNITY THAT HAS BEEN
AFFORDED TO ME OVER THE LAST
TEN YEARS.
I MOVED IN TO SEATTLE TO GO TO
GRADUATE SCHOOL AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AT THE
EVAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
WHERE I LIVED IN WEDGEWOOD AT
THE TIME AND BEGAN MY CAREER
WITH THE FELLOWSHIP AT THE
SEATTLE FOUNDATION AND MOVED TO
WALLINGFORD AT THE POLICE
FOUNDATION TO IMPROVE THE
SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND
CREATE THE VIBRANCY THAT OUR
CITY HAS.
THEN I HAVE NOW HAVE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AT THE
UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON TO CREATE
STEM OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG
KIDS OF COLORS AND YOUNG GIRLS.
AND EXPAND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES
STATEWIDE THROUGH OUR MESA
PROGRAM THAT IS MATH
ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC
ACHIEVEMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU
HAVE A CELL PHONE SILENCE IT SO
WE CAN CONCENTRATE ON ANSWERS.
IF ANYONE SEES THE MARINERS
SCORE I AM TAPING IT.
UP NEXT IS MARJORIE STONE.
>> LET ME APOLOGIZE FOR MY
VOICE.
IT IS DISAPPEARING.
I AM MARGE PRESSMAN.
NINETY SECONDS IS NOT A LOT OF
TIME TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHO
I AM.
IN DISTRICT FOUR RESIDENTS ARE
ON TOP OF THINGS AND I SUSPECT
YOU HAVE SEEN THE APPLICATIONS
ONLINE.
HERE IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO
SHARE WITH YOU.
AS A SEATTLE RESIDENT OF NEAR
30 YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN
DEFINING MOMENTS IN MY LIFE
SETTING THE PATH THAT BRINGS ME
HERE.
THE THRILL AND THE RELIEF OF
FINISHING MY MASTER'S THESIS
AND GETTING MY MASTER'S IN
URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING.
PICTURE A YOUNG MANNER WORKING
ON THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT THAT IS OUR LINK LIGHT
RAIL SYSTEM AND SEEING IT BUILT
AND RIDING IT AND USING IT.
THE JOY AND GRATITUDE AS A
PRIDE FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER
GIVING AWAY OUR FIRST MILLION
IN GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
THE CHANCE TO INVEST IN SEATTLE
SMALL BUSINESS.
THE HUMBLING EXPERIENCE OF
BEING APPOINTED TO THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION.
RECONNECTING WITH MY RELIGION
AND MY SPIRITUALITY AND
RECEIVING THE RECOGNITION OF
OF OF MY PEERS.
>>> I AM SEEKING THE POSITION
OF SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL.
I BELIEVE IT WILL MAKE SURE
THAT SEATTLE REMAINS A CITY FOR
EVERYONE.
A MOTHER OF TWO GIRLS THAT
ATTEND SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND A DAUGHTER OF PUERTO RICO
PARENTS THAT MOVED TO THE
MAINLAND IN SEARCH OF A BETTER
LIFE.
I GREW UP IN A LOW INCOME
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE I SAW PEOPLE
WORKING HARD EVERY DAY TO RAISE
THEIR FAMILIES AND GET A PIECE
OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.
UNFORTUNATELY SEATTLE IS NOW A
TALE OF TWO CITIES.
WE SEE GROWING WEALTH AND
PROSPERITY BUT OTHERS ARE LEFT
BEHIND.
I WILL BE A VOICE FOR BUILDING
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
EXPANDING SHORT-TERM HOUSING
AND SERVICES TO THOSE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS,
EXPANDING TRANSIT AND KEEPING
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE AND OUR
PARKS OPEN AND CLEAN FOR
FAMILIES TO ENJOY.
I HAVE SPENT MY CAREER
LISTENING TO DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES AND BUILDING
COALITIONS.
FOR MY TIME WORKING AT THE
WHITE HOUSE TO WORKING HERE IN
SEATTLE.
FINALLY AS THE NATIONAL
RHETORIC BECOMES MORE RECKLESS
AND DANGEROUS I WILL BE A
STRONG ADVOCATE EVERY DAY FOR
MAKING EVERYONE FEEL WELCOME IN
SEATTLE.
JUST AS I DID WORKING FOR THE
ACLU RIGHT AFTER SEPTEMBER 11th
HELPING ENSURE THAT SEATTLE'S
MOSLEM AMERICAN COMMUNITY HAD A
STRONG ADVOCATE TO PROTECT
THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
IF APPOINTED I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND
REPRESENTING YOUR INTERESTS ON
THE CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
UP NEXT IS LUKE WIGREN.
GO RIGHT A HEAD.
>>> I AM LUKE WIGREN, A
FILMMAKER AND MUSICIAN AND SWIM
INSTRUCTOR IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND
TONIGHT I JUST WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR COMING TO THIS PUBLIC
FORUM.
THERE ARE MANY ISSUES WE WILL
COVER AND A LOT OF THEM ARE
LOCAL.
I HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A YEAR-
AND-A-HALF MAYBE.
A COUPLE I WAS NOT FAMILIAR
LIKE THE DISTRICT ACTIVATION
PLAN THAT SOUNDS COOL.
IT KEPT ME UP AT NIGHT IN A
GOOD WAY.
I DON'T CLAIM TO BE AN EXPERT
ON ANY OF THEM BUT I DO KNOW
THAT THERE IS A CITYWIDE ISSUE
OF INCREDIBLE IMPORTANCE AND
THAT IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SEATTLE IS FACING UNPRECEDENTED
HOUSING CRISIS BUT A CRISIS
THAT IS NOT BEING EQUALLY FELT
BY EVERYBODY.
IT GOES FROM RISING RENTS AND
HOUSELESSNESS AND MORE ALARMING
WE SEE IT SPIRALING BACK
TOWARDS CULTURAL RE
SEGREGATION.
I HAVE A MASTERS IN THIS AND I
AM ALARMED THAT OUR CITY HAS
GOT TO THIS POINT WHERE WEALTH
BECOMES DECIDING FACTORS AS TO
WHO OR WHO DOES NOT GET TO
BELONG IN THE CITY.
WE NEED TO INVEST IN HOUSING AS
INFRASTRUCTURE AND NEED TO DO
IT LIKE WE DID FOR LIGHT RAIL.
WE NEED IT TO DO IT FOR RACIAL
JUSTICE AND GO TO THE STATE AND
PETITION THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
AND I WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS
MOMENT OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS
ON THE COUNCIL.
>>> THANKS.
CAN WE GIVE THE APPLICANTS A
ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART
OF THE PROCESS.
ALL RIGHT.
BIG PAT ON THE BACK ALL THE WAY
AROUND.
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO PASS THE
MIKES UP AND DOWN THE LINE.
I AM GOING TO ASK THREE
QUESTIONS OF OUR APPLICANTS
HERE AS PROVIDED BY COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS IN DISTRICT FOUR.
SO THE CITY COUNCIL REACHED OUT
TO 35 ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT THIS
FORUM AND 18 ORGANIZATIONS,
EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THIS
EVENT AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE 14
OF THEM PRESENT HERE AND THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING PART OF
THIS.
MORE THAN 50 QUESTIONS WERE
SUBMITTED BY THESE DIFFERENT
GROUPS.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO READ ALL OF
THEM BUT YOU CAN IF YOU WANT.
EVERY SINGLE ONE IS ON THE
COUNCIL VACANCY WEBSITE
PRESENTED BY THE CITY CLERK AT
SEATTLE DOT.GOV/CITY
CLERK/COUNCIL-VACANCY.
SO I HAVE WORKED WITH THE CITY
COUNCIL TO FIND THREE QUESTIONS
THAT COVER SOME OF THE MAJOR
TOPICS THAT CAME UP IN WHAT WAS
SUBMITTED BY THE COMMUNITY.
WE WILL START WITH THE END OF
THE ALPHABET AND WORK
BACKWARDS.
LUKE YOU ARE ON DECK AND WE
WILL HAVE A MINUTE AND A HALF
TO ANSWER THEM.
THE FIRST QUESTION IS AS
FOLLOWS: THIS IS A SHORT SIX
MONTH TENURE.
IF YOU ARE APPOINT TO THE
COUNCIL, WHAT ARE THE TOP
PRIORITIES THAT YOU BELIEVE YOU
CAN ACCOMPLISH WITHIN THAT
TIME?
LUKE.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I SET THE BAR HIGH.
WE NEED TO CREATE 6000 UNITS
THAT I DO SUPPORT HAS PUT
FORWARD.
GOING BEYOND THE 50,000
RECOMMENDED, WE SHOULD BE
AIMING AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE, I
THINK ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITS WITH THE HELP OF THE
STATE.
WE DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PUSHED OUT OF
THE CITY FOR THE LAST FOUR
DECADES AND I THINK THAT IN THE
SHORT-TERM IT IS NOT A LOT OF
TIME.
WE WON'T MAKE ALL OF THAT
HAPPEN FOR SIX MONTHS.
I'M AWARE OF THAT.
AGAIN HELP THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
IN THE CURRENT FUNCTIONS THAT
THEY ARE WORKING ON, TERESA
LASKATA WITH A PUBLIC LAND BASE
ARE BANK LIKE THE PILOT HOMES
OUT IN FRONT OF CITY HALL THE
OTHER DAY.
AND ALSO SUPPORTING LISA
HERBOLD AND THE MAYOR ON THE
COMMUNITY PREFERENCE POLICY FOR
THOSE THAT ARE RIGHT NOW
TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF
LEAVING THE CITY THAT WE CAN
KEEP THEM WHEN WE DO BUILD THE
UNITS AND BRING THEM BACK.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS I'M HAPPY
TO SUPPORT.
I DO WANT TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE WORK
THAT THEY ARE DOING BECAUSE
THERE IS A LOT TO DO.
I'M NOT ROB JOHNSON.
I DON'T THINK THAT WILL BE A
PROBLEM AND WILLING TO WORK
WHOEVER IS ON THE COUNCIL.
>> IF YOU CAN PASS THE
MICROPHONE TO MARISSA.
A SIX MONTH TENURE, IF
APPOINTED WHAT ARE THE TOP
PRIORITIES YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN
ACCOMPLISH WITHIN THAT TIME?
>> THE TENURE IS SHORT BUT THE
MOST IMPORTANT IS TO ENSURE
THAT OUR COMMUNITY GETS A VOICE
ON THE CITY COUNCIL SO WE CAN
WORK TO LOOK AT OPTIONS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
TRANSPORTATION CHOICES IN THE
CITY.
I THINK THAT GIVEN THE DISTRICT
A VOICE WILL BE THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING TO ACCOMPLISH
IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING
ABLE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY
ON MOVING THAT VOICE FORWARD
WITHIN THE COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
THANKS, ANSWERS CAN BE SHORTER
THAN A MINUTE-AND-A-HALF.
MOVING DOWN THE LINE.
MARGE YOU ARE UP.
A SHORT SIX MONTH TENURE IF
APPOINTED TO COUNCIL YOUR TOP
PRIORITIES THAT YOU THINK YOU
CAN ACCOMPLISH IN THAT TIME.
>> WELL SIMILARLY TO THE NINETY
SECONDS SIX MONTHS IS A SHORT
TIME.
MY TOP PRIORITY WILL BE
CARETAKER OF DISTRICT FOUR.
AND TO MAKE SURE THAT I
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NEEDS AND
CHALLENGES ARE FOR THE
RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT FOUR.
TAKING THAT INFORMATION MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS
SOME WORK FOR THE PLANNING USE
AND ZONING COMMITTEE THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON CHAIRED
AND ADVICE CHAIR OF THE
TRANSPORTATION AND
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE AND
THOSE COMMITTEES HAVE WORK THAT
REMAINS.
ONE OF MY PRIORITIES WOULD BE
TO ADDRESS THAT WORK SUCH AS MH
AAND THE URBAN CENTER REZONING
AND ELECTRICAL VEHICLE
REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES
NEEDING REVIEWS AND EFFORT FOR
REGIONAL TASK FORCE AND
LEGISLATION FOR TREES FOR ALL.
I WOULD BE WORKING ON THOSE
AGENDA ITEMS THAT WERE ON
COUNCIL MEMBERS JOHNSON'S PLATE
AS WELL AS REACHING OUT TO THE
COMMUNITY BUT MY THING IS
EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND THAT
WOULD BE ON TOP PRIORITY ACROSS
EVERYTHING THAT I DO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE PASS THE
MICROPHONE DOWN TO ABLE AND
THAT QUESTION IS ABOUT YOUR
SHORT SIX MONTH TENURE IF
APPOINTED TOP PRIORITIES THAT
YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH.
>> SURE.
MY FIRST PRIORITY WOULD BE TO
ELEVATE THE CIVIC DISCOURSE.
I THINK IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT
WE HAVE SEEN BOTH NATIONALLY
AND LOCALLY THE CIVIL DISCOURSE
IN OUR CITY AND ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
TWO, CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY
SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION OF
UNITS.
AS I SAID WITH MY INTRODUCTION
WHEN I LIVED IN WEDGEWOOD AND
WALLINGFORD I LIVED IN ADU AND
UNDERSTANDING THE DISTRICT
NEEDS AS WELL AS SUPPORTING THE
STUDENT POPULATIONS THAT ARE
SURROUNDING DISTRICT FOUR IS
SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO BE
LEAD IN REGARDS TO HOW IT
CREATES AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
MORE RESIDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT.
LASTLY SOMEONE WITHOUT A CAR
LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE
BOTH THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
TO BETTER SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND
ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN
OUR DISTRICT WHO ARE, I WALK
PAST EVERY DAY TO GO TO MY
OFFICE.
ONE OF THE WHITE BICYCLES OF
SOMEONE HIT AND MAKING SURE
THAT IT IS SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR
FOLKS TO CYCLE AROUND THE
UNIVERSITY AND LOOKING HOW WE
CAN GET MORE PEOPLE OUT OF CARS
TO RELIEVE THE CONGESTION IN
OUR STREETS AND AS WELL AS HOW
THE CITY CAN BETTER SERVE
INDIVIDUALS LIKE MYSELF WITHOUT
A CAR.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
PASS THAT DOWN TO JAY.
I THINK YOU KNOW THE QUESTION.
SIX MONTH TENURE AND YOUR
PRIORITIES.
>> I DO.
I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW THROUGH
ON THE MH AAND UP ZONING ISSUE
ON THE TABLE AND, OF COURSE, AN
AREA THAT IS DEAR TO ME IS WHAT
IS HAPPENING.
THERE ARE ISSUES THAT CAN BE
TALKED ABOUT AND STRENGTHENED
AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING BACK
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TREE
LEGISLATION THAT HAS BEEN ON
AND OFF THE TABLE FOR A LONG
TIME AND NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED
A LOT MORE IN THE COMMUNITY.
NOT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE
SOLVED WITHIN THE SEVEN MONTH
TENURE BUT CARING THROUGH ON
THAT LEGISLATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO BRING LONG TERM
VISIONS AND LOOKING OUT FURTHER
AND BRINGING THE KIND OF
COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS IN
ROOSEVELT TO OTHER COMMUNITIES
MAYBE THROUGH DEPARTMENT
NEIGHBORHOODS AND THIS SEGUES
INTO A LOT OF OUR TIME WILL BE
FOCUSED ON THE BUDGET AND
BRINGING THOSE IDEAS TO EARLY
CONSIDERATIONS AND GETTING
MONIES ALLOCATED IN TERMS OF
AFFORDABILITY AND HOMELESS NIT
AND TRANSPORTATION AS WELL.
THOSE ARE MY HIGHEST
PRIORITIES.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANKS.
PASSING IT DOWN TO CHARADE, SIX
MONTH TENURE AND PRIORITIES.
>> DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS.
I THINK WE CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY
TO LOOK INTO THAT AND FURTHER
THE TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE
WHAT SOLUTIONS MIGHT WORK LONG
TERM.
HAVING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THE
WORK THEY HAVE PUT IN ON THAT
PROCESS WOULD BE ONE OF MY
PRIORITIES.
THE OTHER THING IS WE HAVE NOT
BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT AT ALL
BUT THERE ARE SAFE INJECTION
SITES READY TO START OPERATING
AND I THINK THAT LOOKING INTO
HOW WE CAN GET THEM UP AND
RUNNING AND HELPING THE PARTS
OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE
FURTHER STIGMATIZED AND IN TER
SECTIONAL WAYS DEALING WITH
HOMELESSNESS A GREAT WAY TO
START AT THE BOTTOM AND WORK
WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE
UNHEARD AND MAKING COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT THE PRIORITY SO
THIS IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE.
IT IS VERY UNASSESS ACCESSIBLE
TO ADVOCATE YOURSELF AND TRYING
TO PROVIDE SPACES AS WELL AS
ACCESSIBLE WAYS TO ADVOCATE FOR
YOURSELF AND TEACHING PEOPLE
THE TOOLS TO ADVOCATE FOR
THEMSELVES ON THESE ISSUES THAT
AFFECT THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE
MY PRIORITY BRINGING THOSE
VOICES AND STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH
THE TABLE THROUGH ME OR BY
BRINGING THEM STRAIGHT INTO
EVERY DISCUSSION WE HAVE WOULD
BE MY PRIORITY.
>>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
PLEASE PASS THE MICROPHONE DOWN
TO JORDAN IN A MINUTE-AND-A-
HALF.
>> ZONE THOUGH IT IS SIX MONTH
APPOINTMENT WE SHOULD NOT
UNDERESTIMATE HOW MUCH CAN BE
ESTABLISHED IN SIX MONTHS.
LIKE OTHER FOLKS ONE OF MY
PRIORITIES IS ADDRESSING THE
TWIN PROBLEMS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS.
ON HOMELESSNESS I THINK WE SEE
A LOT OF INDIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS
WORKING IN THE CITY.
WE KNOW THAT PERMANENT HOUSING
IS WORKING AND SHELTERS ARE
WORKING.
WE KNOW THAT LEAD PROGRAM HELPS
PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS AND DRUG ADDICTION
TO STAY OUT OF THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE CITY AND GET THE
SUPPORT THEY NEED.
SO I WANT TO FOCUS ON THOSE AND
EXPANDING TENANT RELOCATION AND
LAND TRUSTS AS ANOTHER MODEL
THAT CAN HELP TO BUILD MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY.
I DEFINITELY SUPPORT MHA AND
WILL WORK ON THE IMPLEMENTATION
AND SIMULTANEOUSLY MAKING SURE
THAT DISPLACE MANY DOES NOT
ACCOMPANY NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT
COMES WITHIN MHA.
ON TRANSPORTATION I WOULD LIKE
TO SEE MORE PEOPLE USING PUBLIC
TRANSIT, WE CAN DO THAT BY
EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE LIFT
PROGRAM AND ALLOWING MORE
INCOME FOLKS TO HAVE MORE
TRANSIT PASSES.
I HAVE SEEN PROPOSAL TO
REINSTATE THE RIDE FREE ZONE IN
THE TRANSIT TUNNEL DOWNTOWN
THAT HAS LINKED LIGHT RAIL.
THAT IS A GREAT THING AND
FINALLY I THINK THAT THERE IS A
LOT OF WEALTH AND A LOT OF
RESOURCES IN DISTRICT FOUR AND
I WILL LIKE TO HELP FOSTER
CONVERSATIONS HOW WE USE THE
RESOURCES AND THE WELT THERE TO
BENEFIT THE ENTIRE CITY.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
NEXT UP IS DAVID.
>> MY FIRST PRIORITY IS TO
LISTEN.
A NEW SET OF EARS AND YOU WILL
HAVE SOMEONE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
ISSUES THAT COMES WITH AN OPEN
MIND.
ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE IS
LINKS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS.
THE HOMELESSNESS ASPECT OF THE
RECENT 9th CIRCUIT MADE IT
CLEAR WE NEED MORE 24-HOUR
ENHANCED SHELTER AND WE NEED TO
BEEF THAT UP IN THE BUDGET.
ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SIDE
IN ADDITION TO THE LEGISLATION
THAT IS COMING THROUGH I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE HOW WE CAN ADVANCE
THE IDEAS IN OUR PLANNING
COMMISSION REPORT AND
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT TALKS ABOUT
WAYS TO FIND MORE WAYS TO GET
HOMES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL INCOMES
AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADVANCE IN
DISTRICT FOUR ADVANCE THE
IMPORTANT TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE
IN ADVANCE OF THE LIGHT RAIL
COMING IN 2021.
TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE WHAT IS
IN THE MOBILE PLANS FOR
DISTRICT FOUR AND WOULD LOVE TO
STRENGTHEN THE STREET
ORDINANCE.
I COINED THE TERM COMPLETE
STREETS YEARS AGO AND SEATTLE
IS THE FIRST PLACE TO DO THAT
BUT NO TEETH IN THE ORDINANCE I
WOULD LIKE TO STRENGTHEN IT.
THE ADD FREE ZONE COMING TO THE
PLANNING LAND USE COMMITTEE AND
I THINK THIS IS A SOMETHING
THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A CAREFUL
LOOK AT AND LOOKING AT THE
MULTIPLE TAX-EXEMPTION PROGRAM
THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE
REBOOTED AND ESPECIALLY
EMPHASIZE FAMILY SIZED HOUSING
AND WE NEED TO TAKE UP THE TREE
ORDINANCE.
>>> THAT'S A GOOD LIST.
IT SOUNDS GOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
CATHERINE, YOU ARE UP NEXT.
>>> SO I THINK IT IS THREE.
SO I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING IS THE BUDGET AND OUT OF
THE BUDGET I HAVE TWO
PRIORITIES.
LOOKING AT THE HOMELESSNESS AND
WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS THE
HOMELESSNESS ISSUES.
I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO FRIENDS
AND NEIGHBORS AND COLLEAGUES
ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND LEARNING
THAT THE LEAP PROGRAM THAT
JORDAN TALKED ABOUT IS WORKING
SUCCESSFULLY IN SOME
NEIGHBORHOODS AND PERHAPS WE
CAN EXPAND THAT IN OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS.
WORK FORCE HOUSING CRITICAL
PIECE OF WORK THAT WE NEED TO
DO ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE
YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT OF
COLLEGE AND WANT TO FIND PLACES
TO LIVE.
LIKE MY KIDS TO LIVE AND SO
LOOKING AT THE ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS ORDINANCE AND
THE DETACHED ACCESSORY UNIT
ORDINANCES ARE GOOD THINGS.
WAYS MOST IMPORTANT IN THIS
DISTRICT IS TO TALK LESS AND
LISTEN MORE.
I SAW THAT ON A BOARD IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE NEED TO
LISTEN AND I'M WILLING TO
LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE IN MY
DISTRICT BECAUSE I'M SURE THEY
HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WOULD
BE GOOD FOR OUR CITY.
>>> THANKS VERY MUCH,
CATHERINE.
>>> DARBY.
YOU ARE UP NEXT.
MINUTE-AND-A-HALF PLEASE.
>> MY THREE GOALS ARE TO
IMPROVE TRUST IN CITY
GOVERNMENT WITHIN DISTRCT FOUR
AND TO PROVIDE STRONG
REPRESENTATION WHEN THEY TAKE
OFFICE IN SIX MONTHS AND TO
COMPLETE THE DAY TO DAY WORK IN
AN EARNEST AND FRANK AND
RESPONSIVE MANNER.
IN ORDER TO IMPROVE TRUST WE
HAVE TO LIKE MANY OF THE
CANDIDATES HAVE SAID WE GOT TO
CHANGE THE DIALOGUE AND GET
MORE PROFESSIONAL ABOUT HOW WE
EXCHANGE IDEAS AND HOW TO MAKE
DECISIONS.
WE NEED TO WORK HARD.
I AM ALWAYS OPEN.
I AM ALWAYS TRANSPARENT AND GET
BACK TO YOU.
IT WOULD BE MY GOAL TO WORK
TOGETHER WITH ALL OF YOU TO
BRING OUR IDEAS TO THE FRONT
AND BRING A COLLECTIVE VISION
FOR THE OUTCOMES.
I WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE WORKING
ALL SIX MONTHS WITH THE
CANDIDATES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
KNOW WHAT THE PRIORITIES OF THE
DISTRICT ARE AND ADDRESSING THE
BUDGET AND SETTING UP THE
REPRESENT FOR SUCCESSFUL FOUR
YEAR TERM.
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
AND THEN IN TERMS OF FINISHING
THE DAY TO DAY WORK OF THE
COMMITTEES.
I KNOW THAT TREE PROTECTION
ORDINANCE HAS CREATED IS
LANGUISHING FOR A LONG TIME.
IT IS ON A LOT OF PEOPLE'S MIND
THAT WE NEED TO GET WORK ON
THAT.
I AM COMMITTED TO THAT FREE
PROTECTION ORDINANCE AND
BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO
SOLVE THE ISSUES AND ADVANCE
THAT AS FAR AS I CAN IF I CAN'T
GET IT DONE IT WILL BE IN GREAT
SHAPE FOR THE NEW DISTRICT REP
AND I KNOW THAT THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
AREA IS UP IN THE NEXT FEW
MONTHS AND THAT WILL BE A
REALLY BIG DEAL FOR THE U
DISTRICT AND FOR ALL OF US IN
DISTRICT FOUR AND I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT IS ON THE FRONT
LINES AND THE ADU ORDINANCE.
>>> MOVING TO BROOK BROAD.
GOT A MINUTE-AND-A-HALF.
>> ALTHOUGH THIS IS GOING TO BE
A VERY SHORT-TERM I THINK THERE
ARE STILL SOME VERY CONCRETE
THINGS THAT THIS PERSON IS
GOING TO HAVE TO WORK ON AND BE
PREPARED TO WORK ON.
SO I AM HOPEFUL THAT ADU
LEGISLATION WILL BE BEFORE THE
COUNCIL IN JUNE.
I WOULD BE A STRONG SUPPORTER
OF THAT.
I AM LUCKY TO HAVE AN ADU AND
WAS ABLE TO HAVE A PLACE FOR MY
STEPFATHER TO MOVE INTO MY
BASEMENT WHEN HE WAS DISPLACED
FROM HIS OWN HOME THAT HE
RENTED FOR 30 YEARS.
SO I KNOW THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THE AFFORDABLE PUZZLE.
SECOND WE IN 2018 GOT $13
MILLION THROUGH MHA FEES.
THAT IS EXPECTED TO GO UP.
I WANT TO ENSURE THAT A PORTION
OF THOSE FEES IS EARMARKED
PARTICULARLY TO COMBAT DISPLACE
MANY BY INVESTING IN THE EQUITY
INITIATIVE BY DEVOTING MORE
MONIES TO ACQUIRING ALREADY
EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOMES AND
CONTINUING TO EXPAND OUR PILL
PROJECTS ON LIMITED EQUITY CO-
OPS.
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSIST
ATTENDANCE PROGRAM IS A
SUCCESSFUL TOOL THAT GIVES OUR
OFFICERS COMPASSIONATE TOOLS TO
RESPON
RESPONDED TO PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
WE SHOULD NOT OFFER JAIL AND
FINES THAT COMPOUNDS THE
PROBLEM.
LEADS STARTED IN BALLARD AND
AURORA.
I WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT TO THE
U DISTRICT ESPECIALLY THE AV
THAT I HAVE HEARD THAT KIND OF
LOW LEVEL PROPERTY CRIME IS AN
ISSUE.
>>> THANKS AND FOR PLANNING
PURPOSES WE WILL ASK THESE
QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED
FROM THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY
GROUPS AND TAKE A RESTROOM
BREAK GETTING CLOSER TO 7:00
FOR THE PROGRAM.
THE SECOND QUESTION I WILL
START IN THE MIDDLE WITH
CHARADE AND JAY LOZA RITZ.
THE SECOND QUESTION SIMILAR BUT
PUTTING A FINER POINT.
IF APPOINTED AS COUNCIL MEMBER
SERVING AT A TIME THAT CITY
COUNCIL WILL ADOPT A BUDGET FOR
2020.
WHAT ARE THE TOP THREE BUDGET
PRIORITIES AND HOW WILL THEY
BENEFIT D FOUR?
>> I WILL GIVE YOU TEN SECONDS
TO THINK ABOUT IT THERE.
YOU GOT IT CHARADE.
YOU ARE ALL OVER IT.
GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>>> I DON'T THINK I HAVE A
COMPLETE GRASP BUT THANKS FOR
GIVING ME THE EXTRA TEN
SECONDS.
IT HELPED.
>> ANYTIME.
>> I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN THE
PLEASURE OF DEALING WITH A
BUDGET PLAN FOR THIS SCALE BUT
I BUDGETED FOR A BUSINESS AND
LARGE PROJECTS AND FOR
HOUSEHOLDS.
THE BIGGEST IS THE LAVA
BUSINESS.
I WOULD LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE
THAT KNOW BETTER THAN I DO
ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND TAKE
INTO CONSIDERATION THE
COMMUNITY COMMENTS ON WHAT THEY
THINK WE SHOULD GET THE FUNDS
FOR.
THERE'S A BLUEPRINT FOR WHAT
SHOULD BE DONE AND WHAT HAS
BEEN DONE.
MAYBE THE IDEA OF TAKING IN
SOMETHING NEW AND PRIORITIZING
SOMETHING BIGGER AND BETTER IS
GOOD.
I THINK THAT THE HOUSING ISSUES
ARE THE BIGGEST THING I WOULD
THROW MY HEAD FOR GETTING MORE
FUNDS FOR SHELTERING PEOPLE
THAT HAVE NOT HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SHELTER IN
WHO KNOWS HOW LONG AND I THINK
SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN HOMELESS
THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS
CLOSE TO MY HEART AND I THINK
THAT IS THE THING I WOULD FOCUS
ON THE MOST AND I HAVE
MENTIONED BEFORE THAT THE SAME
INJECTION SITES ARE OUT THERE
AND WAITING ON A VOTE AND HOW
TO OPERATE IT AND I THINK THAT
ALLOCATING MONEY TO GET THAT UP
AND RUNNING WILL GO A LONG WAY
TO HELP THE COMMUNITY IN THE
DISTRICT FOUR.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
JAY YOU ARE UP NEXT AND JORDAN
YOU WILL BE AFTER THAT.
JAY, GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>>> THANK YOU.
I THINK THE BUDGET IS A PLACE
TO START LOOK AT FUTURE
VISIONING AND LOOKING AT THE
AFFORDABLE ISSUE IS ONE OF THE
IMPORTANT THINGS, HOMELESSNESS
AND TRANSPORTATION AS WELL.
UNDER AFFORDABILITY LOOKING AT
DIFFERENT LAND USE MODELS THE
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND OTHER
INVESTMENTS LOOKING AT PUBLIC
SITES AS WELL.
MAKING SURE WE HAVE MONIES IN
THE BUDGET FOR THAT AND TALKING
TO OTHER COUNCIL PEOPLE IN
ADVANCE FOR THE BUDGET PROCESS.
HOMELESSNESS AND LOOKING AT THE
PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN PLACE
RIGHT NOW.
THERE IS AGREEMENT THAT IS
EITHER SIGNED WITH THE CITY AND
KING COUNTY TO LOOK AT THIS IN
A MORE REGIONAL LEVEL TO MAKE
SURE THAT IS SOLID AND IN PLACE
AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO
THAT AS WELL.
IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION, THE
COUNCIL IS LOOKING AT IMPACT
FEES FOR TRANSPORTATION THAT
MIGHT BE LOOKING AT OPEN SPACE
IMPACT FEES TOO.
SO YOU KNOW WHAT ARE THE LONG
TERM VISIONS FOR ALL OF THOSE
PRIORITIES AND AGAIN THERE
MIGHT BE SOMEPLACE IN THE
BUDGET FOR PUTTING MONEY INTO
NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING.
THE SAME WAY IN ROOSEVELT TO
ASSIST EACH NEIGHBORHOOD TO
DETERMINE THEIR OWN PRIORITIES
AND PLANNING OR SOCIAL SERVICES
OR OTHER ISSUES.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JORDAN YOU ARE UP NEXT AND ABEL
YOU WILL FOLLOW HIM.
>>> THANK YOU.
FOCUSING ON SPECIFICALLY ON
HOMELESSNESS, SOME OF THE IDEAS
THAT I MENTIONED IN MY PREVIOUS
RESPONSE PROVIDING FUNDING FOR
COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS ONE OF
THE BARRIERS IS THE COSTS OF
ACQUIRING PROPERTY ESPECIALLY
IN A CITY LIKE SEATTLE WHERE
LAND IS SO EXPENSIVE.
TENANT RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IF
WE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
THERE WE CAN EXPAND THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
IT AND THE SITUATIONS UNDER
WHICH PEOPLE CAN RECEIVE
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE INCLUDING
WHEN PEOPLE GET PRICED OUT OF
RENTAL PROPERTIES BECAUSE OF
SEVERE RENT INCREASES.
IT WILL HELP TO BENEFIT
DISTRICT FOUR BY JUST RELIEVING
SOME OF THE PRESSURE ON HOUSING
AND THE CITY OVERALL.
AND ALSO WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
MANY PEOPLE IN DISTRICT FOUR
THAT ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS AND SO THIS CAN
PROVIDE A DIRECT BENEFIT TO
THEM AS WELL.
ALSO EDUCATION WITH THE INYOU
FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL
AND PROMISE LEVY.
WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
YOUTH ACROSS SEATTLE FROM
KINDERGARTEN TO EXPANDING THE
NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
TO GET FREE TUITION AT SEATTLE
COLLEGES.
THAT IS A PRIORITY AND A
PROGRAM THAT WOULD BENEFIT ALL
YOUTH IN DISTRICT FOUR.
AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT EDUCATION
IS FUNDAMENTAL TO BUILDING A
STRONG SOCIETY.
THE MORE KIDS WE CAN GET WITH
SOLID EDUCATION THE BETTER OFF
WE WILL BE.
>>> THANKS, ABEL YOU ARE UP.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH
THE LOCAL FOOD BANKS TO ENSURE
THAT THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES
FOR FAMILIES AS RIGHT NOW WITH
GROWING INEQUITIES IT HAS BEEN
A STRUGGLE FOR MANY ESPECIALLY
WITH THE STUDENT POPULATION
THAT IS WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON AS THE UNIVERSITY
HAS OPENED UP A FOOD BANK FOR
STUDENTS.
SECONDLY IDENTIFYING PUBLIC
PRIVATE OPTIONS FOR FAMILIES TO
EXPAND THE ADUS.
IT IS SOMETHING AGAIN AS
LOOKING TOWARDS THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CONVERSATION.
HOW WE CAN MAKE IT EASIER FOR
MORE FAMILIES TO BUILDING UNITS
AND IDENTIFY THE TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS WITHIN THE DISTRICT TO
MAKE IT EASIER TO GET TO THE
LIGHT RAIL.
WE WILL HAVE THREE LIGHT RAIL
STATIONS OPEN UP IN THE
DISTRICT OVER THE NEXT FOUR
YEARS LOOKING TO HOW WE CAN GET
MORE PEOPLE TO THOSE LIGHT RAIL
STATION WILL BE A PRIORITY.
>>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
DAVID GOLDBURG YOU ARE UP AND
MARJORIE YOU ARE ON DECK.
>> I THINK PEOPLE HAVE NAILED A
LOT OF THE PRIORITIES ON
HOMELESSNESS WE ARE GETTING
INFORMATION ABOUT WAYS WORKING
AND WHAT IS NOT AND GETTING
REPORTING THAT WILL HELP US TO
MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT
SHOULD BE GETTING MORE FUNDING
AND STRENGTHENING AND LESS.
I THINK LEAD IS COMING OUT
AHEAD PERMANENT HOUSING IS.
WE HAVE ALARMING SHORTAGE OF
TOILETS AND HYGIENE AND WE NEED
TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
WE ALSO IN TRANSIT AND
TRANSPORTATION THE IMPACT FEE
QUESTION IS ONE THAT IS THORNY
TO ME AND I THINK WE WILL BE
TACKLING IT AND I HAVE
QUESTIONS BIT BUT I THINK IT
WILL BE IMPORTANT ONE TO FIGURE
OUT WHETHER WE WILL HAVE
REVENUE FOR THAT AND HOW TO
ALLOCATE THAT.
ACCESS TO THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION WILL BE INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT AND NEED TO MAKE SURE
THE PROJECTS ARE ON TRACK.
SORT OF A SLEEPER ISSUE THAT
MAY BE A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T
THINKING ABOUT.
WE WILL HAVE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
THAT WILL SHAPE THE POLICIES
AND INVESTMENTS THAT WE MAKE
AND WE WILL BE GOING OUT FOR AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
THAT REALLY LAYS THE GROUND
WORK FOR WHAT WE ARE DOING.
DISTRICT FOUR WILL BE CRITICAL
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE LOOKING AT
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND THE
TREE CANOPY AND WATER AND
SEWAGE USE IN IDS FOR DISTRICT
FOUR.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
MARGE YOU ARE UP AND CATHERINE
YOU ARE ON DECK.
TALKING BUDGET PRIORITIES.
>> THANK YOU.
AS A PLANNER I WOULD APPROACH
THE BUDGET AS APPROACHING
ANYTHING I DO.
GATHER MY DATA AND TALK TO
DISTRICT FOUR RESIDENTS AND
THEIR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FIND
OUT WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AND WHAT
WE NEED TO DO AND WHERE WE NEED
TO DO IT AND SOCIAL LENDS ON
THE BUDGET PROCESS BECAUSE THE
BOTTOM LINE IS WE ARE FACING A
SITUATION WHERE SEATTLE IS NOT
ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE.
THE BUDGETING PROCESS GIVES US
AN OPENING TO SEEING WHERE WE
CAN PUT OUR DOLLARS AND LINE UP
WITH WHAT WE SAY WE WANT TO DO.
LINE UP OUR BUDGET WITH WHAT WE
SAY WE WANT SEATTLE TO BE 20
YEARS FROM NOW.
IF I HAVE TO PICK THREE AREAS
OF THE BUDGET I AM NOT SURE I
CAN SAY THAT PICK THOSE BECAUSE
I BELIEVE THAT A LOT THE LINE
ITEMS INTERACT AND SO I WOULD
FOCUS ON HOUSING, HUMAN
SERVICES.
THE LIBRARY AND TRANSPORTATION.
AND ALL OF THOSE WOULD HAVE AN
IMPACT HOPEFULLY POSITIVELY ON
DISTRICT FOUR.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
MARGE.
CATHERINE YOU ARE UP.
NINETY SECONDS TALKING ABOUT
THE BUDGET PRIORITIES AND
MARISSA YOU ARE ON DECK.
>> THANK YOU.
I SEE THREE ISSUES THAT WOULD
BE TOP PRIORITIES -- THANK YOU.
>> QUITE ALL RIGHT.
>> I WILL START AGAIN.
I JUST GOT MY MICROPHONE.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I SEE THREE ISSUES OF TOP
PRIORITIES OR TOP INTERESTS OF
MINE THAT I FEEL AS THOUGH I
CAN MAKE AN IMPACT.
THE FIRST IS MANY HAVE ALREADY
MENTIONED THE ISSUE AROUND
HOMELESSNESS AND THE PROGRAMS
THAT CAN EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS
THOSE CONCERNS, THE LEAD
PROGRAM OR THE LEAP, I DON'T
KNOW IF IT IS LEAD OR LEAP BUT
IT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THAT
WOULD BE GOOD TO WORK WITH.
I'D ALSO BE LOOKING AT THE
CHANGES FOR THE U DISTRICT AND
IMPROVEMENTS TO HELP THAT
DISTRICT BECOME A VIBRANT EVEN
MORE VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD AND I
THINK ALSO WHAT IS REALLY
EXCITING IS THAT WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE TWO NEW TRANSIT
STATIONS OPENED IN DISTRICT
FOUR AND HOW DO WE CONNECT
THOSE STATIONS TO BE ABLE TO BE
THE BEST MOST VIBRANT
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY CAN BE.
AND THAT NEEDS TO START NOW.
I KNOW SOME WORK HAS BEEN DONE
ON NA BUT THE BUDGET ISSUES
NEEDS TO GO INTO THIS YEAR
BECAUSE I THINK IT IS ONLY TWO
YEARS AWAY THAT IS PRETTY DARN
EXCITING TO HAVE LIGHT RAIL
INTO NEW NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MA RITZA NINETY SECONDS, BUDGET
PRIORITIES.
>> I KNOW CITY COUNCIL WILL
LOOK AT THE BUDGET PASSED IN
2018 AND LOOKING AT THE THINGS
FUNDED AND SEEING IF MAKING
DECISIONS ABOUT PRIORITIES
WITHIN THE FUNDING THAT WAS
PASSED.
AND THREE OF THE ITEMS THAT I
THINK BARE LOOKING AT FOR THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET AS WE ARE LOOKING
AT THE PRIORITIES IS, ONE IS
THE FAMILIES AND EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY
IMPLEMENTED SO MAKING SURE THAT
THE IMPLEMENTATION THAT IS
GOING TO GET MOVED FORWARD
ALIGNS WITH WHAT THE PEOPLE OF
THE CITY WANT THE -- I'M SORRY.
LOOKING AT THE FAMILIES IN THAT
LEVY AND MAKING SURE THAT FUNDS
ARE ALIGNED WITH THE PRIORITIES
FOR THE CITY FOR EDUCATION.
I KNOW THAT D 4, DISTRICT 4,
THE SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT 4 WILL
BE LOOKING TO MAKING SURE THAT
THE FAMILIES AND THAT LEVY
DOLLARS GO TO FUNDING THE
SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT AS
WELL.
ALSO FOOD ACCESS IN THE CITY
LOOKING AT PROGRAMS LIKE FRESH
FOOD AND OTHER FOOD ACCESS
PROGRAMS AND MAKING SURE THAT
THERE IS ADEQUATE FUNDING TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS OF
THE CITY HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD IS
ANOTHER PROGRAM.
>>> WE HAVE TO WRAP IT UP HERE.
WE WILL KEEP ON ROLLING AND
DARBY.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND LUKE
YOU ARE ON DECK.
NINETY SECONDS, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
I WOULD SAY THAT MY FIRST
PRIORITY WOULD BE LOOKING AT
OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
NEEDS FOR THE CITY AND FOR
DISTRICT FOUR.
RESPONDING TO THE AUDIT FROM
THE NAVIGATION TEAMS THAT WAS
JUST RELEASED BY THE CITY
AUDITOR AND MAKING SURE THAT WE
ARE PROVIDING THE HYGIENE
CENTERS THAT THE SOCIAL SERVICE
AGENCIES ARE COORDINATED AND
GETTING AS THE RESULTS AND HOW
MUCH WORK WE ARE PUTTING INTO
HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH.
I WOULD PRIORITIZE SMART
TRANSIT INVESTMENTS AND MAKING
SURE WE HAVE PRIORITIZED
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND ASSESSITY
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
GETTING PEOPLE TO THE LINK RAIL
STATIONS.
A LARGE OVERSIGHT WITH THE
HUSKIE STADIUM AND I WOULD LIKE
TO NOT REPEAT THAT IN DISTRICT
FOUR.
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT
WILL TAKE TO CLEAN UP THE CITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US CLEAR
THE BACKLOG OF ILLEGAL DUMPING
COMPLAINT AND OTHER COMPLAINTS
AND MAINTAIN OUR CITY IN A
CLEAN MANNER.
THAT IS IMPORTANT AND I THINK
WE HAVE A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO
REALLY BE AGGRESSIVELY PLANTING
TREES.
WE ARE LOSING TREES TO DEVELOP
BUT HAVE ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF
PUBLIC LAND WHETHER IT IS OUR
PARKS, OUR RIGHT OF WAYS AND
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE
CAN PLANT A LOT OF EVER GREENS
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE
CITYWIDE EFFORT TO RESTORE THE
EVER GREEN TREES.
IT IS NOT ABOUT MY PRIORITIES
FOR DISTRICT FOUR BUT WHAT
YOURS ARE AND I WOULD LIKE TO
FIGURE THAT OUT.
>>> SOUNDS GOOD.
LUKE.
NINETY SECONDS TALKING ABOUT
THE TOP THREE BUDGET PRIORITIES
THREE.
>>> MY TOP -- WELL I WOULD BE
WORKING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL
AND I HAVE NEVER LOOKED AT A
BUDGET LIKE THIS BEFORE.
AND I WOULD BE HOPING TO REALLY
ADD, THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE
DON'T HAVE NEW REVENUE COMING
IN ENOUGH TO THE POINT THAT WE
COULD DO A LOT OF THE THINGS
THAT I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD
BE DOING TO PROMOTE HOUSES AND
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE AT THE EDGE
AND THAT'S EVEN HARDER BECAUSE
WE ARE NOT BEING REALISTIC IN
LOOKING FOR PROGRESSIVE
TAXATION AND CREATING THAT
REVENUE THAT WE NEED TO SEE TO
FUND ALL OF THOSE THINGS LIKE
THE COMMUNITY FOOD BANKS AND
ALL OF THE PROGRAMS THAT GIVE
PEOPLE ACCESS TO FOOD AND ALSO
TO TAX AND CREATE SUBSIDIZED
TRANSIT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT
HAVE BEEN PUSHED FURTHER AND
FURTHER AWAY FROM THEIR JOBS.
WE NEED TO CREATE REVENUE
SOURCES TO ALLOW US TO GIVE
PEOPLE BASICALLY ALLOW PEOPLE
TO HAVE THOSE MEANS OF ACCESS.
FINALLY WITH HOUSELESSNESS
THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS.
A COMPLEX ISSUE AND A LOT OF
WAYS TO LOOK AT IT AND TO GO AT
IT BUT I THINK THAT ONE THING
THAT WE ARE DOING THAT IS VERY
INHUMANE THE SWEEPS.
WE NEED TO STOP THAT AND PUT
THAT MONEY INTO ALLEVIATING THE
SITUATION AND THE CONDITIONS
THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO FACE.
>>> THANKS, LUKE.
>>> BROOK, YOU'RE UP TALKING
ABOUT BUDGET PRIORITIES.
>> IN ADDITION TO LEAD AND
EARMARKING THE MHA MONEY FOR
DISPLACE MANY A COUPLE OF OTHER
PRIORITIES IMPORTANT IS THE
TRANSPORTATION AND LIGHT RAIL
STATION MAKING SURE THERE ARE
MONIES FOR WIDENING THE
SIDEWALKS.
WE WILL HAVE INCREASED
PEDESTRIANS, MORE SIGNALS TO
INCREASE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME OF THE
ALL WAYCROSS WALKS LIKE THERE
IS ON 15th AND 40th AND STEVENS
WAY.
AND FINALLY I THINK THAT THERE
IS SOME IMPORTANT
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
NAVIGATION REPORT THAT WOULD
HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON
DISTRICT FOUR, NUMBER ONE, I
THINK THAT UTILIZING THE PIT
STOP IDEA THAT WE USE IN SAN
FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES THAT
ALLOWS THE CITY TO HAVE MORE
RESPONSE TO HYGIENE NEEDS THAT
THEY POP UP.
ONE THING THAT POPPED OUT TO ME
AND SPOKE TO ME GIVEN MY
VOLUNTEER WORK AROUND
HOMELESSNESS WAS CALLING OUT
THE NEED TO PAY FOR
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR
TRAUMA INFORMED CARE.
I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY ON OUR
NAVIGATION TEAM AND THE SERVICE
PROVIDERS THAT WE SHOULD BE
INVESTING IN PROVIDING THEM
WITH THE TRAINING TO PROVIDE
THAT TRAUMA INFORMED CARE FOR
PEOPLE THAT PEOPLE ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
HAVE GONE THROUGH MANY TRAUMAS.
>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANKS TO THE CANDIDATES FOR
ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS.
OUR THIRD QUESTION GENERATED
FROM THE QUESTION SENT IN BY
THE COMMUNITY GROUPS IS AS
FOLLOWS.
BROOK.
WE WILL GO DOWN THE LINE HERE.
THIS QUESTION IS AS FOLLOWS.
PUTTING A FINER POINT ON THE
COMMENTS MADE.
IF YOU ARE SELECTED TO SERVE ON
THE COUNCIL HOW WOULD YOU
ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF
HOMELESSNESS WITH REGARD TO
UNAUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENTS.
DRUG USE.
PROPERTY CRIMES AND PUBLIC
SAFETY?
I WILL REPEAT THE QUESTION SO
YOU CAN GIVE IT A FEW SECONDS
TO THINK ABOUT IT.
HOW WOULD YOU ADDRESS THE
ISSUES OF HOMELESSNESS WITH
WITH REGARD TO UNAUTHORIZED
ENCAMPMENTS AND DRUG USE AND
PROPERTY CRIMES AND PUBLIC
SAFETY IF YOU ARE SELECTED
SERVE ON THE COUNCIL.
BROOK.
>> LAST YEAR PEOPLE ACCESSED
HOMELESSNESS SERVICES.
WHEN YOU ASKED PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IF
THEY WOULD ACCEPT SAFE AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING 98% OF THEM
SAY YES.
THE SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS IS
CLEAR.
PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
PERMANENT AFFORDABLE SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING.
IN THE MEANTIME WE NEED TO MAKE
INVESTMENTS IN DIVERSION, OWNS
HANSED AND POINT TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING LIKE THE TINY VILLAGES
THAT I HAVE SUPPORTED.
IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING THE
ISSUES THAT COME FROM POVERTY,
CRIMES, PROPERTY CRIMES AND
THINGS LIKE THAT, I DO NOT
BELIEVE IN CRIMINALIZING
POVERTY OR HOMELESSNESS.
LIKE ME AND THE OTHER FOLKS
HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
THAT PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH CASE
MANAGERS AND NOT TICKETS AND
NOT JAIL.
THAT'S HOW YOU TREAT PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
>>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
PASSING IT TO DARBY.
YOU GOT NINETY SECONDS, TALKING
ABOUT HOMELESSNESS WITH REGARD
TO UNAUTHORRIZED ENCAMPMENTS
AND PROPERTY CRIMES AND OVERALL
PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> I THINK THAT THE FIRST THING
WE HAVE TO DO, THIS WAS A QUOTE
IN THE AUDITOR'S REPORT.
ON NAVIGATION TEAM, THAT WE
HAVE TO BE WILLING TO NOT
ACCEPT THE UNACCEPTABLE.
OUR ENCAMPMENTS ARE IN ABYSMAL
CONDITION AND WE HAVE ALLOWED
THAT.
I AM A STRONG BELIEVER IN
OUTREACH AND OVER AGAIN IT
TAKES A LONG TIME TO MAKE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE WHO
ARE LIVING UNSHELTERED AND
UNSHELTERED FOR A LONG TIME.
AND I ALSO BELIEVE IN CLEAN-
UPS.
WE HAVE TO CLEAN UP THE
ENCAMPMENTS AND I WOULD SAY THE
STAFF WHEN I WORKED FOR MARY
NICKELS, IT IS FRUSTRATING TO
FEEL LIKE YOU ARE THE MAID
SERVICE BUT IF THIS WAS THE
MOTEL 6 OR THE HOLIDAY INN THE
MAID WOULD COME THROUGH EVERY
DAY OR EVERY WEEK AND WE WOULD
HAVE A CLEAN ROOM AND OUR
HOMELESS PEOPLE, THE
UNSHELTERED IN OUR COMMUNITY
DESERVE A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.
I ALSO BELIEVE THAT CHRONIC
OFFENDERS AND THE SYSTEM REPORT
NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
I WOULD CALL ON OUR POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND OUR CITY
ATTORNEY, OUR JAIL HEALTH
SERVICES AND OUR MUNICIPAL
COURT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
BASED SERVICES AND HOUSING
ORGANIZATIONS TO GET TOGETHER
AND FIGURE IT OUT.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO CONNECT
WITH THESE PEOPLE, BRING THEM
INTO THE SYSTEM, GET THEM WELL
AND RETURN THEM TO THE
COMMUNITY.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
WE ARE FOCUSING ON HOMELESSNESS
WITH REGARD TO UNAUTHORIZED
ENCAMPMENTS AND DRUG USE AND
PROPERTY CRIMES AND PUBLIC
SAFETY.
YOU HAVE NINETY SECONDS.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
HOMELESSNESS IS A BIG ISSUE IN
THIS CITY.
IT IS PAINFUL.
IT IS VERY PAINFUL TO SEE IT.
I KNOW COMING DOWN, I COME DOWN
TO PIONEER SCARE QUITE A BIT
AND HARD TO SEE.
THANKFULLY IT IS NOT QUITE AS
BIG OF A PROBLEM IN OUR
DISTRICT ON THE NORTH DISTRICT
NUMBER FOUR BUT IT IS A BIG
PROBLEM.
AGAIN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAM FROM WHAT I HEARD WORKS
QUITE WELL.
I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE
EXPANDED.
IN THE BUDGET ISSUES, IT NEEDS
TO BE A TOP PRIORITY TO BE ABLE
TO LOOK AT THESE PIECES OF WHAT
WE CAN DO.
I AGREE TOO THAT I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY THE CITY DOES
NOT GO THROUGH AND HELP CLEAN
UP THE PLACES WHERE THE
HOMELESS ARE LIVING.
IT JUST DOESN'T -- IT JUST
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT IS THE
RIGHT THING TO DO JUST TO LEAVE
GARBAGE THERE.
I ALSO QUESTION JUST IN
THINKING ABOUT OUR POLICE FORCE
AND OUR POLICING SYSTEM AND
THINKING ABOUT THE NORTH
PRECINCT AND THAT WHOLE ISSUE
ON WHETHER WE NEED TO BE
STARTING TO THINK BETTER ON HOW
TO HAVE OUR POLICE FORCE WORK
BETTER IN THE NORTH AREA OF THE
CITY AND PERHAPS THE TWO
PRECINCTS OFFICES IN THE
FUTURE.
HOMELESSNESS IS A BIG ISSUE.
WE HAVE THE CAPACITY IN THIS
CITY TO HELP MAKE IT BETTER AND
WE CAN DO IT.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
DAVID AGAIN WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND TRYING
TO IF HE CUSS ON UNAUTHORIZED
ENCAMPMENTS AND DRUG USE AND
PROPERTY CRIMES AND PUBLIC
SAFETY.
>> I THINK THE CREATION OF THE
NAVIGATION TEAM APPROACH WAS
IMPORTANT TERM FOR US.
AWAY FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
BASED APPROACH.
YOU HAVE TO GO OUT AND MEET
WITH PEOPLE AND FIND OUT WHAT
SERVICES THEY NEED AND CONNECT
THEM WITH SERVICES AND YOU HAVE
TO STAY WITH THEM IN THE
SYSTEM.
ONE THING THAT I UNDERSTAND IS
THAT EACH PROGRAM, EACH AGENCY
HAS ITS OWN BASICALLY WAY OF
TRACKING ITS ACCOUNT NUMBER
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERSON.
YOU CAN'T TRACK A SINGLE PERSON
THROUGH THE SYSTEM TO SEE IF
THEY ARE GETTING DRUG HELP.
THEY BE A VETERAN AND ELIGIBLE.
WHO IS FIGURING THAT OUT AND
TRACKING THEM AND HELPING THEM
GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO?
I WORKED FOR THE WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AS
THE OM BUDS MAN FOR THE 520
PROGRAM AND PEOPLE COMPLAINED
MANY TIMES ABOUT FOLKS CAMPING
IN WASHED OUT PROPERTY SO I
WENT DOWN TO THE NAVIGATION
TEAM MEETINGS DOING THE TRIAGE
TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY ARE
GOING TO GO FIRST TO OFFER HELP
AND DO CLEAN-UP AND HAZMET
CLEAN-UP.
THE LIST IS INCREDIBLY LONG AND
THE TRIAGE IS IT A DANGEROUS
PLACE?
ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CAMPING
ENDANGERED OR ENDANGERING
SOMEBODY ELSE OR NEAR A SCHOOL.
ALL OF THESE THINGS.
BY THE TIME YOU GET DOWN TO IT.
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES
FOR EACH ONE OF THE SITES.
BUT I THINK FUNDAMENTALLY THIS
IS A COMPASSIONATE CITY AND
MOST PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO JUST
TRY TO ROUND PEOPLE OUT AND PUT
THEM ON AN ISLAND SOMEWHERE.
WHAT BOTHERS PEOPLE IS THE
TRASH AND THAT SORT OF THING SO
I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS
AND AS I SAID HYGIENE STATIONS.
THERE IS A LOT MORE TO BE SAID
ON THIS TOPIC.
>> I AM SURE WE WILL HEAR MORE.
THANK YOU IF YOU WON'T MINE
PASSING THE MIKE TO JORDAN
FOCUSING ON HOMELESSNESS WITH
REGARD TO UNAUTHORIZED
ENCAMPMENTS AND PROPERTY CRIME
AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE
NEED TO DO IS REFRAME THIS
ISSUE AS A HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS
AND REALLY STOP THE
PERPETUATION OF THIS
CHARACTERIZATION OF
CRIMINALLALLIZATION OF
HOMELESSNESS.
ENCAMPMENTS ARE AWFUL.
I WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM IN
OUR CITY BUT AT THE SAME TIME
WE KNOW THAT SWEEPS ARE
EXPENSIVE AND WE KNOW THAT THEY
ARE NOT EFFECTIVE AND THEY
REALLY JUST RE-ENFORCE TRAUMA
AMONG A POPULATION THAT HAS
ALREADY EXPERIENCED ALL KINDS
OF TRAUMA.
AND SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE LOOK TO THINGS LIKE THE
AUDITOR'S REPORT AND TO
IDENTIFY WHERE WE NEED TO FOCUS
THE EFFORTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS WAS HAVING
STRONGER COORDINATION TO
IDENTIFY FOLKS THAT HAVE JUST
LOST THEIR HOUSING SO THEY CAN
BE REHOUSED WHEN IT IS MUCH
EASIER TO DO THAT.
SOMETHING THAT IS MENTIONED IS
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF
RESTROOMS OPENED 24/7 SO PEOPLE
HAVE ACCESS TO SANITARY
FACILITIES AND ONE OTHER THING
IS ENGAGING PEOPLE THAT ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN
THE PROCESS TO DESIGN
SOLUTIONS.
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE THE
MOST ON THE GROUND EXPERIENCE
THAT HAVE THE REALITY OF KNOW
WAG THIS IS LIKE AND WE NEED TO
TAP INTO THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND
WISDOM TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO
WORK BEST FOR THEM.
>>> THANK YOU.
CHARADE, WE WILL PASS IT TO YOU
AND TALKING ABOUT HOMELESSNESS
AND WITH REGARD TO UNAUTHORIZED
ENCAMPMENT AND DRUG USE AND
PROPERTY CRIMES AND PUBLIC
SAFETY.
YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS.
>>> THANK YOU.
THE CRIMINALIZATION OF THESE
POPULATIONS IS ONE OF OUR
BIGGEST CONCERNS.
ALTING THE REIGNS IS THE FIRST
THING.
AND THE POPULATIONS THAT ARE
FACING NOT BEST TO DECIDE WHAT
IS BEST FOR THEM.
VIEWING THEM WITH THE POWER TO
FIX COMMUNITIES.
THEY ARE SELF POLICING AND HAVE
THE MOST INVESTMENT IN WORKING
OUT FOR THE BETTER.
SO HELPING THEM GET THE TOOLS
TO HELP IN THEIR OWN
COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNICATE
WITH PEOPLE AND ALLOCATE FUNDS.
THERE'S AN APP TO REPORT PEOPLE
THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY HOMED
AND REPURPOSING THAT ON THE
HEALTH OF THOSE PEOPLE.
REPORTING WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE
TO BE HIGHLIGHTED AS ISSUES AND
THEIR CONCERNS DIRECTLY FROM
THE POPULATION VERSUS ASSUMING
WHAT WOULD BE BEST FOR THEM OR
WHAT THEY WOULD WANT.
ALSO USING OVERLAP WITH THE
DRUG USE.
BRINGING UP INJECTION SITES.
THEY CAN'T STAY ALIVE IN ORDER
TO SEE A BETTER DAY IF THEY
DON'T HAVE A WAY TO ACCESS
CLEANLINESS AND A WAY TO INJECT
THAT IS GOING TO BE SAFE TO
THEM SO THEY DON'T KILL
THEMSELVES.
THERE'S NO BETTER DAY IF YOU
DON'T MAKE IT THERE.
THAT'S A BIG PRIORITY FOR ME.
DON'T SPEND THE MONEY ON THE
RATES BUT THE SOLUTION.
ALL IT WILL DO IS MAKE IT WORSE
AND MAKE IT MORE DESPERATE
AROUND UP PROPERTY CRIMES.
>>> THANK YOU, CHARADE AND WE
WILL GO TO JAY.
NINETY SECONDS TALKING ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS AND DRUG USE AND
PROPERTY CRIMES AND PUBLIC
SAFETY.
>> WELL I AGREE IT IS A HUGE
PROBLEM NOT JUST A CITY PROBLEM
OR REGIONAL PROBLEM OR NOT JUST
A NATIONAL PROBLEM.
ITS IS WORLD WIDE.
HOW DO WE SOLVE THIS IN OUR
FRONT YARDS.
I AM A STRONG BELIEVER IN THE
HOUSING PROGRAM PROGRAM.
IT IS LACKING IN HOW MANY WE
CAN PUT INTO HOUSING OF COURSE.
IT IS KIND OF A TOP DOLLARS
THAT WAY BUT I THINK IT IS A
HIGH PRIORITY WITH ME.
A LOT OF THE HOUSING FIRST
SITES, LOW INCOME SITES COME
WITH COORDINATED SERVICES AS
WELL THAT ARE CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT, NOT JUST GIVING
SOMEBODY HOUSING BUT GIVING
THEM SOME WAYS TO TRANSITION
OUT OF THEIR CURRENT STATE.
THE UNSANCTIONED ENCAMPMENTS.
NOT THAT I WANT TO REALLY
SANCTION THOSE TO BE, YOU KNOW
THAT WE WANT TO KEEP THEM
GROWING BUT HYGIENE SITES.
CIVIC SAFETY FOR THE PEOPLE IN
THE ENCAMPMENTS AND PEOPLE
AROUND.
I AGREE WITH THE IDEA OF
ESPECIALLY HAVING SAFE
INJECTION SITES TO GET BEHIND
THAT IDEA.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
TREAT PEOPLE HUMANLY AND WORK
WITH THEM TO TRANSITION OUT OF
THEIR CURRENT PROBLEMS.
>>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
LET'S MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE
MICROPHONE IN FRONT OF YOU AND
ABEL NINETY SECONDS TALKING
ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND
UNAUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENTS.
>> SURE.
HOMELESSNESS IS FAILURE WITH
REGARD TO THE ECONOMIC
INEQUITIES THAT WE HAVE OR WITH
OUR ISSUES OF CREATING ENOUGH
SUFFICIENT HOUSING, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
AND SO THOSE REQUIRE VERY
DIFFICULT AND NUANCE
CONVERSATIONS AND WOULD LIKE TO
ENGAGE IN.
IMPROVING COORDINATION FOR OUR
REGIONAL PARTNERS WITH REGARD
TO RAPID REHOUSING STRATEGIES
AND PROVIDING THE SUPPORT
NECESSARY FOR THE NONPROFIT
PARTNERS.
I HAPPEN TO BE ON THE YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS BOARD FOR
PLYMOUTH HOUSING.
I AM TRYING TO RAISE THE
AWARENESS FOR HOUSING SOLUTIONS
FOR INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS.
AND THEN ACKNOWLEDGING THE
PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS THAT I
HEAR FROM FAMILIES AND JUST
BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE JUST THE
SANITARY RESOURCES THAT ARE
NECESSARY FOR HOMELESS
POPULATION SO THAT WE ARE ABLE
TO COLLECT WAYS AND BE ABLE TO
DISCARD THE WASTE AND NOT
CRIMINALIZING BUT BEING ABLE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONCERNS THAT
RESIDENTS HAVE.
AND THEN LASTLY PUBLIC HEALTH.
YOU KNOW WE HAVE MENTAL HEALTH
AND DRUG ADDICTION ISSUES
OUTLINED BY THE BI REPORT AND
BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE RESOURCES
WITH INDIVIDUALS TO EXPERIENCE
CRISIS OR DRUG ADDICTION IS
WHAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF AND
PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR.
>>> THANKS.
MAKE SURE THAT MARJORIE HAS A
MIKE.
THERE YOU GO.
NINETY SECONDS TALKING ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS WITH REGARD TO
UNAUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENTS.
DRUG USE, PROPERTY CRIMES AND
PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> THANK YOU.
COMPASSION.
I WOULD HANDLE THIS WITH
COMPASSION.
THIS IS NOT JUST A POLICE
ENFORCEMENT ISSUE NOT STRICTLY
A HUMAN SERVICES ISSUE.
BUT A BIG ISSUE THAT INVOLVES
CHALLENGE.
A CHALLENGE THAT INVOLVES
MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS.
OUR NEIGHBORS, THE COUNTY,
LOOKING AT THIS, LOOKING AT
PEOPLE THAT FIND THEMSELVES
UNSHELTERED.
THEY ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN WE
ARE.
WE ARE ALL ONE TWO, THREE STEPS
AWAY OF BEING UNSHELTERED.
AND I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH
US AND THEM SORT OF SCENARIO.
WE NEED TO FIND THE COMPASSION
AND THE RESOURCES IN OUR BUDGET
TO REALLOCATE FUNDING SO THAT
WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM
OR A SYSTEM THAT ADDRESSES THIS
BEFORE IT GETS OUT OF HAND.
THE NAVIGATION REPORT GIVES US
SOME IDEAS OF WHAT TO DO.
THERE ARE OTHER JURISDICTIONS
THAT GIVE US IDEAS OF WHAT TO
DO.
BUT COMPASSION AND
UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS GOING ON
IS HOW TO START.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
MARGE.
AND MARITZA TALKING ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS ONCE AGAIN IN
NINETY SECONDS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS WITH REGARD TO
UNAUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENTS AND
DRUG USE AND PROPERTY CRIMES
AND PUBLIC SAFETY, PLEASE.
>> WE NEED TO MAKE IT A
PRIORITY TO MAKE THIS LIVEABLE
AND SAFE CITY FOR ALL.
THIS INCLUDES INVESTING IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MOVE
PEOPLE OUT OF HOMELESSNESS AND
AT THE SAME TIME MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE CLEANING UP OUR
PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES.
SO THAT WE CAN ALL ENJOY THEM.
I THINK OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A
HARD ISSUE.
THE ONE THING THAT IS DIFFICULT
WHICH OTHERS HAVE TALKED ABOUT
IS PITTING ONE THING AGAINST
THE OTHER.
OBVIOUSLY WE, YOU KNOW,
CRIMINALIZING HOMELESSNESS IS
NOT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD
DO.
BUT WHILE AT THE SAME TIME WE
NEED TO WORK HARD TO MOVE
PEOPLE OUT OF HOMELESSNESS AND
TO CLEAN UP THE OPEN SPACES SO
THAT WE CAN ALL ENJOY THEM SO
THAT YOU KNOW OUR KIDS CAN
ENJOY OUR PARKS AND WE ARE
MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE
HAVING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH
AND DRUG SERVICES SO THEY CAN
ALSO LIVE FRUITFUL LIVES.
THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH IT IS
TWO PRONG APPROACH.
TO WORK ON THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SIDE AND THE SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES AND WORK ON CLEANING
UP THE PUBLIC SPACES.
>>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
LUKE.
I WILL LET YOU WRAP THE SEGMENT
UP TALKING ABOUT HOMELESSNESS.
IF YOU ARE SELECTED TO SERVE
HOW WOULD YOU ADDRESS DRUG USE
AND PROPERTY CRIMES AND PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HOMELESSNESS.
>> I DON'T WANT TO TIE
CRIMINALIZATION TO THE HOUSING
IN ANY REGARD.
I THINK THAT TO DE HUMANIZE THE
HOUSELESS WILL PUSH THESE HUMAN
BEINGS FURTHER AWAY FROM
SOLUTIONS.
WHAT WE NEED ARE TANGIBLES AND
WE DO NEED HOUSING AS I HAVE
ALREADY SAID.
WE ARE SEEING A CITY THAT IS
STRATIFYING SO MUCH SO THAT THE
BOTTOM IS FALLING OUT FOR
PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T AFFORD TO
LIVE HERE.
MANY OF THE HOUSELESS FOLKS IN
THE CITY, THE 12,000 THAT ARE
LIVING IN CARS, LIVING IN
SHELTERS AND LIVING IN PARKS IN
SOME CASES, THIS IS DIRECTLY IN
MY VIEW OF THINGS TIED TO THE
IMMENSE WEALTH THAT IS
SATURATED TO THE TOP EARNERS IN
THIS CITY AND WE NEED TO CREATE
HOUSING AND WE NEED TO BEGIN TO
REALIZE THAT THESE SWEEPS THAT
WE ARE DOING, NOT JUST CLEANING
UP GARBAGE OR A PARK.
IT IS CLEANING UP PEOPLE.
THE HOUSELESS DO NOT GO FROM
ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.
IT'S US, PUSHING THEM AROUND TO
PROVIDE SERVICES AND THOSE
SPACES WE WILL GET A BETTER
OUTCOME.
>>> THANKS, LUKE.
I PROMISE THAT SIREN IS NOT FOR
YOU.
CAN WE GIVE OUR APPLICANTS
ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THAT IS DEFINITELY A LOT TO
GO THROUGH THERE AND WE PUT
THEM THROUGH THE RINGER.
AT THIS POINT FOLKS WE WILL
TAKE A VERY SHORT BREAK.
I WILL SAY FIVE MINUTES WITH
THE FULL KNOWLEDGE IT MAY TURN
INTO TEN BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW
WHERE THE RESTROOMS ARE BY CITY
GRIND, THAT COFFEE SHOP.
THE RESTROOMS ON THIS FLOOR AND
AND
THAT IS FOR MEN ONLY AND THE
WOMEN DOWN THE HALL.
WATER AND COFFEE, YOU CAN FIGHT
EACH OTHER FOR THE COOKIES ON
THE TABLE.
IF YOU ARE IN A COMMUNITY GROUP
WILL YOU STAY PUT FOR A SECOND
I WILL GO AROUND THE ROOM TO
MAKE SURE WHO I HAVE.
TAKE FIVE, FOLKS.
>> WELCOME BACK.
I'M BRIAN CALLAHAN AS WE
CONTINUE WITH THE 11 APPLICANTS
LOOKING TO REPLACE ROB JOHNSON
TEMPORARILY AS COUNCIL MEMBER
IN DISTRICT FOUR.
WE GORING HAVE THE MANY
COMMUNITY GROUPS HERE ASK
QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANTS.
I WILL NARROW IT DOWN TO ONE
QUESTION APIECE.
MAKE SURE IT IS YOUR BEST
QUESTION.
I WILL USE A RANDOM NUMBER
GENERATORTO HAVE THREE
APPLICANTS ANSWER EACH OF THESE
QUESTIONS WITH EACH APPLICANT
GETTING ONE MINUTE TO RESPOND
AND I WILL MAKE SURE WE WILL DO
THIS EQUITABLY.
I WILL COME OVER WITH THIS
MICROPHONE.
THE TRANSIT RIDERS UNIONS.
MAKE SURE YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF
AND WE WILL GET THE QUESTIONS
GOING.
HANG ON A SECOND.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS KATIE WILSON WITH
THE TRANSIT RIDERS UNION.
WE HAVE TWO GOOD QUESTIONS SO I
HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE.
FIRST QUESTION DO YOU THINK
LARGE EMPLOYERS SHOULD
SUBSIDIZE TRANSIT PASS FORCE
THE EMPLOYEES, DO YOU THINK THE
CITY SHOULD REQUIRE THIS?
>> GREAT QUESTION.
HANG ON A SECOND.
THROUGH THE POWER OF THE MAGIC
GENERATOR JORDAN WILL ANSWER
THIS QUESTION.
JORDAN AND THEN MA RITZA AND WE
WILL HAVE DAVID ANSWER THE
QUESTION.
JORDAN, YOU ARE UP FIRST AND
HAVE A MINUTE TO ANSWER THAT
QUESTION.
>> I TOOK THE LIGHT RAIL TO
COME DOWN HERE SO I AM A FAN OF
PUBLIC TRANSIT AND I THINK WE
NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO USE PUBLIC
TRANSIT AND PROVIDE AS MANY
INCENTIVES AS POSSIBLE.
AND SO I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE
TO SEE LARGE EMPLOYERS
SUBSIDIZE THE PASSES AND BE
HAPPY TO SEE THAT BE A CITY
REQUIREMENT.
>> GREAT.
I BELIEVE I SAID MARITZA IS
NEXT.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND YOU GOT A
MINUTE TO RESPOND.
>> YEAH.
I TOO RIDE THE TRANSIT TO GET
TO WORK EVERY DAY AND I DO
SUPPORT EMPLOYERS SUBSIDIZING
TRANSIT FOR EMPLOYEES.
I THINK WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE IT.
I THINK WE SHOULD FIND MORE
WAYS TO GET LARGE EMPLOYERS TO
SUPPORT EMPLOYEES THAT WAY SO
WE CAN GET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR
CARS AND PEOPLE MOVING MORE,
OUR TRANSIT MOVING MORE QUICKLY
IN THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR.
>>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
DAVID UP NEXT AND I WILL GIVE
YOU MINUTE TO RESPOND FROM
TRANSIT UNION RIDERS PLEASE.
>> I DO THINK WE SHOULD
CONSIDER THAT.
THAT IS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE.
WE HAVE RAPIDLY GROWING CITY
WITH ROADS THAT ARE FILLING UP
AND WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE
AROUND TRANSIT MORE.
AS EMPLOYEE OF THE D.O.T.
WORKING IN KING COUNTY I GET A
TRANSIT PASS.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT SHOULDN'T
BE STANDARD PRACTICE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
SHORT AND SWEET AND TO THE
POINT.
WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM
TRANSPARENT SEATTLE AND I THINK
THIS WILL BE DIFFERENT SO I
WILL HAVE THAT REPRESENTATIVE
EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.
WOULD YOU MIND STANDING IN
FRONT THERE?
>> GREAT.
THANKS EVERYWHERE FOR YOUR
TIME.
WE ARE GOING TO DO A LIGHTNING
ROUND OF YES, NO QUESTIONS.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT
SAYS YES OR NO SO MAYBE LIKE A
BIG THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN
FAST.
I WILL ASK MORE THAN ONE
QUESTION.
OKAY?
IS EVERYONE READY?
>> ARE YOU GUYS READY?
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE LIKE?
EVERYONE GOT IT.
IF EVERYBODY CAN ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS.
>> I'M ERICA REPRESENTING
TRANSPARENCY SEATTLE.
DO YOU SUPPORT LAND TRUSTS AND
ALLOCATES RESOURCES TO SUPPORT
THIS?
>> DO YOU SUPPORT FREE TRANSIT
PASSES.
>> THERE ARE SOME SIDE THUMBS
TOO.
OKAY.
>> AND 2015 CITY COUNCIL PASSED
A RESOLUTION FOR ZERO
PERCENTAGE OF YOUTH.
DO YOU SUPPORT ONGOING
CONSTRUCTION OF THE KING COUNTY
YOUTH JAIL?
DO YOU SUPPORT THE BUNKER
CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT THE
CONSTRUCTION OF $180 MILLION
PRECINCT IN NORTH SEATTLE?
>>
>> CAN YOU REPEAT IT?
>> IF YOU COULD SLOW DOWN JUST
A LITTLE BIT.
>> WHEN SHE SAID LIGHTNING SHE
WASN'T KIDDING.
>> CURRENTLY A HUGE CHUNK OF
OUR CITY ONE GOES TOWARDS
SEATTLE'S POLICE FORCE, SHOULD
THIS BUDGET BE REDUCED?
>> DO YOU SUPPORT SAFE
INJECTION SITES?
SHOULD 35th AVENUE HAVE A BIKE
LANE?
IT'S ESTIMATED HAT EACH
HOMELESS SWEEP COSTS A MILLION
DOLLARS, ARE YOU SUPPORTIVE OF
SWEEPS?
DO YOU SUPPORT HEAD TAX.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL DONE.
I THINK WE GOT A FEW EXTRA
QUESTIONS IN THERE BUT I
APPRECIATE YOU ROLLING WITH
THAT.
IT HAPPENS IN THE WORLD OF
POLITICS.
WASN'T THAT FUN.
ALL RIGHT.
I BELIEVE WE GOT A GROUP HERE.
I WILL LET YOU EXPLAIN WHAT
THAT ACRONYM MEANS.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STANDING
HERE.
THE FOLKS FROM NESSOR.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN YOUR GROUP?
>> MY NAME IS TERRY AND OUR
ORGANIZATION IS THE NORTHEAST
SEATTLE EQUITY AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE COUNCIL.
OUR DISTRICT INCLUDES LOW-
INCOME HOUSING NEAR MADISON
PARK THE VIBRANT COMMUNITIES
FACE CHALLENGES ARISING FROM
PAST TRAUMA, ISOLATION AND POOR
MANAGEMENT.
THEIR CONCERNS INCLUDE
TRANSPORTATION, STREETS AND
LIGHTING AND ACCESS TO HEALTHY
FOOD OPTIONS.
HOW WILL YOU ENSURE THAT THIS
COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS RECEIVE
THE ATTENTION AND SUPPORT THEY
DESERVE IN.
>> THANKS FOR THAT QUESTION AND
I WILL GET THE RANDOM NUMBER
GENERATOR GOING HERE AND GET
ANSWERS.
ALL RIGHT.
WE WILL START WITH ABEL.
AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO
BROOK.
AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO
SHERRY.
ABEL.
>> SIX OF US IN ONE BEDROOM
GROWING UP.
SOME OF MY EARLIEST MEMORIES
ARE WAITING IN FOOD LINES SO I
AM EMPATHETIC FOR THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME
FAMILIES BECAUSE IT HAS ALLOWED
MY PERSONAL STORY TO BE
POSSIBLE.
SO THESE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT
ARE BOTH DIFFICULT BUT
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE CAN DO
TO PROVIDE FURTHER ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITIES AND SOMETHING
THAT IT IS A PARTICULAR FOCUS
OF MINE.
AND SO BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE AND
LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITIES TO
SEE WAYS NEEDED TO PROVIDE MORE
SUPPORT IS SOMETHING THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO DO.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
I BELIEVE I SAID BROOK WAS NEXT
ON THIS ONE.
WE WILL RESET THE CLOCK HERE
AND HAVE YOU A MINUTE TO TRY TO
ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
>> GREAT.
YOU KNOW AS A COMMUNITY
ORGANIZER I THINK MY FIRST
INSTINCT WHEN I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS IS TO
GO OUT AND SIT DOWN AND HAVE
COFFEE AND HAVE A DISCUSSION.
RIGHT?
THAT IS MY JOB MEETING FOR
COFFEE.
TO TRULY ADDRESS YOUR PROBLEMS
I WOULD NEED TO COME AND MEET
WITH YOU AND LISTEN AND LEARN
WHAT YOU NEED.
IN TERMS OF SPECIFICALLY THE
FOOD I THINK WE HAVE GREAT
MODELS AND PROGRAMS IN DISTRICT
FOUR.
THE UNIVERSITY FOOD BANK THAT
OFFERS SNACK PACKS ON FREE AND
REDUCED LUNCH.
THEY OFFER DELIVERY SO I WOULD
WORK WITH RESIDENTS TO MAKE
SURE THEY ARE CONNECTING TO THE
EXISTING RESOURCES TO GET
ACCESS TO FOOD THAT EXISTS IN
OUR DISTRICT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANKS.
TO WRAP THAT UP WE HAD CHARADE.
>> I WONDER IF A DOUBLE MIKE
MOMENT WOULD AMPLIFY THIS MORE.
WELL, THEY BOTH SAID BASICALLY
WHAT I WOULD BUT THE WHOLE
POINT ABOUT ACCESS IS PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA TIME TO
JUST COME OUT AND ADVOCATE FOR
THEMSELVES.
PAIRING THE TWO.
MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT.
IN SEARCH OF SERVICES AND
COMING OUT TO THE FOOD PROGRAMS
TO ASSESS SOMETHING THERE NEEDS
TO BE SOMEONE THERE READY TO
HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY AND
WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
DONE.
DON'T MAKE PEOPLE GO FURTHER
OUT OF THEIR WAY AND YOU KNOW
GET INVOLVED THAT WAY, GET TO
WHERE THEY NEED AND GIVE THE
SERVICES AND TALK TO THEM NOT
JUST GETTING COFFEE BECAUSE NOT
EVERYONE CAN AFFORD AN EXTRA
CUP OF COFFEE EVEN THOUGH WE
ALL LOVE CAFFEINE IT IS NOT
ACCESSIBLE.
GOING TO THE PROGRAMS AND BEING
THERE ON THE FRONT LINE WITH
THE OTHER PEOPLE AND DOING THE
SOCIAL WORK AND ASKING THEM
EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT WHEN
THEY HAVE THE TIME, NOT TRYING
TO GET THEM TO COME OUT OF
THEIR WAY TO DO IT.
THAT MAKES SENSE.
>> SOUNDS GREAT.
THANKS.
THE . TREE PACK IS HERE.
WHAT IS YOUR AGREE AND ASK YOUR
QUESTION.
>> MY NAME IS RICHARD ELLISON
AND TREE PACK IS POLITICAL
ACTIVATION FOR TREE.
I HAVE READ QUESTIONS BUT I
WILL TRY TO PICK ONE THAT WILL
WORK.
SEATTLE'S BIG TREES AND TREE
CANOPY ARE BEING ACTIVELY READ
MOVED IN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF
SEATTLE'S NEIGHBORHOODS AND AN
INCENTIVE TO DEVELOPERS HAVE
SAVED TREES HAVE FAILED WITH
THE PASSAGE OF THE NEW
ORDINANCE AND SOON TO BE LIKELY
AD U LEGISLATION NEIGHBOR BIG
TREES THE HEART AND SOUL OF
DISTRICT FOUR ARE THREATENED.
HOW WILL YOU PROTECT THE TREES?
>> THANK YU VERY MUCH.
I WILL HEAD BACK HERE AND CRANK
UP THE NUMBER GENERATOR.
ONCE AGAIN.
>> OKAY.
WE WILL HAVE DARBY ANSWER THIS.
THEN LUKE.
AND THEN JAY, PLEASE.
DARBY.
YOU ARE FIRST.
60 SECONDS IF YOU WOULD ON THAT
QUESTION ABOUT TREES.
>> I WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE A
MULTIPRONG PROBLEM WHEN IT
COMES TO TREE PROTECTIONB SO I
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A DATA TREE
SYSTEM SO WHEN PROPERTY OWNERS
GO ON THE WEBSITE THERE IS NOT
A MESSAGE THAT SAYS NO HERITAGE
TREE THEY HAVE SIGNIFICANT
TREES THAT ARE CREATING
CONFUSION FOR FOLKS.
I WOULD LIKE TODI INTO THE TREE
PROTECTION ORDINANCE.
I KNOW THIS IS A ONGOING
PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN LONG AND
DRAWN OUT AND SO I WOULD LIKE
TO SORT OF GET TO THE BOTTOM
THAT HAVE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT
IS GOING ON THERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THERE IS A
LOT OF PROGRESS AS LONG AS WE
DON'T MAKE THE PERFECTION THE
ENEMY OF THE GOOD AND BRINGING
BACK THE TREE CANOPY AND
RESTORING THE EVER GREENS AND I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE A ROBUST
PUBLIC SYSTEM.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
I SAID LUKE WAS NEXT AND JAY
AFTER THAT.
LUKE GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>>> I AM ALL FOR PROTECTING THE
TREES.
I THINK ITS HARD TO DO AT THE
MOMENT BECAUSE WHEN WE UPZONE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT ARE
DEVELOPING ARE PROPERTY
DEVELOPERS.
THERE IS A PREMIUM TO USE THAT
SPACE TO BUILD FOR MORE SQUARE
FOOTAGE IN THIS CASE SO I THINK
AT THIS POINT WE ARE NOT
PRIORITIZING LIVABILITY AND THE
CANOPY AND WE DON'T REALLY HAVE
ANY CONTROL OVER WHAT HAPPENS
ONCE WE UPZONE AND DEVELOPER
COMES IN, FOR PROFIT DEVELOPER
COMES IN TO MAKE USE OF THAT
LAND.
IF WE WERE TO DO A MASSIVE
INFRASTRUCTURE, CAMPAIGN TO
CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
THE CITY, I BELIEVE THAT
GOVERNMENT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER
AT PROTECTING THOSE TREES AND
YOU KNOW MAKING SURE THAT WE
HAVE THAT CANOPY IN THE FUTURE.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
JAY, 60 SECONDS TO ANSWER THIS
QUESTION FROM TREE PACK,
PLEASE.
>> I'M DEFINITELY A STRONG
STRONG SUPPORTER OF TREES.
WHAT TREES CAN'T COME DOWN.
THERE ARE ARBORIST REPORTS
EXCLUDING TREES THAT MAY BE
UNHEALTHY.
I HAVE SEEN THAT USED TOO
LIBERALLY TO CUT TREES DOWN AND
I LOOKED AT THE TREE
LEGISLATION CURRENT AND
PROPOSED.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO TREE
PACK AND FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT
DETAILS IN THAT COULD BE
STRENGTHED MORE.
A PRICING THE RESIDENTS AND THE
PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS TO TRIM
OR CUT ANY TREES IS CRITICAL.
WITH THE ADU LEGISLATION IF THE
CURRENT LEGISLATION GOES TO NOT
REQUIRE PARKING, THE AMOUNT OF
TREE COVER WON'T CHANGE
SUBSTANTIALLY FROM EXISTING
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
I'M GOING TO ASK FOR THE GROUP
STCC, TO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES
STAND UP.
PLEASE TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND
WHAT YOUR GROUP IS AND ASK YOUR
QUESTION, PLEASE.
WOULD YOU MIND JUMPING AROUND
HERE, PLEASE.
THANKS.
>>> RIGHT ABOUT THERE AND I
WILL HOLD THE MICROPHONE FOR
YOU.
>>> MY NAME IS ELIZABETH TOOKA.
I CAME FROM ORGANIZATION STC
GROUP.
MY QUESTION, DO YOU CONSIDER A
REMEDY AND IMMIGRANT TO BE AN
ASSET TO SEATTLE'S FUTURE?
>> IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES A
RISK TO SEATTLE'S FUTURE?
>> YES.
>> LET ME GENERATE NUMBERS TO
GET ANSWERS.
CERTAINLY A TOPIC THAT IS OF
NATIONAL IMPORT.
HOW ABOUT WE WILL DO MARJORIE
AND CATHERINE.
AND THEN CHARADE, PLEASE.
>> MARJORIE.
60 SECONDS TO ANSWER THAT
QUESTION FROM STC C, PLEASE.
>> SIMPLY ABSOLUTELY NOT.
AS A PERSON WHO HAD IMMIGRANT
GRANDPARENTS, MATERNAL AND
PATERNAL, I DON'T SEE HOW THIS
SHOULD BE AN ISSUE ANYWHERE.
ESPECIALLY IN SEATTLE WHERE WE
TRY SO HARD TO BE INCLUSIVE.
WE ARE ASIANS A SANCTUARY CITY.
I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD NOT BE
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST.
SO IN A WORD, NO.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
WE WILL MOVE TO CATHERINE.
YOU HAVE A MINUTE TO ANSWER
THIS QUESTION, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
QUESTION.
I AM GRANDDAUGHTER OF
IMMIGRANTS.
MY DAD'S PARENTS WERE
IMMIGRANTS AND I GET TO VISIT
MY FAMILY IN GERMANY WHERE THEY
CAME FROM.
AND IT MAKES ME CONNECT TO
ANOTHER CULTURE.
MY GRANDMOTHER WAS VERY ACTIVE
IN THE MIGRANT MINISTRY AND
STARTED IT IN NEW YORK.
THESE WERE TIMES WHEN I WAS A
KID SUPPORTING IMMIGRANTS AND
MIGRANTS THAT CAME TO WESTERN
NEW YORK TO PICK FRUIT.
I'M THE MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN,
BOTH ADOPTED FROM SOUTH KOREA
AND OBVIOUSLY THEY WERE NOT
BORN HERE.
I HAVE LIVED A LIFE OF A MIXED
RACE FAMILY.
MY KIDS ARE NOW 19 AND 21.
AND I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES.
>>> THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THAT
ANSWER.
CHARADE, YOUR UP NEXT.
60 SECONDS, PLEASE.
>> AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
I HEARD THE QUESTION AS DO YOU
SEE IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES AS
ASSET OR RISK?
IS THAT CORRECT.
COULD I GET A YES?
>> DO YOU SEE THEM AS A THREAT
WAS THE INITIAL QUESTION.
>> THREAT OR ASSET.
>> ASSET OBVIOUSLY.
SEATTLE SPEAKS THIS BIG GAME
ABOUT WANTING TO BE INCLUSIVE
AND DIVERSE AND SUPPORT
EVERYONE ESPECIALLY FROM THE
LOWER END OF PRIVILEGE AND
BRINGING THEM UP TO BEING PART
OF EVERY PART OF SOCIETY AND
THAT UPWARD MOBILITY.
AS AN ASSET.
THE THINGS WE HAVE ESTABLISHED
IN THIS CITY HAS BEEN THROUGH
WORKING THROUGH DIVERSE GROUPS.
FIT IS NOT EVIDENT MULTIRACIAL.
I DON'T KNOW MY BACKGROUND
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MY
GENETICS DONE.
IT IS ALL AN ASSET TO HAVE
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AT THE
TABLE WHEN YOU MAKE DECISIONS
FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
BECAUSE EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE
REPRESENTED IN THOSE DECISIONS.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
I WILL HEAD BACK TO THE NEXT
GROUP HERE.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND
IDENTIFYING YOUR GREEN AND WHAT
IT IS ABOUT AND ASK YOUR
QUESTION.
>> I'M FRANK FAY FROM THE
WALLINGFORD COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
MY QUESTION IS HOW, EXCUSE ME,
WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU WANT
THE CITY TO ENGAGE, TO DO AND
ENGAGE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH LAND
USE PLANNING AND LAND USE
PROJECTS.
>> ENGAGES NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
LET ME GENERATE PEPLE TO
ANSWER.
WE WILL HAVE MARITZA AND WE
WILL HAVE BROOK AND WE WILL
HAVE MARJORIE.
IN THAT ORDER, PLEASE.
MARITZA YOU HAVE 60 SECONDS TO
TALK ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD
ENGAGEMENT, PLEASE.
>> AS AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND
IN OUTREACH, HOW I GO ABOUT END
ENGAGING COMMUNITY IS WHAT THE
QUESTION WAS IS TO REALLY HAVE
A CONVERSATION AND DIALOGUE
WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE
COMMUNITY AND TO WORK WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS AND THE
COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ALL OF THE
STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY ARE ENGAGED.
I SEE CITY COUNCIL OFFICES AS
THAT BEING A HUGE PART OF THE
WORK THAT THEY DO IS TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY ARE ENGAGING
WITH THE STAKE HOLDER GROUPS
AND MAKING SURE THAT THE
COMMUNITY VOICES ARE BEING
HEARD AS THEY MOVE FORWARD TO
DO THIS WORK.
SO THAT'S HOW I WOULD GO ABOUT
ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY.
>> GOT IT.
I BELIEVE I SAID BROOK WAS NEXT
ON THIS ONE.
>> YES.
GREAT.
>> WITH THE PASSAGE OF MH A, I
THINK MANY COMMUNITIES IN
DISTRICT FOUR NOW HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT WE DID
IN THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT THAT
IS TO UPDATE THE DESIGN
GUIDELINES THAT WILL SHAPE HOW
THE DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES TOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD ACTUALLY LOOKS.
WHAT ARE THE KINDS OF
LANDSCAPING.
WHAT DOT ROOFS LOOK LIKE.
WHAT ARE THE MATERIALS BEING
USED.
ONE THING THAT I WOULD WANT TO
DO IN MY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
IS TO BEGINNING THE PROCESS
WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES AND
CONNECTING THEM WITH THE OFFICE
OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT TO GO THROUGH THAT
DESIGN GUIDELINE UPDATE
PROCESS.
>>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
LAST UP ON THIS QUESTION, WE
WILL HAVE MARJORIE.
GO RIGHT AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> WELL, I THINK I MENTIONED
EARLIER THAT I'M A PLANNER SO I
HAVE SPENT MY ENTIRE CAREER
WORKING ON PROJECTS WHERE I
HAVE ENGAGED THE COMMUNITY TO
GET INPUT AND FEED BACK AND
IDEAS.
JUST EVERYTHING I COULD
POSSIBLY GATHER TO UNDERSTAND
THE COMMUNITY THAT IS AFFECTED
BY THAT PROJECT NEEDS FOR IT TO
BE ACCEPTABLE TO THEM AND I
HAVE SPENT MY CAREER WORKING
WITH TEENS AND STAKEHOLDERS ON
DIVERSE AND DIFFICULT ISSUES
AND GETTING TO A MUTUAL
UNDERSTANDING AND GOAL AND
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD DO HERE.
I WOULD REACH OUT TO ALL OF
YOU, DISTRICT FOUR RESIDENTS
AND FIND OUT WHAT YOU NEED,
WHAT YOU WANT.
HOW IT WOULD AFFECT YOU.
AND THAT BECOMES PART OF THE
DATA WE USE TO IMPLEMENT A
POLICY OR PROJECT OR A MAN,
WHAT HAVE YOU.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
I WILL HEAD BACK TO THE NEXT
GROUP.
WHO IS UP?
IF YOU COULD JUMP RIGHT OVER
HERE, I WILL MAKE SURE WE GET
YOUR QUESTION AND TELL US WHO
YOU ARE AND THE GROUP YOU
REPRESENT AND YOUR QUESTION.
>> I AM JESSICA FROM
WOLLINGFORD A NEIGHBORHOOD
GROUP FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IS ACCESSIBLE
TO ALL.
MY QUESTION, WE HAVE HEARD
ABOUT ADUS AND WE HAVE HEARD
ABOUT DEVELOPMENT.
WHAT IS YOUR PLANS TO INCREASE
THAT VITAL MISSING MIDDLE
DEVELOPMENT THAT OUR CITY
GREATLY NEEDS.
>> THAT MIDDLE DEVELOPMENT.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
LET ME MAKE SURE WE GET THREE
PEOPLE TO ANSWER IT HERE AND
THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: DARBY,
WE'LL START WITH YOU, ABEL ON
DECK AND CATHERINE YOU WILL GO
AFTER THAT.
DARBY YOU HAVE 60 SECONDS IF
YOU WOULD, PLEASE.
>> THANKS.
I'M ASSUMING MIDDLE DEVELOPMENT
REFERS TO LOW RISE INSTRUCTIONS
AND COMMUNITIES WITH SMALL
MULTIE FAMILY TYPE BUILDINGS
AND STRUCTURES, RIGHT?
WELL, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK
FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO
DEVELOP LOW RISE ZONING.
WE ARE SEEING ATTENTION WITH
THE AD U PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE
THE OWNER OCCUPANCY
REQUIREMENT.
WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS
COMPLEX ZONING COMING TO SINGLE
FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS THAT I
THINK IS A GREAT IDEA.
WE HAVE A LOT OF MISSED
OPPORTUNITY IN OUR MATERIALS
AND OUR BIGGER AREAS WHERE THEY
HAVE SPACE FOR NEW HOUSING AND
NEW HOUSING CAN COME TO BUILD
THAT LOW RISE DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK WHEN WE BUILD THAT MUMP
TO WHAT BROOK ALLUDED TO
EARLIER WE NEED YOUR INPUT,
EVEN THOUGH THE PLACES ARE
SMALL WE CAN CREATE LITTLE
COMMUNITY SPACES AND CREATE
THROUGH SET-BACKS AND OTHER
SHARED RESOURCES PUBLIC
AMENITIES AND COMMUNITY
AMENITIES FOR THOSE STRUCTURES
THAT WILL MAKE THEM MORE
INVITING AND COMMUNITY CENTERED
AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
I BELIEVE NEXT UP WE HAD, HELP
ME OUT.
WHERE WAS I? ABEL.
THANKS, ABEL.
>> I THINK WE CAN DO THREE
THINGS.
ONE IS TO EXPAND OUR MFT TAX
CREDIT, DEVELOP THE
PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE DEVELOP OF
ADUS.
THAT WILL BE THE SECOND PART OF
THAT DISCUSSION WITH WITH
REGARD TO HOE WE INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF ADUS IN OUR DISTRICT
AND CITY.
LASTLY LET'S DIVERSIFY THE
HOUSING STOCK SO LOOKING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO DIVERSIFY OUR
HOUSING STOCK AND BE INCLUSIVE
ABOUT THAT CONVERSATION SO THAT
MORE SOLUTIONS ARE BEING
BROUGHT TO THE TABLE.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
I BELIEVE I HAD CATHERINE.
EXCUSE ME.
IT IS INDEED.
CATHERINE, GO RIGHT AHEAD AND
GET THAT MIKE IN FRONT OF YOU.
>> THANKS.
SO ON THE MISSING MIDDLE
DEVELOPMENT, I ASSUME THAT IT
IS ALSO PRICED.
IS THAT ANOTHER IMPORTANT PIECE
OF IT?
AND LOW RISE.
SO THERE IS LOTS OF
POSSIBILITIES HERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT PERHAPS
SHARED WALL HOUSING AND
TOWNHOUSES AS AN OPTION.
I KNOW THAT AS WE AGE, OFTEN
TIMES WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN A
SINGLE-FAMILY HOME BUT WE WANT
TO BE IN SOMEPLACE SMALLER AND
NOT NECESSARILY AN APARTMENT
BUILDING AND SO THOSE HOUSES AS
PEOPLE AGE AND MOVE OUT OF
THOSE HOUSES HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE TO NEW
PLACES THAT PERHAPS ARE SMALLER
AND THAT ARE ACCESS TO TRANSIT.
I ALSO THINK THE CONDOMINIUM
RULES COULD ALSO BE CHANGED
RIGHT NOW IN OLYMPIA THAT WOULD
CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR
HOME OWNERSHIP IN OUR CITY THAT
PEOPLE MOVING OUT OF HOMES AND
INTO SMALLER HOMES WOULD LIKE
TO HAVE CONDOMINIUMS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
AND THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
LET'S HEAD TO OUR NEXT GROUP
HERE.
THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE FROM THIS
TABLE HERE?
PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND
YOUR QUESTION.
>> INGA FROM O'BRIAN COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION.
MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH
ACCESS TO TRANSIT.
WE WILL HAVE TWO LIGHT RAIL
STATIONS IN DISTRICT FOUR AND
WE HAVE U DUB LIGHT RAIL
STATION AND AS SOME OF YOU HAVE
ALSO SAID THERE ARE SOME ISSUES
WITH CONNECTING WITH THE U DUB
LIGHT RAIL STATION SO HOW DO WE
PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING IN
THE FUTURE WITH THE OTHER TWO
LIGHT RAIL STATIONS SO WE HAVE
SO MUCH OF OUR DISTRICT LIVING
WITHIN A MILE OF THOSE
STATIONS.
WHAT ARE YOUR SOLUTIONS?
>> CONNECTING TO LIGHT RAIL.
JUST SO YOU KNOW FOLKS ON THIS
ONE, I THINK THAT I'M GOING TO
HAVE FOUR APPLICANTS ANSWER SO
WE CAN EVEN UP ON THE PEOPLE
ANSWERING QUESTIONS HERE.
LET'S TALK WITH DAVID AND THEN
LUKE AND THEN JORDAN.
AND THEN JAY.
DAVID, YOU ARE FIRST.
YOU HAVE SIXTY SECONDS TO TALK
ABOUT THAT FIRST MILE AND LAST
MILE CONNECTION TO LIGHT RAIL,
PLEASE.
>> YEAH.
THIS IS ONE OF THE CRITICAL
ISSUES AROUND LIGHT RAIL.
WE MISSED THE BOAT AND THE LAST
GO-AROUND.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
GOOD SAFE ACCESS ESPECIALLY IN
ROOSEVELT BECAUSE THERE IS NO
PARKING AND YOU CAN'T DRIVE AND
YOU HAVE TO WALK, ROLL OR TAKE
TRANSIT FOR THE CONNECTION
THERE.
IF SOMEBODY IS A PEDESTRIAN OR
BICYCLIST NO MATTER WHAT SO
THEY HAVE TO BE SAFE.
THE DISTRICT MOBILITY PLAN FOR
43rd AND BOOS BUSTS ON BROOKLYN
BUT THERE WILL BE AN ISSUE WITH
SOUND TRANSIT ABOUT GETTING
THAT TO BE POSSIBLE BUT I THINK
THOSE OF THE SOLUTIONS THAT ARE
NEEDED.
MAKE SURE THE BUS CONNECTIONS
ARE CLOSE AND GOOD PEDESTRIAN
ACCESS AND WE CAN'T LET
POLITICS DRIVE THESE PROJECTS.
FIT IS IN A STATION AREA, WE
HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DO IT AND
HAVE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE
LIVING IN THOSE AREAS AND MAKE
SURE IT IS SAFE AND CONVENIENT
TO HAVE ACCESS AND FOLLOW
THROUGH ON OUR PLANS.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
>>> LUKE YOU ARE UP NEXT
TALKING ABOUT CONNECTION TO
LIGHT RAIL AND HAVE YOU 60
SECONDS, SIR.
>>> NEED THAT.
DEFINITELY NOT RELY ON LYFT AND
UBER THAT IS NOT FAIR FOR
PEOPLE THAT MAKE LYFT AND UBER
MAKING TOO LITTLE TO USE THE
SERVICES.
WE SHOULD CREATE YOU KNOW ZONES
WHERE BIKES ARE VERY, THEY
CREATE MORE BIKE LANES IN THOSE
AREAS IMMEDIATELY AROUND THE
TRANSIT ZONES AND THE LIGHT
RAIL STATIONS.
AWFULLY TRAFFIC IN THOSE AREAS
AND I LOVE THE IDEA OF
PEDESTRIANIZING THE AVENUE OVER
ON BROADWAY, NOT BROADWAY,
UNIVERSITY AND MAKING SURE THAT
IT WORK IN CHARLIE LOTSVILLE
AND COLLEGE TOWN AND IT WORKS
IN SANTA MONICA AND A TERRIFIC
IDEA.
WE SHOULD DO IT NOT IN 2028 BUT
2021 WHEN IT OPENS.
>>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
JORDAN, YOU ARE UP NEXT ON THIS
QUESTION, PLEASE.
SIXTY SECONDS.
>> I LIVE ABOUT A MILE-AND-A-
HALF FROM THE U DUB QUESTION.
I THINK ABOUT IT AND PART OF
THE ANSWER IS MAKING SURE THAT
PEOPLE HAVE AS MANY OPTIONS AS
POSSIBLE TO GET THAT LAST MILE
TO OR FROM THE STATION.
MAKING SURE THAT BUS
CONNECTIONS ARE FREAK AND
RELIABLE AND MINIMIZE DISTANCS
BETWEEN TRANSFERS.
FOR ME WHEN I TAKE THE 31 OR 32
TO GET TO THE LIGHT RAIL THAT'S
A FOUR OR FIVE MINUTE WALK FROM
WHERE THE BUS DROPS OFF FOR
FOLKS WITH LIMITED MOBILITY
THAT WAS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY.
CONTINUE TO INVEST IN BIKE
INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE IT
IS AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TO GET
BY BIKE TO THE STATIONS AND SO
THAT INCLUDES ADEQUATE BIKE
PARKING AT THE STATION.
BIKE LANES TO GET US THERE AND
CONTINUED DEVELOPING AND BIKE
SHARE PROGRAMS IN THE CITY AND
I THINK THAT USING LYFT AND
UBER FOR FOLKS THAT CAN AFFORD
THAT INCREASING TRAFFIC ZONES
AND DEVELOPING PARKING SPACES
AT U DUB STATION IN THE LOT TO
MAKE IT EASIER FOR FOLKS TO
TAKE THAT OPTION.
>>> WRAP UP THE QUESTION WITH
JAY LAZA RUSS.
LET'S GET IT GOING.
>> I DID READ THROUGH THE U
DISTRICT MOBILITY PLAN AND HAVE
THE APPRECIATIVE OF THAT WORK.
I THINK HAVING SOME TRANSIT
ONLY ACCESS ROADS OR PATHS FOR
THAT ARE CRITICAL AND HAVING
DROP-OFFS ADJACENT BETWEEN
BUSES AND THE LIGHT RAIL, GOING
FORWARD, I THINK WE HAVE TO
LOOK AT THE LONG TERM IN TERMS
OF WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WHAT
WE WILL DO IN BALLARD AND WEST
SEATTLE THIN REGARD BECAUSE I
SEAT PAST MISTAKES AND BOTH
SIDES OF THE U DISTRICT.
I THINK IN ROSE VEL WE ARE
LUCKIER.
BUT ENCOURAGING HIGHER DENSITY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WE MAY
HAVE TO COMING UP WITH OTHER
CIRCULATOR BUSES IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS TO BRING PEOPLE
TO THE TRANSIT.
>> OKAY.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE
UNIVERSITY PARK COMMUNITY CLUB
HERE.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TELLING US
YOUR NAME AND WHAT YOU ARE
ABOUT.
>> I AM WITH THE UNIVERSITY
PARK COMMUNITY CLUB AND LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT THE ACCESSORY UNIT
QUESTIONS.
SPECIFICALLY I WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW WHAT YOUR OPINION IS ON
THE OLDEST TRICK REQUIREMENT,
OWNER UNIT ANDS DROPPING THE ON-
SITE PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND
BASICALLY PUTTING THE CARS IN
THE STREET AND I WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW WHAT YOUR OPINION IS ABOUT
HAVING SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS
SOLUTIONS FOR THIS RATHER THAN
JUST ONE SIDE
>> ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
I KNOW THERE IS A LOT TO IT,
LET'S SHOOT FOR A MINUTE AND
SEE HOW WE DO, BROOKE?
>> GREAT.
IN REGARDS TO THE
OWNER/OCCUPANCY RULE, I THINK
IT IS A SOLUTION IN SEARCH OF A
PROBLEM AT THE MOMENT.
WE ALREADY HAVE 20%,
APPROXIMATELY OF SINGLE-FAMILY
HOMES AND NOT HAVE AN OWNER
OCCUPYING THEM AND WE ARE NOT
SEEING MAS CHAOS ENSUE.
I THINK THERE IS A COMPROMISE
ON THE TABLE THAT I THINK, YOU
KNOW, WORTH CONSIDERING THAT
OFFERS SOMEBODY A YEAR
REQUIREMENT BEFORE OF OWNER
OCCUPANCY.
I THINK THAT IS A FAIR
COMPROMISE I AM WILLING TO
CONSIDER.
REQUIRING PARKING COMPROMISING
OUR ABILITY PRESERVE TREES.
PARTICULARLY WHERE YOU ARE
CLOSE TO TRANSIT I DO NOT THINK
THAT WE SHOULD BE IN, YOU KNOW,
PRIVILEGING CAR STORAGE AT ALL.
SO I THINK THAT ANSWERED ALL OF
THEM?
>> FOR THE MOST PART.
>> OUT OF TIME.
>> IT IS ALL RIGHT.
WE WILL TRY TO GET TO THE REST.
THE OVERALL QUESTION ABOUT
SOMETHING SPECIFIC TO A
NEIGHBORHOOD OR A CITYWIDE-TYPE
OF ISSUE.
THAT WAS A GREAT START TO IT.
MARTIZA CAN YOU ANSWER THAT,
TALKING ABOUT 3 SEGMENTS IF YOU
CAN JAM IT INTO A MINUTE.
OWNER OCCUPIED REQUIREMENTS OR
LACK THEREOF AND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFIC VSES A
CITYWIDE TYPE OF APPLICATION
FOR RULES OF THIS NATURE.
MARTIZA, GO AHEAD.
>> I THINK IT IS GOOD TO REMOVE
BARRIERS THAT EXIST AND USE
ADAUS, THE OWNERSHIP
REQUIREMENT WE NEED TO LOOK AT
A COMPROMISE OPTION.
I THINK TRUE CITYWIDE VSES ONE-
SIZE-FITS-ALL.
I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT MORE
OPTIONS FOR THE ADUs AND THE
DADUs AND NOT LOOK AT IT AS A 1
SIZE FITS ALL.
>> OKAY.
>> AND TRUE WITH THE PARKING.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
>> MARJORIE, IN A MINUTE IF YOU
CAN TACKLE THE OWNER OCCUPIED
PIECE OF IT AND NEIGHBORHOOD
SPECIFIC VSES CITYWIDE TYPE OF
DYNAMIC HERE, PLEASE.
>> ACCESSIBLE DWELLING UNITS
ARE A TOOL THAT HELP MAKE
SEATTLE ACCESSIBLE TO MORE
PEOPLE.
IT IS ALSO A WAY TO HELP A
HOMEOWNER GARNER SOME INCOME IN
LIGHT OF INCREASES TAXES AND
COST.
I THINK THE PARKING REQUIREMENT
FOR ME WOULD BE TIED TO
NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS IF THE ADU IS IN
AN URBAN VILLAGE, THAT IS IN
CLOSE PROXIMITY, THAT
PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS CLOSE
PROXIMITY OF FREQUENT AND
RELIABLE TRANSIT.
THERE IS NO NEED FOR A PARKING
REQUIREMENT.
AND I DO THINK THAT THE
PERMITTING PART OF THIS PROCESS
SHOULD BE NEIGHBORHOOD
SPECIFIC.
IF YOU ARE IN AN URBAN VILLAGE,
ONE REQUIREMENT, OUTSIDE OF THE
URBAN VILLAGE -- ALL OF THIS
REQUIRES MAJOR DATA GATHERING.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COMPLEX QUESTION.
THANK YOU FOR TACKLING THAT.
I WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
GROUP HERE, PLEASE.
>> WHO IS UP?
>> IDENTIFY YOURSELF, YOUR
GROUP, AND ASK YOUR QUESTION.
>> MY NAME IS RICK McGLOKEN I
AM PRESIDENT OF THE U DISTRICT
SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION,
EARLIER TODAY WE HAD A YOUNG
LADY ASK A QUESTION IF YOU
SUPPORTED IMMIGRANTS.
EVERYBODY WAS LIKE, YES.
WELL, THE AV IS FULL OF
MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES AND
THEY HAVE BEEN THREATENED WITH
UP ZONING.
WHEN WE GO THROUGH COMMERCIAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT AND UP ZONE
IT, THE PEOPLE WHO GET HIT THE
HARDEST AND QUICKEST ARE THE
MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES.
SO DO YOU SUPPORT OR NOT
SUPPORT AN UP ZONE FOR THE AV.
>> A BASIC QUESTION THERE WITH
A LOT TO IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT,
RICK.
>> ANSWERING THIS ONE, PUT IT
THROUGH THE GENERATOR HERE.
WE WILL HAVE KATHRYN, WE WILL
HAVE LUKE AND WE WILL HAVE JAY,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
I WILL LET YOU GATHER YOUR
THOUGHTS HERE FOR A SECOND AND
YOU WILL HAVE 60 SECONDS TO
QUESTION ABOUT UP ZONING ON THE
AV.
>> SO, THAT IS A VERY GOOD
QUESTION.
AND I DO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS
AND I DO SUPPORT -- I FREQUENT
SMALL BUSINESS, I KNOW HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE A
VIBRANT BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
I ALSO KNOW OUR CITY IS GOING
THROUGH RAPID CHANGE AT THIS
TIME.
I WOULD NEED TO KNOW MORE
BEFORE I CAN SAY YES OR NO ON
AN UP ZONE TO THE U-DISTRICT
WITH THE LIGHT RAIL COMING
THROUGH IT MAKES SENSE WE HAVE
INCREASED HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
THERE.
I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION
I WOULD SAY AT THIS TIME.
LONG-TERM, WITH LIGHT RAIL
THERE IT EVENTUALLY WILL
HAPPEN.
I SUSPECT.
AT THIS STAGE IS IT THE RIGHT
TIME NOW?
I AM NOT SO SURE.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> LUKE, I GOT YOU NEXT,
PLEASE.
60 SECONDS TALKING ABOUT UP
ZONES ON THE AV.
>> I -- THAT IS A TOUGH ONE.
I THINK IT IS ONE OF THOSE
PLACES THAT THEY HAVE A
CULTURE, IT DOES PLAY A
SIGNIFICANT PART IN THE LIVES
OF THE COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THAT
AREA AS IT IS IN THE FORM THAT
IT IS, WHICH IS NOT COMPLETELY
DOMINATED BY FOR-PROFIT
DEVELOPMENT.
I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY THAT AS
A PART OF A PLAN OF CREATING
100,000 AFFORDABLE UNITS IN THE
CITY TO PREPARE FOR THE SEATTLE
OF YOU KNOW 2030 AND 2040 WE
MADE HAVE TO UP ZONE THAT AREA.
BUT OF ALL OF THE CITY
BUILDINGS WE WOULD CREATE UNDER
A PLAN THERE WOULD BE A SIMILAR
SMALL BUSINESS REFERENCE FOR
IMMIGRANT SMALL BUSINESSES OR
ANY BUSINESS THAT IS CURRENTLY
THERE AND FOOD BANKS AND SAFE
INJECTION SITES
IF WE DEVELOP IT WE CAN FIGURE
OUT THE PREFERENCE FOR HOW
THINGS GET IN THERE.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
>> I BELIEVE HELP ME OUT HERE
FOLKS I MADE TOO MANY TICK
MARKS, DAVID?
>> IT IS JAY.
>> BUT I WILL TAKE --
>> WE WILL GET YOU ON THE NEXT
ONE, I PROMISE.
JAY GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>> AS I TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE
IN THE U-DISTRICT EARLIER, I AM
A STRONG FAN OF U-DISTRICT.
I LIVED MY FIRST YEAR RIGHT ON
THE AVE.
ALTHOUGH -- I THINK WITHOUT --
WITH OR WITHOUT MHA IT COULD
GET DEVELOPED.
WITH MHA YOU CAN PUT MORE
REQUIREMENTS ON WHAT MIGHT
HAPPEN.
WE WOULD BE LOSING OUT ON
AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONEYS, I
THINK WE CAN ADD MORE STRINGENT
AND THE CHARACTER.
MY DISCUSSIONS WITH DEVELOPERS
IN THE ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD
EVERY DEVELOPER DID THEIR
PROPBLG NEGLECT ADVANCE OF MHA.
I THINK WE LOST A LOT OF
FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THEY FEEL IT IS BOTH AN UNKNOWN
BUT A HUGE FEE AND GIVEN THE
LAND PRICES THAT THEY PAID,
THEY HAVE GONE AHEAD AND VESTED
IN ADVANCE OF THE MHA.
SO, I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT ON
THE TABLE.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
FOR YOUR IMPORTANT QUESTION.
WHO IS NEXT HERE, JUMP UP AND
TELL ME YOUR NAME AND THE GROUP
YOU REPRESENT AND ASK YOUR
QUESTION.
>> YES.
MY NAME IS -- >>
SORRY.
-- I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE
THERE.
>> MY NAME IS CORY CROCKER, I
REPRESENT BUSINESSES IN THE U-
DISTRICT.
ONE, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THE
STATION ACCESSES EQUITABLE AND
ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL.
THE QUESTION WE HAVE FOR THE U-
DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR, DO YOU
SUPPORT THE MOBILITY PLANS
GOALS OF PROVIDING DIRECT BUS
RAIL TRANSFERS ON BROOKLYN AND
PEDESTRIANIZING PORTIONS OF THE
AVE AND NORTHEAST 43rd STREET.
>> OKAY.
I WILL GRAB THIS, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
BUS RAIL TRANSFERS ON BROOKLYN
AND PEDESTRIANIZING PORTIONS OF
THE AVE AND 43rd STREET, I WILL
HAVE DAVID, I WILL HAVE YOU
JUMP UP FIRST ON THIS ONE.
ABEL YOU ARE NEXT AND THEN
SHERAE YOU ARE NEXT.
YOU HAVE 60 SECONDS IF YOU NEED
THE QUESTION REPEATED I CAN DO
THAT.
>> I THINK I ALLUDED TO IT
BEFORE.
BUT THE MOBILITY PLAN SAY GOOD
ONE.
THE IDEA OF THE BUS TRANSFERS
ON BROOKLYN IS GOOD.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS 6
INCHES LACKING IN THE DESIGN
FOR BROOKLYN THAT THEY NEED TO
GO BACK AND VISIT BECAUSE THEY
ARE WORRIED THEY WILL GET STUCK
IN RED TAPE AND THEY WILL NOT
BE ABLE TO STAY ON THEIR
SCHEDULE.
THAT IS THE KIND OF THING I
WORK ON EVERY DAY WITH MY WSDOT
JOB.
THAT IS A GREAT IDEA.
LONG-TERM IT IS A GREAT IDEA.
A LONGER TRANSITION AND TIES
BACK TO THE REZONING QUESTION
THAT I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO
YOU ABOUT SOME MORE, THANKS.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I BELIEVE I HAVE ABEL NEXT UP.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO REPEAT IT?
>> THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> FOR THE U-DISTRICT STATION
IN PARTICULAR DO YOU SUPPORT
THE MOBILITY PLANS GOALS OF
PROVIDING DIRECT BUS RAIL
TRANSFERS ON BROOKLYN AND
PEDESTRIANIZING 43rd STREET.
>> THE PLAN IS HOW DO WE PLAN
AROUND PEOPLE AND NOT CARS.
SOMEONE WITHOUT A CAR I THINK
ABOUT THIS QUITE CANDIDLY,
REGULARLY IN TERMS OF MAKING IT
MORE ACCESSIBLE TO GET TO THE
LIGHT RAIL INVESTMENTS AS A
COMMUNITY.
SECONDLY I THINK AS THE U-
DISTRICT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE THE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY
VIBRANT EPI-CENTER OF DISTRICT
4 OF THE FUTURE.
ENSURING THAT IT COULD BE THE
WALKABLE STORE FRONT PEDESTRIAN-
FRIENDLY PLACE IT WOULD BE
SOMETHING THAT IS A PRIORITY
FOR ME SO THAT WE MAKE IT THE
CENTER FOR THE DISTRICT SO THAT
WE CAN DRIVE, MAKE IT FAMILY
FRIENDLY SO WE ARE DRIVING THE
FOOD TRAFFIC THAT CAN MAKE THE
IMMIGRANT AND SMALL BUSINESSES
THERE THRIVE AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SHERAE, YOU ARE UP NEXT, WOULD
YOU LIKE ME TO REPEAT THE
QUESTION?
>> DO YOU SUPPORT BUS RAIL ON
BROOKLYN AND PEDESTRIANIZING
NORTH 43rd STREET?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
ONE I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE U-
DISTRICT SINCE I MOVED TO
SEATTLE AND A PEDESTRIAN AND
TRANSIT USER THE ENTIRE TIME.
I NEVER DRIVEN.
IT WOULD HELP ME AND MOST OF
THE COMMUNITY.
IT IS ONE OF THE DENSEST AND
POOREST IN THE DISTRICT.
WE COULD USE THAT EXTRA PUSH TO
BE ON THE AVE AND BE GOING AND
SHOPPING AND USING THE SERVICES
THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US IN OUR
DISTRICT.
WE CAN ALSO USE SAFETY WHILE WE
ARE WALKING BECAUSE IT CAN GET
A LITTLE DANGEROUS WALKING
AROUND AND WALKING TO YOUR BUS
STOP, WALKING TO THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION.
HAVING A REALLY DIRECT WAY OF
DOING THAT AND CUTTING DOWN ON
US USING OUR CARS WHEN THERE IS
NOT MUCH PARKING IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD TO BEGIN WITH
WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
I PERSONALLY WOULD BENEFIT A
LOT.
I WONDER IF YOU COULD RAISE
YOUR HANDS IN YOU WOULD, TOO.
I THINK PEDESTRIANIZING THE
AREA ON THE AVE WOULD HELP
BUSINESSES AND DEAL WITH UP
ZONING IF WE HAVE IT FOR
CENTRAL HUB FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> ONE MORE GROUP REPRESENTED
HERE AND COME THIS WAY I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT I SEE YOUR
FACE.
AND TALK TO THE GROUP AND SAY
WHO YOU ARE AND THE GROUP AND
THE QUESTION FOR US, PLEASE.
>> PARK CRAWFORD, DISTRICT
PARTNERSHIP, WE ARE AN
INDEPENDENT 501C3 NEIGHBORHOOD
RIGHTLIZATION AND LIVEABILITY
IN THE DISTRICT AND THE PROGRAM
MANAGER FOR THE U DISTRICT VIA.
THE QUESTION I GOT IS THIS.
RIGHT NOW GLOBALLY, NATIONALLY,
STATEWIDE AND LOCALLY WE ARE
ALL GOING THROUGH A CRISIS OF
MENTAL HEALTH ON OUR STREETS IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
IT IS ESPECIALLY PROFOUND FOR
THOSE THAT ARE HOMELESSES AND
FACING DRUG ADDICTION.
RIGHT NOW THE CITY COUNCIL
PROVIDES LITTLE OR NO FUNDING
TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH OUT
REACH IN COMMUNITIES
THEMSELVES.
INSTEAD, THE ONLY OUTREACH THAT
TAKES PLACE IS WHEN THERE IS A
CRISIS, SOMEBODY COMES BY,
TALKS TO THEM FOR 10 MINUTES
AND ASSUMES THAT PERSON, WHO IS
SUFFERING, IS GOING TO SEEK
SERVICES.
IT DOES NOT WORK.
FOUR OF THE DISTRICTS ARE NOW
FUNDING THROUGH THEIR
BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS MENTAL
HEALTH OUTREACH WORKERS IN THE
DISTRICTS.
IF YOU ARE A DISTRICT
COUNCILMEMBER, WILL YOU SUPPORT
FUNDING TO HELP SUPPORT THESE
PEOPLE IN CRISIS AND THE
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE BEING
PROFOUNDLY EFFECTED?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
QUESTION.
>> A PRETTY BIG QUESTION.
HOW ABOUT WE HAVE FOUR
APPLICANTS ANSWER THIS ONE TO
BREAK IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND
ANSWER STK-FRPBT ANSWERS.
DARBY IF YOU CAN PREPARE
YOURSELF.
JORDAN I WILL ASK YOU FOR AN
ANSWER, TOO, MARITZA, AND WRAP
IT UP WITH ABEL, PLEASE.
>> MY ANSWER IS GOING TO BE
REALLY SHORT.
THAT IS AN INFATTIC YET, FOR
SURE.
IT IS SO CRITICAL, IT IS SO
IMPORTANT, I AM SO PROUD OF THE
BIA'S FOR TAKING THERE ON AND I
THINK IT IS -- I THINK WE CAN
GET THERE, WE SHOULD GET THERE.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
I BELIEVE I SAID JORDAN WAS
NEXT, JORDAN DO YOU HAVE AN
ANSWER FOR THIS ONE?
60 SECONDS PLEASE?
>> I SUPPORT THIS.
MY YOUTH STRUGGLING, YOU CAN
NOT HAVE SHORT TERM
INTERVENTION, I THINK IT SOUNDS
LIKE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US
AS A CITY TO INVEST MORE IN
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MARITZA CAN YOU GO FIRST AND
ABEL WRAP IT UP?
>> I ABSOLUTELY AGREE AND
SUPPORT FUNDING FOR MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES AS I MENTIONED
IN ONE OF MY OTHER RESPONSES, I
THINK MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
THEY ARE VERY MUCH NEEDED IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO WE REALLY NEED TO
PRIORITIZE MENTAL HEALTH
FUNDING TO ADDRESS A LOT OF THE
ISSUES, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH
IS THE DRUG ADDICTION PROBLEM
IN OUR COMMUNITY.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ABEL IF YOU COULD ANSWER
THIS ONE WITH REGARD TO MENTAL
HEALTH, PLEASE.
>> YES.
AND I THINK -- I AM GLAD TO SEE
THE CITY IS MAKING AN
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT THEY ARE
WRITING IT IN THE BUDGET, MORE
RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH.
BUT I -- I HAVE A DEEPER
APPRECIATION WITH REGARDS TO
OUR OWN INDIVIDUAL AND
COLLECTIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND
EMOTIONAL WELL BEING.
AS IT HAS BEEN PROBABLY OUT
LINED BEFORE -- FOUR YEARS AGO
I MADE THE CALL TO THE POLICE
FOR HELP AND EXPERIENCING THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIRSTHAND WHEN
THE OFFICER RESPONDING MADE THE
MISTAKE OF ARRESTING ME.
WHAT I LEARNED FROM SEEING
THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN JAIL AND
TALKING TO THE DIFFERENT MEN
THAT I MET THAT MORNING IS HOW
MANY OF THEM ARE IN CRISIS.
AND, HOW MANY OF THEM ARE
HAVING A DISSERVICE BY
EXPERIENCING THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM AND NOT
EXPERIENCING THE MENTAL HEALTH
SYSTEM THAT THEY NEED OR THE
DRUG ADDICTION SERVICES THAT
THEY NEED.
>> CAN WE GIVE THESE APPLICANTS
ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THEY HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH
THE QUESTIONS.
>>> AND A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE
FOR THE COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT
SHOWED UP TO ASK QUESTIONS
TODAY, THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
GOOD CHALLENGING QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AT THIS POINT, WE ARE GOING TO
OPEN THINGS UP TO QUESTIONS
FROM THE AUDIENCE HERE.
YOU CAN LINE UP AT THE
MICROPHONE ON THE EAST SIDE OF
THE ROOM HERE.
AGAIN, I WILL USE A RANDOM
NUMBER GENERATOR TO PICK THREE
APPLICANTS TO ANSWER EACH
QUESTION.
THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE AS
FOLLOWS.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ASK A
QUESTION AND BE BRIEF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE FIRST QUESTION, PLEASE.
>> YES.
--
PLEASE ASK A QUESTION.
-- GUYS I LIKE YOU.
MY QUESTION TO YOU IS SIMPLE
HOW ABOUT WE -- [ LOW
AUDIO ]
>> GUYS, THE QUESTION, VERY
SIMPLE, STOP DOING ELECTION AND
START OPEN LOTTERY.
>> OKAY.
AN OPEN ELECTION TO PICK A
POSITION LIKE THIS?
>> YES.
TIME AND MONEY FOR NOTHING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN ANSWER THIS
QUESTION.
SUPPORTING A LOTTERY FOR
APPOINTING POSITION RATHER THAN
SOME SORT OF ELECTION FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS.
DAVID, WHAT DO YOU GOT, BUD AND
THEN -- SHERAE.
>> WE JUST MET YOU BUT NOT SURE
IF WE ARE GOING TO BE FRIENDS.
>> IF WE HAD A LOTTERY AND I
MISSED A CHANCE TO DO THIS, IT
WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT LOSS
AND WOULD NOT HAVE HAD A CHANCE
TO MEET ALL OF THESE WONDERFUL
PEOPLE.
I AM NOT SURE I SUPPORT THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
ENGAGING THE QUESTION THERE.
>> LUKE DO YOU HAVE ANY
THOUGHTS ON THIS ONE?
THOUGHT I WOULD THROW IT
AROUND THE TABLE AND SHERAE YOU
ARE UP NEXT.
>> TO ME WHEN I, YOU KNOW, WAS
GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY
FOR THIS POSITION ON-LINE I
THOUGHT IT WAS QUITE STRANGE
THAT AT A TIME OF -- WHAT I SEE
AS DEBILITATING CRISIS THAT WE
DO HAVE TO SPEND TIME DOING
THIS.
I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION.
I FEEL LIKE FRANKLY IT IS A
LITTLE BIZARRE, THOUGH, THAT WE
HAVE A COUNCILMEMBER WHO HAS
LEFT.
IT STRIKES ME AS PROBLEMATIC IN
THE TIME -- AND WITH THE
URGENCY OF THE THINGS THAT WE
ARE FACING IN THE CITY.
I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE WAY
TO GO ABOUT IT, THIS PANEL HERE
BUT I DO FIND THAT THE HAVING
TO SPEND TWO WEEKS TO DO THIS
IS PROBLEMATIC GIVEN THE
URGENCY OF THE SITUATIONS THAT
THE CITY IS FACING.
>> THAT IS FAIR.
ALEX YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT TO
HAVE OTHER PEOPLE ASK
QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> SHERAE IF YOU WOULD TALKING
ABOUT THE PROCESS HERE, TO
REPLACE A COUNCILMEMBER.
>> YES.
YOU HIT IT ON THE HEAD.
IN A WAY FOR ME, ESPECIALLY IT
FEELS LIKE A LOTTERY.
IT IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT
SOMEONE WOULD PICK ME OUT OF
ANYWHERE TO JUST DO THIS EXACT
THING AND REPRESET MY DISTRICT
WITHOUT PUTTING FORTH MY FACE
AND MY VOICE AND BRINGING THE
SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT I
HAVE GOTTEN FROM MY COMMUNITY
DO THIS.
I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AT THIS
TABLE.
BUT I KIND OF DON'T LIKE THE
IDEA OF SAYING WE ARE ALL
IDENTICAL.
DEFINITELY SOMEONE WITH BLUE
HAIR AND GIANT POC THAT YOU
WOULD NOT NORMALLY SEE IN THIS
SEAT AND I HAD TO BE HERE
ACCESSIBILITY TO BEING PART OF
THE PROCESS IS IMPORTANT AND
ANYONE CAN DO IT.
JUST WANT TO SUPPORT PEOPLE
THAT CARE TO PUT THEIR VOICES
OUT THERE AND PROVE THAT I WANT
TO BRING THE VOICES OF MY
COMMUNITY OUT TO THE FRONT WHEN
THEY MIGHT NOT BE HEARD IN ANY
OTHER SITUATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE
PIVOT, I GUESS YOU WOULD SAY,
SOME OF THESE DIFFERENT ISSUES
ARE BROUGHT UP AND CHALLENGING
WAYS AND MR. ZIMERMAN HAS DONE
THAT.
THAT IS PART OF BEING ON THE
CITY COUNCIL AND GLAD TO ENGAGE
IT IN A WAY THAT IS PRODUCTIVE.
I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER
ONE.
ASK A QUESTION AND IDENTIFY
YOURSELF.
>> IS IT ON?
>> OKAY.
>> COOL.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO, OVER THE PAST
YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CITY
DEVELOPMENTS THAT I HAVE KEPT
TABS ON.
FOR OFF, A CITYWIDE HEAD TAX
DEBACLE AND THAT RUSH THROUGH
ATTEMPT TO TAX BUSINESSES IN
THE CITY TO COMBAT THE
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING
PROBLEMS.
UNDER THE GUISE IT WAS A
COMPANY LIKE AMAZON'S FAULT.
AS WE KNOW THIS HEAD TAX FAILED
FROM AN OVERWHELMING OUTCRY
FROM BUSINESSES IN THE CITY BUT
MOST IMPORTANTLY INDIVIDUALS
WHO VOICE THEIR OPPOSITION TO
SUCH OUTRAGEOUS TAXES SHOVED
DOWN OUR THROATS.
NEXT LOOKING AT DISTRICT 4, I
EXPERIENCE AN INACCESSIBLE AND
OFTEN ONE-SIDED CITY
COUNCILMEMBER ATTEMPT TO FORCE
HIS BIKE LANE AGENDA DOWN THE
THROATS OF HIS CONSTITUENTS.
THE ALARMING ASPECT THAT I
POINT OUT A FEW CASES WITH THAT
WAS THAT BEFORE THE OUT CRY
LAST YEAR IN MAY WITH SAVE 5th
AVENUE AND WHAT NOT.
THERE WAS ORIGINALLY 60%
OPPOSITION TO THE BIKE LANES
ORIGINALLY CONDUCTED BY S-DOT.
AND OF COURSE THE COMMUNITY DID
CARVE OUT A WIN WITH THE HELP
OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
WORKING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
-- >> IF YOU COULD
ASK A QUESTION THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
>> MY QUESTIONS, SIMPLE YES OR
NO AND IT IS FOR EVERYONE, IS
WILL YOU BE COMMITTED TO BEING
TRULY ACCESSIBLE AND REACHABLE
TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN THE
DISTRICT AND LISTENING TO THE
NEEDS AND WANTS OF THEM AND
BRINGING IT TO THE TABLE WHEN
YOU VOTE, YES OR NO?
>> IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT THUMB'S
UP HERE FOR ACCESSIBILITY.
IS THERE ANOTHER QUESTION?
>> YES MY SECOND QUESTION IS
WILL YOU AGGRESSIVELY SEEK OUT
A BUDGET AUDIT THAT MAXIMIZES
CURRENT FUNDING FOR KEY ISSUES
LIKE HOUSING HOMELESS AND
ADDICTION WITHOUT CONSTANTLY
TAXING THE CITY YES OR NO?
>> THAT IS -- THAT IS AN
INTERESTING QUESTION THERE IS
MORE TO IT THAN A THUMB, I
THINK.
I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
>> NEXT QUESTION, AGAIN IF YOU
CAN TRY TO FOCUS ON ONE
QUESTION AND BE BRIEF AND BE
SEATED, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
HI MY NAME IS JEAN PAULSON.
I KNOW YOU WANT TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS AND I WAS HOMELESS
FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS.
I CAME INTO A LOT OF PROBLEMS
WITH THESE APPLICATION HOUSING
FORMS, THEY COST $50.
I WASTED AT LEAST $200 ON THESE
THINGS AND THERE ARE GATE
KEEPING THINGS THAT BASICALLY
YOU FILL OUT THIS FORM, AND IT
GOES TO A THIRD PARTY IN TEXAS
WHERE AS IF MOST PLACES IN THE
COUNTRY YOU FILL OUT A FORM IT
GOES DIRECTLY TO THE CITY AND
COST $10.
THAT COULD OF SAVED ME MONEY
AND I NEVER GOT THIS MONEY
BACK.
AND SOME OF THESE APPLICATION
HOUSING FORMS ASK ILLEGAL
QUESTIONS.
FROM -- OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE FROM
TEXAS AND THEY DON'T GET IT.
--
>> OH, EASY NOW -- [
LAUGHTER ] >> NO ONE
HERE FROM TEXAS IS HERE TO
DEFEND THE STATE.
>> I HATE TO BASH TEXAS BUT
THERE ARE NOT MANY LAWS.
MY POINT BEING WOULD YOU HAVE A
FORM FROM THE CITY WHERE YOU
COULD JUST FILL OUT OR FOR A
BACKGROUND CHECK OR YOU KNOW A
FINANCIAL RECORD'S CHECK RATHER
THAN PUTTING DOWN $50 THAT YOU
WILL NEVER SEE AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> >> WHITTLING IT
DOWN, TRYING TO SIMPLIFY THE
HOUSING APPLICATION PROCESS FOR
PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE HOMELESS,
RANDOM NUMBER THROWN A FEW AT
ME.
DARBY CAN YOU TRY THIS ONE FOR
60 SECONDS, ALSO MARJORIE AND
JORDAN.
WE WILL GO IN THAT ORDER.
DARBY, HOUSING APPLICATIONS
MAKING IT EASIER TO COME BY AND
MORE STREAMLINE FOR PEOPLE WHO
MIGHT BE HOMELESS.
>> I WOULD SAY THAT IS RIGHT AT
THE HEART OF MY ESSENCE.
I BELIEVE IN REALLY EASY TO USE
CITY SERVICES AND I AM AGHAST
THAT I AM HEARING THERE IS A
$50 FEE FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE TO
FILL OUT A APPLICATION FOR
HOUSING.
THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.
WE SHOULD STOP THAT RIGHT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MARJORIE I WILL HAVE YOU
TAKE THE ANSWER NEXT, PLEASE.
>> OKAY.
>> I BELIEVE THAT CHARGING A
FEE IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.
I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THE
SITUATION.
I WOULD WANT TO SEE SOME DATA
TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHAT THE
REASON BEHIND THIS IS.
I VOLUNTEERED AT CAPITOL HILL
HOUSING AND I WATCHED, YOU
KNOW, THE ORGANIZATION HELP
PEOPLE FIND HOUSING THROUGH
CAPITOL HILL HOUSING AND IT
SEEMED FAIRLY DIRECT AND EASY.
I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION.
AND ESSENTIALLY THIS IS LIKE
WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE
NAVIGATION REPORT.
HAVING A MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS
AND ORGANIZATIONS COME TOGETHER
AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO
STREAMLINE THIS AND MAKE IT A 1-
STOP SHOP TO HELP PEOPLE FIND
HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THAT.
>> JORDAN, 60 SECOND ANSWER IF
YOU CAN MANAGE IT TALKING ABOUT
APPLYING FOR HOUSING, PLEASE.
>> SURE.
IN ONE OF MY EARLIER ANSWERS
ABOUT HOMELESSNESS I TALK
PERIOD MAKING SURE WE CENTER
THE VOICES OF PEOPLE
EXPERIENCED HOMESNESS IN
DEVELOPING POLICY.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
I WOULD LOVE TO CHAT MORE AND
UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED AND WORK TO CHANGE
THAT POLICY TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE TO BE SPENDING MONEY
JUST TO TRY TO GET THE BASIC
RIGHT OF HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> I BELIEVE WE HAD ANOTHER
QUESTION.
IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND COMING UP
AND TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND ASK
YOUR QUESTION AND BE BRIEF AND
BE SEATED.
THANK YOU.
>> I AM ALEX PETERSON.
ONE OF THE CANDIDATES RUNNING
FOR DISTRICT 4 FULL TIME
POSITION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COURAGE IN STEPPING UP TO FILL
THIS ROLE.
TWO KWEBG THUMBs UP DOWN
QUESTIONS, THE FIRST ONE IS, DO
YOU PLEDGE TO CONFIR WITH THE 2
CANDIDATES THAT MAKE IT THROUGH
THE PRIMARY IN AUGUST?
YOU PLEDGE TO CONFIR WITH THEM
ON BUDGET ISSUES OF THE $6
BILLION BUDGET AND OTHER
PRESSING MATTERS BEFORE THE
CITY COUNCIL?
THUMB'S UP, DOWN.
>> AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION
IS DO YOU PLEDGE TO NOT FILE
FOR THE FULL TIME POSITION IN
MAY?
>> I THINK -- >>
THERE WE GO.
>> YES.
SURE.
>> IF YOU DO NOT -- >>
YES.
IF YOU DO NOT GET THIS.
>> OKAY.
>> I THINK WE GOT THUMB'S UP
THERE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION SIR.
>> THAT WAS PLEDGE NOT TO RUN,
RIGHT?
>> YES.
IF YOU ARE SELECTED.
>> YES.
>> RIGHT.
>> VOTING FOR THE NEGATIVE
THERE, ALWAYS CONFUSING.
>> ANOTHER QUESTION PLEASE.
>> MY NAME IS KEN LINKSON.
I AM A FORMER MILITARY MEMBER.
ONE OF THE SITUATIONS THAT I
COME TO SEE AFTER LIVING IN
SEATTLE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEAR OF MY LIFE, THERE IS A LOT
MORE OF MY GROUP COMING OVER TO
SEATTLE.
AND IT IS EXPANDING.
WHAT WOULD ANY OF YOU BE ABLE
TO DO TO HELP THE TRANSITION
PERIOD OR CREATE SOME SORT OF
INFORMATIONAL HELP SPREAD
AWARENESS OF THE VETERAN
COMMUNITY TO HELP BETTER SET
THEM UP FOR THE FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
QUESTION.
TALKING ABOUT THE MILITARY.
I HAVE THREE PEOPLE TO ANSWER
THIS ONE IT WOULD BE BROOKE AND
THEN JAY AND THEN KATHRYN.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK ONE,
LINE UP.
>> BROOKE, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO
GO FIRST.
>> GREAT.
IT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
I HAVE NOT GIVEN CONTINUE TOES
OF CONSIDERATION.
I DO KNOW WASHINGTON STATE IS
HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST
MILITARY BASES, JOINT LEWIS
McCHORD AND WE HAVE, YOU KNOW,
VAs IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY AND WE
HAVE LOTS OF SERVICES HERE.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR WHOEVER TAKES
THIS POSITION TO WORK WITH THE
COMMUNITY TO START DEVELOPING
SOME PROPOSALS AND PLANS WHICH
CAN BE HANDED OFF TO WHOEVER IS
ELECTED INTO THE POSITION IN
NOVEMBER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THAT.
>> JAY IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND
TRYING THIS ONE, PLEASE?
>> I THINK OBVIOUSLY IT IS A
MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT COME
TO SEATTLE, TOO.
AND HAVE TRIED TO FIND SOME
SUPPORT IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT GROUPS OF
COLOR, IMMIGRANTS AND SUCH.
SERVICES AND RESOURCES THERE L
ARE THAT WAY.
BUT I THINK LISTENING TO YOU
AND A GROUP THAT IS
REPRESENTING THE MILITARY
PEOPLE WHO ARE TRANSITIONING
HERE AND FINDING OUT WHAT ARE
THE FIRST STEPS YOU NEED,
HOUSING, JOBS, CONNECTING TO
OTHER PEOPLE, WHAT OTHER
SERVICES AND LISTENING AND
TRYING TO MAKE CONNECTIONS TO
THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION AND
OTHER APPROPRIATE SOCIAL
SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> KATHRYN I HAVE YOU UP NEXT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AS WITH MANY CHANGES IN
PEOPLE'S LIVES, VETERANS,
PEOPLE LEAVING COLLEGE, PEOPLE
COMING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS
THERE IS A NEED OF SERVICES AND
HELP WITH THOSE TRANSITIONS AND
I BELIEVE THAT WITH THIS
COMMUNITY HAVING SERVED OUR
COUNTRY THEY DESERVE ATTENTION
AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM IN
BEING FULL-FLEDGED WORKING
CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO DO OUR
BEST NOT TO LEAVE PEOPLE BEHIND
AND TO HELP THEM BECOME PART OF
THE COMMUNITY.
GREAT COMMUNITY WHERE WE LIVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THAT.
>> KEN THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION AND THANKS FOR YOUR
SERVICE.
WHO IS UP NEXT?
>> HI, THERE.
SOME OF YOU TALKED A BIG TALK
ABOUT EQUALITY AND ONE PART OF
IT IS GIVING BACK TO THE
BOTTOM, THE OTHER PART OF IT IS
TAKING FROM THE TOP.
DO ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY PLANS
FOR DEALING WITH THIS THAT ARE
MORE PROGRESSIVE THAN SAY A
SODA TAX?
>> OKAY.
LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO DEAL
WITH INCOME EQUALITY.
A BIG QUESTION HERE.
LET'S SEE WHERE WE GO.
I HAVE DARBY, LUKE, DAVID ON
THIS QUESTION.
LET'S SEE WHERE WE HEAD.
DARBY YOU ARE FIRST UP.
>> I THINK REALLY IT IS OUR TAX
SYSTEM THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
IT IS REALLY A STATEWIDE
PROBLEM.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS
ADVANCING A NUMBER OF
PROGRESSIVE INITIATIVES TO
BRING LET'S REGRESSIVE TAXES.
BUT, AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE
SUCCESSFUL IN THAT AND IT IS AN
IMPORTANT THING HAPPEN.
IF THEY ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN
THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO
WORK AS A COMMUNITY AND REALLY
ORGANIZE TO DESCEND ON OLYMPIA
AND MAKE THIS A REALITY FOR OUR
STATE.
WE CAN'T KEEP RELYING ON SALES
TAX TO RUN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT IS REGRESSIVE AND PENLIZES
THE POOR THE MOST.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
ARE.
>> LUKE CAN YOU ANSWER IN GRAB
THAT MICROPHONE.
>> SORRY.
>> THAT IS AT THE HEART OF KIND
OF WHAT I AM HERE TO TALK
ABOUT.
I CAME HERE BECAUSE OF THE HEAD
TAX AND IT IS A FAILURE IN THE
LOSS OF TRANSPARENCY AND TRUST
THAT I BEGAN TO HAVE IN THE
CITY COUNCIL.
DID NOT START THERE NECESSARILY
BUT IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT OUR
CITY WILL NOT GET REAL ABOUT
REALLY BACKING UP WHAT IT SAYS
IT WANTS TO DO TO HELP MOST
MARGINALIZED IN OUR CITY UNTIL
THEY START ADDRESSING TAX AND
NOT JUST ASKING BUT DEMANDING
MORE TAXATION ON THOSE THAT ARE
EARNING AND BEARING THE FRUITS
OF THIS REGION AND THE PEOPLE
THAT LIVE HERE.
I THINK THAT THERE ARE 59 WAYS
TO GIVE THAT TAX BACK BOTH BY
BUILDING HOUSING BUT I THINK
THERE NEEDS TO BE THAT TAX THAT
WE NEED TO CHANGE-UP THE TAX
STRUCTURE.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> DAVID, RESPONSE TO THIS
PLEASE.
>> I THINK DARBY HIT IT ON THE
HEAD.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE MOST
AGGRESSIVE TAXES.
WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT
THAT.
OVER RELYING ON PROPERTY TAX
AND SALES TAX THE PROPERTY TAX
GETS PASSED ALONG IN TERMS OF
RENT.
THERE IS A PROBLEM.
SOMETHING LIKE THE HEAD TAX I
THINK THAT MAYBE THE FOLKS JUST
TRIED TO MOVE TOO FAST WITHOUT
BUILDING SUPPORT AND A CASE FOR
WHAT IT WAS FOR.
YOU ARE ALWAYS GOING TO GET
KICK BACK FROM THOSE THAT HAVE
THE WEALTH AND POWER IF YOU TRY
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IF YOU HAVE THE PEOPLE BEHIND
YOU, YOU CAN MAKE IT WORK.
YOU HAVE TO BE MORE DELIBERATE
ABOUT IT AND COMMUNICATE BETTER
AND FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF
TIME.
IT STARTS WITH THE TAX
STATEWIDE.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THAT
AND THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
WE WILL DO IT FOR 10 MORE
MINUTES, FOLKS, WITH THE
QUESTION.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK,
LINEUP.
IF THERE ARE COMMUNITY GROUPS
THAT JUMP IN THERE IF YOU DID
NOT GET A QUESTION ANSWERED
THEN PLEASE FEEL FREE.
YES, THANK YOU.
>> I AM NOT UP AS COMMUNITY
GROUP I AM UP AS JESSICA.
I WAS INSPIRED BY THE PERSON
WHO TALKED ABOUT APPLICATION
FEES LOOKING FOR HOUSING, OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE CAME
UP WITH GREAT TENANT
PROTECTION, MOVE IN FEE
PROTECTION AND CODE VIOLATION,
TENANT RELOCATION BUT TWO MAJOR
PROBLEMS, ONE, THEY ARE ALL
BASED ON THE TENANT REPORTING
THEM.
YOU SHOW ME A $15 AN HOUR
WORKER, 40 HOURS A WEEK THAT
HAS THE TIME TO WAIT ON HOLD
WITH THE CITY OFFICE TO REPORT
A CODE VIOLATION OR TO GET
THEIR TENANT RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE.
TWO, THE TWO DEPARTMENTS THAT
USUALLY DEFEND TENANTS IN THIS
ARE VASTLY UNDERBUDGETED AND
UNDERSTAFFED.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS HOW TO
STRENGTHEN THE PREVIOUS
PROTECTIONS WE HAVE GIVEN TO
RENTERS SO THEY ARE NOT JUST
FEEL GOOD LEGISLATURE.
AND ALSO IF SO, WOULD YOU APPLY
THOSE TO FUTURE TENANT
PROTECTIONS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
QUESTION, JESSICA.
I WILL ASK THIS OF MARITZA AND
KATHRYN AND ABEL.
>> MARITZA IF YOU WOULD NOT
MIND GOING AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> YOU RAISED A VERY IMPORTANT
POINT.
WE NEED TO DO MORE TO HELP
PEOPLE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE FUNDING THESE
SERVICES IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT
PUNITIVE TO RENTERS AND THE
PEOPLE THAT UTILIZE THE SERVICE
WHICH IS IS WHAT SO OFTEN
HAPPENS BECAUSE WE ARE UNDER
FUNDING PROGRAMS.
WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT THE
PROGRAMS, WE NEED TO LOOK AT
THESE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE
INVOLVED WITH REPRESENTER
PROTECTIONS AND SEE HOW WE CAN
TRY TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR
THOSE DEPARTMENTS TO HELP
PEOPLE WITH THESE SERVICES.
>> WE HAVE KATHRYN ON THE LIST.
>> I MISSED A TAD BIT OF THE
QUESTION BUT I WILL TRY TO
ANSWER IT AS MUCH AS I CAN.
>> THAT IS THE SPIRIT.
>> WHAT I HEARD HER SAY IS
THERE IS INADEQUATE STAFFING
FOR THE AT THE TIMES THAT ARE
NEEDED.
WHAT I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THIS SYSTEM AND IF THERE
ARE ANY FORMS E-MAIL FORMS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE
ADQUIT SERVICES TO TAKE
VOICEMAILS OR CALLS THAT WAY.
SO OBVIOUSLY THERE NEEDS TO BE
MORE HELP IN BEING ABLE TO GET
INFORMATION TO THOSE FOLKS AND
MAKING SURE THAT IT IS STAFFED
AND QUESTIONS GET ANSWERED IN A
QUICKER AMOUNT OF TIME.
>> ABEL I WILL HAVE YOU WRAP UP
ON THIS QUESTION, PLEASE.
>> SURE.
WE CAN PASS ALL OF THE TENANT
PROTECTIONS THAT WE DESIRE BUT
OF COURSE OBVIOUSLY OUT REACH
AND ENGAGEMENT NEED TO BE A BIG
PART OF THIS.
YOU KNOW, I JUST KNOW FROM
FIRSTHAND MY GIRLFRIEND USED TO
WORK FOR THE OFFICER OF CIVIL
RIGHTS THEY USED TO TELL ME HOW
LOW FUNDED OUR OUT REACH
PROGRAMS WERE OR ARE, I SHOULD
SAY.
SO, IT IS SOMETHING THAT I AM
MINDFUL AND SOMETHING THAT I
THINK WE -- WHEN WE THINK OF
OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
HOW DO WE OUT REACH OUR
PROGRAMS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE?
>> HELLO, I WILL TRY TO
REPRESENT MYSELF AS A DISTRICT
4 REPRESENTATIVE.
>> DO YOUR BEST.
>> THE ORIGINAL A ASSUMPTION OF
DISTRICT ELECTIONS WAS TO HAVE
REPRESENTATIVE TO REPRESENT THE
DISTRICT FIRST IN A SENSE.
THERE SEEMED A DISCONNECT
BETWEEN THE COUNCIL
REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT 4
AND THE WISHES OF ITS
RESIDENTS.
THEY WANTED DEVELOPERS TO
PROTECT THE PRIVATE PROPERTY
TREATIES BUT ADD HOUSING.
DID NOT WANT BIKE LANES ON 35th
BUT ADJACENT STREETS, THEY
WANTED YOU TO WORK WITH THE
BUSINESSES.
HOW WILL YOU DO WHAT WE WANT
AND NOT WHAT THE DOWNTOWN
AGENDAS SAY?
>> BIG QUESTION THERE.
AND WE WILL HAVE THESE THREE
APPLICANTS ANSWER.
SHERAE, BROOKE, THEN JORDAN YOU
ARE THIRD.
>> DEFINITELY GLAD YOU ASKED ME
THAT QUESTION.
I AM IN THAT AREA.
I AM CONNECTED TO THOSE
BUSINESSES AND I ALREADY DO
WHAT I CAN TO SUPPORT THE
COMMUNITY THAT KIND OF IS THE
CENTER OF DISTRICT 4.
I DON'T HAVE ANY PROPERTY THAT
I AM TRYING TO UP ZONE AND I AM
DEFINITELY A RENTER OF ALMOST 9
YEARS SO 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AND
15 DAYS THAT HAS BEEN SHOPPING
AND LIVING AND EATING AND
WORKING IN THE U-DISTRICT THE
ENTIRE TIME.
WHAT I AM GOING TO DO IS WALK
DOWN THE AVE, WALK THE STREETS,
RIDE THE BUS AND TALK TO
EVERYONE THAT I POSSIBLY CAN
THAT WILL GIVE ME THE TIME OF
DAY TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY AND
WANT HOW I CAN HELP ACCOMPLISH
IT.
>> BROOKE YOU ARE UP NEXT.
>> GREAT.
I THINK RICHARD ASKS A REALLY
IMPORTANT QUESTION.
WHO SHOWS UP AT THE MIC?
WHO GETS A CHANCE TO HAVE THEIR
VOICE HEARD.
AS SOMEBODY WHO BOTH HAS SPENT
THEIR CAREER HELPING OTHER
PEOPLE GET A SEAT AT THE TABLE
AND WHO PARTICIPATED MYSELF AS
A PRIVATE CITIZEN WHAT I HAVE
SEEN IN EXPERIENCES LARGELY WHO
SHOWS UP AND WHO GETS A VOICE
ARE PEOPLE LIKE ME.
HOMEOWNERS, WHITE PEOPLE,
PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF PRIVILEGE.
WHILE I AM CERTAINLY HERE TO
LISTEN TO EVERY PERSON IN THE
DISTRICT REGARDLESS WHO YOU
ARE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE VOICES
THAT TRADITIONALLY NOT HEARD
GET THEIR SEAT AT THE TABLE AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THAT.
>> AND WE WILL HAVE JORDAN WRAP
IT UP.
>> WITH MY WORK WITH KIDS WITH
PEACE I SPENT EVERY SUMMER
RUNNING A PROGRAM FOR UP TO 50
ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN YOUTH
TO COME TOGETHER AND FIND
COMMON GROUND.
IF WE CAN DO IT THERE WE CAN DO
IT IN DISTRICT 4.
I THINK WHAT IS KEY HERE AS
BROOKE WAS SAYING THINKING
ABOUT EQUITY AND WHO IS OAK WHO
HAS A VOICE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONCERNS
ME IS THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIONS IN
SEATTLE WE ARE STILL ONE CITY
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO
DISTRICT 4 AND USE OUR SERVICES
THERE AND HAVE AN INTEREST AND
WHAT HAPPENS WITH DISTRICT 4
BEYOND THE RESIDENTS.
FOR ME I AM CLEAR, ALWAYS, IN
MY POSITIONS AND WHERE I STAND
ON THINGS BUT I ALSO REALLY
LOVE TO CHAT WITH PEOPLE TO GET
INPUT AND FIND PLACES TO
COMPROMISE AND FIND COMMON
GOALS.
REALLY, THE INTEREST OF OUR
DISTRICT NEEDS TO BE BALANCED
IN THE INTEREST AS A WHOLE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THAT.
APPRECIATE THE QUESTION,
RICHARD?
>> YOU CAN NOT HAVE TWO OF
THEM.
NO, NO, NO.
WE WILL MOVE HIM BACK.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> NO.
NO.
>> NO CUTS, NO CUTS.
HERE WE GO.
>> OKAY.
>> HELLO.
>> SEVERAL MAJOR CITY PROJECTS
ARE OVER BUDGET AND BEHIND
SCHEDULE.
AS A CITY COUNCILMEMBER WHAT
ACTIONS WOULD YOU TAKE TO SHOW
CITIZENS THAT THEY ARE GETTING
THEIR MONEY'S WORTH WITH CITY
PROJECTS?
BIG QUESTION.
I WILL HAVE THESE FOUR
COUNCILMEMBERS -- LOOK OUT.
YOU GOT TO FIGURE OUT IF YOU
WANT THE JOB, FIRST.
>> HOW ABOUT JAY AND THEN WE
WILL HAVE MARJORIE AND THEN
BROOKE AND LUKE.
>> IT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
I DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE ANSWERS
FOR THAT.
IT DEPENDS HOW DO THE
EXECUTIVES.
DO WE NEED AN OUT SIDE AUDITOR?
SOME OF THE LARGER PROJECTS WE
MIGHT REQUIRE THAT, OF COURSE,
I DON'T THINK WE ARE GOING TO
GET ONE OF THE COUNCIL PEOPLE
TO SIT IN THE WEEDS ON THE
BUDGET OVERRUNS BUT WE NEED TO
BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT TO THE
CONSTITUENTS OF COURSE AND IT
MIGHT TAKE A THIRD PARTY TO
OVERSEE THE PROJECTS TO GET
CLARITY.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> NEXT UP I HAVE MARJORIE IF
YOU WOULD NOT MIND.
GO AHEAD.
>> AS A PLANNER WHO WORKED ON
MANY, MANY PROJECTS THAT
SOMETIMES WENT BEYOND SCHEDULE
AND OVER BUDGET DUE TO A NUMBER
OF VARYING REASONS, I THINK
WHAT I WOULD DO IS FIND OUT
WHAT IS HAPPENING, TALK TO
WHATEVER DEPARTMENT THAT IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROJECT.
TALK TO THE AGENCY THAT IS
RUNNING THIS AND FIND OUT WHAT
THE CHALLENGE IS.
WHERE ARE THE HICCUPS AND WHY
IS THIS HAPPENING.
SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN AND WE
ALL LIVE THROUGH BERTHA,
BARELY, BUT THINGS DO HAPPEN.
BUT, GATHERING THAT INFORMATION
AND FINDING OUT -- GO TO THE
SOURCE AND FIND OUT WHAT IS
WRONG AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIX IT
OR HAVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO
WHY THERE IS A DELAY.
THERE IS NO REASON TO WITHHOLD
INFORMATION.
>> ALL RIGHT, LUKE WOULD YOU
MIND TAKING A STAB AT THIS ONE,
PLEASE?
>> OKAY.
>> YES.
I THINK TRANSPARENCY IT IS
FIRST AND FOREMOST UP THERE IN
TERMS OF WHAT A COUNCILMEMBER
IS SUPPOSED TO DO BY BEING
CLEAR ABOUT THEIR INTERESTS AND
THEIR SORT OF THEIR DESIRE TO
CONNECT THE DOTS FOR FOLKS
ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON.
LIKE THE 35th AVENUE BIKE LANE.
IT WENT OVERBUDGET BUT WAS NOT
CREATED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO
BELIEF, THERE WAS NO TRUE HEART
BEHIND MAKING THESE THINGS
HAPPEN.
IN THE WAY WE PLANNED.
IT SUPERINTENDENT TO CHECK IN
ALONG THE WAY BUT WE -- IT IS
FORTUNATE CHECK IN ALONG THE
WAY BUT WE CAN NOT THROW MONEY
AT THINGS THAT DO NOT
MATERIALIZE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> BROOKE?
>> GREAT.
IT IS FIRST IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE FOR MAJOR PUBLIC WORK
PROJECTSES IT IS REQUIRED.
I HAVE SEEN OVER THE YEARS OF
ENGAGING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL
IT IS DIFFICULT FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS TO ACTUALLY GET
REPORTS ON A REGULAR BASIS ON
EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND MORE.
THE COUNCIL HAS A ROLE TO BE
MORE DEMANDING ON THEIR
OVERSITE RULE AND ANOTHER THING
THAT WE HAVE SEEN WHEN IT COMES
TO BUDGETS AND AUDITING IS NOT
REALLY GREAT FORECASTING,
PARTICULARLY AROUND CONTINGENCY
AND SO I THINK WHEN WE ARE
GETTING BUDGETS IN THE FIRST
PLACE I THINK COUNCILMEMBERS
SHOULD BE PROVIDING CLEARER
OVERSIGHT AND ENSURING THAT
BUDGETS ARE DOING PROPER
FORECASTING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE HAVE TIME FOR 2 MORE
QUESTIONS, IF WE CAN SNEEZE
THOSE IN, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> I AM WITH STRONGER TOGETHER
COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND NESDK AND
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 4.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED THE
TARGETING OF MINORITY
COMMUNITIES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
HELPS CYCLES OF POVERTY.
WITH SEATTLE GETTING READY TO
HIRE FOUR TIMES AS MANY
OFFICERS AS WE NORMALLY HIRE
HOW WILL YOU MAKE SURE THE
UNDER REPRESENTED MINORITIES
AND MARGINALIZED ARE NOT
TARGETED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT?
>> I WILL HAVE FOUR APPLICANTS,
DARBY, KATHY, DAVID AND JORDAN,
PLEASE.
>> DARBY WOULD YOU MIND
STARTING THIS ONE WITH REGARD
TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND GRAB THE
MIC IN FRONT OF YOU?
>> I THINK IT IS A MULTIFACETED
PROBLEM.
IT IS A CRITICAL ONE.
WITHY HAVE TO BE SMART ABOUT
IT.
THE FIRST THING -- WE HAVE TO
BE SMART ABOUT IT.
THE FIRST THING I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE WE ARE DOING OUT REACH IN
THE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE DRAFTING
POLICE OFFICERS FROM THE
COMMUNITIES.
WE NEED POLICE OFFICERS ALSO,
WHO ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR AND
COME FROM THE COMMUNITIES AND
HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
COMMUNITIES.
WHEN WE TRAIN OUR OFFICERS WE
HAVE TO HAVE REALLY GOOD
SCIENTIFIC-BASED TRAINING THAT
THE COMMUNITY HAS LEAD,
DEVELOPED AND BOUGHT INTO AND
AGREES WITH IT.
AND GET AGGRESSIVE WITH THE
DATA.
WE HAVE A LOT OF DATA.
WITHY KNOW WHERE OUR HOT SPOTS
ARE, WE KNOW WHICH OFFICERS ARE
LEFT TOO LONG IN WHICH
NEIGHBORHOODS AND NEED TO BE
ROTATED.
NEED A REFRESHER AND ALL OF
THESE TYPES OF THINGS?
I THINK WE NEED TO BE HOLISTIC
WITH THE APPROACH AND NOT BE
AFRAID OF IT.
>> THANKS.
>> KATHRYN WOULD YOU MIND?
>> SURE.
I HAVE DONE TRAINING THROUGH
THE PEOPLE'S INSTITUTE AND
CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS
ON THESE ISSUES WITH THE
TARGETED COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE OF
COLOR, AND WE HAVE A LONG WAY
TO GO IN THIS COMMUNITY AND
THIS WORLD ON THESE ISSUES.
I DO KNOW THAT OFFICERS IN THE
POLICE SYSTEM NEED TO BE
TRAINED AND TRAINED AGAIN.
AS EACH PERSON GOES THROUGH
MORE TRAINING AND AWARENESS IT
IS WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE AND WE
NEED TO MOVE FORWARD AND BE A
BETTER PEOPLE AND SOCIETY.
>> THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT.
AND WE HAVE TRAIN THAT IS
IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE FEEDBACK FOR THE
COMMUNITIES WHEN THE OFFICERS
ARE SPENDING TIME IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS WE SHOULD GET
REGULAR FEEDBACK AND INTERACT
AND GET SURVEYING OF THE
COMMUNITIES SEEING WHAT THE
RELATIONSHIPS ARE.
WE NEED, ULTIMATELY, I DON'T --
I HESITATE TO USE THE TERM 0
TOLERANCE IN MOST CASES BUT IN
THE TERMS OF POLICE FORCE WE
HAVE TO HAVE 0 TOLERANCE FOR
RACISM AND ANY ACTIONS THAT
DISPLAY BIAS TOWARDS PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THAT.
>> JORDAN YOU ARE UP.
>> THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
I WOULD START BY QUESTIONING
THE A ASSUMPTION THAT WE NEEDED
TO HIRE THAT MANY POLICE
OFFICERS.
AND I AM REALLY NOT CONVINCED
THAT IS THE CASE IN OUR CITY.
I THINK THAT ANY DECISIONS THAT
ARE GOING TO BE MADE ABOUT
HIRING OR POLICE INFRASTRUCTURE
OR OTHER QUESTIONS RELATED TO
POLICING REALLY NEED TO BE TIED
IN TO REALLY STRICT EQUITY
GUIDELINES, I WANTED TO TRY TO
STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT
AND CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF THE
POLICE COMMISSION.
IT IS A FIRST GOOD STEP BUT NOT
FAR ENOUGH.
AND, AS INITIATIVE 940 IS
IMPLEMENTED WE CAN MONITOR HOW
THAT IMPLEMENTATION IS GOING
AND SEE WHAT A ADDITIONAL
ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE IN
GROUPS AT THIS TIME THAT HAVE
TONS OF EXPERIENCE TRYING TO
WORK AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THAT.
WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST
QUESTION.
CAN YOU SNEAK ONE IN?
ONE LAST ONE?
>> THANK YOU.
>> HI, MARY RUFFIN FROM
DISTRICT 4 ALSO WITH STRONGER
TOGETHER COMMUNITY COALITION.
MY QUESTION IS, WHAT PRACTICES
OR POLICIES, IF ANY, DO YOU
PLAN ON PURSUING TO PROMOTE
RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN
OUR COMMUNITY?
>> GREAT QUESTION.
SHERAE, JAY, ABEL AND MARITZA.
SHERAE?
>> ALL RIGHTY.
THERE WAS A WORK GROUP FOR
REENTRY PROCESS FOR PEOPLE
INCARCERATED AND A COUPLE
RECOMMENDTATIONS THAT I WOULD
LIKE TO PURSUIT WITH AS MUCH
ENERGY I COULD PUT TOWARDS IT.
DRUG LOITERING AND PROSTITUTION
LOITERING.
IT IS ONLY GOING TO MAKE PEOPLE
HAVE A HARDER TIME IF YOU KEEP
TACKING ON MORE CHARGES AND
GETTING THEM BACK FOR
INCARCERATION INSTEAD OF
MEETING THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT
AND CONNECTING SERVICES AND
HEAR WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO
ENGAGE IN.
I AM HOPING GONZALEZ AND THE
GROUP TO STEER DECISIONS ON
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM GETS
GOING WHILE I AM IN OFFICE
BECAUSE I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO
HAVE A SAY IN THAT.
NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US.
>> THANK YOU, JAY YOUR ANSWER
PLEASE?
>> I THINK DISTRICT 4 IS AN
UNDER REPRESENTED AREA FOR
PEOPLE OF COLOR AND I THINK IT
IS -- MY FOCUS HAS BEEN ON
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS ISSUES AND FUTURE
PLANNING AND I THINK THERE IS A
LOT OF OTHER ISSUE IN TERMS OF
SOCIAL JUSTICE THAT I NEED TO
TAKE A BETTER LOOK AT AND COME
UP WITH POLICIES, REALLY, I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WHERE WE
ARE RIGHT NOW AND I AM WILLING
TO TAKE A DEEPER STRIDE AT IT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ABEL YOUR ANSWER, PLEASE?
>> SEATTLE HAS SOME OF THE BEST
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE
COUNTRY.
HOWEVER, NOT EVERYONE HAS
ACCESS TO THOSE PROGRAMS.
THINKING HOW WE ENSURE BETTER
ACCESS TO THE PROGRAMS THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT I WILL BE AWARE
OF.
LEADING THE CONVERSATIONS WITH
RETKPARDS TO THE MODEL OF
CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
I THINK THAT SEATTLE HAS AN
OPPORTUNITY IN THE PUGET SOUND
HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFORM
AND SET THE MODEL FOR HOW WE
SHOULD BE ABLE TO ADDRESS IN
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NOT
IMPACTED OR TOUCHED BY THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
LASTLY, LOOKING TO FUND
DIVERSION PROGRAMS THAT FULLY
FUND DIVERSION PROGRAMS THAT
ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED SO THAT
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITIES, THE SECOND
CHANCES THAT ARE NECESSARY.
WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES AND HOW DO
WE LEARN AND GROW FROM THE
MISTAKES IS SOMETHING THAT I AM
AWARE OF SO WE ARE NOT
IMPACTING THIS COMMUNITY OF
COLOR OR LOWER COMMUNITY
COMMUNITIES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> SOME OF THE WORK ON THE
PLANNING COMMISSION IS AROUND
THE EQUITY PLAN.
I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING
WITH THE CITY'S RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE.
I WOULD CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO
PROMOTE THAT.
THE EQUITY INDICATORS WOULD
TELL US A LOT.
PRACTICES AND POLICIES THAT I
WOULD PROMOTE AND FOLLOW AND
TEACH IF YOU WOULD.
WE HAVE THIS CHALLENGE -- WE
INTERCHANGE WORDS SO I THINK WE
NEED TO EDUCATE OURSELVES WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT REPRESENTATION.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT INCLUSION WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT ACCESS.
AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT EQUITY
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
CONDITIONS OF PARODY.
WE INNER CHANGE THOSE WORDS AND
I WOULD CHAMPION THE CITY BEING
BETTER AT THAT.
>> OKAY.
SOUNDS GOOD.
MARITZA YOU CAN WRAP UP ON THIS
QUESTION PLEASE.
>> AS A WOMAN OF COLOR THIS IS
RACIAL AND SOCIAL EQUITY IS
SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO
ME.
POLICIES RELATED TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION,
EDUCATION THEY ARE ALL POLICIES
WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE A RACIAL AND
SOCIAL EQUITY LENS ATTACHED.
IT IS OFTEN DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES THAT REALLY LOSE
OUT WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
THOSE ARE THE POLICIES THAT I
WOULD PRIORITIZE TO LOOK AT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
ANSWER.
DEEP BREATHE, EVERYONE.
ONE SMALL ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR
THE APPLICANTS HERE.
JUST ABOUT WRAPPED UP.
I WOULD LIKE FOR EACH OF THE
APPLICANTS TO GET THAT SIP OF
WATER YOU NEED.
WE ARE GOING TO WRAP UP WITH
CLOSING STATEMENTS HERE.
LUKE I WILL START WITH YOU AND
COME BACK THIS WAY.
I KNOW IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE IT
HAS BEEN 3 HOURS, THAT IS HOW
EXCITING IT HAS BEEN.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK
HERE AND HANGING IN HERE.
A GOOD MEETING AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR QUESTIONS HERE.
SO, A 60 SECOND CLOSING
STATEMENT FROM EACH APPLICANT,
STARTING AT THE END AND WORKING
THIS WAY.
LUKE YOU ARE FIRST WITH 60
SECONDS, PLEASE.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING THIS
EVENING, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE AND BEING PRESENT IN THIS.
IF I IMPRESSED NOTHING ELSE ON
EVERYBODY HERE IT IS THAT I
BELIEVE HOUSING IS THE THING
THAT WE NEED TO BE FOCUSING ON
AND I THINK WE NEED TO GET
REAL ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THE
COMMUNITIES AND SO MANY ISSUES
WE TOUCHED ON THEY GO BACK TO
HOUSING, THEY ARE HARDER IF YOU
DON'T HAVE HOUSING TO DEAL
WITH.
ULTMALTLY -- ULTIMATELY THAT
IS WHERE WE NEED TO PUT OUR
EFFORTS PETITIONING THE STATE,
PETITIONING THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OR JUST RAISING
TAXES RIGHT HERE IN SEATTLE,
WASHINGTON.
NEEDS TO BE DONE.
ON THE BIG BUSINESSES THAT ARE
HERE.
LASTLY I JUST WANT TO SAY IF WE
CAN DO IT FOR LIGHT RAIL WE
NEED TO DO IT FOR RACIAL
JUSTICE AND STADIUM AFTER
STADIUM WE NEED TO DO IT IN THE
NAME OF HELPING LBGQIA AND
WOMEN AND IF WE DID IT FOR THE
BUS TUNNEL, FOR IMMIGRANTS AND
FOR THE WATERFRONT TUNNEL WE
CAN DO IT FOR THE JUSTICE AND
THE POOR AND DISABLED AND THE
ELDERLY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> MARITZA LAST STATEMENT
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH YOU
TONIGHT.
IT IS EVIDENT FROM YOUR
QUESTIONS THAT ADDRESSING
HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY, TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT ARE PRIORITIES FOR
YOU AND THEY ARE PRIORITIES FOR
ME AS WELL.
IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO
FILL THE INTERIM SEAT I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON
THESE ISSUES,.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MARJORIE.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND
PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SAY OUR PEACE.
IF I AM APPOINTED THE DISTRICT
4 CARETAKER I WILL BRING THE
SAME HARD WORK, COMMITMENT AND
PASSION TO THAT ROLE AS I HAVE
DONE THROUGHOUT MY CAREER AS A
PLANNER.
AS A PLANNER I BELIEVE I HAVE
THE SKILL SET AND THE
EXPERIENCE TO HELP TACKLE THE
HARD DECISIONS THAT LIE AHEAD.
I AM WELL VSED IN PLANNING LAND
USE AND ZONING AND
TRANSPORTATION, DEMONSTRATED MY
COMMITMENT TO MAKING SEATTLE A
WONDERFUL PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO
LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.
AND IF AGAIN I AM AFFORDED THIS
OPPORTUNITY I WILL BRING ALL OF
THIS TO BEAR AND HELP US WORK
THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR.
I WILL BE THERE, I WILL BE
ACCESSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ABEL YOUR CLOSING STATEMENT,
PLEASE.
>> I GREW UP WITH DIVORCED
PARENTS AND MY MOTHER USED TO
SAY TO ME AS A KID, YOUR DAD IS
NOT THE MAN THAT MADE YOU IT IS
THE MAN THAT RAISED YOU.
I GREW UP IN A MEXICAN AND
BLACK HOUSEHOLD.
MY AUNT THAT HELPED RAISE ME
MARRIED MY UNCLE BOBBY WHO IS
WHITE.
MY SISTER MARRIED AN ITALIAN
GUY AND MY OTHER SISTER PUERTO
RICAN AND MY BROTHER, HIS
FAMILY IS FROM BANGLADESH.
WHAT I LEARN FRIDAY THIS
EXPERIENCES MY -- I LEARNED
FROM THIS EXPERIENCES MY FAMILY
HAS GOOD FOOD BUT BY ALL IN
LARGE WE ALL WANT THE SAME
THING.
HOW DO WE PUT THE CONVERSATIONS
TO BETTER SERVE INDIVIDUALS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS,
BETTER SERVE AND GET MORE
PEOPLE OUT OF CARS TO RELIEVE
CONGESTION THAT IS ON OUR
STREETS AND LOOK TO ADDRESS THE
ISSUES OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
IN A WAY THAT IS MORE INCLUSIVE
BUT ALSO THAT BEGINS TO SET UP
THE CITY FOR THE FUTURE IN
TERMS OF GROWTH.
I AM SEEKING --
>> BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO
SERVE MY COMMUNITY THAT HAS
GIVEN ME SO MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> NEXT UP, JAY, GO RIGHT
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING
TONIGHT.
I AM IMPRESSED YOU ARE BOTH
STILL HERE.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> AND
AS WE ARE WE GIVEN A LOT OF
TIME AND VOLUNTEER TIME IN OUR
LIVES AND I AM SURE YOU HAVE,
TOO AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
IN MY COMMUNITY I GAINED
RESPECT FROM PEOPLE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AS I WELCOME ALL.
I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO
HOMEOWNERS, RENTERS,
DEVELOPERS, UNDERSTANDING THE
NEEDS OF ALL OF THE RESIDENTS
AND THE REALITIES OF PROVIDING
HOUSING AND SERVICES AND SOCIAL
EQUITY.
I AM A GOOD LISTENER AND
PROBLEM SOLVER AND I SHARE
INFORMATION AND GUIDE THE
DISCUSSION AND SET UP FRAMEWORK
FOR POSITIVE RESULTS.
I HAVE A DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF
ZONING AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING
ISSUES, EARTH STEWARTSHIP AND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
I FEEL THE BACKGROUND BROUGHT
IN THE LAND USE PLANNING AND
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND MY
UNDERSTANDING MANY ISSUES BEING
OPEN-MINDED, PATIENT, I WILL
CARRY WITH ME A GREAT LOVE FOR
THE CITY AND THE PEOPLES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> SHERAE YOU ARE UP.
>> I NOTICE EVERYONE SITTING UP
HERE WITH ME, BE SIDE ME, MADE
A COMMITMENT TO PRIORITIZING
EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN
UNDER REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH I HAVE A
UNIQUE SET OF QUALITIES THAT
MAKE ME INTERSECTIONAL.
ISSUES WITH MENTAL ILLNESS I
HAVE OVERCOME AND DEALING WITH
EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE, HOMELESS
IN THIS STATE AND FIGURED OUT A
WAY OUT OF THAT AND HELP OTHER
PEOPLE TO DO THE SAME.
I HAVE BEEN A NONDRIVER MY
WHOLE LIFE.
OF COURSE, I RELY ON PUBLIC
TRANSIT.
I ALSO REALLY ENJOY ALL OF THE
BUSINESSES ON THE AVE THAT
STRUGGLE TO KEEP GOING.
WHAT I AM HEARING IS THAT, YOU
ARE ALL GOING TO LISTEN TO
EVERYONE THAT I REPRESENT AS
WELL AS ME.
THAT IS A PRETTY VOTE OF
CONFIDENCE I AM EXCITED TO BE
UP HERE BUT I WOULD LIKE TO
MOVE FORWARD AND REPRESENT THE
PEOPLE THAT I LOOK LIKE, FEEL
LIKE, AND I TALK TO EVERY DAY.
>> OKAY.
>> AND ARE PART OF MY SAME
NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY THAT
I HAVE BEEN IN FOR ALMOST 10
YEARS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> JORDAN YOU ARE UP NEXT,
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR
BEING HERE TONIGHT
LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE I WAS
ATTRACTED TO SEATTLE FOR ALL OF
THE BENEFITS LIVING HERE, GREAT
CULTURE, NEIGHBORHOODS AND
NATURAL SETTING.
AS SOMEONE WHO MOVED HERE AT
THE START OF THE CURREN BOOM,
HOWEVER, I KNOW THAT I HAVE
BEEN CONTRIBEUTING TO SOME OF
THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE WITH --
CONTRIBUTING TO SOME OF THE
PROBLEMS THAT ARE WITH THE
CITY'S GROWTH.
ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS IN
SEATTLE WE LIVE IN A REGION
THAT HAS BOTH THE TWO
WEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN THE ENTIRE
WORLD AND 12,000 PEOPLE WHO DO
NOT HAVE A HOME.
THIS FACT NEEDS TO RALLY ALL OF
US TO DO MORE.
FORTUNATELY, DESPITE THESE
CHALLENGES, I REMAIN INSPIRED
BECAUSE PEOPLE IN SEATTLE CARE
ABOUT THE ISSUES IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE
CREATIVITY AND THE RESOURCES TO
SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS.
IF APPOINTED TO THE CITY
COUNCIL I WOULD WORK TIRELESS
TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY
PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED WITH
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH.
>> DAVID YOU ARE UP WITH
CLOSING STATEMENT, 60 SECONDS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
STAYING HERE AS WELL.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE
FELLOW APPLICANTS.
I AM HUMBLED AND AMAZED AT THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME
FORWARD WITH SUCH EMPATHY AND
SUCH SMARTS.
I OFFERED MYSELF PAUSE I THINK
I CAN KEEP THE BALL ROLLING ON
PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION
COMMITS AND I THINK I HAVE THE
SKILLS AND THE MIND SET TO CALM
WATERS AT A TIME OF DIVISION IN
OUR DISTRICT AND CITY.
STRONG TIES TO THE COMMUNITY
AND EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH
CITY DEPARTMENTS ON CITY
ISSUES.
WE NEED SOMEONE WHO WILL WORK
FOR ALL RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT 4
AND I THINK EVERYBODY HERE
WOULD AND FOR ALL SEATTLE.
FOR HOMEOWNERS AND NEIGHBORS
WITHOUT HOMES AND FOR BUSINESS
OWNERS AND LOW WAGEWORKERS AND
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES,ABILITIES
AND INCOMES TRYING TO GET
AROUND THE CITY SAFELY AND
EFFICIENTLY.
I WANT TO WORK TO MAKE IT A
EQUITY CITY.
I KNOW AS A WHITE GUY I HAVE
PRIVILEGE AND THAT I HAVE TO
LOOK BEYOND THAT.
THIS ALL STARTS WITH LISTENING.
THAT IS HOW I DO MY JOB AS A
PROBLEM SOLVER PIE PEOPLE
EFFECTED BY MEGACONSTRUCTION
PROJECT AND I HOPE I GET THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE DISTRICT
4. >> THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> KATHRYN.
>> I WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH
THE SUN AND MOUNT RAINIER, IT
IS A GREAT CITY TO LIVE.
WHAT AN AMAZING PLACE WE GET TO
LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN.
AND I KNOW THAT I SUPPORT THE
ISSUES AROUND EQUITY, SOCIAL
JUSTICE AND IN THIS WORK I
WOULD DO THAT ALSO.
I AM A GOOD BUDGETER AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING ON THE
ISSUES AROUND HOUSING,
HOMELESSNESS, TRANSIT AND
MAKING SURE WE HAVE A GOOD 2019
BUDGET.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO TALK
LESS AND LISTEN MORE.
IT JUST -- WHEN I SAW THAT ON
AT READER BOARD I WAS LIKE YES,
THAT IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR
THIS POSITION.
WE NEED SOMEBODY WHO IS WILL BE
TO TAKE THE TIME TO HEAR WHAT
PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY.
I WOULD LOVE TO SERVE THIS
DISTRICT.
I LIVED HERE 30 YEARS.
IT SAY WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE
AND I WOULD BE HONORED TO DO
SO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> DARBY YOU ARE UP.
>> THANK YOU.
I REALLY JUST WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU TO EVERYONE HERE IN THE
ROOM THAT MADE THIS POSSIBLE
TONIGHT AND TO THIS STELLAR
PANEL OF CANDIDATES.
I, TOO, AM HUMBLED TO BE UP
HERE AND TO BE PRESENTING
TONIGHT TO YOU.
I HAVE ATTRIBUTED MY SUCCESS IN
PUBLIC POLICY TO THE FACT THAT
I AM A TEAM PLAYER AND I DON'T
SHY AWAY FROM HARDY DEBATE ON
THE ISSUES THAT CONCERN US THE
MOST.
I WORK VERY HARD TO INCORPORATE
EVERYONE'S IDEAS AND OBJECTIVES
AND FIND COMMON GROUND AND
CREATE A COLLECTIVE VISION AND
OUTCOME THAT WE ARE ALL BOUGHT
INTO.
I COMMIT TO THE TEAM EFFORTS
AND I GET THINGS DONE.
I WILL BRING THE INITIATIVE,
WORK ETHIC AND MEDIATION SKILLS
NEEDED DURING THIS TRANSITION
PERIOD TO SERVE OUR DISTRICT
AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
EQUALLY IMPORTANT I HAVE THE
CITY HALL BUDGET AND LAND USE
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED
FOR THIS TEMPORARY POSITION.
I PROMISE TO HIT THE GROUND
RUNNING AND KEEP RUNNING UNTIL
NOVEMBER 26th AND BEYOND.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL HAVE YOU WRAP IT UP,
BROOKE?
>> GREAT, THANK YOU TO
EVERYBODY WHO MANAGEED TO STICK
IT OUT -- MANAGED TO STICK IT
OUT THIS LONG AND THANK THE
VARIOUS GROUPS THAT ASKED
THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS.
YOU GAVE EVERYONE A CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE
PRIORITIES NEED TO BE FOR THE
NEXT 6 OR SEVEN MONTHS.
I THINK TO BE EFFECTIVE, THE
PERSON NEEDS TO BE ACTIVE
LISTENER IN, KNOWLEDGEABLE ON A
VARIETY OF ISSUES, WILLING TO
UNDERSTAND HOW TO BRING PEOPLE
TOGETHER AND ACHIEVE COMPROMISE
AND THEY NEED TO HAVE A DEEP
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IS LIKE AND
HOW YOU TAKE A POLICY IDEA AND
MOVE IT TO BECOME A LAW.
I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE THE RIGHT
COMBINATION OF SKILLS
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE TO
SERVE FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS AND
I WOULD BE THRILLED TO BRING MY
KNOWLEDGE, MY PASSION AND MY
LOVE FOR THE CITY TO DO THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ONE MORE TIME, A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE FOR 11 APPLICANTS.
WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH QUITE AN
EVENING HERE.
THANK YOU FOR DEALING WITH
PATIENTS AND DEALING WITH ALL
OF THIS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE
THIS EVENING.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE
INFORMATION ON THIS, ATTEND THE
MEETING ON WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK
IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 5:30.
THESE FOLKS WILL BE HERE.
PUBLIC COMMENT THERE AS WELL OR
CHECK OUT THE CITY CLERK'S WEB
SITE AND THE COUNCIL VACANCY
SECTION FOR MORE BACKGROUND.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR
EVERYONE WATCHING ON SEATTLE
CHANNEL AND GOOD NIGHT