>> [ MUSIC ] >> WELCOME. WELCOME. KEEP APPLAUDING. KEEP APPLAUDING. GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. THIS IS DISTRICT TWO. I LOVE MY COMMUNITY. WELCOME, ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING. THIS IS AN EXCITING EVENING FOR US TO BE HERE. OF COURSE THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY . GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE PUBLIC FORM FOR THE DISTRICT TWO COUNCIL VACANCY. SEATTLE CITYCLUB, WHICH IS A TRAILBLAZING CIVIC NONPROFIT DEDICATING FOSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO HOST THIS FORM FOR THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL POSITION NUMBER TWO VACANCY. I WILL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SEATTLE CITYCLUB. BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO SAY A BIG SHOUT OUT AND THANKS TO JEFF CARTER , PROGRAM MANAGER FOR SEATTLE CITYCLUB. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE WORK DILIGENTLY AND URGENTLY AND EXPEDIENTLY . YEAH. ALL OF THAT GOOD STUFF TO MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENED FOR YOU SO THAT WE COULD ENSURE THAT YOU WERE AWARE OF WHO THE CANDIDATES WERE DURING THIS PUBLIC FORUM . A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SEATTLE CITYCLUB. THEY HAVE AN OVER 40-YEAR LEGACY OF CRATING IMPACTFUL PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE VOTERS AND HOLD ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE . OF COURSE THEY ARE HONORED TO BE ABLE TO BE PART OF THIS CRITICAL DIALOGUE AS A LEADER IN CIVIC INITIATIVES. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR OPEN DISCUSSIONS THAT EMPOWER RESIDENTS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE VIBRANCY OF OUR CITY. RAINIER AVENUE RADIO . YOUR COMMUNITY RADIO STATION -- ROUND OF APPLAUSE. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> THE HOST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CITYCLUB. I AM TONY B. I'M YOUR HOST ON RAINIER AVENUE RADIO. I'M ALSO THE MANAGER. I WILL BE THE MODERATOR FOR THIS PUBLIC FORUM. WE ARE GOING TO GET STARTED HERE IN A SECOND. I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I THINK ARE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LISTEN TO RAINIER AVENUE RADIO. THIS FRIDAY WILL BE BROADCASTING THE BASKETBALL GAME BETWEEN RAINIER BEACH AND WEST SEATTLE. YOU CAN TUNE IN FOR THAT. I ALSO INVITE YOU TO ATTEND THE CALL TO CONSCIENCE BLACK HISTORY MONTH MUSEUM. THIS BUILDING YOU ARE IN RIGHT NOW FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY WILL BECOME A BLACK HISTORY MONTH MUSEUM . ROUND OF APPLAUSE. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL INSTALLATIONS. IT WILL BE A GUIDED TOUR. YOU WILL FIND INFORMATION . THIS IS A HISTORY THAT COMES FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS , THE MOVEMENTS, THE GROUPS, THE INDIVIDUALS WHO MADE THE HISTORY . SO YOU'RE GOING TO GET INFORMATION ON THE SEATTLE CHAPTER OF THE BLACK AT THEIR PARTY. YOU WILL GET INFORMATION ON THE SEATTLE BLACK FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION. YOU WILL GET INFORMATION ON THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS TO SEATTLE . ONE OF THE EXHIBITS I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IS A MEMORIAL IN HONOR OF QUINCY JONES . THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF COOL STUFF HERE. I WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE HINT. THE PIANO -- MAYBE YOU HAVE HEARD THE STORY ABOUT QUINCY AND HOW HE GOT INTRODUCED TO MUSIC. WELL, HE BROKE INTO A FORUM . ANYWAY, HE BROKE INTO SOMETHING. AN ARMORY IN BREMERTON. HE ATE LEMON MERINGUE PIES AS KIDS AND DID ALL THIS STUFF. HE WENT IN THIS ONE ROOM AND SAW A PIANO. AND THEN HE LEFT. SOMETHING TOLD HIM TO CAME COME BACK. HE CAME BACK AND HE TOLD THE STORY TO STEPHEN COLBERT. HE HIT ONE OF THE KEYS ON THAT PIANO AND HE KNEW AT THAT MOMENT THAT THAT IS WHAT HE WANTED TO DO FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. NOW, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT VERY SAME PIANO HERE. YES. FOR OUR CALL TO CONSCIOUS EVENT. DEFINITELY WANT TO SHARE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU. THIS PUBLIC FORM WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL AND OF COURSE LIVE STREAMED ON THEIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND ALSO BROADCAST ACROSS THE RAINIER AVENUE RADIO BROADCAST MEDIA NETWORKS . YOU CAN EXPECT AN INSIGHTFUL AND TRANSPARENT DISCUSSION WITH SEATTLE CITYCLUB AND RAINIER AVENUE RADIO CONTINUE OUR MISSION OF FOSTERING AND INFORMING ACTIVE CIVIC PARTICIPATION. WHY IS THERE A VACANCY ON THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL? WELL, COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY MORALES RESIGNED HER SEAT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 6th, LEAVING A VACANCY ON THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL BEGINNING ON JANUARY 7th. CITY CHARTER GIVES THE COUNCIL 20 CALENDAR DAYS TO FILL A VACANT COUNCIL POSITION. THIS 20-DAY PERIOD BEGAN ON JANUARY 7th, 2025 . THE FIRST DAY FOLLOWING COUNCILMEMBER MORALES' OFFICIAL RESIGNATION ENDS ON JANUARY 27th, 2025 FROM THE DATE OF THE APPOINTMENT , THE NEWLY APPOINTED COUNCILMEMBER WILL SERVE UNTIL THE 2025 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS ARE CERTIFIED BY KING COUNTY ELECTIONS AND THE NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING DISTRICT 2 TAKES THE OATH . SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW TO MEET THOPENING STATEMENTS . JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OUR CANDIDATES. HONG CHHUOR . >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH . >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> THADDAEUS GREGORY . >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> EDWARD LIN . >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> CHUKUNDI SALISBURY . >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND MARK SOLOMON . >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> CANDIDATES, THESE ARE THE RULES . EACH OF YOU WILL GET 60 SECONDS FOR AN OPENING STATEMENT . YOU GET 90 SECONDS TO RESPOND TO EACH QUESTION . YOU WILL GET 60 SECONDS FOR CLOSING STATEMENTS . THERE WILL ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR AUDIENCE TO ASK QUESTIONS AS WELL. YOU CAN DO THIS IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS. I THINK IT IS JEFF THAT HAS THE CARDS THAT YOU CAN FILL OUT . AND WE CAN ASK THE QUESTION FOR YOU. OR, TAKE THE MICROPHONE AND ASK THE QUESTION YOURSELF . NOW, IF YOU ASK A QUESTION ON THE MICROPHONE , MAKE SURE IT IS A QUESTION AND NOT A STATEMENT . AND KEEP IT BRIEF SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THIS MOVING. IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT A QUESTION -- AND I LIKE THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE I LOVE MY DISTRICT TWO FOLKS. I LOVE Y'ALL. THIS IS ABOUT YOU. THIS IS WHAT A PUBLIC FORUM IS FOR. SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE MAY BE THINGS THAT COME UP OVER THE COURSE OF THIS DISCUSSION WHERE YOU GO, WAIT A MINUTE. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. WE WANT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO ASK THAT QUESTION. SO THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TOO. REGARDING ANY FORM OF REBUTTAL, THERE ISN'T ANY OPPORTUNITY TO REBUTTAL OR REBUT. YOU GET 90 SECONDS IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON SOMETHING SOMEONE SAID OR YOU WANT TO FURTHER ELABORATE . WHEN YOU GET INTO YOUR 90 SECONDS, YOU CAN TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT . AND YOU CAN USE 30 SECONDS OF THAT. YOU WILL HAVE 60 SECONDS LEFT. THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU. HOWEVER, I WILL SAY THAT I RETAIN THE RIGHT TO ASK EACH OF YOU A QUESTION IF SOMETHING COMES UP AND I FEEL LIKE WE NEED MORE INFORMATION ON IT OR I JUST WANT TO FURTHER EXPLANATION. SO THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TOO. HAVING SAID THAT, LET'S BEGIN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH OPENING STATEMENTS. OUR FIRST OPENING STATEMENT -- AGAIN, YOU WILL GET 60 SECONDS FOR THIS -- HONG CHHUOR . >> HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS HONG CHHUOR. I USE HE/HIM PRONOUNCE. I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND I'M GRATEFUL YOU MADE IT A PRIORITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS WITH ME. TONIGHT I'M GOING TO BE TALKING A LOT ABOUT MY MOM. SHE IS GIVING ME HER CONSENT. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO I AM. I AM AN IMMIGRANT. I'M A CIVIL WAR REFUGEE FROM CAMBODIA. SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, A BROTHER, A SON, AND A HUSBAND. WHY AM I HERE? I AM HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING BECAUSE I WANT TO IMPROVE DAY-TO-DAY LIFE IN OUR CITY AND OUR REGION. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE ? FOR ME IT IS ABOUT HAVING GOVERNMENT THAT IS RESPONSIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE. GROWING THE NUMBER OF THRIVING WAGE JOBS AND SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS IN OUR ECONOMY. IT'S ABOUT HOUSING AND HAVING HOUSING WE CAN AFFORD. AND IT IS ABOUT ENTERING NEIGHBORHOODS ARE FEEL SAFE AND ARE WELL CARED FOR. AND IT IS ABOUT PROTECTING OUR MOST VULNERABLE. AS A REFUGEE -- DISPLACEMENT , MY CHINESE CAMBODIAN HERITAGE AND THE CULTURE THAT I COME FROM IS THE BASIS FOR MY FOCUS ON COLLECTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR WELL-BEING. >> AND, TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. AND , ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. I GREW UP ON BEACON HILL AND LIVE IN RAINIER BEACH WITH MY WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS. KIDS, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME. THOSE ARE THE THINGS I VALUE AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS I WILL BE FIGHTING FOR. IF YOU LOOK BACK OVER MY CAREER WITH THE CITY AND OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT , POLICY MANAGEMENT, YOU WILL SEE THAT I HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF GETTING THINGS DONE IN THE CITY. GETTING PROJECTS BUILT, BRINGING PEOPLE INTO THE CONVERSATION, AND GETTING POLICY AND LEGISLATION PASSED. YOU WILL HEAR FROM EVERYONE TONIGHT ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS. I BET YOU WE CAN ALL DO THAT WORK. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I'M GOING TO DO SPECIFICALLY FOR DISTRICT TWO IF I GET THIS APPOINTMENT OVER THE NEXT 10 MONTHS. NUMBER ONE, WE ARE GOING TO ADDRESS THE STATE OF EMERGENCY AT 12th AND JACKSON. NUMBER TWO, WE ARE GOING TO DO SPD OUTREACH AND RECRUITING FAIRS. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE RAINIER AVENUE SAFER. WE'RE GOING TO GET A RESOLUTION PASSED THAT OUTLINES A FRAMEWORK FOR HOW THE CITY SHOULD BE ENGAGING WITH US FINALLY, WE'RE GOING TO CUT THROUGH THE RED TAPE AND BREAK GROUND ON THE RAINIER BEACH STATE PARK. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU. AND THADDAEUS GREGORY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. MY NAME IS THADDAEUS GREGORY. JUST OVER THE HILL . CURRENTLY LIVE SEATTLE. DISTRICT 2. THIS IS MY HOME. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I LOVE THE CITY. IT HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO HELP BUILD THE CITY AS I WORK WITH LOCAL HOMEBUILDERS. CRITICAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING. NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUSINESSES. ALSO TAUGHT ME HOW CRITICAL OUR COMPETENCE OF PLAN IN THIS CONFERENCE A PLANNING PROCESS IS. I WANT TO USE THIS TRAINING AS YOUR CITY COUNCILMEMBER TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN THE LAND USE CODE. OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, I HAVE HIT THE STREETS EVERY DAY TO HEAR FROM BELIEVE TOGETHER WE CAN FACE THESE CHALLENGES. >> AND TIME IS UP. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> ALL RIGHT. EDWARD LIN . >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS EDDIE LIN. I'M HONORED TO BE HERE. LEARN ABOUT ME AND EVERYONE ELSE UP HERE AND WHY WE WANT TO REPRESENT YOU IN CITY HALL. I'VE WORKED AT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THE PAST SEVEN YEARS AND I KNOW HOW CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS , HOW TO NAVIGATE BUREAUCRACY, AND HOW TO FIGHT FOR YOUR NEEDS AND PRIORITIES. I WASN'T BORN HERE, BUT I CHOSE TO LIVE ON BEACON HILL BACK IN 2007 BECAUSE AS A MIXED-RACE CHINESE-AMERICAN I WANTED MY KIDS TO GROW UP IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY WITH STRONG ASIAN AMERICAN REPRESENTATION. I AM MARRIED TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER . OUR SONS WENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS HERE AND HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES. I'M MOTIVATED TO ADDRESS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS AND I'M THE ONLY CANDIDATE WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I LOVE TALKING TO AND GETTING TO KNOW MY NEIGHBORS . I WILL ALWAYS HAVE AN OPEN MIND AND AN OPEN DOOR AND I WILL BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY REGULARLY LISTENING TO YOU MAKING SURE YOUR NEEDS AND YOUR VOICES ARE UPLIFTED AT CITY HALL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND CHUKUNDI SALISBURY. >> GOOD EVENING. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS CHUKUNDI SALISBURY. FOR THE RECORD, YOU CAN FIND EVERYTHING ABOUT ME AND WHAT I'M ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT AT CHUKUNDI .COM. I'M A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY. I AM A 27-YEAR VETERAN OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND PARKS AND RECREATION. THERE I HAVE DONE MANY PROJECTS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS. MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN ME AT THE PUBLIC MEETINGS. I HAVE BEEN LISTENING AND BRING THAT FEEDBACK BACK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY AROUND SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION. WHILE I STARTED MANY INITIATIVES HERE AT SEATTLE PARKS, I HAVE DONE EVEN MORE IN THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE A LONG TRACK RECORD OF VOLUNTEERISM. I VOLUNTEERED ACROSS THE CID . I HAVE DONE COMMUNITY OUTREACH. I HAVE DONE THE WORK . I GUESS WHAT I WOULD END WITH IS I HAVE COMMENTS ON THE COMP PLAN RIGHT NOW THAT YOU CAN GO SEE ONLINE. IF YOU ARE TRULY INTERESTED, GO LOOK. >> TIME IS UP. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND MARK SOLOMON. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MANY OF YOU KNOW ME. I HAVE BEEN IN THIS COMMUNITY SERVING THIS COMMUNITY FOR 34 YEARS AS A SPECIALIST. I HAVE BEEN IN MANY OF YOUR HOMES. I HAVE BEEN INTO MANY OF YOUR BUSINESSES TALKING TO FOLKS ABOUT SECURITY, SAFETY, SAFETY FOR THEIR STAFF. I KNOW THIS DISTRICT ON A GRANULAR LEVEL . AND THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I DO BRING TO THIS POSITION AND WHAT I'M FOCUSED ON IS NOT NECESSARILY WHAT I HAVE DONE BUT WHAT I INTEND TO DO IF I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO EARN THE VOTE TO SERVE THIS DISTRICT. ONE OF WHICH IS SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A STOREFRONT REPAIR PROGRAM . HOW ABOUT IF WE HAVE A STOREFRONT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SO THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INCENTIVES TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS BEFORE THEY SUFFER A CRIME? I AM ALSO LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN STREAMLINE THE PERMITTING PROCESS . >> AND TIME IS UP. THESE ARE YOUR CANDIDATES. WELCOME, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS TONY. I'M YOUR MODERATOR. WELCOME TO THE COLUMBIA CITY THEATER. 109-YEAR-OLD BUILDING THAT IS NOW HOSTING THIS EVENT IN PARTICULAR. ONE OF THESE CANDIDATES WILL BE YOUR NEXT SEATTLE CITY COUNCILMEMBER . ONE OF THE FOLKS ON THIS STAGE -- THE SAME STAGE THAT HAS BEEN GRACED BY THE LIKES OF JIMI HENDRIX , QUINCY JONES, NIRVANA, THESE ARE ALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE STAGE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND NOW WE CAN SAY THESE SIX CANDIDATES, ONE OF WHOM WILL BE YOUR NEXT SEATTLE CITY COUNCILMEMBER , WILL ALSO HAVE BEEN ON THIS STAGE. THIS HAS BEEN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE YOU GO FIRST EVERY TIME. I WILL BE SHIFTING UP AND WE WILL GO BACK AND FORTH. HONG, I WILL BE STARTING WITH YOU FIRST. THIS FIRST QUESTION . THIS IS A QUESTION. AND I WILL QUESTION FOR ANY CANDIDATE THAT NEEDS THE QUESTION TO BE REPEATED. THESE ARE NOT JUST MY QUESTIONS. THESE QUESTIONS HAVE COME FROM OUR COMMUNITY. I PROBABLY WILL ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I GOT A MICROPHONE. AND I HAVE CANDIDATES HERE. SO THAT IS PRETTY COOL. BUT THESE CANDIDATES COME FROM OUR COMMUNITY. AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, YOU CAN GO TO JEFF AND FILL OUT THE CARD OR WHEN WE HAVE THE OPEN FORUM MICROPHONE SESSION, YOU CAN ASK YOUR QUESTION ON THAT PARTICULAR MICROPHONE. HERE WE GO. HONG. THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT 2 ELECTED TAMMY MORALES . ON WHAT ISSUES, POSITIONS DO YOU AGREE AND DISAGREE WITH FORMER COUNCILMEMBER MORALES? >> I WOULD SAY THAT , FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT FOLKS IN THE ROOM TO KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARD PROGRESSIVE CAUSES AND VALUES FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS WITH VARIOUS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS RANGING FROM HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH , YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ARTS. THAT BEING SAID, I THINK OF MYSELF AS A PRAGMATIC PERSON. SO I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT, WHAT IS IT WE CAN GET DONE? WHAT IS IT THAT IS GOING TO HAVE THE MOST IMPACT NOW? YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING, WHAT SPECIFIC THINGS? I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE A SPECIFIC LIST I'M GOING TO GO DOWN AND SAY I DISAGREE WITH THIS AND I AGREE WITH THAT. WHAT I SAID AT THE VERY BEGINNING WAS, I JUST WANT US ALL TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE SEATTLE AND FOR THEM TO SAY, WHERE YOU FROM? SEATTLE. I WANT THEM TO SAY, THAT PLACE IS AMAZING. THAT PLACE IS AMAZING. IT HAS REALLY GREAT AMENITIES. THE PEOPLE ARE FANTASTIC. THERE'S JOBS. IT IS AN INTERESTING PLACE. AND I WANT US TO FEEL PRIDE WHEN WE GO OUT THERE. AND WHAT VERY SPECIFIC POLICIES? I REALIZE THAT IS NOT SOMETHING I'M NOT GOING TO DO ON MY OWN. I COME FROM A COLLECTIVE CULTURE. THINGS ARE NOT BLACK AND WHITE. THEY ARE NOT CUT AND DRY. THE WAY FORWARD IS TO NOT STICK MY FLAG DOWN AND SAY, THIS IS THE ISSUE I'M GOING TO MAKE. I AM GOING TO APPROACH THE COUNCIL WORK BEING A COLLABORATIVE TEAM PLAYER AND REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE. >> TIMES UP. OKAY. I'M GOING TO ASK THE QUESTION AGAIN . I'M ALSO GOING TO SUGGEST BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME -- GET UP ON THAT MICROPHONE SO YOUR VOICE CAN BE HEARD WHEN YOU'RE TALKING INTO THE MICROPHONE. YOU ANSWERED THE QUESTION HOWEVER YOU WANT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. I'M GOING TO ASK THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED BY THE FOLKS OF OUR COMMUNITY. I'M GOING TO GO STRAIGHT DOWN THE LINE. ADONIS, THE SAME QUESTION WILL BE FOR YOU. THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT TWO ELECTED TAMMY MORALES . DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. ON WHAT ISSUES, POSITIONS DO YOU AGREE AND DISAGREE WITH FORMER COUNCILMEMBER MORALES? >> APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. I MEAN , A COUPLE YEARS AGO -- I THINK TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO -- WE HAVE SOME NEW NEIGHBORS MOVE INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD . THERE HAD BEEN A SERIES OF SHOOTINGS PRIOR TO THEM MOVING IN. WHEN THEY MOVED IN, THE SHOOTINGS JUST CONTINUED. AND OUR NEIGHBORS HAD BULLET HOLES IN THEIR HOUSE . SO THEY ORGANIZED A NEIGHBORHOOD INTERVENTION . WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS? I REMEMBER ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS ON THE CALL -- ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS ON THE CALL. WE HAD A SERIES OF THEM. THEY HAD ASKED THE QUESTION, WHERE IS OUR COUNCILMEMBER GIMMICK THAT IS WHAT THEY ASKED. WHERE IS OUR COUNCILMEMBER? I CANNOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION. OKAY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS GETTING EMAILS FROM WASHINGTON BOULEVARD . SO IT WAS JUST KIND OF INTERESTING THAT THAT IS HOW OUR COUNCILMEMBER SHOWED UP. SO GOING FORWARD , I HAVE A STRONG EMPHASIS ON PUBLIC SAFETY. PUBLIC SAFETY. WE HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY CRIME . IT IS A BIG THING. IT IS A HARD THING TO HAVE YOUR HOUSE BROKEN INTO TWICE IN FOUR MONTHS FOR THE SECOND TIME OUR HOUSE GOT BROKEN INTO, THEY WASHED MY FAMILY AS THEY WERE GETTING READY TO GET IN THE CAR AND GO TO THE DANCE STUDIO. PUBLIC SAFETY . IT'S ONE THING I DEFINITELY WANT TO FOCUS ON AND SHOWING UP FOR THE COMMUNITY. 100%. >> THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO REPEAT THE QUESTION? >> I THINK I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL NUMBER MORALES FOR HER HARD WORK . REPRESENTATION OF DISTRICT 2. BEING ON CITY COUNCIL IS A HARD JOB. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES DID WAS SHE AIMED TO DO. TO UPLIFT PEOPLE FROM BROAD SPECTRUMS OF THE COMMUNITY. SHE HELPED TO UPLIFT PEOPLE WHO DID NOT HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES. ON CITY COUNCIL WE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF LEADERS. PEOPLE WITH DIFFERING OPINIONS. AND COUNCILMEMBER MORALES CAME FROM A POSITION WHERE SHE LOOKED OUT FOR PROGRESSIVE CAUSES . AS WE ENVISION OUR COMMUNITY, I WANT TO HELP PURSUE THE CAUSES THAT UNITE US . HELP CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING . HELP MAKE OUR CITY SAFER BY ENGAGING IN BRINGING MORE POLICING TO OUR COMMUNITY. HELP OUR SMALL BUSINESSES BY CREATING A SAFER NEIGHBORHOOD. BY LOOKING VERY CLOSELY AT WHAT ASSISTANCE WE CAN GIVE FOR THEM TO BRING WORKERS INTO THEIR SHOPS . AND TO BRING MORE PEOPLE ONTO THE STREETS TO GO TO THESE BUSINESSES. ULTIMATELY I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT COUNCILMEMBER MORALES DID, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> EDWARD, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO REPEAT THE QUESTION? >> I'M GOOD. IF YOU OF THE THINGS I WOULD SUPPORT -- I'M A BIG SUPPORTER OF PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. THE JUMPSTART PAYROLL TAX. I'M A BIG SUPPORTER OF . THAT REALLY HAS SAVED OUR CITY'S BUDGET THE PAST FEW YEARS . HUNDREDS OF MILLION WENT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE , WHICH I BELIEVE COUNCIL NUMBER MORALES WAS ALSO A STRONG SUPPORTER OF . LAST YEAR THE PUBLIC PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX WAS INCREASED FOR STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH BY 20 MILLION. SO I SUPPORTED THAT. I THINK -- AND SHE ALSO HAD LEGISLATION ABOUT FOR ZONING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO DO MIXED-USE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLUS SOME COMMUNITY SPACE. AND I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT AS WELL. I THINK PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE BIG AREA WHERE I DON'T BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER MORALES REALLY CHAMPIONED PUBLIC SAFETY FOR D2 WEATHER FROM 12th AND JACKSON ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GUN VIOLENCE AND OTHER THINGS IMPACTING RAINIER BEACH AND RAINIER VIEW. SO, YEAH. PUBLIC SAFETY. AND I THINK IT IS BASICALLY A MISCONCEPTION THAT D2 RESIDENTS DON'T CARE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY OR DON'T WANT TO LEASE. WE WANT CULTURALLY COMPETENT POLICE. WE WANT POLICE OFFICERS THAT LOOK LIKE US, THAT NO OUR CHILDREN, THAT SPEAK OUR LANGUAGE IS, THAT NO OUR CULTURES. BUT WE DO NEED POLICE WHEN YOUR HOUSE IS BROKEN INTO. WHEN THERE IS GUN VIOLENCE. >> AND TIME IS UP. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO REPEAT THE QUESTION? >> I THINK HE WILL REPEAT IT. THANK YOU. >> THE QUESTION. THIS IS FROM OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED. THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT 2 ELECTED -- SO WE VOTED FOR DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED TAMMY MORALES. THINGS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE. ON WHAT ISSUES , POSITIONS DO YOU AGREE AND DISAGREE WITH FORMER COUNCILMEMBER MORALES? >> THANK YOU FOR REPEATING THE QUESTION, TONY. FIRST OF ALL, I WORKED CLOSELY WITH COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND YOU CAN SEE A PICTURE OF ME AND HER ON MY WEBSITE AT CHUKUNDI .COM WHERE I LET A COUPLE OF DISCUSSIONS LAST YEAR . I WAS ACTUALLY ENGAGED AROUND THE PLAN. AROUND HOUSING ISSUES. I WAS THERE. THESE ARE NOT JUST THINGS I'M CONSIDERING. I HAVE BEEN DOING THE WORK. AND I WAS THERE HAND IN HAND WITH HER AS WE SOUGHT TO ENGAGE THIS COMMUNITY AROUND THE COMING, PLAN AND THE COMPLICATIONS OF IT . I LED TWO EVENTS WITH HER. I MOST CERTAINLY WAS SUPPORTIVE OF HER WORK BECAUSE THAT HAS HELPED US HELP LEGACY HOMEOWNERS AND THIS WORK AROUND THE COUNTRY. ON THE FLIPSIDE, I WOULD SAY THAT WHILE I MOST CERTAINLY WAS A SUPPORTER , THERE WAS A LOT OF TIMES WHERE TAMMY WAS NOT THERE. SO WE MOST CERTAINLY HAVE HEARD ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE . I HAVE BEEN AT ALL THE RALLIES. I WAS THERE AT THE ELIJAH RALLY AT SAFEWAY. I WAS DOWN THERE WHEN THE WORKERS WERE SHOT AT . BUT CONVERSELY I WAS AT THE LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD LEADING THE MOST CONTENTIOUS MEETING I WOULD SAY OF 2024. AND TAMMY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE. WHETHER YOU ARE ON THE VIOLENT SIDE, THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE, OR THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE, THERE WAS A LOT OF TIMES WHERE I EXPECTED COUNCIL NUMBER MORALES TO BE THERE AND SHE WAS NOT THERE. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> MARK? WOULD YOU LIKE THE QUESTION REPEATED? >> NO. I'M GOOD. MOST OF YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT TAMMY AND I HAVE HISTORY BECAUSE IN 2019 WE COMPETED FOR THIS SEAT. AND THERE WERE A LOT OF ISSUES WHERE WE DIFFERED. AND THOUGH SHE PREVAILED IN THAT ELECTION, WE STILL WORKED TOGETHER. I STILL WORKED WITH HER ON THIS. WE DID MEET WITH FOLKS AT 12th AND JACKSON TO ADDRESS. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE? AND IT WASN'T JUST A CITYFOLK. WE HAD FOLKS THERE . WE WORK TOGETHER ON ISSUES AROUND VIOLENCE IN THE MOUNT BAKER STATION . I HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WORKING WITH HER AND HER OFFICE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE COMMUNITY. AS HAS BEEN SAID, WE DIFFERED ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC SAFETY APPROACHES. BUT THAT DIDN'T MEAN WE COULDN'T WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. >> YOU GOOD? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THIS NEXT QUESTION I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH YOU, ADONIS . IT IS AN ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THERE IS REALLY A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED, AND I'M GOING TO ASK BOTH OF THEM. AND I KNOW THAT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IS AN ANSWER ON WHATEVER YOUR POSITION IS ON THESE TWO QUESTIONS THAT ARE VERY DIFFERENT IN WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR AN OPEN FOR IT ALL RIGHT? OKAY. SO I WILL START WITH THIS. THE PEDESTRIAN IS ASIAN -- WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SAFETY. THE PEDESTRIAN IS ASIAN OF LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD HAS BEEN A LONG-RUNNING DEBATE . GIVEN THAT SOUTH SEATTLE HAS LESS ACCESS TO PARK SPACE THAN THE NORTH END , DO YOU THINK THE STREET SHOULD BE CLOSED TO CARS FOR VISITORS TO ENJOY? I'M GOING TO READ ANOTHER QUESTION. ALL RIGHT? LET'S SEE. OKAY. MAKING LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PEDESTRIANS AND BIKES IS NOT SOMETHING MANY IN D2 DESIRE. BIKE LANES WERE INSTALLED IN D2 WITHOUT WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY INPUT OR WARNING. WILL YOU COMMIT TO KEEPING LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD OPEN TO VEHICLES ? IF THAT IS CLEAR , I CAN MAKE IT MORE CONCISE. >> I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE ASKING. YEAH. YES. LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO CARS. I WOULD JUST POINT OUT YOU GO BACK TO 2020 DURING COVID AND THIS STATE. THE SOCIAL DISTANCING. A LOT OF CHATTER ON LINE. I WAS THE ONE WHO CONNECTED WITH THE PEOPLE FIRST WITH THE DIRECTOR THEN DOWN AT THE PITS. EIGHT WOMEN CAME AND MET WITH ZIMBABWE AND I WAS THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS A OPEN THE ROAD BACK UP. I WAS THE ONE WHO DID THAT WHEN I WAS WORKING AT SDOT. ALL I WILL SAY ABOUT WASHINGTON BOULEVARD IS THIS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS BEEN DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT AND SEEN THE WATERFRONT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER WHAT THE WATERFRONT USED TO BE LIKE. IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT NOW, IT IS AMAZING. IT IS AMAZING WHAT CITY GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT, THE COMMUNITY CAN GET TOGETHER AND DO. IT IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. SO WHY CAN'T WE GET TOGETHER AND DO THAT ON LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD? THEY WANT TO TELL ME IT IS ABOUT MONEY AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT WE HAVE SEEN WHAT THE CITY CAN DO. SO WE CAN COME TOGETHER. YOU CAN HAVE CARS. YOU CAN HAVE BIKES. YOU CAN HAVE PEOPLE WALKING. YOU CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE WATER AND YOU CAN KEEP THE TREES DOWN THERE. YOU CAN DO THAT IF YOU HAVE THE WILL TO DO IT. OVER THE NEXT 10 MONTHS, I WOULD LIKE TO LAY THE FOUNDATION TO BUILD THAT AND DO THAT ON LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD. >> THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO REPEAT THAT? DO YOU GET THE GIST OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? I CAN CERTAINLY REPEAT IT FOR YOU. >> NO. I WOULD AGREE WITH ADONIS. WE DO NEED TO HAVE IT OPEN FOR VEHICLES AND FOR ALL MODES. PEDESTRIANS, BIKES. ONE THING THAT I HEARD IN THE COMMUNITY -- I'M NOT A REGULAR USER. I NEED TO GET DOWN TO LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD MORE OFTEN. ONE THING I'M AWARE OF IS WE HAVE A LOT OF ELDERLY. I HAVE A FATHER-IN-LAW. HE DOES COME TO VISIT FROM TIME TO TIME. PARALYZED ON HALF OF HIS BODY. MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE FOR OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY. NOT EVERYBODY CAN WALK OR BIKE. SO SOME PEOPLE NEED TO TRAVEL BY CAR. SOME PEOPLE USE THAT TO GET THEIR KIDS THAT NEEDS TO BE OPEN TO ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. >> CHUKUNDI ? >> THAT IS A PRETTY STRONG QUESTION. I THINK I GOT THE GIST OF THAT ONE THIS TIME. I CAN GO AHEAD AND START THE CLOCK . AGAIN, TALK ABOUT THIS ON MY WEBSITE, CHUKUNDI .COM. CHECK ME OUT. AND IF YOU DON'T HEAR EVERYTHING I'M TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT. WHAT I WOULD SAY AND I HAVE HEARD SO FAR AND I TALKED ABOUT BRIEFLY, I WAS AT ONE OF THE MOST CONTENTIOUS PUBLIC MEETINGS OF THE YEAR. WHILE I AM COMMITTED TO SEEING CARS ON LAKE WASHINGTON, THAT IS THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION. I WAS THERE TO SIT WITH COMMUNITY. THAT IS THE KIND OF COUNCILMEMBER WE NEED. NOW I HAVE TO SHOW BECAUSE I'M A COUNCILMEMBER. I SHOW UP REGARDLESS. I WAS THERE. AND THEN I HAVE OVER 25 YEARS -- 20 YEARS OF WORKING ON LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD. I BUILT THE TRAIL. THE RUNNING TRAIL. GOES FROM MOUNT BAKER TO THE WRONG HOUSE TO THE MOUNT BAKER BEACH. I BUILT THE TRAILS . THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY ABOUT LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD CHANNELING THE ELDERS OF THIS COMMUNITY. WE HAVE MANY TRANSPLANTS AND FOLKS . MANY YEARS AGO YOU COULD DRIVE AROUND STEWART PARK . AND WHAT OLDER PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY WOULD SAY IS, WE ALREADY DID THAT . OKAY? SO THIS PROPOSAL WAS BROUGHT. AND THE COMPROMISE THAT WAS MADE MANY YEARS AGO BEFORE MANY FOLKS MOVED HERE IS THAT WE WOULD MAKE STEWART PARK PEDESTRIAN ONLY . AND THAT IS WHY THE LOOP BUT IF YOU GO BACK THERE, THE LOOP USED TO BE YOU COULD DRIVE. AND SO I WOULD CONTEND THAT IT IS PEDESTRIAN ONLY. LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD IS THE COMPROMISE. >> THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> MARK. >> SO I HAD HEARD ABOUT IT. I WASN'T THERE BUT I HEARD ABOUT IT. WHEN I HEARD WHAT THE DISCUSSION WAS ABOUT MAKING PEDESTRIAN ONLY AND BIKES ONLY, I SAID, WHO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS SAYING THAT? AND THE WORD I GOT BACK WAS, NO ONE. OKAY? SO IF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE DO NOT WANT A PEDESTRIAN ONLY, I THINK THOSE ARE THE VOICES WE NEED TO HEAR MORE. RIGHT? SO ALMOST -- ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING VEHICLES. IT NEEDS TO STAY OPEN. >> OKAY. >> HONG. >> THE SHORT ANSWER IS OPEN TO EVERYONE. OUR REGION IS GROWING. OUR DISTRICT IS GROWING. AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO STAKE OUT GROUND AND SAY, THIS IS OURS. THIS IS FOR THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE AND NOT FOR THAT GROUP OF PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO KEEP -- THE THING YOU WILL HEAR HOPEFULLY TONIGHT IS THAT I AM FOR OPTIONS. I AM FOR CHOICES . AND THE MORE THAT WE KIND OF RESTRICT OURSELVES FROM MAKING CHOICES THAT MAKES PEOPLE FRUSTRATED. IT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL UNHEARD. NOT INCLUDED. A COMPANY LIKE AMAZON CAN DECIDE ONE DAY THEY ARE GOING TO REQUIRE ALL OF THEIR WORKERS TO GO TO WORK. COULD WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THAT? THEY DO WHAT THEY DO. FOR US TO KIND OF CUT OFF OPTIONS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE AND WORK HERE AND NEED TO JUST LIVE THEIR DAILY LIVES, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. >> THANK YOU. I AM GOING TO THROW A WILDCARD THING IN HERE. >> I'M SO SORRY. >> I'M SORRY. >> I AGREE WITH MUCH OF WHAT HAS BEEN SAID. I WANT TO KEEP LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD OPEN. AS SOMEONE'S DAD WHO USED TO BIKE ALONG THE ROAD, I ALSO KNOW THAT SOMETIMES IT IS UNSAFE . AS SOMEONE WHO DRIVES DOWN THAT ROAD, WHEN THE SPEED BUMPS WENT IN, I WAS LIKE, OH, YOU KNOW. THIS IS SLOWING ME DOWN. I'M NOT SURE HOW I FEEL. BUT ULTIMATELY THOSE SPEED BUMPS ARE GOING TO SAVE LIVES. THEY'RE GOING TO HELP PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE PURSUE VISION ZERO TO HELP PREVENT PEDESTRIAN DEATHS. WE WANT TO MAKE A CITY THAT ALLOWS FOR MULTIPLE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION. PEOPLE ABLE TO BIKE AND SCOOTER AND TAKE ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GET. I THINK LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD ALSO HAS BICYCLE SUNDAY WHERE THEY DO SHUT DOWN THE STREET. THEY ALLOW PEDESTRIANS AND ALLOW BICYCLES TO HAVE FREE REIGN. CLOSING DOWN THAT STREET ALSO HAS IMPACTS ON THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE. IT RESTRICTS ACCESS FROM POINT A TO POINT B. SEVERAL HOUSES HAVE DIRECT ACCESS FROM THE STREET TO THEIR HOMES. AND WE WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY ROBBING THEM OF THE ABILITY TO DRIVE TO THEIR HOUSE. AND SO AS WE MAKE DECISIONS, WE NEED TO LISTEN TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS. NONETHELESS, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE MORE PARKS IN THE SOUTH AND AND HAVE ACCESS TO GREEN SPACE FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO EVEN IF THAT DOESN'T TURN INTO THE PARK , WHICH IT SHOULD NOT, WE SHOULD MAKE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING GREEN SPACE IN PARKS. >> THANK YOU , THADDEUS. MY APOLOGIES. I SKIPPED OVER YOU. I HAVE A WILDCARD QUESTION. TAKE 15 SECONDS. THIS IS JUST ME AND MY FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO LIVE VERY NEAR LAKE WASHINGTON . WHEN LAKE WASHINGTON IS SHUT DOWN FOR CARS AND IT IS JUST WALKING , THAT IS COOL. EXCEPT ALL OF THOSE CARS PARKED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND TAKE UP OUR PARKING SPACES . AND SOMETIMES DON'T RESPECT THE PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST COMING TO VISIT . AND I KNOW THIS IS A COMPLICATED ISSUE, BUT I'M JUST SHARING WITH YOU THE EXPERIENCE THAT SOME OF US HAVE WHO LIVE VERY NEAR THE LAKE WHEN YOU SHUT THE LAKE DOWN. CARS AND FOLKS PARK WHEREVER THEY WANT TO . I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THAT. OR YOU CAN SAY NOTHING. HONG, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT ? 15 SECONDS. >> I THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK TO WHAT I SAID EARLIER IN THAT , WE LIVE AND SHARE THIS CITY AND REGION TOGETHER. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO MAKE IT SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE AND TAKE UP SPACE. MAKE IT EASIER TO TAKE BUSES . >> AND THAT IS 15 SECONDS. I APPRECIATE THAT. THIS IS MY PERSONAL THING. BUT THAT IS WHY I VOTE. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? ADONIS. 15 SECONDS. PEOPLE COME AND THEY PARK IN MY PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF MY YARD . THEY GET OUT AND THEY LEAVE TRASH. AND I'M NOT COOL WITH THAT. THAT IS JUST ME. >> I SAW AN INSTAGRAM THING THAT SAID, THE OLDER I GET, THE MORE I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WHO IS PARKING IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I GET THAT. THE SHORT ANSWER IS PARKING ENFORCEMENT. IF THEY ARE PARKING ILLEGALLY, WE NEED MORE PARKING ENFORCEMENT TO ENFORCE THAT. THAT IS THE SHORT ANSWER. BUT IF THEY ARE NOT PARKING ILLEGALLY, IT IS ANNOYING. AND IT SUCKS. BUT THEY CAN PARK THERE. >> DO YOU FEEL MAY? >> I DO FOR YOU. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT. >> MAN, THAT IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> 15 SECONDS. >> ULTIMATELY IT IS ABOUT MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION. GROWING UP WE HAD AN EXPRESS BUS RIGHT INTO THE PARK THAT LET YOU GET TO AND FROM DOWNTOWN AND OTHER PLACES IN THE CITY. IT IS NOT THERE ANYMORE. WE NEED TO LOOK AT MORE WAYS TO CONNECT TO THE SOUTH END TO THE REST OF THE CITY. >> TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. EDDIE? YOU KNOW WHERE I'M COMING FROM. YOU SAID YOU LIVE ON BEACON HILL. TRY LIVING ON LAKE WASHINGTON AND THEY CLOSE IT OFF TO CARS. >> I THINK THIS IS WHY WE HAVE TO TALK TO PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE USING THESE ROADS THAT ARE THE ONES THAT ARE KIND OF THE EXPERTS ON WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MAKE THESE CHANGES. I HAVE SEEN CHANGES ON BEACON HILL OR COLUMBIA AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE START CUTTING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS? WE GOT TO ENGAGE WITH THE PEOPLE USING THESE EVERYDAY THAT ARE THE REAL EXPERTS AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE MAKE CHANGES. >> THANK YOU. CHUKUNDI . >> YOU KNOW WHAT? I WOULD SAY AS A PERSON WHO HAS A TEAM AT THE CITY THAT HAS BEEN VICTIMS OF THE $250 MILLION PLUS BUDGET SHORTFALL, THIS IS A REVENUE OPPORTUNITY . AND WE NEED TO INCREASE PARKING ENFORCEMENT. THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD SAY IS -- YES. WE CAN MEET THE BUDGET. THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS WE NEED TO MEET WITH THE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THAT ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO COME. >> TIMES UP. MARK. WHAT DO WE DO IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD? >> YOU KNOW, GOING DOWN TO SHORE PARK AND LOOKING AT ALL THE CARS THAT ARE TAKING THE PARKING ON THE SIDE STREETS. BLOCKING PEOPLE'S DRIVEWAYS. YEAH. THAT IS NOT COOL. I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM THERE. AGAIN, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. HOW CAN WE WORK ON THIS TOGETHER? >> TIMES UP. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT QUESTION. WE ARE ALL VOTING. OUR VOICE IS VERY SMALL. IT IS A CITYWIDE THING. WE WILL GO ONTO THE NEXT QUESTION . THE QUESTION IS ASKED IN THIS WAY. IF YOU DON'T GET IT, I CAN RE-ASK IT. BUT THE QUESTION IS, WHAT IS YOUR POSITION ON THE THREAT OF SOUND TRANSIT TO BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF THE CHINATOWN-INTERN ATIONAL DISTRICT AND THAT YOU DON'T KNOW -- THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR LIGHT RAIL. WHERE IS THAT LIGHT RAIL GOING TO BE LOCATED? ARE PEOPLE GOING TO BE DISPLACED? IF YOU'RE UNFAMILIAR WITH THAT ISSUE , I DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU RIGHT NOW. I'M ASSUMING THAT OUR CANDIDATES ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE YOU STAND ON THIS ISSUE. BUT THE QUESTION IS, WHAT IS YOUR POSITION ON THE THREAT OF SOUND TRANSIT TO BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF THE CHINATOWN-INTERN ATIONAL DISTRICT . THADDAEUS, I'M NOT GOING TO FORGET YOU BECAUSE I'M GOING TO START WITH YOU. >> I APPRECIATE IT. YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW THE CID IS IN A PLACE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. FOR THE CITY. WE HAVE NOT SERVED THAT COMMUNITY IN WAYS THAT THEY DESERVE . WE HAVE NOT OFFERED THEM THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT. WE HAVE NOT SAT DOWN AND LISTEN TO THEM IN MEANINGFUL WAYS -- IN WAYS THAT ALLOW FOR THE BROAD COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD. EARLIER THIS YEAR OR I GUESS IT WAS AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, FEASIBILITY STUDY CAME OUT AND SHOWED THAT THE ORIGINAL FOURTH AVENUE PLAN WAS PROBABLY NOT ABLE TO GO FORWARD. DUE TO THE CONFLICTS WITH AMTRAK AND PUBLIC RAIL LINES. AND SO OUR SOLUTION HAS TO BE GETTING BACK INTO THAT COMMUNITY AND SAYING, OKAY, WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM SEATTLE TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE AND ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT MAKE UP A GOOD PORTION OF THE CID COMMUNITY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE RAIL LINE ? PART OF IT IS ALSO THINKING OF WAYS. IF THE STATION CANNOT BE -- IT HAS TO BE FOR THE NORTH OR FURTHER SOUTH, CAN WE CONNECT THE HEART OF THE CID TO THOSE STATIONS USING SHUTTLES ? USING OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION . BUT REALLY IT IS SITTING DOWN AND LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY. >> TIMES UP. Z ? WOULD YOU MIND GRABBING MY CHARGER FROM MY LAPTOP ? THE BATTERY IS A LOT RUNNING LOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE LIVE. EDDIE. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO REPEAT THE QUESTION? >> I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. >> BEFORE WORKING AT THE CITY , ONE OF THE MAJOR AREAS OF PRACTICE THAT I DID AS I REPRESENTED PROPERTY OWNERS BEING CONDEMNED BY TRANSIT. I REPRESENT NORTHGATE MALL AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET. I SAW WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT MADE WHEN YOU HAVE STRONG LEGAL PRESENTATION. THEY SAID, WE CANNOT PAY FOR THAT. WHEN YOU HAVE STRONG LEGAL REPRESENTATION, THERE IS A WAY TO PAY FOR IT. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE TWO -- WHERE THE ONLY PART OF TOWN THAT HAS MILES OF LIGHT RAIL. WHY IS IT ONLY D2 ? IS IT TOO EXPENSIVE OR INFEASIBLE? SO THAT IS MY PUSHBACK. I WANT TO PUSH SOUND TRANSIT TO SAY, HEY, NOT AGAIN IN CHINATOWN. LET'S MAKE SURE -- LET'S DO THE HOMEWORK. LET'S SEE . I DON'T WANT YOU CUTTING CORNERS ON COSTS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT -- I'M NOT AN ENGINEER, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE FOURTH IS POSSIBLE, BUT I DO KNOW THAT WHEN YOU HAVE THE COMMUNITY PUSHING FOR SOMETHING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE TABLE. WHAT IS IMPOSSIBLE BECOMES POSSIBLE. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU. THIS IS A BIG QUESTION. THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING -- WHATEVER IT ENDS UP BEING, IT'S GOING TO BE THERE FOR 100 YEARS. BY JUST A SHOW OF HANDS, HOW MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR? RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE CHINATOWN-INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT LIGHT RAIL SITUATION. EVERYBODY. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. CHUKUNDI . >> THAT IS A REPEAT QUESTION FOR ME. >> THE WAY THE QUESTION IS WRITTEN -- AND I WILL READ IT THE WAY THE QUESTION IS WRITTEN BECAUSE THAT IS WHY THEY WROTE THE QUESTION THIS WAY -- LET ME FIND IT AGAIN. SO I CAN'T SAY IT JUST EXACTLY HOW THEY SAID IT. THE QUESTION -- I'M GOING TO PARAPHRASE A LITTLE BIT. THE THREAT OF SOUND TRANSIT TO THE CHINATOWN-INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT . I AM ASSUMING THEY ARE LEAVING OUT THE PART ABOUT THE LIGHT RAIL AND THE IMPACT THAT IS GOING TO HAVE ON THE CHINATOWN-INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. AGAIN, I WON'T HAVE TIME TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THE POTENTIAL OBSTACLES RIGHT NOW, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE THERE FOR 100 YEARS. CHUKUNDI . >> THANK YOU FOR REPEATING THE QUESTION THERE, TONY. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, FIRST OF ALL, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY WEBSITE AT CHUKUNDI .COM , ALL OF MY ANSWERS ARE BASED ON MY REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE. SOME PEOPLE CALL ME ANECDOTAL, BUT THAT IS JUST WHAT IT IS BECAUSE I REALLY AM OUT HERE ACROSS THE DISTRICT. SO, YES. I'M VERY COGNIZANT OF THE THREAT BECAUSE I HAD A BUSINESS ON MARTIN LUTHER KING AND 38. I HAD A BARBERSHOP RIGHT THERE NEXT TO PLATINUM PLUS AND SOUND TRANSIT CAME AND THEY PUT A GIANT PILE OF CRUSHED ROCK THERE. MY CUSTOMERS CANNOT GET TO MY BARBERSHOP AND I MISSED THE DEADLINE BY A MONTH. NIKITA AND THOSE GUYS GOT THE FUNDING. SHE WAS ABLE TO STAY IN BUSINESS. I WAS NOT. I HAD CELEBRITY PEOPLE COMING TO MY BARBERSHOP. THEY COULD NOT FIND A PLACE TO PARK. I WAS FORCED OUT. UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO HIRE EDDIE HERE. BUT MANY OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE CAB THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY . SO IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US IN A REAL WAY TO STAND UP FOR THOSE BUSINESSES AND MAKE SURE IT IS A GREAT PROCESS. BUT WE DO. WE NOTE THAT THIS AREA IS GETTING DENSER AND WE NEED TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS. WE NEED IT DONE IN THE RIGHT WAY. I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYBODY CLOSED DOWN LIKE MY BARBERSHOP WAS CLOSED DOWN. IT WAS CALLED METROPOLITAN BARBERSHOP. YOU CAN GOOGLE THAT. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> MARK. DID YOU NEED ME TO REPEAT THE QUESTION? >> I AM GOOD. FIRST OF ALL, SOUND TRANSIT NEEDS TO REBUILD THEIR TRUST OR ACTUALLY EARN THE TRUST OF THE PEOPLE IN CID BECAUSE MANY FOLKS IN CID FEEL LIKE -- SOUND TRANSIT HAS NOT BEEN AN HONEST BROKER. AND THEY HAVE NOT DONE ENOUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY REGARDING THE STUDY. FOURTH AVENUE SIDE. FIFTH SIDE . DO YOU PUT IT NORTH? DO YOU PUT ITSELF? THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AROUND THIS ISSUE. AND NOT ONLY SHOULD WE BE LOOKING AT THE CID FOR THE IMPACTS OF LIGHT RAIL . I'M THINKING ABOUT THE WEST SEATTLE EXTENSION. I'M THINKING ABOUT HOW MANY BUSINESSES AND HOMES WILL BE DISPLACED WHEN THEY PUT IN A STATION AT THE ALASKA JUNCTION AT 35th AND AVALON AS WELL AS RIGHT THERE. THAT HAS NOT BEEN TALKED ABOUT. BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOSING A LOT OF FORMS AND A LOT OF BUSINESSES, WHICH MEANS LOSING A LOT OF TAX REVENUE. THAT HAS TO BE TALKED ABOUT TOO. WHAT IS ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE? THE LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION. MORE WIDE LINES. SOMETHING WE NEED TO CONSIDER. >> THANK YOU. YOU GOOD? KARAOKE? I DON'T KNOW. >> GIVING ME A MICROPHONE IS DANGEROUS. JUST TELLING YOU. HONG, ARE YOU GOOD? >> I'M SORRY BUT I DON'T HAVE A WEBSITE OR HAVE OUTLINED ALL OF MY THINGS. I'M NOT A HIGH-POWERED LAWYER, BUT WHAT I CAN SPEAK FROM HIS EXPERIENCE. I WAS PART OF THE CAPITOL HILL COMMUNITY OF THE COUNCIL WHEN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WAS PUTTING IN HIS FIRST LIGHT RAIL STATION. SO I HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF WHAT DISRUPTION CAN TAKE PLACE. WE LOST SO MANY LONG-TERM AND BELOVED BUSINESSES. THEY ARE JUST GONE. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CID AND LITTLE SAIGON , MAYBE THE PHRASE HOTDOGS MEANS SOMETHING TO YOU. UNCLE BOB SANTOS. HE STOOD UP FOR THE CID AND THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT OF CHINATOWN AND SAID, WE NEED TO BE INVOLVED. IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T WANT LIGHT RAIL. IT'S JUST THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE PROTECTING US AND MAKING SURE THE IMPACT ON THIS IS MITIGATED. EVERY TIME THERE IS A SPORTING EVENT. EVERY TIME THERE IS SOMETHING LIKE A WOMEN'S MARCH, IT IMPACTS US. IT DIVERTS BUSINESSES. IT CLOGS UP THE PEOPLE WHO GO THERE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE JUST AS TONY SAID, MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. WE WANT TO MAKE IT SO THAT WHEN ALL OF US ARE LONG GONE , FOLKS GO THERE AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE LIKE, WHAT WAS SEATTLE THINKING WHEN YOU HAVE TO TRANSFER HERE AND GO BACK THIS WAY ? SUPER CONFUSING. WE JUST WANT TO BE INVOLVED AND MAKE SURE THE DECISION-MAKERS ARE UNDERSTANDING THIS IS PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOODS. IT IS THEIR ENTIRE LEGACIES IN THE CID. DON'T JUST WIPE THEM OUT WITHOUT TALKING TO THEM AND MAKING SURE THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THE CHOICES BEING MADE. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU. ADONIS. >> THIS IS A TOUGH ONE BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDER INVESTED IN OR NO INVESTMENT AT ALL. AND NOW THERE IS A BIG, MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT LOOMING OVER THE CID, AND IT MAKES ME THINK OF HOW WE HAVE DONE THIS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY. 23rd AVENUE WAS A PROJECT THAT I WORKED ON. I WAS THE OUTREACH ON THAT THING EVERY DAY. THE CD UNDER INVESTED IN FOR SO LONG AND THEN WE COME IN WITH A BIG ROAD PROJECT. WHAT I USED TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE -- THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE SAID TO ME. YOU DIDN'T DO THIS PROJECT UNTIL ALL THE WHITE PEOPLE MOVED IN. THAT IS WHAT THEY USED TO SAY TO ME. THAT WAS REALLY TOUGH. THAT WAS REALLY HARD TO TAKE. AND THEN YOU GOT A CONTRACTOR WHO IS BASICALLY TAKING OVER THE ROAD . AND IT IS REALLY HARD TO GET IN PLACES. BUSINESSES ARE SHUTTING DOWN. THE THINGS I SAW WORK ON THAT PROJECT -- GETTING ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS . THE COMMUNITY COUNCILS. ALL OF THOSE FOLKS IN THE ROOM BEFORE YOU START CONSTRUCTION. LET'S HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. THE OTHER THING I SAW WORK ON THAT PROJECT WAS MITIGATION AND MITIGATION FOR BUSINESSES DURING CONSTRUCTION. THERE IS A NUMBER OF WAYS . THAT COULD LOOK LIKE MONEY. THAT COULD LOOK LIKE WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO MAKE SURE THE CONTRACTOR DOES NOT SHUT DOWN ROADS AND VARIOUS THINGS ON HOLIDAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO GET THE PROJECT. WE GOT 23rd AVENUE BUILT. SOUND TRANSIT IS GOING TO GET THIS BUILT IN THE CID, BUT THEY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THEY DO IT RIGHT AND MAKE SURE THEY ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE THE RIGHT KIND OF MITIGATION. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THADDAEUS, I WILL NOT MAKE YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION AGAIN. >> THIS NEXT QUESTION I WILL DO A LITTLE -- IT IS ABOUT FENTANYL . TALKING TO AT THE TIME BOTH CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL, IT WAS A BIG DEAL . DIFFERENT APPROACHES ABOUT HOW THEY WERE LOOKING AT IT. I'M GOING TO ASK THE QUESTION THE WAY THAT THE QUESTION IS ASKED . YOU MAY DISAGREE WITH THE WAY THAT THE QUESTION IS ASKED . AS A COMMUNITY, I HOPE YOU KNOW BECAUSE WE DON'T TALK ABOUT IT ENOUGH THE IMPACT THAT FENTANYL IS HAVING IN OUR COMMUNITY. DO YOU KNOW THAT GREAT SCHOOLS HAVE NARCAN SO IN CASE A GRADE SCHOOL STUDENT ACCIDENTALLY TAKES FENTANYL THEY CAN GET THE CURE ? THERE'S OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY REGARDING FENTANYL AS WELL. WE HAD A PROGRAM WITH AN EMT, A SCHOOLTEACHER. ANYWAY, IT IS A BIG DEAL IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE DROP OF A PEN . PIN DROP . FENTANYL CAN KILL YOU . IT'S EVERYWHERE. ANYWAY. THE QUESTION THAT I LIKE TO ASK OF OUR CANDIDATES -- AND I'M GOING TO START WITH YOU, CHUKUNDI , WITH THIS PARTICULAR QUESTION . DID I LOSE IT? I GOT TO FIND THIS ONE. LET'S SEE HERE. , I'M SORRY. GIVE ME A SECOND. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> I HAD A WHOLE BUNCH OF QUESTIONS HERE. SO THE QUESTION WAS, WHAT WILL YOU DO TO SUPPORT -- WHAT WILL YOU DO TO SUPPORT REHABILITATION IN REGARDS TO THE EFFORTS TO CONTROL THE FENTANYL SCOURGE IN OUR COMMUNITY? CHUKUNDI , I WILL START WITH YOU. YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION HOWEVER YOU WANT TO. THAT IS THE WAY THE QUESTION WAS ASKED . WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO SUPPORT REHABILITATION? REGARDING THE FENTANYL SCOURGE IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU, TONY. FIRST OF ALL, PRIOR QUESTION WE TALKED ABOUT THE CID. I JUST WANTED TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT I HAD A BUSINESS AT THE CORNER OF 14th AND JACKSON FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND IT BURNED DOWN ALONG WITH OPERATION NIGHTWATCH. WE MOST CERTAINLY HAD MANY FENTANYL AFFLICTED PEOPLE THAT CAME IN THERE. ACCORDING TO -- MOVING ON TO THE FENTANYL CRISIS , I AM INTIMATELY INVOLVED WITH THIS AND HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. MY MOTHER WALKED THROUGH A FENTANYL CLOUD IN HER LOBBY OF HER BUILDING AND IT AFFECTED HER IMMEDIATELY. SO I GOT THE MEMO. I HAVE SEEN THE ALARM. WHAT I WOULD DO SPECIFICALLY IS MAKE SURE THAT WE PRIORITIZE RESOURCES TO PROGRAMS LIKE THE CARE TEAM AND OUR CSOS , AND OUR RESPONSES SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE A NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER RESPOND TO THESE FENTANYL CRISIS WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN CRISIS. HOWEVER, PEOPLE THAT REFUSE TREATMENT AND REFUSE RESOURCES -- WE DO NEED TO HAVE WAYS THAT WE CAN REMOVE THEM FROM HURTING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. SO WE WANT TO HAVE A REALLY VELVET GLOVE AS WE APPROACH THIS . BUT IT WOULD STILL BE -- >> I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN ADDITIONAL 15 SECONDS NOW THAT I FOUND THE ORIGINAL QUESTION. HOW WILL YOU SUPPORT DRUG REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH TO THOSE ESPECIALLY DOING FENTANYL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES ON THE STREET? >> AGAIN, I WOULD JUST PRIORITIZE RESOURCES THE CITY HAS LAUNCHED. MANY INITIATIVES NOW . THEY ARE JUST GETTING UP ON THEIR FEET IN TERMS OF THE CSOS. WE HAVE A CARE TEAM. SO WE HAVE MANY RESOURCES AND BE ABLE TO GIVE PEOPLE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AWAY FROM FENTANYL. >> THE QUESTION AGAIN. HOW WILL YOU SUPPORT DRUG REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH ? IT IS UP TO YOU. MAYBE YOU WON'T SUPPORT IT -- TO THOSE ESPECIALLY DOING FENTANYL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES ON THE STREETS. I SAY THAT JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW YOU SHOULD DEAL WITH THE CRISIS. MARK ? >> THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT WE NEED MORE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT . MORE CASEWORKERS. MORE DRUG TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS. WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH. THAT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN WE LOOK AT A NUMBER OF FOLKS OUT ON THE STREET IN CRISIS. MANY OF THOSE FOLKS IN CRISIS ARE COPING WITH THAT CRISIS BY SELF-MEDICATING. AND BECAUSE THEY ARE SELF-MEDICATING, SOMETIMES THAT LEADS TO MORE CRISIS. SO THERE IS AN INTERSECTION I'LL BE THERE. ADDRESSING THE FENTANYL ISSUE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT IS NOT JUST A LAW ENFORCEMENT FIX. IT IS A HUMAN SERVICES FIX. IT IS A MENTAL HEALTH FIX. AND WE NEED TO INVEST THE DOLLARS IN OUR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THOSE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAVE A COLLEAGUE THAT WORKS IN DEA AND THEY HAVE A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM AND ONE OF THEIR PROGRAMS THEY HAVE THEY ARE GOING INTO SCHOOLS AND THEY TALK ABOUT ONE PILL KILLED. THERE IS SO MUCH FENTANYL OUT THERE IT LOOKS LIKE CANDY. SO IT IS A DANGER TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. >> 15 SECONDS. >> AND BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A DANGER TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS A DANGER TO MOTHER WHO WALKS THROUGH THAT CLOUD , WE'VE GOT TO INVEST THE MONEY . AND IF THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE IT, I WANT TO GO FIND IT. >> TIME IS UP. HOW WILL YOU SUPPORT DRUG REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH TO HELP THOSE ESPECIALLY DOING FENTANYL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES ON THE STREETS. >> I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FRAMING OF THIS QUESTION AND THE WAY THAT MARK ANSWERED IT BECAUSE I WOULD SAY THAT IF ALL I HAD WAS THE EXPERIENCE OF WALKING THROUGH LITTLE SAIGON LIKE I DID THIS LAST WEEKEND, I WOULD SAY MAYBE IT BECOMES AN ENFORCEMENT THING. BUT I DON'T SEE IT AS THAT. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT AS A HEALTHCARE CRISIS THAT WE NEED TO TREAT. THAT CAME FROM MY TIME WORKING AT PLYMOUTH HOUSING. IT IS A HOUSING NONPROFIT. THAT IS WHERE THEY REALLY TAUGHT ME THINGS LIKE TRAUMA INFORMED CARE. THAT IS WHERE THEY TALK ABOUT HARM REDUCTION. FOR ME, WHEN I THINK OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO, IT IS LIKE WHAT MARK SAID. WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOT JUST AN ISOLATED THING. WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WAS DONE. I THINK IT WAS JUST ANNOUNCED A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE. THEY DID A BUST OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPLIERS. WE NEED TO STOP THE SOURCE. PEOPLE HAVING ACCESS TO IT. AND THEN WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND CARE FOR THE WHOLE PERSON. THEY NEED TO STOP USING. THEN WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A FACILITY THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO TO FOR DETOX. AND THEN THEY WILL NEED COUNSELING. BOTH EMOTIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING. AND THEN THEY WILL NEED JOB TRAINING AND ONGOING SUPPORT BECAUSE RELAPSING IS VERY MUCH A THING. SO JUST LIKE MARK SAID, YOU NEED TO BE A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR SOMEONE'S WHOLE HUMANITY . THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO THAT IS TO TREAT IT NOT AS A LEGAL PROBLEM AND A LAW ENFORCEMENT PROBLEM SOLELY . SOMETIMES THAT IS NECESSARY. START FROM THE WHOLE PERSON FIRST. >> AND TIME IS UP. ADONIS, HOW WILL YOU SUPPORT DRUG REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH HELP TO THOSE ESPECIALLY DOING FENTANYL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES ON THE STREETS? >> THE GOOD NEWS IS PEOPLE DO RECOVER. THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS. PEOPLE DO RECOVER. THOSE ARE PEOPLE'S MOMS AND DADS AND BROTHERS AND SISTERS . THERE IS PROBABLY A MOM AT HOME RIGHT NOW WHOSE SON IS UP THERE IN THE CID RIGHT NOW WONDERING WHEN HER SON IS GOING TO COME HOME. IF YOU'RE PICKING UP WHAT I'M PUTTING DOWN, I HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS NOW. HELPING MEN AND WOMEN -- MOSTLY MEN GET TO MEETINGS . I DO A LOT OF MY VOLUNTEER WORK AT THE SALVATION ARMY AND UNION GOSPEL MISSION AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN I HEAR STORIES OF RECOVERY. I HEAR PEOPLE WHO GO FROM BEING ON THE STREET TO GETTING A JOB AND THEN THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS LATER THEY ARE VERY ACTIVE PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY. SO WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN THE SITUATIONS IS -- BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS WITH ADDICTION IS YOU ARE OUT THERE DOING IT AND YOU HIT BOTTOM. YOU HIT A BOTTOM. YOU HIT THE BOTTOM. THERE YOU ARE AT THE BOTTOM. UNLESS THAT HAND IS THERE WHEN YOU ARE AT THE BOTTOM, YOU START TO FEEL BETTER. YOUR BUDDY CALLS YOU. YOU ARE DOING IT AGAIN. SOMEBODY HAS TO BE THERE WHEN YOU HIT BOTTOM. WHEN YOU ARE THERE, PEOPLE NEED TO BE STABILIZED. YOU NEED TO STABILIZE WITH SHELTERS AND WITH HOMES BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GO BACK OUT AND DO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. THEN YOU'VE GOT TO GET THEM INTO A RECOVERY PROGRAM. THERE IS ALL KINDS OF RECOVERY PROGRAMS TO GET PEOPLE INTO. THEN THEY NEED THAT LONG-TERM CARE, WHETHER THAT IS COUNSELING OR SOMEONE TO BE THERE AND STAY WITH THEM TO LET THEM KNOW THINGS ARE GOING TO BE OKAY. THE GOOD NEWS IS PEOPLE DO RECOVER. >> THADDAEUS, HOW WILL YOU SUPPORT DRUG REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH HELP TO THOSE ESPECIALLY DOING FENTANYL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES ON THE STREETS? >> ABSOLUTELY. FIRST , WHEN WE APPROACHED THIS ISSUE WE HAVE TO APPROACH IT FROM A PLACE OF LOVE. THESE ARE OUR NEIGHBORS. AS WE SAID , SOMEONE'S MOTHER, FATHER, SON . THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO WE NEED TO LOOK TO TO SUPPORT THE MOST. IT IS AN INTERSECTIONAL PROBLEM. I AM HAPPY THAT THE CITY HAS INVESTED MORE MONEY AND MORE RESOURCES TOWARD HELPING YOUTH GET MENTAL HEALTH CARE BECAUSE IF WE ADDRESS PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY EVEN START , WHEN WE HELP CHILDREN NOT EVEN GET TO THE PLACE WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO USE DRUGS OR BE ENGAGED IN FENTANYL, WE CAN HELP PREVENT PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. IT IS ALSO INVESTING IN THINGS LIKE SPECIALIZED COURTS. THINK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH COURT. VETERAN TREATMENT COURT . WAYS THAT PROVIDE SPECIALIZED CARE. MORE ONE-ON-ONE TREATMENT THAT LOOKS AT THE PERSON AND HOLISTICALLY PROVIDES THEM COUNSELING AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. PART OF IT IS PUTTING ALL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE. AND HAVING VERY REAL CONVERSATIONS. LOOK TO OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE COMBATED THIS PROBLEM LIKE VANCOUVER. THEY HAVE ENGAGED IN THINGS LIKE SAFE INJECTION SITES, WHICH ALLOW FOR TESTING PRODUCTS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO DIE WHEN THEY ACCIDENTALLY HAVE FENTANYL. >> TIME IS UP. EDDIE? HOW WILL YOU SUPPORT DRUG REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH HELP TO THOSE ESPECIALLY DOING FENTANYL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES ON THE STREETS? >> THANK YOU, TONY. FIRST, WE HAVE TO LEAD WITH COMPASSION. I THINK THERE ARE SO MANY WHO HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER . I HAD AN OLDER BROTHER WHO WAS A CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC AND DIED FROM ALCOHOLIC -- ALCOHOLISM -RELATED CANCER. YOU KNOW , WE HAVE TO LEAD WITH COMPASSION. I'M GLAD WE ARE TAKING STEPS. WE PASSED A COUNTY CRISIS CARES LEVY THAT IS TAKING TOO LONG TO OPEN UP THOSE CRISIS CARE CENTERS. THE MAYOR IS DOING AN OVERDOSE RECOVERY , WHICH IS GOING TO BE A GREAT RESOURCE BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE OVERDOSE, THEY ARE IN A VERY VULNERABLE TIME. SO THAT IS A STRONG STEP. AND I SUPPORT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING . I SUPPORT HARM REDUCTION. BUT I THINK WE HAVE NEVER SEEN FENTANYL BEFORE. AND NOW THE DRUG CARTELS ARE PUTTING IN NEW THINGS TO AVOID DETECTION . AND SO I THINK THERE IS A QUESTION THAT WE HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH AS A COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW WE ADDRESS -- WHAT DOES HARM REDUCTION LOOK LIKE IF YOU TAKE ONE PILL AND YOU DIE? WHAT DOES HARM REDUCTION LOOK LIKE WHEN OUR CHILDREN ARE DYING? SO I THINK -- AND I'M CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE DRUG DEALERS THAT ARE EXPLOITING ARE HOMELESS. THERE WAS RECENTLY A BIG BUST OF PEOPLE OPERATING OUT OF THE JUNGLE. SO WE CERTAINLY HAVE TO USE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO GO AFTER THE DRUG DEALERS . AND IF PEOPLE ARE ENGAGING IN CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR ASSOCIATED -- WE DO NEED TO ADDRESS THAT TERMINAL BEHAVIOR. >> ALL RIGHT. THIS NEXT QUESTION, MARK , I WILL BE STARTING WITH YOU. THESE HAVE ALL BEEN AMAZING QUESTIONS FROM OUR COMMUNITY. THE SEAT IS GOING TO GET A LITTLE HOT RIGHT NOW, ALL RIGHT? AND I NEED YOU ALL OUT HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS SEAT STAYS HOT ON THIS QUESTION . THE QUESTION WAS ASKED BY SOMEONE WHO CALLS THEMSELVES AN OLD TIMER. SO WHEN I'M READING THE QUESTION -- AND I'M GOING TO READ IT TO YOU. I'M FIGURING THIS IS A PERSON WHO, LIKE ME, WAS BEFORE THE INTERNET . BEFORE EMAIL. BEFORE INSTAGRAM. BEFORE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO COMMUNICATE . SO THE QUESTION IS THIS. YOU CAN ANSWER IT HOWEVER YOU WANT TO . BUT THIS IS HOW I AM LOOKING AT IT. THE QUESTION SAYS, FOR US OLD-TIMERS , WE REMEMBER BEING ABLE TO CALL AND GET A RESPONSE FROM OUR COUNCILMEMBER . WHAT WILL YOUR CONSTITUENT RESPONSE PHILOSOPHY BE? >> SHOW UP. AND I LOOK AT MY CITY COUNCIL ICON. MY CITY COUNCIL HERO, SAM SMITH. RIGHT? WHEN PEOPLE CALLED SAM'S OFFICE, HE WAS SOMETIMES THE PERSON WHO PICKED UP THE PHONE. I WANT TO TALK TO SAM. THIS IS SAM. THEY WEREN'T EXPECTING THAT. AND THAT IS THE KIND OF CUSTOMER SERVICE I WANT TO PROVIDE. IF YOU CALL ME , I'M GOING TO RETURN YOUR CALL. I WANT TO SHOW UP IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I WANT TO BE PRESENT FOR YOU. I WANT TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOU. BECAUSE I THINK ABOUT THE LINE OF WORK I AM IN RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE DON'T CALL ME BECAUSE THEY ARE HAVING A GOOD DAY. THEY CALL ME BECAUSE THERE IS AN ISSUE THEY WANT TAKEN CARE OF. THERE IS SOMETHING THEY WANT RESOLVED. THERE IS SOMETHING THEY NEED ASSISTANCE WITH. IT IS MY JOB TO DO THAT. IT IS MY JOB TO BE OF SERVICE. AND I CANNOT BE OF SERVICE IF I DON'T SHOW UP FOR THAT IS A PRIMARY THING FOR ME. SHOWING UP. BEING PRESENT. LISTENING TO WHAT THE CONCERNS ACTUALLY ARE AND WORKING WITH FOLKS TO ACTUALLY DELIVER RESULTS. >> OKAY. HONG , SAME QUESTION FOR YOU . AND I'M GOING TO GET RIGHT BACK UP HERE AGAIN. WHAT WILL -- THIS TECHNOLOGY IS JUST -- MAN, PLAYING GAMES WITH ME. THIS IS FROM AN OLD TIMER WHO SAYS HE OR SHE REMEMBERS BEING ABLE TO CALL AND GET A RESPONSE. WHAT WILL YOUR RESPONSE STRATEGY BE FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS? AND THERE IS A LOT OF THEM. EMAIL, FACEBOOK. A BUNCH OF WAYS. TELL US WHAT IT IS. OR WOULD BE. YOU ARE GOOD. >> I WOULD SAY, FIRST OF ALL, DON'T LOOK AT THIS FACE AND THINK THAT I AM NOT APPROACHING OLD-TIMERS SHIP. I SHOW UP AS A CURMUDGEON QUITE OFTEN THESE DAYS. IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, THE WAY I WOULD APPROACH IT IS REALLY JUST TO BE PRESENT. TO BRING RADICAL ACCEPTANCE AND TO TALK ABOUT EVERYONE AND BE WILLING TO HEAR THEIR HOPES, THEIR DREAMS, THEIR FRUSTRATIONS. I THINK IN MOST OF MY EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH PEOPLE -- AND I WORK WITH PEOPLE A LOT, WHETHER THAT IS BEHIND THE COUNTER IN MY FAMILY'S BUSINESS, WHETHER IT IS AT MY OFFICE WHEN I'M WORKING WITH DONORS WHO ARE FRUSTRATED WITH SOMETHING, OR IF I'M WORKING WITH A PARENT WHO JUST WANTS TO KNOW WHO TO TALK TO TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES THEIR YOUTH IS DEALING WITH , I DON'T WORK WITH PROGRAMS. I DON'T KNOW. LET ME FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP. LET ME LISTEN TO YOU. I WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU ARE THE ONE THAT MATTERS TO ME RIGHT NOW. I WANT YOU , THE HUMAN PERSON THAT IS COMING TO ME FOR HELP, TO FEEL LISTENED TO. AND I WOULD JUST SAY I RECOGNIZE THAT MAY BE THEY ARE NOT ASKING ME TO RESOLVE IT. THEY JUST WANT TO FEEL SEEN AND HEARD. >> AND ADONIS, FOR US OLD-TIMERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, WE REMEMBER BEING ABLE TO CALL AND GET A PROMPT RESPONSE FROM OUR COUNCILMEMBER. WHAT WILL YOUR CONSTITUENT RESPONSE PHILOSOPHY BE? >> I ATE MAD AT YOU IF YOU SAY EMAIL. >> IT'S ALL GOOD. I REMEMBER THE PHONE STUCK IN THE WALL AND YOU HAD TO DIAL THE THING. I GET IT. WHAT COMES TO MIND IS ACCESSIBLE AND RESPONSIBLE -- RESPONSIVE AT FOLLOW-UP. I WAS THINKING ABOUT AS A BUSINESS OWNER I JUST HELPED WHO REACHED OUT TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WHO WAS STRUGGLING. HE HAD A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ON WASHINGTON AND HIS BUSINESS WAS OCCIDENTAL. HIS BUSINESS WAS OFF WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON AND OCCIDENTAL. THERE WAS A CITY PROJECT ON WASHINGTON AND A PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SO NOBODY COULD GET INTO -- ONTO OCCIDENTAL. AND THEN HE SAID EVERY DAY HE WOULD SHOW UP TO WORK AND THERE WAS SOMEBODY SLEEPING IN HIS DOORWAY . SO JUST BEING AT THE CITY AND KNOWING HOW THE CITY WORKS AND KNOWING ALL THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE, I WAS ABLE TO GET A TIMELINE ON THE CITY PROJECT AND WE GOT THAT WRAPPED UP. SO WE GOT THAT ACCESS BACK. YES, THERE IS A PRIVATE PROJECT. I KNEW WHERE TO GO TO LOOK TO CHECK THE TIMELINE ON THAT PROJECT. I GOT THE TIMELINE DOWN. REPORTED BACK TO THE BUSINESS OWNER. HE WAS OKAY WITH THAT. THERE WAS A PERSON SLEEPING IN THE DOORWAY. HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THAT? THAT IS UCD. DIFFERENT PROGRAMS IN THE CITY THAT DEAL WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS. SO THEY WERE ABLE TO TRACK THAT PERSON AND GET THAT PERSON MOVED. WHAT I DID WAS RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAY I WALKED DOWN THERE . WASHINGTON OPEN. THE PERSON WAS GONE AND HE THANKED ME FOR IT. THAT IS THE KIND OF WAY I WOULD BE RESPONSIVE. >> THANK YOU. THADDAEUS, SAME QUESTION. FOR US OLD-TIMERS, WE REMEMBER BEING ABLE TO CALL AND GET A PROMPT RESPONSE FROM OUR COUNCILMEMBER. WHAT WILL YOUR CONSTITUENT RESPONSE PHILOSOPHY BE AS YOU ARE SHARING THIS TO THESE DISTRICT TWO FOLKS OUT HERE AND LETTING THEM KNOW HOW YOU WOULD GET IN. >> ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLES OF THE CD TWO COUNCILMEMBER IS TO HELP RESTORE FAITH IN THE COUNCIL. HELP RESTORE FAITH THAT YOUR COUNCILMEMBER IS LISTENING TO YOU. AND IT IS RESPONDING PROMPTLY. IT IS ALSO SHOWING UP AND LISTENING AND HEARING WHAT THE PERSON HAS TO SAY ACTIVELY. AND AFTER THE CONVERSATION , FOLLOWING UP . HERE IS WHAT I HEARD FROM YOU. WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO? IT IS ALSO BEING PROACTIVE. GOING OUT AND KNOWING ABOUT ISSUES. SO WHEN THOSE CALLS COME IN AND WHEN THE EMAILS COME IN , YOU ARE ABLE TO JUMP IN AND TACKLE IT IMMEDIATELY. YOU ALREADY HAVE SOME BACKGROUND. AND YOU KNOW AND HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. IT IS ALSO KNOWING AND THINKING ABOUT, WHO ARE YOU NOT HEARING FROM? BECAUSE SO MUCH OF THE PROBLEMS I THINK SEATTLE IS FACING COMES FROM PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE , WHO WE ARE NOT ABLE TO LISTEN TO BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT INVESTED THE RESOURCES TO GO OUT AND HEAR FROM THEM. IT IS WHY INVESTING IN SOCIAL SERVICES IS IMPORTANT. IT IS WHY OUR CITY STAFF TO TALK TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. PEOPLE DEALING WITH DRUG ISSUES. PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE A PLACE TO COME AND TALK . >> TIME IS UP. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> EDDIE, FOR US OLD-TIMERS, WE REMEMBER BEING ABLE TO CALL AND GET A PROMPT RESPONSE FROM OUR COUNCILMEMBER. WHAT WILL YOUR CONSTITUENT RESPONSE PHILOSOPHY BE? >> THANK YOU, TONY. YOU KNOW, I THINK CONSTITUENT SERVICES REALLY IS THE TOP PRIORITY OF BEING A COUNCILMEMBER AT LEAST AT A DISTRICT FOR DISTRICT TWO. THAT IS WHY I AM APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION AND THAT WOULD BE MY TOP PRIORITY. AND IT IS SOMETHING I REALLY ENJOY. I HA PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT. TO MEET SOME OF THE FELLOW CANDIDATES HERE ON STAGE. IT HAS JUST BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE TO GET TO KNOW DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY. AS FAR AS RESPONSE PHILOSOPHY, I LOVE TO MEET PEOPLE IN PERSON, BUT I THINK YOU HAVE TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AT. SO SOME PEOPLE LIKE THE PHONE. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT WANT THAT EMAIL RESPONSE. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT WANT YOU TO MEET IN PERSON. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT LIKE A COMMUNITY FORUM OR COMMUNITY MEETING. SO IT IS REALLY ABOUT BEING ACCESSIBLE AND BEING RESPONSIVE IS REALLY -- PEOPLE JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE BEING HEARD. SO YOU DO NEED TO GET BACK TO THEM PROMPTLY SO THEY KNOW THAT. >> THANK YOU. CHUKUNDI , FOR US OLD-TIMERS , WE REMEMBER BEING ABLE TO CALL AND GET A PROMPT RESPONSE FROM OUR COUNCILMEMBER. WHAT WILL YOUR CONSTITUENT RESPONSE PHILOSOPHY BE ? >> THANK YOU, TONY. FIRST OF ALL, ALL OF MY RESPONSES ARE NOT ASPIRATIONAL. THEY ARE BASIC THINGS THAT I HAVE ALREADY DONE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO AS YOUR COUNCILMEMBER. ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE SET UP IN THE BLACK LEGACY HOMEOWNER GROUP I HAVE FOUND IT IS THAT WE HAVE A TICKET SYSTEM . WHEN PEOPLE CALL US, OUR MEMBERS CALL. I HAVE VOLUNTEERS TO TAKE TICKETS. AND WE GET BACK TO PEOPLE. THE OTHER THING IS WE DO HOME SITE VISITS. WE TAKE RESOURCES TO SENIORS RIGHT NOW. THOSE OLD-TIMERS. I'M GOING TO PEOPLE'S HOMES RIGHT NOW AND MEETING THEM AND TELLING THEM ABOUT THE SENIOR TAX EXEMPTION. I SIT IN PEOPLE'S LIVING ROOMS RIGHT NOW. THE OLD-TIMERS GIVE ME A CALL. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. THE OTHER THING I WOULD HAVE IS COMMUNITY MEETINGS BY PRECINCT. I KNOW THE LINES ARE NOT THE SAME, BUT I AM AN ELECTED PCO IN THE 37th. SO I KNOW ABOUT GOING TO MY NEIGHBORS' HOMES. THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS IN SEATTLE PARKS WE HAVE A THING CALLED WORKPLACE EXPECTATIONS. WE LIKE TO GET BACK TO PEOPLE WITHIN 48 HOURS. AND I WILL MOST CERTAINLY DO THAT. SO THE OLD-TIMERS THAT CALL MY OFFICE -- I WOULD GIVE THEM A TRACKING NUMBER AND WE WOULD GET BACK TO THEM. THAT WOULD BE MY PLAN. AND I WILL TAKE THE REST OF MY TIME , TONY, TO RESPOND TO THE FENTANYL QUESTION. I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED SOMEBODY THAT HAS REASONABLE AND PRAGMATIC. MY SEVEN YEARS OF SERVICE AS A VOLUNTEER ON THE BOARD OF REAL CHANGE ALONG WITH MY TIME ON THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADVISORY COUNCIL BEFORE SPD UNDER CHIEF NORM GAVE ME THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS TO APPROACH IT PRAGMATICALLY AND WITH COMPASSION. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> WERE GOING TO GO ON TO OUR NEXT QUESTION. THAT QUESTION REALLY WAS A GOOD QUESTION FOR Y'ALL. YOU HEARD THE RESPONSE IF IT MADE SENSE TO YOU. IF IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO YOU, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO THAT TOO. I DID SAY I WAS OLD-TIMERS, BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO CALL ME. YOU CAN TEXT ME. TIMES HAVE CHANGED. THAT IS JUST MY FEELING ABOUT IT. I DON'T WANT US OLD-TIMERS TO AUDIT CATEGORIZED INTO, WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHT? BUT I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S ANSWER HERE . YOU ARE STILL GOING TO BE ON THE HOT SEAT FOR THIS NEXT QUESTION. AGAIN, OUR AUDIENCE IS GOING TO HOLD YOU TO THIS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AUDIENCE QUESTIONS IN A LITTLE BIT. THIS IS PRETTY PLAIN AND SIMPLE, MAYBE. MAYBE PRETTY PLAIN AND SIMPLE. HONG, I'M BACK TO YOU AGAIN. MAYBE THIS IS PRETTY PLAIN AND SIMPLE. PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUESTION SO THAT OUR AUDIENCE KNOWS WHEN THEY LEAVE HERE WHAT THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION WAS OR NOT . IT'S UP TO YOU. I'M NOT RUNNING FOR OFFICE. WE DID VOTE THOUGH. THIS IS NOT A VOTE. THIS IS BEING SELECTED. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP CONCERNS AND PRIORITIES FOR DISTRICT TWO? >> IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO CHECK OUT MY MATERIALS, THIS WON'T SEEM SURPRISING TO YOU, BUT IT IS ADVANCING PUBLIC SAFETY, INVESTING IN A THRIVING LOCAL COMMUNITY, ADDRESSING OUR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. I THINK ALL OF THEM FEED INTO EACH OTHER. YOU KNOW, YOU CANNOT THINK ABOUT ANYTHING IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT AND BE COMFORTABLE AND BE SAFE AND NOT WORRY THAT YOUR PERSON OR YOUR PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE ATTACKED OR TAKEN FROM YOU, YOU CANNOT THINK ABOUT THE NEXT THING. IF YOU CANNOT FEEL LIKE YOU CAN GO OUT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BE SAFE, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE TO OPEN UP A SMALL BUSINESS? THE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE OUR DISTRICT AND OUR CITY THE VIBRANT, THRIVING, INTERESTING PLACE THAT IT IS. IF WE TAKE ANY OF THOSE THINGS OUT, WE ARE GOING TO BECOME SOME MIDDLE AMERICA SUBURB WHERE ALL WE HAVE ARE -- WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PANERAS AND WHATEVER. THAT IS YOUR CHOICE. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A KING DONUTS. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE REDWING CAFE. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE . YOU WON'T HAVE THESE HOMEGROWN SMALL BUSINESSES THAT COME FROM THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE BECAUSE WE CANNOT -- WE HAVE TO DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS AT THE SAME TIME. PUBLIC SAFETY. INVESTING IN A THRIVING LOCAL COMMUNITY. ADDRESSING OUR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. >> SAME QUESTION TO YOU , ADONIS. >> THERE IS THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL. IF I GET THE APPOINTMENT , I WILL BE ON THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN . ALSO THE CHAIR OF THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE. SO THAT IS THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL. SPECIFIC TO DISTRICT TWO , 12 AND JACKSON CID. LITTLE SAIGON. TOP OF THE LIST. NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. WHAT I HEAR FROM FOLKS DOWN THERE IN ALL THE MEETINGS I HAVE HAD IS THAT WE COMMENT WE GO. SO A SUSTAINED EFFORT IN CID. LITTLE SAIGON. I WANT TO DO -- WE TALKED ABOUT HIRING POLICE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HERE IN DISTRICT TWO, I WANT TO HOST RECRUITING AND OUTREACH FARES FOR SPD. SO I'M THINKING BACK TO WHEN THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT USED TO COME TO YOUR SCHOOL . IT WAS KIND OF A COOL THING. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE. MAKING RAINIER AVENUE SAFER. PERIOD. IT NEEDS TO BE SAFER. THERE'S THINGS WE CAN DO IN THE FIRST COUPLE MONTHS. PERHAPS STOP PEOPLE FROM CUTTING IN THE CENTER TURN LANE AND SOME OTHER THINGS I THINK WE CAN DO TO MAKE RAINIER AVENUE SAFER . THE FIRST COUPLE MONTHS OF THIS APPOINTMENT. THERE'S ONLY 10 MONTHS TO DO STUFF. I'M THINKING ABOUT THINGS THAT ACTUALLY CAN BE DONE IN THOSE 10 MONTHS. THE OTHER THING BECAUSE THIS IS JUST WHAT I HEAR CONSTANTLY.%I HEAR THIS CONSTANTLY. THAT THE CITY DOES NOT LISTEN TO US. THEY DON'T LISTEN TO US ON A WHOLE NUMBER OF THINGS. SO THIS IS WHY I WANT TO GET THAT RESOLUTION PASSED AND OUTLINED TO A FRAMEWORK FOR HOW THE CITY SHOULD BE ENGAGING WITH US. THE LAST THING, WHICH IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. I'M TRYING TO GIVE KIDS A DIFFERENT PATH. A DIFFERENT PATH. INSTEAD OF A PASSIVE CRIME, A PATH OF SKATEBOARDING. WE'RE GOING TO BREAK GROUND ON THE RAINIER BEACH PARK IN THESE 10 MONTHS. >> I'M SORRY. I GIVE YOU FIVE SECONDS LIKE THAT. OH WELL. YOU HANDLED IT WELL. THADDAEUS , WHAT ARE YOUR TOP CONCERNS AND PRIORITIES FOR DISTRICT TWO ? TELL OUR PUBLIC AUDIENCE HOW YOU ARE GOING TO GET IN. >> OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE COMMUNITY EVERY SINGLE DAY TALKING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TALKING TO LEADERS . TALKING TO SMALL BUSINESSES. TALKING TO PEOPLE JUST WALKING DOWN THE STREET . ASKING THEM, HEY, WHAT'S UP? WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES? HOW ARE YOU FEELING? AND WHAT I HAVE GOTTEN BACK IS THAT PUBLIC SAFETY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND HOMELESSNESS ARE THREE OF THE TOP ISSUES . PART OF ADDRESSING THIS IS LISTENING MORE TO THE COMMUNITY. SHOWING UP . MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN REACH OUT TO THEIR CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND KNOW THAT THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE ACTION. THAT THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING AND RUN WITH IT AND TRY AND IMPROVE THE SITUATION. INVESTING IN CID AND LISTENING TO STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CID. WE KNOW THAT 12 AND JACKSON, 12 AND KING ARE HOTBEDS. IT IS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AND BRINGING TOGETHER COALITIONS TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS AND CONNECTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EACH OTHER. PUBLIC SAFETY IS ONE INVESTING IN POLICE . MAKING SURE WE HAVE MORE POLICE OFFICERS. A FEW YEARS AGO I WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET AT RAINIER AND EDMONDS . NEARLY KILLED IN A DRIVE-BY. 50 SHOTS WENT OUT. AND I WAS VERY THANKFUL THAT POLICE WERE ABLE TO SHOW UP QUICKLY . THAT WE HAD PEOPLE WHO WOULD RUN INTO GUNFIRE TO PROTECT US . WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, IT IS ALSO BRINGING COMMUNITY TOGETHER. I REMEMBER HAVING OFFICER BACK WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. >> AND TIME IS UP. EDDIE ? WHAT ARE YOUR TOP CONCERNS AND PRIORITIES FOR DISTRICT TWO THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH OUR IN STUDIO AUDIENCE AND THOSE WATCHING ACROSS THE SEATTLE CHANNEL AND RAINIER AVENUE RADIO BROADCAST MEDIA NETWORK AND JUST LISTENING ON OUR RADIO NETWORK? TELL US WHAT IT IS. >> THANK YOU, TONY. LIKE MANY OTHERS, PUBLIC SAFETY. 12 AND JACKSON. AT THE SAME TIME , SPEAKING WITH THE CID BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, WE ALSO HAVE TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION . WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO AVOID THE CID. WE WANT PEOPLE TO SHOP AND EAT THERE. PLEASE EVERYBODY GO DOWN THERE AND GO OUT TO EAT. YEAH. HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS ARE TOP PRIORITIES. IT HAS BEEN WHAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE PAST FIVE YEARS WITH THE OFFICE OF HOUSING. AND WITH THE COMP PLAN ON THE AGENDA, THAT IS A HUGE ISSUE. PARTICULARLY FOR THE DISTRICT TWO BECAUSE THEY HAVE A DISPLACEMENT MAP AND DISTRICT 2 IS THE MOST AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT . AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WRONGS OF THE PAST -- THE REDLINING THAT HAS BASICALLY ROBBED OUR D TO THE COMMUNITY OF WEALTH BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES -- WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT AND WE NEED TO GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME AND START TURNING THE CORNER THERE. WE NEED TO ADJUST SEGREGATION IN OUR COMMUNITY. SEGREGATION IS RELATED TO PRIOR PLANNING AND IT IS PLAGUING OUR COMMUNITIES. IT IS ALSO HARMING OUR SCHOOLS. SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO BE A TOP PRIORITY FOR ME. I KNOW IT IS NOT TYPICALLY SOMETHING FOR CITY COUNCIL, BUT WE DO HAVE A FAMILY'S EDUCATION PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY COMING UP THAT FUNDS IMPORTANT WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR PROGRAMS LIKE FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN THAT HONG WORKS WITH AND OTHER SCHOOL STAFF. PRESCHOOLS IN OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE TUITION. >> TIME IS UP. CHUKUNDI , WHAT ARE YOUR TOP CONCERNS AND PRIORITIES FOR DISTRICT TWO ? >> THANK YOU, TONY. I THINK OUR IN STUDIO AUDIENCE ALREADY KNOWS THE BEGINNING MY ANSWER HERE. MY PRIORITIES CAN BE FOUND AT CHUKUNDI .COM. AND THEY ARE THERE CLEARLY OUTLINED. HOWEVER, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM REITERATING THEM RIGHT NOW. PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND ANTI-DISPLACEMENT . ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. THESE ARE MY THREE TOP PRIORITIES . AGAIN, AS I HAVE TALKED ABOUT ALL NIGHT, I HAVE YEARS AND DECADES OF ENGAGING WITH THIS COMMUNITY IN DISTRICT TWO DOING THE WORK AND HEARING FROM THEM. I'M NOT JUST DOING OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT NOW BECAUSE I'M RUNNING AND TRY TO GET IN OFFICE. I ALREADY RAN FOR OFFICE IN 2020. I MOST CERTAINLY MET WITH MANY OF YOU THEN. AND I HAVE CONTINUED THAT WORK. SO WHEN I TALK ABOUT MY TOP PRIORITIES, THEY TRULY COME FROM COMMUNITY . IT IS NOT FROM A SURVEY THAT I RECENTLY DID. IT IS FROM THE WORK OF SITTING IN YOUR LIVING ROOMS, BEING AT THE RALLIES, BEING AT THE COMP PLAN MEETINGS. HOSTING EVENTS AROUND THE COMP PLAN AND THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN. I WAS THERE AS A VOLUNTEER . NOT AS MY CITY JOB . WHEN I TALK ABOUT MY ENGAGEMENT, IT IS OFF THE CLOCK. AND THAT IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT AND WHAT I WILL BRING TO THE TABLE AS A COUNCILMEMBER . THAT PASSION AND DESIRE AND DRIVE THAT YOU AND MANY IN THIS COMMUNITY HAVE SEEN FOR ME IN THE LAST 25 YEARS. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> MARK ? WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS ? >> TOP PRIORITIES . OBVIOUSLY AS HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT, PUBLIC SAFETY. DISPLACEMENT. THAT IS THE AFFORDABILITY . BUILDING GENERATIONAL WEALTH. HAVING THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE HOMES SO THAT GENERATIONAL WEALTH CAN BE BUILT. AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND. THERE WERE SIX SHOOTINGS FROM THE SOUTH END. ONE OF THEM IN SOTO. THAT IS NOT THE TWO ANYMORE. FIVE OF THEM WERE IN THE TWO . SEWER PARK . NORTH BEACON HILL. THAT IS A CONCERN FOR ME. WHEN WE HAVE THAT LEVEL OF GUN VIOLENCE GOING ON . AND IT IS NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING THAT JUST HAVING MORE COPS ON THE STREET IS GOING TO PREVENT . SO WHAT RESOURCES CAN WE TAP INTO THAT WILL BE THOSE VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS? WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT DO THEY NEED AND HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER TO INTERRUPT THIS CYCLE? AND I WILL SAY MORE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT COPS AND FIREFIGHTERS. PUBLIC SAFETY TO ME IS ALSO ABOUT THE VIABILITY OF OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITIES. WHEN WE HAVE THRIVING BUSINESS COMMUNITIES, WE TEND TO HAVE LESS CRIME. SO HOW CAN WE SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES ? THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS I'M LOOKING AT, HOW CAN WE CREATE A FUND ? GO OUT AND FIND THE RESOURCES TO HELP OUR SMALL BUSINESSES BEFORE THEY ENCOUNTER ANY KIND OF PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE . >> THANK YOU. ALL OF YOU. FOR BEING ON THE STAGE. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ASKING A QUESTION , THERE IS A MICROPHONE RIGHT THERE . IN A VERY ORDERLY FASHION , GO AHEAD AND WE CAN LINE UP AS ONE THING OR WE DO HAVE A MICROPHONE. I KNOW THERE MAY BE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO GET UP. I'M NOT SURE HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS YET, BUT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, RAISE YOUR HAND. >> I HAVE A BROKEN FOOT. >> HOLD ON A SECOND. HOLD ON A SECOND. THAT IS ONE PERSON. ANYBODY ELSE , RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS DOWN HERE. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. SO WE GOT YOU. AND THEN THE PERSON WITH THE BROKEN FOOT SPOKE UP . SO WE ARE GOING TO DO THEM. BUT HERE'S A QUESTION FROM OUR COMMUNITY. THAT IS WHY . AND I ALWAYS ASK PEOPLE TO COME DOWN HERE. THIS IS A QUESTION . IS THERE ANY COLUMBIA CITY BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT? OKAY. YEAH. COLUMBIA CITY BUSINESS OWNERS. ON FRIDAY WHEN WE WERE PASSING OUT FLYERS TO LET FOLKS KNOW THIS WAS TAKING PLACE BECAUSE NOBODY KNEW -- IT IS WHAT IT IS. BUSINESSES -- THREE BUSINESSES ASKED BASICALLY THE SAME QUESTION . AND THIS IS THE QUESTION. AND I'M GOING TO START WITH YOU , ADONIS . WHAT WILL YOU DO TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE THOSE IN COLUMBIA CITY THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH ISSUES SUCH AS CRIME, POLICE RESPONSE TIME -- THAT IS A VERY REAL THING -- INCREASED COSTS RELATED TO THE NEW MINIMUM WAGE AND OTHER COSTS . ON FRIDAY WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS MEETING, THREE SMALL BUSINESSES TOLD US THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO CLOSE . YOU WANT ME TO REPEAT THAT? >> I HEARD THREE QUESTIONS IN THERE. >> YEAH. YOU GOT 90 SECONDS TO WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH IT. >> AND YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION? >> I WILL REPEAT IT. >> WHAT WILL YOU DO TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE THOSE IN COLUMBIA CITY RIGHT HERE THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH ISSUES SUCH AS CRIME , POLICE RESPONSE TIME . YOU HEARD ME SAY THAT IS A REAL THING. WE DON'T EVEN CALL THE POLICE. INCREASE COSTS RELATED TO THE NEW MINIMUM WAGE . AND OTHER COSTS. ON FRIDAY, THREE BUSINESSES SAID THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO CLOSE . >> JUST KEEPING BUSINESSES AFLOAT. SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT THAT , IT STARTS WITH ACCESS . ACCESS TO THE BUSINESS. IF CRIME IS AN ISSUE , THEN I DO BELIEVE THAT WE DO NEED AN INCREASED PRESENCE OF POLICE. I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. IN THE CID, THAT IS GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT THAN COLUMBIA CITY. IT'S GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT THAN RAINIER BEACH. ONE OF THE IDEAS WHEN I WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE, I WAS TALKING ABOUT, WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IF COPS GOT OUT OF THEIR CAR AND WALKED A BEAT AND JUST WALKED A BEAT AND GOT TO KNOW THE BUSINESSES. GOT TO KNOW THE PEOPLE. TALK TO PEOPLE. SO THEY ARE WALKING THE BEAT. WHAT THIS DOES IS IT CUTS DOWN ON THINGS LIKE BURGLARIES AND WHATNOT . SO THAT IS ONE WAY I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WAY . IN TERMS OF THE INCREASED COST OF BUSINESS, MY UNDERSTANDING THAT INSURANCE IS GOING UP. INSURANCE IS GOING UP BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. SO THERE'S BUSINESSES IN BALLARD. THERE'S BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN. THIS BUSINESSES IN THE SOUTH AND WHERE INSURANCE IS JUST SKYROCKETING. IT IS SKYROCKETING BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO ENSURE THESE BUSINESSES BECAUSE CRIME IS SO BAD. AND SO I THINK WE CAN START WITH THE PLACE OF PUBLIC SAFETY. INCREASED PRESENCE OF POLICE ON THE GROUND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WALKING THE BEAT. >> THANK YOU. THADDAEUS, SAME QUESTION. YOU WANT ME TO REPEAT IT? >> YES, PLEASE. >> WHAT WE DO TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE THOSE IN COLUMBIA CITY A STRUGGLING WITH ISSUES SUCH AS CRIME, POLICE RESPONSE , INCREASED COST RELATED TO THE NEW MINIMUM WAGE -- THREE BUSINESSES SAID THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN ON FRIDAY. THEY SHARED THAT INFO. >> ABSOLUTELY. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY RANGING FROM THE TOP OF THE TWO . CID , DOWN TO RAINIER BEACH AND ALL THROUGHOUT, INCLUDING HERE IN COLUMBIA CITY. IT IS AS ADONIS SAID , ABOUT BRINGING POLICE ONTO THE BEAT . AS TALKING ABOUT INSURANCE , I TALKED TO SOMEONE WHO'S INSURANCE WENT UP 40%. I TALKED TO ANOTHER BUSINESS OWNER WHO WAS REFUSED INSURANCE. CANNOT EVEN GET INSURANCE. AND SO WHEN, SAY, YOUR WINDOW GETS BUSTED IN , THESE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE HAVING TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET . SO IT IS BRINGING MORE POLICE IN. BUT IT IS ALSO BRINGING MORE PEOPLE TO THE STREET. WE CAN ACHIEVE THIS USING THE COMP PLAN USING PROCESSES THAT INCREASE DENSITY. PROCESSES THAT BRING MORE PLAYERS TO THE TABLE TO FREQUENT THESE BUSINESSES. LIVING IN OTHELLO, WE SEE A BUNCH OF DEVELOPMENT GOING ON, INCLUDING THE NEW DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NEAR THAT STATION. I'VE TALKED TO SMALL BUSINESSES AROUND THEIR. THEY ARE SEEING INCREASED NUMBERS OF PEOPLE COMING IN. SO WE NEED TO BUILD AROUND SMALL BUSINESSES. PLAN OUR CITIES TO NOT ONLY CREATE MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS , WHICH HAVE MORE SPACES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. RENT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT CHEAPER. BUT ALSO BRINGING PEOPLE IN TO GO -- >> AND THAT IS TIME. EDDIE CONNECT YOU WANT ME TO REPEAT THE QUESTION OR ARE YOU GOOD? >> I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I SUPPORT OUR WORKERS. OUR MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS . THEY ARE STRUGGLING AS WELL. THE HARD PART -- WHAT WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH IS THAT EVEN AT HOME WAGE , YOU STILL CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE HERE IN SEATTLE. SO WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS , WHICH ULTIMATELY WILL SUPPORT OUR WORKERS IN OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. WE ARE DEALING WITH A LOT OF INTERSECTIONAL ISSUES HERE . ABSOLUTELY PUBLIC SAFETY IS A KEY ONE. YOU KNOW, THE BROKEN WINDOWS PROGRAM . I HEARD IT DOES NOT PAY THE FULL COST , ESPECIALLY IN HISTORIC DISTRICT OF CHINATOWN . I WOULD LOVE TO SUPPORT BROADER EXEMPTIONS OR WAYS TO CUT REGULATIONS AND TAXES FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. IT IS NOT JUST THE TAXES THEY PAY BUT THEY ALSO HAVE TO HIRE AN ACCOUNTANT, HIRE A LAWYER TO FIGURE THIS STUFF OUT. THAT MIGHT BE A LOT MORE THAN THE TAXES THEY END UP PAYING. FINALLY, I JUST THINK WE COULD BE CHEERLEADERS FOR OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. WE'VE GOT TO SHOP AND EAT LOCAL. NOT JUST IN CHINATOWN. COME ON DOWN TO COLUMBIA CITY. SHOP AND EAT LOCAL. THANK YOU. >> CHUKUNDI , WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE THE QUESTION REPEATED? >> ALWAYS. PLEASE REPEAT THE QUESTION. >> I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T HEAR. >> PLEASE REPEAT THE QUESTION. >> WHAT WILL YOU DO TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE COLUMBIA CITY THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH ISSUES LIKE CRIME, POLICE RESPONSE TIME, INCREASED COSTS RELATED TO THE NEW MINIMUM WAGE. TALK TO THREE BUSINESSES ON FRIDAY WHEN WE WERE PASSING OUT THIS INFORMATION THAT SAID THEY MAY HAVE TO CLOSE. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR REPEATING THE QUESTION, TONY. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS MY EXPERIENCE COMES FROM SOMETHING I REALLY DO . IT IS NOT ASPIRATIONAL. I AM A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ESQUIRE CLUB RIGHT HERE . I GO TO THE EXECUTIVE MEETINGS. OUR WINDOWS HAVE BEEN BROKEN, SO I STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH COLUMBIA CITY BUSINESSES BECAUSE I AM ONE. THAT IS WHY I RAISED MY HAND. SO WHAT I WOULD DO FOR OUR BUSINESSES HERE IN COLUMBIA CITY AND BEYOND IS OF COURSE WORK WITH SPD TO LOOK AT WAYS WE CAN IMPROVE SAFETY AROUND THESE FACILITIES . BETTER LIGHTING. MORE CAMERAS AND THE LIKE. I WOULD ALSO WORK WITH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE UNDERUTILIZED PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW WHERE BUSINESSES CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE. THE OTHER THING IS I WOULD WORK WITH THE LOCAL BUSINESSES COLLECTIVELY. USING GROUPS SUCH AS THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE CAN GET ONE OF THE TOP 10 THINGS. TOP FIVE THINGS. GROUPS LIKE THE WASHINGTON HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION, WHICH I KNOW THAT MANY MEMBERS IN THE BUSINESSES HERE IN COLUMBIA CITY ARE A MEMBER OF THAT. SO THAT IS WHAT I WOULD DO IN RESPONSE TO THAT QUESTION, TONY. I'LL USE THE REMAINDER OF MY 20 SECONDS TO REALLY TALK ABOUT MY RESPONSE IN STANDING WITH THE VICTIMS IN OUR DISTRICT WHEN CRIME IS HIT HOME AND MURDER IS HIT HOME. I WAS THERE AT CONNOR'S HOUSE WHEN HE WAS MURDERED THAT NIGHT BEFORE. I STOOD WITH HIS PARENTS AND GALVANIZED OUR COMMUNITY AROUND THAT. AND I ORGANIZED A RALLY WHEN A MOM WAS KILLED LAST YEAR. I BROUGHT 500 PEOPLE OUT. COMPASSION. >> MARK ? WOULD YOU LIKE THE QUESTION REPEATED OR ARE YOU GET ? >> NO. I GET IT. BECAUSE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THE COLUMBIA CITY BUSINESSES ARE FEELING. AND I WAS ACTUALLY AT THE COLUMBIA CITY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MEETING THIS MORNING , AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT THEY HAD. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE COLUMBIA CITY BIA . I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS FROM RAINIER ABC. WE SPECIFICALLY TALK THIS MORNING ABOUT OFFICERS GETTING OUT OF THEIR CARS AND BEING IN THE COMMUNITY MORE . BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO FACE THE REALITY THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE OFFICERS TO DO THAT PROACTIVE WORK BECAUSE OUR NUMBERS ARE DOWN. NOW, WE ARE BRINGING MORE OFFICERS IN. WE'RE GETTING MORE SLOTS IN THE ACADEMY TO BRING MORE OFFICERS ON BOARD. BUT FROM THE TIME SOMEBODY APPLIES TO THE TIME TO BECOME A USEFUL OFFER -- OFFICER CAN BE UP TO TWO YEARS. THAT IS A REALITY WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE. WHAT CAN BE DONE IS CHUKUNDI MENTIONED. I HAVE DONE THAT WITH A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES IN COLUMBIA CITY. GOING AND TALKING TO THE FOLKS ABOUT PERSONAL SAFETY. TALKING AT PCC ABOUT THE ROBBERIES THAT HAVE HAPPENED ON THE EVAN STREET CORRIDOR AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO BETTER SAFEGUARD THEMSELVES. SO IT IS NOT JUST A MATTER OF WHAT WE DO AFTER THE FACT. IT DOES GET BACK TO WHAT WE CAN DO BEFORE THE FACT. WHAT CAN WE DO TO ASSIST THOSE BUSINESSES TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING VICTIMS OF CRIME IN THE FIRST PLACE? >> DO WE HAVE A MICROPHONE FOR THAT PERSON IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM WHO BROKE THEIR FOOT? >> I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE IN MY HAND. >> OKAY. I'M SORRY. I DID IT AGAIN. HONG. GET MY ATTENTION. >> YOU ARE GOING TO SKIP ME FOR MY FAVORITE QUESTION OF THE NIGHT SO FAR BECAUSE I GET TO TALK ABOUT WHEN MY FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. I GOT IT. I TOLD YOU I GET TO TALK ABOUT HER. MY MOM. IF IT GETS ME TO ANSWER THE QUESTION OF WHY I AM UP HERE. I THINK ABOUT HER. SHE POURS SO MUCH INTO OUR SMALL BUSINESS. AND IT IS NOT JUST A TRANSACTIONAL THING FOR HER. IT IS OUR WAY OF LIFE. IT IS AN EXTENSION. IT IS OUR HOPE. IT IS OUR DREAM. FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS A QUESTION IS AMAZING BECAUSE, YES, WE DEAL WITH CRIME. YES, WE DEAL WITH INCREASED COSTS AND WAGES. WE WANT TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH US AND WE WANT THEM TO BE NOT A STARBUCKS EMPLOYEE WHEN THEY CAN COME WORK WITH US. BUT WE NEED SUPPORT FROM THE CITY FOR THAT. WE DO NEED MEMBERS OF THE POLICE FORCE TO COME AND WALK IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SO THAT PEOPLE SEE THAT THERE IS SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WE WANT TO LOOK AT THINGS LIKE TECHNOLOGY ACCESS AND TRAINING. I'M TRYING TO TEACH HER ALL THE TIME HOW TO USE OUR POS SYSTEM . IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD GET RESOURCES FROM THE CITY TO DO THAT. WE WANT TO MAKE IT EASY FOR OUR CUSTOMERS TO COME TO US . THAT IS ON THE ROADS. THAT IS THE SIDEWALKS. THAT IS TRANSIT. WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO PARK AND DO THEIR BUSINESS AND GET ON WITH THEIR DAY. WE WANT THE CITY TO CONTINUE INVESTING TOOLS LIKE THE TI FUND, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM AND INVEST AND GROW OUR BUSINESS. WE WANT SOMETHING THAT IS CRAZY AND MAYBE OUT THERE BUT IT IS LIKE HEALTHCARE. WE CANNOT COMPETE WITH STARBUCKS. IF THERE IS SOME KIND OF HEALTHCARE MARKETPLACE THAT WE ARE SMALL BUSINESSES CAN JOIN INTO, WE CAN BECOME COMPETITIVE. >> AND TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. NOW WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THIS PART OF IT. I'M JUST GOING TO ASK EVERYONE, PLEASE BE CIVIL . I THINK THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN CIVIL UP HERE ON THIS STAGE IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS. YOU ARE GOING TO GET, LIKE , 10 SECONDS TO ASK A QUESTION. IF YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE CONTEXT, I'M GOING TO SAY, TAKE THE MICROPHONE AND GIVE IT TO THE NEXT PERSON. THIS IS CALLED GIVING YOU SOME TIME TO FORMULATE THE QUESTION. THAT IS WHAT I'M DOING NOW. THE ANSWER IS GOING TO BE ABOUT 30 SECONDS BECAUSE I WANT TO GET AS MANY QUESTIONS AS WE CAN IN. ASK THE QUESTION IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS. IF YOU START TELLING ME ABOUT YOUR CIRCUMSTANCE, I'M GOING TO SAY, TAKE THE MICROPHONE BACK SO WE CAN GO TO SOMEBODY ELSE. DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THAT? OKAY. FIRST QUESTION. THE PERSON WITH THE BROKEN FOOT IN THE BACK. PLEASE SAY YOUR NAME. >> THE PERSON WITH THE BROKEN FOOT IS YOUR GODMOTHER. THIS IS DON MASON. I AM A FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE . I CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU . >>, THE QUESTION. >> MOST LIKELY THE PERSON IN THE ROOM -- I AM AN ELDER OF DISTINCTION. I KNOW FOUR OF YOU. THREE, AND MY GODSON. >> THE QUESTION. >> I WANT TO KNOW THIS . DO YOU REALLY -- HOW DO YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND BEING A COUNCILMEMBER? MOST OF THE ANSWERS YOU HAVE GIVEN SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE RUNNING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. HOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT A CITY COUNCIL PERSON DOES? >> HONG, HOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND BEING A COUNCILPERSON? >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE STAFF WHO ARE THE POLICY EXPERTS. MY ROLE IS TO BE YOUR BRIDGE. SHOW UP. LISTEN TO YOU. UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE. TAKE IT BACK TO THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW POLICY AND WORK TOWARD A SOLUTION WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. >> ALL RIGHT. ADONIS. >> TRANSPORTATION ADVISER IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. I WORK WITH THE COUNCIL EVERY DAY AND CENTRAL STAFF EVERY DAY SO I'VE GOT A GOOD SENSE OF THE WORK THEY DO , HOW WE SET AGENDAS AND WORK WITH THEM AND THE DAY TODAY OF BEING A COUNCILMEMBER. YEAH. >> ALL RIGHT. THADDAEUS. >> I WORKED WITH CITY COUNCILMEMBERS NOT ONLY IN SEATTLE BUT ACROSS THE REGION. I LEARNED ABOUT HOW THEY ADDRESS PROBLEMS . WHEN TO USE STAFF, HOW TO GET INTO THE PUBLIC AND HEAR FROM STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS ISSUES AND WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT. >> EDDIE. >> WORKING IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WE WORK WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF REGULARLY. I HAVE WORKED ON LEGISLATION, DRAFTED LEGISLATION, AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH CURRENT COUNCILMEMBERS. >> CHUKUNDI . >> I SEE MYSELF AT THE INTERSECTION AUDI OF POLICY AND GOVERNMENT AND ALSO COMMUNITY. MOST CERTAINLY WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE OFFICE WHO KNOW POLICY AND ARE EXPERTS. FOLKS THAT CAN HELP YOU DRAFT LEGISLATION . BUT MY JOB IS TO BE ABLE TO REALLY CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY AND SEE WHEN WE ARE GOING TO FOLLOW THE POLICY AND WHEN WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE POLICY. >> MARK. >> I SEE THE PRIMARY JOB OF A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER NOT JUST LEGISLATING. IT IS LISTENING. IT IS BEING A SERVANT TO THE COMMUNITY. SO THAT IS WHAT I SEE THE PRIMARY THING. YEAH. WE CAN DO THE POLICY THING. WE CAN DO THE IMPLEMENTATION THING. WE CAN DO THE PROBLEM-SOLVING THING. BUT AM I REALLY LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY? ARE PEOPLE BEING HEARD? DO PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HEARD AND THEIR CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED? FOR ME, IT IS ABOUT SERVICE . >> WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THE NEXT QUESTION HERE. SORRY, DON. Y'ALL KNOW IF I'M WILLING TO INTERRUPT MY GODMOTHER, I'M SERIOUS ABOUT THIS. IT IS NOT PERSONAL. NEXT QUESTION. I KNOW THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS OVER HERE. I'M GOING TO TRY AND REMEMBER. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THIS QUESTION FIRST AND ANSWER THE QUESTION IN 10 SECONDS. ASK THE QUESTION IN 10 SECONDS. >> HOW SURE ARE YOU TO BE MORE THAN THE LAST 10 COUNTY PEOPLE ON THE BOARD TO THE PEOPLE ? >> I'M NOT SURE . >> HOW SURE ARE YOU GOING TO BE MORE POSITIVE FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAN THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD BEFORE. >> MARK, WE WILL START WITH YOU. >> AGAIN, IT IS LISTENING. IT IS SHOWING UP. IT IS BEING RESPONSIVE. JUST THAT SIMPLE. BEING OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. >> HONG. >> I'M SORRY. >> YEAH. WHAT SHE SAID. >> I WILL JUST DRAW FROM TWO EXPERIENCES . MY EXPERIENCE IN LIFE AS AN IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE, AND ONE IS A NONPROFIT PERSON. YOU CANNOT MAKE IT IN THIS WORLD AS AN IMMIGRANT OR REFUGEE OR A NONPROFIT PERSON WITHOUT HAVING HOPE THAT THE WORLD CAN BE BETTER AND THAT YOU CAN BRING PEOPLE ALONG TO ACHIEVE THAT VISION. AND THAT IS WHO I AM. >> ADONIS. >> SHOWING UP AND DEALING WITH THE ISSUES THAT PEOPLE IN DISTRICT TWO ARE DEALING WITH. SO THAT IS THE CAD , LITTLE SAIGON, RAINIER AVENUE, MLK . DEALING WITH THOSE ISSUES TO MAKE THOSE PLACES SAFER. I KEEP HEARING IT. I KEEP HEARING IT. BUT THE CITY DOES NOT LISTEN. SO BY LISTENING -- BY GETTING THIS RESOLUTION PASSED THAT OUTLINES THE FRAMEWORK FOR HOW THE CITY SHOULD BE ENGAGING WITH THIS COMMUNITY -- THAT IS ONE WAY TO DEFINITELY SHOW. >> TIME IS UP. THADDAEUS. >> IT IS SHOWING UP. IT IS LISTENING. IT IS BEING PROACTIVE AND SHOWING UP EVEN WHEN PEOPLE DON'T ASK YOU TO BE THERE SO YOU'RE ABLE TO HEAR MORE DIVERSE VOICES IN THE COMMUNITY. IT IS TALKING TO GROUPS YOU MAY DISAGREE WITH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR POINT OF VIEW SO YOU CAN INTEGRATE IDEAS AND DISCUSS . AND IT IS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER. BUILDING BROAD COALITIONS BECAUSE THE ISSUES THAT ARE IN FRONT OF US . >> TIME IS UP. EDDIE, SAME ANSWER . >> I THINK IT IS ABOUT HARD WORK . BEING HUMBLE. SHOWING UP . NOT BEING IDEOLOGICAL. BEING A PRACTICAL PROBLEM SOLVER . LISTENING TO YOU. THIS COMMUNITY IS AMAZING. THIS COMMUNITY HAS THE RIGHT IDEAS. I WANT TO UPLIFT YOUR IDEAS. >> CHUKUNDI . >> I PLAN ON USING MY 28 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A CITY EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH MY MANY DECADES OF BEING A COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER AND AN ELECTED PCO. THAT COMBINATION OF KNOWING HOW TO WORK IN THE CITY AND ALSO WORK AND LISTEN TO PROVEN DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO LISTEN AND WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY AS I HAVE DONE. THAT IS GOING TO PREPARE ME TO MAKE SURE THAT I AVOID THE PITFALLS OF MY PREDECESSORS. >> THANK YOU. MARK. >> YOU WANT ME TO GO AGAIN? >> OH, MARK. YOU STARTED. OKAY. WAS EVERYBODY GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY? THERE IS A PERSON RIGHT THERE . THERE'S THREE PEOPLE RIGHT THERE. GET THEM AND LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET THROUGH THEM REALLY QUICKLY. GET THIS PERSON RIGHT HERE AND GIVE THEM THE MICROPHONE. LET THEM GET THEIR QUESTION. MAKE YOUR QUESTION CONCISE AND QUICK. WE WILL DO THESE THREE RIGHT HERE REALLY QUICKLY. GO AHEAD. SAY YOUR NAME. >> KIERSTEN. THE TWO IS AN AREA OF HIGH PRIORITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION, HEAT, AND NOISE POLLUTION. HOW WILL YOU PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH OF YOUR ENVIRONMENT AND YOUR COMMUNITY THROUGH YOUR TIME ON COUNCIL? >> REALLY QUICKLY, HONG. >> IT IS BY WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THERE ARE FOLKS ALREADY DOING THIS WORK. THE NAME THAT COMES TO MIND IS MARIA UP ON BEACON HILL. FOLKS ARE RIGHT THERE UNDERNEATH THE FLIGHT PATH. THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WORK. SO THAT IS WHO I WOULD TURN TO. THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. >> ADONIS. >> GOING BACK TO KIDS. KIDS, KIDS, KIDS. I'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE PLACING THIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ARE WE PUTTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING RIGHT ON ARTERIAL? WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THIS, THAT IS AIR POLLUTION FOR CHILDREN. THAT IS WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF, IS THIS GOING TO WORK FOR KIDS? WHERE DO KIDS GET TO PLAY? WHERE DO KIDS GET TO DO THE THINGS THEY WANT TO DO? IF WE ARE PUTTING THEM RIGHT ON AN ARTERIAL, THAT CANNOT BE HEALTHY FOR ANYBODY. >> THANK YOU. THADDAEUS . >> YEAH. IT IS ABOUT USING THE COMP AND USING OUR LATEST STRATEGIES TO ENSURE THAT AS WE ARE BUILDING DENSITY , WE ARE MAKING SURE TO INVEST IN TREES AND GREENERY THAT HELPS KEEP OUR AIR CLEAN . THE LEGACY OF THE SOUTH AND IS THIS BEING BUILT IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA. THIS BEING A FORMER LANDFILL. AND SO MAKING SURE THAT YOU REMEDIATE AND WORK WITH PARTNERS . >> TIME IS UP. EDDIE. >> YEAH. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE HONG PLAN. WE ARE IN A CLIMATE CRISIS. WE SEE IT IN CALIFORNIA. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE REFUGEES COMING HERE . WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A WORLD-CLASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. OUR ROADS ARE NOT GOING TO GET ANY BIGGER. WE NEED TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE USING THEM. SO THAT IS HOW WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF OUR ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION. >> CHUKUNDI . >> AGAIN, AS I HAVE ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION, I HAVE A DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO WORK IN THIS AREA. I HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR A LONG TIME. AS A VOLUNTEER, I WOULD CONTINUE MY WORK WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON'S NATURE LAB WHERE I SERVE ON THE ADVISORY COUNCIL THERE. I WILL BRING THOSE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES OF LEADERS AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE TO BE HERE AT THE CITY. AND AS A MEMBER OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WHERE I HAVE WORKED IN THE GREEN SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP FOR 20 YEARS AROUND REFORESTING DISTRICT TWO AND THE REST OF THE CITY, I HAVE AN INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO BRING TREES TO OUR DISTRICT. >> MARK? >> I'M GLAD THEY MENTIONED MARIA AND THE BEACON HILL COUNCIL BECAUSE I ALSO SIT ON THE BEACON HILL COUNCIL. SPECIAL CONCERN FOR US BECAUSE IT IS IMPACTING THE HEALTH OF OUR NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY OUR ELDER NEIGHBORS. INCREASING THE TREE CANOPY IS ONE WAY WE CAN DO IT. PRESERVING OPEN SPACE IS ANOTHER WAY. THE COUNCIL WAS ABLE TO GET A BLOCK DEDICATED TO A PARK SPACE AT 17th AND WALKER. WE FOUGHT HARD. >> I'M SORRY. I AM SMASHED. THE PUBLIC FORM WASN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO INCLUDE QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY NECESSARY. WE WILL GET THIS GENTLEMAN IN FRONT BECAUSE HE HAD HIS HAND UP AND MAKE YOUR QUESTION REALLY QUICK. PLEASE ANSWER IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS. >> MY NAME IS DAVID. I WAS WONDERING, WHAT INITIATIVE TO BRING KINDNESS AND NEIGHBOR TO THE COLUMBIA CITY NEIGHBORHOOD. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY PROJECTS? >> THAT IS THE QUESTION . WHAT IS THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION? WE WILL START WITH YOU, ADONIS. >> WHAT I HAVE FOUND WORKS IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS IS JUST ACTIVATING SPACES. CREATING SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY MUSIC , CREATE ART, DO ALL THE REALLY FUN THINGS THAT PEOPLE DO . WORKING IN THE D.O.T., WE HAVE A LOT . WE WORK WITH A LOT OF COMMUNITIES TO CREATE THESE SPACES. WHETHER THAT IS STREET EATERIES OR TEMPORARY CLOSURES OF SIDE STREETS TO HAVE BANDS PLAY. JUST REALLY ACTIVATING AND CELEBRATING THE COMMUNITY. >> THADDAEUS. >> PART OF IT IS BY LEADING BY EXAMPLE. BEING KIND TO YOURSELF. ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SHOWING UP AND LISTENING. IT IS CREATING SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT. IT IS TALKING TO PEOPLE IN CULTURE . GETTING MORE EVENTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN LISTEN TO MUSIC . THIS IS THE STAGE WHERE JIMI HENDRIX AND QUINCY JONES. LET THAT MORE AND THAT. SEATTLE HAS RICH ART HISTORY. LET'S CAPITALIZE ON IT. >> THANK YOU. EDDIE. >> I AGREE. WE NEED MORE ART. ONE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS LEAD BY EXAMPLE. WE ARE IN SUCH A DIVISIVE TIME AND IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE FEDS. WHAT WE CAN DO IS COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AND TO NOT BE IDEOLOGICAL. TO ME PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AT. TO NOT TAKE THINGS PERSONALLY AND TO REALLY LISTEN TO THESE HARD CONVERSATIONS. >> THANK YOU, TONY. THE PROJECTS HE SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT PROJECTS I'M WORKING ON. I HAD AN AMAZING NIGHT OUT WITH MY NEIGHBORS ON MY BLOCK. I WANT TO BRING THAT BACK WHERE IT IS NOT JUST AN SPD THING. IT IS A CITY THING. I WANT TO GET NEIGHBORS INVOLVED IN THE ONE SEATTLE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT. WE DID. I HAVE BEEN THERE EVERY YEAR DOING THOSE. THE OTHER THING ON A PERSONAL LEVEL I HAVE BEEN LEADING HEALTH WALKS AT STEWART PARK AS A VOLUNTEER ONCE AGAIN. AND THEN I WOULD BRING BACK COMMUNITY MEETINGS. HAVING ROUTINE COMMUNITY MEETINGS RIGHT HERE. >> THE QUESTION WAS , WHAT ARE MY IDEAS TO BRING KINDNESS TO COLUMBIA CITY? >> THIS IS COUNTING INTO YOUR TIME TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. 15 SECONDS. >> I WILL BE ASKING YOU THAT. I'M NOT GOING TO COME INTO YOUR COMMUNITY AND SAY, HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO FOR YOU OR HERE IS MY IDEAS FOR YOU. I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU AS TO WHAT YOUR IDEAS ARE AND HOW CAN I PARTNER WITH YOU TO MAKE IT HAPPEN . >> Z, I KNOW YOU HAVE HAD PEOPLE. ONE MORE QUESTION IS ALL WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TIME FOR. WEIGHT . HONG. AGAIN, I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD, HONG. >> WITH ONLY 30 SECONDS TO ANSWER, I WILL JUST SAY, SWEET FRIED DOUGH. KING DONUTS. WE PARTNER WITH A VARIETY OF LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THEY INCLUDE THE ABC BICYCLE CLUB. BIKE WORKS. THE TENNIS CLUB. NATIONAL MENTORSHIP MONTHS. WE GAVE DUNLAP 100 DONUTS . >> TIME IS UP. I MADE A DECISION. SINCE WE STARTED A LITTLE LATE, I HOPE EVERYBODY'S NOT MAD AT ME. I'M GOING A LITTLE BIT EXTRA. ONE QUESTION OVER HERE. ASK THE QUESTION. >> HEY. MY NAME IS CLIFF. IF YOU WERE ON COUNCIL IN THE LAST YEAR AND YOU PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT THE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES PILOT, WOULD YOU HAVE SUPPORTED THE -- THAT ? YES, NO, AND IF NOT, WHY NOT? >> THADDAEUS. >> I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS AFTERWARD. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. >> ALL RIGHT. EDDIE. >> I BELIEVE THE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES IS MORALES' ZONING PROPOSAL THAT WOULD SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH COMMUNITY-BASED FACES. AND YES, I WOULD SUPPORT IT. >> YES. I WOULD SUPPORT THAT. AND I WAS AT THE MEETING. I HOSTED A MEETING IN MARCH OF LAST MONTH OR LAST YEAR WITH OUNCE MEMBER MORALES. I WAS THERE SUPPORTING THAT WITH THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. SO, YES. I HAVE DONE THE WORK, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK. >> YES. HERE WE GO. HONG. >> YES. I WAS REALLY INSPIRED TO SEE ONE OF THE FIRST BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM BEING MARJORIE. AS A■ SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, RENT IS A BIG PART OF OUR COST STRUCTURE. NOT AS MUCH IS LABOR, BUT IT IS. AND SO I WAS INSPIRED TO SEE THAT THE CITY IS INVESTING IN THE STABILITY AND EMPOWERMENT . >> MISSED YOU LAST TIME. >> APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> ADONIS. >> THAT IS WHEN I HAVE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. SO MANY QUESTIONS. I'M GLAD WE DID GET. HOW ABOUT A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR CANDIDATES? >> [ APPLAUSE ]. >> THAT WAS COOL , BUT THIS IS HARD WORK. THIS IS NOT AN ELECTIVE PROCESS. SO I APPRECIATE WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING. LET'S SERIOUSLY GIVE THEM A BIG COLUMBIA CITY ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU FOR RUNNING. THANK YOU FOR RUNNING. DON'T BE MAD AT ME BECAUSE I CUT SOME OUT HERE. SO EVERYBODY IS GOING TO GET 60 SECONDS. 60 FOR CLOSING STATEMENTS. I'M GOING TO BE HARD ON THAT BECAUSE WE ARE A LITTLE OVERTIME. 60 SECONDS FOR CLOSING STATEMENTS. I'M GOING TO GO IN REVERSE ORDER. MARK, I'M GOING TO START WITH YOU. CLOSING STATEMENT. 60 SECONDS. >> OKAY. I DO APPRECIATE EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY. I HAVE SAID IN THE PAST THAT D2 IS MY HOME AND I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF MY HOME. THE PEOPLE OF THE TWO ARE MY FAMILY AND I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY. I KNOW THIS COMMUNITY ON A GRANULAR LEVEL. I HAVE BEEN AT EVERY INCH OF THIS COMMUNITY. AS I HAVE MENTIONED BEFORE, I HAVE BEEN IN MANY OF OUR PEOPLE'S HOMES. SO I KNOW THE CONCERNS. LIKE MANY OTHERS, I KNOW HOW TO WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES, OTHER AGENCIES , WHETHER CITY, COUNTY, OR COMMUNITY-BASED TO AFFECT POSITIVE, IMPACTFUL CHANGE . AND THAT IS WHAT I PLEDGE TO DO AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE ON CITY COUNCIL. >> 15 SECONDS. >> TO WORK FOR YOU, TO ADVOCATE FOR YOU, TO LISTEN AND SERVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. CHUKUNDI . >> STARTING MY OWN CLOCK. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY COMING OUT AGAIN. ANY QUESTION YOU DID NOT GET ANSWERED FROM ME SPECIFICALLY TONIGHT YOU CAN GO TO MY WEBSITE AND SEND ME AN EMAIL FROM THERE AND I WILL RESPOND TO YOU . OKAY? I'M VERY ACCESSIBLE ON ALL PLATFORMS. THAT BEING SAID, I REALLY WANT TO -- I DON'T HAVE TO DREAM SELL HERE. I HAVE BEEN DOING THE WORK AND I WILL TAKE THAT AND EXTRAPOLATE IT IN THE ROLE OF COUNCILMEMBER. OKAY? AND SO MY WORK AND EVERYTHING REALLY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. BUT I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK FOR MYSELF RIGHT NOW . SO I HAVE ABOUT 20 SECONDS LEFT. ALL I WOULD SAY IS THAT WHILE WE MOST CERTAINLY ALL HAVE AMAZING JOBS AND WE DO OUR WORK AND WE ARE VERY CAPABLE PEOPLE, WHAT YOU DO AWAY FROM WORK ON YOUR SPARE TIME AS A VOLUNTEER REALLY DEFINES YOUR PASSION AND COMMITMENT TO THIS DISTRICT , AND MINE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF . >> TIME IS UP. THANK YOU, CHUKUNDI . 60 SECONDS. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT REALLY WARMS MY HEART TO HEAR EVERYBODY ELSE SPEAKING ABOUT THE TWO. IT IS MY HOME. IT IS YOUR HOME. IT IS WORTH PROTECTING. WE HAVE GOT BIG CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US. WE ARE A RAPIDLY GROWING CITY. SO HOW DO WE GROW? PROTECTING OUR IDENTITY. HOW DO WE GROW WHILE ALLOWING OUR ELDERS TO AGE IN PLACE? HOW DO WE GROW WHILE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTH? IT IS AN ENORMOUS RESPONSIBILITY. I WOULD WORK NIGHT AND DAY TO REPRESENT YOUR INTERESTS. ONE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION IS IF APPOINTED I WOULD RUN FOR ELECTION IN NOVEMBER FOR A COUPLE REASONS. ONE, BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOU. AND I BELIEVE RUNNING HOLDS ME ACCOUNTABLE. AND I WANT TO MAKE THAT LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO YOU TO REALLY ABSOLVING OUR MOST COMPLEX AND INTERSECTIONAL PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND THADDAEUS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING INVOLVED IN THIS POLITICAL PROCESS . YOUR ENGAGEMENT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS POSITION. IT PRESENTS ITS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. OPPORTUNITIES TO DRASTICALLY CHANGE SEATTLE. TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING . TO HELP ALLOW TEACHERS , EMTSS, FIREFIGHTERS , BARISTAS -- EVERYONE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE -- THE CHANCE TO LIVE IN SEATTLE. I HAVE TOO MANY FRIENDS WHO HAVE LEFT. BRILLIANT PEOPLE WHO WOULD HELP THE CITY BE A BETTER PLACE TO LEAVE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD IT. >> 15 SECONDS. >> I WANT TO WORK TOGETHER AND BUILD BROAD COLLISIONS. I LEARNED AS A YOUNG GET ABOUT THE POWER OF BRINGING PEOPLE TO POWER AND JUST DISCUSSING AND TALKING ABOUT HOW TO MAKE SEATTLE A BETTER PLACE. THANK YOU. >> ADONIS, 60 SECONDS. >> I'M JUST HUMBLED AND GRATEFUL TO BE SITTING ON THE STAGE WITH MY FAMILY HERE. GREW UP ON BEACON HILL. I MET MY WIFE AT MERCY MIDDLE SCHOOL. I PLAYED GOLF AT JEFFERSON PARK. I WAS A BALLBOY FOR THE SEATTLE SUPERSONICS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. I WENT TO U DUB AND WORKED AT THE CITY AND DID A LOT OF GREAT THINGS AT THE CITY. A LOT OF THE PROJECTS YOU SEE AROUND HERE PROJECTS GETTING BILLED. TO BE SITTING ON THE STAGE WITH ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR HOW TO SERVE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD I GREW UP ON -- IN IS KIND OF WILD. I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AND IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. THANK YOU. >> AND HONG. >> I SHARE ADONIS' SENTIMENT THAT THIS IS WILD TO BE UP HERE. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO IS HERE TONIGHT. PEOPLE WHO ARE TUNING IN ON LIVE STREAM. PEOPLE WATCHING THE RECORDING A LITTLE BIT LATER. IT IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT WE TAKE THE TIME TO BE INFORMED AND ENGAGED. AND SO I THINK MY MOTHER, WHO IS OVER THERE, MY HUSBAND WHO IS OVER THERE, MY FRIEND JEFFREY, ANDREA, HER HUSBAND, DARRELL, OTHER FOLKS IN THE CROWD . THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. JUST A FRIENDLY FACE. I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BRING MY EXPERIENCE -- MY LIVED EXPERIENCE AS AN IMMIGRANT AS AN ASIAN AMERICAN, A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, A NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICE WORKER, AND THE SERVICE THAT I HAVE GIVEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT I HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS. >> 15 SECONDS. >> IS A LONGTIME VOLUNTEER, I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE GOT TO SHOW UP NOT JUST AS YOUR DAY JOB. THANK YOU, CITYCLUB, TONY B. KUDOS TO MY FELLOW CANDIDATES FOR YOUR DESIRE TO SERVE. FINALLY, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS REACHED OUT TO ME PERSONALLY JUST TO SAY GO HONG. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GIVE YOURSELVES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR SHOWING UP AND SHOWING OUT TONIGHT . THIS IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. HAVING YOU HERE. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO, IF YOU LIKE A CANDIDATE, CALL YOUR CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE RIGHT NOW AND SAY, I LIKE THIS ONE. THIS IS WHAT I BELIEVE SHOULD HAPPEN. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO DO THAT BECAUSE SOMEBODY ON MONDAY IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ON MONDAY WILL BE YOUR NEW CITY COUNCILMEMBER . AGAIN, MY NAME IS TONY B. I AM UNASHAMEDLY -- Z, IF YOU COULD BE AT THE FRONT HAVING EVER GOING TO FIRE. I AM UNASHAMEDLY PROMOTING BLACK HISTORY MONTH HERE AT THIS MUSEUM BECAUSE IT IS SO IMPORTANT. IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF WHO WE WERE , IT IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE WHERE WE ARE NOW. COME HERE FROM THE VOICES. THE PEOPLE, THE ORGANIZATIONS, THE INSTITUTIONS WHO CREATED THE HISTORY THAT YOU CAN'T FIND ANYWHERE. IT WILL BE HERE IN 14 INSTALLATION STARTING HER VERY FIRST. GO TO CALL TO CONSCIENCE.WORLD. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL THE TIME I HAVE. THAT'S GOING TO DO IT. IT IS ME, TONY B, SAYING, WHETHER YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN OR WHETHER YOU BELIEVE YOU CANNOT, YOU ARE PROBABLY RIGHT. I AM OUT. PEACE. >> [ MUSIC ]