>> HI, EVERYBODY.
WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN HERE WITH
THE CEREMONIAL SWEARING IN OF
MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL.
HE WILL BE SWORN IN BY CITY
CLERK MONICA MARTINEZ SIMMONS.
WELCOME, MONICA.
AND THE MAYOR AND HIS FAMILY
WILL BE ENTERING AS WELL.
>> GOOD MORNING.
IT'S AN HONOR TO ADMINISTER
YOUR OATH OF OFFICE.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND
AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I BRUCE HARRELL.
>> I BRUCE HARRELL.
>> SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> THAT I POSSESS ALL OF THE
QUALIFICATIONS.
>> THAT I PRESS ALL OF THE
QUALIFICATIONS.
>> PRESCRIBEDMENT SEATTLE CITY
CHARTER.
>> DOES PRESCRIBED IN THE
SEATTLE CITY CHARTER.
>> AND THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE.
>> AND THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE.
>> FOR THE POSITION OF MAYOR.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES.
>> THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
>> THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
>> AND THE CHARTER AND
ORDINANCES.
>> AND THE CHARTER AND
ORDINANCES.
>> OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> AND THAT WILL I FAITHFULLY
CONDUCT MYSELF.
>> AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY
CONDUCT MYSELF.
>> AS MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> AS MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
[ APPLAUSE ] JAMIE.
GOOD MORNING, SEATTLE AND HAPPY
NEW YEAR.
>> MORNING.
>> OH, CALL AND RESPONSE.
I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND
BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING MEMBERS
OF MY EXECUTIVE TEAM WHO HAVE
ANSWERED THE CALL OF PUBLIC
SERVICE.
LENDING THEIR TALENT AND THEIR
EDUCATION AND THEIR LIVED
EXPERIENCES TO HELP SERVE THE
RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE DURING ONE
OF ITS MOST CHALLENGING TIMES.
NOW AS MANY OF YOU KNOW,
BECAUSE OF COVID AND IN
PARTICULAR THE OMICRON VARIANT,
WE DECIDED NOT TO HAVE A LARGE
GATHERING AS WAS ORIGINALLY
INTENDED.
WE HAD IT WRITTEN OUT OUR PLAN
WAS FOR ME TO ACTUALLY SING THE
NATIONAL ANTHEM ACAPPELLA.
I WAS GOING TO CLOSE WITH A
RAP.
THAT WAS THE PLAN.
BUT AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION
WE DECIDED THAT A MORE INTIMATE
ENVIRONMENT WOULD BE MORE
APPROPRIATE AND THAT WAY I
WOULDN'T EMBARRASS MYSELF QUITE
AS MUCH.
WE KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE
PAST.
WE'VE HEARD TREMENDOUS
SPEECHES.
SURROUNDED BY FAMILY AND LOVED
ONES AND PACKED WITH CITY
EMPLOYEES AND HARD WORKING
COMMUNITY LEADERS AND FRIENDS
AND FOLKS FROM ALL WALKS OF
LIFE.
WE HEARD THE ENERGY AND THE
PROMISE THAT A NEW
ADMINISTRATION BRINGS.
BUT 2022 IS NOT LIKE PAST
YEARS.
WE CONTINUE TO GRAPPLE WITH THE
STUBBORN PANDEMIC THAT LIMITS
OUR ABILITY TO GATHER AND
CELEBRATE.
FROM MARCH 11, 2020 WHEN THE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
DECLARED COVID-19 A PANDEMIC,
WE HAVE LIVED IN FEAR.
FEAR TO BE AROUND OTHERS.
FEAR TO SHAKE SOMEONE'S HAND.
FEAR THAT OUR STREETS ARE
UNSAFE.
FEAR THAT SEATTLE HAS BEEN
HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
CAN'T FIX OUR PROBLEMS.
FEAR THAT OUR DAYS IN FRONT OF
US HOLD LESS PROMISE THAN THOSE
BEHIND US.
SO TODAY I ADDRESS MY REMARKS
NOT TO AN ASSEMBLED CROWD BUT
DIRECTLY TO YOU THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE AND TO MY FAMILY.
STARTING TODAY WE WILL LEAD
THIS CITY WITH AN OBSESSION
WITH EXCELLENCE AND KINDNESS.
INCLUSION AND HOPE.
WE'LL BALANCE OPTIMISM AND WE
WILL REJECT THESE ATTITUDES OF
FEAR.
STARTING WITH OUR HARRELL
ADMINISTRATION.
WE WILL RISE TOGETHER AS A
CITY.
WE'LL START THIS JOURNEY
TOGETHER.
TODAY I'LL DISCUSS SOME IDEAS
THAT HOW WE WILL REINRIG RATE
OUR PUBLIC SPACES.
HOW WE WILL RESTORE OUR CULTURE
AND OUR ARTS AND OUR NIGHT
LIFE.
WE WILL BE INTOLERANT NOT OF
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED,
BUT THE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE
THEM TO BE UNHOUSED.
WE WILL COME THROUGH THIS
PANDEMIC AND TAKE ITS LESSONS
TO IMPROVE OUR EDUCATION
OUTCOMES.
TO ADDRESS THE DISPARITIES ON A
WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
TODAY BEGINS OUR JOURNEY TO
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC
SAFETY AND GUN VIOLENCE AND
CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE'LL DO THIS NOT BY
DENIGRATING OR SHOUTING DOWN
THOSE BEFORE US OR AROUND US.
WE'LL LISTEN.
THERE ARE SO MANY WHO HAVE
GIVEN THEIR LIVES OR ARE GIVING
THEIR LIVES TO DO THIS WORK.
SO AS YOUR MAYOR I WILL LEAD BY
EXAMPLE.
I DON'T MAKE EXCUSES.
WE WILL IMPLEMENT VERY SIMPLY
IDEAS THAT WORK.
WE'LL BE BOLD ENOUGH TO
INNOVATE AND TAKE RISKS AND
HUMBLE ENOUGH TO EMBRACE IDEAS
PUT FORTH BY OTHERS.
I LOVE SEATTLE.
I LOVE THE PEOPLE IN IT.
I LOVE THE WATER AND THE AIR WE
BREATHE.
I LOVE THE SALMON WE'RE TRYING
TO PROTECT.
THE CHILDREN WE'RE TRYING TO
SAFEGUARD.
I'M ALL IN.
READY TO GO TO WORK.
IN FACT, THE ENTIRE SEATTLE
TEAM IS READY.
WE ARE ENERGIZED AND WE ARE
FOCUSED AND WE ARE NOT AFRAID.
I'VE SPOKEN TO ALL 10,000 PLUS
CITY EMPLOYEES HERE TO SERVE.
WELL, I DIDN'T REALLY SPEAK TO
THEM.
I SENT THEM AN E-MAIL.
BUT I TRIED TO IMPRESS UPON
THEM THAT THEY ARE ALL
AMBASSADORS OF OUR CITY.
SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR SELFLESS
WORK.
I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT THEY
ARE A CRITICAL PART OF OUR
SUCCESS OF SEATTLE'S FUTURE.
WE ALL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY.
I WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF OUR
TRANSITION TEAM WHO ARE JOINING
VIRTUALLY.
I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SO
MANY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND
THE COMMUNITY.
WE ARE ALL EXCITED TO WORK
TOGETHER.
OUR TRANSITION COMMITTEE, BY
THE WAY HAS DONE INCREDIBLE
WORK PROVIDING INSIGHT AND
IDEAS FOR US TO IMPLEMENT ON
OUR ADMINISTRATION.
HERE ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR YOUR
SEATTLE EXECUTIVE TEAM IS THE
MOST DIVERSE IN OUR CITY'S
HISTORY WITH UNIQUE LIVED
EXPERIENCES AND PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCES.
THREE DEPUTY MAYORS ARE WOMEN
OF COLOR.
COMPLIMENTED BY THE CITY'S
FIRST CHIEF EQUITY OFFICER.
BE PROUD OF THAT, SEATTLE.
I HOPE THAT YOU COME TO KNOW
THEIR STORIES OF HOW THEY
OVERCAME RACE DISCRIMINATION
AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION AND
LGBTQ BIGOTRY.
AND YET ROSE TO THE TOP LEVEL
OF LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL
ATTAINMENT.
THESE ARE YOUR STORIES.
THESE ARE OUR STORIES.
THAT GOES WITH EVERY MEMBER OF
THE TEAM STANDING WITH ME
TODAY.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM
OVERCAME IMPEDIMENTS TO BE THE
LEADERS THAT THEY ARE.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THESE NINE
INDIVIDUALS AND A FULL ROSTER
OF CABINET MEMBERS WE'VE HIRED
OR ELEVATED.
IN FACT WE HAVE A FEW MORE
WE'LL ANNOUNCE NEXT WEEK.
WE'LL ALSO BE PROUD OF.
IN OUR ADMINISTRATION, SEATTLE
WILL BE THRIVING.
LET ME REPEAT THAT, MEDIA.
SEATTLE WILL BE THRIVING.
NO MORE TALK OF THIS DYING
NARRATIVE.
WE WILL BE A CITY RENEWED WITH
OPTIMISM.
A CITY THAT TREATS ALL PEOPLE
WITH DIGNITY AND APPRECIATES
THE RICHNESS AND DIVERSITY OF
OUR VOICES.
THE PERSPECTIVES OF ALL
COMMUNITIES.
NOW WHEN I MEET WITH
BUSINESSES, SMALL BUSINESSES,
NEIGHBORS, LISTEN TO FOLKS FROM
LAKE CITY TO COLUMBIA CITY.
I SEE A SEATTLE THAT EMBRACES
NOT ONLY OUR SHARED VALUES, BUT
A CITY OF MANY RELIGIONS AND
CULTURES AND ORIGIN STORIES.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BEING
PROGRESSIVE OR LIBERAL OR
INCLUSIVE, I'VE YET TO SEE THE
SEATTLE THAT I KNOW IT CAN BE.
THAT'S JUST THE TRUTH.
SUCH AN HONOR TO CONTINUE THIS
COLLECTIVE JOURNEY OF DEFINING
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE CAN
BECOME.
YOU ELECTED A LITTLE BIRACIAL
CENTRAL AREA KID BOY THAT
ATTENDED YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE THAT
EVERY KID DESERVES AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD THE CITY
THAT THEY LOVE, I'M AN EXAMPLE
OF THAT.
BUT EVERYONE WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP US.
SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL
CYNICAL OR OPPOSITIONAL, I
WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
A DIALOGUE WITH YOU.
I SIMPLY ASK THAT VERY SIMPLE
REQUEST.
GIVE US A CHANCE.
IF THERE'S ONE THING I BELIEVE
IN WITHOUT PAUSE, IF THERE'S
ONE THING I WANT TO LEAVE AS MY
LEGACY AS THE MAYOR OF SEATTLE,
IS THAT WE ARE ONE SEATTLE.
ONE SEATTLE WE INVITE DIALOGUE
AND LEARNING, COLLABORATION.
THOUGHTFUL EXCHANGE.
WE UNITE OUR CITY AROUND A ONE
SEATTLE VISION.
WHEN WE CONFRONT INEQUITIES AND
RACE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND
HOUSING AND HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY AND EQUITY, WE
BUILD A ONE SEATTLE.
ONE THAT THEY'RE NOT AFRAID TO
OPENLY CONFRONT PAST EVILS LIKE
THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT OR
JAPANESE INCARCERATION.
HISTORIC WRONGS LIKE RED LINING
AND BLACK MARGINALIZATION AND
THE CURRENT CRISES LIKE
HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
AND THE NEED FOR POLICE REFORM.
IN ONE SEATTLE WE HONESTLY
BELIEVE WE ARE FIGHTING FOR THE
SAME PEOPLE IN THE CITY.
WORKING PEOPLE.
UNDERREPRESENTED PEOPLE.
PEOPLE WHO WANT A LIVING WAGE.
PEOPLE JUST SIMPLY WANT BETTER
OPPORTUNITIES.
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE FREE FROM
VIOLENCE.
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SAVE OUR
PLANET.
THAT'S ONE SEATTLE.
SO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WITH ME
TODAY AND PART OF THE HARRELL
CABINET, THEY WOULD NOT TAKE
THEIR JOBS OTHERWISE.
WE MAKE REAL PROGRESS WHEN WE
MOVE TOWARD HEALING AND
REPARATION AND RESTORATION AND
WE REJECT SLOGANS AND MEAN
TWEETS AND WE L REALLY COMMIT
TO LISTENING TO ONE ANOTHER AND
HAVING A REAL DIALOGUE.
SO HERE ARE A FEW ELEMENTS OF A
SEATTLE ONE VISION I'D LIKE TO
SHARE WITH YOU.
ONE SEATTLE, I'LL LEAD WITH
THIS.
WE WILL HAVE HEALTHCARE FOR
ALL.
WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR CHIEF
EQUITY OFFICER AND OUR DIRECTOR
OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES WE'VE
BEGUN DISCUSSIONS WITH
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND
INTERESTED CIVIC LEADERS AND
COMMUNITY CLINICS.
WE'LL MAKE SURE EVERY RESIDENT
IN OUR CITY NOT ONLY HAS
HEALTHCARE BUT THAT THEY ARE
HEALTHY.
YOU SEE OUR HEALTHY SEATTLE IS
A GOAL OF ENSURING THAT WE HAVE
THE HEALTHIEST POPULATION IN
THE NATION.
THIS IS ACHIEVABLE.
WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN THESE
DISCUSSIONS WITH EXPERTS WHO
NOT ONLY KNOW HOW TO MEASURE IT
BUT HOW TO BUILD IT.
SO WE'RE EXPLORING THESE NEW
PARTNERSHIPS WITH HEALTHCARE
LEADERS AND COMMUNITY CLINICS
AND ADVOCATES IN HEALTH EQUITY.
WE'LL BRING THIS VISION TO A
REALITY.
NO ONE IN THIS CITY SHOULD BE
WITHOUT HEALTH COVERAGE AND
HEALTHY CARE.
SO WHEN ONE SEATTLE WE ALL FEEL
SAFE.
AND SUPPORTED.
SO THAT'S WHY I'LL BE WORKING
WITH SAFETY LEADERS AND JUSTICE
LEADERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
PROFESSIONALS COMMITTED TO
CULTURE CHANGE AND GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION.
LEADERS WHO CAN RESHAPE AND
REDEFINE POLICING.
SEE A CITY, A SAFE CITY EMPLOYS
THE RIGHT KIND OF POLICE
OFFICER AND THE RIGHT NUMBER OF
POLICE OFFICERS.
WE ESTABLISHED AT THE SAME TIME
AN UNARMED COMMUNITY-BASED
RESPONDER WHO WE DISPARATELY
NEED TO RESTORE TRUST AND TO
CURB THE STREET LEVEL ACTIVITY,
MUCH OF WHICH IS STILL
UNDESIRABLE.
WE DO THIS BY LISTENING TO
COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOOS.
WHEN THEY SAY THEY WANT TO FEEL
SAFE, WE ALSO KNOW THEY MEAN
SAFE WITHOUT RACIAL BIAS.
SO I'M ASKING EACH POLICE
OFFICER TO COME OUT WITH ME TO
HELP BUILD TRUST WITH ALL
SEATTLE RESIDENTS.
PROVIDING A BEACON OF HOPE.
YOU KNOW IF WE DO THIS RIGHT
HERE IN SEATTLE THE WHOLE
NATION WILL WATCH US.
I BELIEVE THAT.
MUCH OF THIS WORK WILL BUILD ON
THE DECADE LONG LEADERSHIP OF
SENIOR DEPUTY MAYOR MONISHA
HARRELL.
A STATEWIDE CHAMPION RECOGNIZED
FOR HER WORK IN EFFECTIVE
POLICING AND LEGAL REFORMS AND
HELPS RESTORE LIVES AND
COMMUNITIES IT'S WORK SHE'S
BEEN DOING AND MAKING SURE WE
HAVE AN EFFECTIVE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
YOU SEE IN ONE SEATTLE WE DON'T
ALLOW PEOPLE TO LIVE AND SUFFER
ON OUR STREETS.
OUR SIDEWALKS.
THAT'S WHY I'VE CREATED A
DEDICATED DEPUTY MAYOR IN
TIFFANY WASHINGTON TO DISCUSS
SOLELY AND FOCUSED ON OUR
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE.
WE'LL ENHANCE OUR GROWING STATE
PARTNERSHIPS.
WE'LL BE SHOWING VISIBLE
PROGRESS HERE AND WE KNOW
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO
SEE UNDER THE HARRELL
ADMINISTRATION.
WE'LL BE PUBLISHING A PLAN
DURING OUR FIRST QUARTER.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ALL OF
THE STAKE HOLDERS IN THIS
REGARD.
I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH KING
COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNOR
JAY INSLEE.
I'M PROUD TO CALL THEM MY
FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES IN THIS
WORK.
I'LL BE ISSUING AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER REQUIRING A TRANSPARENT
PLAN AND DIRECTING OUR
UTILITIES AS AN EXAMPLE TO
PROACTIVELY PROVIDE US WITH
INFORMATION ON UTILITY SHUTOFFS
WHICH IS A NATURAL INDICATOR
WHEN SOMEONE IS SUFFERING
HOMELESSNESS VULNERABILITY.
IN ONE SEATTLE WE'LL HAVE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL.
WE SUPPORT OUR SENIORS AND
THOSE ON FIXED INCOME AND
WORKING FAMILIES AND VULNERABLE
PEOPLE.
I'LL BE ISSUING AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER DEMANDING A FULL REVIEW
OF THE APPROVAL PROCESSES
POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION TO
EXPEDITE CONSTRUCTION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE'LL FILL IN THE GAPS WHERE
ZONING IS AVAILABLE FOR HOUSING
AND CONSTRUCTION DENSITY AND
OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
MARCO LOWE WHO NOT ONLY HAS
DEEP EXPERIENCE IN CITY HALL
BUT ACTUAL EXPERIENCE IN THE
HOUSING INDUSTRY.
HE WILL LEAD THIS CRITICAL
EFFORT WITH US.
AS WE EMBARK ON A CITYWIDE
MASTER PLAN UPDATE, WE'LL LOOK
FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.
TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF
HOUSING AT EVERY INCOME LEVEL.
ONE SEATTLE WE'LL HAVE PARKS IN
OUR OPEN SPACES.
A NEW DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT AS
WE COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE'LL BE HIRING A NEW PARKS
DIRECTOR COMMITTED NOT ONLY TO
RESTORING OUR WORLD CLASS PARKS
SYSTEM BUT INVESTING IN
UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS AND
EXPANDING ACCESS AND EQUITY.
WE'LL ENHANCE GREEN SPACES AND
IMPROVE GREEN CANOPY SPACES.
NOT ONLY OUR SPORTS AND PLAY
FIELD.
I WAS KNOWN TO SHOOT A BRICK IN
THE BASKETBALL COURTS AS A KID
IN OUR SPORTS CENTERS.
MADE A FEW.
MISSED MORE THAN I MADE.
WE'LL LOOK AT THOSE FACILITIES
AND LOOK AT THEM A LITTLE
DIFFERENTLY.
WE WANT TO EXPAND THEM FOR --
TO CREATE A NEW DIALOGUE IN
EDUCATION AND SAFETY.
SO OUR OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE
NATIONAL LEADER IN COORDINATING
A CITYWIDE CLIMATE POLICY PLAN
AND HELP US REAFFIRM OUR
COMMITMENT TO NET ZERO
EMISSIONS.
IN ONE SEATTLE EVERY CHILD FROM
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE ABLE
TO PLAY IN THESE KINDS OF
FACILITIES AND RECEIVE THE
EDUCATION AND FUTURE THEY
DESERVE.
SO THAT'S WHY I'VE COMMITTED
UPON A NEW MENTORSHIP PLAN THAT
WE'LL BUILD OUT.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WHICH OF
WHICH I CHAFER CROPPED ON THE
CITY COUNCIL.
ESPECIALLY FOR BLACK AND BROWN
YOUTH.
TOO OFTEN LACKING IN THE
SRVICES WE WANT TO SEE.
WE'LL LOOK FOR WAYS TO EXPAND
AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE AND FULLY
RECOGNIZE THAT THE BRAIN
DEVELOPMENT FROM 0 TO 5 HOW
CRITICAL THAT IS FOR HEALTHY
CHILD DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK ABOUT THIS EVERY SINGLE
DAY.
YOU SEE MY GRAND KIDS ARE HERE.
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I WANT EVERY FAMILY TO HAVE
THAT KIND OF FACILITY AND THAT
KIND OF OPTION.
I'M EXCITED TO HAVE A NEW
OPPORTUNITY OF PARTNERSHIP WITH
OUR SUPERINTENDENT, OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM.
I'VE BEGUN HAVING DIALOGUE WITH
OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
SCHOOLS DR. BRENT JONES TO LOOK
AT MORE PATHWAYS AND MORE
EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL
SUPPORT THAT ARE SO NEEDED IN
THESE CHALLENGING TIMES.
WE'LL EXPLORE NEW USE OF OUR
COMMUNITY CENTERS AND PLAY
FIELD.
HOW THEY'LL BE ASSETS FOR
EDUCATION AND SAFETY.
LET'S HAVE A VISION ZERO FOR
CHILD AND YOUTH MORTALITY IN
SEATTLE.
PARTICULARLY AS A RESULT OF
VIOLENCE.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
DISCUSSIONS WE'RE HAVING AND
HOW UNDER DEPUTY MAYOR KENDEE
YAMAGUCHI YOU'LL SEE THIS NEW
WORK IN COMMUNITIES AND PARKS
AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AND FIRST
RESPONDERS.
WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE
OPTIMIZE THE USE OF OUR CITY
ASSETS.
WE'RE NOT IN TO SUBOPTIMIZING
THE ASSESSES WE HAVE.
AS A KID I USED TO WALK TO
SCHOOL.
THERE WAS THIS BULLY THAT
WANTED MY COAT.
NICE COAT.
ONE THING ABOUT THAT BULLY
THOUGH.
THE BULLY COULDN'T OUTRUN ME.
HE SORT OF KNEW MY PATH TO
SCHOOL BUT HE COULDN'T OUTRUN
ME.
I KEPT MY COAT.
THING ABOUT THAT, BUT TODAY,
YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN'T HAVE
iPHONES AND SMARTPHONES WHEN I
WAS YOUNG.
TODAY THEY -- THE STAKES HAVE
CHANGED.
THE KIDS ARE BEING THREATENED
AND BEAT UP BADLY AND SOMETIMES
KILLED FOR THEIR POSSESSIONS.
THE STAKES HAVE CHANGED.
WE MUST BE ALL IN FOR
PROTECTING OUR KIDS.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU WILL SEE AND
FEEL THIS CHANGE AT THE HARRELL
ADMINISTRATION WILL PROVE.
THESE GOALS I'VE DESCRIBED
TODAY ARE NOT MERE ASPIRATIONS.
THEY ARE OUR MISSION AS AN
ADMINISTRATION.
MUCH OF THIS POLICY ELECTRONIC
WON LED BY OUR DIRECTOR OF
POLICY.
UNDER OUR ADMINISTRATION WE'RE
NOT GOING TO PLAY SMALL BALL.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR SMALL
BALL.
THIS IS A TIME TO BE CREATIVE
AD BOLD.
SO WE KNOW WE ARE A CITY THAT
HAS GROWN UP AND THRIVED IN THE
EDGES OF INNOVATION.
GATEWAY TO THE PACIFIC TRADE
AND PIONEER AND AERO SPACE AND
TECHNOLOGY.
HOME TO GLOBAL BRANDS.
VIBRANT SMALL BUSINESS.
LEADER IN ARTS AND MUSIC AND
CULTURE.
WE KNOW THAT.
LET ME SHARE SOMETHING WITH
YOU.
THERE ARE 88 CITIES IN THIS
COUNTRY NAMED WASHINGTON.
YOU CAN LOOK IT UP.
THERE ARE 41 SPRINGFIELDS IN
THIS COUNTRY.
THERE ARE 35 CITIES NAMED
FRANKLIN.
THERE'S QUITE LITERALLY ONLY
ONE SEATTLE.
A SEATTLE BUILT ON THE HISTORIC
LANDS OF THE DUWAMISH.
THE PEOPLE, NAMED FOR ITS
LEADER AND CONNECTED TO THE AIR
AND THE LAND IN WAYS WE MUST
CHERISH AND ACKNOWLEDGE.
SEATTLE IS UNIQUE AND TRULY A
GREAT CITY.
I NEED TO MAKE THIS CLEAR.
ONE SEATTLE DOES NOT MEAN
SEATTLE IS NUMBER ONE.
YOU SEE OUR PLACE AND OUR PRIDE
AND OUR GREATNESS IS NOT
CONTINGENT UPON THE SUBORDINATE
POSITION OF OTHER PLACES.
IT'S MEASURED BY THE EXAMPLES
WE SET.
HOW WE LIFT OURSELVES AND LIFT
OTHERS.
AND ONE SEATTLE WE PUT IN THE
WORK.
BUT WE LEAD WITH HUMILITY AND
URGENCY AND COMPASSION.
THESE ARE THE VIRTUES.
AS I CLOSE AND I'M PHYSICALLY
LOOKING AT THE PRESS, YEAH, I'M
PHYSICALLY LOOKING AT THE
PRESS.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU HAVE A
PLACE IN THIS TOO.
THE JOURNALIST CREED WRITTEN BY
WALTER WILLIAMS IN 1914
DESCRIBES THAT YOU ONLY WRITE
THAT WHICH YOU BELIEVE TO BE
TRUE IN YOUR HEART.
THAT YOU BE TOLERANT.
THAT YOU NEVER BECOME CARELESS.
THAT YOU REMAIN SELF-
CONTROLLED.
THAT YOU'RE PATIENT AND
RESPECTFUL.
THOSE ARE IMPORTANT WORDS FOR
ALL OF US.
SO IN ONE SEATTLE WE WILL
REPLACE THIS FEAR I OPENED WITH
WITH LOVE.
WE ARE STRONGER WHEN WE WORK
TOGETHER.
I'LL CLOSE WITH THAT AND SAY
THANK YOU, SEATTLE FOR GIVING
THIS LITTLE BOY FROM CENTRAL
DISTRICT THIS CHANCE TO LEAD
THIS CITY.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
WE'RE READY TO GET STARTED.
WITH THAT WE WILL FIELD A FEW
QUESTIONS.
I'M GOING TO ASK THAT JAMIE
STANDS WITH THE CREW HERE.
I'M TOLD NEVER TO SAY JOKES,
BUT SOMETIMES JUST
IRRESISTIBLE.
WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE LIKE THIS
THE JOKES JUST NATURALLY COME
OUT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US VIRTUALLY,
COMMUNITY.
QUESTIONS, PLEASE.
NO QUESTIONS.
HAVE A GREAT DAY, EVERYBODY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WE'LL TAKE THE FIRST
QUESTION WAS SUBMITTED ONLINE.
MAYOR HARRELL, YOU WERE ABLE TO
RALLY SUPPORT FROM SEATTLE'S
BLACK COMMUNITY.
MANY OF WHOM VOTED FOR MORE
LIBERAL CANDIDATES BUT VOTED
FOR YOU BECAUSE OF THE INTEREST
IN BLACK COMMUNITY.
WHAT ARE YOUR SPECIFIC PLANS TO
ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY, ACCESS TO
EDUCATION AND HOMEOWNERSHIP TO
OFFSET GENTRIFICATION.
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT
QUESTION.
I THINK GIVEN ME AN OPPORTUNITY
TO DISPLAY THE ANSWERS THAT I
WAS ELECTED ON ACTUALLY DURING
THE CAMPAIGN.
THANK YOU.
PRECISELY WHY WE DECIDED TO
CREATE A CABINET LEVEL POSITION
IN CHIEF EQUITY OFFICER.
WE WANT TO OPERATIONALIZE
EQUITY.
WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF
TEACHING.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PUT
STRUCTURE AROUND WORKING WITH
SMALL BIPOC BUSINESSES.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CREATING A
NEW DEPARTMENT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT RECRUITING FROM OUR
COMMUNITIES WHO MANY OF WHOM
ARE CULTURALLY COMPETENT.
YOU'LL SEE NEW OUTREACH
STRATEGIES AND MEASURABLE.
HOW WELL ARE WE WORKING WITH
BIPOC BUSINESSES AND GIVING
THEM BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
HOW WELL ARE WE INTRODUCING
SMALL BUSINESSES TO LARGE
BUSINESSES.
THAT IS COUPLED WITH THE
EDUCATION POLICIES THAT WE'RE
GOING TO IMPLEMENT.
I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT
EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
EQUITY DRIVERS IN THIS CITY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE AN
EDUCATION -- NOT JUST FORMAL
EDUCATION BUT INFORMAL
EDUCATION.
WE HAVE JOBS OUT THERE IN THE
PORT AND MARITIME INDUSTRY MANY
OF WHICH PAY SIX FIGURE
INCOMES.
HOW CAN I MAKE SURE OUR
OPPORTUNITIES, PARTICULARLY THE
AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY HAVE
ACCESS TO THESE OPPORTUNITIES.
SO WE RECOGNIZE THAT WHEN WE
LOOK AT THE 400 YEARS OF RACE
DISCRIMINATION IN THIS COUNTRY
THAT HAVE BEEN PERPETUATED BY
THE ORIGINAL SIN OF SLAVERY
THAT WE SEE ACTUAL REMNANTS OF
THIS IN DAY-TO-DAY LIVES.
SOME ARE NAKED TO THE EYE.
SOME WE DON'T SEE.
SOME ARE INSTITUTIONAL IN
NATURE.
WE'RE GOING TO EXPOSE THESE.
SO YOU'LL SEE TANGIBLE RESULTS.
NEW KINDS OF RELATIONSHIPS.
WORKING WITH GROUPS LIKE THE
ETHIC MEDIA AND SOME OF THE
STORY TELLERS.
I BELIEVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE
HAVE TO UNIFY THIS CITY.
EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO
LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER.
NOT JUST FOR THE AFRICAN
AMERICAN COMMUNITY BUT FOR ANY
CULTURE OUT THERE.
EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE FROM
LEARNING FROM ONE ANOTHER GIVES
US THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOVE ONE
ANOTHER.
TO HAVE A DIALOGUE WITH ONE
ANOTHER.
SO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU.
YOU'LL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH
ME ON SOME OF THIS STUFF.
STOP ASKING ME THESE TOUGH
QUESTIONS.
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>> ANY QUESTIONS IN THE ROOM?
MATT.
>> MR. MAYOR.
POLICE CHIEF, CAN YOU GIVE ME A
STATUS ON WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO
WITH THAT KEY POSITION?
>> YES.
I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU THAT'S THE
FIRST TIME SOMEONE CALLED ME
MR. MAYOR.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
FEELS SORT OF GOOD.
I THINK I CAN WEAR THIS JOB FOR
A WHILE.
HERE'S THE SITUATION WITH CHIEF
DIAZ.
SOMEONE I'VE KNOWN FOR DECADES.
SOMEONE THAT I RESPECT.
THAT I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE TO
GIVE EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SHOW SOME TALENT.
SO WE'RE HAVING DISCUSSIONS
RIGHT NOW.
HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS
LIKE TO WORK FOR A MAYOR LIKE
ME.
I HAVE TO GIVE HIM THAT
OPPORTUNITY.
WE'RE HAVING DISCUSSIONS.
HE KNOWS THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE
CALLED FOR A NATIONAL SEARCH.
I START RIGHT HERE AND I HAVE
TO GIVE HIM REAL MEASUREMENT
CRITERIA BY WHICH I CAN SEE
WHAT HE'S DOING.
I CAN'T GIVE YOU A SPECIFIC
DEADLINE ON HE'S AN INTERIM.
WE MAY LIFT THE INTERIM OR DO A
NATIONAL SEARCH.
IT'S MY SECOND DAY IN OFFICE.
WE'RE HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
I WANT CHIEF DIAZ TO KNOW
YOU'LL HEAR ME IN A LOT OF
SITUATIONS WHERE THAT I'M GOING
TO TRY TO BRING OUT THE BEST IN
EVERYONE.
I CAN'T GIVE A SPECIFIC
DEADLINE.
WE'LL BE MAKING DECISIONS IN
THE FIRST QUARTER.
I GUESS THAT WOULD BE A
DEADLINE FOR YOU.
YOU'LL SEE DECISIONS THERE.
>> YEAH, JUST MAYOR I WAS
HOPING YOU COULD ELABORATE ON
WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT OFF THE
TOP WITH THIS HEALTHCARE IDEA
AND HEALTHCARE FOR ALL.
WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN AND
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
>> SURE.
THANKS.
THIS IS A GAME CHANGER.
THAT MANY OF YOU PROBABLY MOST
PEOPLE IN HERE HAVE HEALTHCARE.
BUT YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW WHO
DOES NOT.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE START OFF
WITH.
NOT ONLY JUST THE ABILITY TO
GET TREATED BUT THE ABILITY TO
HAVE SOME PREVENTATIVE CARE.
SOME OF THIS COULD BE MENTAL
HEALTHCARE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT HOUSING AND
HOUSING SECURITY OR INSECURITY
IS A COMPONENT OF ONE'S HEALTH.
SO WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE
IS COMMUNITY LEADERS COMING
TOGETHER, PUBLISHING A PLAN ON
WHO IS UNHEALTHY OR WHO DOES
NOT HAVE HEALTHCARE.
YOU'LL SEE USING A CONSORTIUM
OF CLINICS OR HOSPITAL
STRUCTURE OR THE PHILANTHROPIC
COMMUNITY A SYSTEM BY WHICH WE
CAN START MEASURING AGAIN.
MEASURING OUR HEALTH IS
CRITICAL.
THERE ARE WAYS TO DO THAT.
WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS ON
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
YOU'LL SEE A PLAN HERE.
HOPEFULLY WITHIN A FEW MONTHS.
THE -- WE ACTUALLY HAVE -- I
HATE TO PUT ANYONE ON THE SPOT.
I'M NOT AFRAID TO.
YOU'LL SEE DIRECTOR OF
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND CHIEF
EQUITY OFFICER WORKING TOGETHER
TO PUBLISH SOMETHING FOR YOU TO
ANSWER YOUR QUESTION DIRECTLY
WHAT THIS WILL LOOK LIKE AND
WHERE WE'LL GO.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO
BUILD.
THE LEADERS IN THIS INDUSTRY
WHO I WILL UNNAME RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE
PERMISSION TO DISCLOSE THEIR
NAMES HAVE SAID THESE CHAMPIONS
HAVE SAID WE WILL BE THE
HEALTHIEST CITY IN THIS COUNTRY
AND WE'LL MEASURE THAT.
SO MORE TO COME AND WE HAVE A
TEAM BEHIND ME WORKING ON THIS
DILIGENTLY.
>> ANOTHER ONLINE QUESTION FROM
VICE.
WHERE DOES MAYOR HARRELL SEE
SEATTLE'S ROLE IN IT LEADING
THE CHARGE IN PUSHING
PROGRESSIVE POLICIES ON THE
LOCAL LEVEL?
ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THE
NATIONAL FRUSTRATION WITH
YOUNGER PEOPLE AROUND THE
CURRENT FEDERAL?
>> SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS
TERM PROGRESSIVE FOR A MOMENT.
THIS IS WHERE SOME PEOPLE IN
THIS ROOM CRINGE WHEN I START
RIFFING THESE RESPONSES.
I KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
THAT I'M JUST SOMETIMES NOT
SURE WHAT THAT MEANS.
IN OUR CANDIDACY WE HAD
PROBABLY THE MOST RACIALLY
DIVERSE, SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSE,
CULTURALLY DIVERSE VOLUNTEER
BASE AND CAMPAIGNS THIS CITY
HAS EVER SEEN.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE
PROGRESSIVE AGENDA, I RAN ON A
PROGRESSIVE AGENDA.
WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT
HEALTHCARE FOR ALL.
WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT A
OPPORTUNITY WINDOW FOR EVERYONE
TO SUCCEED.
THAT IS PROGRESSIVE POLICY AT
ITS FULLEST.
WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT THIS
TEAM BEHIND ME.
I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, IT'S NICE
HAVING THEM BEHIND ME.
THEY'RE USUALLY BOSSING ME
AROUND.
THEY GET TOGETHER AND GIVE ME A
FEW ORDERS.
THIS IS WHAT PROGRESSIVE POLICY
LOOKS LIKE.
TO ANSWER THE QUESTION DIRECTLY
AS I AM KNOWN TO DO, WE WILL
ADVANCE A PROGRESSIVE POLICY.
WE'VE STARTED.
THESE IDEAS THAT I TALKED ABOUT
BUILDING ANOTHER KIND OF
RESPONSE UNIT, AN UNARMED
RESPONSE UNIT.
WHEN YOU START LOOKING IN
OLYMPIA THE TAX STRUCTURE WHICH
WE CAN ADMIT IS EXTREMELY
REGRESSIVE.
WE KNOW THE WEALTH EXPERIENCED
BY LARGE CORPORATIONS IN A CITY
WHERE PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO
LIVE IN THEIR HOMES AND ARE IN
AT THE PRESENT TIMES, WE KNOW
THAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF HAVING
A PROGRESSIVE CITY.
SO MY PLEA TO THOSE WHO SELF-
PROCLAIM TO BE THE
PROGRESSIVES, GIVE US A CHANCE
AND LET'S WORK TOGETHER.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
I SAW A QUESTION IN THE BACK.
>> MAYOR HARRELL.
I KNOW THERE ARE A NUMBER -- I
WANT TO GO BACK TO COVID AND
OHM CROP AND WHAT YOU CAN SAY.
ALL THESE PEOPLE WAITING IN
LINE TRYING TO GET TESTS.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TESTS THAT
ARE OUT THERE.
PARENTS ARE STRUGGLING WITH
WHAT DO I DO?
DO I SEND MY KID BACK TO
SCHOOL.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY WITH REGARD
TO WHAT SORT OF RESPONSE THE
CITY IS PREPARING FOR RIGHT NOW
WITH REGARD TO COVID?
>> SURE.
SO DEMOCRATIC I WANT TO THANK
DEPUTY MAYOR MONISHA HARRELL
FOR THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS.
I DON'T THINK SHE'S MISSED ONE
BRIEFING ON MAKING SURE WE'RE
GETTING THE REAL DATA WE'RE
CONFRONTED WITH PARTICULARLY
WITH THE OMICRON VIRUS, GETTING
THE SCIENCE AND THE DATA THAT
MATTERS MOST.
NUMBER ONE IS I'M CONSERVATIVE
IN THIS RESPECT AND I HAVE TO
LET THE DATA AND THE SCIENCE
GOVERN EVERY DECISION THAT
WE'LL MAKE COMING OUT OF OUR
ADMINISTRATION.
I'M VERY PROUD THAT OUR
VACCINATION RATES ARE IN THE
MID80S.
ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE
COUNTRY.
MANY PEOPLE NOW WHO HAVE GOTTEN
ONE SHOT, ONE VACCINATION WOULD
Z THE NUMBERS WOULD SUGGEST
THAT IN A FEW WEEKS WE'LL BE IN
THE MID90S IN HAD TERMS OF
VACCINATION RATES.
FOLLOWING THE GOVERNOR'S LEAD
WHO HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING
JOB OF LEADING THE STATE.
I WILL PARTNER WITH THEM.
WE'RE HAVING THESE DISCUSSIONS.
I WANT TO THANK MAYOR DURKAN
AND HER ADMINISTRATION FOR
LEADING THE WAY IN THIS WORK.
IF I DIDN'T MAKE THOSE IN MY
OPENING REMARKS, I WANT TO
APOLOGIZE FOR THE CITY
EMPLOYEES AND HER LEADERSHIP
AND ADMINISTRATION'S LEADERSHIP
ON LEADING THE WAY.
I WILL EVEN HAVE CONVERSATIONS
WITH THEM.
THEY'RE ONLY A CALL AWAY.
YOU'LL SEE SOME GOOD POLICY
WORK.
PROTECT THE HEALTH AND THE
WELFARE OF THE CITY.
OUR VACCINATION RATES.
OUR COVID TESTING FACILITIES.
WE'LL DO AN INVENTORY ON WHAT
WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WE HAVE TO
IMPROVE.
WE CAN DO BETTER.
I WAS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
WHEN I TALKED TO PRESIDENT
BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS
AND HOUSING DIRECTOR MARCIA
FUDGE AND TRANSPORTATION
DIRECTOR BUTTIGIEG.
I DID MISPRONOUNCE IT IN FRONT
OF HIM WHICH WAS QUITE
EMBARRASSING.
WE CAN TRYING TO LEAD THE WAY.
WHAT I TOLD THEM UNDER THE
BUILD BACK BETTER SCENARIO IS
WE NEED RESOURCES.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE GET
THE RESOURCES.
I STARTED TO COME INTO THESE
CONVERSATIONS WITH A JOKE READY
WHICH IS A GOOD ICE BREAKER BUT
LETTING THEM KNOW WE NEED THE
INVESTMENTS HERE.
WE NEED THE RESOURCES HERE.
I'LL BE GOING BACK IN A FEW
WEEKS HAVING THESE DISCUSSIONS.
BUT, AGAIN, I'VE GOT TO PROTECT
PEOPLE.
WE HOPE TO HAVE AVAILABILITY ON
THE SITES.
NOT TO SHARE TOO MUCH
INFORMATION BUT I BELIEVE MY
GRANDDAUGHTERS WERE TESTED THIS
MORNING JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT
-- DO I GET ANY CREDIBILITY FOR
HAVING THE CUTEST
GRANDDAUGHTERS IN THE CITY.
WE'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL THE
FACILITIES AVAILABLE.
>> LAST ONLINE QUESTION THEN
ONE MORE QUESTION FROM THE ROOM
IF IT'S THERE.
IN THE FACE OF OMICRON WHAT
HEALTH METRICS YOU'RE LOOKING
AT WITH REGARD TO THE EVICTION
MORATORIUM AND HAZARD PAY.
>> SO THE EVICTION MORATORIUM
EXPIRES I BELIEVE ON THE 15th
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
NUMBER ONE OUR POLICY IS
WHETHER WE EXTEND IT OR NOT,
WE'LL ANNOUNCE THAT DECISION IN
DUE TIME.
LET ME BE CLEAR ON WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO ACHIEVE.
WE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO BE
HOMELESS BECAUSE THEY'RE
GETTING EVICTED AND BECAUSE
COVID HAS PUT THEM IN THAT
SITUATION.
OUR POLICIES WILL LEAD WITH
THAT.
I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO SAY
CLEARLY YES OR NO BECAUSE FOR
US FOR THE HARRELL
ADMINISTRATION IT'S NOT A YES
OR NO.
MANY OF THE SMALL LANDLORDS
THAT OWN ONE OR TWO PLACES THAT
THEY ARE AT THE RISK OF LOSING
THEIR PLACE AS WELL.
MANY OF THEM HAVE MORTGAGES AND
TAXES AND INSURANCE AND IF IT
WE LOSE THAT RENTAL INVENTORY
THERE GOES ANOTHER HOUSE THAT
PERHAPS CAN BE REHABILITATED
AND NOT AFFORDABLE AGAIN.
SO WE'LL TRY TO BALANCE THE
SITUATION TO MAKE SURE WE COME
UP WITH A STRONG POLICY THAT
PROTECTS THOSE MOST VULNERABLE
FROM HOMELESSNESS.
THAT'S WHY MY EXECUTIVE ORDER
ON UTILITY SHUTOFFS BECOMES
CRITICAL.
THE BENEFIT WE HAVE IS TO LOOK
BACK AND SEE HOW WELL IT
WORKED.
HOW THE MORATORIUM WORKED.
WE'LL LOOK AT THAT.
IN A PERFECT WORLD I WOULD HAVE
HAD MORE THAN A WEEK TO DO THIS
WORK.
WE DON'T MAKE EXCUSES.
YOU'LL SEE AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN
THE NEXT WEEK AS WE LOOK AT THE
DATA AND SEE HOW WE CAN IMPROVE
IT.
TO MAKE SURE WE PROTECT
VULNERABLE RESIDENTS AND
VULNERABLE LANDLORDS.
MANY OF WHOM ARE AT THE RISK OF
LOSING THE HOUSE THAT WAS A
RENTAL INCOME.
ARE PSZ A UNIT THEY BOUGHT AND
RENTED OUT.
OUR POLICY WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN
ABOUT A WEEK.
>> HOW MUCH DETAIL CAN WE
EXPECT FROM YOUR PLAN IN THE
FIRST QUARTER AN ADDRESSING
HOMELESSNESS.
AND WILL PEOPLE BEGIN NOTICING
A DIFFERENCE NOT ONLY IN
CLEARING PUBLIC SPACES BUT IN
TRULY GETTING HELP TO THOSE WHO
NEED IT?
>> SO THE LEVEL -- I WANT TO
MAKE IT CLEAR AND THAT'S A
GREAT QUESTION.
THE LEVEL OF DETAIL HOPEFULLY
WILL BE SUCH THAT YOU HAVE A
FEEL AND A MEANS BY WHICH YOU
CAN MEASURE WHAT THE HECK WE
ARE DOING.
AND IT WILL MORPH INTO A MORE
DETAILED PLAN AS WE DEVELOP IT.
I NEED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.
THAT WHAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW IS
NOT AN ARTIC YOU LIABLE PLAN.
YOU CAN'T SEE THE STRATEGY
WE'RE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT.
I HAVE TO MAKE IT CLEAR AS SOON
AS YOU START TALKING ABOUT THAT
SOME PEOPLE ARE HEARING
SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY.
OH, WE'LL SWEEP EVERYONE OFF
THE SIDEWALKS.
NO, WE WANT TO SHOW WHAT WE
HAVE RIGHT NOW.
WHERE ARE PEOPLE LIVING?
WE HAVE THE DATA.
WE'RE NOT MAKING IT AS PUBLIC
AS WE WANT TO.
YOU'LL SEE A LEVEL OF DETAIL BY
WHICH YOU FEEL YOU CAN MEASURE
HOW WE'RE DOING.
THERE'S A SECOND COMPONENT TO
THAT QUESTION THAT ESCAPES ME.
>> WHEN PEOPLE MIGHT BEGIN
NOTICING A DIFFERENCE.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE CREDIT
FOR THIS BECAUSE I DIDN'T DO
THIS.
WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY.
BUT YOU DID SEE THAT I THINK
UNDER OUR CAMPAIGN WE TRIED TO
CHANGE THE NARRATIVE HERE.
THAT I CONSTANTLY TALK ABOUT
SITUATIONS AT GREEN LAKE OR
THOMPSON, BROADVIEW THOMPSON
ELEMENT STAIR COOL.
SITUATIONS THAT I THOUGHT WERE
INTOLERABLE.
I HINK THE DURKAN
ADMINISTRATION AND THOSE TRYING
TO HOUSE PEOPLE.
YOU SAW RENEWED ENERGY.
I'M NOT TRYING TO TAKE CREDIT
FOR IT THAT YOU SAW THAT.
THE NUMBER OF ENCAMPMENTS YOU
SAW AROUND CITY HALL.
I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT GETTING
PEOPLE HOUSING.
I THINK YOU'LL SEE A -- DEPUTY
MAYOR TIFFANY WASHINGTON.
I SAY THIS WITH LOVE AND
FONDNESS AND RESPECT FOR MY
DEPUTY MAYOR.
AS SHE LAUGHS BEHIND ME.
SHE'S GOING TO BE MEASURED BY
THAT.
SHE KNOWS -- SHE SHARES THE
SAME PASSION AND COMMITMENT.
WE TALKED ABOUT REAL PROGRESS
IN A SHORT TIME.
WE'RE MEETING FEVERISHLY ON
THAT.
I THINK YOU'LL SEE CHANGES IN
THE NEAR FUTURE.
ONE THING I WANT TO GET OFF TO
ON THE RIGHT FOOT THAT I'M NOT
GOING TO SAY SOMETHING THAT'S
NOT GOING TO GET DONE.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY BY FRIDAY
OF THIS WEEK EVERYONE'S GOING
TO SAY HE DID IT IN THREE DAYS.
BUT I WILL GUARANTEE YOU THAT
YOU'LL SEE PEOPLE HOUSED HERE
VERY SHORTLY.
THAT'S WHY WE ALREADY STARTED
EVEN BEFORE I TOOK MY OATH OF
OFFICE CONVERSATION ON THE
RESOURCES WE NEED.
SO YOU'LL SEE REAL PROGRESS.
AND I THINK THAT THE CITY IS
ALREADY STARTING TO SEE THE
MOMENTUM THAT WE'RE BRINGING.
SO I'LL LEAVE IT THERE.
>> THAT CONCLUDES THE SWEARING
IN CEREMONY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
EVERYONE.
[ APPLAUSE ]