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A
Signing
on
know
that
we're
getting
started
a
little
bit
late,
that's
because
of
the
usual
technical
programs
that
almost
all
of
us
have
run
into
in
the
last
18
months
or
so,
as
we
get
used
to
video
conferencing
using
zoom
and
and
trying
to
stay
in
touch
with
each
other.
In
this
way,
so
we're
starting
a
little
late.
A
We
will
end
a
little
late,
so
I'm
I'm
thinking,
probably
roughly
between
five
and
ten
after
one,
we
will
wrap
this
up,
we're
not
going
to
go
through
too
much
at
the
beginning
of
this.
We
will
just
without
much
to
do
get
right
to
our
candidates
and
we
won't
have
opening
statements,
but
we
will
give
them
a
chance
to
have
closing
statements,
though
so
you'll
you'll
get
a
chance
to
have
a
true
feel
for
the
candidates.
A
We
have
three
city
council
positions
on
the
ballot
in
bellevue,
so
six
candidates
with
us
this
afternoon,
and
we
will
you
know
we'll
just
go
right
to
some
of
the
questions.
You
know
we'll
start
with
questions
for
position
number
one.
That's
jared
newman
house
and
ruth
lipscomb,
and
our
first
question
and
many
of
our
questions
are
gonna
deal
with
growth
issues
in
bellevue.
A
So
here's
the
first
question:
all
the
candidates
will
get
to
answer
at
the
the
candidates
for
position.
Number
four
will
go
first,
with
millions
of
square
feet
under
construction.
Downtown
bellevue
is
undergoing
an
explosion
of
growth,
that's
led
by
amazon,
a
lot
of
other
major
companies
candidates.
What
do
you
see
as
the
impacts
of
that
growth
and
what
steps
should
the
city
take
to
manage
them?
And
mr
newman
house,
you
get
to
answer
first.
B
Yes,
growth
and
part
of
that
growth
is
just
kind
of
our
economic
recovery,
which
is
going
exceedingly
well
right
now,
with
a
unemployment
rate
at
about
4.4
percent,
hotel
occupancy,
not
doing
quite
as
well
but
starting
to
rebound,
but
that
has
hurt
due
to
the
delta
variant
commercial
real
estate
vacancy
is
under
10
percent
and,
as
you
alluded
to
there's
nine
million
square
feet
of
office
space
in
development
with
about
90
of
that
space,
already
pre-released
so
or
pre-leased.
B
So
we
are
doing
well.
We
are
seeing
a
kind
of
a
v-shaped
recovery
right
now,
but
the
reason
we're
doing
as
well,
because
this
city
pivoted
and
really
went
into
action
to
help
our
small
businesses
and
our
residents
everything
from
over
what
800
million
dollars
in
pvp
loans,
shifting
to
al
fresco,
dining
throughout
the
city,
allowing
for
restaurants
to
have
more
outdoor
capacity.
B
A
B
Well,
I
think
it's
a
multi-pronged
approach.
I
mean
the
the
growth
that
we're
seeing
in
bellevue
was
planned
for
we're
just
seeing
it
being
accelerated
excessively
due
to
you
know:
companies
like
amazon,
I
mean
a
company
like
amazon
only
comes
around
once
maybe
every
couple
hundred
years.
It's
amazing
the
amount
of
growth
and
how
many
jobs
they're
bringing
in
in
into
bellevue.
So
I
think
we
need
to
address.
B
Obviously
transportation
issues
were
working
very
closely,
not
just
with
amazon
but
other
companies
as
well
to
reduce
the
number
of
single
occupancy
drivers
coming
into
the
city.
So
it's
looking
at
those
at
the
congestion
issues
and
our
multimodal
approach
to
our
transportation
issues.
It's
ensuring
that
we
protect
our
neighborhoods
as
well,
and
we
make
sure
that
we
keep
putting
the
growth
in
the
growth
corridor
sectors
that
we
initiated.
So
that's
downtown,
red
and
yeah.
A
Let
me
let
me
let
me
stop
you
here,
we'll
be
talking
more
about
growth,
as
as
we
continue,
but
ms
luskam,
the
question
for
you.
What
do
you
see
is
the
impacts
of
this
growth?
What
steps
should
the
city
be
taking
to
manage
the
growth.
C
Thank
you.
Yes,
the
growth
is,
is
just
explosive
in
the
downtown
core
and
I
think
we
have
both
short-term
and
long-term
issues
that
we
need
to
address.
The
short
term
is
just
as
hard
to
get
through
downtown
due
to
all
the
construction,
and
that's
you
know,
there's
not
a
whole
lot.
You
can
do
about
that
other
than
try
and
manage
you
know
the
detours
and
the
lane
closures
and
things
like
that.
C
Eventually,
that
those
buildings
will
all
be
built
up,
then
I
think
we
need
to
start
planning
ahead
for
what
happens
when
all
the
people
are
in
those
buildings,
and
I
think
there's
two
different
things
that
we
need
to
plan
for.
One
is
that
a
number
of
those
buildings
are
office
buildings,
and
so
those
people
will
need
to
be
coming
into
the
downtown
core
to
work
and
we
need
to
have
places
for
them
to
live
in
the
city
so
that
we
are
not
overburdening
405
getting.
C
You
know
down
to
pierce
county
and
up
to
snohomish
county
for
if
people
can't
find
a
place,
they
can
afford
to
live
in
the
city,
so
we
need
to
work
on
our
housing,
so
that
is
definitely
going
to
need
to
be
to
be
dealt
with.
C
So
I
think
the
city
needs
to
start
planning
ahead
for
for
how
to
both
keep
the
downtown
as
a
livable,
neighborhood
and
and
work
on
housing
so
that
we
will
get
you
know
less
than
the
transportation
impacts.
Okay,.
A
This
question
going
next
to
the
to
the
folks
in
position
two
and
beginning
with
you
dexter
orbee
again.
What
do
you
see
is
the
impacts
of
all
this
growth
and
what
steps
should
the
city
take
to
manage?
It.
D
Yes,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Essex,
you
know,
bellevue
is
achieving
its
vision
as
an
economic
and
cultural
center
in
the
region
and
and
work
and
as
a
small
business
owner.
I'm
very
glad
for
that.
I
see,
though,
that
as
we
bring
on
approximately
maybe
50
60
000
more
employees
coming
into
bellevue,
there
will
be
needs
in
housing.
There
will
be,
we
need
to
work
on
transportation
and
we
need
to
work
on
access
to
services
right
in
terms
of
housing.
D
Some
proportion
of
those
new
employees
will
will
live
in
bellevue
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
there's
availability
of
housing
for
them
on
top
of
that
those
people
will
need.
There
will
be
an
increase
in
need
for
various
businesses
and
services
and
those
those
businesses
will
need
to
have
employees
themselves,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
there
is
also
housing
for
people
across
the
entire
range
of
professions
that
make
up
a
complete
city
in
terms
of
transportation.
D
We
do
need
to
work
on
being
able
to
get
more
people
from
point
a
to
point
b
in
an
efficient
manner
that
that
involves
working
not
only
within
the
city,
but
also
with
other
cities
in
the
region
and
with
the
county,
because
capacity
outside
of
bellevue
will
help
with
capacity
inside
of
bellevue.
We
also
need
to
work
on
multi-modal
solutions,
more
efficient
ways
of
moving
people
from
a
to
b.
D
A
Let
me
interrupt
you.
Let
me
interrupt
you
here.
We
will
have
a
chance
to
talk
more
about
transportation
as
well,
but
let
me
give
connor
conrad
lee
a
chance
to
answer
this
question
again.
What
steps
should
the
city
take
to
manage
all
the
growth
that's
coming,
mr
lee.
A
Mr
lee,
don't
forget
to
unmute
just
unmute.
E
Sex
and
you
and
I
are
the
old
timers
right,
so
we
have
to
take
a
little
time
to
get
used
to
technology.
So
it's
nice
to
see
you
though.
However,
yes,
you
know
up
and
running.
F
E
Yes,
growth
brings
challenges
and
bobby
is
a
great
city.
We
plan
for
growth,
and
so
you
know
we
are
very
happy.
We
have
a
great
city,
great
council,
great
people
and,
however,
with
pandemic,
you
know
it's
made
a
big,
unexpected
impact
and,
of
course,
with
amazon
coming
into
value.
You
know
they're
going
to
bring
25
35
000
people
coming
and
they'll
be
attracting
other
businesses
coming
as
well.
E
So
these
have
accelerated
the
speed
of
growth,
so
we
have
to,
you
know,
take
steps
to
manage
them
and
the
challenge
you
know
we
talk
about
some,
but
the
first
one
I
talk
about
is
people
diversity
with
all
the
business
coming
with
the
growth
rate
scene,
we're
seeing
people
from
all
over
the
world
coming
here,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
welcome
them.
We
adapt
adjust,
welcome
into
our
community
and
use
their
assets,
our
ability
to
help
us
and
make
sure
that
we
grow
in
the
right
way
and
share
the
same
values.
E
A
And
this
is
yeah,
mr
lee.
We
will
we'll
talk
more
about
transportation,
okay,
we'll
we'll
we'll
leave
this
for
here
and
move.
G
A
H
So
we're
going
to
have
to
you
know,
increase
that
housing
office
balance
in
downtown
we're
going
to
have
to
increase
more
affordable
housing,
giving
people
the
opportunity
to
live
near
where
they
work.
We're
going
to
have
to
increase
our
multi-modal
transportation
options,
give
a
lot
of
small
business
support,
especially
the
outdoor
dining
establishments
that
have
done
so
well
during
the
summer.
How
can
we
keep
that
going
during
the
winter
and
also
amenities
every
time?
Something
is
built
new
in
downtown?
I
think
it
needs
to
give
back
to
the
community.
A
And
for
dr
johnson
your
thoughts
as
well
on
this
question:
how
should
the
city
manage
all
this
growth.
G
Yeah,
yes,
it's
a
very
poignant
to
me.
I
live
in
old
bellevue,
I'm
a
walk
commuter.
I
have
a
small
business.
I
see
the
growth
it's
very
exciting.
I
think
the
big
issues
that
we're
facing
are
transportation,
housing,
public
safety
and
I
think
those
should
all
be
addressed
readily
with
the
city
transportation.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we
keep
all
forms
of
transportation
and
also
parking
available
to
our
city.
We
need
to
keep
that
in
our
comprehensive
plan.
G
Right
now
we
put
about
20
percent
of
our
budget.
Can
our
transportation
budget
towards
bike
lanes
and
bicycling,
which
I
love
bicycling,
but
that's
a
very
small
percentage
of
our
commuters
and
we
have
a
lot
of
people
that
commute
in
and
commute
out
of
bellevue.
We
need
to
serve
them
all
and
serve
them
based
on
data
and
proportion
of
use
and
housing.
The
problem
with
housing
in
bellevue
is,
we
just
are
under
building
and
we
have
a
short
supply.
So
we
need
to
streamline
regulation.
G
We
need
to
improve
our
building
supply,
especially
of
the
low
to
middle
income
housing.
We
can
improve
density,
we
can
improve
zoning,
we
can
decrease
the
lot
size
we
can
put
in
middle
housing.
Things
like
that
and
also
I'm
a
real
fan
of
live
work,
housing
where
people
actually
can
live
where
they
work,
and
so
we
could
have
artist,
lofts,
working
communities
and
multi-family
buildings.
We
could
have
providers
like
healthcare
providers
underneath
their
town
home
things
like
that,
so
that
would
be
really
exciting
and
public
safety.
G
Whenever
you
have
growth,
there's
always
a
need
for
increased
public
safety
and
services,
and
so
we
need
to
get
fire
station
10
completed.
We
need
to
make
sure
we
fund
police
and
fire
and
we
need
to
make
sure
we
keep
our
city
livable
and
safe
for
not
only
residents
but
for
our
small
businesses
and
large
businesses
alike.
Thank
you.
A
Yes,
our
our
next
question
that
could
almost
continues
on
that
theme.
Mr
lee
will
get
the
question
first
and
mr
lee.
What
role
should
city
government
take
in
ensuring
that
bellevue
is
a
city
for
all,
including
people
from
all
income
ranges
in
the
service
and
hospitality
and
retail
sectors?
That's
needed
to
support
all
the
growth
that's
going
on
in
downtown
bellevue,
mr
lee.
A
E
We
need
to
educate
them,
we
need
to
communicate,
set
up
programs
where
we
address
their
needs
and
talk
to
the
people
who
can
really
be
connected
to
connected
trusted
messengers
and
it's
very
important,
and
so,
when
I
said
earlier,
you
know
people
are
affected
by
various
modes
of
number
one
transportation.
We
have
to
figure
out
how
to
have
multimodal
systems
and
number
two.
We
have
to
make
sure
housing
are
available.
We
have
different
kind
of
housing,
different
varieties,
more
options
and
making
sure
that
we
understand
and
number
three.
We
have
the
create
jobs.
E
That
they
want-
and
so
it's
important
we
provide
opportunity
to
have
jobs
and
encourage
friendly
environment
businesses
and
importantly,
we
need
to
make
sure
the
place
is
safe.
Everybody
come
here
because
it's
a
safe
place,
so
we
have
to
make
sure
we
do
not
define
our
bodies.
We
actually
support
them.
E
In
a
sense,
belgian
actually
has
increased
the
number
of
police
officers
last
year
and
we've
increased
also
some
civilian
employees
and
we
are
paying
attention
to
our
firefighters,
making
sure
that
they
have
adequate
facilities
and
ways
to
you
know
to
keep
our
people
safe
from
the
fire
incidents
and
the
high
rises.
We
have
your
city
and
make
sure.
A
Yeah,
mr
lee,
let
me
interrupt
you.
We
will
talk
a
little
bit
about
police
and
public
safety
as
well.
I'm
going
to
give
you
just
a
little
extra
time,
though,
because
could
you
be
more
specific
about
what
city
government
should
do
to
make
sure
that
there
is
housing
in
all
ranges,
especially
more
affordable
housing?
Are
there
regulations
that
city
government
should
impose
yes.
E
Absolutely
regulation
is
number
one.
We
have
technologies
now
with
these
way
to
do
it,
but
we,
the
city
of
galway,
has
been
working
in
our
housing
for
the
last
30
years.
We
developed
a
regional
council
on
housing
and
that's
a
regional
effort.
We
make
sure
that
our
women
who
are
going
through
difficult
life
challenges,
and
we
have
families
young
people,
we
all
have
started
working
and
it's
been
very
successful.
E
Of
course
it's
not
exacerbated
because
of
pandemics
and
other
social
concerns
and
new
people
coming
to
the
city,
so
we're
working
very,
very
deliberately
very
thoughtfully
how
to
help
these
few
people
and
the
bellevue
is
the
first
city.
Now
we
have
a
a
permanent
homeless,
shelter
developed
for
bellevue,
and
also
we
have
a
transitional
housing.
Then
we
have
a
market
rate
housing.
It's
all
very,
very
well
thought
out
and
working
with
the
community
is
community.
Ultimately
someone
that
have
to
support
and
understand
it
and
be
able
to
help
making
this
work.
A
Let
me
let
me
give
mr
bourbon
an
opportunity
here
to
address
this
question
again:
making
bellevue
a
city
for
all.
D
Thank
you,
mr
porter,
so
I
think
from
the
city
perspective,
there's
many
things
we
can
do.
First
of
all
is
we
need
to
look
at
our
zoning
and
look
at
basically
how
this
affects
housing
availability
in
our
area.
D
Some
of
our
zoning
is
among
the
lightest
in
the
region,
and
I
think
we
can
do
a
little
bit
better
to
create
more
housing
opportunities
in
this
limited
square,
footage
or
square
mileage
that
we
have
number
two
is
we
can
we
can
re-evaluate
our
accessory
dwelling
unit
or
ordinances,
bellevue's
ordinances
and
accessory
dwelling
units
are
among
the
most
restrictive
in
the
region
and
for
those
people
who
might
be
a
little
bit
afraid
of
it.
D
Mercer
island
actually
has
very
relaxed
adu
ordinances
and
we
can
simply
normalize
ourselves
to
the
rest
of
the
cities
in
our
area
number
three.
I
do
support
transit-oriented
development,
because
transit-oriented
development
helps
provide
more
housing
and
heat
transit
corridors
without
increasing
the
amount
of
of
required
suggestion
that
that
comes
with
increasing
density
number.
Four.
We
need
to
follow
through
on
our
affordable
housing
strategy.
D
We
have
an
affordable
housing
strategy
from
2017
with
various
action
items
in
various
stages
of
implementation
and
not
you
know-
and
I
think
we
can
do
more
and
follow
through
on
that,
and
then
we
can
also
take
a
look
at
how
we're
you
know.
D
We
did
some
fantastic
work
during
the
pandemic
in
terms
of
rental
assistance
and
other
programs,
and
we
can
look
at
that
as
well
and
then
number
five,
not
probably
number
seven
by
now,
just
looking
also
at
how
we
are
able
to
help
people
who
are
immigrants
and
refugees,
people
who
are
new
to
the
place
be
able
to
get
their
know
what
resources
they
need
to
access
in
order
to
participate
in
either
the
rental
market
or
the
housing
market.
G
Yes,
so
there's
a
trend
towards
middle
housing,
which
is
bringing
in
affordable
housing
to
serve
more
people
in
a
better
way.
It
does
increase
density
in
a
city,
but
it
can
do
it
in
a
very
let's
say:
neighborhood
characteristic
manner,
so
that
you
could
have
walkable
areas
of
your
city
where
you
could
have
beautiful
town
homes
and
small
multi-family
buildings,
preserving
height
restriction,
preserving
neighborhood
character,
and
you
can
still
also
have
single-family
neighborhoods
with
single-family
homes
that
might
be
smaller
on
smaller
light
lot
sizes.
G
For
example.
Right
now
we
have
a
7
000
square
foot
minimum
lot
size
if
we
reduce
that
we
might
be
able
to
put
two
or
three
houses
where
there
might
be
one
and
still
preserve
neighborhood
character,
also
from
the
no
to
low
income
range.
I'm
a
really
positive
advocate
for
employer-based,
supportive
housing.
We
have
a
perfect
example
in
bellevue,
it's
called
providence
heights.
A
Mayor
robinson,
how
would
you
approach
this
making
sure
that
bellevue
is
a
city
for
all.
H
You
know:
there's
we
found
that
affordable
housing
does
not
happen
on
its
own.
It
takes
government
intervention
and
I
really
appreciate
my
opponent's
support
of
supportive
housing
because
we
need
more
of
that
and
supportive
housing
comes
with
services
as
she
described,
and
so
you
know
creating
those
opportunities
to
put
in
the
full
spectrum
of
housing.
So
everybody
can
afford
to
live
where
they
work
small
business
support.
H
I'm
the
only
council
member
who
has
published
office
hours
regularly
and
I'm
full
every
week
talking
to
various
people
from
the
community
and
also
making
sure
that
our
police
department
treats
everybody
the
same
regardless
of
whether
you
live
here
you're
visiting
here
you
work
here
you
get
the
same
treatment
you
deserve
and-
and
you
know,
we've
done
a
a
big
review
of
police
force
recently
with
47
recommendations.
A
Okay,
very
good,
ms
lipscomb.
This
question
now
goes
to
you.
How
do
you
make
sure
bellevue
is
truly
a
city
for
all,
especially
for
the
working-class
people
who
will
be
needed
to
support
all
this
growth.
C
But
that's
an
excellent
question.
I
I
have
a
strong
value
that
the
people
should
be
able
to
live
close
to
where
they
work.
I
worry
a
lot
about
the
economic
diversity
of
bellevue
and
I
see
the
economic
diversity
very
differently
between
what
it
is
at
noon
when
the
it
is
full
of
workers
and
what
it
is
at
midnight
when
all
those
workers
who
are
lower
wage
and
cannot
stay
in
our
city
are
off
living
where
they
can
afford
to
live.
C
C
Looking
at
our
zoning
and
the
density
in
our
neighborhoods,
I
think
that
if
we
had
say
detached
adus
and
we
could
have
more
rental
opportunities
in
the
single
family
neighborhoods,
I
see
that
as
an
equity
issue,
where
those
who
are
not
able
to
afford
to
buy
in
a
neighborhood
can
still
experience
all
the
amenities
of
those
neighborhoods
by
renting-
and
I
know
as
a
previous
renter
myself
for
many
different
times
during
my
life
renters-
do
not
bring
down
the
property
values.
They
actually
can
be
very
vibrant
members
of
the
community.
C
I
think
that
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
have
opportunities
for
workers
to
also
be
able
to
buy
into
the
area
to
get
starter
homes,
not
not
only
have
the
option
of
renting
or
having
to
buy
a
million
plus
dollar
single-family
home.
So
I
think
that
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
we
have
enough
opportunities
for
people
to
put
down
their
roots
in
a
in
an
ownership
setting.
We
also
need,
obviously,
a
lot
of
publicly
supported
housing.
C
I
would
like
to
see
a
lot
of
that
right
around
in
the
transit
oriented
development
corridors,
especially
out
in
bel,
red
and
the
east
main
area.
I
would
like
to
see
us
maximize
the
affordable
housing
in
those
areas
because
of
the
the
increased
benefit
that
come
from
having
people
not
having
to
pay
for,
say,
owning
a
car.
They
can
live
in
those
areas
and
also
work
in
our
city.
I
think.
A
Let
me
let
me
stop
you
here
and
and
give
mr
newmanhouse
a
chance
to
answer
as
well.
How
do
you
make
bellevue
a
city
for
all.
B
Thank
you,
essex,
I'm
not
quite
sure
how
we're
managing
the
one-minute
answers
here
during
this
conversation.
B
A
A
G
B
First
and
foremost,
we
have
to
look
towards
our
mantra
of
our
city.
Right
diversity
is
our
strength.
We
welcome
the
world
which
I
think
the
bellevue,
the
city
of
bellevue,
has
done
a
terrific
job
on
you
know
we
recently
just
hired
our
first
ever:
chief
diversity,
inclusion,
equity
officer
and
linda
whitehead.
B
B
Then
we
have
numerous
other
programs,
such
as
our
diversity
advantage
team
summit
network,
our
wealth
and
our
welcoming
week
and
then
and
then,
resources
for
immigrants
and
refugees
to
our
city.
So,
first
and
foremost,
I
think
we
need
to
make
sure
that
folks
understand
that
we
are
welcoming
city
and
we
want
them
here
now
in
terms
of
affordable
housing.
We've
done
a
lot,
but
we
need
to
continue
to
build
on
it.
The
city
has
produced
nearly
1300,
affordable
housing
units
since
2017,
with
over
700
units.
B
Currently,
already
in
the
development
pipeline,
we
set
a
goal
of
2500
units.
In
that
plan
we
will
overshoot
that
gold
by
a
tremendous
amount
that
doesn't
mean
our
work
is
over,
doesn't
mean
we
don't
need
to
create
more,
but
we
are
taking
the
right
actions
moving
forward
and
we're
continuing
our
work
by
doing
such
things
as
providing
incentives
for
faith-boned
and
public
surplus
and
non-profits
housing
properties.
B
Developing
affordable,
transit-oriented
development
on
public
lands
such
as
at
the
sound
transit
operations,
maintenance
facility
in
bel
red
and
then
we've
got
recent
updates
to
our
multi-family
tax
exemption,
which
is
going
to
create
quite
a
few
affordable
housing
units
and
that,
instead
of
a
developer,
taking
a
fee
in
lieu
will
actually
be
creating
those
affordable
units
and
then
we're
also
providing
housing
incentives
on
the
east
main
area
and
then
changing
our
city
code
parking
minimum.
So
we
can
create
multi-family
developments
and
workforce
housing,
as
some
others
have
mentioned
here.
B
A
Okay,
very
good.
Let's,
let's
discuss
you
know
what
we've
all
lived
through
in
this
last
18
months
or
so,
and
that
is
covid
and
dr
johnson.
This
next
question
goes
to
you.
First,
you
know:
bellevue
had
a
lot
of
plans
for
growth
and
development,
then
came
the
pandemic.
G
Yes,
certainly-
and
I
am
certainly
seeing
the
signs
of
it
in
my
own
neighborhood-
I'm
seeing
closed
businesses,
I'm
seeing
worker
shortages
even
supply
chain
issues
which
is
very
concerning
for
both
small
and
large
businesses,
and
so
we
certainly
need
to
address
that
with
the
with
changes
in
government
policy.
G
Essentially,
this
has
largely
been
a
mandated
economic
recession,
and
so
in
order
to
get
out
of
it,
we'll
need
to
change
the
policy
we'll
need
to
reopen
fully
city
hall
needs
to
be
fully
open
and
available
for
services
to
the
public,
and
we
also
need
to
do
things
safely,
but
we
need
to
realize
that
we've
moved
beyond
an
emergency
to
now
a
chronic
condition
so
to
speak,
and
so
we
need
to
shift
gears
so
that
we
don't
have
you
know
complete
economic
losses,
the
way
we're
having
now
you
know
our
unemployment
has
spiked,
and
it's
really
interesting
in
that.
G
We
have,
you
know
higher
than
normal
unemployment,
but
we
also
have
worker
shortages
and
and
that's
just
an
unsustainable
situation,
and
we
are
in
a
few
years
going
to
have
larger
employers
growing
their
base.
But
we
don't
have
that
today,
and
so
we
have
to
work
today
to
reopen
fully,
and
I
just
really
believe
the
city
needs
to
support
that
opening
and
sometimes
even
actually
questioning
the
larger
county
and
state
plans.
A
We'll
give
you
a
few
extra
seconds
for
for
a
quick
answer,
because
certainly
we
are
hearing
from
the
folks
who
have
restaurants.
The
outdoor
tent
exemptions
has
expired,
but
we
still
have
this
current
coded
situation.
A
G
Absolutely
we
need
to
have
exemptions,
we
need
to
reduce
regulations,
we
need
to
reduce
taxes
and
fees
we
need
if
those
outdoor
dining
areas
are
working
and
they
did
through
the
winter
over
last
year,
then
we
need
to
continue
that,
and
you
know
we
might
do
more
events
where
we
actually
temporarily
close
off
streets
and
have
you
know
the
the
dining
come
out
a
little
further
into
the
street?
You
know
we
have
to,
of
course
understand
traffic
congestion
and
not
make
that
worse,
but
we
certainly
need
to
support
our
small
businesses.
A
Okay,
let
me
stop
you
there
and
mayor
robinson,
your
your
thoughts
on
dealing
with
covid
now
in
the
long
term,
and
throwing
your
answer
about
restaurants
and
those
outdoor
restaurants
as
well.
Please
go
ahead.
H
Well,
first
of
all,
essex,
you
know:
bellevue
is
emerging
from
coveted
as
one
of
the
top
economies
in
the
country
and
the
top
real
office
real
estate
market
in
the
country.
So
it
has
been
a
tremendous
challenge,
but
I
am
so
proud
of
how
we
have
all
gathered
together,
gathered
our
resources,
helped
each
other
and
come
out
of
this
pretty
much
on
top
in
comparison
to
other
cities.
H
But
we
need
to
continue
with
strong
small
business
support.
I
described
that
before
I
mean
the
regulations
for
outdoor
dining
come
up
from
the
state
level
and
I
lobbied
the
state
to
relax
them
so
that
we
could
do
what
we
did
over
the
summer
going
out
into
the
street,
going
into
our
parking
lots,
putting
up
the
tents
and-
and
you
know
the
challenge
of
the
fire
code
with
heaters
and
overhead
coverings.
You
know
that
needs
to
be
addressed.
H
So
that's
something
you
know
we
can
really
ask
our
economic
development
department
to
really
focus
on
and
we
need
to
continue
partnering
with
our
large
employers.
I
mean
they
have
been
incredibly
generous
to
our
community.
They
have
given
millions
of
dollars
towards
rental
assistance
and
small
business
grants,
and
you
know
they
are
the
ones
who
are
looking
at
this
employment
pipeline
with
the
internship.
So
that's
really
important
and
also
maintaining
the
community
conversations,
because
we
need
to
keep
hearing
from
the
community
what
the
needs
are
as
they
emerge.
We
will
address
them.
A
Very
good:
we
continue
this
question
with
mr
newenhaus
again
covet
long
term.
How
does
bellevue
have
to
change
to
cope
with
the
long-term
effects.
E
A
Your
thought
on
that
specific
question
of
making
sure
that
restaurants
can
continue
the
outdoor
dining,
as
we
still
continue
to
wrestle
with
kobe
right
now.
Yeah.
B
I
think
again,
I
mentioned
some
of
these
during
the
top
of
the
conversation,
but
the
the
city
really
did
pivot
extremely
well
to
reach
out
to
the
restaurants
and
do
as
much
as
we
possibly
can
to
release
or
ease
the
ability
to
do
outdoor
dining
expediting
permits.
In
order
to
do
that,
but
certainly.
B
To
have
expanded
outdoor
dining
beyond
just
the
summer
months,
in
fact,
that's
something
that
our
economic
development
team
is
looking
at
right
now
to
expand
that
and
be
able
to
maintain
that,
because
certainly
the
covet
19
or
the
variant
is
not
going
away
anytime
soon.
So
we
need
to
do
this
to
keep
all
of
our
restaurants
in
in
good
shape
and
bellevue
and
give
them
as
many
tools
as
they
possibly
need
in
order
to
survive
during
during
this
pandemic.
B
You
know,
and
overall
I
think,
in
terms
of
going
forward,
we
need
to
continue
to
work
with
our
great
nonprofits
and
partners.
You
know
be
at
the
bda,
be
at
the
bellevue
chamber.
They
have
been
instrumental
in
overcoming
covet
19
for
our
our
business
businesses
here,
both
big
and
small,
but
especially
on
the
small
businesses
front,
it
happened
happening,
helping
them
with
technical
assistance,
helping
them
fill
out.
B
You
know,
page
after
page
for
for
loans
and
and
really
helping
them
pivot
as
well
to
more
of
an
online
digital
presence
versus
just
the
physical
one.
So
with
those
partners
we've
been
able
to
to
do
that,
and
I
think
we
need
to
continue
to
do
that,
and
I
really
think
we
need
to
keep
our
outreach
going
as
well
to
constantly
understand
what
both
from
our
businesses
and
residents
what
they're
experiencing
and
what
we
can
do
to
help.
A
Okay,
very
very
good
and
ms
liscomb,
your
thoughts
on
this
question
dealing
with
coveted
long
term
and
also
for
right
now
getting
restaurants.
Perhaps
the
exemptions
they
need
to
continue
of
with
the
outdoor
dining.
C
I
think
we
need
to
realize,
and
we
need
to
keep
reminding
ourselves
that
covet
is
both
a
health
emergency
and
an
economic
problem,
and
I
personally
in
my
own
family,
my
husband
came
down
with
covid
the
week
after
the
first
patient
was
diagnosed
in
kirkland
and
he
is
still
suffering
some
long-term
effects
from
that,
and
we
have
lost
hundreds
of
thousands
of
our
fellow
residents
of
the
united
states
to
this
disease,
and
so
I
think
that,
more
than
anything,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
following
the
science
about
what
is
safe.
C
If
that
means
that,
in
order
to
open
fully,
we
need
to
start
having
vaccine
mandates
and
having
ways
to
track
so
that
people
who
are
unvaccinated
cannot
partake
of
the
you
know
the
amenities
of
our
city,
because
they
are
a
health
risk
to
everyone
else.
I
think
that
that
would
be
a
valid
response.
I
think
that
covid
or
covet
variants
will
be
with
us
for
a
long
time
and
we
will
have
to
begin
to
start
dealing
with
the
fact
that
we
are
now
living
in
a
such
an
interconnected
world.
C
That
pandemics
are
going
to
be
much
more
common,
and
I
do
believe
that
our
restaurants
should
be
able
to
open
up
to
outdoor
dining
spaces
at
any
time
of
the
year.
I
do
believe
in
closing
off
some
streets
so
that
they
can
so
that
we
can
have
more.
You
know
outside
activities,
and
I
and
I
I
feel
like
whatever
help
the
city
can
give
to
the
small
businesses.
C
A
C
Think
that
that's
difficult
to
do
that
just
because
oftentimes
people
don't
know
where
does
bellevue
end
and
kirkland
start
and
where
does
redmond?
You
know
where
are
boundaries
if,
if
we
had
another
surge
like
we
are,
you
know
have
seen
it
seems
like
we
are
starting
to
max
out
our
hospital
capacity
rate
in
the
state.
I
believe
that
maybe
bellevue
would
have
to
go
alone,
but
I
don't
think
we
hope
that
king
county
would
also
look
into
that,
and
we
should
be
lobbying
king
county
to
keep
an
eye
on
that
option.
A
All
right,
thank
you
and
mr
borby.
Your
thoughts
on
this
question
covered
long-term
and
dealing
well
with
the
situation
that
restaurants
are
facing
now
and
what
do
you
think
about
keeping
those
outdoor
spaces
so.
D
Oh,
don't
forget
me,
thank
you
so
much
yeah,
thank
you
and
as
a
small
business
owner
in
the
healthcare
field,
I
think
going
into
covet
was
one
of
the
scariest
things
that
we
had
to
deal
with
and
part
of
the
challenge
was
just
trying
to
figure
out
what
was
going
on
and
what
we
needed
to
do.
Getting
the
right
information
understanding
what
the
what
was
allowed
and
not
allowed.
D
So
I
think
one
of
the
things
we
can
do
to
prepare
ourselves
long
term
is
to
basically
be
able
to
create
a
small
commission
right
now
and
basically
take
a
look
at
the
lessons
learned
and
how
we
can
improve
our
emergency
preparedness
for
the
future.
How
can
we
harden
some
of
our
procedures
and
policies
for
that
and
I
think
there's
a
lot
to
be
learned
from
businesses
from
neighborhoods
from
city
staff
from
nonprofits
that
all
had
to
deal
with
this
in
their
own
way
right.
I
think
that
you
know
the
way.
D
I
I
understand
that
the
city
has
responded
very
well
during
kovid
and
has
made
you
know,
made
use
of
a
good
use
of
funds
to
keep
people
housed
to
keep
businesses
running,
and
we
need
to
encapsulate
that
and
we
need
to
institutionalize
those
lessons
learned
so
that
you
know
we
don't
know
what
the
next
emergency
is
going
to
look
like,
but
we
want
to
use
these
painful
experiences
to
harden
and
improve
our
our
our
ability,
our
capacities
in
the
future
right
and
as
a
former
quality
management
professional
right.
D
That
is
something
I
think
about
in
terms
of
the
in
terms
of
in
terms
of
businesses
in
terms
of
the
restaurants
right
I
do
I
do
agree.
I
think
we
should
be
supporting
them.
One
of
the
things
that
I
saw
during
the
covet
period,
where
some
businesses
were
able
to
transition
and
pivot
very
well
I'll,
give
a
little
example
to
the
bella.
D
Restaurant
out
in
crossroads
was
able
to
convert
their
restaurant
into
a
kitchen
and
started
supplying
ready-made
meals
to
qfc,
and
they
made
business
doing
that
and
I
think,
there's
a
lot
of
innovation
that
occurred
understanding.
But
let
me
let
me
get
you
to.
A
To
wrap
up
here
and
move
on
to
mr
lee
dealing
with
cobit
long
term,
and
what
do
you
think
about
making
sure
that
restaurants,
even
in
the
short
term,
can
still
use
those
outdoor
spaces.
D
A
Yes,
I
was
mr
lee
please
if
you
would
address
the
question
as
well.
E
Absolutely
we
need
to
help
the
people
that
need
their
help
most
and
small
businesses,
especially
minority
small
businesses
pop
and
mom's
stores.
They
don't
have
normal
resources
and
understanding
how
to
access
help
they
need
it
and
that's
all
the
federal
money
is
state
money
and
value
has
done
its
share
and
I
think
we've
done
it
through
all
non-profits
and
we
are,
you
know
the
covert
19.
The
pandemic
has
uncovered
some
real
significant
needs
that
we
haven't
paid
attention
to.
So
it's
a
good
thing
that
we
now
realize
what
they
are.
E
We
are
connecting
with
the
folks-
and
I
think
it's
a
lot
of
volunteers
from
communities
themselves
who
have
come
up
with
ppe's
and
so
on
and
we're
doing
with
the
city
working
together
with
our
public
safety
economic
development.
So
I
think
these
are
good
things
and
we're
also
building
capacities
for
the
minority
groups.
Small
businesses,
how
they
can
learn
to
connect
with
the
help
that
they
can
seek,
such
as
government
and
other
non-profits
and
so
on,
and
I
think
it's
important.
E
We
make
them
aware
of
the
resources
and
what
they
can
do
to
help
others
and
as
well
as
themselves,
and
also
it
allows
small
businesses
to
be
creative
absolutely
when
they
cannot
serve
public
in
their
restaurants.
They
are
not
developing
catering
services,
picking
taking
things
to
other
people,
so
I
think
that's
all
our
creativity
and
we
need
to
encourage
them.
We
need
to
have
our
business
economic
development
group
to
help
and
teach,
and
we
have
provide
technical
support
on
the
longer
term
basis
we're
reaching
we're
working
with
regional
organizations.
E
We
are
such
as
peterson
regional
government,
edd
economic
development
district
and
greatest
shared
partnership,
we're
figuring
out
in
the
long
term.
How
do
we
build
up
our
economic
recovery
through
workforce
training?
Perhaps
workforce
development,
because
many
things
are
changed?
We're
gonna
have
looking
at
the
new
economy.
Things
will
be
done
differently,
so
these
are
the
things
we
need
to
be
looking
at
short-term,
long-term.
A
Very
good,
let
me
let
me
let
me
cut
you
off
here,
move
on
to
our
next
question
and
miss
liscombe.
This
goes
to
you.
First,
let's
switch
a
little
bit
from
the
economy
to
those
issues
of
public
safety
that
have
been
touched
on
in
some
of
your
answers,
bellevue's
going
to
be
hiring
a
new
police
chief.
C
That's
an
excellent
question:
I
have
met
with
interim
chief
shirley
and
I
think
he
is
an
amazing
chief
and
he
is
has
he
and
I
have
a
lot
that
we
agree
on
about
making
the
department
taking
it
from
good
to
great
I,
I
fully
support
our
police
department
and
our
public
other
parts
of
our
public
safety
system.
I
think,
though,
that
we
need
to
make
sure
that
there
is
a
lot
of
community
input
in
the
hiring
of
a
new
police
chief
and
right
now.
C
That
decision
is
is
solely
up
to
the
city
manager.
The
city
council
doesn't
really
even
have
a
role
in
that.
So
I'd
like
to
see
that
expanded
to
where
the
community
had
some
input.
I
believe
that
we
need
to
look
for
a
police
chief
who
is
able
to
take
the
department
into
the
our
current
time
into
our
changed
reality
that
we
are
living
in
now,
and
that
means
a
department
that
is
much
more
transparent
and
open
with
its
data.
That
is
much
more
willing
to
to
be
looking
at
alternatives.
A
C
Defund,
the
police
is
a
slogan
that
was
intended
to
in
inflame
and
it
is
not
a
policy
proposal.
It
is
a
slogan
I
do
not
believe.
I
believe
that
as
bellevue
grows,
our
public
safety
budget
needs
to
grow,
and
that
is
what
I've
always
said,
and
I
believe
that
talking
about
defunding
is
only
meant
to
divide
and
polarize.
It
is
not
meant
as
a
true
analysis
of
what
our
public
safety
system
should
look
like
and
what
will
keep
our
neighborhoods
and
our
people
safe.
Okay,.
A
Let
me
cut
you
off
there,
because
we'll
get
to
mr
newman
house
for
your
response.
What
are
you
looking
for
when
it
comes
to
the
next
police
chief,
the
police
policies
and
you
brought
up
but
defunding
police?
Is
that
something
that
folks
in
bellevue
need
to
worry
about.
B
I'm
not
sure
I
I
brought
different
police
during
this
conversation
today,
but
but
first
I
wanted
to
just
let
my
opponent
know
that
in
terms
of
the
the
mental
health
aspect
there
already
is
a
program
called
ccap.
That's
just
coming
out
of
the
pilot
process,
community
assistance
program,
which
actually
has
mental
health
professionals
that
go
out
with
police
officers,
they're
actually
taken
from
our
cares
program
and
they
go
out
during
mental
health
crisis
situations
or
drug
overdose,
etc.
B
Thank
you
in
terms
of
what
we're
looking
for
in
the
next
police
chief.
You
know.
Obviously
all
council
members
have
met
with
chief
shirley,
although
he's
not
appointed,
yet
that
that
process
is
still
going
forward,
but
you
know
for
for
me.
I
want
someone
who
is
going
to
maintain
the
very
high
standards
of
the
bellevue
police
department.
It's
one
of
a
very
few
police
departments,
that's
nationally
accredited
by
kalia.
B
It
takes
the
training
and
resources
of
his
officers
in
diversity,
inclusion
and
implicit
bias
and
policing
very
seriously
the
department's
built.
You
know
the
whole
foundation
department
is
built
on
community
policing
and
consistently
consults
with
different
advisory
groups.
So
they're
doing
a
lot
of
the
right
things
already.
Can
we
get?
You
know
good
to
great.
Of
course,
I
think
every
department
in
the
city
wants
to
get
better.
That's
one
of
the
values
of
the
city
of
bellevue.
B
Now,
in
terms
of
you
know,
defunding
the
police,
you
know
it's
it's
it's
it's
I
I
don't
know
who
started
the
slogan,
but
you
know
I'm
I'm
extremely
100
support
of
our
exceptional
men
and
women,
the
bellevue
police
department.
They
do
an
incredible
job
and
you
know
my
opponent
did
come
before
the
bellevue
city
council
and
I
I
believe
her
her
views
on
this
have
have
evolved,
but
she
did
say
that
she
wanted
to
reallocate
money
out
of
the
department
to
other
parts
of
the
budget.
A
Let
me
let
me
give
her
a
short
chance
to
respond
here
before
we
move
on.
Please
go
ahead.
C
Yes,
I
I
was,
I
was
speaking
in
particular
about
the
fact
that
bellevue
sent
a
an
armored
vehicle
and
equipment
and
personnel
into
seattle
to
during
the
protests
last
summer,
and
I
thought
that
that
was
not
a
good
use
of
our
of
our
city
resources,
and
so
I
objected
to
that.
And
yes,
my
opponent
has
made
that
into
an
ad
that
he
you
know,
takes
one
sentence
out
of
I
would
I
would
urge
everyone
to
look
at
the
entire
three
minutes
of
my
testimony.
C
I
testified
several
times
last
year
to
the
city
council,
and,
but
I
I
did
not,
I
did
not.
I
do
not
in
general
say
that
just
a
blanket
defund,
the
police,
I
think
that
we
should
spend
our
money
wisely
and
our
tax
dollars
in
that
case
were
not
spent
wisely.
Okay,.
A
We
move
on
to
other
candidates,
mr
lee,
this
question:
for
you:
what
are
you
looking
for
the
next
police
chief?
What
sort
of
policies
do
you
want
to
see
pursued
for
public
safety.
E
I
look
for
police
chief
as
a
person,
that's
respected
by
his
peers
and
has
experienced
that
has
demonstrated
what
police
department
has
always
been
in
believe,
and
the
belfry
police
is
probably
the
best
that
I
know
of
for
my
30
years
of
in
the
car
on
the
council.
I
have
traveled
all
over
the
united
states
and
knowing
what
you
know
other
people,
other
departments
have
done.
So
I
have
high
respect
and
you
know
we
don't
make
decisions
on
choosing
the
police
and
that
way,
and
even
if
we.
G
A
E
And
we
will
have
hopefully
influence
to
the
city
manager
and
we
can
express
our
you
know,
expectations
and
desires,
but
we
wanted
the
you
know,
people
that
can
communicate,
and
I
think
I
would
that
that
the
previous
police
chief
has
demonstrated
the
capability
of
doing
that
and
they're
very
well,
accepting
the
minority
and
community
as
a
whole
and
have
them
have
input.
I
think
this
is
excellent,
and
so
that's
a
result
that
probably
you
know,
has
had
great.
G
E
Result
and
command.
We
have
not
had
one
single
live
loss
during
or
after
the
may
31st
riot
incident
and
we
have
not
lost
a
single
building
and
we
actually
are
going
through.
Let's
not
doesn't
say
that
we
were
perfect,
no
there's
always
something
we
could
do
better,
always
improvement.
Like
wwe
said
you
know,
we're
always
looking
for
improvement,
and
I
think
we
have
made
this
commitment
to
look
into
the
department.
A
D
Oh,
thank
you
so
as
a
father
as
a
resident
and
as
a
local
business
owner,
public
safety
is
very
important
to
me
and
I
believe
that
everyone
in
bellevue
should
feel
safe
right.
It's
important
for
our
growth,
it's
important
for
our
neighborhoods.
D
I
want
to
make
sure
that
our
public
safety
officers
have
the
resources
that
they
need
in
order
to
carry
out
their
jobs
and
enforce
our
laws
when
they
say
public
safety
officers.
I
also
want
to
make
sure
we
include
the
police,
the
firefighters
and
the
emts
who
all
provide
public
safety
to
the
people,
the
workers
and
residents
of
bellevue.
D
I
believe
that
public
safety
is
at
its
best
when
there's
a
strong
bond
of
trust
between
the
community
and
the
public
safety
officers,
and
that's
one
thing.
I
really
appreciated
about
former
chief
steve
milnet
and
chief
shirley
right
steve.
Former
chief
milette
really
wanted
to
create
this
strong
bond.
He
implemented
the
sector
captain
program,
so
each
sector
captain
could
get
to
know
the
neighborhoods
that
they
serve
and
he
hired
chief
shirley
out
of
santa
monica
because
of
his
previous
work
in
this
area.
D
In
terms
of
building
strong
relationships
with
the
community
and
that's
paid
off
for
the
police
and
public
safety
as
well
right
to
reference
the
incident
from
last
year,
they
were
you
know,
residents
and
people
of
bellevue
gave
over
ten
thousand
videos
and
pictures
that
allowed
the
police
to
round
up
the
perpetrators
of
of
of
of
the
of
the
booting,
while
keeping
the
peaceful
protesters
safe.
I
am
in
favor
of
accountability
measures
just
like
anybody
in
public
service
needs
to
be
accountable
to
the
public.
D
So
I
applaud
the
transparency
that
we
have
all
the
data
on
the
website
and
I
believe,
as
per
as
indicated
in
the
audit
report
from
the
office
of
independent
review,
that
there
are
things
we
can
do
better
right.
As
a
former
company
executive,
I've
received
audits
in
the
past,
and
I
know
it
may
take
a
while
to
operationalize
on
the
audit
items,
but
we
always
welcome
them
as
a
way
to
get
ourselves
from
from
from,
as
chief
shirley
said,
from
good
to
great
right.
A
Here
we
go,
let
me
let
me
let
me
stop
you
there
and
also
get
thoughts
on
this
very
same
question.
First
from
mayor
robinson,.
H
You
know
I'm
looking
for
a
police
chief
who
can
partner
with
the
council
and
partner
with
the
community.
I
was
so
pleased
with
chief
milette
when
we
asked
for
the
independent
review
of
forced
policies
and
he
sat
down
and
said
he
agreed
and
the
whole.
You
know
he
was
a
partner
with
us
on
that
and
now
our
interim
police
chief
is
a
partner
in
implementing
the
recommendations
we're
already
halfway
through
and
we
anticipate
to
have
implemented
them
all
by
the
end
of
the
year.
H
That's
the
kind
of
partnership
we
need
and
with
the
communities
you
know
we
have
in
the
past,
had
the
community
groups
that
the
chief
of
police
meets
with
on
a
regular
basis.
I
think
those
are
really
effective.
I
think
our
centering
communities
of
color
program
is
going
to
be
partnering
with
the
police
to
make
sure
that
everybody
has
a
voice
and
that
everybody
is
respected.
H
I
you
know
we
have
a
bellevue
cares
program
with
our
fire
department,
where
we,
if
somebody
falls
and
the
fire
department,
goes
out
there,
they
send
the
social
worker
out
to
meet
with
them
and
find
out
what
kind
of
support
services
they
need.
So
that
they're
not
calling.
H
That
911
to
police
is
a
very
different
and
challenging
issue
as
a
home
care.
Physical
therapist.
I've
inadvertently
found
myself
in
domestic
violence
situations
where
people
are
armed,
that's
not
my
place
and
I'm
not
comfortable,
sending
a
social
worker
out
to
into
situations
where
they
are
not
going
to
have
protection.
H
So
right
now
the
ccap
program
that
the
deputy
mayor
mentioned
is
looking
at.
How
do
we
triage
situations
and
get
the
right
person
out
there
in
a
way
that's
safe
for
everybody,
and
I
I
feel
like
there's
a
lot
of
improvement.
We
can
do
there
and
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
figuring
out
how
we
do
that.
Also,
you
know
partnering
with
organizations
in
the
community.
I
asked
our
interim
police
chief
shirley
if
he'll
meet
with
the
alliance
for
gun
responsibility,
and
he
you
know
he
plans
to
do
that.
A
Let
me
let
me
interrupt
you
only
because
we
we
need
to
move
on
to
our
just
final
answer
on
this
subject
and
then
we'll
move
on
to
one
more
subject.
But
dr
johnson.
Your
thoughts
on
this
issue
of
police.
G
Yes,
thank
you.
Well,
I've
had
the
pleasure
to
meet
with
interim
police
chief
shirley,
and
I've
also
met
with
police
officers
on
the
beat
and
enjoyed
a
ride
along
with
officer
craig
hanami,
and
I
think
my
largest
takeaway
from
that
was
the
importance
of
neighborhood
engagement
in
creating
community
policing
that
works
for
the
public
that
it
serves
and
protects.
G
I
have
the
utmost
respect
for
law
enforcement.
Their
work
is
difficult
and
it
often
has
a
component
of
mentoring
and
counseling
all
folded
in.
I
do
believe
we
need
more
mental
health
services
urgently,
but
I
don't
believe
they
ever
replace
police
or
fire
services.
They
would
be
an
adjunct
to
those
services
and
often
would
not
stand
alone
in
an
emergency
response
scenario.
G
So
I
believe,
from
my
perspective,
that
hiring
a
police
chief
from
from
within
would
be
ideal
for
bellevue.
Bellevue
has
an
amazing,
an
amazing
force,
amazing
police
force.
They
they're
well
trained.
They
they
actually
are
above
national
standards
and
and
they've
actually
really
raised
and
set
the
bar
for
other
police
departments
nationally.
So
I
believe
we
could
find
an
excellent
police
chief
from
within
if
police
chief
shirley
does
not
step
up
into
that
role,
and
so
I
believe
that
could
really
shorten
our
our
search
time,
perhaps
with
city
management.
G
A
A
Good
place
to
stop
there
all
right,
let
me
alert
our
candidates
and
everybody
along
the
line
that
I'm
gonna
ask
one
more
question:
it
will
be
about
homelessness
and
I
am
going
to
pretty
strictly
enforce
the
the
one
minute
response
move
rule.
So
we
don't
go
too
far
over
too
far
past
our
one
o'clock
time,
because
we're
already
about
six
or
seven
minutes
past
now.
A
So
this
question
first
goes
to
to
mr
borbay
and
you
only
get
a
minute
but
give
us
your
top
strategies.
Just
the
highlights
of
your
strategies
for
dealing
with
the
homelessness
situation
in
building.
D
So
I
think
that
the
homelessness
situation
needs
to
be
addressed
head-on.
It's
a
regional
problem.
It
affects
all
of
us
and
bill
because
it
can
have
a
leading
role
in
addressing
homelessness.
I
think
the
homeless
are
best
served
when
they're
in
shelter
or
housing
and
receiving
wraparound
services.
I
think
homelessness
is
a
more
new.
It's
a
very
nuanced
problem,
with
many
categories
and
reasons
for
why
people
are
homeless.
D
We
need
to
work
both
on
getting
the
homeless
into
shelters
and
receiving
services,
but
at
the
same
time
also
digging
deep
and
looking
at
why
they're
becoming
homeless
and
trying
to
work
on
solutions
for
domestic
violence
for
abandoned
youth,
for
a
temporary
financial
housing
assistance
and
foreclosure
prevention,
among
others.
Okay,.
E
This
has
been
the
one
of
the
most
controversial
issue,
as
I
mentioned
to
you.
We've
been
working
on
this
for
the
last
30
years.
Homelessness
is
part
of
the
housing
problem.
Housing
challenges
we
have,
and
obviously
homelessness,
is
special.
Special
case
requires
a
lot
of
considerations,
which
was
mentioned
by
my
opponent,
a
mental
situation,
economic
situation
very
important
that
has
to
do
with
education.
That's
a
long
term,
long-term
situation.
E
We
have
to
look
at
and
there's
a
regional
problems
and
just
a
local
problem,
so
we
have
to
take
care
of
the
situation
issue
and
I
think
both
of
you
has
been
working
on
it
and
it's
doing
the
right
thing
by
doing
it
thoughtfully
carefully
by
making
sure
the
community
is
involved,
because
it's
a
situation
that
the
public
has
to
be
supportive
because
it
affects
all
of
us,
no
matter
where
we
are
and
it
takes
the
resources
it
takes.
Commitment
takes
tolerance
takes
working
together.
H
Oh
well,
I
think
you
know.
Affordable
homelessness
is
a
multi-pronged
problem.
We
have.
We
have
to
prevent
homelessness
from
happening
in
the
first
place,
and
then
we
need
to
help
the
people
who
are
currently
experiencing
homeless
and
to
prevent
it.
You
know
we
need
more,
affordable
housing.
We
need
it
on
all
the
entire
spectrum
so
that
if
people
are
paying
a
thousand
dollars
a
month
and
they
get
a
cut
and
salary,
they
can
find
a
place
at
500
a
month
most
of
our
homeless
are
working.
Most
of
our
homeless
can
afford
300
a
month.
H
We
have
nothing
in
bellevue
at
that
affordability.
So
that's
where
the
micro
housing
units
can
come
in,
but
we
need
to
focus
on
that
and
I'm
really
interested
in
helping
the
200
plus
bellevue
school
district,
kids
and
their
families
who
are
currently
experiencing
homelessness.
I
think
if
they
can
focus
on
learning
and
not
their
housing
stability,
they
can
graduate,
they
can
go
to
college
and
get
jobs
and
break
the
cycle
and
then
to
treat
it.
You
know
our
council
took
a
very
bold
move
and
voted
to
take.
H
The
1590
tax
money
are
on
our
own
to
create
our
own
supportive
housing
to
create
homeless,
shelters,
to
create
low-income
housing
that
will
serve
our
community
and
the
region,
and
we
are
currently
you
know.
We
just
started
collecting
that
at
the
end
of
march.
It's
only
been
about
six
months
and
we've
already
put
it
into
human
services,
and
we
have
an
rfp
out
right
now
for
some
affordable
housing.
A
I
have
to,
I
have
to
stop
you
there
and
dr
johnson.
G
G
We
can
look
to
cities
next
door
to
know
what
not
to
do,
but
we
can
certainly
have
our
own
innovative
ways
which
I
believe
should
be
treatment,
first
models
and
also
employment-based
models
for
supportive
housing,
so
that
we
give
people
a
hand
up
and
help
people
to
recover
and
to
heal
and
to
have
hope.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
thank
you
very
much,
mr
newtonhouse.
B
Yes,
thank
you
essex.
So,
as
mentioned
earlier,
it's
it's
a
big
problem
and
more
than
just
a
one-minute
answer,
but
we've
got
about.
According
to
the
last
count
of
about
446
unchildren
people
in
east,
king
county
and.
B
If
possible,
when
it
does
occur,
and
then
trans
transition
individuals
back
into
stable
housing
as
soon
as
possible
as
most
folks
who
dive
into
this
issue,
know
the
quicker
you're
able
to
do
that,
the
quicker
we're
able
to
have
success.
B
Almost
stories
we've
adopted
begun
implementing
our.
Obviously
we
talked
about
earlier
about
our
affordable
housing
strategy,
we're
funding
those
very
important
non-profit
organizations
serving
people
experiencing
homelessness.
We
need
to
do
that
and
we
need
to
increase
that
funding
and
then
we
need
to
continue
to
subsidize
housing
and
then
we
need
to
have
homelessness
outreach,
which
we've
started
with
our
homeless
outreach
coordinator,
who's
doing
just
a
fantastic
job
with
connecting
those
experiencing
homelessness
to
services
throughout
throughout
the
region.
I.
A
C
Yes,
homelessness
is
a
regional
issue.
We
have
12
000
homeless
people
in
king
county
and
I
believe
that
we
probably
have
many
more
in
bellevue
than
have
currently
been
counted.
I
believe
that
one
of
the
first
things
we
should
do
is
to
expand
the
homeless
coordinator
program
and
add
more
than
just
one,
because
if
we
have
several
hundred
homeless
people
on
the
east
side,
one
person
is
not
going
to
be
able
to
cover
that,
and
I
believe
that
she's
probably
stretched
very
thin
and
overworked
right
now.
C
I
also
believe
that
we
need
to
get
these
people
into
housing.
I
think
that
our
men's
shelter
was
a
good
start,
but
we
really
do
need
a
couple's
shelter,
because
some
of
the
people
who
are
possibly
refusing
going
into
shelter
are
couples
who
do
not
want
to
be
separated,
and
we
do
not
have
a
couple
shelter
on
the
east
side
right
now.
C
So
I
think
that
there's
a
number
of
things
that
we
need
to
start
looking
at
and
then
we
need
to
look
at
affordable
housing
in
general
and
get
our
affordability
better
for
everyone
along
the
income
spectrum.
A
All
right,
thank
you
all.
Thank
you
all
candidates
for
your
short
answers
on
a
really
complex
subject.
I
do
want
to
give
candidates
a
chance
just
to
make
a
closing
statement,
especially
since
we
didn't
have
opening
statements.
I
know
we're
running
long,
but
even
a
30-second
closing
statement,
I
think,
would
be
helpful
and
mayor
robinson
you
first
here
for
a
closing
statement.
Just
take
30
seconds,
I've.
H
Been
in
service
of
the
resident,
since
I
moved
here
in
1997
as
garden
club
president
as
chair
of
the
network
on
aging
parks
board
as
council
member
and
now
mayor,
and
I
love
this
city,
I
want
to
ensure
that
everyone
who
lives
and
works
here
experiences
a
safe
and
welcoming
environment.
I'm
looking
forward
to
working
with
the
community
to
address
the
challenges
of
a
growing
city
and
to
celebrate
the
opportunities
that
that
growth
will
bring.
I
want
to
continue
providing
the
kind
of
effective
unifying
leadership
that
moves.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
and
dr
johnson
30
seconds.
G
G
I
will
work
for
you
to
keep
our
city
strong,
open
for
business
and
moving
forward,
I'm
supported
by
residents,
businesses,
transportation
experts,
police,
fire,
healthcare,
civic
and
regional
leaders.
I
ask
for
your
vote
to
build
a
brighter
bellevue
together,
join
me
at
dr
gina
for
bellevue.com.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
mrs
liske.
In
30
seconds.
C
Thank
you,
I
believe
we're
at
a
turning
point
where
our
city
needs
more
active
leadership
to
move
forward
on
a
number
of
different
issues.
We
didn't
talk
about
climate
change
today,
but
that's
one
that
I
feel
is
very
strongly
about.
Housing
will
be
my
highest
priority,
because
I
want
to
make
sure
that
the
next
generation
has
the
same
opportunities
that
I
and
many
of
you
all
have
had
to
make
bellevue
our
home.
C
I'm
the
proud
granddaughter
of
a
police
officer,
so
I
also
will
look
forward
to
working
with
our
public
safety
safety
staff
to
make
sure
that
everyone
in
our
neighborhood
is
safe.
There's
a
reason
that
so
many
of
the
east
sides,
elected
leaders
at
the
state,
county
and
city
level
have
endorsed
me.
They.
B
You
well
it's
so
vital
that
we
retain
those
characteristics
that
made
bellevue
special,
while
also
remaining
open
to
opportunities
and
innovations
to
manage
our
growth
and
do
so
in
sustainable
way.
My
endorsements
represent
the
diversity
of
our
city,
from
labor
unions,
to
business,
alliances
from
bellevue
fighter
fighters
and
the
first
ever
candidate
to
ever
be
endorsed
by
the
bellevue
police
officers
guild,
and
they
also
include
democrats,
independents,
republicans,
nonpartisan
elected
officials
and
mayors
from
bellevue,
rent
and
burien,
and
so
many
more
there's
so
much
future
potential
for
our
great
city.
B
A
E
E
That's
my
other
colleague
staff
and
but
I'm
a
workhorse
and
I
make
things
happen
and
what's
happened
in
the
last
30
years.
As
we've
seen
and
as
I
heard
from
everybody,
we
are
success
story
but
with
success.
We
come
with
challenges
and
we
continue
to
make
sure
that
the
challenges
will
be
overcome
will
be
handled
with.
Mr.
A
A
D
All
right:
well,
I
envisioned
a
bellevue
that
this
livable
affordable,
safe,
vibrant
and
diverse,
and
economic
and
cultural
center,
where
different
people
from
all
backgrounds
can
live
in
prosperity
and
harmony.
But
to
do
this,
we
need
to
address,
recognize
and
address
the
issues
in
the
cities,
path
in
housing,
transportation,
climate
environment
services
and
public
safety
after
graduating
from
mit,
I
worked
in
corporate
bringing
management,
skills
and
strategic
thinking
to
the
council.
D
I've
been
endorsed
by
the
seattle
times,
who
previously
endorsed
my
opponents
signaling,
as
they
said
that
in
these
types
of
change
we
need
fresh
and
energetic
leadership.
I've
also
been
endorsed
by
a
majority
of
our
state
legislators
and
four
of
the
seven
city
council
members,
including
marilyn
robinson.
D
A
Up,
thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
thanks
to
all
of
you,
thanks
to
our
our
audience,
who
helped
with
our
technical
problems
and
let
us
go
a
little
late
and
to
to
patrick
bannon.
Let
me
turn
things
back
over
to
you.
F
Thank
you,
essex,
essex.
You
did
a
wonderful
job,
moderating
thanks
for
navigating
today's
conversation,
be
sure
and
catch
essex
on
cairo,
7
news.
I
also
want
to
thank
our
sponsors
for
the
downtown
talks
series.
They
are
amazon,
heritage,
bank,
kaiser,
permanente,
future
sound
energy
and
vulcan
real
estate,
and
thank
you
especially
to
the
audience
for
sticking
with
us
and
for
being
a
part
of
this
important
dialogue.
We
are
lucky
to
be
doing
this
work
here
in
this
city
and
on
behalf
of
the
bellevue
downtown
association.