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-Hello.
I'm Isabelle J. Kerner.
If you want to know
why I'm running for City Council,
I could give you a list
of different reasons
or explain how one event
led to the other,
but in the end,
it all comes down to passion.
If you haven't already noticed,
Seattle has a camping crisis.
The solution I am proposing
is quite simple.
It is called
the cargo container solution.
With 23 plots
of vacant city-owned land,
575 cargo containers,
and $40 million,
we could house
and provide on-site services
for up to 10,000 individuals
within 18 months.
When the navigation team
sweeps unsanctioned camps,
every individual will take a drug test
and complete a questionnaire
containing information
on their personal background
and work history.
This will allow Seattle
to create a database
to determine which of the 23 sites
best fits the needs
of each individual.
For example, we will not put
the severely drug-addicted
near the non-drug-addicted,
nor will we put
the severely mentally ill
with women and children
fleeing domestic violence.
The containers will be modified
into dorm-like units.
By partnering
with businesses of all sizes
and using the Washington state
apprenticeship program,
we will train workers
for jobs in industries
struggling to meet the demand
for skilled workers.
Individuals enrolled in the program
can earn money
by helping build containers
for other sites,
cleaning up the mess
camping has created,
or through other odd jobs.
Individuals will be able
to access funds
once they have secured employment
and have saved enough
to afford the up-front costs
needed to secure affordable housing.
If elected, I can have this program
running within the first three months
of 2020.
Residents of District 7,
I ask for your vote.
By setting the example
with this solution in Seattle,
we have the potential to change
the way the entire country
handles this problem.
Once again,
I am Isabelle J. Kerner.
My campaign is "Kerner for Council,"
and I approve this message.
Thank you.