1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,939 ♪♪ 2 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:09,442 ♪♪ 3 00:00:10,443 --> 00:00:11,411 -Hello. 4 00:00:11,444 --> 00:00:13,113 I'm Isabelle J. Kerner. 5 00:00:13,113 --> 00:00:14,114 If you want to know 6 00:00:14,180 --> 00:00:15,682 why I'm running for City Council, 7 00:00:15,715 --> 00:00:16,750 I could give you a list 8 00:00:16,783 --> 00:00:17,884 of different reasons 9 00:00:17,917 --> 00:00:18,952 or explain how one event 10 00:00:19,019 --> 00:00:20,286 led to the other, 11 00:00:20,353 --> 00:00:21,287 but in the end, 12 00:00:21,287 --> 00:00:23,056 it all comes down to passion. 13 00:00:23,089 --> 00:00:24,457 If you haven't already noticed, 14 00:00:24,524 --> 00:00:26,526 Seattle has a camping crisis. 15 00:00:26,559 --> 00:00:27,794 The solution I am proposing 16 00:00:27,861 --> 00:00:29,095 is quite simple. 17 00:00:29,129 --> 00:00:30,063 It is called 18 00:00:30,096 --> 00:00:31,631 the cargo container solution. 19 00:00:31,698 --> 00:00:32,632 With 23 plots 20 00:00:32,699 --> 00:00:34,134 of vacant city-owned land, 21 00:00:34,134 --> 00:00:36,269 575 cargo containers, 22 00:00:36,302 --> 00:00:37,570 and $40 million, 23 00:00:37,604 --> 00:00:38,471 we could house 24 00:00:38,538 --> 00:00:40,040 and provide on-site services 25 00:00:40,073 --> 00:00:41,975 for up to 10,000 individuals 26 00:00:42,042 --> 00:00:43,710 within 18 months. 27 00:00:43,743 --> 00:00:44,978 When the navigation team 28 00:00:45,045 --> 00:00:46,413 sweeps unsanctioned camps, 29 00:00:46,446 --> 00:00:48,448 every individual will take a drug test 30 00:00:48,481 --> 00:00:49,616 and complete a questionnaire 31 00:00:49,649 --> 00:00:50,617 containing information 32 00:00:50,650 --> 00:00:52,085 on their personal background 33 00:00:52,118 --> 00:00:53,420 and work history. 34 00:00:53,453 --> 00:00:54,621 This will allow Seattle 35 00:00:54,654 --> 00:00:55,588 to create a database 36 00:00:55,622 --> 00:00:57,590 to determine which of the 23 sites 37 00:00:57,624 --> 00:00:58,625 best fits the needs 38 00:00:58,658 --> 00:01:00,326 of each individual. 39 00:01:00,326 --> 00:01:01,928 For example, we will not put 40 00:01:01,961 --> 00:01:03,463 the severely drug-addicted 41 00:01:03,496 --> 00:01:04,631 near the non-drug-addicted, 42 00:01:04,664 --> 00:01:05,498 nor will we put 43 00:01:05,565 --> 00:01:06,666 the severely mentally ill 44 00:01:06,733 --> 00:01:07,801 with women and children 45 00:01:07,834 --> 00:01:09,669 fleeing domestic violence. 46 00:01:09,736 --> 00:01:11,237 The containers will be modified 47 00:01:11,271 --> 00:01:12,405 into dorm-like units. 48 00:01:12,439 --> 00:01:13,273 By partnering 49 00:01:13,306 --> 00:01:14,574 with businesses of all sizes 50 00:01:14,607 --> 00:01:16,109 and using the Washington state 51 00:01:16,142 --> 00:01:17,343 apprenticeship program, 52 00:01:17,343 --> 00:01:18,411 we will train workers 53 00:01:18,445 --> 00:01:19,512 for jobs in industries 54 00:01:19,579 --> 00:01:20,780 struggling to meet the demand 55 00:01:20,814 --> 00:01:22,182 for skilled workers. 56 00:01:22,248 --> 00:01:23,750 Individuals enrolled in the program 57 00:01:23,783 --> 00:01:24,818 can earn money 58 00:01:24,851 --> 00:01:25,819 by helping build containers 59 00:01:25,852 --> 00:01:26,786 for other sites, 60 00:01:26,820 --> 00:01:27,787 cleaning up the mess 61 00:01:27,821 --> 00:01:28,822 camping has created, 62 00:01:28,855 --> 00:01:30,590 or through other odd jobs. 63 00:01:30,623 --> 00:01:31,691 Individuals will be able 64 00:01:31,691 --> 00:01:32,692 to access funds 65 00:01:32,692 --> 00:01:34,094 once they have secured employment 66 00:01:34,127 --> 00:01:35,095 and have saved enough 67 00:01:35,128 --> 00:01:36,362 to afford the up-front costs 68 00:01:36,362 --> 00:01:38,698 needed to secure affordable housing. 69 00:01:38,765 --> 00:01:40,633 If elected, I can have this program 70 00:01:40,667 --> 00:01:42,268 running within the first three months 71 00:01:42,302 --> 00:01:43,937 of 2020. 72 00:01:43,970 --> 00:01:45,538 Residents of District 7, 73 00:01:45,538 --> 00:01:46,973 I ask for your vote. 74 00:01:47,006 --> 00:01:48,274 By setting the example 75 00:01:48,308 --> 00:01:49,876 with this solution in Seattle, 76 00:01:49,943 --> 00:01:51,711 we have the potential to change 77 00:01:51,711 --> 00:01:53,179 the way the entire country 78 00:01:53,213 --> 00:01:54,547 handles this problem. 79 00:01:54,614 --> 00:01:55,548 Once again, 80 00:01:55,615 --> 00:01:56,983 I am Isabelle J. Kerner. 81 00:01:57,016 --> 00:01:59,018 My campaign is "Kerner for Council," 82 00:01:59,052 --> 00:02:00,553 and I approve this message. 83 00:02:00,620 --> 00:02:01,821 Thank you.