1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,939 ♪♪ 2 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:09,442 ♪♪ 3 00:00:10,543 --> 00:00:11,745 -Hello, Seattle voters. 4 00:00:11,778 --> 00:00:13,113 I'm Don Harper. 5 00:00:13,179 --> 00:00:14,447 I've lived in Seattle 6 00:00:14,514 --> 00:00:15,548 for almost 50 years 7 00:00:15,582 --> 00:00:17,584 and on Queen Anne for over 30 8 00:00:17,617 --> 00:00:18,618 and have served on 9 00:00:18,685 --> 00:00:20,086 the Queen Anne Community Council 10 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:21,221 for 21 years. 11 00:00:21,254 --> 00:00:22,188 I've been the chair 12 00:00:22,222 --> 00:00:23,256 of the parks committee 13 00:00:23,289 --> 00:00:25,358 for 18 years. 14 00:00:25,392 --> 00:00:26,760 I'm running for City Council 15 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:28,261 because our City Council 16 00:00:28,294 --> 00:00:30,130 no longer listens to us. 17 00:00:30,196 --> 00:00:31,264 I'm a retired electrician 18 00:00:31,297 --> 00:00:32,432 who owned his own business 19 00:00:32,432 --> 00:00:35,101 for 30 years and is happily retired. 20 00:00:35,135 --> 00:00:36,269 This is not a step 21 00:00:36,269 --> 00:00:38,538 on the career ladder for me. 22 00:00:38,571 --> 00:00:39,539 We have a great deal of work 23 00:00:39,572 --> 00:00:40,440 to accomplish 24 00:00:40,473 --> 00:00:42,308 to resolve serious problems 25 00:00:42,375 --> 00:00:43,643 that plague our neighborhoods 26 00:00:43,710 --> 00:00:44,878 and businesses. 27 00:00:44,911 --> 00:00:45,979 We have to set 28 00:00:46,046 --> 00:00:47,580 mutually agreed-upon priorities. 29 00:00:47,614 --> 00:00:49,315 We have to restore our public spaces 30 00:00:49,382 --> 00:00:50,417 to the public 31 00:00:50,450 --> 00:00:52,452 and move homeless people into homes. 32 00:00:52,485 --> 00:00:53,620 The mentally ill 33 00:00:53,653 --> 00:00:55,989 need permanent supportive housing. 34 00:00:56,056 --> 00:00:56,956 Helsinki did this. 35 00:00:56,990 --> 00:00:58,625 Salt Lake City did this. 36 00:00:58,625 --> 00:00:59,759 And it's working. 37 00:00:59,793 --> 00:01:02,062 We need to assist those working folks 38 00:01:02,095 --> 00:01:03,797 that are one paycheck away 39 00:01:03,797 --> 00:01:04,964 from being homeless 40 00:01:04,998 --> 00:01:06,900 so that they stay in their homes. 41 00:01:06,933 --> 00:01:08,835 And we must not let drug addicts camp 42 00:01:08,902 --> 00:01:10,236 in our neighborhoods 43 00:01:10,270 --> 00:01:11,304 and public spaces. 44 00:01:11,337 --> 00:01:12,405 We can do this 45 00:01:12,439 --> 00:01:14,574 if we reset our city's priorities 46 00:01:14,607 --> 00:01:15,575 and engage 47 00:01:15,608 --> 00:01:18,278 in collaborative decision-making. 48 00:01:18,311 --> 00:01:19,312 I've been doing this work 49 00:01:19,345 --> 00:01:20,747 on the Queen Anne Community Council 50 00:01:20,780 --> 00:01:21,648 for 21 years, 51 00:01:21,681 --> 00:01:23,750 and I'm ready to serve Seattle 52 00:01:23,783 --> 00:01:24,951 to work together 53 00:01:24,984 --> 00:01:26,986 to tackle our tough issues. 54 00:01:27,020 --> 00:01:29,355 I am for more jobs that pay family wages 55 00:01:29,422 --> 00:01:31,191 like the new deepwater port 56 00:01:31,257 --> 00:01:32,659 at Terminal 5. 57 00:01:32,692 --> 00:01:33,927 I love the techies, 58 00:01:33,960 --> 00:01:35,929 but not everybody writes code. 59 00:01:35,962 --> 00:01:37,097 I'm for more parks, 60 00:01:37,130 --> 00:01:38,198 not fewer parks. 61 00:01:38,264 --> 00:01:39,332 I'm for keeping 62 00:01:39,332 --> 00:01:40,667 our public golf courses 63 00:01:40,667 --> 00:01:42,335 as they are today. 64 00:01:42,335 --> 00:01:43,636 We must not use 65 00:01:43,670 --> 00:01:45,538 precious, open, green spaces 66 00:01:45,605 --> 00:01:47,707 for anything else except recreation 67 00:01:47,774 --> 00:01:49,275 as our city becomes 68 00:01:49,309 --> 00:01:50,810 increasingly dense. 69 00:01:50,844 --> 00:01:52,011 I will fight to replace 70 00:01:52,011 --> 00:01:54,280 the Magnolia Bridge one-for-one. 71 00:01:54,314 --> 00:01:56,349 I pledge to have an open-door policy 72 00:01:56,382 --> 00:01:57,951 as a City Council member. 73 00:01:57,984 --> 00:01:58,952 Let's work together 74 00:01:58,985 --> 00:02:00,487 and honestly face the issues 75 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:01,855 confronting Seattle 76 00:02:01,855 --> 00:02:03,556 like the city we all love. 77 00:02:03,623 --> 00:02:05,391 I would appreciate your vote.