Remarks by Erica Weir
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“The City Council wishes to acknowledge the original inhabitants of this place, the Stoogeship people, and their successors, the Tulalip tribes. Since time immemorial, they have hunted fish, gathered on, and taken care of these lands and waters. We respect their sovereignty, their right to self-determination, and honor their sacred spiritual connection with the land and water. We will strive to be honest about our past mistakes and bring about a future that includes their people, stories, and voices to form a more just and equitable society.”
“Yeah, that was a lot of fun. And some of those animals, their big campaign speech or their statements were just outrageous. I was like, man, we need to take some notes from them. So a lot of fun and beautiful weather. So and seeing all the kids out planting bulbs and at the Arboretum and the families walking around. So if you haven't been to the Arboretum recently or ever, make sure you make a trip down there because it really is a jewel in our city. So that was a ton of fun. Last night I was at the Bayside neighborhood meeting down at Brooklyn Brothers. Had a good group of people down there.…”
“case studies out there um to just help daylight what we're getting might be getting ourselves into i think that'd be really helpful thanks counselor aware okay rick you want to come back up um yeah thank you no that was thank you for for all of that i think one of the the areas of concern that people have is that um they want to know that there are specific commitments. So like specifically around paratransit, that if they don't have to make a transfer on paratransit now within Everett city limits, that, okay, that's going to maintain the same for 12 months, but is there a commitment that…”
“No, because it is challenging. I think for folks that are requiring paratransit services, the idea of having to then get off that bus and get onto another and just the extra time it takes for those transfers and transactions, you know, because those are some of the biggest concerns I know I'm hearing. And I think my fellow council members and mayor are also hearing that, you know, and that they, you know, people are needing to get to their appointment. They've got a doctor's appointment they need to get to, and they've had poor experiences with DART because their call has been bumped. And so…”
“across DART as well is what you're saying. Yeah. And then In so the dart system is different from the everett paratransit at this point, where the. For dart I believe they what is it's within a three three quarters of a mile of a stop there's no requirement for dart to be picked up for dart to do a pickup is that. And so that's the other concern that we've heard from people is that they will not be able to get that door to door service that they've had in the city limits right going forward.”
“One more thing to kind of tag onto that. So how do you see the microtransit fitting in with this? Because that seems like an exciting opportunity because I'm sure, you know, that some of the folks that are using paratransit need those additional resources that the paratransit vans offer. But others, it may be mobility challenges or things that they could get into a van. Is that something that might take the place of some of those or...”
“Is the pricing the same for that as a traditional ride on the bus or paratransit? It's the same fare as the bus fare. Okay, so it's not like a true ride share fare then?”
“I just wanted to ask questions responding to a couple of the residents that spoke up here. One I see has left, but I believe I know the answer to this because it was something I had asked also as to why the tax increase would have to go into effect upon the merger or the consolidation as opposed to when the services actually changed and Can you?”
“Thank you. Okay. That's great. Yeah, I know that it's something that we had talked about. And I was. wanting to make sure I remembered correctly on that. The other was referring to Broadway. And so it seems these are”
“So yeah, I just, I'll follow up with the court brought it up too, because I had attended a couple of those gold line converse, you know, info sessions and it, it looked like. having one system running down Broadway is actually beneficial in that respect because it takes fewer lanes than having dedicated for one and also accommodating the other system. So there could be benefits.”
“Hi. So Thursday I was at the Delta Neighborhood Association meeting and some very lively conversation going there. I had some speakers. That was great to see people come out for the conversations about the potential merger as well as a lot of interest in what's happening with Baker Heights and how we can help move that in a more positive direction since it's been shut down for quite some time. And Saturday Bayside neighborhood held their bark in the park. Instead of being at Clark Park, they were at the New Possum Lodge, the indoor dog park on record, and they had a great turnout, a lot of…”
“um please note that the figures that you see on this page oh yes um and what percentage of property tax actually comes to the city because i believe it's relatively low okay i wasn't even sure that it was that high but that's okay thank you that's what i've in everett okay thank you”
“I was curious how much of property tax revenue generated actually comes to the city.”
“Yeah, I didn't know what the percentage.”
“Getting a consensus there, but that's great. Thank you, just wanted to remind you.”
“Hi. Thank you, yes, to our speakers tonight. We appreciate you coming in and sharing. So last night was a back-to-back meetings. I was at the Cultural Arts Commission the first time back after the summer break. And unfortunately, they were missing a few of their members, so they didn't have a quorum. But it made for a really great opportunity just to have conversation about some of the past topics and projects that had been discussed. and just some fun brainstorming. They also have two board positions that are open in the application process. So if anybody's interested in getting involved…”
“Yeah. So the PSA for the security and community outreach, is that what's ongoing now, or is this something for, that we have not, it's services we've already been receiving?”
“And then on that, sorry, flip back here. Just because I was at the Cultural Arts last night and we were talking about the Garfield story poll. And yeah, so those that may not know the history of that, but there was a delay with the artist actually signing the contract or the agreement in time for it to hit the budget when it had been approved. And so then this is where we're now trying to... get that project completed.”
“You could stay there. So I think that this seems like a great idea because it is a way for, as the commenter stated, to have residents be able to feel some value from their properties in that investment. The question I have is what... How are the decisions made on what kind of structures can be built on those? Is there any kind of... And this probably goes into all the historic overlay stuff and... It came up last night actually at one of the meetings I was at because there was a resident that was talking about they live in a historic neighborhood and that larger property had been sold off…”
“Thank you for putting that more succinctly.”
“Just because we need to get Scott Pattison up there to make him work for it. So how are things looking in this realm? I know that there's been a lot of discussion about whether there's going to be a need to pursue eminent domain. I mean, are you feeling like we're Is this more of a back pocket precaution or is this something that you feel like might actually need to be enforced?”