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Good evening, everybody. Welcome to the 2020-25 City Council Candidates sponsored by Leadership Golden Alumni Association and the City of Golden.

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I want to thank you all for coming tonight. The Council candidates for participating in the form and Golden City Clerk understand. Thank you very much for all the work you're doing on this.

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They are broadcasts in a live and record event.

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The Shafoden was formed in 1984 to encourage citizens to participate in city policy decisions.

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We hosted our first city council candidates for an 185, 40 years ago, and it hosted many since that time.

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My name is Barbara Warden, and I am a 1996 graduate of Leadership Golden,

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and a best president of the Alumni Association. Moving on to procedures, turn up your phones.

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I already did that. Tonight's questions were chosen by leadership holding based on

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public input and our perception of the most often discussed topics in the community. This is the

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second candidates for the League of Women Bonus Health One last Tuesday, so we chose not to

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ask about topics that they had already covered. Those included infrastructure priorities, homelessness,

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government transparency, increasing golden housing density, and overall city governments

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to learn more about those issues. We encourage you to watch less groups form, which is available

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on the city website.

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Tonight's questions were provided to the candidates just a few minutes ago, but we believe

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that the topics will not be a surprise.

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I'm not going to introduce each of the candidates and specify which word they hope to represent.

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Every candidate who successfully filed with the city was invited to tonight's form.

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Each candidate will have two minutes to introduce him or herself, Bill Litz, who is fitting

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in the front row is our timer.

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The guy's holding up the one minute side.

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And now I lost my place.

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I should get for a look at now.

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He will hold up signs indicating

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when you have one minute,

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and then 30 seconds left,

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and when it's time to stop.

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When the candidate's done Cameron

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could not be here tonight.

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He asked that we read a statement from him.

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So Alex's son, leadership, golden,

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we'll do that.

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his behalf at the conclusion of the other introductions.

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This will be the introductions we'll be

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followed by four questions. Each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The order

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in which we call upon the candidates will change every time so that no one always has to be

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first or always has to be less. At the conclusion of the questions, these candidate will have two minutes

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to provide any closing thoughts. Now I know we all want to clap at the conclusion of a

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but I'm asking that you hold off until the end to not desirchance to listen, not to vote by

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acclamation. That promise you can as much as you want to. At the end.

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So first of all, I'm going to go through and just ask it a hold up your hand so that people can get

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at the jewel on you. And I'm going to go in board order and then I'll go back to the

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I'm going to go through and ask you to do your introduction.

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So first of all, Ward 1, Emily Kuzinski, Ward 2, Gerhard Bough, Daniel Sump, Ward 3,

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Loretta Huff, and Brad Prince, Ward 4, Sandra Connect.

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Now, please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve on City Council.

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We're going to start with the Sandra Connect Ward 4.

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Thank you. First, thank you so much to Leadership Golden

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for organizing and hosting this forum. I am excited to see

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so much engagement, so many neighbors in the room to participate in our

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local civic engagement. As mentioned, I am Sandra Connect,

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Canada for Ward 4 City Counselor. I've been grateful to call

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Golden my home for 14 years and to find a community where I feel truly

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connected and one where I can make an impact.

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I'm a leadership golden graduate from 2019, 2020,

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and I'm profoundly grateful that the leadership golden program

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exists.

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It really brought my education and exposure

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to all things that make golden so wonderful.

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Since leadership golden, I've been committed to serve.

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Boarding, learning, and preparing to contribute even more. That's what's led me here tonight.

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For the past five years, I've served on the Citizens Budget Advisory Committee,

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versus the member, the Vice Chair in 2022, Chair in 2023, and again, as a member today.

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I've had the privilege of working closely with Golden Police Department and their community

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engagement group, specifically for the first and second cohorts.

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I've also been honored to be appointed and serve on the Historic Preservation Board for four years.

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It's deep into my appreciation for what makes the vibe of Golden Social, which drives me is my deep love for Golden and my profound respect for all of the volunteers and community members who have made this city so special.

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I am running for City Council because I believe in this community and the engagement that drives it.

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My vision is simple to continue the incredible work of those who came before me and power the public to engage in policy decisions.

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hold council accountable for listening to a wide variety of perspectives in the community,

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so all of us can connect and thrive in golden.

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Brandon Burley is now here tonight, so we're going to move on to Laura to help more through.

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Thank you.

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My echo Sandra's comments, thank you for having the forum, and thank you all for coming to

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listen to us.

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Well, a few more of you probably know me from last week.

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My name and face are probably not familiar to others.

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So here's a shortened, who am I?

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I grew up in a town a bit smaller than Golden

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or I could be independent once I could safely cross Main Street.

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I learned self-reliance in the beginning of critical thinking

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from that freedom.

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I'm also the youngest of nine children, a role that taught me

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the importance of compromise, collaboration, and listening

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to others.

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I called Golden Home for the past 40 years.

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It was a very different placement, Bob and I moved here.

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It would not have been described as thriving at that time.

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I called Golden Home for 40 years, but I knew this is where I wanted to live.

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It had the same feeling as my hometown of safe, welcoming place for people care about

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one another and I believed in Golden's come back.

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We raised our three children here while we built our careers, along the way, I earned several

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degrees from math to an executive MBA because I loved to learn.

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I worked in the telecommunications industry for many years in a variety of rules from writing

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a software code to being a first-line supervisor to being a senior director.

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I represented the company before state commissions, the Department of Justice and the FCC.

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Goldman has challenges and opportunities.

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One of the most common concerns I have been hearing is that the voices of residents and business owners are discounted.

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Like everyone, my positions are based on my experience and my current knowledge.

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I strongly believe in the wisdom of many people's knowledge to find the best solutions.

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I believe in a thoughtful approach to spending and budgeting. I am currently the vice chair of the Golden Citizen Budget Advisory Committee.

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In my participation, there is given me a much better understanding of the city's priorities,

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based on where the money is spent.

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My education and life experiences have taught me to listen carefully to analyze complex problems

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and to bring people together to find the best solutions.

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These are skills I will bring to City Council to help guide Golden into its next chapter.

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Thank you. I look forward to the evening.

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Thank you.

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Next, Brad Prince, also Ward 3.

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So, my name is Brad Prince and I'm running for Council for Ward 3.

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I've been lucky enough to start a family in Golden

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and I've lived here since 2011.

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I'm also grateful I was able to spend almost 28 years in public education.

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Finally, retiring seven months ago.

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And I've been thinking about last week's forum and the diverse variety of our candidates.

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Dan brings a lowerly critical approach in looking at issues and Gerhard enthusiastically

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knocks on every door in his ward.

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The Redis book written a stalger for a small hometown and I went nothing to do with a

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Los Angeles sprawl where I was raised.

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It's a good group and I'm proud to be a part of it.

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We all want what's best for gold and even if our approaches might be different and looking at

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issues and challenges the city faces.

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I'm sure the one thing we have in common is that we will vote by November 4th.

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As I did last year, I'm looking forward to filling out my ballot with my six-year-old

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daughter and explaining why we're voting for what, including our decision to vote for her

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dad.

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I hope that all of us can commit to getting kids and adults to spend a little less time on social

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media and some more time connecting with Golden.

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civic engagement, parks and rack, arts and culture and community competitions can provide

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this path.

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For decades, I found that best part of teaching was listening and learning from students

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and colleagues in improving the process and product of education.

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The best part of this process has been getting to know the place that has leadership

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and my neighbors in War 3, listening and learning from both.

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I can bring a combination of a fresh perspective and experience to city council. My focus on council would be getting as much information as I can to my ward and getting as many of them as possible to respond.

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It's a partnership between the city's leadership, council, and residents that makes this work.

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Council should be a team effort that continues to advocate for our neighbors to keep golden the strong and vibrant community it is today.

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I feel I would be a strong part of that team.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Brethren.

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Emily Cousins, G. Ward 1.

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Thank you very much.

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So, hi, everybody. My name is Emily Cousinsky,

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and I am honored to be running for the Ward 1 Council Save.

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First up, I want to thank Leadership Golden for putting on this forum

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and for all of you for being here tonight.

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I am running simply because I love Golden.

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This is my forever home,

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And my passion is to serve this community, protecting unique character we cherish, and ensure that its success is not just for today, but also for the future.

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I want to be representative for those who want to have a voice, but may not have the time.

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Representative with passion, privatism, and a listening ear.

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My experiences prepared me to deliver on this vision.

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I have been in the technology industry for around a decade.

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Currently, I'm a principal architect and business strategy in operations.

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I hope it's on problem solving and getting things done.

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Locally, I've spent nearly four years on Golden's Planning Commission,

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serving two terms as chair, giving me a deep working knowledge of

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rezoning, land use, and growth challenges.

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When I'm not working or serving the city, you'll find me fostering animals

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to fulfill animal shelter or enjoying non-credible outdoors,

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rock climbing, hiking, or fly fishing.

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I love our local scene from the great food in our great beers to our unique events, and you

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can usually find me at woodies or at red rocks sometimes the same time at the same day.

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I am authentic, open, and genuinely care about what you have to say, and I will be honored

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to be the person who is here for you, and I look forward to ensuring your trust tonight

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and in the election.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Emily.

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Your heart fell.

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Ward 2. Hi, my name is Gerhard Fowl and I'm running to represent you for Ward 2.

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My wife and I live in Beverly Heights and Barhome in 2016. I grew up in the Detroit area,

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attending public schools and graduate with bachelor's and master's degrees in geology and

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chief physics. I am an applied scientist. My wife of 32 years grew up on Green Mountain and

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graduated from mines. We have two children. I retired in 2020 from a 35-year career working

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in industry. During that time, I worked my way into management, leading teams of over 30

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people, and managed multiple projects with values of over $200 million. My family and I lived

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and traveled around the world. We chose to retire to Golden. I've taken a number of steps to prepare

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for the council roll.

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When I retired in 2020, I started working on my local network in Golden, Jefferson County and

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the State.

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I wanted to establish a network that I could use that enhanced my ability to get things done.

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Starting in 2025, I attended every council meeting reviewing pre-reeds, taking notes, and

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watching how the council reached decisions.

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I held one-on-one meetings with City staff to better understand how the city worked and expressed

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concerns that I heard from residents.

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I joined the Citizens Budget Advisory Committee

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to better understand the city budget, city revenue,

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and how that process works.

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I attend meetings with minds, and relevant quantum

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comments to better understand the opportunities

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and challenges they bring to the city.

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I attended the Shelton Elementary School Cafe

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where a group of city leaders have a monthly brainstorming

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session on how to enhance Shelton.

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But the most important preparation has been the last three months walking the ward, going

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to every home, talking to you, finding out what was on your mind.

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I will represent all of ward 2.

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Go to my website, get her for Golden, to learn more.

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Thank you, Gerhard.

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Finally, Daniel's some.

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Ward 2.

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Great.

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That good evening, everyone.

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It's an honor to be here tonight, especially as a fellow alumnus of leadership golden.

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This morning, I was at a candidate get together hosted by the Golden Welcome Center, and

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a resident said something that honestly stopped me in my tracks.

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She said, it feels like no one in city hall is listening anymore.

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And in that moment, she summed up what I believe is the single biggest challenge we face.

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It's that people feel shut out, they feel ignored.

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And on issues from traffic and parking to the heart of Golden.

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The city is making decisions for you instead of finding solutions with you. I heard other candidates this morning wishing for a better communication, but wishing isn't a plan.

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I have 17 years of proven experience as a state regulator, and I can tell you that listening isn't a wish. It's a skill that I've developed over all those years.

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I've led hundreds of stakeholder meetings and public hearings to listen, and that has led

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to better decisions and great results.

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For a $600 million system that benefits all caulradans precisely because it was built

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on listening.

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And that's the experience in the commitment I'll bring to the city council on day one.

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My promise to you tonight is to bring the most important lesson I learned from leadership

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Golden to replace our current process with a proven better one that truly listens.

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Where we consult with residents early in often, co-designed, co-designed solutions together

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and deliver results.

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My wife Stephanie and I chose to raise our daughters here in Golden 19 years ago.

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This is our home.

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And I'm asking for your votes as a neighbor of 19 years who gets it.

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and the proven leader who will always put residents first and protect the gold and we love by listening.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much, Daniel.

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Don Cameron can't be here tonight. He had a long-standing parchment.

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And he asked if we would allow him to send in a statement in which Alex is going to read.

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So we won't be replying to this question, but he's going to do this one statement through.

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Thank you, Bart.

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Yeah, I'm going to be a great statement from the camera.

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Thank you for stopping to explain my absence tonight.

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Here we go.

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I wrote a very thought or drew piece and speak about his drones with depression and suicidal

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education.

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His message was so powerful.

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I knew goal needed to hear it.

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Working with goal united in the state of St. Stride in communities to ask for the

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year, we committed a major injury here.

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I helped raise additional money from goal to support foundation,

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and colorless school lines we provided tonight's meeting to fully fund this effort.

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We also arranged a pre-presentation of Golden High School earlier today.

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Right now I'm at my introducing Drew and mental health counselors to students and community.

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Mental wellness is critical and the stigma around seeking health can be deadly.

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That's why I'm passionate about this work.

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I learned about tonight's forum.

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I hope that you should go immediately and appreciate the chance to share these remarks.

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City Council have made a guide the agenda for the city, but they don't fully control.

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Our community is both dirt and needs often to set the agenda for us.

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We face regional pressures, state requirements, economic shifts,

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batteries, stage extreme popularity, and unexpected crises.

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We need meeting packets and prepping for meetings isn't enough.

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We need counselors who roll up their sleeves, master couplets, issues, and take action.

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Sometimes we can plan long term for sustainability, zoning the article,

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Open space and bike infrastructure and our strategic plan.

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We have the long term vision for a beautiful city in place.

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But sometimes things just happen.

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The attractive depth of officer haven't done wildfires,

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power outages, neighborhood conflicts,

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vista impacts, feeding, illegal water biking.

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Effectiveness required relationships with your fellow counselors,

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city leadership, neighbors.

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Just weeks ago, I joined here in the North Pole

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or public works director, Excel, and CalSeries,

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to discuss underground and power life for a while

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for our mitigation.

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That meeting happened through collaboration and hard work.

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And on the other end of the town,

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I've been a community in case you're with neighbors

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about Excel's plans to severely cut back

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to much love trees in our community,

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and trying to come up with a more reasonable approach

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to the city.

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The State of Cancer must be flexible,

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a doubtful communicative, well-formed,

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approachable, available, and visible.

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I have been all these things that we're

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depending to be with your vote.

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Again, thank you, clear to the goal for this opportunity to seek your vote, and I kind of

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be asking if you're not receiving my monthly email.

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Please sign up at cameraforgold.org and post-blender.pladayat from anthropic assisted in keeping

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this brief.

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Okay, and now we're going to go to the first of four questions.

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This one concerns parking.

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Neighborhoods near downtown now have permanent only parking.

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The Jackson Street Street Escape will eliminate 51 Perkins faces downtown.

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The new Ford and Jackson Street fight lens will eliminate 121 Perkins pass.

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Should Golden continue reducing available Perkins pass?

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And where should people park when they go?

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President Donald Trump. First, your spouse will be from Loretta, Ward 3. Thank you.

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The short answer is no. Golden should not continue to reduce parking spaces. And now for the longer answer.

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Golden has worked very hard to support multi-modal transit, so getting around and walking and biking.

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And I value, say, biking and walking options.

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I've put thousands of miles on my bike.

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And I think I've put over a thousand miles

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on the stroller with the grandkids.

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So we're out in about all the time,

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but we need to be realistic.

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Tires mostly come here by car.

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So we have to have convenient parking for them

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and access for visitors.

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And for residents, our hills make solely relying

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on walking or biking difficult for daily life,

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particularly for families or those who are less able to be active.

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Our plan seems to often be designed primarily for those who are healthy, active, and unencumbered.

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But we all live here and we're not all fitting all three of those adjectives.

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So we need a more balanced transportation approach.

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Parking availability is essential for local businesses, for residences, and for downtown vitality.

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There are many neighborhoods going out of downtown for a moment.

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We're permit parking has been implemented near the high school, near mines, near the river, and near trailheads.

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Eliminating parking availability is not eliminating the cars.

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It's just changing where they park.

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So, for example, you can see every weekday, a number of cars in the neighborhoods that are near mines in the high school.

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The people just cross the street, from where the permit parking ends.

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If anybody shops at Safeway, there's a good example.

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Mind said, we want to let freshmen bring cars on campus.

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So they found someplace else to park.

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We want to let the minds park folks come in their cars.

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So they found someplace else to park.

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The more spaces you get rid of, the more you just move

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that parking farther into neighborhoods.

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And is that really the goal that we want for our city?

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And then if you look at downtown, if you look at Jackson Street,

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I provided feedback multiple times against eliminating the spaces on Jackson Street as others did

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as well.

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I mean, it didn't seem to make any impact on the decision or the direction.

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On four, parking is already precarious, because it's not quite wise enough, but fix the

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problem.

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Don't just eliminate parking.

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I support safe options for walking and biking and harmony with the ability to get around

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the towns and to park in town and to protect our county economy and our residents.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, the red, red prints, or three.

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So when I enter the race, and I was talking to the people on city leadership and the community

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of parking, the parking is definitely at the top of a lot of people's list of concerns.

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And I looked at Newwood, I was thoughtful about it, and I thought about my own experiences

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in parking in terms of how often I'm in town and what's it been like, what's it's a

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of that and as kind of a visitor to town and I've been I've been going to that community center

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every Saturday for probably 15 years and there was a dramatic difference in the amount of

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people that come here in the middle of June and the amount of people that come here in November and

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so one of the first things I think we need to look out and we talk about parking is it's not

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it's not the same all the time right that the demand for parking is different at different times

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And so I think one of the things that the city does and I think that the conscientious people

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that work hard in the city, they're trying to find solutions that work for the entire town

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for the entire year in a way that weighs the pros and cons.

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So with the idea of eliminating if you're doing parking spaces, let's say in the first part of this question,

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well, what's the benefit of that, right?

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And there would be a benefit.

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And so I think we have to balance that out.

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I think we should continue to reduce available parking spots indefinitely, no, that's ridiculous.

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But I do think that we need to have a conversation with the general population of a town, along with the people that live in these neighborhoods.

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You know, I know that some of these neighborhoods in downtown are things that are really busy.

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I mean, there's been times that I've been like overwhelmed at how, like,

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tough it must be to live in those neighborhoods.

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And I think that we need to give a little more weight to the people that are directly

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affected by some of these parking issues.

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Because I think they have a little more stake in the game than some of the other

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people that are outside of these kind of downtown areas.

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But I do feel, I love the idea.

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I love the org card.

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I love the idea of shuttles.

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I love the idea of bikes and kind of a healthier community.

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But I think parking is like, it's obvious.

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I think that the partnership with the people that live directly in those neighborhoods, city council, and city leadership in general can really be effective in trying to move forward.

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And to be honest with you, I think that they've done a good job in the past.

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Thank you, Brett. Soon, we're connected.

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Board Board.

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Thank you.

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I'm super glad to have this topic come up tonight. It comes up continuously, and almost all of my door

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conversations and it actually came up during the coffee chat earlier today at the

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Welcome Center.

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I do think we need to acknowledge the Colorado's car centric state and it's really

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important that we help plan for and introduce plans that support more transportation

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options beyond our single driver or a couple of drivers to our scenario.

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It's essential that we remember when we're talking about transportation plans of this

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nature, they're specific to our shared spaces.

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So, drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians all need to be accounted for as part of this conversation.

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I would encourage folks to remain engaged beyond council sessions, and with other opportunities with planning commission meetings, open public forums, and I'm sure forthcoming community engagement and listening sessions.

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Nintaining that communication through these next planning sessions vital to ensuring that we're getting those critical perspectives and integrating them into all planning phases.

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It's also important that we avail ourselves to the research that's not just for our current

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scenario today, but also intentionally planning and designing what we would like to see in

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the future. I have full confidence that we've headed in the right direction, but like

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with all best laid plans, are strengthened by continuous evaluation and flexibility.

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It's possible that these changes are going to result in the outcomes that we all desire.

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And while I strongly believe in that confidence, I have the fact that parking is still

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one of the top concerns that they keep hearing from my neighbors and community members.

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It tells me we're not quite there yet on the level of engagement that our community desires.

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Parking is one element.

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It's an output from these kinds of conversations, but we really need to look at the holistic

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development of the Golden Transportation Demand Management Plan and ensure that better parking

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for residents isn't our only desired outcome.

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Thank you, Senator.

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I'm really appreciate it, Ward 1.

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Thank you.

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So, I do not think we should continue to reduce available parking spots.

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Our approach to parking must be pragmatic, recognizing the need to invest in future connectivity,

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while dealing with the reality of our current community.

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We must maintain existing parking until our alternative methods of getting around are effective.

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This starts by recognizing that Golden is currently car centric.

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Reducing parking now is counterproductive.

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People are already avoiding downtown due to a lack of a successful parking, not on abundance.

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And until our turn-ups are reliable, we must provide adequate space.

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The transit gap is also real.

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This challenge isn't that parking exists.

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It's that reliable, efficient, and connected transportation does not.

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People drive because they have to.

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We must first dedicate resources and secure regional funding to build transit up before we take

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parking away.

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And includes inclusivity does require transit.

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So while we encourage walkability and bikeability, these are important, but

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these options are not feasible for everybody in our community. To be truly inclusive we must

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succeed in providing reliable transit options because you could be a senior or you could have

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disabilities that prevent you from taking a like. Orgermeer and your clumsy and you fall and

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it's pretty dangerous to be on a like. So parking rises are also not the whole solution. I know we

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always say, hey, why don't you just park in the parking garage? But many residents drive oversized vehicles,

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myself included six foot bent to coma, and that does not easily fit into our existing parking

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structures.

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Claiming the garage has have spots, but what we're looks this reality and highly it's

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the need for a better system.

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Management and also like signage and indicating availability.

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We need a phased approach and this is necessary.

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I support a moderate step-by-step strategy for connectivity through reliable transit, and

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will naturally reduce the demand for parking.

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Playing for a connected future without making the investments today will only lead to greater

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infrastructure headaches tomorrow. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I'm going to hear it.

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Board 2.

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Parking is an ongoing issue for many of the residents in Ward 2.

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I am across the whole city.

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I kind of divide parking into two aspects.

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First there's the app.

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And then there's actually the number of spots.

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Our system is complicated.

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It's especially for residents who are not very affluent.

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During my walks, one of the residents in War II suggested giving long-term residents

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stickers for their windshields that would entitle them free parking rather than using the

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app.

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It's an example.

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Another option to help increase the access to the number of thoughts is the expand the

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card of the work.

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Our routes include remote parking lots that are more distant from the city center, and then get

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you into the city center. That's where you want to go. Could we talk to minds and the U.S.

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G.S. about access to their locks in the summer and weekends, the U.S. G.S. with minds

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is building another parking structure right now. As a longer-term alternative, one of the things

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do in Europe is that the city provides residents with a simple cardboard clock where you can

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turn the arms and point at the time where you're when you're actually dropping the car off.

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That way when the enforcement comes and looks, they can see, all right, have they exceeded the

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two hours or not, and if they haven't, they wait. And that would be an easy way to again get around

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app and get people who are less app fluent to actually use our parking more conveniently.

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For now, though, don't forget that the upper floors of the parking garage are usually

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empty.

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I think if we went over there right now, there'd be no one there.

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And there is free parking at 10th and archer.

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Again, it's a little bit of a walk to extra blocks, but that's another place you can go to

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at Parking today. Thank you.

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Thank you. Daniel Sun, Board 2. Yeah, thank you. So Parking as we all know is

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really complicated issue and a hot topic issue. And for my vision for this issue and other

460
00:31:45,140 --> 00:31:51,300
complex policy issues is really not starting with the answer first. I think that's missing

461
00:31:51,300 --> 00:31:59,280
a key point. It's, for too long, what has been going on in golden is that outside interests

462
00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:06,040
have been taking precedence over residence interests. And so in this case, partying tourism,

463
00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:14,220
tourists are, I feel like their interests are overweighted relative to residents. And so when

464
00:32:14,220 --> 00:32:20,400
you have that feeling, you do feel as a resident that you're ignored and shut out of the process.

465
00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:28,940
And so for me, without outlining a specific answer, it's really to start with a better process.

466
00:32:30,020 --> 00:32:37,140
It's where we talk to residents and really treat them as a more equal stakeholder at the table.

467
00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:45,560
I think that in the parking and many other issues, I feel like residents are really secondary,

468
00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:52,780
or second class in relation to other other stakeholder interests and it's almost the situation

469
00:32:52,780 --> 00:32:58,880
where these other interests, they're pounding the table louder or there's an assumption made

470
00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:03,920
that their they should take priority for whatever reason but I don't feel that way. I think the

471
00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:10,300
residents have great ideas. I think that we just need to give them a chance and a voice

472
00:33:10,300 --> 00:33:15,360
that the table so we can start hearing those. Even this morning it was mentioned that

473
00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:22,200
did come up and in that in that five minutes I heard lots of interesting ideas that really haven't

474
00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:28,800
seen the light of day in terms of maybe there should be resident parking areas especially designated

475
00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:34,300
maybe there should be a simplified app system maybe there should be better signage for existing

476
00:33:34,300 --> 00:33:39,820
structured parking but those are the things that just don't happen because we're not putting

477
00:33:39,820 --> 00:33:43,020
residents first in giving them a voice at the table.

478
00:33:45,540 --> 00:33:46,060
Thank you, Daniel.

479
00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:48,900
Moving on to question two.

480
00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:51,300
This one regards historic preservation.

481
00:33:52,340 --> 00:33:57,220
Golden provide golden prides itself on its historic look and feel.

482
00:33:57,900 --> 00:34:04,740
But we are demolishing historic homes to make way for taller, denser, multi-family housing projects.

483
00:34:04,740 --> 00:34:12,560
How can we balance our desire for his door of preservation against the desire to increase our

484
00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:14,800
house into the life?

485
00:34:15,100 --> 00:34:17,600
First, we're funded, Sandra Connect, Ward 4.

486
00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:22,620
I'm so excited I get to go first for this because I was really hoping that we would get

487
00:34:22,620 --> 00:34:25,440
to touch on his door of preservation with and golden.

488
00:34:26,540 --> 00:34:31,200
I initially joined the Historic Preservation Board with little to no experience in what

489
00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:35,620
start preservation is, what matters, what values brings to the community.

490
00:34:36,580 --> 00:34:41,540
Since then, I've learned so much about what it means, specifically here in Golden, starting with our period of significance.

491
00:34:42,780 --> 00:34:48,320
Golden's period of significance is when we were the territorial capital, Colorado, and the late 1800s.

492
00:34:48,340 --> 00:34:52,600
And you can be most strongly felt within our downtown corridor, within our three historic districts.

493
00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:54,980
I can name them, but I think we're all aware.

494
00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:58,520
Eight to ninth street districts, 12 street districts, and the east street districts.

495
00:34:58,520 --> 00:34:59,960
each of those areas.

496
00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:05,680
I have their own distinct architectural and cultural heritage contributing to the articulation at what some like to call

497
00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:12,420
golden's character. During my time on HPB, we came clear that the local preservation community was

498
00:35:12,420 --> 00:35:16,480
in staff's side with our current guidelines that was expecting more from us in preservation goals.

499
00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:21,820
This led to a study, extensive public engagement on how to gather those most perspectives and voices

500
00:35:21,820 --> 00:35:27,300
for what desired preservation goals should be for golden. I am really excited to have those outcomes

501
00:35:27,300 --> 00:35:31,400
become the new inputs for the new historic preservation guidelines that we've been working toward

502
00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:36,180
for the past few years. We've started reviewing initial drafts during our HTTP sessions.

503
00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:40,220
So shout out for those who want to tune in, that's the second Wednesday of every month, usually

504
00:35:40,220 --> 00:35:46,640
here, City Hall, 630. And I think that we can take that forward. It's important that we're

505
00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:50,620
ensuring that we have a appropriate incentive in place to drive developers and property owners

506
00:35:50,620 --> 00:35:55,280
in the direction that we want golden to go. I believe that we have enough history and

507
00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:57,840
that we don't just desire more housing.

508
00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:02,940
What we desire and what we need is an intentional diversity within our housing stock.

509
00:36:03,560 --> 00:36:07,500
Ultimately, balancing historic preservation and growth requires comprehensive planning

510
00:36:07,500 --> 00:36:13,040
that includes our local values and addresses concerns around displacement and appropriate growth

511
00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:17,140
that doesn't align with those values and ensuring that all community members have a chance to contribute

512
00:36:17,140 --> 00:36:18,140
and shaping that vision.

513
00:36:21,460 --> 00:36:22,840
Thank you.

514
00:36:23,500 --> 00:36:25,060
Emily, concerns keep word one.

515
00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:26,540
Thank you.

516
00:36:26,540 --> 00:36:32,080
So, I deeply believe the city must prioritize historic preservation, especially as a managed

517
00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:32,460
growth.

518
00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:36,940
So, my late mother who raised me in a 300-year-old blog cabin and still the significant

519
00:36:36,940 --> 00:36:40,980
value of preserving our history, and it is fundamental to golden strung.

520
00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:46,900
I believe we actually need to strengthen the policies that create the boundaries of a store

521
00:36:46,900 --> 00:36:51,500
preservation, meaning we need to address the gaps in our current preservation code, because

522
00:36:51,500 --> 00:36:56,240
I have seen firsthand in planning commission how buildings dating back to the 1930s can

523
00:36:56,240 --> 00:37:01,740
just outside of that historic zone's official, removing the protections and leaving their fate

524
00:37:01,740 --> 00:37:07,420
up to the developers discretion. This needs to change. I am also strong proponent of supporting

525
00:37:07,420 --> 00:37:12,180
the historic preservation board and their consistent efforts to develop and modernize how we protect

526
00:37:12,180 --> 00:37:18,420
Golden's unique character. We must give them the resources they need to have the regulatory teeth to 16.

527
00:37:19,260 --> 00:37:23,300
My goal is to find a medium ground that doesn't force us to choose between preservation and growth.

528
00:37:23,300 --> 00:37:29,560
We need policies that incentivize developers to protect historic value while moving forward with

529
00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:30,780
central projects.

530
00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:35,540
Ensuring that you protect our past without overwhelming our future, when it comes to growth

531
00:37:35,540 --> 00:37:40,400
in general, I promote strategic incremental changes. This means growth that is incremental

532
00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:45,780
and intentional. I support less and less of changes such as accessory dwelling units and

533
00:37:45,780 --> 00:37:50,820
allowing decisions we make to breathe. This gives us time to analyze the impacts and measure

534
00:37:50,820 --> 00:37:53,740
success, and just, of course, before committing to your

535
00:37:53,740 --> 00:37:55,300
reversible massive projects.

536
00:37:56,400 --> 00:37:59,380
Ultimately, growth cannot change the fundamental values

537
00:37:59,380 --> 00:38:01,300
in the small town character of Golden.

538
00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:04,040
I will use my experience on the planning commission

539
00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:06,100
to ensure our zoning and planning decisions

540
00:38:06,100 --> 00:38:08,920
responsibly planned for the future while preserving

541
00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:11,720
Golden, including its historic homes and character

542
00:38:11,720 --> 00:38:12,700
that we love today.

543
00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:15,000
Thank you.

544
00:38:15,700 --> 00:38:16,360
Thank you, Emily.

545
00:38:21,670 --> 00:38:28,010
So, I'd like to focus a bit more on the housing density half of the equation that you

546
00:38:28,010 --> 00:38:29,270
posed to us.

547
00:38:29,370 --> 00:38:36,010
I live in Beverly Heights, and in that neighborhood in particular, there is a concern around

548
00:38:36,010 --> 00:38:36,830
lock splitting.

549
00:38:38,690 --> 00:38:44,070
Basically, the concern is that the lock splitting could lead to a change in the character

550
00:38:44,070 --> 00:38:45,510
of the neighborhood.

551
00:38:46,890 --> 00:38:53,590
The reality is, as you walk around through Beverly Heights, is that lots have been split.

552
00:38:54,890 --> 00:39:05,670
However, the process involved in doing that is a time intensive, long going to planning,

553
00:39:06,170 --> 00:39:11,730
submitting plans, holding hearings, getting community input, so that people who live around,

554
00:39:11,730 --> 00:39:20,350
you actually have a say before the lots are split. It takes time, but it does that time

555
00:39:20,350 --> 00:39:28,710
provides space for the community to have some input perhaps just the proposals. I'd like

556
00:39:28,710 --> 00:39:39,350
to keep that process and not accelerate the ability to force density on people who are quite

557
00:39:39,350 --> 00:39:40,590
ready for it.

558
00:39:42,900 --> 00:39:44,300
I'll leave it at that right now.

559
00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:46,240
Thank you.

560
00:39:47,780 --> 00:39:50,420
It's our Daniel's song, Ward 2.

561
00:39:51,620 --> 00:39:59,120
Yeah, so thank you. So balancing, balancing, housing, density and preserving historic preservation.

562
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:27,860
Another challenging issue. And I'm going to sound like a bit of a broken record here, but to me this is again another process issue where it certainly involves, there's an aspect of it where I think residents voices are underrepresented. But I think that there is also an additional issue with regard to this balancing act for these two things in that.

563
00:40:27,860 --> 00:40:35,480
I see a lot of things that are what I would call more reactive versus proactive and doing things on our own term.

564
00:40:36,080 --> 00:40:43,780
You hear that this potential development could go up, so let's react to that, or we need to preserve this particular building.

565
00:40:43,860 --> 00:40:44,920
Let's react to that.

566
00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:53,880
And that really bothers me is that that reactive process versus having a plan and going with that.

567
00:40:53,880 --> 00:41:01,260
And that's where it now gets to this process, you know, really being, it has an opportunity

568
00:41:01,260 --> 00:41:03,340
for improvement in that same thing.

569
00:41:03,340 --> 00:41:10,260
I think that's residents, in this case existing homeowners, you can segregate that group

570
00:41:10,260 --> 00:41:16,600
into or divide that group up into finer detail where they're not a monolith in terms of their opinions.

571
00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:20,720
You have existing single family homeowners, you have seniors, you have first time home buyers,

572
00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:26,880
you have renters and so on that's on one side and then you have historic preservationists

573
00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:33,460
on the other and that's where it becomes really complicated and getting the right people

574
00:41:33,460 --> 00:41:39,760
to the table is the whole thing. I hear lots of solutions here but when you're excluding

575
00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:44,700
a key group these residents and all those subgroups and I'm talking about you're leaving

576
00:41:44,700 --> 00:41:50,280
so much on the table in terms of how you can really come up with good policy decisions

577
00:41:50,280 --> 00:41:56,540
and that's the thing that I am really craving for golden is to bring all of those voices to

578
00:41:56,540 --> 00:42:03,580
the table. And again, from my experience as a regulator, good things happen when you're really

579
00:42:03,580 --> 00:42:09,120
willing to listen to those solutions. But it really starts with giving everyone a voice.

580
00:42:12,140 --> 00:42:12,780
Thank you, Dean.

581
00:42:15,340 --> 00:42:21,390
Red, Prince, fourth, three. Thanks. So for me, the question comes down to,

582
00:42:21,390 --> 00:42:28,090
How much do we value character and charm? I'm biased. I'm from a city that has none.

583
00:42:29,490 --> 00:42:32,750
So when I when I look at the city and I look at this question

584
00:42:33,470 --> 00:42:37,710
I guess the most important question is I kind of um, it's a little bit with Dan.

585
00:42:38,190 --> 00:42:41,290
What's the balance that the people of this town want?

586
00:42:42,170 --> 00:42:47,170
I think we have to give as much weight as possible with the residents are interested in.

587
00:42:47,990 --> 00:42:50,070
I want to continue to learn from them.

588
00:42:50,330 --> 00:42:56,510
I think we need to look at, you know, the influence of maybe developers have and builders have and see how that plays a role in this.

589
00:42:56,990 --> 00:43:01,610
I think it's really important to see how affordable housing fits in this.

590
00:43:01,910 --> 00:43:10,910
You better believe that I'm speaking with a thriving community director early on if I'm a counselor to see kind of her opinion and her departments to pin it.

591
00:43:10,910 --> 00:43:18,610
opinion on kind of where we go from this. I do think we have to lean on, again, a combination

592
00:43:19,170 --> 00:43:23,850
of our residents and their opinion, but also the experts in the city who have been dealing

593
00:43:23,850 --> 00:43:29,150
with this for probably quite a few years. And I'd be really curious to look at the cost and

594
00:43:29,150 --> 00:43:35,750
benefits of the decisions that we make. And again, I really struggle with how we measure the

595
00:43:35,750 --> 00:43:43,570
you of character and charm to the residents of Golden. I spoke of the mildly interested residents

596
00:43:43,570 --> 00:43:50,590
last week and I'd really, I'd really be curious to see where they think in terms of what they

597
00:43:50,590 --> 00:43:55,270
think about the neighborhoods, what they think about the charm, the way the constant benefits and

598
00:43:55,270 --> 00:44:01,890
all these things. And I do think, and again, I think I'm not unique in this, I do think that

599
00:44:01,890 --> 00:44:07,730
part of my identity since living here as well as my, you know, daughters and wives identities

600
00:44:07,730 --> 00:44:13,210
is the charm and character and the pride that we have in the city and I think some of

601
00:44:13,210 --> 00:44:18,170
that comes down to some of our preservation and the neighborhoods that we live in.

602
00:44:19,770 --> 00:44:20,410
Thank you, Brad.

603
00:44:20,950 --> 00:44:22,430
They're at a hub for you.

604
00:44:23,110 --> 00:44:24,450
Thank you.

605
00:44:25,510 --> 00:44:29,950
So, well, Golden has a variety of multi-family housing options.

606
00:44:29,950 --> 00:44:36,830
Many people live here for the single family neighborhoods with yards on small or modestly sized lots.

607
00:44:37,410 --> 00:44:39,910
And many of the historic areas were built this way.

608
00:44:40,770 --> 00:44:43,250
It's part of how the town grew up.

609
00:44:43,570 --> 00:44:47,790
I learned an interesting fact going to walk through the East Street Historic District in late September.

610
00:44:48,650 --> 00:44:52,770
I'm going to paraphrase it horribly, but the experts here in the corner.

611
00:44:53,570 --> 00:44:57,350
So if you're curious of what I was trying to say, you can ask him after the meeting.

612
00:44:58,070 --> 00:44:59,970
But when at least a portion.

613
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:07,460
The reason of the East Street historic district was designed many years ago, probably a hundred years ago.

614
00:45:08,580 --> 00:45:14,240
There were building requirements regarding the size and design of the houses it could be built on those

615
00:45:15,180 --> 00:45:21,120
And they put those requirements in place that if you bought the lot, your house had to be so big

616
00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:27,240
because they did not want somebody to buy a lot and then just put as many little shacks on the

617
00:45:27,240 --> 00:45:29,280
lot as they could to house miners.

618
00:45:30,120 --> 00:45:31,680
Because that's what was going on back then.

619
00:45:32,480 --> 00:45:34,800
And so for me, it's a fifth of the same.

620
00:45:34,880 --> 00:45:36,940
We want to keep the character of these neighborhoods.

621
00:45:37,460 --> 00:45:42,480
We know what they are and when you look at what we're trading off, you have to ask why do we

622
00:45:42,480 --> 00:45:45,800
to tear down his historic buildings, put in the multi-camera.

623
00:45:45,920 --> 00:45:47,520
What are we trying to achieve?

624
00:45:47,840 --> 00:45:52,240
And often we're told, we need that density in the middle of all these neighborhoods

625
00:45:52,240 --> 00:45:53,840
so that things will be more affordable.

626
00:45:54,960 --> 00:45:59,240
I would argue that adding density doesn't always equal adding affordability.

627
00:46:00,100 --> 00:46:04,060
The example I use are the four little town homes, I think, it's four, on four and

628
00:46:04,060 --> 00:46:09,900
twenty first, that are about not quite 1,500 square feet, and they're selling for over

629
00:46:10,920 --> 00:46:18,040
$850,000. If you go north farther north in town, you can buy a single family home of similar

630
00:46:18,040 --> 00:46:24,520
size for less money. So we need to just think about what we're doing, and I would agree with

631
00:46:24,520 --> 00:46:30,000
Dan, we need a process that takes into account what we're doing, what we're trying to achieve, and

632
00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:31,880
Now we're going to get there.

633
00:46:32,020 --> 00:46:33,700
Thank you.

634
00:46:33,820 --> 00:46:34,300
Thanks, Laura.

635
00:46:36,260 --> 00:46:39,700
All right, third question is about communication.

636
00:46:40,400 --> 00:46:42,820
And speaking, you get to it.

637
00:46:43,020 --> 00:46:48,200
The city of Golden uses a variety of methods to solicit public input

638
00:46:48,200 --> 00:46:51,960
on plans and projects, despite those efforts.

639
00:46:52,500 --> 00:46:56,020
Citizens often seem blank-sided by city projects.

640
00:46:56,580 --> 00:47:02,300
What would you do to improve communication and civic engagement and start with kind of like

641
00:47:02,300 --> 00:47:03,940
her since keyboard one?

642
00:47:05,040 --> 00:47:08,040
Thank you, so communication is key for me as a counselor.

643
00:47:08,780 --> 00:47:12,900
I believe that as a imperative that we are available, responsive, and transparent.

644
00:47:13,940 --> 00:47:17,720
From a meeting stance, I will go out of my way to stay in communication with my residents,

645
00:47:18,080 --> 00:47:21,580
just because the campaign is over, does not mean I have to stop knocking on your door.

646
00:47:21,660 --> 00:47:23,460
So I will continue to do that.

647
00:47:23,460 --> 00:47:29,240
I will also ensure that we have more proactive meetings ensuring that we identify and documents

648
00:47:29,240 --> 00:47:32,780
those impacted by decisions and conduct stakeholder impact analysis.

649
00:47:33,680 --> 00:47:36,980
It can communicate feedback on these meetings, too, are stakeholders.

650
00:47:38,060 --> 00:47:41,420
Collecting your feedback and presenting in as well as their feedback.

651
00:47:42,220 --> 00:47:46,700
But on top of personal awareness, I believe we have a huge gap in the way that we communicate.

652
00:47:47,460 --> 00:47:52,360
We need to make it easy to find relevant information proactively whether you're a business or a resident.

653
00:47:52,360 --> 00:47:57,520
You deserve to be informed of what decisions are being made and why they are, without having

654
00:47:57,520 --> 00:47:59,480
to dig through the abyss of our websites.

655
00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:04,920
Even though we communicate information today, reactively, through postcards, this is our

656
00:48:04,920 --> 00:48:07,000
cake, and it's time we look for an update.

657
00:48:07,580 --> 00:48:12,740
One that categorizes information by neighborhoods, in fact, type, like public works or policy

658
00:48:12,740 --> 00:48:17,280
change, and identifies in documents, relevant stakeholders that could be impacted.

659
00:48:17,820 --> 00:48:23,640
And that that allows you to identify what you care about, think how you subscribe to an email list,

660
00:48:24,280 --> 00:48:27,820
and send you this relevant information in the medium that works best for you.

661
00:48:28,620 --> 00:48:34,780
Our planning department is already taking small, but steps to improve this process for hearings of tagging information.

662
00:48:35,700 --> 00:48:40,620
I think we need to increase this program and bring it to the rest of the city, and I will gladly help champion this.

663
00:48:41,500 --> 00:48:45,920
Transparency for the community is a big deal, and we need to bring golden into the 21st century,

664
00:48:45,920 --> 00:48:51,070
As well as ensure that we are making decisions with our community feeling heard and being heard.

665
00:48:51,740 --> 00:48:59,040
Knowing that at the end of the day, we can look at the community in the eye and know that they have been accounted for and can make sound decisions together.

666
00:49:01,770 --> 00:49:02,190
Thank you, Emily.

667
00:49:03,430 --> 00:49:05,670
Your heard fellow, Warden 2.

668
00:49:06,610 --> 00:49:08,690
So I take communication personally.

669
00:49:09,750 --> 00:49:12,890
So I kind of summed it up in a series of statements.

670
00:49:13,810 --> 00:49:17,090
I promise I will answer my phone calls and messages.

671
00:49:18,370 --> 00:49:20,210
I promise I will answer my emails.

672
00:49:21,170 --> 00:49:26,790
I promise I will continue walking the ward, at least twice a year reaching out to everybody

673
00:49:26,790 --> 00:49:30,450
in the ward to use me.

674
00:49:30,830 --> 00:49:36,110
I promise I will be able to attend and talk at resident events like the recent Dr. Fogret

675
00:49:36,110 --> 00:49:37,450
Best in Verily Heights.

676
00:49:37,450 --> 00:49:45,410
When projects have been city council, I will ask our city staff, how has the community been engaged, what was the feedback?

677
00:49:46,650 --> 00:49:54,110
I promised to provide information regarding city council agendas, city meetings, surveys, and other issues that are being discussed.

678
00:49:55,130 --> 00:49:59,970
I have a personal goal of a council member being at every acting as a liaison.

679
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:13,500
On to every focus group, joining them at least once or twice a year. I'll report back to you on the number of phone calls, the number of emails, the number of times people have reached out.

680
00:50:14,020 --> 00:50:24,720
Actually, I enjoy walking my dogs. I have to walk them three times a day. If you see me walking my dogs, join me and we can talk as we're going down the street.

681
00:50:24,720 --> 00:50:36,700
You know, we may find ourselves on opposite sides of an issue, but I promised to listen and weigh the impact of decisions before making a final vote.

682
00:50:39,420 --> 00:50:39,840
Thanks, Gary.

683
00:50:40,960 --> 00:50:42,700
Thank you, some more too.

684
00:50:44,000 --> 00:50:53,160
Yes, so for me, this idea of communication and civic engagement and transparency, they all go hand in hand.

685
00:50:53,160 --> 00:50:56,380
and in particular transparency and communication,

686
00:50:56,940 --> 00:50:58,820
those aren't buzzwords to me.

687
00:50:59,160 --> 00:51:02,860
They truly are the foundation of what government has to do.

688
00:51:03,660 --> 00:51:06,220
And that's what I am seeing in Golden

689
00:51:06,220 --> 00:51:08,740
is that we can be better.

690
00:51:10,260 --> 00:51:13,600
And what I'm going to refer back to my opening statement

691
00:51:13,600 --> 00:51:18,700
is this has literally been my day job for 17 years.

692
00:51:19,360 --> 00:51:22,000
My job was to run stakeholder meetings

693
00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:23,320
to run public hearings.

694
00:51:24,140 --> 00:51:27,220
We actually started, I'll just tell you a little bit about that.

695
00:51:27,560 --> 00:51:33,200
We actually started like most other government agencies where we promulgated regulations

696
00:51:33,200 --> 00:51:34,160
through rulemaking.

697
00:51:35,460 --> 00:51:42,140
But when I came on board, that was one of my huge things because I have always been someone

698
00:51:42,140 --> 00:51:45,540
who's involved in government affairs and policymaking.

699
00:51:46,240 --> 00:51:47,900
And so I was on the other side of this.

700
00:51:47,900 --> 00:51:54,020
But I know what it feels like when you're not involved and when things are not transparent.

701
00:51:54,420 --> 00:51:59,280
And so I made that commitment when I move to the government side of things to really make

702
00:51:59,280 --> 00:52:05,960
that a priority to say it is really important to work hard to communicate.

703
00:52:06,180 --> 00:52:11,600
And that's the whole point is communicating is very hard work, easy to say, incredibly hard

704
00:52:11,600 --> 00:52:12,080
to do.

705
00:52:12,580 --> 00:52:17,880
But that's what I believe needs to happen is that we need to, we need to, we need to

706
00:52:17,880 --> 00:52:24,420
better. We need to start looking at different channels of communications where I think that a good

707
00:52:24,420 --> 00:52:30,300
example would be the golden former. We went to online and quarterly. I even heard this suggestion

708
00:52:30,300 --> 00:52:36,960
this morning. Perhaps it should be in print. I would go even further because I think communication

709
00:52:36,960 --> 00:52:42,540
is an issue and so important. Perhaps it should be monthly and in print because that starts to

710
00:52:42,540 --> 00:52:47,180
lay the groundwork for now communicating with residents again. stakeholder meetings are the same

711
00:52:47,180 --> 00:52:55,760
When we started on with the division, it was, it was crickets chirping when we first ran our couple's, first couple's, they called their meetings for the state.

712
00:52:56,320 --> 00:53:12,160
Now, actually tomorrow, we have one with hundreds of peering for really what we are terming a listening session, and that's the whole thing is, it takes a lot of hard work and commitment, and that's what I do in my day job, and that's what I will bring to Golden.

713
00:53:20,750 --> 00:53:25,770
I think the city is intentionally worked to increase the scope of their communication engagements

714
00:53:25,770 --> 00:53:28,730
within the community large and to positive effect.

715
00:53:29,230 --> 00:53:32,450
We have increased social media presence, a redesigned website.

716
00:53:33,510 --> 00:53:37,510
We've even been rethinking how we publish and make searchable certificates of appropriateness

717
00:53:37,510 --> 00:53:41,450
for historic preservation war projects alongside other planning permits and projects.

718
00:53:42,070 --> 00:53:46,330
I'd like to see more iteration and flexible development in that same direction.

719
00:53:47,290 --> 00:53:50,490
I'm someone who often serves as a communication hub within my paperwork,

720
00:53:50,950 --> 00:53:54,550
so I'm keenly aware that it's incumbent upon the messengers to reach the people

721
00:53:54,550 --> 00:53:55,470
where they're at.

722
00:53:56,410 --> 00:54:00,330
As for what I would do if elected, I would make myself first available and reachable,

723
00:54:00,470 --> 00:54:02,490
like many of the other candidates on the size.

724
00:54:03,270 --> 00:54:06,470
Beyond that, I intend to continue doing much of what I've been doing all along,

725
00:54:06,670 --> 00:54:08,310
since I graduated from leadership building.

726
00:54:09,430 --> 00:54:10,710
I'll use myself as an example.

727
00:54:10,710 --> 00:54:13,830
I haven't usually more of a hermit home-based creature.

728
00:54:14,710 --> 00:54:18,970
I have intentionally been putting myself out there into the community this year, even more,

729
00:54:19,430 --> 00:54:24,470
and beyond my normal civic engagement, with a desire to break out from my own bias levels.

730
00:54:25,710 --> 00:54:29,090
So I will say, let's get out there, folks, it's important.

731
00:54:29,830 --> 00:54:31,690
What do I mean when I say that I think it's important?

732
00:54:32,430 --> 00:54:36,410
I mean that I think that this is my call-in to all those folks who maybe weren't aware of,

733
00:54:36,430 --> 00:54:40,090
or haven't had the chance to reach out to any of our wonderful organizations who are already

734
00:54:40,090 --> 00:54:43,570
working to meet and address opportunities and challenges in our community.

735
00:54:44,370 --> 00:54:47,950
The best method of engagement is to connect with your neighbors, your fellow parents,

736
00:54:48,110 --> 00:54:51,710
any other group of folks that can help lend their perspective or voice to shaping your

737
00:54:51,710 --> 00:54:56,010
understanding of all of the facets of our community and not just your own.

738
00:54:58,380 --> 00:54:59,060
Thank you, Senator.

739
00:54:59,500 --> 00:54:59,880
Loretta.

740
00:55:02,620 --> 00:55:29,700
Thank you. So, I participated in leadership golden last year and my small groups sent a huge amount of time discussing this exact issue. And we tried to come up with solutions, but it was hard. I already have a survey that I've sent out to about a hundred people, and which is located on my website, lorettaforgoldin.org if you want to take it. To try to gather input, what do people think is working? What do people think is broken?

741
00:55:30,000 --> 00:55:31,920
What else would they like me to think about?

742
00:55:32,340 --> 00:55:35,460
Feel free to send those thoughts with you in my ward or not.

743
00:55:36,140 --> 00:55:37,580
We need to improve our processes.

744
00:55:38,100 --> 00:55:38,960
There are basic things.

745
00:55:39,240 --> 00:55:40,220
We have a new website.

746
00:55:41,140 --> 00:55:44,960
And I have been spending a fair bit of time searching for things lately to make sure I'm doing

747
00:55:44,960 --> 00:55:47,280
my campaign correctly and following all the rules.

748
00:55:47,780 --> 00:55:49,080
The results are interesting.

749
00:55:50,300 --> 00:55:51,660
But not often helpful.

750
00:55:52,580 --> 00:55:53,400
We need to fix that.

751
00:55:53,400 --> 00:55:56,940
We need to be able to search the website and get the information we need.

752
00:55:57,440 --> 00:55:57,820
Very simple.

753
00:55:57,820 --> 00:56:02,440
Next, we need to make it more obvious what is coming so people can participate.

754
00:56:03,260 --> 00:56:08,220
The process needs to be fixed to allow people to know what's coming so they can get

755
00:56:08,220 --> 00:56:09,720
engaged earlier in the process.

756
00:56:10,480 --> 00:56:16,540
To truly stay abreast now, you have to follow multiple boards, commissions, and committees.

757
00:56:17,300 --> 00:56:22,720
There's probably two to three meetings a week, but you would need to attend or two to

758
00:56:22,720 --> 00:56:25,580
three hours each week so that you know what's happening.

759
00:56:25,580 --> 00:56:28,590
I don't have that time.

760
00:56:28,890 --> 00:56:32,870
When I was working in raising kids and doing what I called the soccer circle, just driving

761
00:56:32,870 --> 00:56:35,950
around from practice to practice, I didn't have that time.

762
00:56:36,310 --> 00:56:37,630
Most people don't have that time.

763
00:56:37,790 --> 00:56:41,090
We have to make it easier for people to know what's happening.

764
00:56:43,010 --> 00:56:46,850
And I would say, you know, the answers will read the minutes and the agenda.

765
00:56:47,190 --> 00:56:49,070
Some of them are very detailed.

766
00:56:50,050 --> 00:56:52,910
Some of them are five lines long.

767
00:56:53,510 --> 00:56:54,510
Here's the things that we did.

768
00:56:54,770 --> 00:56:55,770
We talked about those things.

769
00:56:55,770 --> 00:57:01,730
You can't get it without watching the meetings so I would go back to we need a better process

770
00:57:01,730 --> 00:57:08,670
We need a way to tell people what's coming. We need a way that's simple that gives the people a list of the things that are being discussed

771
00:57:08,670 --> 00:57:13,850
That they can click on and get to the right things if they want to be engaged in that particular topic

772
00:57:13,850 --> 00:57:15,990
Thank you

773
00:57:15,990 --> 00:57:20,450
That's the red prince. We're through so when I look at this question

774
00:57:21,370 --> 00:57:26,310
The first thing I want to know is how many citizens have been blind-sided by city projects.

775
00:57:26,610 --> 00:57:29,490
And is that a huge group of people I know that there are people that have been surprised,

776
00:57:30,290 --> 00:57:32,230
but blind-sided seems to seem like a lot.

777
00:57:33,570 --> 00:57:37,510
The biggest issue that I think I have with communications to the engagement right now

778
00:57:38,070 --> 00:57:45,530
is that there does seem to be a growing number of people in gold and who don't trust the city.

779
00:57:45,530 --> 00:57:50,490
I feel like that is a issue that we need to look at.

780
00:57:50,850 --> 00:57:54,870
I'm concerned, not just as a potential counselor, but I'm concerned as a candidate.

781
00:57:55,190 --> 00:57:59,910
I want to know why there's this group that is talking about a lack of transparency and

782
00:57:59,910 --> 00:58:04,950
a lack of trust when what I've seen in the city has been incredible.

783
00:58:05,750 --> 00:58:08,890
But that being said, like I'm open-hairing that, right?

784
00:58:08,890 --> 00:58:09,930
I don't agree with that.

785
00:58:09,930 --> 00:58:11,610
I think this is a city that should be trusted.

786
00:58:11,730 --> 00:58:13,890
I think this is a city that shows great transparency.

787
00:58:13,890 --> 00:58:19,350
But I do think it's important that we make sure that that gap between those that trust and those that don't

788
00:58:19,350 --> 00:58:20,070
doesn't widen.

789
00:58:20,610 --> 00:58:24,870
I think we need to make sure that we have a significant communication between those groups.

790
00:58:25,410 --> 00:58:30,290
Because if we don't, then we have a divide, and I think that we've already seen enough of a divide in politics.

791
00:58:30,510 --> 00:58:33,110
And I think that I don't want to see that gap get any wider.

792
00:58:35,650 --> 00:58:42,310
Again, even if we look at, again, one of the biggest city projects in that is city hall.

793
00:58:43,990 --> 00:58:48,070
And I look at that process, and it sounds like even Dan talked about that he likes the product,

794
00:58:48,190 --> 00:58:53,230
but he is like the process they want votes, instead of letting the experts kind of make those decisions.

795
00:58:54,190 --> 00:59:01,110
And when I look at that process, and I see how the city try to communicate and have surveys and bring as many people as possible in that conversation,

796
00:59:01,690 --> 00:59:03,950
like I'm proud of that, I'm proud of what the city's done.

797
00:59:04,330 --> 00:59:06,670
And I think they need to continue to do that.

798
00:59:06,670 --> 00:59:11,070
You know, we can't always take a vote on everything.

799
00:59:11,250 --> 00:59:13,510
I think we need to leave it to the people that know what they're doing

800
00:59:13,510 --> 00:59:16,850
to make the big decisions for the city and support and give our input.

801
00:59:16,990 --> 00:59:20,230
I mean, I taught for decades and after every course,

802
00:59:20,370 --> 00:59:24,110
I would always ask for input from my students in terms of like,

803
00:59:24,210 --> 00:59:25,550
how can I make this course better?

804
00:59:26,130 --> 00:59:28,530
But in later than take a vote on it, I didn't like say,

805
00:59:28,530 --> 00:59:31,150
oh, you just take a vote and we'll decide how I teach the course.

806
00:59:31,470 --> 00:59:34,590
I was the expert and I think that we need to make sure

807
00:59:34,590 --> 00:59:37,230
that we trust what the people in the city are doing.

808
00:59:37,850 --> 00:59:39,150
I think they are showing transparency.

809
00:59:39,690 --> 00:59:40,650
I think they are trying.

810
00:59:40,770 --> 00:59:44,230
And I think they want to try to get as many people as possible

811
00:59:44,230 --> 00:59:45,910
and involved in these conversations.

812
00:59:46,130 --> 00:59:47,230
They want participation.

813
00:59:47,970 --> 00:59:49,250
And I think we should respect them for that.

814
00:59:52,140 --> 00:59:52,700
Thanks, Brad.

815
00:59:53,360 --> 00:59:56,840
OK, this final question is your chance to tell us anything

816
00:59:56,840 --> 00:59:58,700
you ever did that chance to tell us yet?

817
00:59:59,300 --> 00:59:59,960
What other questions?

818
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:12,420
Are you hearing, as you walk around your ward? If you are elected to council, all you would dress them. Starting with Daniel South Ward 2.

819
01:00:13,980 --> 01:00:29,140
Yeah, so I think what I want to do is actually pick up where Brad left off. He was talking about the heart of Golden Project and that is a perfect example to me of a process that does shut voter out.

820
01:00:29,140 --> 01:00:36,900
And just a quick refresher, that's a $50 million plus decision that was made with no public vote period.

821
01:00:37,860 --> 01:00:43,020
And that locks us into a 30 year mortgage with interest payments coming from our general funds.

822
01:00:43,260 --> 01:00:58,760
And so what that means is for the next three decades, those millions of dollars that we are going to go to pay off interest will not be available for things like parks and roads and improving the quality of our neighborhoods and golden.

823
01:00:58,760 --> 01:01:06,060
And so, to me, that is a real cost of a process that excludes you, and this is where Brad

824
01:01:06,060 --> 01:01:14,440
I respectfully disagree, or we can have a different opinion here is that yes, the voters should

825
01:01:14,440 --> 01:01:21,380
not necessarily have to vote on every single decision, but this is the largest financial

826
01:01:21,380 --> 01:01:30,000
expenditure in the history of Golden. I have a hard time rationalizing any scenario where

827
01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:35,120
residents aren't massively involved in that and certainly are entitled to a vote.

828
01:01:35,400 --> 01:01:38,080
City and County of Denver is doing that right now. They're trying to float a bond.

829
01:01:38,600 --> 01:01:43,880
They're not just floating yet. They're not going to cop out or some other financing mechanism.

830
01:01:44,400 --> 01:01:48,660
They're taking it to the voters and that's what I would want for Golden is for

831
01:01:48,660 --> 01:01:52,500
for those real consequential decisions and it goes back to my answer earlier.

832
01:01:53,900 --> 01:02:00,020
Yes, the city has done a lot but we can do more and have to do more on issues like that

833
01:02:00,020 --> 01:02:06,520
where that to me is not good enough and that's what I would bring to the table is working

834
01:02:06,520 --> 01:02:11,960
that hard to make sure that when you get to those types of issues that residents are involved.

835
01:02:13,750 --> 01:02:15,070
Thanks, Daniel.

836
01:02:16,210 --> 01:02:23,450
Gary and our fellow, Ward 2, what are you hearing, premier, potential constituents and what would you do about it?

837
01:02:23,610 --> 01:02:25,490
So what I want to bring up is fire.

838
01:02:27,030 --> 01:02:32,070
Conferring with fires, we brought up by almost every single person I've talked to in Ward 2.

839
01:02:32,410 --> 01:02:41,050
Given the martial fire in 21, the Goldra Fire along Highway 6, Clear Creek in 24, the 24 South Table Mountain Fire,

840
01:02:41,050 --> 01:02:43,710
if you hadn't realized there was a fire there.

841
01:02:44,270 --> 01:02:47,550
And also the 25 fire above their really heights,

842
01:02:47,590 --> 01:02:49,070
just off the lookout down road,

843
01:02:49,890 --> 01:02:53,130
we all really should be concerned about fire.

844
01:02:53,790 --> 01:02:57,330
And so I see there's kind of two places,

845
01:02:57,530 --> 01:02:58,750
the city needs to focus.

846
01:02:59,630 --> 01:03:02,630
So one of the places to focus is on fire mitigation.

847
01:03:04,530 --> 01:03:09,250
I have seen the proposal, which is actually an action already,

848
01:03:09,250 --> 01:03:13,110
that golden is moving forward on right now for my fire mitigation.

849
01:03:13,950 --> 01:03:17,430
But what about the mines, who owns a lot of land in this area?

850
01:03:17,750 --> 01:03:19,370
What are they doing for fire mitigation?

851
01:03:20,270 --> 01:03:23,470
What does Jeff go doing for fire mitigation around us?

852
01:03:23,870 --> 01:03:25,790
How is that all integrated?

853
01:03:26,550 --> 01:03:34,390
I can't find a place where I can go and find C, where all the fire mitigation efforts are going on.

854
01:03:34,890 --> 01:03:36,670
I'd like to have something like that.

855
01:03:36,670 --> 01:03:49,290
So that as a resident, I could actually download that and take it to my insurance company and negotiate with them to maybe lower the price around my insurance on my house.

856
01:03:50,670 --> 01:04:02,270
I'd like to see an increase on fire mitigation, whether that's the goat brigade or manually clearing brush and dead trees, again the coordinated with mines and Jefferson County.

857
01:04:03,250 --> 01:04:05,770
The second half is fire evacuation.

858
01:04:06,790 --> 01:04:11,050
Sometimes there's going to be a fire and you just have to deal with it.

859
01:04:11,530 --> 01:04:14,330
I'd like to understand what are the evacuation plans

860
01:04:14,330 --> 01:04:17,410
for minds as well as all the neighborhoods in gold.

861
01:04:17,650 --> 01:04:18,970
I'd like to see it in writing.

862
01:04:19,670 --> 01:04:22,430
I want our experts to evaluate our neighborhoods

863
01:04:22,430 --> 01:04:26,570
looking for enhancements to get people out.

864
01:04:26,570 --> 01:04:30,010
For example, Beverly Heights with all the additional students.

865
01:04:30,010 --> 01:04:34,570
thank you. Has only one exit grab. I'll stop.

866
01:04:40,000 --> 01:04:41,720
Thank you, Gerhard. Brad

867
01:04:41,720 --> 01:04:47,900
Prince, four three. So last week, last week I spoke with a thriving

868
01:04:47,900 --> 01:04:51,440
community director and we spoke about all the important things that they're doing

869
01:04:51,440 --> 01:04:55,940
related to homelessness and affordable housing and mental health. We spoke

870
01:04:55,940 --> 01:04:59,980
about the importance of getting that message out. And I think that's, that's a

871
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:05,600
Again, I've heard that thing a little bit tonight. Like, how do we get the messages out? How do we get into the communities? How do we get into the neighborhoods?

872
01:05:06,100 --> 01:05:10,540
So that, like I said last week, the people that are mildly interested can know what's going on.

873
01:05:11,200 --> 01:05:16,100
So I had the conversation. And then two days later, I was at a kids birthday party in Normandy Park.

874
01:05:17,700 --> 01:05:26,200
And two parents found out that I was running for council. And the first thing they wanted to talk to me about was that they wanted to get tea times at Fossil Ridge.

875
01:05:26,200 --> 01:05:32,520
I was really important to that, and the local locals can get tea times a fossil, also rich.

876
01:05:32,780 --> 01:05:38,740
And I don't play golf, so I don't know, but I do, I do kind of feel like it was being

877
01:05:38,740 --> 01:05:44,620
credible how different these issues were, and how is Council, we have to really address

878
01:05:44,620 --> 01:05:48,440
different people from different walks of life in a variety of different situations.

879
01:05:49,460 --> 01:05:55,960
And I think the most important thing that we can do is listen and see how we can help and

880
01:05:57,900 --> 01:06:01,420
I know it sounds a little silly, but I found myself like three in the morning thinking,

881
01:06:01,720 --> 01:06:04,700
how can I combine those two things in a solution?

882
01:06:05,480 --> 01:06:08,960
Why don't we have a, we could have a, we could have a tournament, a false or

883
01:06:08,960 --> 01:06:12,120
ridge where each ward had their own golf team.

884
01:06:12,780 --> 01:06:16,980
And we could compete throughout, like, you know, we could compete against every ward.

885
01:06:17,060 --> 01:06:19,760
And every ward can win some kind of kind of golden cup or something.

886
01:06:20,160 --> 01:06:23,380
And that every whole each department of the city could have a booth and they could

887
01:06:23,380 --> 01:06:27,440
explain to people that are in the town, you know, what this department's doing and maybe

888
01:06:27,440 --> 01:06:29,640
Council, I'm going to talk about what this town's doing.

889
01:06:30,060 --> 01:06:33,980
I'm just trying to think out to the box in terms of like, what could we be doing to get

890
01:06:33,980 --> 01:06:38,580
the messages out to the community in a way that's not necessarily like homework, but

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might be fun and engaging for the people of the city.

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And so that's where I'm right now, like I said, I think that, you know, I think there's

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a lot of things that have been tried and some have been successful and some have it,

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But I think we keep going.

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You know, I love the idea.

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And again, me and Dan are going back and forth here.

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But yeah, I'd be great to have the informer in print every day.

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I would love that.

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So I think there's a lot of good ideas.

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I think we keep our minds open.

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And I think we keep that communication going.

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Thanks.

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Thank you, Brad.

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The red and hot board three.

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Thank you.

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So board three is very diverse.

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We have the East Street historic district

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to have the residents of Golden Pond.

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We have the east side of Washington Street downtown.

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We have folks who live downtown, folks who live

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on the floor.

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We're going to golden, but it's been very interesting

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just going and talking to all of them.

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So things I've heard, one, what are the odds I would meet?

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Several folks who have significant background

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in urban planning, something I don't have background,

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but they taught me a lot when I talked with them.

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I've been asked, so what are the ongoing costs

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for Heart of Golden?

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We know how much we've taken on in debt

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for the building, the first building, but what happens next is the plan to demolish the

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current city hall. What's that going to cost? What will go there? So there's concerns about

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are there going to be ongoing cost and tax increases to support that? I've been told it's hard

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for me to get from one in the town to the other so I can get my kid to and from high school.

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I've been told golden is good but it can be better. Why don't we focus on getting better as opposed

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just celebrating for good. Please make it our agenda, not your agenda.

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And increase the opportunity

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for me to know what's going on and for me to get engaged. And the common theme across all

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of these are either don't know what's happening or when I do know and I try to get engaged

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the city, whoever the city is, it could be anybody, it doesn't listen. And they've given you

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specific examples. So, what would I do? I can't wave a magic wand, but it gets back,

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I believe, to again, increasing the opportunities for engagement, making it easy for people

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to be engaged and ensuring that their concerns are heard and considered in the directions that we go.

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We need to be very thoughtful about how we spend our money and what we do. Take care of

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month's second. Take care of needs first. Thank you. Thanks, Lord. Sandra, connect

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toward poor.

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As I've been door knocking and meeting people for this campaign, the top three

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issues that have heard concerns about our creek management, parking, and death scene development

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with affordable housing. I have been super grateful to meet so many folks who love gold and

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as much as I do, and they want to contribute to keeping what we love, changing what we don't,

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and connecting as a community. I believe the great strides have been made in all three of

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these areas, but the fact that community members are still consistently expressing concerns means

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to me that there are many opportunities for us to do better. Continuing to gauge with the public

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about creek management and parking concerns is critical to an attempting to reach that perfect

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balance point on visitor management and local community.

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Regarding affordable housing and density is important that we practice awareness, not just for developments

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within town, but developments that are happening around golden and using awareness to inform

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our future policy decisions. As a councillor, I continue to recommend that the city of golden continued

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to find creative opportunities through partnership and collaboration, and intentionally

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add to the diversity of our housing stock. That's what's going to make us stronger as a community

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01:10:25,480 --> 01:10:29,920
and make it more likely for folks to live and stay in golden through all stages of life.

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I would just like to add one thing that I haven't been asked about too much, and that's

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about maintaining the consistency in our financial vision and planning.

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I am confident in the skills of our city staff and fulfilling their responsibilities around

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planning and budget balance, and what I would like to offer is that I can contribute to

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both supporting and amending the vision of our community as a work for a counselor around our current

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economic uncertainties with a particular understanding of how minister pledging works.

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Thank you.

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Final answer.

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Emily Kuzinski, Ward 1.

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So, Ward 1 has a lot of different concerns because we are so diverse and we are the physically

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largest ward.

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Some neighbourhoods fear bike lengths and more of those.

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And the other one just wants a single bike length.

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One fear inspired, the other fear is flood.

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The list goes on and on and one area is probably

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is another area's need. But there is a theme now of all the diverse communities within my

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ward that I have heard. So at the risk of these two minutes segment, I'm going to focus

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on the theme. It is managing the pressure from development and promoting connectedness. Ward 1

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is experiencing development pressures both within our boundaries and the surrounding areas.

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If you question this, I urge you to look at King Superiors right now. We must ask,

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is our infrastructure and schooling system truly able and equips to handle the influx of hundreds

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with new residential units inside or outside of Golden.

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If we don't act proactively, this pressure will lead

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to gridlock, string utilities, schooling systems,

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and a degradation of a residence quality of life.

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I want to ensure that we have regional partnerships

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in place for this.

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I will not allow Golden to face these problems and isolation.

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These are inherently regional issues

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that cannot be solved with city funds alone.

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My priority will be to actively forge better relationships

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within Jefferson County and neighboring cities

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to find united solutions for transportation, utility capacity, and growth management.

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We also need immediate local fixes alongside long-term planning.

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I will use an implanting commission experience to push for targeted zone reviews in Ward

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1, ensuring new developments truly benefit these neighborhoods without overwhelming our residents

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and promoting connectedness with prioritizing diverse needs.

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I am also committed to proactive engagement and I believe in showing up.

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not only do I plan to be the engaged councillor who's always responsive, but I've also started

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showing up at neighboring city meetings to understand our challenges over there, and I want to

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continue this essential engagement as your councillor because our problems are shared despite the

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01:12:59,050 --> 01:13:04,410
invisible line. This hands-on collaborative approach will ensure that when develop decisions are made,

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we will have necessary infrastructure and support in school-in-support in place,

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protecting the character of golden that we all value. Thank you. Thank you, Emily.

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All right, this is the last one, this is your closing remark.

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Anything you still have a yen to say to us, you have two minutes to say it.

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We're going to start with Brad Prince, one, three.

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So my dad is turning 89 on Friday, and he's basically been my best friend for my entire life.

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But when I was 16, and a rebellious teenager is teenager, we would get into some pretty intense arguments.

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There was one particularly intense battle and after about 20 minutes my dad looked at me and said,

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I guess we have to agree to disagree. It kind of stopped me in my tracks and I thought,

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I guess we do. And in our later we were working on his card together.

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But this campaign has reminded me of the importance of what he said.

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I believe that robust debate and even arguing on council can lead to decisions that make things easier for the people of Golden.

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It can lead to making communities more accessible and healthier as we will continue to face

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challenges with growth, tourism, affordable housing and infrastructure.

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There will no doubt be unforeseen issues that will come up.

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Council should struggle with decisions on the choices they make because they help us navigate

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our lives.

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Even if I'm on the losing side of a debate, I'll be ready to advocate for my ward and

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and whatever comes next.

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I'll continue to work hard, making good decisions,

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and bringing more of my award into the conversation.

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I believe things in golden art good,

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but they can always get better.

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Our city council often makes decisions on who gets what,

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and the consequences of those decisions do impact people.

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I promise to bring a thoughtful passion to these decisions

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because that's the job.

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With a fresh perspective.

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I look forward to listening and learning in the final weeks of this campaign. Thanks and thanks to leaders of Golden for holding this form.

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Thank you, Brad.

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I'm glad to have you. Thank you.

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Thank you, Alicia Golden, and thank you to all of you for being here.

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It's much easier to answer questions when there's somebody who's listening.

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We talked about a number of issues tonight.

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And so I'm just going to focus on, in facing all issues, I think there are four things

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that we need to look at.

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A strong financial position for Golden needs to be maintained through thoughtful spending

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and a resilient local economy.

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We've dedicated about 10% of our general funds spending on the debt for the New City Hall for

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a number of years.

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That will have an impact on other decisions and projects we can do.

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we're going to have to be very thoughtful.

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We need to have growth because growth is going to happen, whether we want it or not, but we

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need to make sure it honors the character and history of our existing neighborhoods that

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it values the input of those neighbors and that it allows us to grow thoughtfully and to

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think outside of our boundaries, we don't have to solve all problems within the city limits.

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There are many people who live around Golden who consider themselves part of us too, so we'll

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the B part of our solution. Transportation, we need to have plants that balance car, bus, bike,

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and pedestrian access while accounting for growth.

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I bike, I push my stroll around for miles,

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I take the train, especially events, and I recognize that cars are not going away, and they need

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to be parked somewhere. And finally, safety, we need to keep golden as safe and welcoming community

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that offers a high quality of life.

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This hit home for me last week.

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When I left last week's form, my car wouldn't start.

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If I also left, my husband was stuck at work.

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I decided to walk home.

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It's not that far.

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But because of an incident that had occurred in front

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of my house and in front of my neighbor's house the week

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before, it was the first time I was a little nervous

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just walking home.

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So I made sure he knew what streets I was going to be walking on

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So that if something happened he would know where to look for me.

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I believe the best solutions come from listening to diverse perspectives,

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weighing the data, engaging in healthy debate, and being willing to rise

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but compromise. That's how I led through my career.

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And that's the approach I will bring to City Council.

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Thank you.

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01:17:35,160 --> 01:17:35,700
Thanks, Laura.

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Emily and Christine, we're one.

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So thank you all for being here tonight and investing your time in our community.

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I want to specifically thank my fellow candidates for the thoughtful perspectives they all brought to the table.

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Thanks, guys.

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And then a big thanks to leadership Golden for hosting this essential forum.

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So while I am on opposed, I still hope to earn your vote.

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I'm not running to be a politician.

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I'm running to be your genuine open and passionate counselor.

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The person you know who is in your corner and will listen.

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My only priority is to represent the current and future voices of Ward 1 with honesty and a fresh perspective.

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Speaking of communication you can even do so now. My information is on EmilyForgoldin.com.

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You can call me text me and I will respond or email me to if that one works as well.

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Send me your concerns or ideas or if you just want to meet up. The offer is always in the table for coffee, a beer or even a picnic

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which last time I mentioned that I didn't have any success with picnics but I brought it up and I finally have one picnic on the calendar

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so offer still stands. You could be my second picnic. But in summary, I'm here, I'm available,

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and I want to hear from you. So we can open up this two-way street of communication,

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and I really look forward to serving as a representative, and please feel free to

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re-doubt to be at any point in time. Even if you're not in my ward. And thank you again, everybody.

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01:18:57,760 --> 01:19:03,800
Thank you, Emily. Senator Connect, ward 4. First, thank you to leadership

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Golden for being my introduction and how to engage and volunteer in Golden and again for organizing this event and the many volunteers that make this event happen.

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And thank you again so much for the folks who made the engagement effort to be here whether in person or tuning in virtually engagement is amazing when we live in an attention economy.

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These are my goals.

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Empowering the public to engage in policy decisions so we can keep golden welcoming and thriving.

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Holding Council accountable for listening to a wide variety of perspectives in the community so all residents can thrive.

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Supporting our small businesses to greatly enrich the golden experience, not just through their offerings, but also through their ongoing support of the community.

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And both during strong social and community empowerment programs, while also maintaining fiscal prudence.

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Part of my main platform is through robust community engagement, so please visit Standra4Golden.com, that's F-O-R, for Golden, to find my phone, text number.

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I know they flushed up on the screen a few times and my email address to get in contact with me. I love when folks reach out.

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01:20:07,740 --> 01:20:13,100
I take my commitments very seriously and I show up both figuratively and literally, like tonight.

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I know that this might be a repeat for folks who, for me, speak previously, but I think it's important. Please know that I am aware that this is not show about me.

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This is show about all of you, our city, our community, and our engagement to achieve the quality of life that we deserve and hold dear.

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I hope the information and perspective that I share tonight is enough to earn your vote.

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Thank you.

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01:20:37,450 --> 01:20:38,110
Thank you, Senator.

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01:20:39,650 --> 01:20:41,550
Gerhard Pell, Ward 2.

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My years as an experienced applied scientist working on complex, real-life issues has required analytical skills that I can bring to city issues that come before council.

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My goal is to always make data-driven decisions.

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My style of leadership and representing our city would be to respect the diversity of

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interest, recognize limits on financial and staffing resources while working towards compromises

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in practical solutions.

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The Council's job isn't to tell you what the issues are.

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Its job is to hear what's on your mind reach consensus with the other counselors and

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the team guy golden into the future. All my career I worked to fix problems. When people

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asked me to run for council, I decided I wasn't going to spend all my time at my computer

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terminal. I wanted to go out and talk to the residents. I wanted to meet them and make sure

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they met me. I'll always remember the three retirees living in Golden Terrace that welcomed

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me on to their porch and asked me to explain how the city council were. I'll always remember

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the lady in her church bells, who kind of unexpectedly came running out of her home, calling

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my name wanting to talk. I'll always remember the neighbor in Beverly Heights quite never met

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before, but she invited me into her home, sat me down, shared her life story, and invited me back

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for wine and cheese.

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I'll always remember the man I met at Golden Ridge,

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01:22:17,490 --> 01:22:20,090
who shared with me the history regarding open space

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in Jefferson County around Golden.

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01:22:23,270 --> 01:22:25,790
I'll always remember the couple in Stonebridge

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01:22:25,790 --> 01:22:29,550
who called me back and invited me back to her their home

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so that they could walk me to their neighbors

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01:22:31,730 --> 01:22:34,530
and formally introduce me as their candidate.

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01:22:35,930 --> 01:22:38,390
I will represent all of four to.

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I look for your support

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in order to be part of that team working with our community to solve the issues of today and tomorrow.

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01:22:47,790 --> 01:22:50,730
I asked for your vote, Garrett Fowell, for War 2.

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01:22:52,970 --> 01:22:53,670
Thank you, Garrett.

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01:22:54,650 --> 01:22:57,110
Finally, Daniel's some, War 2.

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01:22:58,130 --> 01:22:58,170
Great.

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01:22:58,410 --> 01:23:02,270
Thank you again to leadership goals and for hosting this important conversation.

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01:23:03,070 --> 01:23:06,570
Tonight, the choice before us is not just between candidates.

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01:23:07,310 --> 01:23:10,750
It's between two very different ideas on leadership.

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One is a theory of management, reacting to problems and maintaining the status quo.

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01:23:17,410 --> 01:23:19,970
The other is a theory of real leadership.

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01:23:20,730 --> 01:23:25,410
The kind we studied in leadership, golden, that works with residents to set a clear

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01:23:25,410 --> 01:23:29,530
vision and builds a discipline process to achieve it.

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01:23:29,850 --> 01:23:34,490
And there's no better example of the cost of your management than the heart of golden project.

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01:23:34,490 --> 01:23:41,910
A $50 million plus decision made with no public vote that lots are sitting into a 30-year mortgage.

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01:23:43,110 --> 01:23:46,290
Gerhard brought up fire mitigation, and that's another example.

1139
01:23:47,230 --> 01:23:49,090
Issue spotting is not leadership.

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01:23:50,190 --> 01:23:56,150
Leadership is recognizing residents need to be at the table, and they will bring great ideas,

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01:23:56,890 --> 01:24:00,910
and they will come up with real solutions if you work hard to listen.

1142
01:24:01,590 --> 01:24:03,190
That's why this matters.

1143
01:24:03,910 --> 01:24:07,950
The process that includes our residents isn't just a nice idea.

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01:24:08,530 --> 01:24:10,990
It's how we unlock a better future for Golden.

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01:24:12,030 --> 01:24:14,790
It's how we finally focus on the things that matter most.

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01:24:15,130 --> 01:24:19,450
Our neighborhoods, our quality of life, and our shared sense of community.

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01:24:19,990 --> 01:24:25,610
It's how we put residents first by including you in the conversation about Golden's future.

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01:24:25,610 --> 01:24:32,670
My name is Dan Sung, I'm asking for your vote, not just that it is a fellow alumnus, but

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as your neighbor of 19 years, a partner who's ready to listen and ready to lead in bringing

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01:24:40,130 --> 01:24:43,330
a new standard of inclusive leadership to Golden.

1151
01:24:43,890 --> 01:24:44,610
Thank you.

1152
01:24:46,390 --> 01:24:46,970
Thank you, Dan.

1153
01:24:47,910 --> 01:24:53,690
This concludes our forum, and I want to thank you all for coming and all for being willing to

1154
01:24:53,690 --> 01:24:59,250
to this job, you are a very impressive group of candidates and golden as lucky to have.

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01:25:02,200 --> 01:25:02,980
So,

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audience, now it's the time you can applaud.