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<v Speaker 1>And it is Community Connection time and it's being brought

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<v Speaker 1>to you by Tall Grass Motors. Also Wesley and Kitty College,

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<v Speaker 1>Arnold Moore and Kneecamp Funeral Home all right here on

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<v Speaker 1>K one, plus the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to leave them out. And today we have Quinn Shipper

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<v Speaker 1>here with us today and Quinn is running for City Council. Now, Quinn,

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<v Speaker 1>you were one of seven applicants to buy for the

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<v Speaker 1>Ward four unexpired term of the Late Billy Roan, and

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<v Speaker 1>you are unanimously appointed by the City Council back in

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<v Speaker 1>June to represent Ward four.

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<v Speaker 2>But you have been quite busy.

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<v Speaker 1>You've done your homework forty five consecutive regular city Hall

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<v Speaker 1>meetings and you consider you continue to serve on the

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<v Speaker 1>Planning Commission, Comprehensive Planned Advisory Committee and the Water Resources Committee.

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<v Speaker 1>And sometimes he goes home and visits is closed and

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<v Speaker 1>has a meal.

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<v Speaker 2>Get that in somehow, how you been.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm a good time. I can always enjoy being in

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<v Speaker 3>the studio with you. Thank you so much. I'm going

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<v Speaker 3>to start with just a quick geography lesson because a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of people don't know what ward they're in. One

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<v Speaker 3>of five but here in Ward four, if you take

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<v Speaker 3>Highway sixty Adams Road, everything north of Adams Road that

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<v Speaker 3>is city limits from the highway Highway seventy five to

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<v Speaker 3>the runway of the airport everything north, and then go

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<v Speaker 3>downtown here to Shawnee, goes south to thirteenth and cut west.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a little notch there and that's all of Ward four.

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<v Speaker 3>So it is the most diverse ward in the city.

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<v Speaker 3>We talk about that another time, but it's very diverse.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, A little bit of everything going.

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<v Speaker 3>On here, A little bit of everything going on here,

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<v Speaker 3>which is really exciting.

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<v Speaker 1>That that is really cool. Now you have a platform

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<v Speaker 1>and folks get ready for this with Quinn Shipper. This

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<v Speaker 1>is called leader ship. See what they did there? All right, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so tell us a little bit about leadership.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, Tom. I believe in leadership and want to

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<v Speaker 3>represent leadership one that is approachable, one that's informed, and

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<v Speaker 3>one that's engaged. We'll be talking about that here a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit in the program this morning. And also to

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<v Speaker 3>talk about one of the top three concerns that I hear.

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<v Speaker 3>I call them the three ahs. Number one is homelessness,

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<v Speaker 3>Number two is H two O water and number three

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<v Speaker 3>is health, But I really want to focus on the

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<v Speaker 3>homelessness concern because it is number one from what I'm hearing,

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<v Speaker 3>and not just in Ward four, but in other sectors

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<v Speaker 3>of the community.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very visible, more so now than anytime I can

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<v Speaker 1>remember in the nearly six years that I've.

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<v Speaker 3>Lived here exactly. And so homeless is not just a

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<v Speaker 3>community issue, it's a state issue. It's a national issue.

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<v Speaker 3>But we need to know how to address this responsibly

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<v Speaker 3>as a local community. We do so as a city

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<v Speaker 3>councilor in all regards, I need to know and stay

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<v Speaker 3>in my lane, like what is my lane as a

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<v Speaker 3>city councilor for addressing homelessness. So one way that's addressed

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<v Speaker 3>tom is through the Strategic Plan, the next plan. People

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<v Speaker 3>can find this online. They can go to the City

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<v Speaker 3>Bartlesviille website. It's all there, but three points that are

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<v Speaker 3>addressing homelessness in that strategic Plan. One the city has

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<v Speaker 3>been and is working to collaborate with other entities that

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<v Speaker 3>are addressing homelessness to see how we can contribute to

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<v Speaker 3>that conversation some of the solutions. There was a review

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<v Speaker 3>completed this spring of existing laws and enforcement policies so

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<v Speaker 3>that there is criminal activity. The police are trained and

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<v Speaker 3>equipped to address those things specifically, and then also to

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<v Speaker 3>utilize the Barisville Police department Mental Health Unit, so we

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<v Speaker 3>know where the homeless are, numbers, specific needs, and one

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<v Speaker 3>practical outcome of that was we have this CERT team gosh,

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<v Speaker 3>the Crisis Intervention Response Team to learn all these acronyms

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<v Speaker 3>on it. And on August nineteenth there was a special

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<v Speaker 3>meeting call to the city council so we could accept

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<v Speaker 3>and approve a grant of one hundred and twenty thousand

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<v Speaker 3>dollars that will be administered over the next two years

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<v Speaker 3>between the police and Grand Health very specifically to address

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<v Speaker 3>homelessness on the Pathfinder. People have substance abuse, so it's

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<v Speaker 3>a program really designed for rehabilitation, not just to remove

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<v Speaker 3>people from from the Pathfinder, but to engage them in

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<v Speaker 3>mental health programming resources to elevate them beyond that circumstance.

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<v Speaker 3>Very exciting.

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<v Speaker 1>We're one of the few police departments works in cities,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, in the nation, they have done this and

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<v Speaker 1>we've been seeing some success.

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<v Speaker 3>We haven't seen success because the cert team it averages

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<v Speaker 3>one hundred and fifty encounters with homelessness per month and

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<v Speaker 3>so they're trained to be addressing that. Of course, the

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<v Speaker 3>Pathfinder Parkway was brought under the umbrella of the Parks

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<v Speaker 3>District this last year. There are more specific patrolling going on,

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<v Speaker 3>and so one concerned people have by perception is am

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<v Speaker 3>I safe? Not just on the Pathfinder, but when they

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<v Speaker 3>see someone they might perceive to be homeless?

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So we've got all that going on here too.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is the one of the big issues. And

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<v Speaker 1>I understand that you've been collaborating with some folks at

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<v Speaker 1>the state level on this too.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, last week I had a really wonderful opportunity to

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<v Speaker 3>hear Representative Judd Strom. He spoke at a meeting. I

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<v Speaker 3>tended to hear what the state is doing with an

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<v Speaker 3>initiatives they're taking to address homelessness. And in Judge's inimitable way,

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<v Speaker 3>he took the prism and turned it so we could

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<v Speaker 3>see it differently. And what I agree that gift he

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<v Speaker 3>has a gift, he really does. And what I appreciated

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<v Speaker 3>about that as he reminded the audience that the homeless

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<v Speaker 3>are people too. They are they are somebody's mother or father,

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<v Speaker 3>or sibling or friend or other relative. They are people.

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<v Speaker 3>They just live differently and have needs may be different

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<v Speaker 3>than yours and mind Tom, and so how are we

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<v Speaker 3>looking at them with measures of compassion but also responsibility.

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<v Speaker 3>Because the top presenting needs are mental illness and substance abuse,

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't mean the every homeless person is dealing with that,

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<v Speaker 3>but those are things that need to be addressed. So

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<v Speaker 3>homelessness does not equal criminality. He made a big point

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<v Speaker 3>of that. Well, it's very true.

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<v Speaker 2>Many people didn't ask to be in that situation. It

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<v Speaker 2>just happened.

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<v Speaker 3>It just happened for a variety of reasons, but he did.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to point out something he brought to my

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<v Speaker 3>attention is called the Healthy Minds Policy Initiative. There's working

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<v Speaker 3>to treat or to address untreated mental illness and addiction

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<v Speaker 3>with the homeless. He also talked about alternatives to traditional houses,

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<v Speaker 3>transitional living. So just last Monday, I think it was,

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<v Speaker 3>was when the White House did the groundbreaking for a

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<v Speaker 3>transitional living center. He talked about room and board, other

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<v Speaker 3>alternatives for providing homes for those who are homeless than

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<v Speaker 3>just putting them in a house. That doesn't always solve

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<v Speaker 3>new problems. So if we can bring a bit closer

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<v Speaker 3>to home, the statistic was presented that meeting that two

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<v Speaker 3>hundred pre K to twelfth grade students in Bartlesville are homeless.

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<v Speaker 3>Two hundred.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not surprised.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not surprised either, but it's something we don't really

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<v Speaker 3>want to hear.

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<v Speaker 2>That's true, and we've got to find a solution.

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<v Speaker 3>We're looking for solutions for that. And so one is

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<v Speaker 3>state and local initiatives to feed children can make all

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<v Speaker 3>the difference in their ability to concentrate and staying gay

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<v Speaker 3>throughout the school day or even as the day may

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<v Speaker 3>end to the weekends. Now, on the bright side, Tom,

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<v Speaker 3>you and I both know there are a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>community entities, individuals, churches, organizations, programs that are offering various

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<v Speaker 3>kinds of service at city as well the police Department,

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<v Speaker 3>Grand Health. So as I'm campaigning to retain my seat

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<v Speaker 3>on Ward four, I want to touch on the first

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<v Speaker 3>thing being approachable, because over recent months you'd be surprised

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<v Speaker 3>how many people, and not just from Ward four, have

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<v Speaker 3>approached me to have conversation about homelessness and poverty specifically.

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<v Speaker 3>Just I don't think it's a coincidence. I'm just hearing

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of that. Second is informed. So my interest

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<v Speaker 3>in homelessness. I could go back to twenty ten when

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<v Speaker 3>we were in Stillwater. That's another conversation for another time,

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<v Speaker 3>that we had over sixty community entities collaborating by MoU

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<v Speaker 3>and in other ways to address poverty, which included homelessness.

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<v Speaker 3>But over two years ago, my dear friend that departed

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<v Speaker 3>Billy Rohan, and we met with Lisa Carey the United Way.

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<v Speaker 3>We met with the mcphails before be the Light was

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<v Speaker 3>a thing and we were having conversations with community leaders

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<v Speaker 3>and others. Then to understand and be informed about homelessness

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<v Speaker 3>nearby and what is happening in other parts of the

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<v Speaker 3>state and other parts of the country, to learn we

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<v Speaker 3>want to learn from others about how we can address this,

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<v Speaker 3>and then finally to be engaged. Obviously I'm passionate about this.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm highly motivated as not just a citizen, but a

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<v Speaker 3>citizen happens to be a city councilor to address homelessness

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<v Speaker 3>in collaborative and strategic ways. So I think the information

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<v Speaker 3>is there, there are already some collaborations happening. That's not

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<v Speaker 3>the only answer, but it is an answer, and to

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<v Speaker 3>facilitate that is something I really want to continue doing,

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<v Speaker 3>hopefully as the representative for Ward four, but something I'm

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<v Speaker 3>motivated to be doing personally as a citizen as well.

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<v Speaker 3>They go together.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, man, I got to tell you that's it's a

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<v Speaker 1>tall order, but you're working hard on it.

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<v Speaker 2>I can tell it's really something else.

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<v Speaker 1>It's something that we see every day and a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people just say, boy, I sure wish there was

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<v Speaker 1>an answer, and here you are working on some possible

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<v Speaker 1>some possible solutions here and the fact.

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<v Speaker 3>That there are solutions that are working. Again, if a

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<v Speaker 3>person is seen on the street or wherever and they're

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<v Speaker 3>perceived as homeless, perception is not always the reality. It's true,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm down very early in the morning, as you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and I could easily be perceived by my early morning

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<v Speaker 3>dress when it's dusk, moving around the streets having a

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<v Speaker 3>morning walk. But our perception is not always the reality.

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<v Speaker 3>And so we want to recognize those who are addressing

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<v Speaker 3>it strategically and collaboratively. We want to hear from those

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<v Speaker 3>who want to be engaged. So approach me. You have

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<v Speaker 3>information that I want to be informed about. I want

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<v Speaker 3>to engage with the community as a counselor, as a

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<v Speaker 3>citizen and so people can approach me several ways.

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<v Speaker 1>And how do we how do we approach you? I'm

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<v Speaker 1>looking at a list of about ninety different ways.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, we won't go through all night ago, I see

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<v Speaker 3>my time is about up here. One thing I would

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<v Speaker 3>encourage people to do is go to my Facebook page,

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<v Speaker 3>Super simple Shipper Ward four. I've been doing an out

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<v Speaker 3>and about in Ward four, and so I've highlighted at

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<v Speaker 3>least one topic on homeless. You can read some of

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<v Speaker 3>those there. Today I'm picking up yard signs they've come in.

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<v Speaker 3>And so maybe you're a person who would like to

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<v Speaker 3>support me by putting yards on your business or on

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<v Speaker 3>your home property. But contact me these two ways, real

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<v Speaker 3>simple again, ship Ward four Shippers S C H I

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<v Speaker 3>P P E R at Ward four, Sorry Shipperward four

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<v Speaker 3>at gmail dot com. Or you can text me or

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<v Speaker 3>call me on my cell phone at four zero five

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<v Speaker 3>seven one four three five seven five and let's have

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<v Speaker 3>some conversation and let's make a difference together.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Quinn Shipper, thank you for being with us today.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm glad to be here. Tom always, thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Alrighty.

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<v Speaker 1>Wesley and Kitty College, Arnold Morney Camp Uneral Home and

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