{"id":688,"date":"2023-02-16T13:43:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T21:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d6danstrauss.org\/?page_id=688"},"modified":"2023-04-28T13:07:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T20:07:48","slug":"accomplishments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/d6danstrauss.org\/accomplishments\/","title":{"rendered":"Accomplishments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my first six months in office I responded to an international pandemic, a recession, a national civil rights reckoning, and civil unrest. For most people just one of these events would knock them down. I worked every day to bridge differences, solve intractable problems, and reset our city\u2019s foundation for a brighter future \u2014 to be the gem of the Northwest and nation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are at a time of change in our city. Over the last decade we have grown into a large city, and now we have a moment to truly remake our downtown AND make our neighborhoods even more vibrant. And this work is already underway, the proof-of-concepts have already been tested, the prototypes are currently being used, and now we are scaling these plans city and District 6 wide. Born and raised in this city I know where we have come from, and I see the horizon of the next growth spurt that our city will make- while taking care of our own backyards.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Public Safety:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I supported fully funding the SPD staffing and hiring plans every year I have been in office.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hold weekly meetings with law enforcement, City Departments, human service providers, and local business owners, residents, and neighborhood groups to address public safety issues in different neighborhoods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My amendment fully funded the SPD recruitment media plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I created a Public Safety Coordinator position in Ballard to coordinate between businesses, residents, city departments, and social service providers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I funded a staff position to assist SPD\u2019s compliance with the consent decree.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I worked with Mayor Harrell to add additional Harbor Patrol patrols during the summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I funded and dedicated Mobile Crisis &amp; Intervention Services to Seattle to help before, during, and after a crisis event.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Homelessness:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I resolved the encampment at the Ballard Commons without a sweep by expanding adequate shelter and connecting people with the shelter that met their needs by using a census and needs assessment. We are currently in year 3 of a 6 year plan to revitalize Ballard Commons Park, construction will begin in:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June: Children\u2019s Playground<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September: Family Affordable Housing (3 bedroom units) at St. Luke\u2019s Church<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">January: New Sanctuary and Housing at St. Luke\u2019s Church<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will re-submit my budget amendment for the skate park expansion to include features that learners can use (the skate bowl is only accessible to experienced skaters)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Woodland Park was the most successful encampment resolution in City history &#8211; again without using a sweep &#8211; because we created a census, needs assessment, and placement plan to get people inside. This changed approach to addressing homelessness continues to define our path forward with more success than pre-pandemic models. By securing funding the previous year, we restored Woodland Park to its intended use and left it in better condition than before the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I expanded our only outreach team dedicated to working with people living in their cars. I secured $2 million to tailor shelter options to better address the needs of people living in their vehicles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I worked with Mayor Harrell to expand Unified Care Teams to create neighborhood based homelessness responses rather than relying on a city-wide response. Scaling this team will enable the city to respond to different needs in different neighborhoods throughout Seattle.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>Housing:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021 and 2022, we met our promise of investing $200 million per year into affordable housing. In 2022, with $250 million invested, we began buying existing buildings in addition to new construction. This opened permanent supportive housing in Green Lake, Greenwood, and Ballard during my first term.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I passed legislation exempting affordable housing projects for up to 60% AMI from the design review process to reduce time and costs for getting these projects online.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I passed protections for manufactured home parks to protect seniors and low-income families from being displaced and help them stay in the neighborhoods they call home.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My bill helped reduce confusion between tenants and landlords, and it gives tenants a reasonable amount of time to repay debts, which will reduce the threat of eviction and ensure landlords are made whole.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my first six months in office I responded to an international pandemic, a recession, a national civil rights reckoning, and civil unrest. For most people just one of these events would knock them down. I worked every day to bridge differences, solve intractable problems, and reset our city\u2019s foundation for a brighter future \u2014 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/d6danstrauss.org\/accomplishments\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Accomplishments - Seattle for Dan Strauss<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/d6danstrauss.org\/accomplishments\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Accomplishments - Seattle for Dan Strauss\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"In my first six months in office I responded to an international pandemic, a recession, a national civil rights reckoning, and civil unrest. 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