The District 3 debate featured candidates David Berg, Casey OBrien McDonough and incumbent Chris Wharton. The latter two steps will reduce calls to police, reduce fires and send a message to criminals that Salt Lake is no longer a good place to do business. So we all have to try our best. Sandy mayor Monica Zoltanski, left, edged out Jim Bennett in the Sandy mayoral race. Generally, candidates agreed that the proposal lacked transparency and that the city should not build an additional shelter in the area. Even before the 2020 riots, there were insufficient officers. We have spent decades attempting to solve homelessness, and it seems to have only gotten worse. Beyond that, the sound barriers on highways and crumbling sidewalks need investment. I helped ensure the maintenance and improvements of Fairmont Park and the creation of Allen Park. Homelessness, housing, mental health, and its complexities. On top of that, we are being force-fed the inland port with all its environmental consequences. Crime prevention, so that we can walk the streets at night safely. We need to reevaluate the costs of what we are doing against the cost to simply provide housing. There are many factors here but at the end of the day it boils down to what is the land really worth? I rallied community members to end the police department hiring freeze in January 2021, and I spoke in favor of the 30% salary increase for SLCPD officers that City Council voted for in June 2021. Occupation: Deputy director of the Central Wasatch Commission. The current median price in Salt Lake County for all housing types is $455,000. Candidates found agreement that the citys homeless strategy needs rethinking, although the solutions varied, and that education is integral to conserving water. Includes the Avenues, Capitol Hill and Marmalade neighborhoods, Temple Square and City Creek Canyon. Air quality I have three main strategies to improve our air quality. The first step is to rebuild our police force. Housing is on top of the list. If there is no clear majority among the remaining candidates, the process is repeated until there is. The recent collapse of the condo tower in Miami is a great example. Sandy Mayor. I see a future for our neighborhood with walkable eateries, coffee shops and boutiques that are locally owned and operated as central to the landscape. I must ensure that you are as well informed as possible, that you have as much opportunity to make comments and have your voice heard at every level of our city government. Homelessness is a citywide and statewide issue that requires collaboration to truly address the crisis. We need to address our policies that allow those buildings to sit vacant. Preserving community character is not building low-income housing with an insulting option of either a kitchen or a bathroom, next to single-family homes. Occupation: Retired engineer, former naval officer, friendly local neighborhood activist. I will continue to raise the bar for the safety in our capital city while also ensuring that emergency responders are compensated for the difficult and dangerous work we ask them to do every day. Ill work directly with the citys Public Utilities Department to implement the Water Conservation Plan 2020. We need to work to find long-term solutions to protect and support wetlands and the Great Salt Lake, create strong tax incentives to quickly embrace renewable energy, and encourage pedestrian and mass transit. Our housing first model has failed us. I have strongrelationships with my colleagues in the council and mayors offices who already see me as an urban design expert. The candidate who receives the majority of first-preference votes is declared the winner. Visit website. Includes the Rose Park and Jordan Meadows neighborhoods, the Salt Lake International Airport and Utah State Fairgrounds. My experience as a community organizer leading important projects for our community and experience as a city staffer gaining a better understanding of our citys process will make me the best councilmember for our district.. There is no one, single fix to the problem. Wharton defended the citys metric and encouraged constituents to look at his campaigns financial disclosures. If elected, I promise to be a council member who will listen to the community, a council member who understands our everyday issues and advocates to make our city look west. A place to clean their clothes, a place to use the restroom, a place to bathe, a place to sleep, food to eat, and opportunity to find housing and work. The Council must appoint a qualified candidate to fill the vacant seat within 30 days after the resignation takes effect on July 3. Denver's crime rate has increased at a rate 10X the increase in population from 2021-2022. Federal courts | Both candidates also expressed reservations about the location of the new Utah State Prison, but acknowledged its a reality for District 1 moving forward. We need to beef up the accessory dwelling unit ordinance and create a fund that helps families access down payment assistance to build them. The debate closed with all candidates agreeing it is time for District 5 to have a public library. If I believe there is a plan or proposal that is a good idea, then it is my responsibility to inform you about it and convince you it is the right thing to do. Addressing the roots of homelessness with compassion and a housing first approach. Those resources should be put to use where they would bring the greatest good to our society, which is solving this crisis. I am excited, honored, and humbled to serve as your City Council representative. Im the best choice on your ballot this year so please mark DarinMano#1!, WE WANT TO REVERSE DEFUNDING SLC POLICE which the city council claimed and publicized in 2020. I believe that I can represent we the people of SLC District One as your ambassador on our Salt Lake City Council because this is my home. The election will be held on November 7, 2023, and will determine the makeup of the Minneapolis City Council for the next four years. Ill work to increase the number of uniformed officers, triple the number of social workers, and increase foot and bike patrol. SLC Council Candidate Survey 2021. We cant be ping-ponging people across the city. My first goal is to move forward our work in diversity, equity and inclusion. I believe communities and their members are the best developers of their neighborhoods. Occupation: Nonprofit resource liaison for local businesses. Rescue plan funding should be prioritized for rental assistance for renters and homeless along with social workers. Occupation: Health care worker for populations experiencing homelessness. Dennis also served as a board member of the River District Business Alliance, and helped provide leadership to reorganize the Salt Lake Community Network., Dennis has lived in the Poplar Grove neighborhood for 18 years with his wife, Katherine, his son, Myles, and their sweet pup, Sophie., Residents tell me public safety and homelessness top the list of challenges to the city. We need to work on reducing systemic barriers to the homeless like identification requirements and requiring shelter stays to access other types of housing aid. Id like to invest in projects that improve our quality of life today and plan for the future of our city without significant impacts on future budgets. Includes the Sugar House neighborhood, Brickyard Plaza and Sugar House and Tanner parks. The discussion then moved to homelessness, acknowledging that the district doesnt have a homeless shelter but still grapples with homelessness. When I lived in Seattle, officials did that very comparison, and they found that the costs to build and house people who need it was far less than the cost of first responders, emergency room care, etc. As much as possible, give it back to the residents of our city who have been here since at least the end of 2020 on a per capita basis, with half rate for children under age 18. To work for you., I see you, I hear you, Ive walked your street., The reason I am running for office is to make a difference in the community, to try my upmost to leave it a better place for the future generations. These topics can intertwine and benefit from public-private partnerships in cases like a program I am creating with SLC Parks, Advantage Services, and the VOA Homeless Outreach Program to use carts from the Glendale and Rose Park golf courses to travel the Jordan River Parkway Trail. Huck called his homeless campus a perfect solution, while Fowler cautioned there is no one-size-fits-all solution and said the city needs more funding. By utilizing a variety of tools such as inclusionary zoning, infill, and missing-middle developments, we can create higher opportunity index zones for all of our residents to benefit. I am a huge advocate of public transit and walkability in our community and pushed for the funding of both traffic calming measures throughout the district and phase two of the McClelland trail. Other than that, let the free market prevail. Elections in 2023 | During my tenure on the City Council, we have led the state in providing affordable housing units by maximizing federal, state and local dollars and forging public-private partnerships. The District 7 debate featured candidates Ben Raskin, Rainer Huck and incumbent Amy Fowler. Im interested in exploring inclusionary zoning or significant affordable housing bonuses to get moderately affordable housing out on the market without using city taxpayer money. The plans to reduce travel lanes on 2100 South could create up to seven times more pollution nearby than the rest of the valley. I consider public safety to include crime, fires and auto/pedestrian safety. The District 5 debate featured candidates Amy J. Hawkins, George Chapman, Sarah Reale, Vance Hansen and incumbent Darin Mano. Whenever theres a property in the neighborhood thats zoned for housing and is instead taken up by a dilapidated structure that people are breaking into, thats a negative. Occupation: Architectural consultant, coffee business owner, National Guard member. We also need to look for creative solutions to housing. I passed an increase in compensation for all of our first responders and succeeded in securing funds for a new alternative response model pilot program. District 3 From I-15 to North Campus Drive and from South Temple to the border of Davis County. Ill use those lessons to lead the citys preservation efforts moving forward. We must incentivize property owners to take action, by either repairing whats there or demolishing abandoned structures and building homes people can occupy. All Rights Reserved, Your guide to the Salt Lake City Council election, Mayor Erin Mendenhalls recent decision to stop the development of a homeless shelter. Salt Lake City should work with the County to provide for a mental health receiving center similar to that which has been piloted and successful in Davis County. This would offer hope to the unsheltered and security to residents. Many residents cant even afford to live in their own houses any longer. While this is an incredible opportunity for expanding our tax base, we must keep our eye on how this growth impacts our local communities, natural resources and quality of life. That is a given. 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