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>> PEOPLE WHO ARE PLANNING TO

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APPLY FOR CITY. HE ID CARD

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WILL HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT

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LONGER. THE CHICAGO CITY

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CLERK'S OFFICE HAS CANCELED

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NEIGHBORHOOD POP UPS WHERE

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RESIDENTS COULD GET THE CARDS

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FOR THE REST OF 2023. CITING

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HIGH DEMAND THE CITY ISSUED ID

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CARD GIVES RESIDENTS AND NEWLY

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ARRIVING MIGRANTS ACCESS TO

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RESOURCES LIKE THE PUBLIC

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LIBRARY AND TRANSPORTATION.

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JOINING US TO DISCUSS THIS IN

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THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRAM IS

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ON A VALENCIA. THE CHICAGO

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CITY KIRK, THANK YOU FOR

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JOINING US. THANKS FOR HAVING

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ME. SO REMIND US, IF YOU

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WOULD, BRIEFLY WHAT THE CITY

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KEY IS AND HOW IT'S USEFUL.

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>> SURE. SO THE CITY CARD

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FOUNDED BY ACTUALLY COMMUNITY

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ADVOCATES. 5 YEARS AGO. WE

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HELP BRING IN JULY. IT IS A

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GOVERNMENT ID, A LIBRARY CARD

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TRANSIT GUARD AND PRESCRIPTION

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DISCOUNT CARD. IT'S FREE. IT'S

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ALSO THE FIRST-EVER 90 IN

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ILLINOIS TO LIE TO

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SELF-IDENTIFY GENDER OR

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MARKING NOT BY LATE. AND IT'S

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REALLY A CARD THAT WAS

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SUPPORTED TO HELP COMMUNITIES

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LIKE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

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SURVIVORS, HOMELESS ARE USED

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TO BE TO REENTRY COMMUNITY AND

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OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY.

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>> HAVE THE MOBILE CITY HALL

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EVENTS IS WHAT THEY'VE BEEN

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CALLED THE NEIGHBORHOOD POP

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UPS. WHY THOSE EVENTS BEEN

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CANCELED.

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>> SO THAT'S WHERE I WANT TO

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MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS

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AWARE OF. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN

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CANCELED. WE STOPPED 24 EVENTS

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SCHEDULED FOR THIS YEAR. SO I

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THINK THE CONFUSION OR 2

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THINGS THAT WE RUN PROGRAM

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THAT CITI HE AND WE HAVE OUR

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MOBILE EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD

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280 OF THEM THIS YEAR ALREADY

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AND WILL HAVE 180 OF THEM BY

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THE END OF THIS YEAR. AND THEN

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WE HAVE OUR MOBILE CITY HALL

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AND OUR OF THE HOLIDAYS ARE

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23. BASICALLY MANY RESOURCE

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FAIRS WHERE WE BRING OTHER

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DEPARTMENTS, OUR CITY, HE AND

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OUR CITY STICKER PROGRAM DOG

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LICENSING RESIDENT PARKING

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PASSES TO DIFFERENT REGIONS

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AROUND THE CITY. SO THAT

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DIFFERENT PROGRAM THAT RUNS

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FROM MAY UNTIL OCTOBER. AND

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WE'VE DONE THAT SINCE 2019,

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THE CITY, POP UP BEING

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COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

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AS WELL. SHELTERS THAT WE'RE

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DOING NOW FOR THE NEW

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ARRIVALS. WE STILL HAVE 24 OF

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THOSE EVENTS SCHEDULED THIS

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>> AND THOSE 24 THAT ARE

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SCHEDULED, THOSE ARE

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SPECIFICALLY THROUGH COMMUNITY

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PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS,

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CORRECT.

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>> YEAH, IN OUR SHELTERS. SO

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SINCE LAST AUGUST WE'VE BEEN

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BEEN WORKING REALLY CLOSELY

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WITH DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY

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SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE STATE

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TO GO TO THE SHELTERS SO THAT

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PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO COME TO

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US. WE WANT TO MEET THEM WHERE

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THEY ARE. THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF

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THE CITY KEY CARD PROGRAM. AND

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AS WE TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE

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CITY, HE YOU KNOW, WE'VE

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ALWAYS HAD A DEMAND EVEN

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BEFORE THE NEW RIVAL STARTED

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COUNTY. WE'VE HAD AND THEN

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ACTUALLY GET TO, WHICH IS WHY

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THIS YEAR IN OUR BUDGET, WE'RE

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ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL DOLLARS

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TO RENOVATE THIS PROGRAM, MAKE

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IT MORE ACCESSIBLE AND BUILD

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CAPACITY THROUGH AN

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APPOINTMENT APPOINTMENT SYSTEM

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AND ALSO MAKING SURE ONLINE

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PLATFORM YOU CAN GET A CITY

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GET IT ONLINE HAVE IT SENT TO

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DIRECTLY AT HOME.

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>> SO YOU YOU MENTIONED,

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OBVIOUSLY THE INCREASE YOUR

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OFFICE REPORTS, THE NUMBER OF

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PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN APPLYING

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FOR CITY KEY ID'S HAS RISEN IN

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THE LAST 3 YEARS FROM JUST

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UNDER 8900 IN THE YEAR 2021.

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TO MORE THAN 22,000 THIS YEAR,

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ALREADY. AND YOU SAID THAT

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THAT INCREASE WAS HAPPENING

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BEFORE THE NEW ARRIVALS BEGAN

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ARRIVING. WHERE YOU THINK IS

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DRIVING THIS INCREASE.

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>> WELL, FIRST HERE, WHICH YOU

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DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS. IN

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2018, WE HAD 24,000 CITY. HE'S

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THAT WE DID THAT YEAR. SO

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THERE WAS DEMAND BEFORE EVEN

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HAPPENED. THIS HUMANITARIAN

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CRISIS. AND I JUST TELL FOLKS

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WATCHING THIS IS A

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HUMANITARIAN CRISIS THAT WE'RE

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HAVING WITH. I'M ON ON THE

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FRONT LINES ON THE GROUND. I'M

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SEEING OTHER MOMS HAVE A 3

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YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND I SAW

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FAMILY WITH A 3 YEAR-OLD

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DAUGHTER COME THROUGH LAST

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YEAR THAT WIND THROUGH THE

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JUNGLE WINTER MOSCOW COUNTRIES

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TO BE HERE AND IT BREAKS MY

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HEART THAT WE HAVE TO. MAYBE

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NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE

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SEE THE HUMANITARIAN HUMAN

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SIDE OF THIS THAT, YES, THIS

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IS RESOURCE THAT WE CAN GIVE

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CITY HE BUT AT THE WELCOMING

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CITY, CHICAGO, WE REALLY

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CANNOT PAINT THEM AS OTHER.

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THEY'RE HUMAN BEINGS HERE JUST

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LIKE ALL OF LOOKING FOR

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SERVICES. AND AS A MOM, I JUST

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WANT TO OUT THERE THAT THESE

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ARE FAMILIES THAT WE NEED TO

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HELP. AND SO WE'RE DOING

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EVERYTHING WE CAN EVEN WITH

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LIMITED RESOURCES THAN

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EXHAUSTED RESOURCES FRANKLY

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EXHAUSTED TEAM MEMBERS BECAUSE

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WE ONLY HAVE A TEAM OF 5 IN

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HOUSE AND THE HOUSE THE AGENCY

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THAT ARE SUPPORTING THIS

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EFFORT.

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>> YOU MENTIONED, OF COURSE,

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THAT THESE WILL BE THROUGH

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YOUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND

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THROUGH THE SHELTERS ARE SOME

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OF THOSE SHELTERS WHERE SOME

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OF THE THE MIGRANTS ARE ARE

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BEING SHELTERED THEY WOULD

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ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE

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EVENTS THAT YOU'RE HAVING.

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>> ABSOLUTELY. AGAIN, SINCE

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AUGUST, BEEN WORKING CLOSELY

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WITH THE CITY AND THE STATE

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THAT ALL SHELTERS TO MAKE SURE

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THAT WE BE THERE. NOW, WE

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CAN'T SERVICE EVERYONE AS OF

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TOMORROW, BUT WE ARE GETTING

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TO THEM OVER THE NEXT FEW

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WEEKS. AND THEN ALSO IN THE

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NEW YEAR, WE HOPE THAT THEIR

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HELP THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THE

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BUDGET TEAM IN THE CITY

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COUNCIL, WE CAN BUILD A NEW

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ONLINE PLATFORM THAT ALLOWS

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HAVE APPOINTMENTS NEXT YEAR OR

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ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN CITY. HE

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ONLINE PLATFORM WHERE PEOPLE

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CAN APPLY ONLINE AND HAVE SENT

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TO THEM AND WE'LL STILL HAVE

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OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. AND

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AGAIN, WE DID 181 IS THE

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EVENTS THIS YEAR. SO WE ARE

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TRYING TO MEET THE DEMAND AS

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MUCH AS WE CAN. BUT IT'S

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UNSUSTAINABLE RIGHT NOW, THE

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WAY THAT WE'RE GOING IN WITH

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ITS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. SO WE

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HOPE THAT THIS BUDGET SEASON

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ABLE TO SECURE THOSE BONDS

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BUILD OUT THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY

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THAT HE USED TO MAKE IT MORE

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ACCESSIBLE AND HELP US WITH

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CAPACITY.

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>> YOU MENTIONED THOSE YOUR

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THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET

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WOULD INCREASE, AS YOU SAID,

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FUNDING FOR THE CITY. HE

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PROGRAM BY 40%. WHAT MORE DO

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YOU YOU ALSO MENTIONED SOME

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TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT. WE'VE GOT

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ABOUT 30 SECONDS. BUT WHAT

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MORE DO YOU FOR YOUR OFFICE TO

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BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MEET

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THE NEED?

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>> FIRST FACT YOU MENTIONED IS

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BROUGHT OUR BUDGET IS 1.2

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MILLION DOLLARS. IT'S ONLY

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SEEING INCREASE OF $1500 THIS

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YEAR SO THAT THERE ONLY

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INCREASING. WE'RE HAPPY TO

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THOSE NUMBERS, TOO, AS WELL.

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WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR

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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT FOR THE

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TECHNOLOGY TO BUILD THAT FORM

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AS WELL TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE

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IS APPOINTMENT SYSTEM

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ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO PRESERVE

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THE CITY CARDS. WE'VE

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EXHAUSTED THAT LINE ADDITIONAL

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TRANSLATORS, BUT ALSO BE

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HELPFUL. WE ARE ABLE TO GET

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THAT THE BEGINNING OF THE

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CRISIS LAST YEAR, ADDITIONAL

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TRANSLATORS AND THEN WORKING

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WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. NOW,

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I KNOW THEY'RE TRYING TO

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IDENTIFY VOLUNTEERS AND HOUSE

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AND GET VOLUNTEERS ON THE

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GROUND, WHICH WOULD ALSO BE

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GREAT TO HELP BIGGER EVENTS.