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Marista Jorve <br />From: Paul Roberts <br />Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 9:32 AM <br />To: Deb Williams <br />Subject: Fw: No Sit Zone Ordinance <br />FYI <br />From: HeidiJoy0520 <heidijoy520@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Monday, March 1, 2021 12:18 PM <br />To: Cassie Franklin <CFranklin@everettwa.gov>; Scott Bader <SBader@everettwa.gov>; Jeffrey Moore <br /><jmoore@everettwa.gov>; Scott Murphy <ScMurphy@everettwa.gov>; Paul Roberts <PRoberts@everettwa.gov>; <br />Brenda Stonecipher <BStonecipher@everettwa.gov>; Judy Tuohy <JTuohy@everettwa.gov>; Elizabeth Vogeli <br /><EVogel i @ eve rettwa.gov> <br />Subject: No Sit Zone Ordinance <br />Hello, <br />The council's proposed ordinance establishing a "no -sit zone" around the Everett Gospel Mission is deeply disturbing. <br />Criminalizing homelessness and the conditions that lead to it does nothing to solve the problems of housing, healthcare, <br />and shelter -- it only punishes our most vulnerable neighbors, adds additional work to the police for which they are not <br />trained, and leads to increased risks of violence at the hands of police. <br />I oversee services to job seekers in Snohomish County. Creating additional barriers for people experiencing <br />homelessness makes it more difficult for our service providers to support job seekers with housing and job search. <br />Creating a cyclical pattern that makes it an uphill battle to support the people we serve on a pathway to self- sufficiency. <br />I urge you not to pass this ordinance. <br />Thank you, <br />Heidi Schauble <br />1 <br />