I can't imagine that we wouldn't talk, ... It's not about jurisdiction. It's about public safety. |
I don't think it's a good idea to set aside any city money, ... It doesn't put the city in a good negotiating position when we haven't even talked with the owners. We haven't even been inside the building. It's premature to be setting aside any tax dollars for it. |
I think that this is a good start. Really, what we need to do is focus on a lot of those issues in light of a catastrophic event, |
I think we'll look at any high ground, ... It may not be where people wind up for the long haul. But, yes, I think we have to look to our neighboring county -- all of our neighboring counties -- that are inland and away from water. |
I'd be surprised if I found a local government around the country that wasn't reassessing, ... I don't know anyone who has watched the news over the last two weeks who wouldn't be aggressive about it. |
I'd think the vast majority of citizens would think we would talk, ... If a Category 4 or 5 storm ever hits, it's going to take everyone working together. |
I'll meet with anyone, |
If I'm just going to a game with my family, obviously I would pay for that, |
If you're responsible for the health, safety and welfare (of the public), you have to look at your own situation and say, `Have we planned for the absolute worstcase scenario?' ... I think our responsibility is to ask those questions and to constantly challenge the status quo. |
My general direction to them was fix this mess, |
One of the first things I heard (as mayor) was that there's no strategic plan for what we wanted to be in 10 years, ... There's no overarching vision. We lack communication. We lack information. We don't have one clearinghouse. |
That's why, I think, any order to evacuate has to come early. Sometimes we're going to err on the side of caution, |
The issue really is that we have a shortage of shelter space, ... We can't expect everyone to leave, since they are going to get trapped on the roadway. |
The voting system used by almost every major urban county was based on 1970s technology and that led to a large number of errors made by voters on election day that effectively negated thousands of votes. |
There was so much that wasn't right, ... It needed structure. It needed clear policies and procedures. It needed to have a rule book. |