Affordable Housing Solutions:

Free Markets or Government Assisted Approaches?

Braver Angels Civic Discourse Series

Seattle-Everett Alliance

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July 29, 2020

Braver Angels: Meeting In A Box

Agenda

• Welcome, Agenda Review and Ground Rules

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• Speakers
• Jan Himebaugh, Government Affairs Director for Building Industry Association of Washington
• Marty Kooistra, Executive Director of the Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County

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• Small Group Discussion
• Q & A
• Wrap-up

Ground Rules

• This is not a competition. There is no score keeping.

It is an opportunity to listen to opposing viewpoints.

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• We are hear to understand one another, not to convince anyone to change their mind.

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• Otherwise, standard things we know—no interrupting, listening respectfully, making room for quieter members to speak up.

Breakout Room Exercise: 15 Minutes

• You will be placed into a small group of no more than 4 people, with differing viewpoints.

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• Introduce yourselves (1 minute)

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• What was one thing you agreed with from a speaker with whom you generally disagree? (No ‘buts’, just appreciation) (4 minutes)

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• What are two questions your group wants to ask either speaker to delve deeper or clarify? (10 minutes)

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• Chat your 2 questions into the shared Google Doc

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• At 8 minutes, you will get a message “Halfway through”

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• At 30 seconds before you come back to the “main room”, second message

Seattle-Everett, WA

Alliance Co-Chair Team

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Joe Pratt (Red Co-Chair)

Christine Cook (Blue Co-Chair)

Rao Talasila (Red Co-Chair)

Mary Beth Stibbins (Blue Co-Chair)

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E-mail: BASeattleEverett@gmail.com

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