WELCOME
WELCOME BACK TO SUNDAY SQUARE OFF.
OFF.
OFF. I'M
OFF. I'M JOINED BY THE NEW PHOENIX
MAYOR IN THE FIRST ONE-ON-ONE
INTERVIEW SINCE TAKING OFFICE.
I WILL START THE SEGMENT WITH
THE POLITICAL QUESTION. IN
NOVEMBER 2020 THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY THAT YOU AND YOUR
FORMER HUSBAND WILL BE ON THE
SAME BALLOT AND HE IS EXPECTED
TO ANNOUNCE A RUN FOR THE U.S.
SENATE NEXT MONTH.
WITH YOU ENDORSE ANY CANDIDATE
IN THE U.S. SENATE PRIMARY, THE
DEMOCRATIC U.S. SENATE PRIMARY
NEXT SUMMER?
NEXT SUMMER? >> I HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP
WITH MY FORMER HUSBAND AND I
THINK HE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB
IN THE U.S. CONGRESS AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM
WHEREVER HIS FUTURE TAKES HIM
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT
RELATIONSHIP AS WE ARE PARENTS
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> WE DO NOT ENDORSE ANYONE?
>> IT'S TOO EARLY TO ENDORSE A
RACE THAT DOESN'T EXIST YET BUT
I HOPE TO BE INVOLVED IN MAKING
SURE WE HAVE THE BEST
CANDIDATES.
CANDIDATES. >> I.C.E.
>> I.C.E.
>> I.C.E. DROPPING OFF HUNDREDS OF
MIGRANTS IN PHOENIX AND FAITH
GROUPS SAY THEY'RE OVERWHELMED
AND THEY WOULD LIKE THE CITY TO
HELP.
HELP.
HELP. WHAT COULD YOU DO FOR THEM AS
MAYOR?
MAYOR?
MAYOR? >>
MAYOR? >> THIS IS A PROBLEM FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT LEAVING A SOLUTION.
WE HAVE FACILITIES IN THE CITY
THAT MIGHT BE A PLACE WHERE WE
CAN HAVE SAFE SPACE FOR THESE
INDIVIDUALS PARTICULARLY AS THE
SUMMER IS APPROACHING. IS VERY
MUCH ON OUR MIND AND WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY ARE SAFE.
I'M HOPING TO BE IN CONTACT
WITH THE ENTIRE FEDERAL
REGULATION TO MAKE SURE THEY
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING AND
THEY WILL STEP UP TO ADDRESS
THE ISSUE.
THE ISSUE. >> SO YOU PANT PLAN TO LOOK TO
THE FEDS RATHER THAN CITY ON
ITS OWN REACHING OUT OR DOING
SOMETHING?
SOMETHING? >> I WOULD LIKE TO PUSH THAT
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STEP UP
AND DO BETTER WE ARE HAVOLINE
CHALLENGE WITH COMMUNICATION.
IT'S INFORMATION THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS IN ITS
INFORMATION THAT THEY SHOULD DO
A BETTER JOB AT GETTING US THIS
INFORMATION AND IT'S SOMETHING
THE POLICE CHIEF IS WORKING ON
AND IF THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE
US INFORMATION THEY NEED TO DO
BETTER AND MAKE SURE WE
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING AND
HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE EVERYONE
IS SAFE.
IS SAFE.
IS SAFE. >> YOU'RE TAKING OFFICE THE
SAME TIME THE BUDGET WAS
RELEASED AND IT'S A BUSY TIME.
IS A $55 MILLION SURPLUS AND
THERE ARE SEVEN UNION CONTRACT
TO NEGOTIATE INCLUDING POLICE
AND FIRE WHAT ARE YOUR
PRIORITIES FOR SPENDING THE
SURPLUS?
SURPLUS?
SURPLUS? >> WE ARE GOING INTO THE
PROCESS AND THERE WILL BE 19
BUDGET MEETINGS THROUGH OUT THE
ENTIRE COMMUNITY STARTING APRIL
2. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE
COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND TALK
ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO
SEE IN THE PRIORITIES TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE A BUDGET THAT
REFLECTS THE WILL OF OUR
COMMUNITY AND I EXPECT WE WILL
HEAR A LOT ABOUT MAKING SURE
THAT WE HAVE GOOD FAIR
COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES THAT
WE INVEST IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
AND BASIC CITY SERVICES.
>> WHAT WITH MAYOR KATE GALLEGO
LIKE TO SEE?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE
PHOENIX IS A SAFE PLACE TO CALL
HOME. I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WANT
TO MOVE THE ECONOMY TOWARD
HIGHER WAGE JOBS SO WE NEED TO
BE INVESTING IN MAKING SURE WE
ARE AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE FOR THE
SMALL BUSINESSES TO GROW AND WE
WANT TO RETAIN THE HIGHLY
TRAINED CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
AND HIGHLY TRAINED STUDENTS
INCLUDING COLLEGE GRADUATES.
>> POLICE AND FIRE STAFFING
WERE A BIG ISSUE, SHOULD THERE
BE A BOOST IN STAFFING OF
POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS?
>> IT IS A PRIORITY OF EVERY
SINGLE MEMBER OF THE CITY
COUNCIL THAT WE CONTINUE TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH HIRING.
WE NEED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
STAFF DURING THE DOWNTURN WE
CUT SIGNIFICANT CUTS IN THE
PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT THE POLICE
AND -- OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE CRIME
LABS HAVE SUPPORT. FOR EXAMPLE
A BOOKING SYSTEM SO THAT IF
SOMEONE IS ARRESTED OFFICERS
CAN GET BACK OUT ON THE STREETS
AND ALL OF THAT NEEDS TO WORK
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. IT'S VERY COMPLICATED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US.
JOINING US. WHEN WE COME BACK HOW A YOUNG
COWGIRL FROM THE ARIZONA DESERT
MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST WOMAN
ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.