Donald Trump has often cast Washington, DC, as an urban hellscape, but the city’s mayor, Muriel Bowser, said she had a “great meeting” with the president-elect on Monday and came away “optimistic that we will continue to find common ground.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said she had a “great” meeting with President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, as he is slated to return to the White House in less than three weeks. Bowser, who was also the mayor during Trump’s first term in office,

Bowser said her recent meeting with Trump centered on the federal workforce and underutilized federal buildings.

In a short statement, Bowser said the two talked about collaboration between the city and federal government on several topics like the federal workforce, underutilized federal buildings, parks and green spaces,

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser detailed her roughly hour-long meeting with President-elect Donald Trump during an interview on MSNBC, and said he was forward-looking and candid.