Heritage Hall
Moss Bay Co-Chair Mark Eliasen called the meeting to order. We
had a great turnout with over 60 people in attendance.
Ellen Miller-Wolfe, Kirkland's Economic Development Manager, was our first
guest. Ellen reported that 300,000 sq ft of office space is under development
in Kirkland and 150,000 sq ft is in the permitting stage. The proposal by
Touchstone Corp. to redevelop Park Place is in design review and a drawing of
the proposed center is available on the city web site. (see letter from
Planning Dept. below)
Ellen also mentioned that King County is looking into a Ferry District that
could serve Kirkland with a passenger-only ferry route to the University of
Washington.
Andy Loos, Development Manager for SRM Development, told us that the Google
Campus at the former Sauder Door Property on 6th St. S. is scheduled to
be occupied starting July '08. It will be a phased occupancy with all 3
buildings to be in use by the end of the summer. The office space can support
about 700 workers.
Merrill Gardens, which is now under construction on Kirkland Ave., will
include 116 assisted living units, with completion scheduled for November 2008.
Andy mentioned that the SRM project at the corner of State St. and Second Ave
S will start construction by November. It will consist of 37,000 sq ft of
office with 125 parking spaces. It will completed by early 2009.
A new project is being proposed by SRM at the downtown Bank of America site
on Kirkland Ave. and Lake St. It will consist of a 5 story building that will
house 70 units of senior apartment-style housing. The units will be affiliated
with Merrill Gardens, but residents will live independently. At the ground
level, Bank of America will be the lead tenant with additional space for other
retail.
Cindy Zech, Moss Bay's liaison
to the Parks Board, reported on Park news. The Heritage Park tennis courts, garden
area and parking lot are near completion. A new Dockmaster has collected over
$70,000 in moorage fees this summer.
Check the city of Kirkland web site for park programs http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/parks.htm
Kari Page, Kirkland's Neighborhood Services Coordinator announced the
Neighborhood Connections Program. This year it is Moss Bay's turn to decide on
a project or projects that will be funded by the city. This is the
rotating program that grants neighborhoods $25,000 every 3 years. Projects are
proposed by citizens and voted on. Suggestions can be submitted via the city
web site. Kari will present the ideas at the next MBNA meeting and voting
will occur in January 2008.
Carolyn Hayek reported on the Downtown Advisory Committee (DAC) which
will be putting together a new vision statement at its next meeting at the
maintenance center.
Carolyn is also on the Planning Commission which is considering the Park
Place Private Amendment Request (PAR) along with 2 others east of Park
Place.
The City's innovative housing rules are being called "Cottage,
Carriage and Multiplex Housing", and will be discussed at a Planning
Commission public hearing on Oct. 11, 7PM. Time will tell how developers
utilize the new rules.
The Moss Bay Neighborhood Plan is not scheduled to be revised for several
years.
Follow
Up to the Meeting
Email
Received from Janice Soloff, Senior Planner, City of Kirkland:
Here
is the link for the public to view development project packets going to the
Design Review Board (DRB) and Hearing Examiner. Usually the packets are up on
the internet the week before the public meeting or hearing. Or the
public can always come into the Planning Department 8-5 to view the official
project files.
http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/Planning/DRB_Meeting_Information.htm
Here is a summary of the information we discussed on the phone regarding the
Camwest PUD and SRM Development project preliminarily planned at the Bank of
America site.
BofA Site:
SRM Development just came in today for a pre-submittal meeting for a 5
story retail and assisted living project at the Bank of America site at 101
Kirkland Avenue.
SRM is tentatively scheduled to go to the DRB on October 1 for the 1st
step of the design review process, a conceptual design conference. Since the
application has not been submitted yet I don’t have a file number. The DRB
will determine if the project meets the decision criteria to allow the
additional stories above the 2nd story.
The 2nd step is the Design Response Conference tentatively
scheduled for November 19th where the architectural plans will be
more defined. The Board will allow for public comments at the November 17th
meeting. Public comments on the project can be addressed to the Design Review
Board in care of me at the Planning Department (it should state the file
number).
Both of the above dates are subject to change.
The DRB makes the final decision on this project.
Camwest PUD and Historic Overlay at 400 State St
They are proposing 24 new detached single family condominium units, to
relocate and restore the Nettleton house on the SW corner of the site and
retain clusters of trees. The plans may be viewed at the Planning Dept. by
requesting to see File No. ZON07-00022.
The application goes to the Hearing Examiner on October 17 for a public
hearing, then City Council for final decision (no meeting has been set yet).
Public comments on the project may be submitted anytime to the Hearing Examiner
in care of me or at the public hearing.
Janice
Soloff
Senior
Planner
City of
Kirkland
Planning
and Community Development
425-587-3257
jsoloff@ci.kirkland.wa.us
www.ci.kirkland.wa.us
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