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Meetings and Videos


Moss Bay Meeting Notes - September 11, 2017

9/12/2017

 
It was great to see a big turnout for our City Council Candidates Forum. The entire agenda was dedicated to the event. 

​We started the evening with a moment of silence to remember the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. We then heard a short talk from each candidate, followed by candidates each answering one question submitted by Moss Bay neighbors. We concluded with time for candidates and residents to mingle.

​Penny Sweet was unable to make it and provided a statement that was read during the forum. Candidates in attendance were:
  • ​Position 1: Jay Arnold
  • ​Position 1: Martin Morgan
  • Position 2: Tom Neir
  • Position 5: Amy Walen
  • Position 6: Jon Pascal
  • Position 6: Uzma Butte

​Our next meeting will be November 13, 2017, at 7pm at Heritage Hall. 

Moss Bay Meeting Notes - May 8, 2017

5/11/2017

 
King County Metro Update from Julie Paone, Transportation Planner at King County Metro
  • This project is a partnership between King County Metro and Sound Transit.
  • The objectives are to improve service to and from the Eastside along 520 and the UW station, integrate bus and link rail connections, find solutions for congestion, and keep the public informed Multiple route change options are being considered. The 255 bus that currently goes directly from Kirkland to Westlake will potentially require a transfer at the UW station.
  • Input will be requested for draft proposals, including a town hall meeting in Kirkland in June 2017.
  • Provide feedback and learn more now at http://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/programs-projects/link-connections/sr-520.aspx

Totem Lake Development update from Kirkland’s Planning Department
  • Scott Guter provided an update on the Village at Totem Lake will have about 360,000 square feet of retail and 650 residential units. This is the area that was the upper and lower Totem Lake Mall.
  • The Totem Lake area is considered an Urban Village, where growth is concentrated for retail, office, and residential space – about 3,250 housing units in the next two years.
  • Aaron McDonald is working on projects that provide better connections to the Cross Kirkland Corridor at Totem Lake.
  • The Totem Lake Connector is the new bridge planned over 124th and Totem Lake Blvd. The design will be chosen from 4 options in June 2017. The current budget is $13M. For more information and opportunities to provide feedback, go to http://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/Public_Works/Construction_Projects/Capital_Improvements/Totem_Lake_Connector.htm

For the Love of Kirkland event
In January, Kirkland hosted a popular event that generated inspiring ideas for developing community connections. A group of attendees have planned a community-building event called Crossing Kirkland that will take place on September 9, 2017. They are envisioning stations for food and activities set up at different points along the CKC, hosted by each neighborhood association. Sign up to volunteer at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d4fa9a729a6fe3-project

Update on matching grant project
  • In January, we voted to use our matching grant funds for a sign in Marina Park. The City and Parks Department have approved an artistic metalwork sign to be located on the side of the concrete lift station in the LakeShore Plaza. Although we considered a different type of sign that are often seen around Kirkland parks, there is not enough money in the matching grant funds to pursue it.
  • We asked participants to vote on moving forward with the metal sign or halting the project. The majority of participants voted to continue moving forward with this sign project.
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Officer elections
  • We appreciate Dan Ryan’s service as Chair of the Moss Bay Neighborhood Association in the past year, and are sorry to see him step down.
  • We voted on a new slate of board members: Chair – Aimee Voelz, Co-Chair – Bea Nahon, Treasurer – Leslie Keller, Secretary – Amanda Judd

Future agenda topics and summer social meeting
  • Suggested topics for the future include City Council candidates and parking issues. If you have topic or speakers you’d like at future meetings, email contact@mossbay.org.
  • There is interest in a summer social gathering since we don’t have a regular meeting in July. Watch for details.
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Moss Bay Meeting Notes - March 13, 2017

3/14/2017

 
NORCOM – 911 Dispatch Information
 
Jeremy Henshaw, Acting Supervisor of NORCOM (North East King County Regional Public Safety Communication Agency), explained how the 911 dispatch system for police and fire departments operates. NORCOM answers both 911 and non-emergency numbers for Kirkland and other East King County cities. NORCOM answers both lines as 911, asking each caller if it is an emergency, and responds accordingly.
 
If you call from a landline, the contact information associated with the number is captured. Cellphone calls don’t automatically provide NORCOM with addresses, and they are trained to help quickly identify where to send help if you don’t know your precise location.
 
If you wish to remain anonymous, immediately tell NORCOM when you are connected. Once they ask your name, it becomes part of the record. They can make a note in the system that you want to be anonymous.
 
King County has some of the quickest response rates for medical emergencies. The survival rate for heart attacks is about 65% compared to other parts of the country with rates as low as 5%. Other agencies visit NORCOM for training due to their outstanding response times.
 
Jon Pascal – Newest City Council Member
 
John was appointed to the council to replace Shelley Kloba, who stepped down after her election to the state Legislature. His appointment lasts until the November 2017 elections, which he will participate in to keep his seat. He is Chair of the Public Works, Parks, and Human Services Commission.
 
John’s previous experience with the City includes serving as a transportation commissioner, a planning commissioner, as the Chair of the Finn Hill Neighborhood Alliance, and on KAN’s board (Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods).
 
As a Council Member, his priorities include:
  • Providing better transportation options, including roads, the CKC, and small neighborhood transportation projects.
  • Investing in parks and public spaces. One example is increasing the availability of all-season sports fields.
  • Enhancing public safety services. As Kirkland grows, houses that are built closer together increase the risk fires spreading from one dwelling to the next, and increasingly tall buildings present different challenges.  
 
Houghton Everest Neighborhood Center and 6th Street Corridor
 
Lisa McConnell provided information about Houghton and Everest plans and City zoning. In 2009, the Houghton neighborhood began updating their neighborhood plan, including the business center. Since both Houghton and Everest span the business district, they joined together to ensure consistency.
 
Currently the Neighborhood plan and Kirkland’s zoning for the area don’t match. Current City zoning only allows two stories for businesses. The neighborhood plan allows three to five stories. One of the largest factors is how to reconcile the two plans, but there are also many decisions that can be made during this process, including setbacks, design reviews, and density.
 
More information can be found on Kirkland’s webpage for the project. If you have feedback or questions, you are encouraged to attend a community Open House at 6pm on March 23, at City Hall. At 7pm, a joint Public Hearing will take place with the Planning Commission and Houghton Community Council.
 
Transit Plans
 
The Transit Route 255 in Kirkland (along with other Eastside routes) will stop at the UW station starting in the autumn of 2018 instead of going directly to downtown Seattle. There will be an Open House in Kirkland about changes to transit. March 28, 2017, 6 – 8pm at Kirkland City Hall. You can find out more and take an online survey on King County’s Metro website.
 
For the Love of Kirkland Projects
 
To sign up to participate in the community projects proposed at the For the Love of Kirkland event, visit http://www.kirklandkan.org/resources.html.
 
Matching Grant Volunteer Hours
 
Moss Bay is eligible for up to $3,266 in matching grant funds from the City, which we voted to put towards a sign at Marina Park. To earn the grant, we need to complete 138 volunteer hours.
 
Any hours Moss Bay residents volunteered since January 1, 2017 count, and we want to capture them all! Email contact@mossbay.org with your name, date and description of activity, and hours volunteered.
 
For future qualifying activities:
  • Visit Kirkland’s Volunteer Opportunities webpage for projects that include parks and green spaces and public safety.
  • Many of our favorite volunteer opportunities are sponsored by the Kirkland Downtown Association and include the Wednesday Market, Celebrate Kirkland 4th of July, Summerfest – and more.
 
Kirkland Senior Council and Resource Guide
 
Syd Mack told us about the Kirkland’s Senior Council, which meets monthly and advocates for senior residents. One of their activities is an Art Show for creative works by residents age 50 or better, which is hosted annually at Merrill Gardens.
 
The Senior Council publishes a guide with all types of resources seniors may need, including housing, medical, emergency information, legal resources, transportation and more. Physical copies of the guide can be picked up at PCC or made available to you upon request. An online version is continuously updated on the Senior Council website.

Moss Bay Meeting Notes - January 9, 2017

1/10/2017

 
Moss Bay Meeting Notes – January 9, 2017 
Update on Affordable Housing from Kurt Triplett, Kirkland City Manager
Kirkland’s City Council has prioritized Affordable Housing as a top issue for 2017, and the related transportation issues that come with it. People who work in Kirkland but can’t afford to live here are frequently commuting in single passenger cars because there aren’t practical bus routes. One aspect of Sound Transit 3 that impacts Kirkland is the Rapid bus ride from Everett to Burien, which will be implemented by 2024.
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Kirkland is addressing affordable housing in multiple ways, including:
  • Building requirements - Kirkland requires that 10% of new multi-family dwellings are reserved for affordable housing. People earning 80% or less of the median income of King County qualify.
  • Housing coalition participation - Kirkland participates in ARCH (A Regional Coalition for Housing), and increased its annual contribution to ARCH from $315,000 to $400,000.
  • Appealing to state government - Kirkland is working with the state legislature to approve new funding sources for affordable housing.
  • Shelters - The former Trinity Lutheran site has been identified as a potential Women and Family Shelter for the homeless, with 50 spaces for single women and 50 spaces for women and their children. Kirkland set aside $850,000 with a goal of completing the project by 2018. Simultaneously, Bellevue City Council is attempting to build a shelter for homeless men.
  • Task force - If City Council approves a plan to create an affordable housing task force, they will reach out to the community to for input and to solicit participation. Look for an update in February.

Update from Bill Leedom, Talon Development for Kirkland Urban
Phase One is currently in development. It includes 185 apartment units, 402,000 square feet of office space, 1,700 parking spaces, 92,000 square feet of new retail space. Tenants:
  • 50,000 square foot QFC with free, dedicated parking stalls above ground and in the garage
  • Bright Horizons childcare
  • Wave and Tableau office tenants
  • Health club (name to be announced)
  • Restaurant types with leases signed: Sushi, Mexican, Italian, Burger, Salad, coffee shop (names to be announced in an upcoming press release)
  • Bank (name to be announced)
Phase Two will include a cinema with apartments above it. Phase Three is planned to include office and retail space. Visit the www.kirklandurban.com website for updates and the live webcam, where you can watch construction in progress.

Neighborhood Matching Grant
We voted to apply for Kirkland’s 2017/2018 Matching Grant program and to use the funds to build a kiosk at Marina Park that highlights Moss Bay’s history. For example, explaining the ferry schedule and clock. If funds are left over, we will donate them to Kirklands 4th of July celebration.

The city allocates funds to neighborhoods based on population. Up to $3,266 is available to Moss Bay. To earn the funds, residents must either donate cash that is matched dollar-to-dollar, or contribute volunteer hours, that are valued at $21.79 per hour and must be logged and submitted to the city. Details about the Matching Grant program are on the city’s website here.

Aimee Voelz will complete the application due by January 31, 2017. If you want to participate in defining the kiosk project for the application, email contact@mossbay.org.

We will reach out to Moss Bay neighbors through these emails, our website, and Facebook page for help on volunteering projects and donations.

Developer activity Kirkland
The Potalla Village site is for sale. The maximum number of housing units is 58, and the current plan allows retail on the ground floor. Whoever purchases could build the existing plan, but is not required to.

42 multi-family housing projects are in the pipeline in Kirkland.

The development at the lower Totem Lake Mall is slated to open by the end of 2017.

The Antique Mall site is targeted for completion in May/June 2018.

KAN (Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods)
 The Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods and the City of Kirkland are excited to invite you to attend a free, three-hour Neighborhood Forum led by acclaimed community engagement expert Peter Kageyama, author of For the Love of Cities and Love Where You Live. The event, called “For the Love of Kirkland,” will be held Monday, January 23 from 5:30 to 8:45 pm at Google. Dinner will be catered by Deru. Space is limited, so please RSVP right away.
RSVP here: https://loveofkirkland.eventbrite.com
 
Our next meeting is March 13, 2017.

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