November 2019 Meeting

Welcome
We opened the meeting by acknowledging Veteran’s Day. 

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Parks Update

• Amanda Judd provided a Park Board report on the Parks, Play Areas and Accessibility Enhancements fund. Planned updates include:
  • North Kirkland Community Center is replacing the playground and exploring adding a basketball court.
  • Peter Kirk Park will have the tennis court resurfaced. The basketball area will also be upgraded.
  • Windsor Vista Park will be the beneficiary of the playground equipment being moved from Juanita Beach Park.
• In addition to the projects already selected for this funding, there is an additional $50,000 that we would like to receive community feedback on which additional amenities would be desired. You can email ajudd@kirklandwa.gov with questions and feedback on these projects.
• Construction is estimated to begin on the Juanita Beach bath house in January 2020.

 
Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan
Kari Page discussed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan. Kirkland has gone through the entire city and assessed if items such as sidewalks, access to transportation, and restrooms meet the ADA requirements. The transition plan identifies areas that need to be updated as well as the time frame for completing them.
 
Neighborhood Safety Program
Brad discussed the Neighborhood Safety Program. Moss Bay has three projects under consideration that meet the criteria for the program. In addition to voting in the meeting, surveys were sent to the Moss Bay mailing list. All three projects are proposals to replace crosswalk flags at the following locations with rapid flashing beacons, which are proven to be safer:

• State Street and 2nd Avenue S
• State Street and 7th Avenue S
• Central Way and Main Street

 
Kirkland Urban Update

• Pat Logan from the architect for Kirkland Urban provided an update on Kirkland Urban South update, including roadwork/access plans and an update.
• Google purchased and took ownership of the first two office buildings.
• Phase 2 is called Kirkland Urban South and just began construction. A different development started along the South of the project which means that in order to have access to the construction site, there will need to be a temporary access road.
• The temporary access road will enter on Lakeview, pass by the Shake Shack area and exit on Central. This will mean that some of the park improvements will be removed. The project is expected to take 2 years, ending in November 2021.
• Improvements to the park at the end of the project will include a series of low seat wall areas to create flexible seating. There will be a plaza added that will create an area for different types of events.
• Kirkland Urban South will include an 8-screen theater on the ground floor, currently slated to be Ipic. Tenants include Power Hour Fitness, Mosaic Salon and Spa, Mud Bay, AT&T, Café Ladro, Restore Wellness, Soy, Top Golf, Bright Horizons, the Heavy Restaurant Group (formerly Purple), Mod Pizza, a nail salon, and the already opened Shake Shack and QFC.