City Council - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Kirkland, WA
Meeting Date
December 9, 2025

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

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HONORS AND PROCLAMATIONSItem 4.a

Recognizing Retiring Councilmember Penny Sweet’s Years of Service – Formal Celebration to Follow in 2026

COMMUNICATIONSItem 5.a

Announcements

COMMUNICATIONSItem 5.b

Items from the Audience

COMMUNICATIONSItem 5.c

Petitions

CONSENT CALENDARItem 8.a

Approval of Minutes

(1) November 14, 2025 - Special Meeting (2) November 18, 2025 - Special Meeting (3) November 18, 2025 - Regular Meeting (4) November 29, 2025 - Special Meeting (5) December 2, 2025 - Special Meeting

CONSENT CALENDARItem 8.b

Audit of Accounts

CONSENT CALENDARItem 8.c

General Correspondence

CONSENT CALENDARItem 8.d

Claims

(1) Claims for Damages

CONSENT CALENDARItem 8.e

Award of Bids

CONSENT CALENDARItem 8.f

Acceptance of Public Improvements and Establishing Lien Period

CONSENT CALENDARItem 8.g

Approval of Agreements

CONSENT CALENDARItem 8.h

Other Items of Business

(1) Resolution R-5707, Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Enter into a Contract with German Retirement Home of the State of Washington Regarding a Potential Multifamily Housing Property Tax Exemption and Approving the Issuance of a Conditional Certificate of Tax Exemption – File HSG24-00432 (2) Resolution R-5708, Authorizing the City Manager to Extend an Electric Leaf Blower Initiative Set to Transition the City's Gas-Powered Hand-Held and Backpack Leaf Blowers to Electric, Administer Financial Incentives to Support Private Sector and Resident Equipment Conversion, and Explore Legislation to Prohibit use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers in the City of Kirkland by December 31, 2028 (3) Resolution R-5709, Expressing the City's Intent to Repay the Interfund Loan Related to the Property Known as Houghton Village (4) Resolution R-5699, Adopting the Kirkland Transportation Safety Action Plan and Revised Speed Limit Setting Policy to Guide the Implementation of Transportation Safety Projects and Programs Citywide, Including Reducing Speed Limits (5) 2025 Annual Transportation Benefit District (TBD) Status Report (6) Update on Cascade Water Alliance Board Action to Acquire Snoqualmie Aquifer Water Rights Application Interests on Behalf of Member Agencies (7) Affirming King County's Choice to Name the Kirkland Health Through Housing Site "Sheila Stanton Place" (8) Accounting for Retained Property Converted to Law Enforcement Use (9) Ordinance O-4919, 2026 Property Tax Levy Adoption (10) Resolution R-5710, Approving an Eleventh Amendment to the Employment Between the Kirkland City Council and Kurt Triplett, Its City Manager (11) October 2025 Investment Report (12) October 2025 Sales Tax Report (13) October 2025 Financial Dashboard (14) 2025 Third Quarter Police Dashboard (15) 2025 Third Quarter Police Animal Services Report (16) 2025 Third Quarter Automated Safety Camera Program Update (17) Procurement Report

BUSINESSItem 9.a

Houghton Village Development Plan Adoption

(1) Ordinance O-4915, Adoption of the Houghton Village Development Plan

BUSINESSItem 9.b

Briefing on Juanita Business District (JBD 4) Zoning Code Amendments, File No. CAM20-0067, and North Juanita Center Zoning Code Amendments, File No. CAM24-00910

(1) Ordinance O-4920, Relating to Zoning and Land Use and Amending the City of Kirkland Zoning Code, Including Chapters 5, 35, 52, 92, 105, 112, and 180; File No. CAM24-00910

BUSINESSItem 9.c

2025 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments and Zoning Map Amendment Adoption, File No. CAM25-00770

(1) Ordinance O-4921, Relating to Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Amending the Comprehensive Plan Ordinance 4828, as Amended, to Update Chapter 3 – Land Use, Chapter 5 – Transportation, Chapter 8 – Utilities, Chapter 11 – Capital Facilities, Appendix C – History of Kirkland and, Amending the City of Kirkland Zoning Map, Ordinance 4856 as Amended, to Ensure the Zoning Map Conforms to the Comprehensive Plan and the City Complies with the Growth Management Act, and Approving A Summary for Publication, File No. CAM25-00770

REPORTSItem 10.a

City Council Regional and Committee Reports

REPORTSItem 10.b

City Manager Reports

(1) Calendar Update