Due to inclement weather and poor road conditions, the January 14 CHNA regular meeting was postponed. It has been rescheduled to Tuesday February 11 starting at 7:00 PM. As usual, we will meet at Fire Station 22 on 108th Avenue NE. 
We plan to send out an updated agenda approximately one week before the new meeting date.

​Thanks 

The agenda for the January 14, 2020 meeting of the Central Houghton Neighborhood Association is attached. We will have short presentations from the Kirkland Downtown Association and Kirkland's Senior Council. We also will be providing updates on several ongoing City activities.

A new topic related to upcoming sewer and water main replacements along 108th Avenue NE will also be of interest to Central Houghton residents and businesses.
There are a couple of upcoming items that you may want to look into prior to the meeting so you can plan accordingly. These include:

• 6700 108th Office (Taco Truck Site) - Design Review Board January 6 Meeting  
  https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/Planning/Planning+PDFs/Design+Review+Board/6700+108th+Ave+Office+Building+-+DRV19-00677.pdf 
•  Rooftop Appurtenances – Planning Commission January 9 Meeting 
   https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/Planning/Planning+PDFs/Planning+Commission/Rooftop+Amenity+Amendments+-+CAM19-00502.pdf  
• Houghton Community Council Vacancy – Applications Due January 14       
  https://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/Boards_and_Commissions/Current_Recruitment_Positions/HCCVacancy.htm  
• Safe and Active Transportation Survey – Closes January 17
  https://www.research.net/r/safe-active-survey 
• Tree Code Revisions – City Council January 21 Meeting 
• Middle Housing and Accessory Dwelling Unit Codes
   - Planning Commission/Houghton Community Council Public Hearing January 23  
• Summer Sundays on Park Lane Survey – Closes January 31
  https://www.research.net/r/summer-sundays-survey  
• Expanded School Resource Officer Program Video
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQkkWUf-PwM  

Please come and join in these conversations which affect our community and City. 
Also, please let us know if you have ideas for topics that we can include in the future.
Please forward this email/agenda to others that may be interested. They can request to be added to the distribution list by emailing us.
Also, if your email address has changed, or you no longer want to be on this distribution list, please email us to let us know.
 
Thanks. Looking forward to 2020 and seeing how we can continue to serve the Central Houghton  community.
Larry Toedtli,  President/Chair
Central Houghton Neighborhood Association
centralhoughton@gmail.com

​The agenda for the Central Houghton Neighborhood Associations November 12 (Tuesday) meeting is attached. We will be discussing CHNA's project options for the 2020 Neighborhood Safety Program. Please come and share your ideas on possible projects that can improve transportation safety in our community.
 
We also will be discussing the status of the City's update of the Tree Code and City Council action on the Northwest University Master Plan. These two topics are subject to meetings this week, as follows.
 
Tree Code Public Hearing - Tuesday November 5 (City Council chambers  7:00 PM)

• Agenda - https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/Planning/Planning+PDFs/Agendas/Planning_Commission/Agenda+PC+$!26+HCC+11052019.pdf  
• Meeting packet links -

                      https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/Planning/Planning+PDFs/Planning+Commission/Zoning+Code+Amendments+for+KZC+Chapter+95+-+CAM18-00408_Part1.pdf  
                      https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/Planning/Planning+PDFs/Planning+Commission/Zoning+Code+Amendments+for+KZC+Chapter+95+-+CAM18-00408_Part2.pdf
                      https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/Planning/Planning+PDFs/Planning+Commission/Zoning+Code+Amendments+for+KZC+Chapter+95+-+CAM18-00408_Part3.pdf

Northwest University Master Plan City Council Action - Wednesday November 6 (City Council chambers 7:30 PM)

• Agenda -  https://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/council/Meetings/Agendas/Agenda_11-06-2019.htm
• Northwest University is item 10.c on the agenda -  https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/City+Council/Council+Packets/110619/10c_Business.pdf

 
 
As always, please let us know if you have topics you would like us to discuss on this or future agendas.
 
Looking forward to seeing you
 
Larry Toedtli, President
Central Houghton Neighborhood Association

​To all-
 
Last year, CHNA moved to a schedule of meetings approximately every other month. We have regularly scheduled meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in September, November, January, March, and May. As needed, we may schedule additional meetings based on specific topics that are more imminent than our regular meeting schedule allows.
 
We also periodically send out emails to the distribution list to provide updates on topics and notices of upcoming events that may be of interest.
 
The following highlights upcoming events and activities over the next couple of months. Please contact us at centralhoughton@gmail.com if you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future meeting topics.
 

• Community Safety Advisory Committee -  The City is looking for neighborhood representatives to serve on the the Community Safety Advisory Group to help review a list of potential projects for a ballot measure for November 2020. Please contact CHNA (centralhoughton@gmail.com) or apply on line from the City's web page  -  https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Residents/Public_Safety/fire-2020-ballot-measure.htm 
   
  "The Community Safety Advisory Group (CSAG) will meet for the duration of October 2019 to March 2020 to review a menu of major investments for fire station seismic renovation, expansion, additional firefighter staffing, potential training facilities, and funding mechanisms for a November 2020 ballot measure for Fire and Emergency Medical Services. The CSAG's recommendation to the Council will be presented March of 2020. The Council will then have until July 21 to approve the ordinance placing the measure on the ballot for the November 3, 2020 General Election. 

• Saturday October 19 - Green Kirkland Day Planting event -- https://www.kirklandwa.gov/NewsRoom/Kick_off_the_planting_season_with_City_Council_on_Green_Kirkland_Day_s3_p27206.htm  
• Thursday October 24 (7 PM) - Planning Commission (PC) Public Hearing City Initiated Comprehensive Plan Amendments (see attached notice) Latest PC packet can be found here:https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/Planning/Planning+PDFs/Planning+Commission/Comprehensive+Plan+Annual+Amendments+09_26_19+PC+Packet+WEB+-+CAM19-00537.pdf
•  Tuesday November 5 (7 PM) - Joint Planning Commission (PC)/ Houghton Community Council (HCC)  Public Hearing  - Tree Code Amendments -Official notice not yet published, Project Wed Page including links to prior meeting packets is available here:  https://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/planning/Code_Updates/Projects/Tree_Code_Updates.htm 
• Wednesday November 6 (7:30 PM) - City Council City Council Meeting Agenda - Northwest University Master Plan Review and Decision on Hearing Examiner and Houghton Community Council recommendations.
  The HE and HCC recommendations packet is attached.
  Past materials on the Northwest University Master Plan can be found on the project web page:  https://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/planning/Development_Info/projects/Northwest_University_Master_Plan_Zoning_Permit.htm  
• Tuesday November 12 (7 PM) - Central Houghton Neighborhood Association Meeting at Fire Station 22 (on 108th Avenue NE) Topics include - status of above public hearings/meetings, Kirkland Downtown Association, 2020 Neighborhood Safety Program projects, accessory Dwelling Units/Missing Middle Housing, and others. Please let us know if you have any topics you would like us to include.
• 2020 Neighborhood Safety Program Schedule Project Ideas Due: Monday, December 2, 2019    - CHNA will be discussing project ideas at our November 12 CHNA meeting - come and share your thoughts with us at that meeting or send them to us in advance.- centralhoughton@gmail.com 

 
Please take advantage of the opportunity to provide input to the above programs and projects.
 
Larry Toedtli. President
Central Houghton Neighborhood Association

The Hearing Examiner issued her recommendations on the Northwest University Master Plan.  It can be downloaded below.
​
The Hearing Examiner concurred with the August 15, 2019 recommendations from the Houghton Community Council which revised several of the staff conditions included in the May 2019 staff report.

More background on the Master Plan can be found on the City's web page for the project:
https://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/planning/Development_Info/projects/Northwest_University_Master_Plan_Zoning_Permit.htm

The City of Kirkland has issued the agenda and meeting packet for the continuance of the Northwest University Master Plan. The joint hearing with the City's Hearing Examiner and Houghton Community Council will be continued on Thursday August 15 at 7:00 PM. The hearing will be held in the City Council Chambers starting at 7:00 PM.

The meeting agenda and packet are attached (they are not yet posted to the city's web page for the project).  Oral testimony will not be taken at the hearing; however, written testimony and comments can still be submitted in advance of the hearing. The comments should be addressed to:

Tony Leavitt, Senior Planner, 425-587-3253
tleavitt@kirklandwa.gov  
 
You will need to include the file number in the subject line - ZON16-02063
 
If you have any questions please contact us at centralhoughton@gmail.com