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Final Meeting of The Houghton Community Council - Monday June 27

6/24/2022

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​Central Houghton Community Residents-
 
I want to invite you all to attend the very last meeting of the Houghton Community Council (HCC) on Monday June 27, starting at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the Kirkland City Council Chambers (123 Fifth Avenue). Due to limited seating (approximately 25 people) at City Hall, the meeting also will be available via Zoom.
 
To join the webinar via Zoom:
https://kirklandwa-gov.zoom.us/j/81178177321?pwd=dnE5Mkg4Q1Y4T21JemlGWCtBajIrQT09
Passcode: 591380
 
 
The agenda (with Zoom link) is attached. Also see the note on how to make public comments at the meeting.
 
Please join us and give the Houghton Community Municipal Corporation the sendoff that it deserves after representing our community for over 50 years.
 
While the Houghton Community Council is being sunset, we still have our Central Houghton Neighborhood Association (CHNA) as a conduit / forum for working with the City on projects that affect our neighborhood and greater community. To be most effective, CHNA will need to expand participation and involvement of our residents and businesses. The more people that participate, the more points of view can be considered and discussed and the stronger our voices can be heard. 
 
People that want to be added to our distribution list can email us at centralhoughton@gmail.com. 
 
Please forward this email to others that may want to attend Monday's meeting or want to connect with CHNA.

 
Larry Toedtli, President
Central Houghton Neighborhood Association 
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CHNA May 10, 2022 Meeting Notes

5/16/2022

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The notes from our May 10, 2022 meeting are attached. 

                                                SAVE THE DATE !!!!

CHNA will be holding a 2022 Celebration Event on Labor Day - Monday September 5 from 12-3 PM
The Event will be held at the fields at the Emerson/Northstar campus at 108th Avenue/NE 53rd Street. 



The Celebration Event will be a bring your own picnic; CHNA plans to provide some snacks and drinks. 
We are planning on having live music, family and children’s activities (like a kid’s challenge course and backyard-type games), as well as information and conversation stations.

We are seeking additional volunteers to help with set-up and staffing event activities and clean-up.
If you are available and interested in joining us, please let us know at
: centralhoughton@gmail.com.
With the September 5 Celebration Event, our next regular meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday October 11, 2022.


Please let us know if you have any questions, comments or ideas for future meeting topics.

Take care and enjoy the summer

Larry Toedtli, President
Central Houghton Neighborhood Association
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CHNA May 10, 2022 Meeting Agenda and Zoom Link

5/2/2022

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​CHNA Members and Guests-


The agenda for the May 10, 2022 (7:00 PM) regular meeting of the Central Houghton Neighborhood Association (CHNA) is attached below. The meeting will be held virtually using the Zoom platform. The Zoom meeting link and passcode provided below:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85429788946?pwd=UkZYVWpDL1BwWnNESnpsbWYzOUtSQT09

Meeting ID: 854 2978 8946
Passcode: 397136
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The meeting will begin with brief reports from the City of Kirkland Police Department and Northwest University. Attendees will be able to ask questions.

A key part of our meeting will be discussing strategies for our communications program, possible changes to the CHNA Bylaws (redline version attached), and election of CHNA Officers for the next 12-month term.

We have four Board/Officer positions - President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. We will be losing one of our two current Board members and I will be stepping down from being President within one year. We need members to join our Board, otherwise our neighborhood association will not be able to function to serve our community. CHNA will be even more important as a group with the imminent sunsetting of the Houghton Community Council.

The remainder of the meeting will include updates on our planned Neighborhood Summer Celebration on Labor Day and other ongoing topics.

The other topics include items that have upcoming public meetings, including:
  • The La Quinta Inn Homeless Housing - Public Town Hall on May 9 
  • Northeast Recycling and Transfer Station Siting Project (to replace/upgrade the Houghton Transfer Station) - Public Meeting on May 12 
Please join us to add to the discussion and help CHNA add value to our broader neighborhood and to the City of Kirkland.

Please let us know if you have any comments, questions, or ideas for future meeting topics.



Larry Toedtli, President
Central Houghton Neighborhood Association
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March 8, 2022 CHNA Meeting Notes

3/21/2022

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The notes from our March 8, 2022, regular meeting are provided below. We covered a lot of current and ongoing topics including the Sunsetting of the Houghton Community Council, the La Quinta Inn homeless housing proposal. We also reported on the proposed mailer and 2022 Celebration Event.

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday May10. We will be electing Board members and also discussing proposed changes to our Bylaws to engage younger residents in the neighborhood association.

Please contact us at centralhoughton@gmail.com if you have any questions, ideas for meeting topics, or want to find out more on how you can get involved.

Larry Toedtli, president
Central Houghton Neighborhood Association
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CHNA March 8, 2022 Meeting Agenda and Zoom Link

2/27/2022

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CHNA Members and Guests:


The agenda for our regular meeting on March 8 (7:00 pm) is attached. We will have updates on several topics including:
  • State Legislation on Sunsetting the Houghton Community Council -HB 1769
  • La Quinta Hotel Homeless Housing Proposal
  • CHNA 2022 Mailer and Event Planning
  • Potential Changes to Our CHNA Bylaws (see attachment)
  • Various City Code and Plan amendments
A couple of the topics will likely evolve between now and the date of our meeting.

1. State Legislation on Sunsetting the Houghton Community Council
HB 1769 (web link above) has passed the State House and is now on the floor of the State Senate. The bill could be voted on any day.. The Legislative session is scheduled to end March 10. 

The bill, as currently written, would effectively sunset the existence of the Houghton Community Council immediately. This would ignore the overwhelming (76%) vote of Houghton residents on November 2, 2021 to extend the HCC until December 31, 2025. You can contact any of the Senators to share your thoughts to express your position on the bill. Senators (wa.gov)

2. La Quinta Hotel for Housing 


I want to make sure that you are aware that the Houghton Community Council Meeting on Monday February 28 includes discussion of the proposed purchase of the La Quinta Hotel for use as a permanent supportive housing facility.


The Chair of the Houghton Community Council has asked for representatives from King County and the City of Kirkland to attend the Houghton Community Council meeting occurring Monday, February 28, 2022, at 7 p.m. via Zoom and provide information on the potential purchase of La Quinta Hotel by King County for permanent supportive housing.  
To view the agenda, including Zoom webinar information, please visit the City's website. 



You can read more about the program at - King County's Health Through Housing Initiative in Kirkland – City of Kirkland (kirklandwa.gov)

I look forward to seeing you at the meeting next week. As always, please let us know if you have ideas for topics for future meetings or would like to be part of our Board.

Larry Toedtli, President
Central Houghton Neighborhood Association
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January 11, 2022 CHNA Meeting Notes

1/16/2022

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To all-
​
Thanks to all of the people that attended our meeting last week. some really good discussion on several topics.

A focus was on the proposed legislation moving forward at the state to sunset the Houghton community council (and East Bellevue Community Council).  We discussed how people can track the bill and provide comments. This information and web links are summarized in the meeting notes. If you have any questions or comments, please email us at centralhoughton@gmail.com. 

We also discussed current activities related to our 2021-2022 Matching Grant. If you would like to assist on any of these, please contact us (centralhoughton@gmail.com).

At the end of the meeting, we also discussed possible changes to our Bylaws to allow high school students to be members. We also noted a need for more people to assist CHNA as Board members or volunteers.

Sincerely

Larry Toedtli, President
Central Houghton Neighborhood Association
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CHNA January 11, 2022 Meeting Agenda and Zoom Link

1/4/2022

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Welcome to the New Year! 

The agenda for the January 11 Virtual meeting of the CHNA is attached.

A recent topic that may be of interest to you is the City Council's Legislative Agenda item that asks the State Legislature to Sunset the Houghton Community Council (HCC). You may remember that continuance of the HCC was approved with a 76% YES vote in November 2021.  We will share what we know about the process and schedule and how people can let their views be known.

The meeting will also provide updates on various City grant programs that CHNA is involved with.

We also will provide updates on other City topics, ranging from the Parks Plan, Tree Code, NE 85th Street Plan, and The NE Recycling and Transfer Station.

The Zoom link and meeting information/passcode is included below (as well as on the agenda)

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments, as well as ideas for future meeting topics.

Larry Toedtli, President
Central Houghton Neighborhood Association

CHNA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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Meeting ID: 821 6262 7358
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November 9, 2021 CHNA Meeting Notes

11/24/2021

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​To all-

Here are the notes from the November 9, 2021 meeting of the Central Houghton Neighborhood Association.

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday January 11 via Zoom (starting at 7:00 pm). Please let us know if you have ideas for meeting topics.

We are also setting up a brainstorming session to explore options for a Celebration/Event next summer to (hopefully) celebrate the return to a new Post Covid normal and to re-introduce CHNA to our community members.
At that same meeting we also will be brainstorming ideas for a way to create a Sense of Place or Historical Marker for our Central Houghton neighborhood. As an example, the Everest neighborhood just installed a Train Depot along the Cross Kirkland Corridor Trail.

Please let us know (centralhoughton@gmail.com) if you have any ideas and if you would like to participate in a brainstorming session. I promise, your participation in the brainstorming session will NOT commit you to helping with implementation (although that would also be great).    
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CHNA November 9, 2021 Meeting Notice and Agenda

11/2/2021

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​To All:

The agenda for the virtual meeting of the Central Houghton Neighborhood Association is attached. The Zoom link is provided below. Please forward to others that may be interested.

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 878 6139 8908
Passcode: 438624
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We are excited to have a presentation from  the City on the upcoming remodel of Fire Station 22, including the use of a temporary station during construction.

We hope to have a member of the Kirkland Parks Board also join us so we can hear what is happening related to Parks and so we can share our comments to take back to the Board.
You can provide your input through the City's current Park's survey which closes November 11.
Kirkland Comprehensive Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan Survey (rrcresearch.com)

The other major topic for discussion is the selection of CHNA's project for the 2022 Neighborhood Safety Program (NSP). 

We also will have additional information on a few ongoing topics of interest to the neighborhood.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Larry Toedtli, President
Central Houghton Neighborhood Association

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October 12, 2021 CHNA Meeting Notes

10/18/2021

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CHNA Members (and neighbors):

The notes from our October 12, 2021 virtual meeting are attached. We had some very good presentations and discussions. 

Hope that you will join us at our next meeting scheduled for Tuesday November 9 at 7:00 PM. The November 9 meeting also will be virtual via Zoom. 
The agenda and meeting link will be sent out about a week in advance of the meeting. We will be finalizing the decision on our submission for the 2022 Neighborhood Safety Program, which is due December 3. We also should have a member of the Parks Board in attendance to update us on what's happening with Parks and Open Space Plans and projects. 
Please let us know if you have any topics that you would like to be added to the agenda.(email us at centralhoughton@gmail.com).

We also want to alert you to the following online engagement event related to the Active Transportation Plan update. 
​
Active Transportation Plan Engagement Event!
 
Do you have ideas on how the City of Kirkland can become safer and more accommodating to people walking, rolling and bicycling? Please make sure your voice is heard by attending our online engagement event 6 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, October 20! All are welcome at this community meeting, which will be used to gather feedback and inform our process as we work to update our Active Transportation Plan. 
 
The update to this plan will focus on completing connections, seeking opportunities and innovative solutions to create more comfortable and safer environments for people walking and rolling, and will consider technologies that can both facilitate travel by walking and bicycling and also help the city better evaluate how many people are walking and bicycling in Kirkland.
 
For more information on the Active Transportation Plan update, please visit: https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works-Department/Transportation/Plans-and-Studies-Transportation-Division/Active-Transportation-Plan. If you can’t make the meeting but would like to submit an online comment, please use this form: https://us.openforms.com/Form/37c47062-166e-421a-94ad-ef1b830415a7 or continue to check out or website for next opportunity to share your thoughts.  Another on-line engagement opportunity will also be scheduled for November 3rd.
 
We hope to see you there and we are excited to hear your ideas!

Thanks

Larry Toedtli, President
Central Houghton Neighborhood Association
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