As some of you may know, the City of Kirkland has suspended/cancelled all meetings and events at City facilities until the end of March (except the March 17 City Council meeting). The City hopes this will help reduce the spread of the coronavirus in Kirkland. City personnel is all departments are supporting the response to Covid-19. City staff support all of the various meetings, including our neighborhood meeting. Cancelling the meetings will allow the City to prioritize these staff resources to the Covid-19 response and other work.
 
Therefore, the Central Houghton Neighborhood Association meeting scheduled for March 10 is Cancelled.  We have tentatively rescheduled our meeting to April 14, pending the availability of facilities and direction from the City and health authorities.

In the meantime, the following links can provide you information on current and upcoming topics.

• Neighborhood Safety Program Crosswalk Improvement at Phyllis Needy Park - City Council may address funding for the flashing crosswalk lights at their March 17 meeting.
• Safer Routes to Schools, including ongoing studies near the International Community School  --  https://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/CMO/Neighborhood_Services/Safer_Routes_to_School_Action_Plans.htm
• The update of the City's Active Transportation Plan covering improving walking and bicycling within the City  --   https://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/Public_Works/Transportation_and_Traffic/Active_Transportation_Plan.htm
• Upcoming (starting March 21) Metro Route Changes affecting Central Houghton  https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/schedules-maps/service-change/eastside.aspx
  
  
• AND - the 108th Avenue NE Sewer and Water Main Replacement Project which will affect all of us in Central Houghton to some degree over the next 6 to 12 months.
  http://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/Public_Works/Construction_Projects/108th_Avenue_Northeast_water_and_sewer_upgrade.htm 

Come listen and ask questions to get informed and involved.

​A member of the Police Department will also be at the meeting to update us on current police department activities and to answer questions from he audience.

We also will provide updates on ongoing City Council, Planning Commission activities and CHNA programs.

Cookies and cider will be served!!!

As always, please let us know if you have potential topics for future meetings or would like to volunteer for the Board or other CHNA/City program.

Looking forward to seeing you next week.

Larry Toedtli, President
Central Houghton Neighborhood Association

The January 14 meeting of the Central Houghton Neighborhood Association (CHNA) was rescheduled to February 11 due to inclement weather. The notes from the meeting are attached (or you can download them from the link below).

Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday March 10, starting at 7:00 PM. If you have ideas for meeting topics, or any other comments or questions, please email us at - centralhoughton@gmail.com.
 
We have a couple of board positions open - Vice President and Treasurer. These positions allow you to help CHNA support and promote our neighborhood. These positions do not require much time but would help broaden the discussion and perspectives of the CHNA leadership team.

Following the February 11 meeting, the City's Planning Commission forwarded its recommendations on code changes related to Missing Middle Housing and Accessory Dwelling Units to the City Council. The City Council is scheduled to take action on these code changes at its March 3 meeting. The City Council packet can be found here:
https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/City+Council/Council+Packets/030320/9c_Business.pdf

The City Council is also continuing to review and discuss various elements of the proposed changes to the Tree Code (Chapter 95 of the Zoning Code). These changes will affect properties with and without development. The latest City Council packet on the Tree Code was for their February 18 meeting - https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/City+Council/Council+Packets/021820/9c(1)_Business.pdf
The City Council is currently scheduled to continue their discussion at their March 17, April 7, and April 21 meetings. if interested in this topic you can access the Council packets the Friday before each of these meetings from the City Council's web page.

In addition to the meeting notes, the following files include meeting materials covering the Wireless 5G concerns and upcoming Census and Census Jobs.

Please let us know if you have any comments or ideas for future meetings, or if you are interested in becoming a Board member or assist on specific projects or programs.  

Thank you and hope to see you on March 10 where we will be finding out more about the 108th Avenue NE sewer and water main replacement project that is about to get started and could extend into spring 2021.

Larry Toedtli, President
Central Houghton Neighborhood Association