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Our annual meeting will be held on May 9, 2023, starting at 6:30 PM. We will meet in-person in the Argue Health Science Center (5600 111th Ave NE, Room 231) on the campus of Northwest University (see below map). The business portion of the meeting will include review of proposed amendments to our Bylaws to clarify that the President and Vice President positions must be held by people that reside within the CHNA boundaries. A copy of the proposed revisions to the Bylaws is provided below. We also will be electing CHNA's Board at the meeting. As noted at our March 23 meeting, several members have stepped up to volunteer to lead CHNA. Please let us know (at the meeting or by email- centralhoughton@gmail.com ) if you are interested in a Board position or other role to help out. The majority of the meeting will be A Conversation About Community Safety With The Kirkland Police Department. Come and join us to listen, ask questions, and get involved to help make a difference in our community.  Meeting Location Room 231, Argue Health science Center. 
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
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 One tap mobile +12532158782,,85429788946#,,,,*397136# US (Tacoma) 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:
Please let us know if you have any comments, questions, or ideas for future meeting topics. Larry Toedtli, President Central Houghton Neighborhood Association
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
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
To All- A reminder that our September meeting was rescheduled to next Tuesday (October 12) starting at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. The agenda is attached. The Zoom link and passcode is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84585428624?pwd=UnVSOXRpQmtWcWNtajdtZWtTQkJIUT09 Meeting ID: 845 8542 8624 Passcode: 044554 One tap mobile +12532158782,,84585428624#,,,,*044554# US (Tacoma) It's been a few months since we met and we have lots of topics to discuss and provide updates on. We will have Lt. Goguen of the Kirkland Police Department as a guest to answer questions about safety and crime activities and changes in the Police Department. Much of the remainder of the meeting will focus on transportation planning and projects. Kimberly Scrivner of the City's Transportation Department will provide a presentation on the City's update of the Active Transportation Plan. The update to this plan will incorporate new innovative solutions that are designed to accommodate people of all ages and abilities for residents and visitors to feel more comfortable when choosing to walk or bike. It will also focus on completing connections, improving bike parking and considering technologies that can both facilitate travel by walking and bicycling and also to help the city better evaluate how many people are walking and bicycling in Kirkland. The Active Transportation Plan will lead into CHNA's initial discussion of potential projects to submit for the 2022 Neighborhood Safety Program (NSP). John Jordan from Northwest University (NU) also will join us. He will provide an update on the University's current activities and on the implementation of the NU Master Plan. We will then provide updates on several topics including the NE 85th Station Area Plan and Houghton Transfer Station Siting Project. As we previously noted the November 2 election includes 4 City Council positions. It also includes a ballot measure on whether to reauthorize the Houghton Municipal Corporation (Houghton Community Council) for four more years. The seven HCC member positions are also on the ballot and they would be elected if the HCC ballot measure is approved. There is still time to register to vote or make changes (such as addresses) before the election. The King County Elections web page can be accessed here. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Please contact us at centralhoughton@gmail.com if you are interested in joining our Board, want to help with any of our initiatives, or have ideas for future meeting topics. Please forward this to others so they can contact us if they want to be added to the distribution list. Larry Toedtli, president Central Houghton Neighborhood Association
The notes from the May 11, 2021 meeting of the Central Houghton Neighborhood Association are provided below. As noted at the meeting, the Houghton Community Council (HCC) recently approved Resolution 2021-3 to put the continuance of the Houghton community municipal corporation to a vote of the people that reside within the boundaries of the former Town of Houghton. Every four years, Houghton residents are asked to vote on whether the HCC remains part of our government process. The Community Council, which is part of Kirkland’s city government, resulted from an agreement made in 1968 when the voters of the former Town of Houghton agreed to consolidate with the City of Kirkland. One of the conditions of the consolidation was that Houghton retain a council with land use jurisdiction applying within the HCC boundaries. The Community Council has approval or disapproval (veto) authority over the Kirkland City Council decisions on certain types of land use decisions within the corporation boundaries. These include comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances, conditional use permits, subdivision ordinances, subdivision plats, and planned unit developments. The November ballot also will include elections for seven Councilmember positions, who will serve four-year terms if the continuance of the HCC is approved. If you are a resident within the HCC boundaries (see map), you can file to run for one of these Council positions. The filing period runs from May 17 to 21. King County has produced an elections Manual with the necessary information on filing, including dates and forms. The Manual and other election information can be accessed here. More information on the HCC can be found on the City’s web site - Houghton Community Council. We also have open Board positions which we would love to fill to help bring more ideas to the Association on how to improve our role in informing the community and hopefully making Central Houghton and all of Kirkland a better place for all. If you are interested in a Board position, volunteering to help on our grant projects, or have any other questions or comments, please email us at centralhoughton@gmail.com. Larry Toedtli, President Central Houghton Neighborhood Association
Members and Neighbors- The attached agenda and zoom link for our May 11, 2021 Virtual Meeting are provided below. The meeting will provide updates on a full range of topics, including:
In order to successfully continue the neighborhood association we need more people to join the Board. It really doesn't take much time and will add new voices and ideas on how to enhance our community and address community needs and concerns. Please contact us at centralhoughton@gmail.com to find out more about the Board positions. Thank you and hope to see you at the meeting, even virtually. Larry Toedtli, President Central Houghton Neighborhood Association Central Houghton Neighborhood Association May 11, 2021 (7:00 PM) Virtual Zoom Meeting Links Larry Toedtli is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81584217602?pwd=VVp1RzMwdlhBblBVRG5NQjltT0twQT09 Meeting ID: 815 8421 7602 Passcode: 42iCJB One tap mobile +12532158782,,81584217602#,,,,*574884# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,81584217602#,,,,*574884# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 815 8421 7602 Passcode: 574884 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kpFkSM53t
To All- The notes from the January 12 Central Houghton Neighborhood Association (CHNA) meeting are attached below. We covered several timely topics at the meeting. The notes include links to several websites about current projects, such as the Tech City Bowl and NE 85th Station Area Plan. In addition to the meeting notes, we want to alert you to two projects where you can provide input on major current planning and development projects. NE 85th Street Station Area Plan The City of Kirkland is studying potential changes to the land use designations and zoning along the NE 85th Street corridor. This has the potential to greatly change the heights of buildings and the intensity and type of allowed development. The city has issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Comments on the project and DEIS can be made through February 19. The DEIS and instructions for submitting comments can be found on the City's project webpage. NE 85th Station Area Plan Northeast King County Recycling & Transfer Station King County is leading a site selection process for the new Northeast King County Recycling & Transfer Station. The results of this project will either close and relocate the existing Houghton Transfer Station, or result in revising/upgrading the existing site on NE 60th Street. Over the last several months, King County has considered a long list of potential sites for the new station. This winter, they narrowed the list to four sites. These potential sites will be evaluated using community criteria developed by an Siting Advisory Group and other technical measures. They are asking for community input and knowledge on each of the four sites. Input on what is most important to the community is also being solicited. Community members are able to view each site and share their thoughts by taking a short survey, open through February 9. King County Project web page - https://kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/solid-waste/facilities/northeast.aspx Please email us at centralhoughton@gmail.com with any questions, comments, and ideas for future meeting topics. Larry Toedtli, President Central Houghton Neighborhood Association
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