 Mayor Walen I attended the State of the City address last night given an behalf of the Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods (KAN). Mayor Walen opened the presentation with prepared remarks informing the audience that the State of the City is "Strong". Mayor Walen informed the audience that Kirkland has come out of the other side of the Great Recession well positioned to take its role in the region. She gave updates on a list of work items including the ARC, the North Kirkland Firestation, Totem Lake (the city is in talks with the new buyers), and downtown parking. | 
City Manager Kurt Triplett
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City Manager Kurt Triplett was up next. He spoke about downtown parking and finishing the Park Lane redesign. He then spoke about the importance of ST3 to Kirkland and getting Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on 405. He also spoke of getting Totem Lake connected to Bellevue's East Link along the Cross Kirkland Corridor. He went on to talk of challenges facing the city - downtown parking, placement of the ARC, and other strategic infrastructure investments (think improvements to 85th).
The mayor and city manager then took audience questions. There were questions about the North Kirkland Fire Station, crime, the ARC, and whether Kirkland will embrace an initiative/referendum effort (council member Nixon indicated he would bring that up in the next city council meeting).
Members in the audience included city council members Asher and Nixon as well as county council members Hague and Dembowski.
The mayor and city manager then took audience questions. There were questions about the North Kirkland Fire Station, crime, the ARC, and whether Kirkland will embrace an initiative/referendum effort (council member Nixon indicated he would bring that up in the next city council meeting).
Members in the audience included city council members Asher and Nixon as well as county council members Hague and Dembowski.
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