The Parks Funding Exploratory Committee (PFEC) was re-established by City Council at their Special August 3, 2022 meeting to lead the community input process and provide recommendations for a potential ballot measure(s) to Kirkland City Council by 2023 including:
- Recommended capital investments
- Recommended operating investments
- Recommended funding mechanism(s) to cover increased costs
PFEC is meeting approximately twice a month from September 2022 through February 2023. The Committee will compile and make recommendations to City Council in the spring of 2023 regarding what potential ballot measure(s) should include and what funding mechanisms to use. Based on community input, City Council will make a final decision on ballot measure(s) in late spring or early summer of 2023.
PFEC is chaired by Councilmember Kelli Curtis and is comprised of over 43 diverse stakeholders that have an interest in Kirkland’s parks and recreation services. As much as possible, PFEC members reflect the diversity of Kirkland, including with respect to race; ethnicity; gender; sexual orientation; gender identity; the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability; status as a homeowner or renter; neighborhood; family composition; languages spoken; policy perspective; and age.