City Council Preview December 10, 2024
Published on December 06, 2024
The next meeting of the Kirkland City Council is on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. This will be a hybrid meeting, and community members are welcome to attend the meeting in person or via Zoom.
Here’s a brief overview of some of the items on the Business Agenda for the December 10 meeting, which starts at 7:30 p.m.:
- Council will adopt the 2025-2026 budget, the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program, and the 2025 property tax levy increase
- Council will adopt the Final K2044 Comprehensive Plan
- Council will issue a Commendation recognizing courageous bystanders for extraordinary bravery during life-saving efforts
- Council will receive an update on the Connections Crisis Clinic
*Note*
On December 10, the City Council will hold two back-to-back Council meetings as it continues discussion and then adopts the K2044 Comprehensive Plan.
First, the Council will hold a Special Meeting from 5:30 - 7 p.m. instead of a Study Session. During this special meeting, the Council will discuss and vote on all amendments to the Comp Plan. The 5:30 – 7 p.m. meeting will be a “Special Meeting” so that the Council can act. Moving the Comp Plan amendment process earlier in the evening by way of a Special Meeting is intended to give the Council ample time to deliberate the amendments.
Following the Special Meeting, the Council will then hold its regular meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m. This will include the normal public comment period at the beginning of the agenda. After public comment and some other agenda items, the Council will then finish its deliberations and will adopt the Comp Plan.
The December 10 meeting materials will be posted to the City’s website on Friday, December 6.
To view chapters of the draft Comprehensive Plan by topic area, visit the project webpage.
We’d also encourage you to visit the FAQ webpage, which provides responses to many commonly-asked questions and concerns about the Comprehensive Plan.
Questions? Contact 2044comprehensiveplan@kirklandwa.gov
City Council Meeting details:
The business meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. and is preceded by a 5:30 p.m. special meeting. The agenda for the December 10 meeting will be available on the City website prior to the meeting on the Kirkland City Council agendas webpage. You can also receive meeting agendas in your inbox by subscribing to “City Council Agendas” on the Kirkland email lists subscription page.
How to watch: Kirkland City Council meetings are streamed live and can be watched after the fact on the City of Kirkland Facebook page and the City YouTube channel, in addition to the livestream on the City website. Meetings are also televised on Comcast Cable Channel 21 and Ziply Cable Channel 31.
How to participate: Members of the public wishing to address the Council may do so in-person or via Zoom during the “Items from the Audience” part of the agenda. That part of the agenda occurs at the beginning of the Council’s business meeting, which starts at 7:30 p.m. Information on the comment sign up process to provide comment to the City Council, and on attending the meeting virtually, is available on the City Council webpage.
Written comments can also be submitted to CityCouncil@kirklandwa.gov. For additional questions, please call the City Clerk’s Office at (425) 587-3190.
Stay in the know: you can also get a preview of what’s coming up at Council in the coming weeks and months by checking out the City Council Agenda Calendar. Please note: this calendar is subject to frequent change and does not constitute legal notice.