City Council Preview January 16, 2024

The next meeting of the Kirkland City Council is on Tuesday, January 16, 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 January 16 meeting, which starts at 7:30 p.m.:

Council will discuss and decide on Councilmember committee assignments to various standing assignments around the region covering a variety of policy areas for 2024.  

Council will receive an update on the City’s 2024 State Legislative Agenda. The State Legislature convened for its regular session on Monday, January 8, 2024.  This session, the second of the biennium, will be a short session of 60 days and it will conclude on March 7, 2024.   

Prior to the above business agenda, the Council will also hold a Study Session starting at 5:30 p.m., where they will provide feedback on potential short-term options to activate the Houghton Park and Ride site while long term plans are developed.  

Meeting details:      

The business meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. and is preceded by a 5:30 p.m. study session. The agenda for the January 16 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.