City Council Preview January 2, 2024
Published on December 28, 2023
The next meeting of the Kirkland City Council is on Tuesday, January 2, 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 2 meeting, which starts at 7:30 p.m.:
The Council will welcome its newest member, Councilmember John Tymczyszyn, who, alongside returning Councilmembers Kelli Curtis and Amy Falcone, will be ceremonially sworn in by Kirkland Municipal Court Judge John Olson. All three Councilmembers were elected in November 2023. Councilmember Tymczyszyn is an attorney, veteran, husband, and father of three. Prior to being elected to the Council, he served on the Kirkland Planning Commission from 2017 through 2023, including serving a term as chair.
The Council will select its next Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Kirkland operates under a “council-manager” form of government, and both Kirkland’s Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected by the Council every two years. The Mayor’s responsibilities are primarily to preside at council meetings and act as head of the City for ceremonial purposes.
The Council will consider approving the 2023-2028 Update to the Transportation Improvement Program, a State-mandated planning document for the development of transportation facilities within the City.
The Council will consider approving an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Kirkland and the City of Redmond to co-locate Redmond’s Advanced Life Support Unit (paramedics) at new Fire Station 27 in Totem Lake when completed.
Meeting details:
The business meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. The agenda for the January 2 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.