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Meeting Agenda:
- Innovative Housing - Continue the
dialogue with Councilperson Jim Lauinger
- Traffic Circle Update - Jason Anderson
- NNA Elections
- The Kirkland Players present: (Why) Do
we need Tourism in Kirkland?
7:00 PM - Meeting called to order
Adopt A Sign
NNA is asking for volunteers to place
NNA meeting signs in advance of NNA meetings. Volunteers will have
a choice of the following locations:
- Tot Lot Park
- Van Aalst Park - (filled)
- Junior High - (filled)
- Norkirk Sign - 3rd St.
- 1st St. & 10th Ave - (filled)
- 1st St & 18th Ave - (filled)
- 2nd St & 7th Ave - (filled)
- 4th St. & 15th Ave - (filled)
- City Hall
If you have any questions or would
like to volunteer for the remaining slots (Tot Lot Park, Norkirk Sign -
3rd St, or City Hall), please contact Cory Sandahl at 425.576.1177 or
email csandahl@norkirk.org.
Adopt A Block
In addition to the adopt a sign program, we are asking for individuals
to volunteer as block representatives for your area. Volunteers
would be responsible for distributing NNA newsletters and notification
of NNA-related events. This program will help educate your
neighbors about the purpose for NNA and hopefully inspire a greater
level of participation. Note: Perhaps we can merge the Adopt a
Sign and Adopt a Block programs? Just a thought.
NNA Elections
- President - Elisa Bakker
- VP - Dan Fisher
- Secretary - Cory Sandahl
- Treasurer - Becky Klinicke
- Members at Large - Pete Bartnick,
Ronnie Taglund, Jason Anderson
Movement to elect the slate as it
stands? Yes!
Elisa asked if anyone could take
digital photos of neighborhood projects and other neighborhood news to
post on our website.
Celebrate Kirkland 4th of July,
2003
Pattie Graham presented an overview
of the Kirkland 4th of July Picnic & Parade. She laid out the
plan for the picnic and parade and urged individuals to get
involved and participate. If you are interested in participating,
contact Pattie Graham @ 425.827.6292 or email pattieg@microsoft.com.
Traffic Circle Update
Norkirk resident Jason Anderson, our
7th Ave representative, spoke about the benefits of the new
traffic calming on 7th Ave and the rest of the neighborhood. Jason
and his neighbors are interested in finding additional ways of
installing street/sidewalk improvements to increase both the safety and
beauty of Norkirk. They also encourage the City Council to proceed
with Phase 2 of the Norkirk Traffic Calming plan.
(Why) Do we need Tourism in
Kirkland?
The Kirkland Community Players
performed skit highlighting the importance of tourism to the City of
Kirkland, and how tourism sales benefit the city's overall revenue base.
As a side note, volunteers are needed
to be Resident Advisors to the Lodging Tax Advisory Council If
you are interested, please contact Janice Soloff at jsoloff@ci.kirkalnd.wa.us.
Kirkland Heritage Society report -
there is still time to buy an engraved granite landscape stone. The
first phase has been installed. Next time you are downtown pay a
visit. You may also donate landscape material-see Kirkland
Heritage link on our website.
Juanita
Woodlands report
Innovative Housing Discussion with
Jim Lauinger
Councilman Jim Lauinger led
discussion on the innovative housing discussion, which then led into a
continued, spirited debate on the effectiveness of the traffic calming
in Norkirk. An impromptu discussion on taxes ensued. There
was a request to have Marilyn Beard, Director of the City Finance Dept.,
give a presentation on City taxes and budget.
Anyone who is interested in more
information on the traffic calming circles, including the gauges of
traffic volume that led to the decision to put them in place, should
contact Elisa at elisa@norkirk.org.
8:30 PM - Meeting adjourned
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