City Council Recap January 7, 2025

Published on January 10, 2025

The Kirkland City Council met on January 7, 2025, in a hybrid meeting. Here’s a brief overview of some of the items from the meeting: 

• Council adopted the 2025-2030 Transportation Improvement Program
• Council adopted amendments to the fire code in the Municipal Code
• Council received a special presentation on the Bike Valet Volunteer Program 
• The Mayor Proclaimed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service in Kirkland. To read more, visit the City’s website.  

Prior to the above business agenda, the Council held a Study Session, where they discussed:

• The Houghton Village Development including the public input collected and the draft Plan
• Amendments to City codes to comply with new State-mandated requirements, including code for middle housing, accessory dwelling units, parking, design review, and co-living development within low-, medium-, and high-density residential zones.

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.     

To watch the Council discussions on the specific agenda items outlined above, visit the City’s website. The full agenda packet with information on each item is located on the City’s website.      

The next City Council meeting is on January 21, 2025.