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RESOLUTION R-5551

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

KIRKLAND ESTABLISHING A PARKS FUNDING EXPLORATORY

COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THE

CAPITAL

AND

OPERATING

ELEMENTS

AND

FUNDING

STRUCTURES INCLUDED IN POTENTIAL PARKS MEASURES TO BE

PLACED ON THE NOVEMBER 2023 BALLOT.

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WHEREAS, parks and recreation services are a vital

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component of the quality of life for all Kirkland community

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members, businesses, and visitors to the City; and

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WHEREAS, Kirkland values an exceptional parks, natural

areas, and recreation system that provides a wide variety of

opportunities aimed at promoting the community's health and

enjoyment; and

WHEREAS, Council has continuously included parks and

recreation in biennial council goals, most recently with the 2021-

2022 goal of Abundant Parks, Open Spaces & Recreation Services,

which seeks to provide and maintain natural areas and

recreational facilities and opportunities that enhance the health

and wellbeing of the community; and

WHEREAS, in the past, significant funding for parks and

recreation in Kirkland has been secured through oonds and levies

placed on the ballot and approved by Kirkland voters; and

WHEREAS, the Parks and Community Services Department

(''PCS'') is completing an update to the Parks, Recreation, and

Open Space Plan, which acts as a strategic guide and informs the

Council of the community's level of interest in capital and

operating investments for Kirkland's parks; and

WHEREAS, to respond to the community's stated interests

in expanding and enhancing Kirkland's parks and recreation

programs, the Council set aside funding to explore the possibility

of Parks-related ballot measure options during the City's mid-

biennial budget process in 2021; and

WHEREAS, the Council also revised its 2021-2022 City

Work Program to

include a goal to explore potential

comprehensive Parks ballot measure options to be placed before

Kirkland voters in 2023 for the purpose of maintaining and

expanding natural areas, open spaces, aquatic and recreational

facilities, and program opportunities that enhance the health and

wellbeing of the community to further the goals of abundant

parks, open spaces, and recreational services; and

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WHEREAS, to advance this City Work Program goal, the

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City Manager recommends engaging a group of community

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members and local organizations and business ijroups to

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participate in a Parks Funaing Exploratory Committee ( PFEC'') to

meet throughout September 2022 through February 2023 to

recommend to the Council appropriate capital and operating

elements and funding mechanisms to include in potential

November 2023 ballot measure options; and

so

WHEREAS, PFEC should be comprised of members who

reflect the diversity of the Kirkland community, including with

respect to race; ethnicity; gender; sexual orientation; iender

identity; the presence of any sensory, mental, or !: ysical

disability; status as a homeowner or renter; neighborhoo ; family

composition; languages spoken; policy perspective; and age; and

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WHEREAS, PFEC should include stakeholders who have an

interest in Kirkland's parks and recreation services in an

organizational or personal capacity; and

WHEREAS, the Council will consider the Parks Funding

Exploratory Committee's recommendations no later than March

2023 and may take action to place a measure on the November

ballot at any subsequent Council meeting but no later than July

18, 2023.

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NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the

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City of Kirkland as follows:

Section 1.

The City Manager is hereby authorized and

directed to establish a Parks Funding Exploratory Committee with

members as identified in Exhibit A to this Resolution. The Parks

Funding

Exploratory Committee will

meet and deliberate

consistent with the tentative schedule included in Exhibit A, which

the City Manager has authority to modify.

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Section 2. The Parks Funding Exploratory Committee shall

recommend to the Council no later than March 21, 2023, the

capital and operating elements and funding mechanisms to be

included in potential Parks November 2023 ballot measures.

Section 3.

To maximize the effectiveness of the Parks

Funding Exploratory Committee, the City Manager is authorized to

appoint a limited number of additional members or replacement

members to the committee.

Prior to making any such

appointments, the City Manager shall notify the City Council of the

pending appointment and provide an explanation of why the

appointment will be beneficial to the committee process.

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Passed by majority vote of the Kirkland City Council in open

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meeting this 3 day of August, 2022

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Signed in authentication thereof this 3 day of August, 2022.

Attest:

Kathl Anderson, City Clerk

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Exhibit A

City Organizations

Community

and

Civic

Associations

Community Groups and/or

Affiliated Community Members

Aquatics

Education

Health

Chair/Convener: Councilmember Kelli

Curtis

Park Board

Delegate from each active Neighborhood Association (12)*

Youth

Council

Senior Council

Planning Commission

Green

Kirkland

Partnershi Park

Steward

Kirkland Chamber

of Commerce

Kirkland Downtown Association

Kirkland

Parks and Community Foundation

Individuals

opposed

to

previous park ballot measures

(2)

Individuals

concerned with taxes and

gov't efficien

cy

(2)

Kirkland

Promotores

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Right to Breathe

Committee

Eastside for All

Eastside Pathwa

s

Splash

Forward

Lake

Washington School

District

Northwest University

Lake Washington Technical Institute

EvergreenHealth Hospital

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*Of

the 13

neighborhood boundaries, only

12

have active neighborhood associations.

Tot

em

Lake does

not.

Community and Civic

Community

Group

Aquatics Groups

Activity

/Interest

Groups

Service Clubs

of Kirkland (2)

Affordable Housing Provider

(1)

Affordable

Housing Resident

(1)

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Organized

Aquatics

(2)

Outdoor

Field Sports

(2)

Outdoor Court Sports

(

2)

Indoor

Sports (2)

Fitness and

Training

(1)

Informal

/Pick

up

Sports (1)

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Lifelong Learning Activity

(1)

Performing Art=s

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Parent with school-age children at

home

(1)

Health

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Hea

lth

and Wellness

1)

Businesses

r

Larg

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s

iness (1)

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At-Large Community

Membe

rs

Small

Business

(1)

Youth (2)

Renter (2)

Disabili and/or

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urodiver

se

communi

members 2

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x

hibit A

Thursday, September 15,

W

elc

ome,

Teambuilding, Overview, Juanita Beach Park Tour

5:30 - 7

:

30

.m.

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Thursday, September 29,

P

eter

Kirk Park and

Community

Center Tour

,

Teambuilding,

5:30 -

7

:

30 .m.

Benefits

of Parks

&

Recreation

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Thursday, October 13,

Pa

rks

&

Rec 101: Current Operations

&

Future Possibilities:

6:00 - 8:30

.m.

M

ai

ntenance Focus

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Thursday, October 27,

Parks & Rec 101: Current Operations & Future Possibilities:

6:00 -

8:30

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m.

Re

c

reation

and Administrative Focus

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Thursday, November 10,

T

o

ur

of Aquatics Center in another municipality

6:00 - 8

:

30

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m

.

Thursda

December 1

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f Needed

Thursday, December 8,

Ki

rk

land

Budget, Funding Mechanisms

&

Ballot

Measure

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Hi

st

ory

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Thursday, January 12, 2023,

F

e

a

sib

ility Study Results: Inves

t

ment

options

to bring

Kirkland

6:00 -

8:30

p.m.

C

om

munity Members Parks

services

and Recreation programs

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th

e

want!

T hursday, January 26,

P

ro

ject

Selection Criteria & Begin Project Selection and Funding

6:00 - 8:30 Q

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m.

M

ec

hanism Conversation

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Thursday, February

9,

P

roje

ct Selection

and Funding Mechanism Conversation

6:00 - 8

:

30

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m.

Thursday, February

23,

6:00 - 8:30

.m.

Tuesday,

March 7,

6

:

00 - 8:30

.m.

Fi

na

l

Recommendations

for Council

&

Celebration

T

e

n

tat

ive date

for

PFEC to

present recommendations

to

Council

**Subject

t

o

be adjusted as the

Co

mmitt

ee beg

in

s

work