Clyde Hill News: Q&A about housing the homeless at La Quinta
Also: City Council seat vacancy update, and vandalism at Clyde Hill Park
Clyde Hill residents are welcome at a Q&A session that Yarrow Point will host about the Permanent Supportive Housing program under development at the nearby La Quinta Hotel.
More information about the meeting, below, along with updates about the expected vacancy on the City Council and vandalism at Clyde Hill Park.
First: John Young, who has been part of Clyde Hill’s Public Works crew for over twenty-five years, will retire on May 1st. The packet for Tuesday night’s City Council meeting (link) includes a resolution honoring his contributions:
A heartfelt thank you to John for his many years of public service!
Disclaimer: while I am a councilmember on the Clyde Hill City Council, I write this newsletter in my capacity as an individual resident. Any opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily the position of the City. The information and references here are from public sources. I welcome email responses — and if the topic is about City business I will respond from my City email account.
Q&A: Housing the homeless at La Quinta
Clyde Hill residents are invited to a Q&A session with Kirkland’s Deputy City Manager about the Permanent Supportive Housing program under development at the nearby La Quinta Hotel.
Yarrow Point is hosting the April 18th event, which will provide
an opportunity to ask questions and get an update regarding the Operator Agreement between the City of Kirkland and the Permanent Supportive Housing program under development in the old La Quinta Hotel
according to Yarrow Point’s website (link). Details on how to attend in person or online are available at the link.
“Permanent Supportive Housing” refers to subsidized rental housing with no limit on length of stay. For reference, the location in Kirkland that will provide this housing is close to Clyde Hill, about a five minute drive from City Hall:
Clyde Hill is considering regulation about permanent supportive housing as well as transitional housing facilities in Clyde Hill. The Administration drafted an ordinance which the City Council sent to the Planning Commission for public feedback earlier this year. More information about this topic is available here (link) in a previous issue of this newsletter.
City Council seat vacancy update
Councilmember Scott Moore announced his intention at March’s City Council meeting to resign from Council Position 2 before the end of his term.
According to a document in the meeting packet for Tuesday (link), “the city council needs to approve a procedure and deadlines as well as a notice of vacancy and application form.”
Clyde Hill residents interested in filling the expected vacancy on the City Council will have clarity about the deadlines, application, and procedure after Tuesday night’s city meeting.
April 21st deadline proposed
The document proposes an application deadline of April 21 followed by a public meeting on May 1 for applicants to address the community before the council appoints a replacement for Cm Moore.
Election this November
This appointment is separate from the upcoming November 2023 election. Clyde Hill residents will elect a mayor and two city councilmembers in November 2023. The person appointed to fill the expected vacancy will serve until the results of the November 2023 general election are certified.
More information about the election ahead is available here (link) in a previous issue of this newsletter.
Vandalism at Clyde Hill Park
According to the Administrator’s weekly report from April 7:
The bathrooms at Clyde Hill Park will be closed over the weekend and are likely to remain closed for an extended time due to vandalism. This is the second significant act of vandalism this week, and unfortunately resulted in the destruction of a toilet and damage to another.
Clyde Hill Park is by the tennis courts, behind the Clyde Hill Elementary playground and Chinook Middle School track.
The Administrator’s weekly report is typically available to the public here (link); not sure when this week’s update will be posted and available to the community.
Ballots in the mail
Also, spring ballots are in the mail! From our representative to the King County Council, Claudia Balducci, via her newsletter:
Earlier this week, King County Elections mailed out ballots to more than 1.4 million King County voters! Remember, you can mail your ballot at no cost (just make sure it’s postmarked by Election Day!) or use one of the 76 ballot drop boxes open across King County. Election Day is Tuesday, April 25. All ballot drop boxes across the county will be open and, as always, ballots must be in on Election Day by 8 p.m. sharp!
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Dean Hachamovitch