The Kirkland City Council met on August 3, 2023, according to the provided timestamp, though the official agenda and minutes list the meeting as Wednesday, August 2, 2023. Mayor Penny Sweet presided. All councilmembers were present except Jon Pascal, who was excused by a 6-0 vote. The meeting included a moment of silence for fallen Fire Battalion Chief Bill Hoover and his wife Kristy, public comments, a special presentation, a unanimous consent calendar, and three legislative request memo decisions.
Thank you. I'd like to call to order the city council meeting of August 2nd, 2023. Tonight's meeting is a hybrid meeting. Community members are welcome to join us either in person or remotely through Zoom or by telephone. Clerk, will you please call the roll? Councilmember Nixon. Here. Councilmember Black. Here. Council Member Curtis. Here. Councilmember Falcon. Here. Deputy Mayor Arnold. Here. Mayor Sweet. Here. Councilmember John Pascal is not with able to join us this evening. I needed a motion to excuse him from this meeting. So moved. Move by Council Member Black, second by Council Member Nixon. All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed. Motion carries. Before we begin tonight's meeting, I'd like to read a statement regarding the tragic passing of Kirkland Fire Department's training battalion chief Bill Hoover and his wife Christie on July 21st while traveling out of state. Words cannot describe the depth of sorrow we are all feeling about the loss of Bill and Crestie. Bill was a member of the Kirkland Fire family for 31 years. He was a beloved colleague, mentor, and leader whose legacy will endure. During his time with KFD, Bill was recognized with many awards as highlights of his outstanding career. Yet Bill was much more than a firefighter, a battalion chief, and a cherished colleague. His priority was always to support, to train, to keep healthy his brothers and sisters in the fire service, showing the depth of his kind and compassionate heart and exemplified the values we hold dear in the city of Kirkland to work hard, to work together, to show initiative and care. Bill will be remembered for his dedication to the fire service, to our sense of community and to family. Bill and Christie were longtime Kirkland community members. They were married at Marina Park and raised their family here for many years. Bill and Christie's presence in our community and in the Puget Sound region will truly be missed. Family, friends, first responders, city employees, and the community are all invited to remember and honor the lives of Bill and Christie. More information and ways to honor Bill and his family will be posted on the city's website. Now please join me in a moment of silence in honor and to honor and remember Bill and Christie Hoover. Thank you. Okay, this takes us to item number four in our agenda, communications and the items from the audience. This is the time in our meeting when we normally hear from the public on matters that are not quasi judicial or scheduled for a public hearing, of which there are none scheduled this evening. Please limit your remarks to three minutes, and the council will receive up to three comments on each side of every issue. If you are present either in person or virtually and would like to address the council during this items from the audience period, please sign up using the online public comment instruction link or in person using the posted QR code. For those participating by phone, please dial star nine to be recognized to speak. Community members will be called in order in which they signed up. Items from the audience is an important part of our business meeting, and we ask that everyone be treated with kindness and respect. We ask that you please not clap or applaud after a speaker or express your disagreement with a speaker. We want everyone in Kirkland to feel welcome, expressing their viewpoints regardless of content.