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Firefighters to city: Change station siting plan or don’t build at all City officials frustrated with the lack of constructive talks on new fire station BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
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irkland firefighters told the City Council to either make changes to the proposed fire station siting plan or give the money for the new station back to taxpayers. Megan Keys, accompanied by roughly 30 other Kirkland firefighters, read a letter addressed to the council stating that the proposed siting
plan “contradicts the Fire Department Strategic Plan and Standard of Cover study recommendations,” though the letter does not state specific examples. “The Kirkland Firefighters cannot support it,” the letter reads. “The plan simply moves service, it does not improve it.”
The letter further calls on the city to sit down with all “stakeholders.” “With the absence of a plan that meets the recommendations of the Strategic plan we recommend giving the citizens their money back,” the letter concludes. Meanwhile, the city says it has been trying to figure out
just what changes firefighters want, other than adding more staff. The council meeting included a presentation by Kirkland Fire Department Chief Kevin Nalder, who attempted to address concerns raised by the union as to the way in which the new proposed dual station option
would affect service. Nalder argued that the new station would offer quicker response times to more places while offering minimal increase in workload for several firefighters who would be moved around during the relocation. There are six firefighters currently at Station 27. Under the proposed plans, three would be transferred to Station 24, the same staffing size as all
other stations in the city except for one. The city believes that while this means fewer firefighters at Station 27, the coverage area would also be divided with Station 24. Nalder admitted that under this plan, six firefighters would take on an additional 205 incidents, but this could be solved by adjusting the station response boundaries for Station 21 north to Northeast 124th Street. Following the presentation, council members [ more STATION page 3 ]
No charges for driver who killed Kirkland man in crosswalk BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
The driver who struck and killed Kirkland resident Kyle Warnick while he was in a crosswalk in September will not be charged. The Kirkland prosecutor has concluded that the incident was an accident with no proof of negligence. State law defines negligence as “failure to exercise ordinary care, and is the doing of some act that a reasonably careful person would not do under the same or similar circumstances.” Warnick was killed while out walking his dog when a woman in her 50s turned left onto 119th Place Northeast and struck him in the crosswalk. Warnick was sent to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with life-threatening injuries, where he later died. The driver claimed not to have seen him. In addition to the driver testing negative for alcohol or another substances, the investigation concluded that she was also driving under the speed limit at the time of the collision, between 14-19 mph in a 25-mph zone. Witnesses at the scene told investigators that she did not appear to be driving
very fast, nor did she seem distracted. Investigators attempted to recreate parts of the scene with the same make and model of the suspect’s vehicle. The officer driving the vehicle found it difficult to see an officer, standing in the same place as Warnick was when he was hit, due to both the position of the sun as well as the windshield pillar in the vehicle, which blocked the driver’s visibility. “While a very tragic accident occurred, the city does not believe that we can prove (driver’s name removed) failed to exercise ordinary care or acted in a manner that a reasonably careful person would not have under the same or similar circumstances,” stated a letter from Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Blakeley Warbinton while consulting the KPD on the investigation. The investigation conclusions seem to corroborate a comment Ron Zoeller made online on a letter to the editor published by the Reporter in which he claimed to have been at the scene of the accident. “My only observation as to a cause (of the accident) would be that the car at the [ more DRIVER page 3 ]
Gov. Jay Inslee and Lauren Thomas, chief executive officer for Hopelink, far right, speak with other Hopelink workers. Inslee attended a roundtable discussion on long-term unemployment in King County, which has continued to be a problem despite claims the economy is rebounding. TJ MARTINELL, Kirkland Reporter
Inslee visits Hopelink in Kirkland to discuss unemployment BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
During a roundtable discussion at Hopelink in Kirkland, Gov. Jay Inslee met with job seekers and various organizations to determine ways to reduce long-term unemployment in King County. Among the main points raised were hiring practices by employers and the negative effects of I-1163 that
one employer said has created a shortage of home care providers. While Inslee and others expressed their belief the economy had improved, among whom included Kirkland Deputy Mayor Penny Sweet, they admitted layoffs were still occurring and a significant percentage of people were having trouble finding work.
According to Marlena Session, CEO of Workforce Development Council of Seattle King County, there are approximately 30,000 people in the county who have been unemployed for more than six months and no longer show up in unemployment figures. One problem is that King County is known for its affluent communi-
ties, particularly on the Eastside where poverty isn’t considered an issue, according to Lauren Thomas, chief executive officer for Hopelink, who said there are 36,000 people living in poverty and 17,000 kids who qualify for free and reduced cost lunches at school. King County is the most populous in the state and 86th highest-income county [ more INSLEE page 7 ]
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Kirkland student saves father with CPR directions from 911 dispatcher BY SAMANTHA PAK Reporter Newspapers
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ne day in April 2014, Danci Underwood was at home with her father and younger sister. Their father, Dave Underwood, was asleep on the couch in their Redmond home, but when Danci tried to wake him up, he would not respond. He had gone into cardiac arrest. Danci, who was 7 years old at the time, went to a neighbor’s house to get help, but no one was home. She then tried to call her mother, but she did not pick up the phone. So Danci, now 8 years old, then did something she learned from her mother. “She told me if there’s an emergency, call 911,” said the third-grader from Rose Hill Elementary School in Kirkland. “I told (the dispatcher) that something’s wrong with my dad, ‘Can you please help me?’”
Following directions Margaux Lallas, the NORCOM 911 dispatcher who answered Danci’s call, gave her a number of instructions. She told the girl to find a piece of mail in the house for their address so she could send first responders. Lallas also told Danci to unlock the front door so they could get into the house when they arrived. After that, she asked the girl to hold the phone up to her father’s mouth to hear his breathing and then gave Danci step-by-step instructions on how to perform hands-only CPR until first responders arrived. Lallas said she and Danci counted together the number of chest compressions the girl did until the paramedics arrived. They counted up to about 135. “She did everything right,” Lallas said about Danci. “She was as calm as can be.” While Danci was fol-
lowing Lallas’s directions, her younger sister Daela Underwood, who was 4 at the time, got scared and hid in a bathroom. Their mother Nancy Underwood was at work, about 20 minutes away from their home at the time. She said when she received a call from the police, they just told her there had been some sort of medical emergency at her house. She didn’t know if one of her daughters was hurt or if it was her husband. When she learned how Danci had remembered to call 911 just as she had reminded her to do in an emergency, Nancy said she was very proud of her.
A grateful parent and deserving parent After the call, Lallas said she wasn’t sure what had happened to Dave as
dispatchers can’t follow up with any of the 911 calls they receive. But that doesn’t mean she wasn’t eager to find out how Dave had fared. “It was an emotional call for me,” Lallas said. On Jan. 23, she got the opportunity to find out what had happened after she got off the phone with Danci as the young girl was recognized during a school assembly at Rose Hill for helping to save her father’s life. Lallas, as well as the first responders who answered the call, attended the assembly to see Danci be honored. Upon meeting Danci, Lallas told her, “You’re probably the best 911 call I’ve ever had. Can you believe that?” She said this was because “kids call it how it is” when dispatchers ask questions and give instructions. Lallas said adults can sometimes get nervous, get distracted or begin telling stories. In response to Lallas, Danci thanked the dispatcher for helping her, adding that “it was cool” to meet her. For Dave, who only spent 24 hours at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland
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Margaux Lallas, left, a NORCOM 911 dispatcher, meets Dave and Danci Underwood for the first time after she instructed Danci on hands-only CPR over the phone when her father Dave went into cardiac arrest in April 2014. SAM PAK, Reporter Newspapers following the episode, he is grateful for everyone — from his daughter to Lallas, to the first responders — who helped save his life. “It’s just nice to be here,” he said. He said his daughter, who will also receive a 2015 Red Cross hero award in the youth division later this year, deserves the honors and recognition she has been receiving.
Happy family Dave has no recollection about what had happened in April and said when he learned about his oldest
daughter’s actions, he was not necessarily surprised and is extremely proud and grateful she acted instead of freezing under pressure. He also commended Lallas and her professional abilities to communicate with someone as young as Danci. “She knows how to work with someone Danci’s age and that tells me she can work with people at any age,” Dave said. His wife agreed. “I’m just so grateful,” Nancy said about how events unfolded. “This is the best ending.”
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At the heart of the disagreement between the city and the union is whether or not the city’s proposal
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stop sign would have been in bright afternoon sunlight coming from the west,” he wrote. “The crosswalk the man was using happened to be in shade due to a couple of tall fir trees in just the right spot to shade the crosswalk. Not that it is anything the lady could have done anything about but her pupils would have been constricted and it’s easy to not see individuals in adjacent deep shade. He would have been
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walking basically towards her so even his motion might not have registered.” Some people who commented on the Reporter story about the accident noted that the intersection is known to be dangerous. “This is one of the worst intersections ever made,” Arian Lori-Amini wrote on the Reporter website. “We have complained to city multiple times and they won’t add speed bumps cause it’s a major route to the hospital.”
competing. A Kamiakin Middle School team was also present at the event and made a soup. For the competition, students used a set of ingredients to make an entrée that included a starch, vegetable and protein. They then had 90 minutes to make two plates. Sarah Rose and Hugo made fried chicken with spinach and arugula risotto with roasted cauliflower and fried leeks. The teams were judged on teamwork, sanitation, knife skills, proper cooking technique and overall flavor and appearance of their food.
said never involved hiring more staff. According to Triplett, there were two union members on the site selection committee and the siting process for determining where the fire station might be located. The recommendations, he said, came from the two year strategic plan, developed by a committee which also had union members on it. The plan concluded a new fire station in Juanita or east Finn Hill was needed. Triplett said the city’s eventual plan after building the new Station 24 would be to move Station 27 to a new location west of I-405, but before this happens they would need the public to approve a ballot measure for funding. The apparent conflict between firefighters and the city on the matter went public after Bryan Vadney, president of IAFF Local 2545, sent a letter to the council on Dec. 6 rejecting a proposed domestic violence resolution. At the end of the letter, he included a criticism of the proposed fire station siting plan. This, in turn, elicited a response letter from Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen and Sweet, who originally conceived the domestic violence resolution. The union further articu-
lated its opposition to the fire station siting plan in a Jan. 6 letter, in which Vadney also claimed that an internal poll conducted by the union revealed the firefighters overwhelming sided with the union. Additionally, the poll showed that roughly 88 percent of firefighters believed the city “is unlikely to change” its mind on the fire station siting and that firefighters’ input had “little value” to them, according to the union.
Council member and former fire commissioner Toby Nixon fired back in letter attacking Vadney, as other city officials have, for bringing union opposition up now rather than before. Additionally, Nixon, who lives in the Kingsgate neighborhood, challenged Vadney to bring up relevant details in his criticism of the proposed location. Phone calls to Vadney seeking comment were not returned.
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Numerous city officials, including Nixon and City Manager Kurt Triplett, have vehemently denied this allegation while turning the same accusation back at the union, which is in the middle of contract negotiations with the city. Triplett has previously told the Reporter that the firefighters and the union have had opportunities to voice their concerns and yet did not do so until around December. Having attended two fire department officer meetings since the first letter was published, one in December and another in January, Triplett said their criticism of the proposed fire siting location has relied on hypothetical situations and anecdotal evidence rather than actual data collected. “We have not been given a particular reason,” Triplett said. What has particularly baffled him and other city officials is the most recent letter recommending the city retire the bond levy leftover from Fire District 41 intended to pay for a new station. If they did so, it would result in no new fire station. The proposed station was originally meant to be built on Big Finn Hill Park to consolidate Station 24 and 25 while closing both stations, something Triplett
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expressed their continued support for the dual station option, with council member Dave Asher calling it the “logical conclusion.” “It seems to me that the direction we gave in November is supported by the conclusion as I can see it,” he said. “I just don’t see where the confusion seems to be coming from the facts that I’m seeing. If someone else has the facts I’d love to see them.” Deputy Mayor Penny Sweet said closer examination of the facts has made councilmembers more confident in their decision. “I’m ready to move forward,” she said. “I hope that our citizens can look at this… and understand that our objective is to provide better fire service across the board to our citizens. That’s why we’ve taken it so seriously.” “I think we’re moving in the right direction,” Council member Doreen Marchione said. “I’m sorry the firefighters didn’t stay to see it (the presentation).”
to create a new fire station on Northeast 132nd Street would have a negative affect on the effective response force for the Totem Lake and Kingsgate neighborhoods, which are inside Station 27’s current coverage area. The union has insisted this negative impact would be due to the city shuffling existing fire personnel to other stations rather than hiring more. The city, on the other hand, believes the new station would better allocate personnel and resources and provide better response times by dividing Station 27’s large coverage into two areas. The union has also brought up the issue of concurrency of calls, which is when a fire station has more than one call to respond to at the same time, saying response time data doesn’t take this into account. Nalder stated that for Station 27 there were 55 such instances during the study’s time period, roughly once a week. The latest letter read at the council meeting by Keys repeated another accusation by the union. “The Kirkland City Council should not allow politics, agendas or personal differences to dictate the outcome of the operational effectiveness of the Fire Department or the safety of our citizens,” the letter reads.
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ducation will be one of the key issues this legislative session in Olympia. But it’s being treated as a political ploy by seven Republican legislators who have introduced HB 1001. The bill, being called “Fund Education First,” would create a separate budget for education and require that it be funded from no new tax sources and approved before the rest of the state’s budgets. Fortunately, Eastside representatives had the good sense to stay away from this proposal. Education already comes first in our state; our constitution says it is the “paramount” duty of the state. OK, we know the Legislature hasn’t been good about doing this recently. But the state Supreme Court has found it in contempt and lawmakers are under pressure to fix that. There’s another problem with HB 1001 — that education be funded from existing tax sources. Given the high price tag to fully fund education, it will be a struggle — maybe an impossible one — to find enough money to pay for other needed state programs without new taxes. Voters might OK more taxes for kids in schools, but not for state workers sitting in offices. The bottom line? Many state problems likely
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Council only wants like-minded people for advisory boards
The science and comedy of Kirkland’s proposed bag ban
For those you who apply for a position on an advisory board, don’t be deceived with how important your ideas are. The Kirkland City Council only selects people who think like the council. If you have different ideas other than the council, you will not be selected. If you are selected, you will become just another bobble head doll for the council making the positions unnecessary. Much of the time and money that goes into funding the advisory boards could be saved. We don’t need a board or commission only to ditto when the council already has decided what the council is looking for.
“Borderline comical.” As members of the Kirkland City council consider banning plastic grocery bags, they should keep those words in mind. They are the words of Dr. Christopher Reddy, Senior Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute when he spoke against Rhode Island’s proposed ban on plastic bags. After listening to environmental activists pushing the ban, he made it clear their arguments – the same arguments we hear in Washington state – are simply unscientific. Kirkland is the latest target of environmental activists advocating the symbolic step of banning plastic grocery bags. The science, however, is clear and Reddy is not the only ocean scientist expressing frustration at the unscientific claims used to justify a ban. Oregon State University scientist Angel White has also been outspoken on the damage environmental activists are doing to science with these false claims. A report from Kirkland city staff included a graphic showing a garbage patch covering much of the Pacific between Hawaii and Alaska. Their source? The caption under the graphic read “Vimeo,” an online video site similar to YouTube. This is like quoting “The Internet.” Frustrated by such claims, White lamented that, “this kind of exaggeration undermines the credibility of scientists,” noting the amount garbage in the ocean is a tiny fraction of the size presented by the city staff. Additionally, Reddy noted that Woods Hole research, “has shown that the amount of plastics in the open ocean have dropped or at least stabilized over the last 10 years.” That decline comes despite the increased use of plastic grocery bags. Indeed, environmental activists in Washington state admit they cannot point to any harm from plastic bags, turning instead to performance art
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would be gutted to balance the budget, thus reducing the cost of state government. That may be a goal of some Republicans, but not all government programs are bad. And schools aren’t the only institution that provide needed services to state residents. That said, this isn’t a pitch for the Legislature to approve any tax for any program. In fact, responsible legislative leaders — in both parties — have more sense than to do this.
Juanita neighborhood seeks people to champion new projects The Juanita Neighborhoods Association wants to offer you some money. We need people to “champion” projects that help the Juanita Neighborhood in some way, and we have seed money for those champions. Previous projects include ice cream socials, public dance lessons, garden tours, holiday lighting and park cleanup. We can provide $300 to $600 in seed money, but it must be matched by about 4 volunteer-hours for each $100 we provide. Interested? Please contact Doug Rough at 425-821-5529.
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Plastic bags litter environment Plastic bags litter our environment and kill our marine life ... But probably not a good idea to ban them if we are going to inconvenience a few folks. Really?
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to claim marine life has been harmed. Art trumps science. Like environmentalists, politicians wave off these scientific warnings. They justify unscientific policies, claiming they are “precautionary.” Better safe than sorry, they rationalize. A plastic bag ban, however, may actually increase damage to marine life. When asked for the greatest threat to water, Dr. Reddy said the answer is clear: nitrogen in the water that removes oxygen and creates oceanic “dead zones,” often caused by fertilizer runoff. Alternatives to plastic bags contribute hugely to these dead zones. The U.K. Environment Agency compared the environmental impacts of paper and reusable bags to plastic bags. The results are dramatic. Reusable cotton bags, like those sold locally at PCC, contributed more than 300 times as much to ocean dead zones as plastic bags. Paper bags did better, but still had about 10 times as much impact on water quality as plastic bags. More reusable bags means more fertilizer runoff and more dead zones. The results were the same with “global warming potential.” The same study found reusable cotton bags used more than 173 times as much energy as plastic bags. Paper bags, used eight times as much energy. Additionally, plastic bags are often reused as trash liners or to pick up after pets. Environmental activists ignore this reuse, claiming plastic bags are rarely recycled. This is true, but it is difficult to recycle a plastic bag containing dog poop. The environmental mantra of “reduce, reuse, recycle,” has been cut down to only “recycle,” ignoring that plastic bags reduce resource use and about 70 percent of plastic bags are reused at least once. This is not to say plastic bags have no impact. But alternatives are far more damaging to the environment, and wishing away the impact of reusable bags is not scientific or responsible.
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Park Lane construction project in Kirkland aims to correct ongoing issues BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
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The western entrance to park lane, where the road has been closed for construction. The work is expected to last until around May, though this may be impacted by weather conditions. TJ MARTINELL, Kirkland Reporter finished, crews will replace the water-main, which will require them to dig a trench through the road. The replacement process is expected to take a month, according to Knight. Although the project is in its early stages, Knight said they have received feedback from residents concerned
about the tree removal, which occurred in December in anticipation of construction work. Knight said they retained 11 of the trees from Park Lane, including a red oak by the western gateway and a maple tree on the other side of the street. They also plan to add 37 more trees once the project is finished.
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a manner that allows their roots to grow downward and not impact the sidewalk, Knight said. “The canopies will be appropriate for the street, allow more sunlight, be able to use festival lights,” Knight said. “It will be a chance to get it right.” “The goal is to make it more walkable for people who are visually impaired or
use wheelchairs,” Knight said. “And by replacing the trees it allows us to reconfigure the amount of walkable space. It didn’t help that the trees were aged and diseased and not in great health.” Park Lane’s design was approved by the Kirkland City Council in September. It is designed to act as a plazastyle street with a red and beige brick paver surface.
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The Pacific Northwest Football Officials Association (PNFOA) awarded their annual Sportsmanship Award to the Juanita High School football team at their Jan. 26 banquet. The individual scholarship award was given to JHS student Nick Peterson. Since 2003 the PNFOA has given a sportsmanship award to football teams in our service area (King County) that exhibit excellent sportsmanship in football games. PNFOA members fund this award by donating one or more of their own game fees. The award is granted to the school with the expectation that the school and coaching staff will choose an individual football player who is planning on furthering his education after graduation. This educational institution can include: junior college, community college, vocational school or four year college/university. The award is a $500 check toward expenses at that school.
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he initial part of the Park Lane project by the city of Kirkland is underway. Last week construction crews put up fences blocking off the street. The sidewalk concrete has been smashed and then repaved temporarily to provide access to the local businesses. Christian Knight, neighborhood services coordinator for the city of Kirkland, said the plan is to have the road reopen in late April or early May, as construction plans are for roughly three months of work, but this is very much contingent on weather conditions. They have also removed the trees, some of which they plan to replant once the construction is completed. Once the current work is
Knight said removing them allows the city to correct some problems that resulted when the trees were originally planted. “Back in the day when those original trees were planted the methods that were used to plant them did not ensure long term tree health when the trees were immersed in buckets,” he said. This, and other elements, caused the trees’ roots to grow upward and buckle the sidewalk, negatively impacting walkability and creating tripping hazards in the concrete. The tree canopies also caused shedding problems, Knight said. The new trees will be smaller, 35 feet, compared to some of the former trees, that stood at 65 feet. The new trees will be planted in
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It’s Blue Friday! Support Our Hawks!
Seahawks rally on the Cross Kirkland Corridor, at Marina Park scheduled for tomorrow Fans of the Seattle Seahawks are invited to put their best “12th Man” costume on, dress up the kids, decorate a bike or stroller, gussy up the dog and join the Kirkland City Council on the Cross Kirkland Corridor to celebrate the opening of the newly completed Interim Trail.
Hundreds gathered at Marina Park in Kirkland last year for a rally in support of the Seahawks’ Super Bowl appearance. The Kirkland Chamber of Commerce will once again host a Hawks rally at Marina Park tomorrow as the local NFL team gets ready to play the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Sunday. REPORTER FILE PHOTO
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The “Trail Great” party will start at 12 p.m. tomorrow at the Northeast 68th Street bridge. Come hear 12 people announce 12 different ways to enjoy the corridor, watch the council wave a 12th Man flag on the 12-foot wide bridge at Northeast 68th Street, and celebrate with friends from all of Kirkland’s neighborhoods. Limited parking is available at Lakeview Elementary School, 10400 Northeast 68th Street. Walking, biking or strolling are highly recommended and remember the full distance of the CKC is nearly 12 miles. “This is another exciting milestone for the Cross Kirkland Corridor and we are so pleased to officially join the community in the opening of the Interim Trail,” said Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen. A grand opening event is being planned for later in the spring. At the end of January 2015, work on the Interim Trail will be completed. A compacted crushed gravel surface is now in place the full length of the trail, which extends from
108th Avenue Northeast and ends at Slater Avenue Northeast. With the exception of the Northeast 124th Street and Totem Lake Boulevard intersection, the rail ties have been removed, the crossings have been paved, and rapid flashing beacons have been installed. Additionally, asphalt approaches to intersections, concrete sidewalks, and safety fencing along sensitive areas have been installed. Following the city’s “Trail Great” party, at 2 p.m., the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Seahawks Rally at Marina Park. This is the second consecutive year the city will host a Seahawks rally for the team preceding the Super Bowl. For rally information, visit www.kirklandchamber.org or call 425-8227066.
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in the country. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, between 2009-2013 11.5 percent of people in the county were living under the poverty line, compared to 13.4 percent overall for the state. The consequences of prolonged unemployment can self-perpetuate, Thomas said, as workers lose their jobs, they find “survivor” jobs to pay the bills, and then get laid off. She also said it is creating a generation of workers who have never had a successful job. Inslee expressed his support for retraining programs, saying the state had allocated $10 million in the last budget to fund such programs. These programs, he said, would allow unemployed workers to gain the skills necessary to get jobs in an increasingly techfocused economy. “It’s just not acceptable,” he said of the unemployment figures. “You can look at this as a fairness issue and helping people, but it’s also an economic issue.” When Inslee asked for feedback on what can be done to improve the situation, Esther Cooper, a director at CareForce Inc., said Initiative 1163, passed in 2011, has created a shortage of home care providers by adding onerous regulations. I-1163 requires 75 hours of paid training for longterm care workers, more than twice as many as the previous 35 hours. She said that the regulations put in place have made it difficult to attract new workers, as they often do not have the money to afford the training in places
Driving with suspended license: 1:23 a.m., 12200 block of NE 116th St. An officer observed a 31-yearold man with a suspended license driving his truck around the Baymount Inn. The officer also found he had an ignition lock required. The man was arrested and cited for both violations.
Jan. 19 Warrant: 9:16 a.m., 4500 block of 110th Ave NE. A 47-year-old man was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Kenmore after he was found in a sleeping bag in Watershed Park. Disorderly conduct: 1:43 a.m., 100 block of Kirkland Ave. A 24-year-old man threw a bottle into a crowd that was fighting at Tiki Joe’s Bar. The report-
like Shoreline, all of which are private institutions. “The problem is the talent is not out there for home care,” she said. “There are no caregivers out there…1163 stopped that. It’s not as easy to join… There’s not the facility to get talent in or more to step into it. The training is costing the state a lot of money.” The roundtable later included testimonies from job seekers who had suffered from prolonged unemployment. One of them, Brent Bartlett, said he discovered the state’s Commissioner Approved Training/Training Benefits (CAT/TB), which allows unemployed workers to put off their job search while they get an education without losing their unemployment benefits. However, he said he didn’t learn about it until four months after he had lost his job. According to the website, there is a 90 day window to apply for the training benefits and a 120 day window to enroll in the approved training program. Organizations like Hopelink helped him out while he was unemployed by making their food bank available, as he received too much money in unemployment benefits to qualify for government food stamps. Another job seeker, who was unemployed for a year, discussed his inability to get a job interview, which finally led him to go to Worksource in Redmond. He eventually got a job as a customer service representative while taking retraining programs. Right now, he is taking computer classes at the Lake Washington Institute of Technology.
Assault: 12:27 p.m., 6100 block of 122nd Ave NE. A 28-year-old man got into a physical altercation with his 66-year-old father at his father’s house, which ended with damage to the property and minor injury. The man also kept his father from calling the police by pulling the phone out of the wall socket. He was arrested for assault and interference with reporting a crime. Reckless driving: 12:22 a.m., 13200 block of Juanita Dr NE. A 20-year-old man failed to pull over for an officer
Job seekers and county officials said they wish to see a change in the hiring practices by employers. One of the job seekers told the panel that the biggest problems he’s faced is being considered too old or overqualified for a job, even after landing an interview. Sessions said employers can either unwittingly or knowingly rule out older applicants during the initial screening process for resumes, which can often lead them to remove high school and college graduation dates. At the same time, she
Jan. 16 Assault: 8 a.m., 10400 block of NE 116th St. A 30-year-old man punched a 20-year-old woman in the face and stomach over a $2 overdraft on a bank account. When he was later arrested and booked by police for assault he was carrying a .44 caliber black powder revolver. Assault: 12:45 p.m., 6000 block of Lakeview Dr. A 37-year-old man was arrested for assault after he pepper sprayed a 48-year-old man in the face. The 37-year-old man, who lives on the floor below the other man, kept banging the ceiling of his apartment to complain about a 32-year-old mother and her crying baby, who was in the 48-yearold man’s apartment. The mother went downstairs to speak to the man, who became confrontational. The 48-yearold man decided to try and talk to the man, but when the 37-year-old man opened the door again he sprayed him in the face.
said when they’ve met with the business community and discussed it with them they are eager to change their methods, as they often have worker shortages. At the end of the discussion Inslee noted that prolonged unemployment is a problem everywhere else in the state. “This is universal,” he said. “People don’t understand that. You have good people with good backgrounds relying on food stamps.” “The most demanding job is getting a job,” he also said.
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Kirkland Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is now accepting registrations for the spring 2015 class. The eight week course will be from 6-9 p.m. and start Feb. 25. Classes will be held the following seven Wednesdays with no class April 8. There is a required final simulation drill on April 25. Training will be held at the Kirkland Justice Center in Totem Lake. The CERT program educates residents in disaster
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he Kirkland City Council is continuing to examine options for a potential ban on most plastic bags at city businesses, despite a 2013 survey of residents that showed overwhelming opposition. The council discussed the matter with city staff at its Jan. 20 meeting, with the hope of having a draft ordinance to vote on sometime later in the year. Staff recommendations include a minimum paper bag fee of five cents, with retailers retaining the revenue. The staff also stated that all businesses would have to comply with the ordinance requirements within nine months. If passed, the
ordinance is expected to go into effect at the beginning of next year. The ordinance would rely very heavily on voluntary compliance, according to the memo. The majority of the council supported the idea of the paper bag fee, which they said is a necessary incentive for people to use recyclable bags, though they had concerns about the impact on business owners who already offer paper bags for free. They also voiced support for allowing retailers to keep the revenue, as they argued it would be too cumbersome and confusing if they had to send the money back to the city. Although the ordinance is intended to reduce the use
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of plastic bags, they agreed to numerous exemptions for practical reasons. Among the exemptions were those used to package bulk items, such as fruit and vegetables. Also, restaurants would be allowed to use plastic bags for take-out food, according to a city memo. Council member Toby Nixon, who repeatedly expressed his opposition to the idea of a plastic bag ban, said that while he is in favor of as many exemptions as possible, the number of exemptions seems to defeat the purpose of the ordinance. “The problem is perpetuated,” he said. “I was astounded when I saw this list. They’re (plastic bags) still going to be
out there. Why bother?” According to a May 2013 survey conducted by Elway Research, Inc. of around 400 Kirkland residents, 80 percent reuse more than one type of bag and nearly half of them already bring their own bags to the grocery store. The survey also found that residents heavily favored voluntary measures, albeit 85 percent thought stores should be required to have plastic bag recycling bins. Nearly 70 percent opposed any ban on disposable shopping bags. Kirkland has the highest single-family recycling rate in King County at 68 percent. Mayor Amy Walen defended the council’s support
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unclear. Detectives have arrested several suspects, but mail boxes continue to be an easy target of opportunity for thieves. The suspects are looking for mail that contains items they can turn around quickly; such as gift cards and/or cash. If they find checks they’re washing them, making them out to themselves and changing the amounts.
Make it a habit to collect mail every day. Don’t ever leave mail in the box overnight. Also, consider buying a locking mailbox. If going on vacation, either arrange for a neighbor to collect mail or ask the post office to hold mail. When sending mail, don’t place it out for the mail carrier; drop it off at the post office. Remember, that red flag is a notice to everyone that
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on the matter, Todd Myers, a Kirkland business owner and environmental director at the Washington Policy Center, criticized the ban as being unscientific. He stated that when Rhode Island was considering a similar ban, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts referred to it as “borderline comical.” The real concern, Myers said, is nitrification of water, which removes the oxygen. This process, often caused by fertilizer runoff, can make whole areas uninhabitable for marine life. Walen told the Reporter that “there’s conflicting science out there. I believe the information I have received…anything not reusable is probably not going to be my first choice.” “I believe in science that says less plastic in the system there is mail in the box. Most importantly, citizens know best what is suspicious activity in their neighborhood. They are urged to call police if they see someone spending time at or near mailboxes or following a mail carrier. Several arrests of mail thieves have happened because citizens called about something they saw that just didn’t seem right.
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in spite of the survey, comparing it to laws that require people to wear motorcycle helmets, saying that people’s right to make choices has to be balanced with social and environmental concerns. “I think that there is established science that says plastic in our system is expensive,” she said. “The less of it in the system the better… We have to balance that strong public interest with people’s desire to make their own free choice.” Walen also said the council is tailoring the ordinance in order to make it comparable to similar measures passed in cities like Seattle and Issaquah and compromises are being made. There are some, however, who have questioned whether or not a reduction in plastic bag use would be of any environmental benefit. During public comment, prior to the council’s discussion
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City seeking way forward on parking issues BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
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hile the city of Kirkland is looking to find a way to improve the parking situation in downtown, they’re now asking downtown residents and business owners for their take on the proposed options. The draft of a new study, developed by Rick Williams Consulting, provided some preliminary options for parking in downtown, as previous studies revealed nearly all the stalls are filled for most of the day. After a discussion at the City Council’s Jan. 6 meeting, the public works department is now going to the business owners to get their suggestions. Although the study has yet to be finalized, a Dec. 11 city memo contained options that fell into one of two solutions. One was increasing the number of parking stalls available by building more parking lots or partnering with developers to build public parking, as well as provide more on-street parking. Another
is to improve the use of existing parking stalls through a variety of means such as expanding pay parking and improving security and cleanliness at the downtown library garage. Transportation Engineering Manager David Godfrey told the council at the meeting that the study was intended to find easier and direct solutions as opposed to long-term projects involving significant amount of money. Some of the inexpensive options, estimated to cost $50,000 or less, would be to create time limited parking at Lake Avenue West for up to 45 stalls, possibly selling monthly leases for stalls not utilized. Moderate priced options would be to improve operations at the library garage by opening permit-only stalls to all users after 5 p.m. More expensive options, a half a million dollars or more, include creating a new lot south of city hall, adding 144-166 stalls. One of the easiest solutions would be to improve cleanliness in the library parking garage, according
to Godfrey. During the council meeting, one of the council members mentioned that people often avoid parking in the bottom of the garage due to security concerns. In addition to improving its appearance, Public Works Director Kathy Brown said that the staff is already looking at options for improving parking security separate from the parking study. Using on-street sensors to indicate stall vacancies through an app for smartphones has also been discussed, though it is considered to be a longerterm solution. This could complement an additional option involving a marketing brand logo to make the parking stalls easier to find and people more inclined to use them. The consultant surveyed about 1,000 stalls in the study. It found that an extra 150 spaces would have to be supplied in order to satisfy the optimal percentage of 85 percent rule. Business owners downtown have a variety of attitudes on solutions, ranging from support for increased
awareness about currently available parking, to recommendations that certain buildings be removed and converted into a parking stall. Zack Thomas, who works at Smokin Hot Smoke Shop at 15 Lake St., supports the idea of more parking stalls, even if it requires leveling buildings. Whitney Bi, the manager at Green E Juice at 219 Kirkland Avenue, said the biggest problem her customers have isn’t finding spots but knowing that the parking exists. She said most of them are unaware of the nearby retail parking garage. “They should make it more obvious where parking is,” she said. At the same time, Bi also said that parking is usually filled, especially on Sundays and in the early morning. “My employees have difficulty finding spots,” she said. “It’s hard for even me to find parking.” The city memo notes that it will probably need more than 150 stalls, since not all parking stalls were surveyed by the consultant.
From left, Kelly Chen, Davin Schaible, Skylee Lorenz, Claire Longcore, Grace Burt and Evelyn Locker. WARD BRANNMAN, Contributed
Kamiakin students at educator’s conference Kamiakin Middle School’s music department will be well represented at the Washington Music Educator’s Conference with six students. This year, the musicians will rehearse and perform in Spokane on Feb. 14. After working for months on their excerpts and then submitting rigorous, recorded auditions to the Washington Music Educators Association
(WMEA) last October, the following students were selected as being qualified for a spot in the 2014 Junior All-State Band or Orchestra: Claire Longcore, clarinet; Davin Schaible, oboe; Evelyn Locker, bassoon, Grace Burt, alto saxophone; Skylee Lorenz, clarinet; and Kelly Chen, cello. The WMEA provides prestigious opportunities to showcase our state’s best musicians including Jr. All-State for middle school students as well as AllState and All-Northwest performance groups for high school students that include musicians from six Northwest states.
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