Kirkland Reporter, February 20, 2015

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Millenials flock to Kirkland for high-tech jobs, housing

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

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financial education website has named Kirkland as the sixth best city in the state for “millenials” seeking jobs. But local officials suggest this pertains mainly to those who work the city’s many hi-tech companies at least for the time being.

According to the study conducted by NerdWal-

let, Kirkland experienced nearly 40 percent growth in millenials, people between the ages of 28-33, between 2010-2013. For their list of top cities, which placed Redmond as the best city for millenials seeking employment, NerdWallet examined the city’s unemployment rate, rental and housing affordability, as well as the prevalence of Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)-

related jobs. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Kirkland has a 4.2 percent unemployment rate. Trulia reports the median sales price for homes in Kirkland between Oct. 14, 2014 and Jan. 15 was $445,975. Trulia also reported that sales prices have appreciated 14 percent during the past five years.

Bruce Wynn, executive director at the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce,

said the growth spurt of millenials can be attributed to hi-tech industries and companies like Google, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in Kirkland during October. With one campus in the Moss Bay neighborhood off of 6th Street South, company officials are currently adding a second campus site adjacent to it in anticipation of an additional 1,000 workers. This is on top of

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Pilot Philip Smiley, seen here with his grandchildren at his Kirkland home, was honored by the Federal Aviation Administration for a perfect life-time flying record. For the full story see page 8. TJ MARTINELL, Kirkland Reporter

House bill would narrow exemptions for vaccines in schools

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

A new bill introduced to the State House would remove personal exemptions for vaccinating children who attend public schools, including in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD).

House Bill 2009 (HB2009) would remove a clause that says allows for “a written certification signed by any parent or legal guardian of the child…

that the signator has either a philosophical or personal objection to the immunization of the child,” leaving only medical and religious exemptions in place.

Introduced by Rep. June Robinson, a Democrat from Everett and member of the House Health Care and Wellness Committee, the bill came out in response to a reported outbreak of measles at Disneyland in January.

In 2011, the State Legislature passed a law that

required parents to get a doctor’s signature in order to exempt their children from vaccination for medical reasons. All but two states allow for religious exemptions for vaccination of children attending public schools.

According to King County, Washington State has fewer than 10 cases of measles reported a year.

In 2013, only four were reported in the county.

The State Department of Health reported that

LWSD had a 6.13 percent exemption rate. Out of the 1,258 reported, they were overwhelming for personal reasons, at 87 percent. Approximately nine percent were for medical, while approximately four percent were for religious reasons.

The school with the highest exemption rate in LWSD was Emerson K-12 which, according to 2011 stats obtained the DOH, had nearly 40 percent of students exempted from [ more BILL page 3 ]

the 1,400 full-time employees they have in the state.

Wynn added that Google also hosts two chamber luncheons a year to attract students interested in STEM. “There is a lot of money pouring into the school foundations and chamber to keep that on the front burner,” he said.

Yet, he said Kirkland’s appeal for millenials is really dependent on what they

do for a living, especially if they intend to live in the city.

“Technology and science rule, and that is a big priority here in Kirkland,” he said, citing the move by other major companies such as Microsoft, Costco and Bluetooth into the city due to its growing reputation as a center-hub for technology-focus industries. [ more JOBS page 9 ]

Planning Commission OKs Parkplace zoning changes

BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com

The Kirkland Planning Commission has voted to recommend to the City Council several changes to zoning at Parkplace and amend the Kirkland Parkplace Master Plan and Design Guidelines.

The commission’s vote on Jan. 29 sent the proposals to the council, which took up the issue at a public hearing at their Feb. 17 meeting.

The new master plan, submitted in October by Talon Private Capital, would require several zoning changes to allow for more residential space.

Right now, the zoning code limits residential development to 10 percent of the allowed gross floor area for the master plan, which Talon is asking to be increased to 30 percent. The plan is to build 300 units, 10 percent of which would be affordable housing.

This will be offset, they have said, by reducing the size of the overall site from the 2.75 million square feet permitted by zoning to 1.2 million. The new master plan reduces the overall size by 34 percent and the amount of office space by 50 percent from the original master plan. It also

sets aside two acres of open space and plazas.

Another proposed change is to have the movie theater count as 20 percent of the total retail/restaurant use required instead of 10 percent. According to city of Kirkland Senior Planner Angela Ruggeri, they need to have 25 percent of office square footage, and many residents requested the change so that the developer would keep movie theater. Ruggeri said the revised master plan will have fewer but taller buildings, some of which will be up to eight stories, the maximum allowed by zoning (115 feet).

The other proposed change would permit a drive-thru facility to be built 6th Avenue. A drive-thru bank currently sits on Central Way but was grandfathered in after the zoning code was altered to prohibit it on the property, according to Ruggeri.

Ruggeri said the reduced size of the master plan means there will be less of a traffic impact than the previous version which is reflected in the new State Environmental Policy Act addendum (SEPA).

It is the first attempt at redevelopment of the site since 2010, when [ more ZONING page 3 ]

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Park (north side of Juanita Drive) is of sufficient land size to accommodate an 86,700 square facility and parking, while maintaining open space and compatibility with the neighborhood.

During its consideration of the two park sites, the City Council also directed that additional public feedback be sought on the preference to locate the facility on city owned or privately owned property. The search for potential privatelyowned sites is ongoing. Sites identified include: Property in or near Totem Lake Mall; property in the PAR MAC industrial zone; property west of I-405 in the Totem Lake Area; and property near the Kirkland Justice Center. Acquiring privately owned property of sufficient size is estimated to cost between $10-20 million.

Kirkland’s two community centers, the Peter Kirk Community Center and the North Kirkland Community Center, are programmed to capacity and lack many of the features desired by users, such as fitness facilities, gymnasium, and meeting space. In 2007, the Parks and Community Services Department, working with citizens and community groups, developed a prototype plan for a future multiuse community recreation and aquatic facility that could better serve the recreation and aquatic needs of residents of all ages. The need for such a facility was also identified during a survey of residents in March 2014. In that survey, 82 percent said they strongly support or somewhat support an aquatics, recreation and community center.

In addition to the Virtual Open House, the city will conduct a random telephone survey of Kirkland residents in the coming weeks.

To receive updates via email on the proposed ARC Center, visit www.kirklandwa.gov/kirklandarc.

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The city of Kirkland is conducting broad public outreach on the proposed aquatics/recreation/community (ARC) center. One key goal is to identify the community’s preference to locate the facility on cityowned or privately-owned property. Comprehensive background information and a brief questionnaire are available at the Kirkland ARC Center “Virtual Open House,” http://kirklandarc.publicmeeting.info/.

Community members are

encouraged to visit the online site to learn about the proposed facility and to complete the questionnaire

by March 31.

The online open house provides detailed analysis of what factors the city has considered in finding the most appropriate site for the multi-purpose facility and what program and building features the public desires.

In the initial phase, the siting study primarily considered city-owned property to minimize overall costs.

Based upon siting criteria, such as land size, access, zoning, neighborhood compatibility, two city park sites were deemed suitable for an ARC facility. The north side of Juanita Beach Park was identified to be more appropriate than the North Kirkland Community Center site. Artist renderings posted online are intended to show that Juanita Beach

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Touchstone’s master plan was approved by the city.

The project was ultimately stopped due to financial reasons and the property sold.

Jim Neal and Bill Pollard, the principals of Talon, said their new master plan is intended to complement the surrounding community, taking advantage of amenities already present while providing an urban center for people to live, work and play in the same area.

Pollard said that the master plan was deliberately designed not to maximize the total density allowed by zoning in order to create

a more intimate feel and reserve open space for community events such as farmers markets.

Pollard said that with Peter Kirk Park adjacently located, the apartments will work well for young or small families. The plans also call for walkability in order to reduce parking and traffic issues, and the hope is to take advantage of the Cross Kirkland Corridor.

Although there will be less office space, both Pollard and Neal said the redevelopment would allow growing companies to take root in Kirkland rather than leave once they outgrow their space.

said. “There’s been some sensational claims that vaccines are linked to autism or other disorders but this has been completely debunked… we don’t let peanuts into schools but we let children who haven’t been vaccinated into schools.

I’m not sure that makes a lot of sense. We’re paying more attention to peanut allergies.”

One of the potential problems with the bill, however, is that parents who previously opted for personal reasons can just switch over to religious exemption.

“I suppose if this bill were to pass and we looked three years from now and we have the same percentage not being vaccinated and the religious has replaced the personal one, we’ll have to look at that,” Springer said.

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City to host Spring Tourism Networking meeting The city of Kirkland will host a Spring Tourism Networking meeting and lunch at Heritage Hall from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on March 26.

City staff will provide updates on the Waterfront Optimization Study, Cross Kirkland Corridor and new developments in Kirkland.

Those in attendance can share their spring and summer promotions and events.

Lunch will be provided.

Heritage Hall is located at 203 Market Street in downtown Kirkland.

To RSVP visit https:// spring2015tnm.eventbrite.

The Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods will host the “State of the City” address for Kirkland residents from 7-9 p.m. on Feb. 25.

Mayor Amy Walen and City Manager Kurt Triplett will share the latest updates on the City Council’s Work Program and other major initiatives:, including the Cross Kirkland Corridor, Totem Lake Business District Revitalization, proposed North Kirkland Fire Station, Aquatics/Recreation/

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The two hour session will be videotaped and posted on the city’s website at www. kirklandwa.gov and search Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods.

For more information, contact Kari Page, Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator at KPage@kirklandwa.gov or call 425-587-3011.

The presentation, including question and answer session, will be videotaped and aired on the City’s K-GOV channel (Comcast Channel 21/Frontier Channel 31) as well as posted to the city’s ondemand webpage.

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tion should be removed, though he believes parents vaccines, mainly for perhave a right to exempt sonal reasons. Out of the their children for religious 218 enrolled, 30 percent and medical reasons. were exempted for mea“If there is a medical sles. According to LWSD reason not to inoculate Spokesperson Kathryn you shouldn’t vaccinate,” Reith, the school is a he said. “Parents have partnership between the had very legitimate and district and home school defensible objections on families. Under the new religious and spiritual law, however, students at grounds. I respect that. the school may But when you be affected, as “It’s astounding… I have someone the Office of was shocked at the who can say Superintendent percentages of the ‘I just have for Public Instudent population personal reastruction has it around the state that sons’…if those categorized as a are not vaccinated. personal reapublic school.

That is just a public Reith said the safety issue, a public sons dictated a decision that district policy health issue that we only affected would only procan’t ignore.” their child, that hibit vaccinated would be one Rep. Larry Springer students who thing. This is a have the proper public health documentation issue and I just want to from attending class if make sure we don’t see a the student contracts a continual rebound of disparticular disease. eases we thought we had The school with the gotten rid of long ago.” lowest vaccine exemption Springer added that he rate in Kirkland was Holy is alarmed at the number Family Parish School, of elementary school a private school, at two students who are not vacpercent. Private schools cinated. are not required by law “It’s astounding… I was to provide religious or shocked at the percentages personal exemptions. of the student population When it comes to the around the state that are stance of local politicians, not vaccinated. That is State Sen. Andy Hill says just a public safety issue, a he supports the goal of public health issue that we having 90 percent of the can’t ignore.” state population vaccinatState Rep. Roger Gooded but declined to comman said he also supports ment on the bill specifithe bill due to what he becally, saying he hasn’t had lieves is the solid scientific a chance to read it. State research behind vaccines.

Rep. Larry Springer said He also said that he conhe supports the idea, but siders places like Vashon is waiting until it passes through committee before Island, where 20 percent of school children are not he decides how to cast his vaccinated, at risk for an vote. outbreak in measles.

“You never know what “I don’t believe there the language is going to be is a basis for anyone to when it gets out of comdeny a vaccination for mittee,” he said. their children for perEither way, he feels sonal reasons that are not the personal exempsupported by science,” he

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No traffic safety in Kingsgate In response to your article about traffic safety in the Kingsgate neighborhood, I would like to respond: There is none! I live on 116th Avenue two blocks south of the Lutheran Church. For over 26 years my husband and I have petitioned the King County Sheriff ’s Office and now, the city of Kirkland, for increased patrols on 116th. Cars going both north and south use 116th as a speedway. Vehicles traveling at or near 50 mph is the norm. Crossing the street to access our mailbox is “Hail Mary” time.

If the Kirkland PD policed this street on a regular basis the city income from traffic citations would balance the budget. The sad truth in this matter is the city of Kirkland does not care about traffic safety in Kingsgate.

Irene L. Parrish, Kingsgate

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Last week’s poll results: “Do you think kids should have to be vaccinated to attend public schools?”

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You said it!

I’ve been criticized by many that I’m always not nice. There’s a reason.

Is it nice for Mayor Walen and Councilmembers to raise fees and taxes at a rate four times higher than our cost of living? Is it nice for them to bust through their adopted budget by an average of $15 million a year? Is it nice for them to divert money from essential services to create artificial shortfalls that are then used to ask for tax increases?

Is it nice that our council and planning department promotes more traffic jams? Is it nice for them to pass an ordinance that prohibits the citizens from speaking on traffic concurrency? Taping our mouths was not good. Was it nice the citizens of Kirkland were prohibited from speaking on annexation?

I will be nice when Mayor Walen and the council do something nice for the citizens who currently live in Kirkland and pay the bills.

They need to represent us. I will commend them when they do. Until then, I will continue to criticize what they do. Unfortunately for them and for us, most of the time it’s not nice.

Robert L. Style, Kirkland

Supreme Court decision may not be the end of the fight

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Of course we are pleased to have the decision of the Court of Appeals [on Potala Village] upheld by the Supreme Court’s denying to review the case. It has been hard for us to even understand how someone would use a permit that only evaluates a minor portion of a project to somehow vest to a project that has numerous other applicable codes. We have always believed that vesting occurs, first with the filing of a Complete Building Permit, and second when the building permit that is filed is code compliant.

Our next steps will be to participate as this goes through the design review process and make sure [the developer] correctly finishes the environmental cleanup. Also, the driveway issue is still a big point.

FEIS indicated that the project was still incompatible with size, scale, character with the neighborhood. Since then, the projects that he’s proposed have been even bigger (bigger footprint) and/or taller (mis-construing new zoning codes). Etc. Even with fewer units he made the building bigger.

Also, while [the developer] cleaned up the contamination on-site, he needs to clean up the contamination from the gas station that migrated off-site. Apparently this is necessary before the DOE issues an NFA letter. Traditional lenders and/or insurers are supposedly

not likely to participate with this property until there is an NFA (“No Further Action Required) letter... It is unclear what he could do with non-traditional EB-5 funding (or other). The Path America website seemed to indicate that [developer] Lobsang Dargey has been given NFA for the site, but checking with Department of Ecology, this does not appear to have been granted.

There is always a chance that the neighbors will need to use the court to make sure Dargey and the city don’t compromise the controls that should be on that property.

The Supreme Court decision is great news, but may not be the end of the story.

Kirkland area. Totem Lake shopping center is an embarrassment as well.

What is wrong with our civic leaders that they cannot get these prime properties developed to suit the Kirkland area in a better way?

The city of Kirkland found it so important to annex this area yet they haven’t done a thing to develop it in a better way.

I guess the downtown area is only what matters to them? It doesn’t make any sense there is no good retail shopping area in Kirkland and we find ourselves always having to go to Woodinville or Redmond.

Helen White, Kirkland

LWSD complied with law, Disingenuous to say city led Reporter requests Kirkland Reporter’s February 11 editofight against Potala project rialThestates “LWSD officials told us they were Karen Levenson, Kirkland

I think it’s disingenuous to say “the legal battle between the city of Kirkland and Potala Village...” The problem was caused by the city and it’s incompetent elected officials in the first place.

The citizens had to spend an enormous amount of time and money to even get the city’s attention that this was not an acceptable development, let alone to this point of correction.

We were met with resistance from the start, as elected officials and city employees tried to sweep this under the carpet. There was either corruption or such dereliction of duty that staff should have been discharged.

Instead, people kept their jobs, elected officials were re-elected or sent on to higher office, and Dargey will still get to build the development from hell... only smaller.

Let there be no mistake: this was a battle between a developer and the citizens of Kirkland, with the city doing a CYA.

Lee Obrzut, Kirkland

City does not care about annexed area I cannot believe that the city of Kirkland would allow Goodwill to put their store into the old Albertsons store on 132nd street.

This prime residential/commercial property should not be used for this type of store. The whole corner of 132nd and 100th looks disgusting and an embarrassment to the Juanita/

unable to release any information because of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).” Actually, the district did release a considerable amount of information to the Reporter regarding the assault of a student at Juanita High School. We answered all the questions we could and we have provided 769 pages of documents in response to five public records requests.

The editorial further notes that the names of the suspects were included in the charging documents. It implies the school district should have provided that information much earlier. The district in fact must comply with student privacy laws or face the consequences.

Those consequences could include spending thousands or even millions of taxpayer dollars to defend against lawsuits and potentially pay damages.

I completely understand the Reporter and the community’s interest in knowing more. I also know that more information will be provided through the legal process, which has taken a long time in this instance. The Kirkland Police Department and King County Prosecutor do not have the same legal requirements to protect student privacy that the district does. They are not only free to provide more information than the school district can but it is part of the legal process.

Kathryn M. Reith, Communications Director Lake Washington School District more story online… kirklandreporter.com

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Parking issues continue to be hot topic for city Fresh skepticism and concerns have been injected into a proposed ordinance that would lower the number of parking stalls required for multi-family developments.

During a study session by the council at its Feb. 4 meeting on a right size parking ordinance proposal, councilmembers questioned the findings of a study the Planning Commission is using to justify the ordinance. The study purportedly found a surplus of parking stalls in residential developments.

The study itself was based on the King County’s Right Size Parking (RSP) project, which discovered the same surplus.

The ordinance would reduce the number of parking stalls required for multi-family developments, and is intended to reduce the number of singleoccupant vehicles (SOV) on the road. The goal is to have 65 percent SOV and 35 percent transit or other modes of transportation by 2022. Kirkland is expected to have 7,300 new multifamily housing units by 2035, according to the King County Growth Countywide Planning Policy growth targets.

While discussing the proposal with the council, Senior Planner Jon Regala attempted to clear up some possible misunderstandings about the study, saying it CRIME

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Police Blotter The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.

Between Feb. 6-12, there were traffic incidents, traffic accidents, three DUIs, 21 general traffic incidents, 38 alarm calls, 16 abandoned vehicles, five burglaries, 12 incidents of fraud, 15 civil incidents, six cases of harassment, 13 thefts, 13 vehicle prowls, two vehicle thefts, 13 warrants served, 12 noise complaints, one animal call, nine incidents of domestic violence, four incidents of malicious mischief, 10 disturbances, three trespass, two assaults, five hit and run and 22 incidents involving at least one arrest.

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only examined apartments and did not address commercial parking. He also acknowledged that the vast majority of public feedback on the proposal has conveyed trepidation over the negative effects of reducing parking. Public comments also criticized the study itself and that the methods used to gather data were flawed. Chief among concerns was the fear of spill-over parking from developments into adjacent neighborhoods.

Councilmember Toby Nixon was among those on the council who questioned the study, saying whenever he has driven to apartments in North Kirkland he has had difficulty finding a visitor parking spot.

“It’s almost impossible to find parking when I go to visit people,” he said. “This leads me to believe that the data collection that show 20 percent of space is available can’t be accurate. There’s something going on. I’m not sure what it is.”

Nixon also inquired as to the methods used in the study, to which Regala replied that they use a decade-old method still employed by the Institute of Transportation Engineers in which they count vehicles per residential dwelling unit during the night.

“We decided we didn’t want to recreate the wheel,” Regala said. “I believe in the integrity (of the study)…. we were consistently finding oversupply. The numbers spoke from our

perspectives.”

Deputy Mayor Penny Sweet also said she was skeptical of there being a parking surplus in Kirkland.

“One of the oldest problems, particularly downtown, is the lack of parking,” she said. “It’s really hard for me as a business owner downtown to accept that we have adequate parking during the other hours of the day.”

Regala replied that this was probably true but isn’t reflected in the study because it only examined apartments and not the commercial properties, though Penny said mixeduse developments would include both commercial and residential.

The majority of the city’s multi-family zones require 1.7 stalls per unit and up to .5 stalls per unit of guest parking, according to a Jan. 8 city memo.

In addition to councilmember’s apprehensions, the Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods has come out against the ordinance, or at least in its current form. During public comment after the study session, KAN’s Secretary Karen Story said the ordinance needs additional scrutiny and also said that resident input needs to be taken seriously. She suggested the council have another study session with KAN and other local stakeholders who would be affected by the new requirements.

“They need to feel their input matters or they will become discouraged and apathetic and stop participating in the public process,” she said. “Parking is the hinge upon which land use and transportation

Protection order violation: 5:14 p.m., 12300 block of NE 150th Ct. A 25-year-old woman was arrested for violating a domestic violence no-contact order.

who physically detained the man until police arrived and arrested him for malicious mischief and assault.

Feb. 8 Assault: 11:01 p.m., 11230 block of NE 132nd St. A 33-yearold man punched his 60-year-old mother repeatedly in the face after getting drunk. Police found her with marks and bruises on her hands from defending herself. The son was arrested for domestic violence.

Feb. 7 Assault: 9 p.m., 700 block of Lake St. A 38-year-old man got drunk with his 38-year-old ex-fiancee, returned to his condo and began yelling racial slurs in the hallways. He went into his condo and passed out. The ex-fiancee fell asleep, then woke to find the man holding a pillow over her face. During the ensuing struggle he smashed her flat screen TV. The woman eventually called her 59-year-old mother,

swing and it’s critical to ensure these two pieces work together peacefully.”

Last year, KAN voted unanimously to request public comment be extended to allow more input from neighborhood residents on the proposal.

Another person who commented at the council meeting inquired as to who determined parking avail-

ability to be a problem.

“Nobody has determined where this problem came from,” they said. “The study was incomplete and those who did the study wished they had the dollars to do it more completely. Of all Kirkland sites in the study, zero were condos. All were apartments. This cannot be applied to both housing buildings. A lot more

thought needs to go into the different type of housing this is going to apply to.”

Another person who spoke during public comment warned that lowering requirements would lead to spillover into neighborhoods where the streets are not designed to handle cars on both sides of the road.

“There is already insufficient parking,” they said.

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LW Symphony Orchestra presents concert The Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra will give its spring concert “Pictures at an Exhibition” at 3 p.m. on March 8 at the Kirkland Performance Center. The program will include Weber’s Euryanthe, the Bruch Scottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra featuring internationally acclaimed violinist

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Elisa Barston, and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

Tickets are $30 general admission, $25 for seniors and $15 for students. Children aged 12 and under are free.

Spring concert tickets are available now through Kirkland Performance Center www.kpcenter.org/performances/pictures-atan-exhibition.

The Kirkland Performance Center is located at 350 Kirkland Ave in Kirkland.

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A new Kirkland coffee store offers residents the taste of imported coffee from Hawaii, the only state in the union to grow it.

Kameha’s Coffee, which opened in December and is located at 11451 98th Avenue NE, offers people chance to get roasted beans imported from coffee farms on the Hawaiian islands. The store is a family-run operation, owned by Mark and Veronica ColÕn, who live in Hawaii, while their adult children Jessica, Monica and Michael work at the store.

Separating Kameha’s from other coffee shops is the obvious Hawaiian decor that reflects the family’s affection for the islands. A painted mural of Hawaii covers the ceiling, while surfing videos and documentaries about the islands run on the two TVs for customers who have never visited

the islands. But the real attraction is the selection of pure Kona coffee, which even tourist sites in Hawaii don’t offer, opting for mixed beans instead.

Among the flavors Kameha’s offers are Yellow Caturrai, Kona Oahu and Maui Mokka. In addition to coffee, they also offer Seattle-based Macrina Bakery products and bags of different coffee beans.

The diverse selection also varies in the islands they originated from, including Maui, Kona and Kauai. Each of the islands offers a variation on the same coffee bean due to the distinct soil the beans are grown in as a result of the local volcanic activity.

Jessica ColÕn said they first visited Hawaii in 2000 with their extended family, and after returning numerous times discovered the coffee farms.

While people can ship Kona from the islands themselves, she said, it is usually expensive to do so.

The family purchases

The ceiling of Kamehsa’s coffee, located near Juanita Beach Park, is painted to look like a map of Hawaii, where the business gets all of its coffee beans. TJ MARTINELL, Kirkland Reporter the coffee directly from the farmers and then it is roasted in Seattle, another way their coffee differs from coffee where the beans are burned in keeping with the traditional Italian-style. Jessica ColÕn said roasting it preserves the coffee’s flavor.

When the ColÕns finally found the right place for their shop they

settled on a vacated building formerly occupied by Jack-in-the-Box across from Michael’s near Juanita Village. Mark Colon, a contractor, remodeled the interior.

Coffee orders can be made online at squareup. com/market/kamehascup#map. Visit their Facebook page at www. facebook.com/KamahasCupCoffee.

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as proposed, they believe it has raised other problems within current city code, mainly the lack of uniform parking requirements throughout the city.

In 2000, the city modified the North Rose Hill and Totem Lake Business Districts so that the parking requirements would be decided on a case by case basis. An example of this type of development is the Juanita Village. According to Senior Planner Angela Ruggeri, the study for the development determined there would be a parking stall for every 300 square feet of commercial use. The residential parking was more specific and required one stall for each studio unit, 1.25 stalls for one bedroom unit, two stalls for two bedrooms, three stalls for three bedrooms.

In other districts with specific parking requirements, Arnold said, parking modifications allow developers to build below not only below what current zoning requires but also below the proposed requirements as well, something he

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thinks should be addressed.

According to Regala, in these districts with specific parking requirements, a developer can propose a lower parking rate if they are able to show they can support the reduction based on similar sized buildings via a parking study. The developer hires a transportation consultant to do a parking demand study at two or three other sites.

The study is then reviewed by the city’s transportation engineer for approval.

According to the Jan. 8 city memo, developers can also get parking requirements lowered by including covered bicycle storage or if the building is an affordable housing unit.

Rather than lower the current requirements, Arnold said he thinks the council should instead remove most parking modifications and create a uniform standard.

“The problem is, not a lot of developments are using the requirements in the code,” he told the Reporter.

“The question is, ‘Do we have a what’s being built right now?’ I’m concerned there is no standard being

built to. They can use a parking study to reduce their required parking… in business districts almost all are getting parking modifications. It was less than what would have been built on the right size parking model. So i think the right size parking model is a good starting point, but my concern is we have no standard in place…”

Among opposition to the the planning commission’s recommendations in the proposed ordinance came from the Houghton Community Council, which opposed the recommendation at its Sept. 22 meeting to provide a reduction in parking if a development is within half a mile of the downtown transit center, as well as have the parking requirements apply to condo and apartments. When the Houghton Community Council examined the issue with the planning commission, both concluded that the city should not get into managing parking arrangements on the properties, such as whether or not parking should be included in rent or where spots were assigned.

The Washington State Volleyball Coaches Association announced its 2015 Senior All State Volleyball Series player selection and two individuals were selected from Juanita High School.

Rebel senior Sarah Brennan and coach Jeff Curtis will take part in the series.

The event will be held at Auburn-Riverside High School on March 14.

Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for students with ASB.

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ince the 1950s, we have been fed (mis) information that has led to the premature death of millions of Americans: fat causes heart disease. This “fact” went virtually unquestioned for years and is one of the major contributors to the health care crisis our country faces today.

It’s time to come clean and move away from disease and illness, and towards better health. Fat is not the enemy. Despite the explosion of fat-free, low-fat and reduced-fat products, our country has become fatter and sicker.

Fat is an essential nutrient for our body. We use it

We must also keep in mind that not all fat is created equal. We should still avoid trans fat, most commonly found in baked goods and some cooking oils. We should also limit our consumption of vegetable oils like corn, canola and soybean oil. Fat that comes in prepackaged food can almost certainly be put into the “bad” fat category.

The key to any healthy eating plan is to stick to real foods - foods that were once living. Was a Twinkie ever alive? Was a bagel ever alive? Unprocessed plant and animal sources should make up the majority of our foods.

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The Kirkland Kiwanis Foundation announced on Feb. 3 that it will award up to nine scholarships available to graduating seniors on the Eastside. The awards range from $500-2,500.

Students, or their parents, must live or work within the attendance boundaries of Lake Washington High School or Juanita High School. This includes Kirkland and parts of Redmond and Woodinville. Students may attend any public or private high school, so long as they or their parents live or work within the designated area. Applications for general college scholarships are due April 15.

The Kirkland Kiwanis Scholarships are awarded in honor of Kiwanis members who have exemplified the Kiwanis tradition of service to the community. “Supporting

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The scholarships are based on a variety of factors, including academic performance, financial need and community service.

The Kirkland Kiwanis Foundation also sponsors the Bill Petter Memorial Scholarships, $2,100 in awards, for graduating seniors who will pursue automotive-related studies at Lake Washington Technical College.

Applications are due on April 21.

“The number ‘21’ always had a special place in Bill Petter’s life,” Ward said.

The award amount and due date both are set in recognition of that number.

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by Kirkland resident and retired Navy captain Philip Smiley is to be in good hands, and he now has the award to prove it.

Smiley, a member of the Rotary Club of Downtown Kirkland, received the Wright Brother’s Master Pilot Award from the Federal Aviation Administration in recognition of his 50 years in the skies without a single accident. Since he first sat behind the controls he has logged in 1,500 hours as a civilian pilot and 1,600 hours as a Navy pilot for nearly 30 years.

Smiley’s love for the skies started early on, growing up in Bangor, Maine. His father, a foreman at a local Air Force base, flew him around in their Piper J-3 Cub and visiting the regional airports. During the winter, his father would put skis on the plane and land it on the frozen lakes. For Smiley, the freedom of exploration that flying offered was irresistible.

“It was the view you get,” he said. “It’s a whole differ-

ent world. There are more restrictions today, but (back then) you could fly almost anywhere.”

Fortunately, his extended family also supported his desire to become a pilot. After his family moved to San Diego, he took flying lessons in a Piper PA-18 Super Cub, which cost $16 an hour to rent. The instructor charged $5 an hour. In 1963, he made his first solo flight and was awarded his private pilot’s license in 1964.

His uncle offered to pay half for an airplane when he was in high school. Searching for one that fit his budget, Smiley chose a Aeronca 7AC Champion that cost $700, plus $150 to overhaul the engine. The plane was a manual, with no electrical system, but it was sufficient to keep Smiley up in the sky.

By the time he graduated from high school, the country was in the midst of the Vietnam conflict and he faced the military draft.

Rather than wait to be conscripted, he looked into each military branch and then signed on with the Navy, which he said was the only one that would guarantee

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him flight school. There was also an adventuresome appeal to being a Navy pilot, he added.

“I thought it’d be fun to fly on a jet and land it on an aircraft carrier,” he said.

Graduating from flight school, he was designated as a military pilot on Oct. 23, 1970. Though he had flown in civilian aircraft, he said learning to fly military planes was more difficult because of the specific purpose for the flight. On top of just flying the aircraft, he said, pilots also have to be concerned about formation flying with

other planes, low level navigation for evading enemy fire in combat zones, handling a jet flying eight miles a minute at 40,000 feet and the proper procedure for landing on a carrier. His first landing, like all landings on aircrafts, he joked, was a “controlled crash” in reference to the rough abrupt stop once the jet touches down.

“Military flying is much more precise than civilian flying,” he said. “You’re flying a weapons platform instead of flying for fun.”

Yet his training also taught him how to remain selfcomposed during stressful situations common to an environment where he often had to land planes on an aircraft carrier in extreme conditions. He recalled one such landing at night in the middle of a rain storm as being his most difficult.

But, he said, flight school had prepared him for the situation.

“You’re trained for anything that goes wrong,” he said. “You always have ‘plan B, C.’ It’s more of ‘This happened, so I’ll do this and this to try and recover.’”

As a retired Navy pilot,

Smiley says he enjoys the 1986 film “Top Gun” starring Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer - in fact, he said some of his friends flew the F-14 Tomcats featured in the flight scenes - but the situations portrayed “don’t happen.”

After 26 years in the Navy, Smiley finally retired at the rank of captain without a single accident. Working as a defense contractor, he later served on the staff of the Secretary of Navy and Defense during the early 1990s as a special assistant for safety in acquisition.

Besides his extensive experience in aviation, Smiley also earned a BS at San Diego State University, his master’s from the University of Southern California, and doctorate of education from George Washington University.

Among the things that have changed since he first stepped into a Navy jet, he said, is how drones have made the need for a pilot actually inside the aircraft obsolete.

“Technology now enables a pilot to shoot a missile over 100 miles and fly in through a window,” he said.

He and his wife, Robin, moved to Kirkland in 2010 to be close to his daughter, who lived across the street.

Since moving, he has earned

a single engine sea rating that allows him to fly seaplanes, and joined the Boeing Employees Flying Association.

Back as a civilian after nearly three decades, he had his certified flight instructor rating reinstated and flew with the Paine Field Civil Air Patrol. Having flown for 50 years with no accidents, Smiley said there were some obvious ways to avoid problems by looking outside so no mid-air collisions occur and avoiding icing of the plane and thunderstorms.

“The first one is showing off in an airplane,” he said.

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We say the first thing in flying is safety.”

Two other big ones, he added, were a good preflight plan and resisting “get-homeitis,” a hazardous attitude that causes a pilot to ignore bad weather, conditions or basic flying safety precautions in a desire to get to their desired destination.

Smiley’s love for flying has not dampened with age, though he said he’s been grounded for the time being due to health reasons, albeit he hopes to one day get back in the cockpit and continue flying, and safely at that.

“It’s fun to be able to fly around like a bird,” he said.

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from living in the city, this may change as apartments become smaller, something which, according to Kirkland native Cassandra Joyner, fits with their preference for smaller, urban living spaces.

Joyner, who works at Sotheby’s International Realty, said the trend for millenials who move to Kirkland now is typically when they are in their 30s. By then, they have either reduced or eliminated their student debt and acquired a higher paying job, but low interest rates have also enabled people to make a down payment on a house earlier than they would have otherwise.

This might change due to micro-apartment complexes, such as the one currently under construction at 450 Central Way developed by Natural and Built Environments. At an October Kirkland Chamber of Commerce luncheon discussing housing in Kirkland, Robert Pantley, head of Natural and Built Environments, expressed his belief that these apartments, priced at around $795 a month, will make it possible for low income individuals to live in the city. Joyner said these micro-apartments, which consist of a master bedroom-sized apartment and a shared kitchen community area, fit better with the average millenials’ lifestyle that involves far less living space than previous generations. Also, companies like Google offer so many services, such as food, fitness

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“I think that we are more open to the idea,” she said.

“The more traditional idea of what housing needs to be - property, living space - now, with our generation it’s being geared towards a community where you can do all these things. I think older clients want more space and a yard and other things to use, but the younger generation is more open.”

As a millenial growing up in Kirkland and now living here, she said the things she enjoys about the city often come up when speaking with a potential customer.

“I highlight [that] I love living in Kirkland,” she said.

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“If you’re working at the medium income level,” he continued, “you’re not going to be able to buy a house or even rent in Kirkland. But if you’re in the higher bracket, which the high-tech companies can provide, then you’re going to be fine.”

The difference for people who just work in Kirkland and those who live and work changes as they get older, Wynn said, and this is indicated by Google’s campus expansion.

“They find that people want the energy of the city, but if you’re older than in your 20s or 30s and you’ve been there for a while, Kirkland is the town to buy a house in and live in,” he said.

St. John said Kirkland’s Octoberfest and Summerfest events, along with the numerous coffee shops, are also drawing younger people to a city that has yet to add any skyscrapers to its downtown area.

“A lot of people come here because of the culture of our communities,” she said. “Coffee shops are filled with millenials working from their laptops. That’s one of the things we’ve noticed… there’s big business but it hasn’t built up to where it doesn’t feel like a community. It still has that tight knit community feel.

We have that nice blend.”

While the high rental prices can prevent millenials with lower incomes

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“They’re coming and it doesn’t take a lot of advertising,” Wynn said. “Word is getting out.”

The emphasis on technology is reflected in new chamber events. One example is the Kirkland Startup Weekend Makers Edition, where participants attempt to create a company from concept to the final pitch to potential investors within a weekend. Samantha St. John, director of marketing and communications for the chamber, said the most recent startup weekend event was overwhelmingly comprised of millenials.

“It was amazing how many were under 25,” she said.

The increase in millenials is also reflected in the chamber’s creation of a new young professional group for people under 40 that helps provide feedback on what would make the city more attractive to their demographic.

“More gathering spaces is one of the things we’ve heard from the under 30 crowd,” St. John said. “Different interesting nightlife has been expressed… but there are certain things they want to stay the same, like the look and feel of the city. It doesn’t have lots of skyscrapers, it has that charm to it. It has small independent businesses and boutiques.”

One company that seems to represent this hybrid of millenials and hi-tech industries is BitTitan, an IT change automation company specializing in data migration and onboarding, which recently opened their Kirkland office at 3933 Lake Washington Blvd NE. The company works with clients such as Microsoft, Rackspace, Wowrack, and Go Daddy using products like MigrationWiz to move data from one cloud provider to another and from an on-premise solution to the cloud. These migrations, according to CEO Geeman Yip, used to be a cumbersome ordeal back in 2007 when BitTitan first started, in which as they had to be done manually. Now, the

process has been streamlined and no longer requires downtime for the client.

According to Yip, Kirkland’s geographic location and atmosphere is what attracts tech companies.

“Kirkland is a place where you can live, work and play – all within a one-mile radius,” wrote Yip in an email interview. “It’s great for attracting new talent and is easily accessible to all of our employees – North, South, East and West. Kirkland has one of the largest Park and Rides less than a mile from our office. We even have corporate housing here in Kirkland, which is great for out-of-town guests as well as remote employees visiting the office - they can walk to everything.”

Not only has the company seen tremendous growth, with the number of employees tripling in 2014 to 77, but nearly half of them are under 33.

The company says along with the appeals Kirkland has to offer, it seeks out millenials through career fairs, while retaining current employees through quarterly events specifically catered toward them and an updated bonus pay program.

For millenials who work in a field out of these industries, however, much of what makes Kirkland an appealing place to work and live is beyond financial reach, according to Wynn.

“If they work at Google - most of the millenials are going to be there and Tableau Software and Radius, large companies here that are hi-tech - they’re doing great. They’re making close to six figures and can afford to buy a house and rent

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PUBLIC NOTICES Canyon Creek Crossing, James Kerby, 10011 Bridgeport Way SW Ste 1500-212 Lakewood, WA 98499, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Soleil, is located at 7718 NE 141st St in Kirkland in King county. This project involves 1.5 acres of soil disturbance for Residential, Utilities construction activities. Stormwater will be discharged to Stream.

Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173201A-320.

Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in Kirkland Reporter on February 13, 2015 and February 20, 2015 #1250512.

McMenamin’s, 430 N. Killingsworth St., Portland, OR 97217, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, McMenamin’s – Anderson School, is located at 18603 Bothell Way NE in Bothell, in King County.

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Po s i t i o n r e q u i r e s t h e ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner; to occasionally lift and/or transport bundles weighing up to 25 pounds from ground level to a height of 3 feet; to deliver newspaper routes, including ability to negotiate stairs and to deliver an average of 75 newspapers per hour for up to 8 consecutive hours; to communicate with carr iers and the public by telephone and in person; to operate a personal computer. Must p o s s e s s r e l i a bl e , i n sured, motor vehicle and a valid Washington State driver’s license. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.) If you are interested in joining the team at the Redmond and Bothell/Kenmore Repor ters, email us your cover letter and resume to: hreast@sound publishing.com Please be sure to note: ATTN: CMRED in the subject line.

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REPORTER The award-winning w e e k l y n ew s p a p e r, North Kitsap Herald, in beautiful Poulsbo, WA, on the Kitsap Peninusla, has an opening for a general assignment reporter. We want a skilled and passionate writer who isn’t afraid to tackle meaty news stories. Experience with photography and Adobe InDesign p r e fe r r e d . A p p l i c a n t s must be able to work in a team-oriented, deadline-driven environment, possess excellent writing skills, have a knowledge of community news and be able to write about multiple topics. Must relocate to Kitsap County.

This is a full-time position that includes excellent benefits: medical, dental, life insurance, 401k, paid vacation, sick and holidays. EOE. No calls please. Send resume with cover letter, three or more non-returnable clips in PDF or Text format and references to hr@soundpublishing.com or mail to: HR/GARNKH Sound Publishing, Inc. 11323 Commando Rd W, Main Unit Everett, WA 98204 Business Opportunities

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2 SxS BURIAL PLOTS FOR $2895! Great deal, two plots for one! Located in the Veteran’s Section 198 (available to those with any relationship to a veteran), lot B, plots 3-4, WA Memorial Park, Bonney Watson, 16445 International Blvd, S e a t a c WA 9 8 1 8 8 .

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$8000 SUNSET HILLS Cemetery plot or 2 plots for $15000. Panoramic Seattle city view! Well manicured Garden of Prayer location, Bellevue. Easy access, right off the road. Highly desirable. Lot 78, spaces 3 Flea Market & 4. Owner pays transfer fee. Private seller, call LEATHER COAT NewLoyd at 509-674-5867. er stylish ladies calf length size 9 coat. Worn very little! Asking $140.

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7 BLACK LAB Puppies H e a l t hy, c l e a n h a p py p u p s $ 3 0 0 . P l ay f u l 5 week olds will be ready for loving homes come M a r c h . Fa m i l y h o m e raised. 4 Boys. 3 Girls.

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We are community & daily newspapers in these Western Washington Locations: • King County • Kitsap County • Clallam County • Jefferson County • Okanogan County • Pierce County • Island County • San Juan County • Snohomish County • Whatcom County • Grays Harbor County Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. We offer a great work environment with opportunity for advancement along with a competitive benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401k.

Accepting resumes at: hreast@soundpublishing.com or by mail to: 19426 68th Avenue S, Kent, WA 98032 ATTN: HR Please state which position and geographic area you are applying for.

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Multi Media Advertising Consultant-Inside Be a part of the largest community news organization in Washington! Sound Publishing, Inc. is looking for a selfmotivated, results driven person interested in a career in multi-media sales for its Renton and Auburn Reporter publications. In this exciting role you will leverage your drive and creativity to develop, customize, and sell online and print marketing programs to local businesses and private party advertisers.

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You will receive thorough training on our products and solutions as well as successful sales techniques. We are committed to our team and actively promote from within, opening doors for your future growth. If you have the noted skills, please email your resume and cover letter to:hreast@soundpublishing.com. Attn: ISREN This position, which is based in Kent, receives hourly pay plus commissions and a benefits package including health insurance, paid time off, and 401K. Sound Publishing Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. Visit our website to learn more about us! www.soundpublishing.com

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