Kirkland City Council To Hold Virtual Meeting March 31

Press release from the City of Kirkland:

March 30, 2020

KIRKLAND, Wash. – The Kirkland City Council will be hosting a special meeting on Tuesday, March 31 at 5:30 p.m. using video conferencing technology provided by Zoom to take emergency action in response to COVID-19. The agenda for the March 31 meeting will be available on the City website prior to the meeting at: https://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/council/Meetings/Agendas.htm.

Topics on the agenda will cover areas such as a potential moratorium on commercial evictions, allowing the temporary deferment and suspension of the collection by the City of all utility charges and taxes imposed within Titles Five and Seven of the Kirkland Municipal Code as well as the waiving of any related late fees, penalties or interest that would otherwise accrue as a result of such late payments, supplemental resources for those experiencing homelessness, and human services funding stabilization.

The meeting can be viewed in real time via the livestream on the City website at: http://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/council/Meetings/WatchCouncilMeetings.htm, and is televised on Comcast Cable Channel 21 and Frontier Cable Channel 31. The live feed will toggle back and forth between staff presentations and the Council’s Zoom video conference.

The City will continue to update its website with information on the COVID-19 outbreak.

This press release was produced by the City of Kirkland. The views expressed here are the author’s own.