The footprint will not support the North Kirkland Community Center. The square footage and height of this structure exceeds anything in the area other than EvergreenHealth.
Who are your partners? Where is the money your private pool association offers? What school districts and schools are going to use 50-meter pool for daily practice? As a regional center, it must accept reduced occupancy due to usage from residents of Bothell, Woodinville and Redmond. If you are going to compete with the hospitality industry for wedding and business functions, perhaps we need acceptance from Kirkland restaurants and hotels who base space and staff on this service for their business cost recoveries. We do not need this hospitality space for non-levy participants who do not regularly face the congestion that will never have a permanent fix.
Neighbors to the north side of Juanita Beach Park need to remember their green belt is expecting change and they have wild free space at two other parks within two-to-five blocks. This site would probably be more acceptable if your functions, and thus space, reduced.
If the school bond failed and they cannot pay for pool replacement, then have them donate land at the northwest corner of Juanita High School and then Kirkland, Woodinville and Bothell Parks can co-op on the pool. Also, increase the pool to 75-meters with a center-line dock and include an elevated temperature aerobic senior/children pool for training and increased user count.
Build a small community hall and two-third basketball court at the Juanita Beach Park or Albertson’s site. Also, add an indoor two-third basketball court to the NKCC. We do not need a roof deck. Lower the elevation, as we do not need an indoor walking track for seniors have time to utilize the outdoors. It will cost less in land and energy through a smaller building cube.
I assume you would charge for exercise machine rooms and you would not be competitive with the private sector. Please skip the water-feature play areas. There is no guarantee this is profitable and a safe space during the life of the 15 year construction levy, let alone self sustaining since the private sector shows no interest in the business plan.
If you insist on this visionary legacy, look to building the site in Woodinville or the Redmond valley and proceed no further without major partners. This overall project at one site is not a full community benefit at the sites currently selected.
Remember you already accept that Kirkland has very high property density and needs good relations with the business community.
