The Kirkland City Council will meet Wednesday, Aug. 6, and the city’s podcast hosts used the July 31 episode to preview agenda items that include a study-session update on a potential Kraken iceplex and community center at the former Houghton Park & Ride site.

"During the study session, council will receive an update on the potential Kraken ice plex and community center project at the former Houghton Park And Ride site," Jim Lopez, host of This Week in Kirkland, said on the podcast. The segment framed the item as a study-session briefing rather than a final decision; no vote or formal action on a project award or land use was described in the podcast.

Other items flagged for the council meeting include: a special presentation on a flag flown by Kirkland firefighters during the Palisades fire; an operations update on the Kirkland Teen Union Building; recommendations from an interview selection committee regarding planning commission recruitment; and discussion of potential membership in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities.

The podcast noted that study-session items precede the business agenda and that council meetings are streamed on the city’s YouTube, Facebook and website channels. The Kraken iceplex/community center item was identified as a study-session briefing, which typically provides council discussion and staff direction but does not by itself adopt zoning or funding decisions. The podcast did not report any council votes or final outcomes related to the items it previewed.

Residents interested in these items were directed to tune in to the council meeting stream or review agenda materials posted by the city; the podcast did not add new policy details or budget figures beyond noting the items on the council docket.