The Kirkland City Council held public hearings Nov. 5 on the 2025–26 mid‑biennial budget and the 2025–30 capital improvement plan and transportation improvement plan updates, and it heard a preliminary property tax levy presentation for 2026, the city’s podcast reported Nov. 6.

Jim Lopez, host of the City of Kirkland podcast, said the council’s business agenda included two public hearings on those budget and plan documents. Lopez said the council also reviewed the transportation safety action plan and the city’s speed‑limit‑setting policy and provided direction to staff on those items.

Lopez said councilmembers received updates on options for draft code amendments related to the Michaels and Goodwill properties in Juanita and an update on the development plan for Houghton Village. The podcast noted these items were discussed in both study session (where staff and councilmembers review details) and during the business agenda.

The recording did not report any final votes or ordinance adoptions for these items. Lopez directed listeners to the city website and the Council’s streaming channels for full meeting materials and the video record.

The podcast summary did not cite specific dollar amounts or vote tallies for the items mentioned; where those figures are required for reporting, the city’s official minutes and agenda packet remain the authoritative sources.