Kenmore Sound

Community · Nov 20, 2025

Planning Commission called special Nov. 20 meeting for full review of draft parks plan

Kenmore's Planning Commission scheduled a special meeting for Nov. 20, 2025 to review the entire draft Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan — including new survey results and financing appendix — before a planned recommendation to the City Council in January 1.

What the records say

The agenda for the Planning Commission's Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 special meeting (7:00 PM, held virtually via Zoom) lists 'PROS Plan review' as its sole agenda item, with attachments including a staff memo, the 2025 draft PROS Plan, and the November 2025 parks and recreation community survey results 1. A Nov. 10, 2025 staff memo states the purpose: staff and the consultant will review the Draft PROS Plan in its entirety, receive Commission feedback, make revisions, and review the plan one additional time before making a recommendation to the City Council in January 1. The draft plan document states the update is required at least every six years by Washington's Recreation and Conservation Office for the city to qualify for certain state and federal park, open space, and trail grants 1. The supplied records are pre-meeting materials and do not establish what happened at the Nov. 20 meeting 1.

  • The Nov. 20, 2025 special meeting agenda lists 'PROS Plan review' as the only agenda item, with a staff memo, the 2025 draft PROS Plan, and November 2025 community survey results attached 1.
  • A Nov. 10, 2025 staff memo says the meeting's objective is to receive Commission feedback, make revisions, and review the plan one additional time before a recommendation to the City Council in January 1.
  • The draft plan states the PROS Plan must be updated at least every six years for Kenmore to qualify for certain state and federal park, open space, and trail grants 1.
  • The supplied records do not include minutes or any other evidence of the Nov. 20 meeting's outcome 1.

Why it matters

The PROS Plan shapes which parks, trails, and recreation facilities Kenmore invests in for years, and its adoption affects the city's eligibility for state and federal park and trail grants 1. The Nov. 20 review is the Commission's full pass over the draft before it goes to the Council, so resident feedback at this stage precedes the January recommendation 1.

What changed / what's next

  • No adopted change is documented; the supplied records show a full draft PROS Plan review was scheduled before a planned Council recommendation 1.
  • Whether the Commission completed its review and made revisions, and what it recommends to the City Council in January; the supplied records do not establish the Nov. 20 outcome 1.
  • The content of the draft plan itself — including survey-driven priorities such as wildlife habitat preservation, off-road trail connections, and aquatic and recreation facilities — which the packet includes as meeting attachments 1.
  • The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.