Kenmore City Council was scheduled to consider $7.9M grant for Lakepointe shoreline and Tributary 0057 land purchases

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the April 21, 2025 City Council meeting, the record said the council was scheduled to consider authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with King County to accept a Conservation Futures grant award of $7,946,700. ¹ The grant would fund the purchase of two properties for conservation, restoration, and passive recreation. ¹

• The council was scheduled to authorize the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with King County to accept a $7,946,700 Conservation Futures grant. ¹
• The grant would fund purchase of two properties for conservation, restoration, and passive recreation. ¹
• The Lakepointe Shoreline Property is a 13.29-acre portion including approximately 150 feet of shoreline along the Sammamish River and Lake Washington, appraised at $8,853,000 but under negotiation and contingent on a purchase sale agreement that had not been completed. ¹
• The Tributary 0057 Property is a 1.08-acre undeveloped parcel containing a portion of Tributary 0057 and associated wetlands, appraised at $600,000, with a willing seller. ¹
• Grant funds would be distributed as $7,493,100 for the Lakepointe acquisition and $453,600 for the Tributary 0057 acquisition, with any additional funding likely coming from the Surface Water Management Fund, the Lakepointe Fund, the General Fund, and/or additional grants. ¹

Why it matters

The proposed purchases would protect natural habitat and shoreline in Kenmore. ¹ The record said that beginning in 2024, the City Council established an ongoing annual budget in the Surface Water Management Fund to acquire properties for protecting the city's natural habitat. ¹ For the Tributary 0057 parcel, the record said the property has an approved site plan to develop one single-family home and that the city desires to purchase it and preserve the existing habitat. ¹ The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.

What changed / what's next

• The proposed action would authorize the City Manager to execute the Interlocal Agreement with King County to accept the $7,946,700 grant. ¹
• The grant would fund acquisition of the two properties for conservation, restoration, and passive recreation. ¹
• The Lakepointe acquisition is contingent on negotiating a purchase sale agreement, which the record said had not been completed. ¹
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome. ¹