Joan McBride Announces Candidacy for Kirkland City Council
Deputy Mayor Joan McBride has announced her intention to run for a fourth term on the Kirkland City Council. She was first elected to the Council in 1997. Her campaign, Friends of Joan McBride, is aided by Campaign Treasurer Hazel Russell and Co-Chair Nona Ganz.
Kirkland Deputy Mayor, Joan McBride, announces her intention to seek a fourth term on the Kirkland City Council. A 50-year resident of Kirkland, Joan is excited to continue to serve the community.
“In my fourth term, I intend to pursue goals that continue to build community and enhance our regional standing. I am committed to preserving our quality of life and pedestrian friendly neighborhoods as we deal with hard economic times.”
Joan has served as Deputy Mayor for seven years and sits on the council’s Finance Committee, co-chairs the Active Living Task Force, and City/School Partnership Committee. She is the Kirkland representative to the Eastside Transportation Partnership and a suburban cities’ representative to the King Conservation District Advisory Board. In addition, she is currently the vice chair of both the WIRA 8 salmon recovery board and the King County Flood Advisory Board.
Among her many accomplishments include the successful preservation of 66 affordable housing units near downtown, working with Sound Transit to increase their contribution to a downtown transit center from 5 million to 13.3 million, fund raising efforts to save beloved public art sculptures, and partnering with Public Health to produce walking maps for each of the 13 neighborhoods in Kirkland. For her work on the Kirkland Walking Maps she received an award for Seattle King County Public Health. In addition, Joan has worked many years on pedestrian amenities including support for pedestrian connections such as the 100th street pedestrian and public safety bridge, flashing crosswalks, and support for Kirkland’s non-motorized plan. This year she served on the host committee for the Pro Bike/Pro Walk National Conference.
Before joining the Kirkland City Council, Joan served five years on the Houghton Community Council including stints as Chair and Co-chair. She is currently semi-retired and lives in the Moss Bay neighborhood. Joan has three children and is a graduate of Lake Washington High School and The Evergreen State College.
In 2007, Joan was honored at the Elected Official of the Year” by the Alliance of Eastside Agencies for her “outstanding contributions to human services on the Eastside’ and the “2007 Special Service Award” from the King Conservation District. She is on the Board of Directors of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington and the Family Resource Center and advisory board to Feet First.
She has received an early endorsement from the Kirkland Firefighters.
Joan McBride
Kirkland City Council, Position One
Experience
- Kirkland City Council, deputy mayor
- Houghton Community Council, former chair and vice chair
- Lake Washington High School, Kirkland Junior High and Lakeview Elementary School – PTSA officer
- Kirkland Council Finance Committee, chair
- Kirkland Council Affordable Housing Task Force member
- Kirkland Senior Council liaison
- Search Committee, Kirkland Congregational Church
- Kirkland Interfaith Network, past chair
- Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods, original member
Transportation
- Championed rebuild of antiquated 116th freeway access ramps with bike and pedestrian amenities along 116th
- Secured additional $8.3 million from Sound Transit to fund Kirkland Downtown Transit Center
- Championed traffic calming and solutions for neighborhood cut-through traffic
- 2008 National Pedestrian and Bike Conference – local host committee member
- Spearheaded pedestrian flag program and flashing crosswalks
- Initiated Walk Your Child to School Week program in Kirkland
Council Accomplishments
- Initiated preservation of 66 affordable/low income housing units in downtown Kirkland
- Spearheaded private fundraising efforts to “Save the Animals” – purchasing three of Kirkland’s previously on-loan sculptures
- Partnered with King County Public Health to develop Kirkland Neighborhood Walking Maps
- Led support for funding the Health Enhancement Program at senior center
- Acquired grant funding for Kirkland Teen Center’s recording and art studios
- Introduced new Kirkland City goal of “Active Kirkland” emphasizing active lifestyles, with special attention to senior activities and obesity in children
- Championed funding for Family Net counselor at Rose Hill Elementary School
- Senior Center Latino Program – initiated with Public Health
- Founding board member Eastside Human Services Forum
- Championed youth positions on boards and commission
- Championed pilot project for recycle of food waste
Regional Committees and Board Activities
- WIRA 8 Salmon Recovery Council – Vice Chair
- Bicycle Alliance of Washington – Board Member
- King Conservation District – Advisory Board Member
- King County Flood Control District – Advisory Board Vice Chair
- Feet First – Advisory Board Member
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation NW – Board Member (former)
- Family Resource Center – Board Member
Awards and Presentations
- 2007 Elected Official of the Year – Alliance of Eastside Agencies
- 2007 Special Service Award – King Conservation District
- 2008 New Partners for Smart Growth National Conference, Washington D.C. – invited presenter
- 2008 AIA continuing education conference, Bellevue, WA – presenter
- Golden Acorn Award – Lakeview Elementary PTSA
- Community Partnership Award – Seattle and King County Public Health
- Women of Achievement – Kirkland Business and Professional Women
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Posted by Rob Butcher on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Filed under Elections · Tagged with City Council, Elections
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