The city of Kenmore will celebrate the opening of its new City Hall (18120 68th Ave. N.E.) with two events:

• An open house scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon May 8, which will provide an opportunity to tour the entire City Hall prior to the move-in date. There is no formal program, but there will be the chance to get a good look at the entire facility.

• A dedication ceremony scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to noon May 22, which will feature a formal program and other activities. The formal program will begin at 10 a.m. with Congressman Jay Inslee invited to be the guest of honor.

The city will move into the new City Hall over the May 15 weekend and will open for business on the afternoon of May 17.

The City Hall will be one of Kenmore’s first projects developed under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification standards. The project is on track to receive a LEED Gold rating. The building features a vegetated roof, rain garden, solar panels, raised floors, water efficient plumbing, energy efficient lighting and controls, pervious pavement and other environmental features. King County awarded a LEED grant for the City Hall project. Puget Sound Energy is awarding a Conservation Grant, recognizing energy saving features in the building’s design. Project costs are well within the total project budget of $14,421,721 approved by the City Council in March 2009. The project is being completed on schedule.

Graham Contracting is the general contractor and the city’s project management consultant is OAC Services, Inc. Weinstein AU is the architect of the new City Hall. Susan Zoccola has created a sculpture suspended from the entry and lobby ceiling consistent with city policy to direct 1 percent of capital project budgets to public art.