HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes 12-12-2022December 12, 2022 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF RENTON
MINUTES - City Council Regular Meeting
7:00 PM - Monday, December 12, 2022
Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Pavone called the meeting of the Renton City Council to order at 7:00 PM and led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present:
Ryan McIrvin, Council President
James Alberson, Jr., Council Position No. 1
Carmen Rivera, Council Position No. 2
Valerie O'Halloran, Council Position No. 3
Ed Prince, Council Position No. 5
Ruth Pérez, Council Position No. 6
Kim-Khánh Vǎn, Council Position No. 7
Councilmembers Absent:
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF PRESENT
Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Kristi Rowland, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Patrice Kent, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Jason Seth, City Clerk
Judith Subia, Council Liaison
Chip Vincent, Community & Economic Development Administrator
Martin Pastucha, Public Works Administrator
Kari Roller, Finance Department Administrator
Vanessa Dolbee, Planning Director
Amanda Askren, Interim Economic Development Director
Commander Tracy Wilkinson, Police Department
Attended Remotely:
Kelly Beymer, Parks & Recreation Administrator
Cailín Hunsaker, Parks & Trails Director
Carrie Nass, Recreation Director
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Ron Straka, Public Works Utility Systems Director
Brianne Bannwarth, Development Engineering Director
April Alexander, Executive Assistant
Stacy Robinson, Senior Finance Analyst
Deputy Chief Jeff Hardin, Police Department
PROCLAMATION
a) Doug Levy Day: A proclamation by Mayor Pavone was read, declaring December 12, 2022
"Doug Levy Day" in the City of Renton, encouraging all residents to join in the special
observance. Doug Levy accepted the proclamation with appreciation.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
a) Certificate of Municipal Leadership (CML): Mayor Pavone presented Councilmember Kim-
Khánh Văn the Certificate of Municipal Leadership (CML) she was awarded by the Association
of Washington Cities (AWC).
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Deputy CAO Kristi Rowland reviewed a written administrative report summarizing the City’s
recent progress towards goals and work programs adopted as part of its business plan for
2022 and beyond. Items noted were:
• In partnership with the Renton Ecumenical Association of Churches (REACH), the city
activated its cold weather shelter from November 28 to December 5. A total of 191
individuals were served while the shelter was activated.
• The City of Renton has enacted Ordinance 6072 prohibiting the sale, delivery, and
marketing for sale dogs sourced from Puppy Mills. The ordinance, which will take
effect on January 1, 2023, was passed unanimously by Renton City Council on July 11,
2022. A copy is available on the city’s website. The city's definition of "puppy mill” is
found in the Ordinance at RMC 6-5-4A.7. The intent of Ordinance 6072 is to promote
humane breeding and prevent unwitting or hidden support for the puppy mill
industry and other information about their new pets.
• The deadline to apply for vacant positions on the Renton Equity Commission and
Human Services Advisory Committee has been extended to January 20, 2023, with the
first review occurring on January 5. The Equity Commission has a vacant youth
position for those ages 18-25. The Human Services Advisory Committee has a vacant
youth position under 21 years of age and three regular positions open to all ages.
Interested applicants may apply for any of these positions by visiting our website at
rentonwa.gov/application or by printing the application and emailing it to
humanservices@rentonwa.gov.
• Preventative street maintenance will continue to impact traffic and result in
occasional street closures.
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AUDIENCE COMMENTS
• Kent McCleary, Renton, spoke on behalf of the Renton Rowing Center, and thanked
Council, the Mayor, and staff for supporting the organization over the years. He noted
that the center's purpose is to teach rowing skills, but it also teaches youth many
important life skills.
• Amina Malkin, Renton, spoke about her experiences as a member of the Renton
Rowing Center. She emphasized the life skills she learned, and noted the organization
is home to a tight-knit community.
• Samantha Case, Renton, stated that she is proud to be a member of the Renton
Rowing Center, and noted that this program has helped her build confidence.
• Ismail Moakim, Renton, spoke about his experiences as a member of the Renton
Rowing Center. He urged Council to continue to support the program.
• Harrison Ridnell, Renton, spoke about his experiences being a member of the Renton
Rowing Center.
CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed on the Consent Agenda were adopted with one motion, following the listing.
a) Approval of Council Meeting minutes of December 5, 2022. Council Concur.
MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL CONCUR TO APPROVE THE
CONSENT AGENDA, MINUS ITEM 7.B. CARRIED.
SEPARATE CONSIDERATION - ITEM 7.b.
b) AB - 3259 Parks & Recreation Department recommended approval to execute a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Renton, Renton School District,
and the Bezos Academy for shared use of the Meadow Crest playground. Refer to Community
Services Committee.
MOVED BY RIVERA, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEM 7.b. AS COUNCIL CONCUR. CARRIED.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a) Community Services Committee Chair Rivera presented a report concurring in the staff
recommendation to approve the establishment of the Renton Rivers Days Advisory Board. The
Committee further recommended that the ordinance related to this item be presented for first
reading and advancement to second and final reading at tonight’s Council meeting.
MOVED BY RIVERA, SECONDED BY O'HALLORAN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
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b) Committee on Committees Chair O'Halloran presented a report recommending the following
council committee assignments for 2023:
COMMUNITY SERVICES
(1st Monday, 4:00 pm)
Carmen Rivera, Chair
Kim-Khánh Văn, Vice Chair
James Alberson, Member
FINANCE
(2nd & 4th Mondays, 4:00 pm)
Ruth Pérez, Chair
James Alberson, Vice Chair
Kim-Khánh Văn, Member
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
(2nd & 4th Mondays, 5:00 pm)
Ed Prince, Chair
Ryan McIrvin, Vice Chair
Ruth Pérez, Member
PUBLIC SAFETY
(3rd Monday, 4:00 pm)
Kim-Khánh Văn, Chair
Ed Prince, Vice Chair
Carmen Rivera, Member
TRANSPORTATION
(1st & 3rd Mondays, 5:00 pm)
Ryan McIrvin, Chair
Ruth Pérez, Vice Chair
Ed Prince, Member
UTILITIES
(1st & 3rd Mondays, 3:00 pm)
James Alberson, Chair
Carmen Rivera, Vice Chair
Ryan McIrvin, Member
This Committee Report supersedes the approved Committee Report from December 5, 2022.
MOVED BY O'HALLORAN, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
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c) Finance Committee Chair O'Halloran presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation
to approve the following payments:
1. Accounts Payable – total payment of $5,818,270.27 for vouchers 10563, 404570-
404614, 404624-404861; payroll benefit withholding vouchers 6992-7002, 404615-
404623, and 2 wire transfers.
2. Payroll – total payment of $1,879,773.22 for payroll vouchers that include 639 direct
deposits and 16 checks (11/01/2022-11/15/2022 pay period).
MOVED BY O'HALLORAN, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
d) Finance Committee Chair O'Halloran presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation
to:
1. Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Washington
State Criminal Justice Training Commission, to accept $30,000 in grant funds for the
purpose of funding an Officer Wellness Check-In program.
2. Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a professional services agreement with
Bravura Counseling, in the amount of $30,000, to perform the Officer Wellness Check-In
Program.
MOVED BY O'HALLORAN, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
e) Finance Committee Chair O'Halloran presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation
to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Renton Police Guild (Guild)
representing both commissioned and non-commissioned employees regarding a recruitment
bonus:
1. The January 4, 2007 MOU between the City and Guild awarded a $500 bonus for
commissioned staff that were responsible for recruiting a lateral officer that was
later hired. A November 20, 2017 MOU extended this benefit to non-commissioned
staff.
2. Previous mentioned MOUs will be amended, so that current commissioned and non-
commissioned represented employees of the Renton Police Department, active on
the City’s payroll system, may receive a five-thousand-dollar bonus ($5000) for the
successful hiring of a Lateral Police Officer if the employee was responsible for
recruiting the candidate.
• The bonus pay will be distributed in two equal payments. The first payment upon
the first scheduled payday following the start of employment of the lateral
officer, and the second upon the first scheduled pay period following the
successful completion of the lateral officer’s probationary period.
MOVED BY O'HALLORAN, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
f) Finance Committee Chair O'Halloran presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation
to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Water Quality Stormwater Capacity Grant
Agreement No. WQSWCAP-2123-Renton-0072 with the Department of Ecology for up to $50,000
in non-matching funds to assist the city in complying with the requirements of the Western
Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit.
MOVED BY O'HALLORAN, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
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g) Finance Committee Chair O'Halloran presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation
to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement with King County Flood Control
District to accept $250,000 in 2022 grant funds for the Panther Creek at Talbot Road S. Culvert
Replacement Project.
MOVED BY O'HALLORAN, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
h) Finance Committee Chair O'Halloran presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation
to award the construction contract to Pivetta Brother’s Construction, Inc. in the amount of
$28,284,172.90, and approve a budget transfer in the amount of $2,000,000 from unassigned
fund balance in Fund 305 Transportation Impact Mitigation, to cover all anticipated expenditures
for the construction phase of this project.
MOVED BY O'HALLORAN, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
i) Finance Committee Chair O'Halloran presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation
to approve the 2023 Liability Insurance policies through the city’s insurance broker, Alliant, and
authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the implementing documents, in order to bind the
insurance policies. The total premium cost for 2023 is expected to be as much as $747,000. The
binder agreement will be transmitted by the broker, for execution prior to January 1, 2023.
MOVED BY O'HALLORAN, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
j) Finance Committee Chair O'Halloran presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation
to approve the 2023 Amended Salary Table, for adjustments due to Reclassifications, Non-
Represented Employees’ Phase 2 Comp Study, and Municipal Court Judges' pay scale; and
approve Step E for the Economic Development Director candidate. The Committee further
recommended that the ordinance related to this item be presented for first reading and
advancement to second and final reading at tonight’s Council meeting.
MOVED BY O'HALLORAN, SECONDED BY MCIRVIN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
LEGISLATION
Ordinances for First Reading and Advancement to Second and Final Reading
a) Ordinance No. 6106: An ordinance was read adding a new Chapter 2-22 to the Renton
Municipal Code to create the Renton River Days Advisory Board, authorizing corrections,
providing for severability, and establishing an effective date.
MOVED BY RIVERA, SECONDED BY O'HALLORAN, COUNCIL ADVANCE THE
ORDINANCE FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING AT TONIGHT'S MEETING.
CARRIED.
Following second and final reading it was
MOVED BY RIVERA, SECONDED BY O'HALLORAN, COUNCIL ADOPT THE
ORDINANCE AS READ. ROLL CALL: ALL AYES. CARRIED.
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b)Ordinance No. 6107: An ordinance was read amending and replacing the 2023 City of Renton
Salary Table previously adopted in Ordinance No. 6088, amending Subsection 3-10-2.E of the
Renton Municipal Code to update the salary for Municipal Court Judges to match District
Court Judges, authorizing corrections, providing for severability, and establishing an effective
date.
MOVED BY O'HALLORAN, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL ADVANCE THE
ORDINANCE FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING AT TONIGHT'S MEETING.
CARRIED.
Following second and final reading, it was
MOVED BY O'HALLORAN, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE
AS READ. ROLL CALL: ALL AYES. CARRIED.
Ordinances for second and final reading:
c)Ordinance No. 6089: An ordinance was read amending Subsections 4-2-060.C, 4-2 060.K, 4-2-
080.A.6.A, 4-2-120.A, 4-4-150.D, and 4-4-150.E of the Renton Municipal Code, modifying
Commercial Neighborhood Zone (CN) regulations, authorizing corrections, providing for
severability, and establishing an effective date.
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY ALBERSON, COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE
AS READ. ROLL CALL: ALL AYES. CARRIED.
d)Ordinance No. 6101: An ordinance was read amending Subsections 4-2-110.E, 4-2-120.B, 4-2-
120.C, and 4-2-130.B of the Renton Municipal Code to adjust the maximum building height in
the Center Downtown Zone and correct references to the Airport Related Height restrictions,
authorizing corrections, providing for severability, and establishing an effective date.
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY ALBERSON, COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE
AS READ. ROLL CALL: ALL AYES. CARRIED.
e)Ordinance No. 6102: An ordinance was read establishing new standards for Multifamily
Housing by adding Section 4-4-155 and amending Section 4-11-040 of the Renton Municipal
Code, providing for severability, authorizing corrections, and establishing an effective date.
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY ALBERSON, COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE
AS READ. ROLL CALL: ALL AYES. CARRIED.
NEW BUSINESS
Please see the attached Council Committee Meeting Calendar.
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY RIVERA, COUNCIL ADJOURN. CARRIED.
TIME: 7:50 P.M.
Jason A. Seth, MMC, City Clerk
Jason Seth, Recorder
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Council Committee Meeting Calendar
December 12, 2022
December 19, 2022
Monday
Council Holiday – No Meetings
December 26, 2022
Monday
Christmas Holiday – No Meetings
January 2, 2023
Monday
New Year’s Day Holiday – No Meetings
January 9, 2023
Monday
5:00 PM Finance Committee, Chair Pérez
Location: Council Conference Room/Videoconference
1. Vouchers
2. Emerging Issues in Finance
5:45 PM Planning & Development Committee, Chair Prince
Location: Council Conference Room/Videoconference
1. Long Range Planning Work Program 2023
• Comprehensive Plan Update
• Development Regulations Update
2. Emerging Issues in CED
CANCELED Committee of the Whole, Chair O’Halloran
7:00 PM Council Meeting
Location: Council Chambers/Videoconference