HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes 05-01-2023May 1, 2023 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF RENTON
MINUTES - City Council Regular Meeting
7:00 PM - Monday, May 1, 2023
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:
Valerie O'Halloran, Council President
Ed Prince, Council Position No. 5
James Alberson, Jr., Council Position No. 1
Carmen Rivera, Council Position No. 2
Ryan McIrvin, Council Position No. 4
Ruth Pérez, Council Position No. 6
Kim-Khánh Vǎn, Council Position No. 7
Councilmembers Absent:
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF PRESENT
Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
Jason Seth, City Clerk
Kristi Rowland, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Commander Dan Figaro, Police Department
Attended Remotely:
Judith Subia, Council Liaison
Chip Vincent, Economic Development Administrator
Ellen Bradley-Mak, Human Resources / Risk Management
Administrator
Kari Roller, Finance Administrator
Kelly Beymer, Parks & Recreation Administrator
Martin Pastucha, Public Works Administrator
Ron Straka, Public Works Utility Systems Director
May 1, 2023 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
CAO Ed VanValey reviewed a written administrative report summarizing the City’s recent
progress towards goals and work programs adopted as part of its business plan for 2023 and
beyond. Items noted were:
• Pop-up lunches, providing lunch, hygiene kits, socks, and pet food, are scheduled for
Wednesday, May 3, 12 to 2pm, 1150 Oakesdale Ave S; Friday, May 5, 10am to 2pm,
126 S Logan Ave North; and Wednesday, May 10, 12 to 1:30pm, 300 Rainier Ave N.
• Habitat for Humanity is organizing a volunteer day on Saturday, May 6 from 8:45 am
to 4 pm at the La Fortuna project located at 17286 127th Ave SE. The event will be
held at Habitat’s in Renton and runs. Volunteers will landscape 12 new affordable
homes at the project. This event is part of Affordable Housing Week and Habitat's
Women of Impact Day, part of Women Build, an annual campaign to celebrate the
role that women play toward Habitat for Humanity's mission to build strength,
stability, and self-reliance through shelter. For more information, visit their website at
www.housingconsortium.org.
• The Renton Police Department is recruiting for Community Police Academies; each
academy can accommodate up to 30 participants.
- Senior Public Safety Academy, May 16 through June 6, 9 to 10:30am, Don Persson
Renton Senior Activity Center. To register go to rentonwa.gov/register (Course
#14995) or call 425-430-6634.
- One-Day Community Police Academy, June 15, 8:30am to 5pm, City Hall Council
Chambers, register at https://rentonwa.gov/onedaycpa
- Youth Academy, June 26 through June 28, 9am to 3pm, register at
rentonwa.gov/PDYouthAcademy
• As warm weather returns and you visit the city’s parks and trails, please remember
the following park/trail rules to help make outdoor experiences enjoyable for
everyone:
- Dogs are not allowed at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park and Kennydale Beach
Park. Dogs are allowed at all other city parks and trails on 6-foot leashes.
- Cedar River Dog Park is an off-leash area located next to the Cedar River Trail at
1500 Houser Way.
- Obey bicycle dismount zones and 10mph speed limits posted along the Cedar River
Trail.
- Report unwanted, suspicious or dangerous behavior to Police Non-emergency at
(425) 235-2121 or 911 in case of an emergency.
Other Park Rules and Regulations (RMC 2-9-8), Share the Trail brochure, and program
information are located at rentonwa.gov/parks.
• A new Park Ambassador program will be starting at Coulon Park and Trail Rangers will
continue to serve as “Goodwill Ambassadors” with trail education and reporting trail
activities. Find out more at rentonwa.gov/volunteer. And comments and questions
are always welcome—use Renton Responds or parksandrec@rentonwa.gov
• Preventative street maintenance will continue to impact traffic and result in
occasional street closures.
May 1, 2023 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
• Ricardo Garmendia, Renton, urged Council to provide streetlights and additional
police presence in the vicinity of Sierra Heights Park due to a marked increase in
criminal activity in the area. He also remarked that his personal property, including a
vehicle, had recently been stolen from that neighborhood.
• Marvin Rosete, Renton, urged Council to adopt ordinances banning the consumption
of drugs in public spaces because the state legislature failed to adopt public safety
protections during its latest session.
CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed on the Consent Agenda were adopted with one motion, following the listing.
a) Approval of Council Meeting minutes of April 24, 2023. Council Concur.
b) AB - 3344 Community & Economic Development Department recommended adoption of a
resolution authorizing execution of a mitigation credit purchase agreement and
acknowledgment with Seattle Soccer, LLC dba Seattle Sounders FC; and further authorizing
the sale of 0.1875 credits from the Springbrook Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank for the sum of
$247,851.56, for the proposed training facility located at 1901 Oakesdale Ave SW. Refer to
Finance Committee.
c) AB - 3322 Executive Services Department recommended approval of a resolution authorizing
Renton to commence formal and informal renewal proceedings for a cable franchise
agreement with Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC. Council Concur.
d) AB - 3343 Finance Department requested approval to adjust the utility billing account for 201
Union Ave NE, a multi-family mobile home park, in the total amount of $13,313.36 for excess
water usage caused by a qualified water line leak in accordance with Renton Municipal Code
8-4-46 and 8-5-23. Refer to Finance Committee.
e) AB - 3340 Public Works Administration recommended approval of a resolution authorizing
execution of the Re+ Pledge, a new King County waste reduction program. Refer to Utilities
Committee.
MOVED BY O'HALLORAN, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL CONCUR TO APPROVE
THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS PRESENTED. CARRIED.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a) Transportation Committee Chair McIrvin presented a report concurring in the staff
recommendation to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Supplemental Agreement No.
17 to CAG-17-082 with Perteet in the amount of $538,957 for Construction Management
Services on the Park Avenue North Extension Project (TIP No. 20).
MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
May 1, 2023 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
b) Transportation Committee Chair McIrvin presented a report concurring in the staff
recommendation to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a contract with DOWL, LLC in
an amount not to exceed $209,368, for professional services to design the security
improvements necessary surrounding the Renton Municipal Airport.
MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
c) Utilities Committee Chair Alberson presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation
to adopt a compost procurement ordinance regarding the purchasing, use, and reporting of
compost. The Committee further recommended that this ordinance be presented for first
reading.
MOVED BY ALBERSON, SECONDED BY RIVERA, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
LEGISLATION
Resolutions:
a) Resolution No. 4492: A resolution was read amending the 2023/2024 City of Renton Fee
Schedule.
MOVED BY PÉREZ, SECONDED BY ALBERSON, COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION
AS READ. CARRIED.
b) Resolution No. 4493: A resolution was read concerning the commencement of formal
renewal proceedings under the Federal Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, as
amended.
MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS
READ. CARRIED.
Ordinance for first reading:
c) Ordinance No. 6111: An ordinance was read amending Title VIII of the Renton Municipal Code
by adding Chapter 9, authorizing corrections, providing for severability, and establishing an
effective date.
MOVED BY ALBERSON, SECONDED BY RIVERA, COUNCIL REFER THE ORDINANCE
FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING AT THE NEXT MEETING. CARRIED.
Ordinance for second and final reading:
d) Ordinance No. 6110: An ordinance was read amending the City of Renton Fiscal Years
2023/2024 Biennial Budget as adopted by Ordinance No. 6088, by increasing the budgeted
revenues and expenditures by $82,819,219 and $205,500,724 respectively, amending the
2023 Salary Table, providing for severability, and establishing an effective date.
MOVED BY PÉREZ, SECONDED BY ALBERSON, COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE
AS READ. ROLL CALL: ALL AYES. CARRIED.
May 1, 2023 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
NEW BUSINESS
Please see the attached Council Committee Meeting Calendar.
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY O'HALLORAN, COUNCIL ADJOURN. CARRIED. TIME:
7:21 P.M.
Jason A. Seth, MMC, City Clerk
Jason Seth, Recorder
01 May 2023
Council Committee Meeting Calendar
May 1, 2023
May 8, 2023
Monday
4:45 PM Finance Committee, Chair Pérez
Location: Council Conference Room/Videoconference
1. Water Quality Grant Agreement with the State of Washington
Department of Ecology for the Burnett Ave S and Williams Ave S Water
Quality Retrofit Project
2. Interagency Agreement with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission
for the King County Distracted Driving Campaign
3. Utility Bill Leak Adjustment Request for Leisure Estates
4. Springbrook Creek Wetlands Mitigation Bank Credit Sale Agreement for
Seattle Soccer, LLC dba Seattle Sounders FC
5. Vouchers
6. Emerging Issues in Finance
6:00 PM Planning & Development Committee, Chair Prince
Location: Council Conference Room/Videoconference
1. Docket 18, Group A
D-226: Home Occupation
2. Planning Commission Bylaws
3. Emerging Issues in CED
CANCELED Committee of the Whole, Chair O’Halloran
7:00 PM Council Meeting
Location: Council Chambers/Videoconference