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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Report MAYOR’S OFFICE M E M O R A N D U M DATE: May 22, 2023 TO: Valerie O’Halloran, Council President Members of Renton City Council FROM: Armondo Pavone, Mayor Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer SUBJECT: Administrative Report • The first of Sustainability & Solid Waste’s three Recycle events was held on Saturday, May 13 at Renton Technical College. Materials collected at the May event included oversized metal and Styrofoam®. The event served over 411 participants and prevented over 12.26 tons of metal and 1,190 pounds of Styrofoam® from landfill disposal, thus keeping these materials circulating in the economy to provide green jobs and produce new products. For customers’ information and to promote recycling year-round, staff produced and distributed the Recycling Resource Guide, which provides a listing of local recyclers offering convenient recycling services for a variety of materials not collected at the curbside or at city events. The guide is available on our website. Partnering with The Salvation Army Rotary Food Bank resulted in 100 pounds of food donated by Recycle Event participants, helping to support emergency food assistance in our community. The next scheduled Recycle Event is June 10, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the Renton Technical College North Parking Lot. Mattresses and box springs, cardboard, tires, and Styrofoam® will be collected. For more information, please contact the Renton Recycle Events Hotline at 425- 430-7398 or Julie Pursell at jpursell@rentonwa.gov • Pop-up Lunch Schedule: In addition to lunch, each event will have hygiene kits, socks, and food for dogs and cats available. o Wednesday, May 24, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., 300 Rainier Avenue North, sponsored by the Emergency Feeding Program/SOS (will be held regularly on the second and fourth Wednesday through December 2023). o Friday, May 26, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., 126 Logan Avenue North, sponsored by SOS/Food Lifeline Pop-up (will be held regularly every Friday through December). Valerie O’Halloran, Council President Members of Renton City Council Page 2 of 3 • Spanish-Speaking CPR Classes: In partnership with Centro Rendu, the Renton Regional Fire Authority will be conducting CPR courses in Spanish. Classes are scheduled for Saturday, June 3 and Saturday, November 4. The classes will be from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and held at the Renton Regional Fire Authority Station 13; 18002 108th Avenue SE, Renton 98055. Visit rentonrfa.com to view classes and register via Eventbrite. • The King County Flood Control District is considering developing a Flood Hazard Management Plan for the Lower Green River Corridor that would guide future investments to reduce flood hazard risks over the next 30 to 50 years and shape flood protection planning along the Green River in Auburn, Kent, Renton, SeaTac, Tukwila, and unincorporated King County. To inform the plan, the District prepared a draft programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) that is available for public review and comment through June 19, 2023. The draft PEIS analyzes three different approaches to reducing flood hazard risks in the Lower Green River Corridor while providing other important benefits. More information and the PEIS document can be found at LowerGreenSEPA.org. • Information about preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and road closures happening this week can be found at http://rentonwa.gov/traffic. All projects are weather permitting and unless otherwise noted, streets will always remain open. Preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and road closures will be at the following locations:  Tuesday, May 23, 7:00 a.m., 24 Hour Closure. Hardie Avenue SW will be closed from 7:00 a.m. Tuesday to 7:00 a.m. Wednesday between SW Langston Road and SW Victoria Street for asphalt repairs. VMS boards have been placed for advanced warning.  Wednesday, May 24, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hardie Avenue SW will be flagged between SW Langston Road and SW Victoria Street for asphalt repairs.  Thursday, May 25, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. North 5th Street between Pelly Avenue North and Wells Avenue North will be flagged for asphalt repairs.  Ongoing Street Closure through October 4, 2023. FULL STREET CLOSURE on Sunset Lane NE between NE 10th Street and Harrington Place NE in support the Solera Development Project (LUA20-000305). Questions may be directed to Brad Stocco, 425-282-2373.  Monday, May 22, 7:00 a.m., 24 hours/day. Upcoming street closure for remaining bridge maintenance work: • Bronson Way South between North Riverside Drive and Mill Avenue South will be closed for up to 60 calendar days starting at 7:00 a.m. on May 15. Valerie O’Halloran, Council President Members of Renton City Council Page 3 of 3 • The street closure will be 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. The contractor will be working Mondays through Fridays (and may work on Saturdays depending on the weather and work progress). • The primary northbound and southbound traffic detours will be signed and match the detours installed for the last street closure that occurred in fall 2022 for the bridge painting. All other bridges over the Cedar River will remain open to vehicles (subject to the vehicle weight limits posted on Williams Avenue Bridge and Houser Way Bridge). • The local adjacent streets (e.g. N 1st St, Wells Avenue South, etc.) will not be closed but will be signed “Local Access Only.” Visit the project information web page at https://rentonwa.gov/bronsonbridge for more information and to view the detour map.