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RENTON CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
April 21, 2014
Monday, 7 p.m.
1.CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2.ROLL CALL
3.SPECIAL PRESENTATION
a. Fire & Emergency Services Department - Citizen Recognition
4.ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
5.AUDIENCE COMMENT
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6.CONSENT AGENDA
The following items are distributed to Councilmembers in advance for study and review, and the
recommended actions will be accepted in a single motion. Any item may be removed for further
discussion if requested by a Councilmember.
a. Approval of Council meeting minutes of 4/14/2014. Council concur.
b. Community and Economic Development Department recommends adoption of a resolution
declaring the Sunset Area as an "Economic Target Area" in order to leverage public investment
and attract private investment to stimulate new commercial and residential development in the
neighborhood. Refer to Planning and Development Committee.
c. Transportation Systems Division recommends approval of an agreement, and all subsequent
agreements, to accept $346,000 in grant funds to accomplish design and construction of the
Lake Washington Loop Trail project. City match is $54,000. Council concur.
7.UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Topics listed below were discussed in Council committees during the past week. Those topics
marked with an asterisk (*) may include legislation. Committee reports on any topics may be held
by the Chair if further review is necessary.
a. Community Services Committee: Airport Advisory Committee Appointments
b. Public Safety Committee: Convert Commissioned Position to Non-Commissioned Position in
Police Department; Amend RMC 1-3-2 - Definition of Administrator*
c. Utilities Committee: Establish S. 132nd St. Sewer Extension Special Assessment District
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8.RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
Ordinance for first reading:
a. Amend RMC 1-3-2 - Definition of Administrator (See 7.b.)
Ordinances for second and final reading:
a. Adopt the Maertins Annexation (1st reading 4/14/2014)
b. Establish R-4 Zoning, Maertins Annexation (1st reading 4/14/2014)
c. 2014 Carry-forward budget adjustment (1st reading 4/14/2014)
9.NEW BUSINESS
(Includes Council Committee agenda topics; call 425-430-6512 for recorded information.)
10.AUDIENCE COMMENT
11.ADJOURNMENT
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGENDA
(Preceding Council Meeting)
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
April 21, 2014
Monday, 6 p.m.
Lindbergh High School Robotics Demonstration/Recognition;
Renton Airport Blast Fence Security Wall Artwork
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CITY OF RENTON COUNCIL AGENDA BILL
Subject/Title:
Declare the Sunset Area as an "Economic Target
Area"
Meeting:
REGULAR COUNCIL - 21 Apr 2014
Exhibits:
Issue Paper
Resolution
Submitting Data: Dept/Div/Board:
Community and Economic Development
Staff Contact:
Mark Santos-Johnson, x6584
Recommended Action:
Refer to Planning & Development Committee
Fiscal Impact:
Expenditure Required: $ Transfer Amendment: $
Amount Budgeted: $ Revenue Generated: $
Total Project Budget: $ City Share Total Project: $
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
Since the late 1990s, the City has viewed the Sunset Area (a.k.a. the Highlands) as a high-priority
redevelopment area targeted for improvement and investment. In November 2009, Council adopted the
Sunset Area Community Investment Strategy for the 269-acre Sunset Area study area. The highest
priorities for the Sunset Area Community Investment Strategy included support for the Renton Housing
Authority’s Sunset Terrace Redevelopment and incorporating a new Highlands Library into the Sunset
Terrace Redevelopment. The new Highlands Library is the cornerstone project of the Sunset Terrace
Redevelopment.
The City is working with the Renton Housing Authority, the Renton School District, the King County
Library System, and other partners to leverage public and private investment to support the Sunset Area
Community Revitalization effort. The City is pursuing federal New Markets Tax Credit financing to help
support the new Highlands Library and the Sunset Terrace Redevelopment. To improve the potential for
the Renton Highlands Library project to secure New Markets Tax Credit financing, staff is requesting
that Council declare the Sunset Area as an “Economic Target Area”. The Sunset Area Economic Target
Area will help leverage public investment to attract additional private investment to stimulate new
commercial and residential development in the neighborhood.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve a resolution to declare the Sunset Area as an “Economic Target Area.”
6b. - Community and Economic
Development Department recommends Page 3 of 38
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE:April 14, 2014
TO:Don Persson, Council President
Members of the Renton City Council
VIA:Denis Law, Mayor
FROM:C.E. “Chip” Vincent, CED Administrator (x6588)
STAFF CONTACT:Mark Santos-Johnson, Community Development Project
Manager (x6584)
SUBJECT:Declare the Sunset Area as an “Economic Target Area”
ISSUE:
Should the City approve a resolution to declare the Sunset Area as an “Economic Target
Area?”
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve a resolution to declare the Sunset Area as an “Economic Target Area.”
BACKGROUND SUMMARY:
Since the late 1990s, the City has viewed the Sunset Area (a.k.a. the Highlands) as a
high-priority redevelopment area targeted for improvement and investment. In
November 2009, Council adopted the Sunset Area Community Investment Strategy for
the 269-acre Sunset Area study area. The highest priorities for the Sunset Area
Community Investment Strategy included support for the Renton Housing Authority’s
Sunset Terrace Redevelopment and incorporating a new Highlands Library into the
Sunset Terrace Redevelopment. The new Highlands Library is the cornerstone project of
the Sunset Terrace Redevelopment.
The City is working with the Renton Housing Authority, the Renton School District, the
King County Library System, and other partners to leverage public and private
investment to support the Sunset Area Community Revitalization effort. The City is
pursuing federal New Markets Tax Credit financing to help support the new Highlands
Library and the Sunset Terrace Redevelopment. To improve the potential for the
Highlands Library project to secure New Markets Tax Credit financing, staff is requesting
that Council declare the Sunset Area as an “Economic Target Area”. The Sunset Area
Economic Target Area will help leverage public investment to attract additional private
6b. - Community and Economic
Development Department recommends Page 4 of 38
Don Persson, Council President
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April 14, 2014
investment to stimulate new commercial and residential development in the
neighborhood.
CONCLUSION:
The new Highlands Library is the cornerstone project of the Sunset Terrace
Redevelopment. To maximize resources to assist with the Sunset Area Community
Revitalization, the City is pursuing New Markets Tax Credit financing to help support the
new Highlands Library and the Sunset Terrace Redevelopment. Declaring the Sunset
Area as an “Economic Target Area” will help leverage additional public investment for
the Sunset Area.
cc:Jay Covington, CAO
Bonnie Walton, City Clerk
Iwen Wang, Administrative Services Administrator
Terry Higashiyama, Community Services Administrator
Gregg Zimmerman, Public Works Administrator
Cliff Long, Economic Development Director
Mark Santos-Johnson, Community Development Project Manager
6b. - Community and Economic
Development Department recommends Page 5 of 38
DRAFT
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. ________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DECLARING THAT THE
SUNSET AREA IS AN “ECONOMIC TARGET AREA”.
WHEREAS, the Sunset Area (as reflected in the attached Sunset Area Vicinity Map) is
one of Renton’s older commercial and residential areas and is in need of revitalization; and
WHEREAS, since the late 1990s, the City has viewed the Sunset Area (a.k.a. the
Highlands) as a high-priority redevelopment area targeted for improvement and investment;
and
WHEREAS, in December 2003, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5061 designating
the Highlands as a “residential targeted area” for the purpose of allowing a limited property tax
exemption for qualifying new owner-occupied or rental multi-family housing in the Highlands to
help support capital investment and redevelopment in the area; and
WHEREAS, in the Fall of 2006, the City convened the Highlands Task Force on Land Use
and Zoning which resulted in the City Council adopting changes in May 2007, to the City’s land
use policies and zoning codes to stimulate redevelopment in the area; and
WHEREAS, in August 2007, the City convened the Highlands Phase II Task Force to study
additional neighborhood issues which resulted in recommendations that the City Council
prioritized and adopted in the Highlands Action Plan in early 2009; and
WHEREAS, the Highlands Action Plan identified expanding the Renton Highlands Library
as a priority recommendation; and
WHEREAS, in July 2008, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5400 establishing the
Highlands as a designated residential targeted area for low-income housing serving households
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Development Department recommends Page 6 of 38
RESOLUTION NO. ________
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at or below eighty percent (80%) of the median income to help support development of new
high-quality affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, in June 2009, the City commissioned a Community Investment Strategy study
to prioritize additional public investment in the 269-acre Sunset Area study area which resulted
in the City Council’s adoption of the Sunset Area Community Investment Strategy in November
2009; and
WHEREAS, the highest priorities for the Sunset Area Community Investment Strategy
included support for the Renton Housing Authority’s Sunset Terrace Redevelopment and
incorporating a new Highlands Library into the Sunset Terrace Redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, in February 2010, the City Council amended RMC 4-1-210 to allow the waiver
of development and mitigation fees to encourage new owned-occupied housing in the Sunset
area and help support redevelopment in the area; and
WHEREAS, in June 2010, the City and the Renton Housing Authority partnered together
to conduct a Sunset Area Community Planned Action NEPA/SEPA Environmental Impact study.
The study was completed in April 2011 and resulted in the City Council’s adoption of the Sunset
Area Community Planned Action in June 2011, to help facilitate and support private and public
investment and redevelopment in the Sunset Area over the next 20 years; and
WHEREAS, in June 2013, the City Council accepted the schematic design for the new
Renton Highlands Library as a cornerstone of the Sunset Terrace Redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, in August 2011, the City Council further amended RMC 4-1-210 to allow for
the waiver of development and mitigation fees to encourage new multi-family rental housing in
the Sunset area and help support redevelopment in the area; and
6b. - Community and Economic
Development Department recommends Page 7 of 38
RESOLUTION NO. ________
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WHEREAS, in 2012, 27 percent of the households in the Sunset Area lived in poverty;
the median average household income was $39,318 [more than $16,000 less than the city as a
whole ($55,950) and more than $29,000 less than King County ($68,775)]; 75 percent of the
students at the neighborhood elementary school qualified for free or reduced fee lunch; and 35
percent of students at the neighborhood elementary school had limited English proficiency; and
WHEREAS, the City is working with the Renton Housing Authority, the Renton School
District, the King County Library System, the federal government through the federal New
Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program, and other partners to leverage public and private
investment in the area to help address the needs of Renton’s Sunset Area residents; and
WHEREAS, the City and the King County Library System plan to construct , a new 14,479-
square foot Renton Highlands Library , as the cornerstone redevelopment project for the
Sunset Terrace Redevelopment and the Sunset Area Community Revitalization; and
WHEREAS, the new Renton Highlands Library will include nearly 120 percent more
space than the current library and enable the King County Library System to significantly
expand programs, resources, and services for children, youth, and adults to better meet the
needs of the Sunset Area residents and other library patrons; and
WHEREAS, the City is pursuing federal New Markets Tax Credit financing to help support
the new Highlands Library and the Sunset Terrace Redevelopment;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I.The Sunset Area is declared an “Economic Target Area” with the intention
to leverage public investment to attract additional private investment, particularly through the
6b. - Community and Economic
Development Department recommends Page 8 of 38
RESOLUTION NO. ________
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federal New Markets Tax Credit program, to stimulate new commercial and residential
development in the neighborhood and to facilitate the creation of partnerships with other
public and private organizations to help address disparities in access to education, social
services, health care, and economic and employment opportunities for Sunset Area residents.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this _______ day of ___________________, 2014.
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this _______ day of _____________________, 2014.
Denis Law, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication:
6b. - Community and Economic
Development Department recommends Page 9 of 38
CITY OF RENTON COUNCIL AGENDA BILL
Subject/Title:
Lake Washington Loop Trail
Meeting:
REGULAR COUNCIL - 21 Apr 2014
Exhibits:
WSDOT Local Agency Agreement Supplemental
WSDOT Local Agency Federal Aid Project
Prospectus
Submitting Data: Dept/Div/Board:
Public Works
Staff Contact:
Juliana Fries, Program Development Coordinator (ext.
7232)
Recommended Action:
Council Concur
Fiscal Impact:
Expenditure Required:
$ Transfer Amendment: $
Amount Budgeted: $ 200,000 (Carryforward
2014)Revenue Generated: $346,000
Total Project Budget: $ 400,000 (Preliminary Eng.)City Share Total Project: $ 54,000
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
The Lake Washington Loop Trail Project was selected under the Transportation Alternatives Program
(TAP) for a grant in the amount of $346,000.
The grant will fund design of the 12-foot wide combined pedestrian/bicycle path that completes a gap
in the Regional Trail system (along Airport Way from the Cedar River bridge to Rainier Avenue North).
The City match is $54,000. It is anticipated that design will be done in 2014 and 2015. Match for 2014
($27,000) is shown in the proposed carryforward under the Lake Washington Loop Trail. Match for 2015
is shown as a portion set aside under a reserve account as part of the 2014 carry forward ($27,000).
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Local Agency Agreement Supplement with WSDOT
for the obligation of grant funding and all subsequent agreements necessary to accomplish design and
construction of this project.
6c. - Transportation Systems Division
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8a. - Amend RMC 1-3-2 - Definition of
Administrator (See 7.b.)
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8a. - Amend RMC 1-3-2 - Definition of
Administrator (See 7.b.)
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8a. - Adopt the Maertins Annexation (1st
reading 4/14/2014)Page 24 of 38
8a. - Adopt the Maertins Annexation (1st
reading 4/14/2014)Page 25 of 38
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reading 4/14/2014)Page 26 of 38
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reading 4/14/2014)Page 27 of 38
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reading 4/14/2014)Page 28 of 38
8a. - Adopt the Maertins Annexation (1st
reading 4/14/2014)Page 29 of 38
8b. - Establish R-4 Zoning, Maertins
Annexation (1st reading 4/14/2014)Page 30 of 38
8b. - Establish R-4 Zoning, Maertins
Annexation (1st reading 4/14/2014)Page 31 of 38
8b. - Establish R-4 Zoning, Maertins
Annexation (1st reading 4/14/2014)Page 32 of 38
8b. - Establish R-4 Zoning, Maertins
Annexation (1st reading 4/14/2014)Page 33 of 38
8c. - 2014 Carry-forward budget
adjustment (1st reading 4/14/2014)Page 34 of 38
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adjustment (1st reading 4/14/2014)Page 35 of 38
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adjustment (1st reading 4/14/2014)Page 36 of 38
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