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AGENDA
City Council Regular Meeting
7:00 PM - Monday, November 20, 2017
Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
3. PROCLAMATION
a) Small Business Saturday - November 25, 2017
4. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
5. AUDIENCE COMMENTS
• Speakers must sign-up prior to the Council meeting.
• Each speaker is allowed five minutes.
• When recognized, please state your name & city of residence for the record.
NOTICE to all participants: Pursuant to state law, RCW 42.17A.555, campaigning for any
ballot measure or candidate in City Hall and/or during any portion of the council meeting,
including the audience comment portion of the meeting, is PROHIBITED.
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 November 13, 2017.
Council Concur
b) AB - 2035 Police Department recommends approval of an interlocal agreement with the
Renton School District, for reimbursement of $75,000 per year per officer, for the
placement of three School Resource Officers within the Renton School District for a two
year period. (See Item 8.a)
Council Concur
c) AB - 2034 Utility Systems Division recommends approval of a 2017 WaterWorks Grant
Agreement with King County, to accept up to $70,000 in grant funds for the design to
retrofit the Heather Downs detention facility; and approval to appropriate the funds to
Surface Water Utility accounts.
Refer to Utilities Committee
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) Committee of the Whole: Head Tax/B&O Tax Change*
b) Committee on Committees: 2018 Council Committee Assignments
c) Finance Committee: Vouchers; Healthcare Management Administrators 2018 Contract;
Kaiser Permanente 2018 Contract; Human Resources Reclassifications; May Creek -
Conservation Futures Grant*
d) Transportation Committee: Turnback Agreement TB 1-0254 with WSDOT
8. LEGISLATION
Resolution(s):
a) Resolution No. 4324: School Resource Officer Interlocal Agreement with Renton School
District (See Item 6.b)
b) Resolution No. 4325: 2017 Conservation Futures Levy Fund Interlocal Agreement
Amendment (See Item 7.c)
Ordinance(s) for first reading:
c) Ordinance No. 5866: Title V Revisions - Reporting Period/No Employee Tax (See Item 7.a)
Ordinance(s) for second and final reading:
d) Ordinance No. 5856: Amending RMC 10-5 - Vehicle Impoundment Code
9. NEW BUSINESS
(Includes Council Committee agenda topics; visit rentonwa.gov/cityclerk for more
information.)
10. ADJOURNMENT
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING AGENDA
(Preceding Council Meeting)
6:00 p.m. - 7th Floor - Conferencing Center
Hearing assistance devices for use in the Council Chambers are available upon request to the City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE TELEVISED LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 21
To view Council Meetings online, please visit rentonwa.gov/councilmeetings
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November 13, 2017 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MINUTES
City Council Regular Meeting
7:00 PM - Monday, November 13, 2017
Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Pro Tem 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:
Armondo Pavone, Mayor Pro Tem
Ed Prince, Council President Pro Tem
Randy Corman
Ryan McIrvin
Carol Ann Witschi
Councilmembers Absent:
Don Persson
Ruth Pérez
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL EXCUSE ABSENT
COUNCILMEMBERS DON PERSSON AND RUTH PÉREZ. CARRIED.
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF PRESENT
Jay Covington, Chief Administrative Officer
Leslie Clark, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Jason Seth, City Clerk
Chip Vincent, Community & Economic Development Administrator
Jan Hawn, Administrative Services Administrator
Deb Needham, Emergency Management Director
Commander Kevin Keyes, Police Department
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
a) Communities in Schools of Renton: Jamie Greene, Executive Director of Communities in
Schools of Renton (CISR), highlighted data supporting the effectiveness of the Communities in
Schools (CIS) program, and the benefits of supporting their efforts. Ms. Greene also presented
a video on equity, explaining that CISR is committed to helping disadvantaged students. She
emphasized that there is a need for volunteers to sign up as mentors to help reduce/eliminate
the effects of trauma, disparity, and poverty on learning among the youth of Renton.
AGENDA ITEM #6. a)
November 13, 2017 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Chief Administrative Officer Jay Covington reviewed a written administrative report
summarizing the City’s recent progress towards goals and work programs adopted as part of
its business plan for 2017 and beyond. Items noted were:
Inclement Weather Response Reminder: The Public Works Department would like to
remind residents to help us prevent local residential street flooding by monitoring
catch basins near your home and keeping them clear of leaves and other debris.
Street sweepers are dispatched daily to clean up debris along major arterials. Also,
snow is not far away. Please remember that during snow and ice events, the
department sanders and snow plows are dispatched to keep major arterials drivable.
Visit our website at http://rentonwa.gov/living/default.aspx?id=21258 to view our
snow route maps. It is imperative that motorists do not park or abandon their
vehicles within any portion of the traffic lanes. Abandoned vehicles impair snow and
ice removal and impact response of emergency vehicles.
The city is in the process of updating its Bicycle and Trails Master Plan and is
interested in public input. Please join us for an open house on Thursday, November
28th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Renton Senior Center, 211 Burnett Avenue North.
Questions may be directed to Parks Planning/Natural Resources Director Leslie
Betlach at 425-430-6619 or Transportation Planning Manager Vicki Grover at 425-
430-7393.
The Solid Waste Utility will host its third and final free Eco Film Series event by
exploring food waste at Carco Theatre, 1717 Maple Valley Highway, on Thursday,
November 16th at 6:00 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., Chef Thierry Rautureau of Seattle’s Loulay
and Luc restaurants will share his tips and tricks in reducing food waste. Questions
may be directed to Solid Waste Program Specialist Jina Kim at 425-430-7391, or for
more information on all Eco Film Series events, please visit our website at
rentonwa.gov/ecofilmseries.
A new and improved Renton Clean Sweep Program will be in effect for single family
residential customers. Each household may schedule one collection to take place on
its regular garbage day through Friday, December 29th at no additional charge. For
questions or to schedule your Clean Sweep collection, contact Republic Services at
206-777-6440.
Preventative street maintenance will continue to impact traffic and result in
occasional street closures.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Adria Krail, Renton, expressed concern about the availability of City facilities to
members of the community. She explained that she had attempted to rent the
Community Center for a three-day period in October of 2018, but was told she could
not book it that far in advance. She asked Council to look into the matter. Mayor Pro
Tem Pavone asked the Administration to review its event and facility booking policy
and provide a response to Ms. Krail at a later date.
Howard McOmber, Renton, urged the public to donate food to the Center of Hope
day shelter located at City Hall. He also asked Council to consider opening shelters
during this recent period of inclement weather.
AGENDA ITEM #6. a)
November 13, 2017 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed on the Consent Agenda were adopted with one motion, following the listing.
a) Approval of Council Meeting minutes of November 6, 2017. Council Concur.
b) AB - 2027 Administrative Services Department recommended approving an interlocal
agreement with the Renton Regional Fire Authority regarding the collection, distribution, and
expenditure of Fire Impact fees. Council Concur.
c) AB - 2031 Community & Economic Development Department recommended setting a public
hearing on December 4, 2017 to consider approving changing the name of a portion of N Park
Drive west of I-405 to N Southport Drive. Refer to Committee of the Whole, Set Public
Hearing on 12/4/2017.
d) AB - 2030 Community Services Department recommended approval of a Youth Sports Grant
Agreement with King County Parks, to accept $10,000 in grant funds to support the City's
Specialized Recreation Program - Special Olympics. Council Concur.
e) AB - 2033 Community Services Department recommended adopting a resolution to authorize
acceptance of grant funding in the amount of $400,000 from King County; and approval to
execute Amendment N to the related Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for Open Space
Acquisition Projects. Refer to Finance Committee.
f) AB - 2024 Executive Department recommended approval of a Public Assistance Grant, with
the Washington State Military Department, to accept approximately $31,500 in grant funds to
cover up to 75% of non-insurance-covered damages sustained by the City during the storm
period of January 30 - February 2, 2017. Council Concur.
g) AB - 2028 Transportation Systems Division recommended approval of Turnback Agreement TB
1-0254, with the Washington State Department of Transportation, for jurisdictional transfer
of segments of SR 515, SR 900, SR 169, and SR 167. Refer to Transportation (Aviation)
Committee.
h) AB - 2029 Utility Systems Division submitted CAG-17-119, Maplewood Creek and Madsen
Creek Sediment Basin Cleaning Project 2017, contractor Sierra Pacific Construction, LLC, and
requested acceptance of the project and approval to release the retainage in the amount of
$4,524.14 after 60 days, subject to the receipt of all required authorizations. Council Concur.
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL CONCUR TO APPROVE THE
CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. CARRIED.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a) Public Safety Committee: Chair Corman presented a report concurring in the staff
recommendation to approve the reorganization of the Police Department by eliminating a
Commander position and adding a second Deputy Chief position.
MOVED BY CORMAN, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
b) Public Safety Committee: Chair Corman presented a report concurring in the staff
recommendation to approve the recruitment bonus for non-commissioned employees who
successfully recruit either a lateral police officer or experienced non-commissioned staff
member.
AGENDA ITEM #6. a)
November 13, 2017 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MOVED BY CORMAN, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
c) Public Safety Committee: Chair Corman presented a report concurring in the staff
recommendation to approve amending Renton Municipal Code 10-5, Vehicle Impoundment to
align RMC to state law and assign post-impoundment jurisdiction from the City Hearing Examiner
to the Renton Municipal Court.
MOVED BY CORMAN, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
d) Planning & Development Committee: Chair Prince presented a report concurring in the staff and
Planning Commission recommendation to adopt the code changes included in the 2017 Long
Range Planning Fall Work Program. The Planning and Development Committee further
recommended that ordinances for the following items be prepared and presented for first
reading when they are complete:
• Nonconforming Development Standards
• Final Plat Authority
• Text Amendment Exemptions
• Group Homes
• Administrative Code Interpretations
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
e) Planning & Development Committee: Chair Prince presented a report considering all the
information contained within the record for supervised injection facilities, including the Planning
Commission’s recommendation and CED staff’s recommendation to prohibit Supervised Injection
Facilities (a.k.a. Community Health Engagement Locations). Based on this information, the
Planning and Development Committee recommends that an ordinance prohibiting Supervised
Injection Facilities be prepared and presented for first reading when it is complete.
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
f) Planning & Development Committee: Chair Prince presented a report concurring in the staff
recommendation to confirm Mayor Law's request to proceed with the nomination of the Cortona
Building for Landmark Designation and confirm Mayor Law's appointment of Ms. Liz Stewart,
Renton History Museum Manager, to King County Landmarks Commission as a special member
for a three-year term.
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
g) Utilities Committee: Chair McIrvin presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation
to grant preliminary approval of the application for a Latecomer’s Agreement request from the
Low Income Housing Institute (aka Renton Commons, LLC) petitioners, for a period of two years.
The application for a latecomer’s agreement was submitted to recover a portion of the
$238,147.51 estimated cost of water main extension along Whitworth Ave. S to the south margin
of the City of Seattle Cedar River Pipe Line right-of-way required for the Renton Commons
development at 215 Whitworth Ave. S., so that adjacent properties will be required to share in
the cost of the water main at such time that they benefit from the water main.
AGENDA ITEM #6. a)
November 13, 2017 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
The Committee further recommended that Council authorize the preliminary assessment roll to
be forwarded to the City Clerk, who will notify the affected property owners. If no protests are
received, after construction of the facilities and approval of the final costs, the Council can
authorize preparation of the final assessment roll and latecomer agreement. In the event there is
a protest for valid cause, a public hearing will be held to resolve any issues prior to proceeding
with this matter.
MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
h) Utilities Committee: Chair McIrvin presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation
to authorize the Water Quality Stormwater Capacity 1719 Agreement between the Washington
State Department of Ecology and the City of Renton to provide 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, and approve the requested appropriation of funds to Surface
Water Utility accounts.
MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
LEGISLATION
Resolution(s):
a) Resolution No. 4322: A resolution was read authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into
an Interlocal Agreement with Renton Regional Fire Authority to identify the process for the
collection, distribution, and expenditure of Fire Impact Fees.
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION
AS READ. CARRIED.
b) Resolution No. 4323: A resolution was read adopting the amended 2017/2018 City of Renton
Fee Schedule.
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION
AS READ. CARRIED.
Ordinance(s) for first reading:
a) Ordinance No. 5856: An ordinance was read amending Chapter 10-5 of the Renton Municipal
Code, clarifying impoundment and redemption of vehicle regulations, designating the Renton
Municipal Court as the post impoundment hearing venue, and providing for severability and
establishing an effective date.
MOVED BY CORMAN, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL REFER THE ORDINANCE
FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED.
Ordinance(s) for second and final reading:
a) Ordinance No. 5862: An ordinance was read granting unto XO Communications Services, LLC,
a Limited Liability Company registered in the State of Delaware, authorized to do business
within the state of Washington, its affiliates, successors and assigns, the right, privilege, and
authority to install communications facilities, specifically fiber optic cable and related
appurtenances, under, along, over, below, through and across the streets, avenues and alleys
of the City of Renton within the public right‐of‐way of Renton.
AGENDA ITEM #6. a)
November 13, 2017 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE
AS READ. ROLL CALL: ALL AYES. CARRIED.
b) Ordinance No. 5863: An ordinance was read establishing the Property Tax Levy for the Year
2018 for general City operational purposes in the amount of $19,400,000.
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE
AS READ. ROLL CALL: ALL AYES. CARRIED.
c) Ordinance No. 5864: An ordinance was read amending the City of Renton Fiscal Years
2017/2018 Biennial Budget as adopted by Ordinance No. 5824 and thereafter amended by
Ordinance Nos. 5835 and 5850, in the amount of $14,357,394.
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE
AS READ. ROLL CALL: ALL AYES. CARRIED.
d) Ordinance No. 5865: An ordinance was read amending Section 4‐1‐190 of the Renton
Municipal Code, by amending Fire Protection Impact Fee Regulations, and providing for
severability, and establishing an effective date.
MOVED BY CORMAN, SECONDED BY PRINCE, 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 CORMAN, COUNCIL ADJOURN. CARRIED. TIME:
7:34 P.M.
Jason A. Seth, CMC, City Clerk
Jason Seth, Recorder
Monday, November 13, 2017
AGENDA ITEM #6. a)
Council Committee Meeting Calendar
November 13, 2017
November 16, 2017
Thursday
4:00 PM Planning & Development Committee, Chair Prince – Council Conference Room
1. Downtown CivicCore Vision and Action Plan
2. Emerging Issues in CED
November 20, 2017
Monday
3:00 PM Committee on Committees, Chair Prince – Council Conference Room
1. 2018 Council Committee Assignments
4:00 PM Finance Committee, Vice Chair Prince – Council Conference Room
1. Vouchers
2. Healthcare Management Administrators 2018 Contract
3. Kaiser Permanente 2018 Contract
4. Human Resources Reclassifications
5. May Creek – Conservation Futures Grant
6. Emerging Issues in Revenue Streams
CANCELLED Community Services Committee, Chair Witschi
5:30 PM Transportation Committee, Vice Chair Witschi – Council Conference Room
1. Turnback Agreement TB 1-0254 with WSDOT
2. Emerging Issues in Transportation
6:00 PM Committee of the Whole, Vice Chair Prince – Conferencing Center
1. Regional Issues
2. Downtown Revitalization / Economic Development Update
3. Head Tax/B&O Tax Change
AGENDA ITEM #6. a)
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City Council Regular Meeting - 20 Nov 2017
SUBJECT/TITLE: Interlocal Agreement for School Resource Officers between the City
of Renton and Renton School District No. 403
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council Concur
DEPARTMENT: Police
STAFF CONTACT: Dave Leibman, Commander
EXT.: 7573
FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY:
The Renton School District will pay the City $75,000 per year, per School Resource Officer assigned to the
District.
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
School Resource Officer programs have many benefits, including preventing and responding to school -based
crime; fostering positive relationships among law enforcement, educators, and youth; and helping to promote
a positive school climate. The City of Renton, the Renton Police Department, and the Renton School District
share the desire to promote law enforcement services to the students who attend Renton schools within the
city limits of Renton. The purpose of this interlocal is to place three School Resource Officers within the
Renton School District for a two year period.
EXHIBITS:
A. Interlocal Agreement
B. Draft Resolution
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the Mayor to sign the Interlocal Agreement for School Resource Officers.
AGENDA ITEM #6. b)
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
For
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
Between
THE CITY OF RENTON and RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 403
In Accordance with the Interlocal Cooperation Act (RCW 39.34), the City of Renton ("The City"),
and Renton School District No. 403 ("The District"), each of which is a Washington Municipal
Corporation, hereby enter into the following INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT:
RECITALS
WHEREAS:
A. The District and the City desire to promote law enforcement and related services to Renton High
School, Hazen High School, Lindbergh High School and other Renton District Schools within the City;
B. A School Resource Officer Program has been proposed for District High Schools within the City as
hereinafter described;
C. The District and the City recognize the potential benefits of the School Resource Officer Program to
the citizens of the City and particularly to the students and staff of the District High Schools within the
City; and
D. It is in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the District and the City to establish this
program,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein contained,
the Parties agree as follows:
I. TERM of AGREEMENT and RENEWAL
1.1 This Agreement shall commence as of April 1, 2017 and shall terminate as of June 30, 2019.
1.2 This Agreement may be renewed by written agreement of both Parties.
1.3 The Agreement may be terminated by either party by ninety (90) days written statement of
termination directed to the other party. Should the Agreement be terminated be either party, the
District shall pay the City for services provided through the termination date, and the City will
reimburse the District on a prorated basis for any payment previously made in advance of services
provided by the City.
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II. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM
2.1 A School Resource Officer Program has been established between the City of Renton Police
Department ("Renton PD") and the District, with services provided to Renton District High Schools
within the City of Renton. Said program shall continue for the term of this agreement.
2.2 Through the School Resource Officer Program, the District and the Renton PD have committed to
providing a safe school environment that promotes education and SRO interaction with students in a
positive caring manner. This is accomplished with a committed partnership among the school, student,
staff, parents, police department, and neighbors to enhance the schools and the community.
III. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE RENTON PD
3.1 The Chief of the Renton PD ("the Chief'') shall assign three (3) regularly employed police officers
as School Resource Officers ("SROs") to Renton High School, Hazen High School and Lindbergh
High School in the City of Renton and will also provide additional services, as described herein, to other
Renton District Schools located within the City of Renton.
3.2 The SROs shall be assigned to the District for a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week while
school is in session. Additional time may be authorized by the department at the request of the school
district not to exceed a total of forty (40) hours per week subject to department approval and provided
the SRO's assistance is not required for other police activities away from the school. Absences from
the school by the SRO during the school year for training or other Renton PD activities shall not
exceed five (5) school days in duration at any one time. The Renton PD may temporarily reassign the
SRO during school holidays and vacations.
3.3 The SRO shall also act as an instructor for specialized, short-term law enforcement related
programs at the High Schools or other District schools within Renton when invited to do so by the
principal or member of the faculty.
3.4 The SROs shall have the following additional duties and responsibilities:
3.4.1 When requested by the principal, the SRO shall attend parent/faculty meetings to solicit
support and understanding of the program.
3.4.2 The SRO shall make him/herself available for conferences with students, parents and
faculty members in order to assist them with problems of law enforcement or crime prevention in
nature.
3.4.3 The SRO shall become familiar with all community agencies which offer assistance to
youth and their families such as youth job placement assistance, mental health clinics, drug
treatment centers, etc. The SRO shall make referrals to such agencies when necessary thereby
acting as a resource person to the students, faculty, and staff of the school.
3.4.4 The SRO shall assist the principal and the District's Safety and Security Manager in
developing plans and strategies to prevent and/or minimize dangerous situations that may result
in student unrest.
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3.4.5 The SRO shall assist and advise the District's Safety and Security Manager in planning
and coordinating the work of the District and School Safety Officers who work under the
supervision of the Safety and Security Manager.
3.4.6 Should it become necessary to conduct formal police interviews with a student, the SRO
shall adhere to the Renton PD policies and legal requirements with regard to such interviews.
3.4.7 The SRO shall take law enforcement action as required, including but not limited to
appropriate law enforcement action against intruders and unwanted guests who may appear at the
school and related school activities. As soon as practicable, the SRO shall make the principal of
the school aware of any law enforcement action.
3.4.8 The SRO shall give assistance to other police officers in matters regarding his/her school
assignment, whenever necessary.
3.4.9 The SRO shall patrol the assigned school and surrounding neighborhoods in order to
identify, investigate, and prevent incidents involving weapons, violence, harassment,
intimidation, and other law violations. The SRO may also be assigned investigations related to
runaways, assaults, thefts, and truancy, provided such investigations relate to the students
attending the school to which the SRO is assigned. The SRO may also be assigned or provide
traffic enforcement duties at the schools and surrounding neighborhoods. Such duties may
include school zone speed enforcement.
3.4.10 The SRO shall maintain detailed and accurate records of the operation of the School
Resource Officer Program.
3.4.11 The SRO shall not act as a school disciplinarian, as disciplining students is a school
responsibility. The SRO shall not perform any non-law enforcement functions. However, if the
principal believes an incident is a violation of the law, the principal may contact the SRO and the
SRO shall then determine whether law enforcement action is appropriate. School Resource
Officers are not to be used for regularly assigned duties such as lunchroom duty. If there is a
problem area, the SRO may assist the school until the problem is solved.
3.4.12 The SRO shall have a primary obligation to the City, not the School District. This
contract and performance thereof by the City police officers shall not create any special
relationship with any person or duties to protect any specific persons from harm or injury
including the party signing this contract. The law enforcement/peacekeeping duties to be
performed pursuant to the contract are the same in extent and scope as those provided by police
officers to every member of the public.
3.4.13 Any exceptions to the above must be mutually agreed upon by the Chief of Police of the
Renton PD, the School District, and the School Principal.
IV. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE DISTRICT
4.1 The District shall provide the SRO with the materials and facilities necessary to the
performance of the SRO duties at the assigned High School.
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4.2 The following materials and facilities are deemed necessary to the performance of the
SRO's duties:
4.2.1 Access to a properly lighted private office with a telephone that may be used for
general business purposes.
4.2.2 A location for files and records that can be properly locked and secured.
4.2.3 A desk with drawers, a chair, work table, filing cabinet, and officer supplies.
4.2.4 Access to a computer, and/or clerical assistance.
V. FINANCING OF THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER
5.1 The District will compensate the City for a portion of the salary and benefits incurred for the
assigned School Resource Officers on a monthly basis for the duration of the agreement. The
District will pay the City $75,000 each school year, for each SRO assigned, prorated and invoiced
on a monthly basis.
5.2 Any overtime hours requested and authorized by either party to this Agreement shall be paid
by the party requesting and authorizing the additional overtime hours. If the District requests and
authorizes the overtime hours, the District will be separately invoiced for the direct salary and
related benefits for the overtime hours worked by the assigned SRO.
VI. EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
The SROs shall be employees of the Renton PD and shall not be employees of the School
District. The School District and the Chief acknowledge that the SROs shall remain under the
direct supervision of the Renton PD.
VII. APPOINTMENT OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
7.1 The SRO must be a volunteer for the position with a minimum of three (3) years of law
enforcement service or experience, unless the only available volunteers have lesser
experience.
7.2 The appointment of the SRO shall be at the discretion of the Chief based upon:
7.2.1 A written application to the Chief that outlines his/her qualifications; and
7.2.2 Input from the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee, and the District's
Safety and Security Manager.
7.3 Additional criteria for consideration by the Chief shall include job knowledge, training,
education, appearance, attitude, communication skills, and bearing.
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VIII. DISMISSAL OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER; REPLACEMENT
8.1 In the event the district determines that the SRO is not effectively performing his or her
duties and responsibilities, the district shall state the reasons therefore in writing, and shall request
a mediation process, as described herein, to resolve the issue(s) identified. If the Chief desires, the
Superintendent and Chief, or their designees shall meet with the SRO to mediate or resolve the
identified problems. At such meeting, specified school or district staff may be required to be
present. If, within a reasonable amount of time after commencement of such mediation the
problem cannot be resolved or mediated or in the event mediation is not sought by the chief, then
the SRO shall be removed from the program and a replacement shall be obtained.
8.2 The Chief may dismiss or reassign the SRO based upon Renton PD rules, regulation, and/or
general orders and when it is in the best interest of the Parties, the students and the citizens of the
City of Renton.
8.3 In the event of the resignation, dismissal, or reassignment of the SRO, or in the case of long
term absences by the SRO, the Chief shall provide a temporary replacement for the SRO within
thirty (30) school days of such absence, dismissal, resignation, or reassignment. As soon as
practicable, the chief shall appoint a permanent replacement for the SRO position.
IX. LIABILITY
Each party shall be responsible and liable for the consequences of any act or failure to act on the
part of itself, its employees, and its agents. Each party shall be responsible for its own negligence;
neither party shall indemnify nor hold the other party harmless.
X. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
9.1 Effective Date. This Agreement shall be effective upon ratification by action of the
governing body and execution by the chief Executive Officer of each of the Parties.
9.2 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only upon consent of all Parties hereto.
Any amendment hereto shall be in writing and shall be ratified and executed by the Parties in the
same manner in which it was originally adopted.
9.3 Waiver. The waiver by any Party of any breach of any term, covenant, or condition of the
Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same term, covenant, or
condition of this Agreement.
9.4 Severability. If any provision of the Agreement shall be held invalid, the remainder of this
Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
9.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire understanding of the Parties and
supersedes any oral representations that are inconsistent with or modify its terms and conditions.
9.6 Counterparts. This Agreement shall be effective whether signed by all Parties on the same
document or whether signed in counterparts.
9.7 Notices. Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement, any notice required be provided
under the terms of this Agreement shall be delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested, or
by personal service to:
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Dr. Damien Pattenaude, Superintendent
Renton School District No. 403
300 SW 7th Street
Renton, WA 98057
Kevin Milosevich, Chief of Police
City of Renton Police Department
1055 South Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
EXECUTED and APPROVED by the Parties in identical counterparts of this Agreement, each of
which shall be deemed an original hereof, on the dates set forth below.
Dated this ___ day of __________________, 2017.
CITY OF RENTON
By:
______________________________________
Denis Law, Mayor
Attest:
_______________________________________
Jason A. Seth, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to Legal Form:
_______________________________________
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
By:
_______________________________________
Damien Pattenaude, Superintendent,
By:
_______________________________________
Sheryl Moore, Assistant Superintendent
At the direction of the Renton School Board at
and open public meeting held on:
__________________.
AGENDA ITEM #6. b)
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. _______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS WITH RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 403.
WHEREAS, the City and Renton School District No. 403 (“District”) are authorized,
pursuant to RCW Chapter 39.34, to enter into an interlocal government cooperative agreement;
and
WHEREAS, the District and the City desire to promote law enforcement and related
services to Renton High School, Hazen High School, Lindbergh High School and other Renton
District Schools within the City; and
WHEREAS, a School Resource Officer Program was established by CAG‐15‐114, Interlocal
Agreement for School Resource Officers dated May 13, 2017, which expired on June 30, 2017;
and
WHEREAS, the District and the City continue to recognize the potential benefits of the
School Resource Officer Program to the citizens of the City and particularly to the students and
staff of the District High Schools within the City; and
WHEREAS, through the School Resource Officer Program, the District and the Renton
Police Department have committed to providing a safe school environment that promotes
education and interaction with students in a positive caring manner; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the District and the City
to reestablish this program by entering into a new interlocal agreement;
AGENDA ITEM #6. b)
RESOLUTION NO. _______
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to enter into an interlocal
agreement for School Resource Officers with the District.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this ______ day of _____________________, 2017.
______________________________
Jason A. Seth, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this ______ day of _____________________, 2017.
______________________________
Denis Law, Mayor
Approved as to form:
______________________________
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
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AGENDA ITEM #6. b)
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City Council Regular Meeting - 20 Nov 2017
SUBJECT/TITLE: 2017 King County WaterWorks Grant Agreement - Heather Downs
Detention Pond Water Quality Retrofit Project
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to Utilities Committee
DEPARTMENT: Utility Systems Division
STAFF CONTACT: Ron Straka, Surface Water Utility Engineering Manager
EXT.: 7248
FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY:
The City of Renton is eligible to receive $70,000 in grant funding from the 2017 King County WaterWorks
Grant Program, allocated by the King County Council. The Surface Water Utility requests that the grant funds
be appropriated to the Heather Downs Detention Pond Water Quality Retrofit Project account (427.475511).
The City’s project grant matching funds in the amount of $130,000 are included in the 2017-2018 mid-
biennium budget adjustment to be funded by the Surface Water Utility’s 407/427 fund balance.
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
On October 9, 2017, the King County Council awarded $70,000 through the 2017 WaterWorks Grant Program
to the City of Renton for the Heather Downs Detention Pond Water Quality Retrofit Project. The project’s
estimated cost is $200,000, which includes grant management, environmental review and engineering design.
The project will retrofit a City-owned detention facility in the Heather Downs residential development with a
combined detention and wetpond stormwater facility. This will provide flow control and additional basic
water quality treatment for pollution generating surfaces from a 30 acre drainage basin. The existing
detention pond at the intersection of Union Avenue SE and SE 4th Street stores stormwater runoff prior to
discharging into Maplewood Creek, which flows into the Cedar River and finally into Lake Washington. The
retrofit will remove pollutants to improve water quality in these water bodies.
This project aligns with King County Wastewater Treatment Division’s water quality responsibiliti es of
protecting Puget Sound by enhancing streams, lakes, and rivers in their service area. Incurred costs are
eligible for reimbursement through November 30, 2019 upon signature of the agreement.
EXHIBITS:
A. Agreement
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the 2017 WaterWorks Grant Agreement between King County and the City of Renton to provide
$70,000 in matching funds to assist with design to retrofit the Heather Downs detention facility, and approve
the requested appropriation of funds to Surface Wate r Utility accounts.
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2017 WaterWorks Council Allocated Grant
Agreement Cover Page
Year:2017
Project Name:Heather Downs Detention Pond Water Quality Retrofit
Project
Recipient:City of Renton
Funding Amount:$70,000.00
Project Summary Retrofit a City-owned detention facility in the Heather
Downs residential development with a combined
detention/wetpond stormwater facility to provide detention
and basic water quality treatment for pollution generating
surfaces from a 30 acre drainage area. The added wetpond is
expected to treat metals, nutrients, and bacteria. The
removal of sediments, metals, bacteria and nutrients benefits
ratepayers with cleaner and safer water resources for
recreation and improved habitat for aquatic resources.
Primary Contact:Ron Straka
Phone:
Email:rstraka@rentonwa.gov
Start Date:
End Date:November 30, 2019
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WaterWorks Grant Program
Grant Agreement
AGREEMENT
between
City of Renton
and
KING COUNTY
This is an Agreement between City of Renton, hereinafter the “RECIPIENT” and King County,
a political subdivision of the state of Washington, hereinafter the “COUNTY.” This Agreement
is effective as of the date of the COUNTY signatory.
The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the terms, conditions, and the legal and
administrative relations that apply to the RECIPIENT in exchange for financial assistance in
carrying out a proposed project entitled Heather Downs Detention Pond Water Quality
Retrofit Project, hereinafter the “PROJECT.”
Section 1. Background and Recitals:
A. Proposed PROJECT benefit or improvement to water quality and/or the regional
wastewater treatment system and its ratepayers: Retrofit a City-owned detention
facility in the Heather Downs residential development with a combined
detention/wetpond stormwater facility to provide detention and basic water quality
treatment for pollution generating surfaces from a 30 acre drainage area. The
added wetpond is expected to treat metals, nutrients, and bacteria. The removal of
sediments, metals, bacteria and nutrients benefits ratepayers with cleaner and safer
water resources for recreation and improved habitat for aquatic resources.
B. The COUNTY plans and proposes to remunerate the RECIPIENT for the purpose
described in Subsection A above in an amount up to, but not exceeding $70,000.00,
hereinafter the “AWARD.”
C. This AWARD is made with the understanding that the RECIPIENT will complete the
PROJECT as outlined in the Scope of Work (Exhibit A) and will fulfill reporting
requirements as described under the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement.
D. The RECIPIENT plans to contribute to this PROJECT a cash and/or in-kind match
valued at $130,000.00, to be verified in submitted PROJECT reports.
Section 2. Terms and Conditions:
A. The PROJECT shall be in accordance with the tasks and activities specified in the Scope
of Work (Exhibit A). Any modifications must be requested in an Agreement Amendment
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and be approved by the Director of the Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) in the
COUNTY’s Department of Natural Resources and Parks.
B. The COUNTY will, upon execution of this Agreement, establish procedures to allow
payment to the RECIPIENT of all eligible expenses for approved activities up to the limit
of the AWARD. Payments are on a reimbursement basis; except in special circumstances,
at the discretion of the COUNTY, where advances of a portion of the AWARD may be
made. Twenty percent (20%) of the AWARD amount will be withheld by the COUNTY
until receipt of the final Quarterly Progress and Expense Reports and the Closeout
Reports.
C. The RECIPIENT’s expenditures of AWARD funds shall be separately identified in the
RECIPIENT’s accounting records. If requested, the RECIPIENT shall comply with other
reasonable requests made by the COUNTY with respect to the manner in which
PROJECT expenditures are tracked and accounted for in the RECIPIENT’s accounting
books and records. The RECIPIENT shall maintain such records of expenditures as may
be necessary to conform to generally accepted accounting principles, and to meet the
requirements of all applicable state and federal laws.
D. The COUNTY will reimburse RECIPIENT for expenses on a quarterly basis, following
receipt and approval of Quarterly Reports and a Closeout Report. Twenty percent (20%)
of the AWARD will be held back until a close-out verifies fiscal and programmatic
compliance with the terms and conditions of the agreement.
1. The RECIPIENT shall be responsible for submitting the following PROJECT
progress reports: Quarterly Reports (including narrative and expense sections),
Closeout Report (including narrative and expense sections); including backup
documentation such as photos, copies of articles, and financial backup such as
copies of receipts.
2. Quarterly Report narrative and expense sections shall be submitted together using
the online system using the provided format and following instructions from
WaterWorks grant administrators.
a. The Quarterly Reports are due thirty (30) days after the end of each
quarter.
b. If no expenses are made during a quarter, no Expense section is needed.
However, the narrative section should still be submitted and indicate that
no expenses were made during that time period.
c. The expense section should detail expenses and include backup
documentation of expenses. The narrative section should include
documentation proving the project activities took place, such as photos,
workshop agenda, volunteer sign in sheets, etc.
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3. The Closeout Report shall be submitted online using the provided format and
following instructions from the WaterWorks grant administrator and will include
closeout documentation.
a. The Final Closeout reports are due thirty (30) days after the end date of the
PROJECT or not later than December 31, 2019.
E. Failure to submit the aforementioned Quarterly Report on the PROJECT progress within
ninety (90) days of the due date may be cause for the COUNTY to terminate this
agreement for non-performance. Termination would require the return of any funds
advanced but not already spent executing the PROJECT, as well as forfeiture of AWARD
funds for activities not completed by termination date.
F. Failure to provide all of aforementioned documentation may result in the need to
withhold part or all of the AWARD.
G. Costs eligible for payment shall be limited to those costs identified in the Budget (Exhibit
B) and incurred during the effective dates of this Agreement.
H. Any and all activities to be funded by this Agreement to the RECIPIENT shall be
completed by November 30, 2019. If needed, an Agreement Amendment may be granted
to extend the terms of the contract beyond the end date, adjust the scope of work, or
change the budget details (but not increase the total AWARD amount), conditioned upon
approval by KING COUNTY. The extension must be requested and approved at least
sixty (60) days in advance of the original end date.
I. The RECIPIENT agrees to acknowledge the COUNTY in all media, publications, and
signage that are produced as part of the PROJECT. This includes press releases, public
service announcements, posters, flyers, signage, Web pages, blogs, and videos. The
RECIPIENT will use the wording provided in Exhibit C of this Agreement (Credit and
Disclaimers).
Section 3. Legal and Administrative Relations:
A. The RECIPIENT shall maintain such records of expenditures as may be necessary to
conform to generally accepted accounting principles and to meet the requirements of all
applicable state and federal laws. The RECIPIENT shall maintain and submit to the
COUNTY any such records as the COUNTY may require to conduct any audit of the
PROJECT it may elect to conduct or to substantiate expenditures paid for by this
AWARD. The RECIPIENT shall maintain and retain books and records related to the
Agreement for at least three (3) years after the termination of said Agreement.
B. The COUNTY’s financial assistance to the RECIPIENT shall be construed by the parties
as a special disbursement to the RECIPIENT to fund activities, as described herein that
generally benefit the COUNTY’s efforts to leverage or complement the water quality
mission of the regional wastewater system. The COUNTY’s sole obligation under this
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agreement shall be to provide funds to the RECIPIENT and this agreement shall not be
construed as a contract for services between the RECIPIENT and the COUNTY, or as
establishing a principal agent relationship between the COUNTY and the RECIPIENT.
No joint venture or partnership is formed as a result of this Agreement.
C. The RECIPIENT shall be solely responsible for the recruiting, training, and supervision
of its employees and volunteers. Individuals hired and paid by the RECIPIENT shall not,
in any event, be construed to be employees of, or contractors to, the COUNTY and the
RECIPIENT shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the COUNTY from any and all
claims arising from any contention that said individuals are employees of, or contractors
to, the COUNTY. This condition shall survive the termination of this Agreement. All
actions undertaken under the funding provided by the terms of this agreement are, as
between the COUNTY and the RECIPIENT, the sole responsibility of the RECIPIENT.
No employees, agents, volunteers, or contractors of RECIPIENT shall be deemed, or
represent themselves, to be employees of the COUNTY.
D. RECIPIENT agrees for itself, its successors, assigns or by others including, without
limitation, all persons directly or indirectly employed by RECIPIENT, or any agents,
contractors, subcontractors, consultants, subconsultants, volunteers, licensees or invitees
of RECIPIENT, to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the COUNTY, its appointed
and elected officials, and employees from and against liability for all claims, demands,
suits, and judgments, including costs of defense thereof for injury to persons, death, or
property damage which is caused by, arises out of, or is incidental to RECIPIENT’s
exercise of rights, privileges, and obligations under this Agreement, except for the
COUNTY’s sole negligence. RECIPIENT’s obligations under this section shall include,
but not be limited to all of the following: (i) The duty to promptly accept tender of
defense and provide defense to the COUNTY with legal counsel acceptable to the
COUNTY at RECIPIENT’s own expense; (ii) Indemnification of claims made by
RECIPIENT’s own employees or agents; and (iii) Waiver of RECIPIENT’s immunity
under the industrial insurance provisions of Title 51 R.C.W. but only to the extent
necessary to indemnify the COUNTY, which waiver has been mutually negotiated by the
Parties.
In the event it is necessary for the COUNTY to incur attorney’s fees, legal expenses, or
other costs to enforce the provisions of this section, all such fees, expenses, and costs
shall be recoverable from RECIPIENT. The provisions of this Section 3.D shall survive
the expiration, abandonment, or termination of this Agreement.
E. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the RECIPIENT from
undertaking or assisting projects developed outside the purview of this Agreement, or
entering into agreements with other parties to undertake said projects in accordance with
whatever terms and conditions may be agreed to between the RECIPIENT and other
parties.
F. The COUNTY shall be under no obligation to continue this agreement and may request
partial or full reimbursement of payments it made to the RECIPIENT should the
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RECIPIENT fail to perform according to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
whether or not failure to perform is within the RECIPIENT’s control.
G. This Agreement may be amended at any time by written concurrence of the parties
through a formalized Amendment Agreement Form and will terminate upon fulfillment
of all obligations contained herein.
H. The COUNTY may terminate this Agreement immediately for cause. If this Agreement is
terminated the RECIPIENT shall return any unused portion of the funds advanced up to
the date of termination.
I. Invalidity or unenforceability of one or more provisions of this Agreement shall not
affect any other provision of this Agreement.
J. In its performance under this Agreement the RECIPIENT shall not discriminate against
any person on the basis of sex, race, color, marital status, national origin, religious
affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age except by
minimum age, and retirement provisions, unless based upon a bona fide occupational
qualification, and the RECIPIENT shall not violate any of the terms of chapter
49.60 RCW, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, or any other applicable federal,
state, or local law or regulation regarding nondiscrimination in employment.
K. Authority: Representations and Warranties. Each signatory to this Agreement represents
and warrants that he or she has full power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement on behalf of the entity for whom he or she is signing.
L. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, and all counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same
instrument. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by
facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form,
or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial
appearance of a document, or by combination of such means, shall constitute effective
execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the Parties and may be used in lieu of the
original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the Parties transmitted by facsimile
shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
M. The effective date of this agreement is the date of COUNTY signatory.
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AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE
City of Renton by:
Denis Law, Mayor
Signature:_____________________________________________________________________
Date: ______________________________
KING COUNTY by:
Signature: _____________________________________________________________________
Mark Isaacson, Division Director, Wastewater Treatment Division
Date: ______________________________
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EXHIBIT A: SCOPE OF WORK
The task(s) set forth below summarize the RECIPIENT’s activities to be performed under this
agreement to complete the PROJECT. All activities in the following tasks, including
deliverables, must be completed by the expiration date of this agreement unless otherwise
modified through an Agreement Amendment Form and approved by the COUNTY in writing.
Any work performed or costs incurred prior to the effective date of this agreement will be at the
sole expense of the RECIPIENT.
Goal One: Effectively administer and manage the project
Activities: Conduct, coordinate and schedule project activities and assure quality control.
Communicate with affected parties. Ensure the project is completed per the scope of work on
time and within budget.
Output: The project deliverables are completed per the scope, on schedule, and within the budget
of $200,000.
The project is ready to go to bid without further modifications. Compare the actual project
completion date with the proposed completion date and compare the actual expenses with the
proposed budget to evaluate the efficacy of the project manager.
Goal Two: Obtain required permits
Activities: Prepare and submit the required land use application for environmental review and
comply with the SEPA determination.
Output: SEPA determination is issued by the City’s Planning Department.
The City has obtained the required permits necessary to start construction.
Goal Three: Complete engineering design, and prepare plans and specifications
Activities: Conduct field reconnaissance and surveying. Perform hydrologic and hydraulic
analysis. Complete engineering design, and construction plans and specifications per the City of
Renton Surface Water Design Manual and applicable municipal codes.
Output: Stamped engineering reports, plans and specifications in compliance with the City’s
standards.
The project is ready for bidding and construction using the completed design plans and
specifications.
The project will meet the requirements of the City’s design standards and applicable federal
state, and local laws and regulations. The project will produce a bid ready set of plans and
specifications that will allow the construction of an aesthetically pleasing, low cost, and effective
solution to treat stormwater runoff in the Heather Downs residential neighborhood. The new
water quality facility will remove sediments, metals, bacteria and nutrients to provide cleaner
and safer water resources for the community and environment.
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EXHIBIT B: BUDGET
Costs are limited to those approved by the COUNTY in the current Budget. Costs should be
reasonable and necessary to carry out the task. All activities and PROJECT expenditures must be
completed according to this agreement unless otherwise modified through an Agreement
Amendment Form and approved by the COUNTY in writing.
Any work performed or costs incurred prior to the effective date of this agreement will be at the
sole expense of the RECIPIENT.
An Agreement Amendment must be completed and approved to change a scope of work, request
an extension, or if the budget expenditure category might deviate more than ten percent (10% of
Grand Total). For more information, contact your grant administrator.
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EXHIBIT C: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DISCLAIMERS
Logo and logo standards: For electronic versions of the official logos and logo standards,
contact your grant administrator. The above logo must be included on all printed documents
and electronic media produced in carrying out the PROJECT. This includes signage, posters,
documents, brochures, flyers, newsletters, newspaper advertising, Web pages, blogs, and videos.
Credit for materials produced as part of the PROJECT: Acknowledge PROJECT funding by
including the following sentence with the logo:
This project is funded by the King County Wastewater Treatment Division
If your PROJECT has multiple funders, it can say:
This project is funded in part by the King County Wastewater Treatment Division
Disclaimer language: For items where opinions or advice or a list of organizations or businesses
are included in the copy (e.g., an interpretive panel, a guidebook, or a directory), please add the
following disclaimer sentence:
The content herein does not constitute an endorsement by King County government, its
employees, or its elected and appointed officials.
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EXHIBIT D: AGREEMENT TERMS AND PROCEDURES
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Please acknowledge KING COUNTY in all written and electronic
media (publications, signage, press releases, public service announcements, posters, flyers, Web
pages, videos, PowerPoint presentations, etc.). Refer to Exhibit C for further information.
ADVANCE: Advance payments are allowed in some cases at the discretion of the COUNTY;
documentation of payments made from advances shall be submitted to the COUNTY prior to any
further requests for AWARD funds.
AGREEMENT AMENDMENT: This document must be completed and approved to change a
scope of work, request an extension, or if the budget (Exhibit B) might deviate in any PROJECT
cost categories by an amount equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the total AWARD
amount. This form is available from your grant administrator.
BALANCE OF AWARD: Any amount of your AWARD not spent on this PROJECT must be
returned to KING COUNTY, if an advance was issued.
CLOSEOUT REPORT: This report documents the successful completion of the PROJECT
according to the scope of work. The Closeout Report is due thirty (30) days after the end of your
agreement period and must be submitted online, following instructions from the WaterWorks
grant administrator. This includes two sections:
1. Financial Closeout documenting the records of expenditures for the PROJECT
(reconcile your project expenses, award, cash, and in-kind match).
2. Narrative Closeout documenting the successful completion of the PROJECT
according to the scope of work. The final report will include a narrative, outreach
materials, copies of communication materials, and tools created for and about the
PROJECT.
ELIGIBLE CHARGES: Only expenses in the categories listed in the budget page of this grant
agreement can be covered by this AWARD and only up to the indicated amount without prior
authorization.
FINANCIAL RECORDS: Maintain a record of your expenditures to conform to generally
accepted accounting principles. Retain records for at least three (3) years after the end date of
your agreement. It is highly recommended that if you use a computer to track your project
expenses you assign a code to this grant. If you keep track of your expenses manually, you will
need to make copies of your receipts or other “manual” documents. This way, you will be able to
document your expenses.
MATCH: Keep track of cash and/or in-kind match amount as it is described in your budget
(Exhibit B) because it must be documented in your Financial Closeout Report (Exhibit H).
MILESTONE: Milestones are considered significant actions or events marking important
progress or change in the stage of development of the
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QUARTERLY REPORTS: This report includes two sections; a progress section that provides
a status report on the progress of activities and goals identified in the scope of work; and an
expense section for reimbursement of costs each quarter. The quarterly reports are due thirty (30)
days after the end of each quarter.
SCOPE OF WORK): Keep track of your activities as they relate to the scope of work you
provided. You will have to document the progress when submitting your Quarterly Reports and
Closeout Report.
START DATE: The start date of this agreement is the date of the COUNTY signatory.
Expenses can be posted as of the start date of your agreement but not sooner. (Same thing as
Effective Date.)
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EXHIBIT E: FUNDING AUTHORITY
The funding authority for this AWARD comes from the COUNTY, through its Department of
Natural Resources and Parks, which operates a regional system of sewage treatment and
conveyance facilities for which it collects charges from local governments. Said charges
constitute the source of revenue for operation of the COUNTY’s sewage treatment system. By
agreement with said local governments, this revenue can be used only to fund expenditures that
are related to the development, operation, maintenance, and replacement and improvement of
said system. By budget authority, the COUNTY funds activities related to the regional water
quality objectives advanced by the development of the sewage treatment system.
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SUBTOTAL
SOURCE OF
MATCH (indicate if
pending or secured)
Staff salaries & benefits $30,000.00 $30,000.00
Pending - City of
Renton Surface Water
Utility CIP
Staff salary using billing
or fully burdened rates $0.00
Project supplies,
materials, and
equipment
$0.00
Commercial services $0.00
Consultant/contractor
services $70,000.00 $100,000.00 $170,000.00
Pending - City of
Renton Surface Water
Utility CIP
Transportation $0.00
Other costs $0.00
Project Subtotal $70,000.00 $130,000.00 $0.00 $200,000.00
Overhead $0.00
Grand TOTAL $70,000.00 $130,000.00 $0.00 $200,000.00
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. _______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS WITH RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 403.
WHEREAS, the City and Renton School District No. 403 (“District”) are authorized,
pursuant to RCW Chapter 39.34, to enter into an interlocal government cooperative agreement;
and
WHEREAS, the District and the City desire to promote law enforcement and related
services to Renton High School, Hazen High School, Lindbergh High School and other Renton
District Schools within the City; and
WHEREAS, a School Resource Officer Program was established by CAG‐15‐114, Interlocal
Agreement for School Resource Officers dated May 13, 2017, which expired on June 30, 2017;
and
WHEREAS, the District and the City continue to recognize the potential benefits of the
School Resource Officer Program to the citizens of the City and particularly to the students and
staff of the District High Schools within the City; and
WHEREAS, through the School Resource Officer Program, the District and the Renton
Police Department have committed to providing a safe school environment that promotes
education and interaction with students in a positive caring manner; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the District and the City
to reestablish this program by entering into a new interlocal agreement;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to enter into an interlocal
agreement for School Resource Officers with the District.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this ______ day of _____________________, 2017.
______________________________
Jason A. Seth, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this ______ day of _____________________, 2017.
______________________________
Denis Law, Mayor
Approved as to form:
______________________________
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. ________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSERVATION
FUTURES INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
RENTON AND KING COUNTY BY INCLUDING $400,000 ALLOCATION FOR THE
ACQUISITION OF ONE OPEN SPACE PARCEL IN THE MAY CREEK GREENWAY.
WHEREAS, the City of Renton entered into an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement, under
chapter 39.34 RCW, with King County on June 5, 1990, which provides for the acquisition of
monies through the Conservation Futures Levy Fund for the purpose of acquiring open space;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Renton applied for Conservation Futures funding assistance to
acquire one open space parcel west of I‐405 along May Creek; and
WHEREAS, King County has approved Renton’s request and authorized the expenditure
of up to $400,000 in matching funds to acquire one parcel along May Creek in the May Creek
Greenway within the City of Renton’s Kennydale Community Planning Area; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition of the remaining open space lands in the Renton’s Kennydale
Community Planning Area is consistent with Renton’s adopted Parks, Recreation and Natural
Areas Plan, and further, the City Council considers it in the best public interest to acquire these
remaining lands; and
WHEREAS, Article VI, Section 6.1 of the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement requires that
Renton take appropriate legislative action to commit funds for the purpose of matching the
amounts allocated by King County; and
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the existing interlocal agreement between the City of
Renton and King County to include that additional $400,000 allocation;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to amend the existing City of
Renton‐King County Interlocal Agreement to include the allocation of an additional $400,000 for
the acquisition of real property west of I‐405, along May Creek in the May Creek Greenway.
SECTION II. Renton’s share of the project monies will be derived from the King County
Proposition 2 Levy Fund and the Parks Impact Mitigation Fund.
SECTION III. Any received fund monies shall be used to acquire open space land along
May Creek in Renton’s Kennydale Community Planning Area.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this _____ day of _____________________, 2017.
Jason A. Seth, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this _____ day of _____________________, 2017.
Denis Law, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION
5‐5‐2 AND SUBSECTIONS 5‐5‐3.A, 5‐5‐3.C, 5‐5‐3.E, 5‐5‐3.G.2, 5‐25‐4.C, 5‐25‐4.D,
5‐25‐10.J, 5‐25‐10.K, 5‐25‐10.Z, 5‐26‐3.E, 5‐26‐6.A, 5‐26‐6.D, AND 5‐26‐7.F OF
THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO STREAMLINE CITY BUSINESS LICENSE
PROCESSES AND TAXES BY ELIMINATING THE PER EMPLOYEE LICENSE FEE,
EXPANDING THE BUSINESS LICENSE REGISTRATION FEE EXEMPTION FOR NON‐
PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO INCLUDE ALL PERSONS WHO ARE EXEMPT FROM
FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION PURSUANT TO 26 U.S. CODE SUBSECTIONS 501(c)
or (d), LOWERING THE REVENUE THRESHOLD FOR BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
TAX, CLARIFYING POTENTIALLY AMBIGUOUS LANGUAGE TO ENSURE
CONSISTENT APPLICATION OF EXISTING BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS TAX AND
BUSINESS LICENSE REGULATIONS; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 5861 AND
INCORPORATING HEREIN THOSE CHANGES THAT REMAIN RELEVANT; AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in 2016, the City implemented a Business & Occupation (B&O) Tax, which is
remitted either on a quarterly or annual basis, administered in conjunction with business license
renewals and the per employee fees; and
WHEREAS, currently the City has a B&O tax threshold of $1.5 million, per employee
license fee threshold of 1200 hours, and four different due dates in which a business would be
required to renew a business license and pay B&O taxes or per employee fee. The tax reporting
period for each due date is the preceding four quarters for annual filers. The due date
corresponds to the same quarter in which the business had originally applied for a business
license; and
WHEREAS, the State of Washington passed House Bill 2005 requiring cities to join an
online state sponsored portal for business license applications and renewals; and
WHEREAS, the State sponsored licensing systems are not currently compatible with the
City’s tax and licensing structure; and
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WHEREAS, the City seeks to simplify the tax structure to transition to an online state
sponsored licensing system; and
WHEREAS, the multiple due dates and two types of adjustable fees has made it confusing
for many businesses. In most cases, the reporting period does not line up with their own fiscal
reporting period or, if they have multiple licenses, they may have multiple due dates; and
WHEREAS, many businesses have voiced frustrations as they do not understand the
methodology of the multiple due dates and multiple tax types. There have been numerous errors
or corrections made for taxes remitted when a business has filed too early, returns completed
for the incorrect reporting period, paid both B&O tax and per employee fees, or late fees and
penalties incurred because the due date was not clear; and
WHEREAS, by, eliminating the per employee fee, lowering the B&O tax threshold to
$500,000 per year, changing the renewal date and reporting period for all businesses to a
calendar year basis due January 31 of each year will help clear up confusion, allow the City to
more efficiently join a state sponsored online license system, and streamline the process; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the renewal and reporting date, RMC provisions are confusing
regarding the maximum tax a large business is responsible to pay each year; and
WHEREAS, the City has an interest in requiring all businesses that engage in business
within the City to register and obtain a business license from the City; and
WHEREAS, although some non‐profit businesses are subject to business and operations
taxation pursuant to Chapter 5‐25 of the Renton Municipal Code, the City wishes to minimize
barriers and costs from all businesses that are exempt from federal income taxation applying for
and obtaining a City business license; and
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WHEREAS, to remove such barriers and costs, the City desires to exempt such businesses
from paying the business license registration fee; and
WHEREAS, currently RMC 5‐25‐4 states there will be a cap placed on taxable gross
revenues not to exceed $5 billion. The wording on gross revenues is not clear as businesses could
be reporting in multiple tax categories and, therefore, could interpret this code provision to be a
maximum of gross revenues of $5 billion in each category or in total; and
WHEREAS, the City interprets RMC 5‐25‐4 to read that business are required to pay no
more than $4.25 million in taxes for any calendar year, adjusted annually for inflation, regardless
of the number of categories the business operates in; and
WHEREAS, clarifying RMC 5‐25‐4 to expressly state that $4.25 million is the maximum tax
cap will alleviate future confusion over the intent of the maximum tax due to any one business
in a calendar year; and
WHEREAS, on October 23, 2017, Ordinance No. 5861 was passed clarifying potentially
ambiguous language and moving all businesses to a calendar year reporting period; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance repeals Ordinance No. 5861 and incorporates those changes
that remain relevant;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. City of Renton Ordinance No. 5861 is hereby repealed.
SECTION II. Subsection 5‐5‐2 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
5‐5‐2 DEFINITIONS:
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Words are to be given their usual meaning. When not inconsistent with the
context, words in the singular number shall include the plural, and the plural shall
include the singular, and words in one gender shall include all other genders. The
word “shall” is always mandatory and not merely directory. In construing the
provisions of this Title, except when otherwise declared or clearly apparent from
the context, the following definitions shall be applied:
A. ABATE: To clean, eliminate, remove, repair or otherwise remedy a
condition that amounts to a nuisance or chronic nuisance under RMC Chapter 1‐3
and/or RMC Chapter 5‐5 by such manner, means, and to the extent as an
Administrator or law enforcement officer determines is reasonably necessary to
protect the general health, morals, safety and welfare of the City of Renton.
B. ACT: Doing, finishing, performing, or preparing to do something.
C. ADMINISTRATOR: the Administrative Services Administrator or designee,
unless otherwise specified. Unless otherwise specified, Administrator shall mean
the Administrative Services Administrator or designee.
D. BUSINESS: All activities engaged in with the purpose of gain, benefit, or
advantage to the taxpayer or to another person or class, directly or indirectly. All
activities, occupations, trades, pursuits, professions and matters located or
engaged in within the City or anywhere else within the City’s jurisdiction with the
object of gain, benefit, advantage or profit to the business enterprise or to another
person, directly or indirectly.
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E. BUSINESS ENTERPRISE: Each location at which a person engages in
business within the City of Renton.
F. BUSINESS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CITY: A business enterprise with a
permanent location outside the City, but with no permanent location within the
City.
G. CALLS FOR SERVICE: Calls or communications to 911, including but not
limited to Valley Communications, and/or calls or communications directly to the
Renton Police Department or one of its officers, or the viewing of an offense by
an officer. Calls for service, as that term is used in the definition of “chronic
nuisance premises,” does not include incidents that are unrelated to the chronic
nuisance premises, its resident(s), owner(s), guest(s), patron(s), or calls for general
information.
H. CHRONIC NUISANCE PREMISES:
1. As it relates to a building, structure or business used for commercial,
retail, or entertainment purposes, or the area within two hundred feet (200') of
such premises, including businesses regulated by the Liquor Control Board, and
including public, private, commercial or industrial parking lots within two hundred
feet (200') of such premises, “chronic nuisance premises” means a property on
which any of the following exists or occurred:
a. Six (6) or more calls for service occur or exist during any sixty (60)‐
day period; or
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b. Ten (10) or more calls for service occur or exist during any one
hundred and eighty (180)‐day period; or
c. Fourteen (14) or more calls for service occur or exist during any
twelve (12)‐month period.
2. Any action against a chronic nuisance premises and/or its owner,
managing agent or person in control for a violation under this subsection H shall
not preclude the use any other subsection of this section or any other section of
the RMC.
I. CITY: The City of Renton.
J. CODE COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR (CCI) or CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
(CEO): Any person authorized by an Administrator to investigate or inspect for
code violations.
K. CONTROL: The ability to dominate, govern, manage, own or regulate a
premises, or the conduct that occurs in or on a premises.
L. DRUG‐RELATED ACTIVITY: Any activity at a premises that violates Chapter
69.41 RCW (Legend Drugs), Chapter 69.50 RCW (Uniform Controlled Substances
Act), Chapter 69.51A (Medical Marijuana) or 69.52 RCW (Imitation Controlled
Substances), Chapter 69.53 RCW (Use of Buildings for Unlawful Drugs) or any
applicable federal, state or local law regulating the same general subject matter,
as they currently exist or may be amended.
M. EMERGENCY: Any situation which an Administrator or law enforcement
reasonably believes requires immediate action to prevent or eliminate an
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immediate threat to public health, morals, safety, or welfare of persons or
property in the City of Renton.
N. EMPLOYEE: Any person employed at any business enterprise who
performs any part of his duties within the City, except casual laborers not
employed in the usual course of business. A sole proprietor is not an employee.
All officers, agents, dealers, franchisees, etc., of a corporation or business trust,
and all but one partner of a partnership (except limited partners), are employees
within this definition.
O. ENGAGING or ENGAGE IN BUSINESS: Commencing, conducting or
continuing in any business.
1. The terms “engaging in business” or “engage in business” means
commencing, conducting, or continuing in business, and also the exercise of
corporate or franchise powers, as well as liquidating a business when the
liquidators hold themselves out to the public as conducting such business.
2. Without being all‐inclusive, any one of the following activities
conducted within the City by a person, or its employee, agent, representative,
independent contractor, broker or another person acting on its behalf constitutes
engaging in business:
a. Owning, renting, leasing, maintaining, or having the right to use, or
using, tangible personal property, intangible personal property, or real property
while permanently or temporarily located in the City.
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b. Owning, renting, leasing, using, or maintaining, an office, place of
business, or other establishment in the City.
c. Soliciting sales.
d. Making repairs or providing maintenance or service to real or
tangible personal property, including warranty work and property maintenance.
e. Providing technical assistance or service, including quality control,
product inspections, warranty work, or similar services on or in connection with
tangible personal property sold by the person or on its behalf.
f. Installing, constructing, or supervising installation or construction
of, real or tangible personal property.
g. Soliciting, negotiating, or approving franchise, license, or other
similar agreements.
h. Collecting current or delinquent accounts.
i. Picking up and transporting tangible personal property, solid waste,
construction debris, or excavated materials.
j. Providing disinfecting and pest control services, employment and
labor pool services, home nursing care, janitorial services, appraising, landscape
architectural services, security system services, surveying, and real estate services
including the listing of homes and managing real property.
k. Rendering professional services such as those provided by
accountants, architects, attorneys, auctioneers, consultants, engineers,
professional athletes, barbers, baseball clubs and other sports organizations,
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chemists, consultants, psychologists, court reporters, dentists, doctors,
detectives, laboratory operators, teachers, veterinarians.
l. Meeting with customers or potential customers, even when no
sales or orders are solicited at the meetings.
m. Training or recruiting agents, representatives, independent
contractors, brokers or others, domiciled or operating on a job in the City, acting
on its behalf, or for customers or potential customers.
n. Investigating, resolving, or otherwise assisting in resolving
customer complaints.
o. In‐store stocking or manipulating products or goods, sold to and
owned by a customer, regardless of where sale and delivery of the goods took
place.
p. Delivering goods in vehicles owned, rented, leased, used, or
maintained by the person or another person acting on its behalf.
P. FULL‐TIME EMPLOYEE: Full‐time employee or full‐time equivalent
employee shall have the same meaning as defined under RMC 5‐1‐1.D.
QP. GENERAL PUBLIC: The City of Renton, any of its communities or
neighborhoods, or more than one (1) citizen, neighbor and/or their guest(s).
RQ. HEARING EXAMINER: An individual authorized to hear administrative
appeals and designated matters for the City of Renton.
SR. INCURRED EXPENSE: Includes, but is not limited to, actual, direct or
indirect, appeal costs, fees and expenses; attorney, expert, filing and litigation
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costs, fees and expenses; hearing costs and expenses; copy, documentation, and
investigation costs and expenses; notice, contract and inspection costs and
expenses; personnel expenses; hauling, disposal and storage costs and expenses;
preparation, travel and parking costs, fees and expenses; photocopying, mailing
and service costs and expenses. All such costs and expenses shall constitute a lien
against the affected property, as set forth in RMC 1‐3‐3.G.6, as it exists or may be
amended.
TS. MATERIAL STATEMENT: Any written or oral statement reasonably likely
to be relied upon by a public servant in the discharge of his or her official powers
or duties.
UT. MONETARY PENALTY: Any cost, fines or penalties related to violation of
this Chapter, including but not limited to actual fines or penalties to be paid as a
result of a nuisance.
VU. NUISANCE or NUISANCE VIOLATION: is defined in RMC 1‐3‐3.B, as it
exists or may be amended, and as applicable, that definition applies in this
Chapter.
W. PART‐TIME EMPLOYEE: An employee working less than full time.
XV. PERSON: An individual natural person, a sole proprietor, partnership,
corporation or a person acting in a fiduciary capacity. means any individual,
receiver, administrator, executor, assignee, trustee in bankruptcy, trust, estate,
firm, co‐partnership, joint venture, club, company, joint stock company, business
trust, municipal corporation, political subdivision of the State of Washington,
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corporation, limited liability company, association, society, or any group of
individuals acting as a unit, whether mutual, cooperative, fraternal, non‐profit, or
otherwise and the United States of America or any of its instrumentalities
YW. REPORTING PERIOD: One calendar year (January 1 through December
31), that precedes the year for which the business is applying for a license. The
four (4) full calendar quarters, which immediately precede the anniversary or
expiration date of the business license.
ZX. TEMPORARY or PORTABLE SALES: A business enterprise with no
permanent location either within or outside of the City, but which engages in
business within the City.
SECTION III. Subsection 5‐5‐3.A of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
A. General Business License Required:
1. No person shall engage in Business unless such Business is authorized
by a valid City of Renton general business license. Every business enterprise
including but not limited to seasonal, temporary, or portable sales businesses,
shall first obtain, from the City of Renton, a general business license. The general
business license shall not be transferable. A separate business license is required
for each Business Enterprise.
2. If a person engages in no other activities in or with the City but the
following, it need not register and obtain a business license:
a. Meeting with suppliers of goods and services as a customer.
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b. Meeting with government representatives in their official capacity,
other than those performing contracting or purchasing functions.
c. Attending meetings, such as board meetings, retreats, seminars,
and conferences, or other meetings wherein the person does not provide training
in connection with tangible personal property sold by the person or on its behalf.
This provision does not apply to any board of director member or attendee
engaging in business such as a member of a board of directors who attends a
board meeting.
d. Renting tangible or intangible property as a customer when the
property is not used in the City.
e. Attending, but not participating in a “trade show” or “multiple
vendor events”. Persons participating at a trade show shall review RMC Chapter
5‐22, Special Event Permits.
f. Conducting advertising through the mail.
g. Soliciting sales by phone from a location outside the City.
h. Contracting with a common carrier to deliver goods into the City.
i. Acting within the scope of employment as an employee of a duly
licensed City business.
SECTION IV. Subsection 5‐5‐3.C of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
C. License Fee: The general business license fee shall consist of two (2) parts,
a fixed registration fee and a variable per employee fee, which shall be determined
by the number of worker‐hours in the City of Renton during the reporting period.
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1. License Registration Fee: The Business License Registration fee of one
hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) shall be due and payable when filing a completed
registration form as prescribed by the Administrator. The Registration Fee may be
adjusted from time to time, as published in the city’s current Fee Schedule
brochure. If a business’s first date of engaging in business in the City is after July
1, a prorated half year license registration fee will be due in the amount of
seventy‐five dollars ($75).
2. Per Employee Fee: Effective January 1, 2015, in addition to the
Registration Fee described in subsection C.1 above, a per employee license fee
shall be calculated by multiplying the actual number of hours worked during the
reporting period by $0.0352 per hour. Businesses with fewer than one thousand
two hundred (1,200) worker‐hours in a year or three hundred (300) hours in a
quarter shall be exempt from paying the per employee fee described in this
subsection. The reporting period for new businesses shall be quarterly on or
before the quarterly reporting due dates.
3. The per hour rate shall be administratively adjusted every other year
by the percentage rise or fall of the Seattle‐Tacoma‐Bremerton Consumer Price
Index, All Items, Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (also known as CPI‐W)
ending August 31, for the same two (2) year period and published in the City’s
current Fee Schedule brochure.
Each business license holder may be required, by the Administrator, to file
with the City of Renton, copies of its quarterly reports to the State Department of
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Labor and Industries reporting employee hours worked. The businesses that did
not file the report may be required to file an affidavit with the City reporting hours
worked or the equivalent number of employees.
42. Due Dates: Annual business registration and per employee fees are
due by the last day of January for businesses with anniversary dates which fall
within the fourth calendar quarter of the year, April for businesses with
anniversary dates which fall within the first calendar quarter of the year, July for
businesses with anniversary dates which fall within the second calendar quarter
of the year, and October for businesses with anniversary dates which fall within
the third calendar quarter of the year.
For those businesses required to report quarterly, in additional to the
annual registration fee due as described above, the per employee fees are due by
the last day of January, April, July, and October.
5. Reporting Periods: Per Employee business license fees are calculated
for the reporting period. The Administrator shall have the discretion to designate
a business’s reporting periods as annually or quarterly based on various factors,
among others, the number of employees and/or seasonal nature of the business.
a. The reporting period for those required to file annually shall be the
four (4) complete calendar quarters preceding the due date.
b. The reporting period for those required to file quarterly shall be
the calendar quarter preceding each quarterly due date.
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63. Expiration: Unless otherwise established by the Administrator,
business licenses expire on January 31 of the year after issuance and must be
renewed by the an annual business registration is valid for a period of one (1) year
and shall expire on the same date as the due date as described in subsection C.42
above.
7. Location of Business and Employees:
a. Presumption: For purposes of this section, any business operating
within the City limits of the City of Renton shall be deemed to have all of its
employees working within the City limits of the City of Renton.
b. Working Outside City: For any employees whose nominal place of
business is within the City limits of the City of Renton, all hours will be presumed
to be worked within the City and subject to this fee. Any employee regularly
reporting to work within the City limits shall have all of that employee’s time
subject to this fee, even if portions of the employee’s time are spent outside the
City of Renton (for example, a realtor or outside salesperson). When an employee
normally employed within the City of Renton who, for extended periods of time,
reports to work outside the City of Renton, for example, a contractor’s employees
reporting directly to job sites, then the employer may by affidavit report the
number of hours actually worked within the City or the percentage of time within
the City based upon one thousand nine hundred twenty (1,920) hours annually
and pay the annual license fee based upon those figures.
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c. Short Term or Temporary License: A temporary ninety (90) calendar
day license may be purchased for fifty dollars ($50.00) for each full‐time
equivalent employee (“FTE”) or for each four hundred and eighty (480) worker‐
hours during the ninety (90) calendar day period, or as prescribed in the City’s Fee
Schedule. The expiration date of the license shall be ninety (90) calendar days from
date of issuance. The temporary business license may only be purchased by
businesses with fifty (50) or fewer FTE. The license may be renewed at the
applicable FTE rate for successive ninety (90) calendar day periods not to exceed
two hundred seventy (270) consecutive days. Renewal forms will not be sent to
short term business licensees. Renewals must be at the request of licensee. All
late fees and penalties apply.
84. Any payment not made within one (1) month following the due date
shall be cause for the automatic revocation of the business license.
95. The Administrator shall have the authority to inspect business
premises, and review or audit business records with reasonable prior notice.
106. Non‐Profit Exemption: A person that can demonstrate through
means satisfactory to the Administrator that it is exempt from federal income
taxation bona fide non‐profit organization organized under Section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code pursuant to 26 U.S. Code Subsections 501(c) or (d), as
those subsections may be amended or recodified, whose income is primarily from
compensation from public entities for health or social welfare services, grants,
and/or donations, shall register for a business license and file employment
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information at least annually but shall be exempt from paying the registration and
the per employee fee. Primarily shall mean more than fifty percent (50%).
SECTION V. Subsection 5‐5‐3.E of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
E. Time Within Which to Claim Overpayment of License Fee: Whenever a
business enterprise makes an overpayment, and, within two four (24) years after
date of such overpayment, makes application for a refund or credit of the
overpayment, its claim shall be allowed and be repaid from the general fund or be
applied as a credit to annual renewal fees as approved by the Administrative
Services Administrator.
SECTION VI. Subsection 5‐5‐3.G.2 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
2. The penalty for failure to obtain a business license shall not be less
than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) or as prescribed in the City’s Fee
Schedule, plus payment of all license fee amounts that should have been paid for
the last three four (34) years, as determined by the Administrator, plus a penalty
of twenty percent (20%) per annum for all amounts owing, plus any accounting,
legal or administrative expenses incurred by the City in determining the
unreported, or the unpaid portion over the last three four (34) years or in
collecting the tax and/or the penalty.
SECTION VII. Subsection 5‐25‐4.C of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
C. Tax Thresholds: This chapter shall not apply to any person engaging in any
one (1) or more business activities which are otherwise taxable pursuant to RMC
5‐25‐4.A, whose value of products, including by‐products, gross proceeds of sales,
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and gross income of the business, less any deductions, as the case may be, from
all activities conducted within the City during any calendar year, is less than or
equal to the threshold amount of one million five hundred thousand dollars
($1,500,000).
SECTION VIII. Subsection 5‐25‐4.D of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
D. Amounts in Excess of Annual Tax Cap: This The tax imposed under this
chapter shall not apply to that portion of the gross proceeds of sales, gross income
of the business, and value of products, including by‐products, from all activities
conducted within the City, less applicable deductions and other exemptions, that
are in excess of five billion dollars ($5,000,000,000) exceed four million two
hundred fifty thousand dollars ($4,250,000) during any calendar year. The cap set
forth in this subsection shall be administratively adjusted by the Administrator on
January 1st of each year, beginning on January 1, 2017, to reflect the inflation
adjustment, as defined and calculated pursuant to RMC 5‐25‐2.P. The amount of
the cap so calculated shall be rounded to the nearest five thousand ten dollars
($5,00010).
SECTION IX. Subsection 5‐25‐4.E of the Renton Municipal Code is repealed as follows:
E. Business License Fee Exemption: Any business subject to payment of a tax
imposed pursuant to RMC 5‐25 (Business and Occupation Tax Code) shall be
exempt from the payment of the per employee business license fees.
SECTION X. Subsection 5‐25‐10.J of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
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J. United States, Washington State governmental entities: The City of Renton
is exempt from the tax levied by this chapter.
SECTION XI. Subsection 5‐25‐10.K of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
K. Gross Receipts Taxed Under Other Renton Municipal Code (RMC) Sections:
This chapter shall not apply to:
1. Any person in respect to a business activity with respect to which tax
liability is specifically imposed under the provisions of RMC Chapter 5‐11 (Utility
Tax); or
2. Any bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization, as defined in RCW
9.46.0209, subject to a tax pursuant to RMC 5‐8‐5 (bona fide charitable or
nonprofit organization gambling activity, bingo, raffle and fundraising activities;
pulltabs and punchboards; card games; and, amusement games) Any person in
respect to a business activity with respect to which tax liability is specifically
imposed under the provisions of RMC Chapter 5‐8 (Gambling Tax).
SECTION XII. Subsection 5‐25‐10.Z of the Renton Municipal Code, is amended as
follows:
Z. Real Estate Brokers and Associated Brokers, Agents, or Salesmen: This
chapter does not apply to that portion of a real estate commission assigned to
another brokerage office pursuant to the division of revenue between the
originating brokerage office and a cooperating brokerage office on a particular
transaction. Each brokerage office shall pay the tax upon its respective revenue
share of the transaction. Furthermore, where a brokerage office has paid the
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business license and occupation tax on the gross commission earned by that
brokerage office, associate brokers, salesmen or agents within the same office
shall not be required to pay the tax upon their share of the commission from the
same transaction.
SECTION XIII. Subsection 5‐26‐3.E of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
E. “Reporting period” means:
1. A one (1) month period beginning the first day of each calendar month
(monthly); or
2. A three (3) month period beginning the first day of January, April, July
or October of each year (quarterly); or
3. A twelve (12) month period beginning the first day of January of each
year (annual).
4. For a per employee fee identified in RMC 5‐5‐3.C.2, the annual
reporting shall mean the four (4) calendar quarters preceding the annual business
license expiration date.
SECTION XIV. Subsection 5‐26‐6.A of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
A. Other than any annual registration fee required by Except as provided in
RMC 5‐5‐3.C.1, License Registration Fee, and the Per Employee Fee required by
RMC 5‐5‐3.C.2, taxes or fees imposed by Chapters 5‐5, 5‐6, 5‐7, 5‐8, 5‐11, and 5‐
25 shall be due and payable in quarterly installments. At the Administrator’s
discretion, businesses may be assigned to a monthly or annual reporting period
depending on the tax amount owing or type of tax. Tax returns and payments are
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due on or before the last day of the next month following the end of the assigned
reporting period covered by the return.
SECTION XV. Subsection 5‐26‐6.D of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
D. For purposes of the tax imposed by Chapter 5‐25, any person whose value
of products, gross proceeds of sales, or gross income of the business, subject to
tax after all allowable deductions, is equal to or less than Three Hundred and
Seventy‐Five Thousand Five Hundred Thousand dollars ($375,000500,000) in the
current quarter reporting year, shall file a return, declare no tax due under
Chapter 5‐25 on their return, and submit the return to the Administrator.
SECTION XVI. Subsection 5‐26‐7.F of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
follows:
F. Any payment made that is returned for lack of sufficient funds or for any
other reason will not be considered received until payment by certified check,
money order, or cash of the original amount due, plus a “nonsufficient funds”
(NSF) charge of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) as specified in the City of Renton Fee
Schedule is received by the Administrator. Any license issued upon payment with
an NSF check will be considered void, and shall be returned to the Administrator.
No license shall be reissued until payment (including the NSF fee) is received.
SECTION XVII. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or work of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court or competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the constitutionality of any other
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance.
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SECTION XVIII. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on January 1, 2018.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this _______ day of ___________________, 2017.
Jason A. Seth, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this _______ day of _____________________, 2017.
Denis Law, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
Date of Publication:
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER
10‐5 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, CLARIFYING IMPOUNDMENT AND
REDEMPTION OF VEHICLE REGULATIONS, DESIGNATING THE RENTON
MUNICIPAL COURT AS THE POST IMPOUNDMENT HEARING VENUE, AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Chapter 10‐5 of the Renton Municipal Code, is amended as follows:
CHAPTER 5
IMPOUNDMENT AND REDEMPTION OF VEHICLES
SECTION:
10‐5‐1: Definitions
10‐5‐2: Impoundment Of Vehicles, Notice
10‐5‐3: How Impoundment Is To Be Effected
10‐5‐4: Owner Of Impounded Vehicle To Be Notified
10‐5‐5: Redemption Of Impounded Vehicles
10‐5‐6: Cancellation Of Hearing Reserved
10‐5‐7: Post Impoundment Hearing Procedure
10‐5‐8: Abandoned Vehicles
10‐5‐9: Renton Police Department Record Of Impounded Vehicles
10‐5‐10: Approved Tow Company Duties And Records
10‐5‐11: Severability
10‐5‐12: Approved Tow Rates Required
10‐5‐13: Penalties For Violations By Approved Tow Agency
10‐5‐1 DEFINITIONS:
APPROVED TOW COMPANY: Any person, firm, partnership, tow operator,
association or corporation approved by the Renton Police Department that
engages in the impounding, transporting, or storage of unauthorized vehicles, or
the disposal of abandoned vehicles. Approved tow companies must comply with
all State laws, County ordinances, and any Federal law including antitrust laws.
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HIGHWAY: The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly
maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of
vehicular travel.
IMPOUNDMENT: As used in this Chapter, impoundment shall have the definition
set forth in RCW 46.55 for “impound” and, in addition, shall include tThe removal
of a vehicle to a storage facility either by an officer or authorized agent of the
Renton Police Department or by an approved towing company for towing and
storage in response to a request from an officer or authorized agent of the Renton
Police Department.
VEHICLES: As used in this Chapter, vehicle shall have the definition set forth in
RCW 46.04 and, in addition, shall include any vehicle hulk as the same is defined
in Renton Municipal Code Section RMC 6‐1‐1.
10‐5‐2 IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES, NOTICE:
A. When A Vehicle May Be Impounded Without Prior Notice: A vehicle may
be impounded without prior notice to its owner for any of the following reasons:
1. The vehicle is impeding or is likely to impede the normal flow of
vehicular or pedestrian traffic;
2. The vehicle is illegally parked in a conspicuously posted restricted zone
where parking is limited to designated classes of vehicles or is prohibited during
certain hours, on designated days or at any time and where the vehicle is
interfering or likely to interfere with the intended use of such a zone;
3. The vehicle poses an immediate danger to public safety;
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4. A police officer has information sufficient to form a reasonable belief
that the vehicle is stolen;
51. A police officer has information sufficient to form a reasonable belief
that the vehicle constitutes evidence of a crime or contains evidence of a crime, if
impoundment is reasonably necessary to obtain or preserve such evidence.
62. The vehicle is parked without authorization on residential property.
73. The vehicle is parked on private, nonresidential property, properly
posted under RCW 46.55.070.
84. Impound is authorized or required by law.
Nothing in such this Section shall be construed to authorize seizure of a
vehicle without a warrant where a warrant would otherwise be required.
B. When A Vehicle May Be Impounded After Notice: A vehicle not subject
to impoundment under Section RMC 10‐5‐2.A may be impounded after notice of
such proposed impoundment has been attached to and conspicuously displayed
on the vehicle for a period of twenty‐four (24) hours prior to such impoundment,
for the following reasons:
1. Such vehicle is left unattended on a public hHighway.
2. Such vehicle is a junk or abandoned vehicle, as defined in Renton
Municipal Code Section RMC 6‐1‐1.
3. Such vehicle is left unattended on private property not posted in
accordance with RCW 46.55.070.
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10‐5‐3 HOW IMPOUNDMENT IS TO BE EFFECTED:
When impoundment is authorized by this Chapter, a vehicle may be impounded
by an approved towing company at the request of an officer or authorized agent
of the Renton Police Department.
10‐5‐4 OWNER OF IMPOUNDED VEHICLE TO BE NOTIFIED:
A. Not more than forty‐eight (48) twenty‐four (24) hours after impoundment
of any vehicle, the Renton Police Department shall mail cause a notice of impound,
hereinafter referred to as the impound report, and notice of redemption and
opportunity for a hearing to be mailed to the registered owner and legal owner of
an impounded vehicle, as may be disclosed by the vehicle license number, or
vehicle identification number (VIN), if such be obtainable, unless the impound
report shall be mailed to the registered owner at the address provided by the
Washington State Department of Motor Vehicles Licensing, or the corresponding
agency of any other state or province. If the officer requesting the impound has
reason to believe that the registered owner is residing or is in custody at some
different address known to the officer, a copy of the impound report and notice
of redemption and opportunity for a hearing shall be sent to that address. The
impound report shall contain the particulars of the impoundment, the name and
address of the tow company involved, and location of storage if not that
company’s address.
B. Written notice of redemption and opportunity for a hearing as set forth
on a form provided by the Renton Police Department and a copy of the tow and
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storage receipt shall be given by the tow company to each person who seeks to
redeem an impounded vehicle. The tow company shall maintain a record
evidenced by the redeeming person’s signature that such notification was
provided.
C. Similar written notice and record of notification for redemption and
opportunity for a hearing as set forth on a form provided by the Renton Police
Department shall likewise be given by the tow company at the time of releasing a
vehicle impounded for investigatory purposes pursuant to Section RMC 10‐5‐
2.A.5. The Renton Police Department shall notify the tow company of the
authorization to release such vehicle.
10‐5‐5 REDEMPTION OF IMPOUNDED VEHICLES:
Vehicles impounded by the City shall be redeemed only under the following
circumstances:
A. Only the registered owner, a person authorized by the registered owner,
or one who has purchased a vehicle from the registered owner, who produces
proof of ownership or authorization and signs a receipt therefor, may redeem an
impounded vehicle.
B. Any person so redeeming a vehicle impounded by the City shall pay to the
towing company the costs of impoundment (towing and storage) prior to
redeeming such vehicle.
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C. Any person seeking to redeem an impounded vehicle has a right to a
hearing to contest the validity of the impoundment or the amount of towing and
storage charges, except no appeal shall be had when:
1. The appeal is to the tow company rates and the rates do not exceed
those approved by the City.
2. The vehicle was impounded because it was stolen or used in the
commission of a felony.
10‐5‐6 RESERVED CANCELLATION OF HEARING:
Any person redeeming an impounded vehicle in accordance with Section RMC 10‐
5‐5.C shall have until ten (10) days after the date of the request to cancel the
hearing. If a hearing is cancelled more than ten (10) days after its request, then a
ten dollar ($10.00) cancellation fee must be paid to the City.
10‐5‐7 POST IMPOUNDMENT HEARING PROCEDURE:
A. Hearings requested pursuant to Section RMC 10‐5‐4 hereof shall be held
by the City Hearing Examiner Renton Municipal Court.
B. The Hearing Examiner Renton Municipal Court shall, within ten five (510)
days after the request for a hearing, notify the registered tow truck operator, the
person requesting the hearing if not the owner, the registered and legal owners
of the vehicle or other item of personal property registered or titled with the
department, and the person or agency authorizing the impound shall notify the
motor vehicle owner in writing of:
1. The hearing date and time; and
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2. If the owner of the motor vehicle desires to have the police officer
responsible for the impoundment or a representative of the towing company
present at the hearing, a written request on a document provided by the Hearing
Examiner must be returned to the Hearing Examiner Renton Municipal Court no
later than ten (10) days prior to the hearing date;
3. In absence of such a request, the officer’s impound report and/or tow
company’s tow and storage receipt shall be received in evidence.
C. At the hearing, the Police Department may produce any relevant evidence
to show that the impound was proper. In absence of a request by the vehicle
owner pursuant to Section RMC 10‐5‐7.B and Section RMC 10‐5‐7.D of this
Section, the officer’s impound report and/or tow company’s tow and storage
receipt shall be received in evidence. In determining whether the fees charged
were proper, the Hearing Examiner Judge may take notice of the tow company’s
rates which shall be filed with the Hearing Examiner Renton Municipal Court and
available for public inspection.
D. At the hearing, the owner of the motor vehicle impounded may produce
any relevant evidence to show that the impound and/or towing and/or storage
fees charged were not proper.
E. In lieu of a personal appearance, the owner of the motor vehicle
impounded may provide the Hearing Examiner with a written statement of
position which the Hearing Examiner may consider in the same manner as the
officer’s impound report and the tow company’s tow and storage receipt.
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F. At the conclusion of the hearing, and within no later than thirty (30) days
following the hearing, the Hearing Examiner Judge shall determine whether the
towing or storage fees charged were in compliance with the posted rates and who
is responsible for payment of the fees. The court may not adjust fees or charges
that are in compliance with the posted or contracted rates. whether the
impoundment, and/or towing, and/or storage fees charged were proper and
provide both parties with a copy of his decision setting forth in writing the reasons
for the determination reached. Should the Hearing Examiner Judge determine
that the towing and/or storage fees charged were not proper, then the Hearing
Examiner Judge shall determine the proper amount. After each hearing, the court
shall provide both parties with a copy of the court’s decision setting forth in
writing the reasons for the determination reached, and provide a copy of the
decision to the tow company and the Renton Police Department. and provide a
copy of his decision to the tow company and the Police Department.
G. If the impoundment is found determined to be proper, the expense of the
hearing shall be assessed as a civil monetary penalty against the owner of the
vehicle impounded. The appearance cost of an approved tow company’s
representative if requested shall be a cost assessed, Section RMC 10‐5‐7.I of this
Section notwithstanding.
H. If the impound is not found determined to be proper the owner of the
vehicle shall bear no costs, and the City shall refund to the owner shall be refunded
the cost of towing and storage.
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I. Compensation for the hearing appearance of a representative of an
approved tow company shall be paid by the City at the rate of fifteen dollars
($15.00) for such person’s appearance.
JI. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent the Hearing
Examiner Judge exercising discretion in assessing penalties, costs or arranging
time payments if justice so requires.
10‐5‐8 ABANDONED VEHICLES:
Any impounded vehicle not redeemed within fifteen (15) days of mailing of the
notice required by Section 10‐5‐4 of this Chapter shall be deemed abandoned;
provided that, if the Police Department has reason to believe that the owner of
such impounded vehicle is in custody of the Police Department jail incarcerated,
it shall be presumed that the vehicle is not abandoned until after the prisoner has
had an opportunity to be heard regarding the propriety of the impoundment and
circumstances giving rise to such impoundment; provided further that, in the case
of a vehicle impounded by order of a police officer and held pursuant to police
order, the fifteen (15) days shall not begin until forty‐eight (48) hours after the
Police Department shall have notified both the owner and the towing company in
accordance with Section RMC 10‐5‐4.C that it has authorized the release of the
vehicle. Any vehicle so determined to have been abandoned shall be deemed to
be in custody of the Chief of Police.
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No tow truck operator shall sell or otherwise dispose of an abandoned vehicle
regardless of its age unless he has first complied with the provisions of
RCW 46.52.120 and 46.55.130.
In the case of failure to redeem an abandoned vehicle under RCW 46.55.120 an
officer shall send a notice of infraction by certified mail to the last known address
of the registered owner of the vehicle.
10‐5‐9 RENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORD OF IMPOUNDED VEHICLES:
The Police Department shall keep, and make available for inspection, a record of
all vehicles impounded under the provisions of this Chapter. The record shall
include at least the following information:
A. Vehicle make, year and model;
B. Vehicle license number and state of registration;
C. Vehicle identification number, if ascertainable;
D. Such other descriptive information as the Chief of Police deems useful for
purposes of vehicle identification;
E. Name of impounding officer and serial number; and
F. Reason for impoundment, and the time, date and location the approved
towing company took custody.
10‐5‐10 APPROVED TOW COMPANY DUTIES AND RECORDS:
Each approved tow company as conditions of approval in addition to fully
complying with the standards set by the Police Department must:
A. File its towing and storage rates with the Police Department.
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B. Mail within twenty‐four (24) hours of receipt thereof a fully completed
and signed copy of any requests for hearing and promissory note and copy of the
tow and storage receipt to the Hearing Examiner Renton Municipal Court.
C. Keep, and make available for Police Department inspection, a record of all
vehicles which it impounds under the provisions of this Chapter. The record shall
include:
1. A copy of each tow and storage receipt which shall contain at least the
following information:
a. Information on the person securing the release of a towed vehicle,
including the person’s name, relationship to owner (if not the owner), driver’s
license number, signature and address;
b. Vehicle make, year, license and identification numbers;
c. Any unusual circumstance of the tow;
d. Time, date, location of tow and distance towed;
e. Name of tow truck driver and his signature.
2. A copy of each request for a hearing for all vehicles redeemed, signed
by the redeeming person.
3. A copy of each monthly notarized claim for reimbursement for towing,
storage and mailing costs.
10‐5‐11 SEVERABILITY:
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Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Chapter be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Chapter.
10‐5‐12 APPROVED TOW RATES REQUIRED:
Each approved tow company shall have its tow rates approved by the Police
Department, and an approved tow company shall not charge greater than its
approved tow rates. To the greatest extent possible, the approved tow rates shall
be equivalent to those approved by the State patrol for tows it initiates.
10‐5‐13 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS BY APPROVED TOW AGENCY:
Should any approved tow agency violate any section of this Chapter, including
charging fees in excess of the approved tow rates, then it shall be subject to
progressive penalties. For the first violation of the Code this Chapter, the
offending tow agency shall be charged a civil penalty of not more than one two
hundred fifty dollars ($100250.00). For the second such violation within any
calendar year, the tow agency shall be penalized up to five hundred dollars
($500.00). For the third and subsequent violations, the tow agency may be placed
on probation, temporarily removed from the list of tow agencies, or removed from
the list of approved tow agencies and not permitted to reapply for inclusion within
that list for a period of one (1) year. Each penalty shall be determined by the Police
Chief or his designee after reviewing the available information. Should the tow
agency be aggrieved by the decision of the Police Chief or his designee, then the
tow agency may appeal, within twenty (20) days of receipt of notification of any
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penalty, to the Hearing Examiner. Such appeal shall be in writing and shall state
all reasons why the aggrieved agency is appealing. The Hearing Examiner’s
decision shall be rendered not more than thirty (30) days after an appeal hearing
to be established by the Hearing Examiner. Any appeal from the Hearing
Examiner’s decision shall be to Superior Court within twenty (20) days of the
Hearing Examiner’s written decision.
SECTION II. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or work of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court or competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the constitutionality of any other
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance.
SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after
publication of a summary of this ordinance in the City’s official newspaper. The summary shall
consist of this ordinance’s title.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this _______ day of ___________________, 2017.
Jason A. Seth, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this _______ day of _____________________, 2017.
Denis Law, Mayor
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Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
Date of Publication:
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