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CITY OF RENTON
AGENDA – REGULAR
7:00 PM - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026
Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
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OneMeeting Project Confirmation of Work
1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
3. PROCLAMATION
A. Lunar New Year (English Version) – February 17 – March 3, 2026
B. Lunar New Year (Chinese Version) – February 17 – March 3, 2026
4. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Administrative Report
5. AUDIENCE COMMENTS- All remarks must be addressed to the Council as a whole, if a
response is requested please provide your name and address, including email address, to
the City Clerk to allow for follow‐up.
- Speakers must sign-up prior to the Council meeting.
- Each speaker is allowed three minutes.
- When recognized, please state your name & city of residence for the record.NOTICE to all
participants: Pursuant to state law, RCW 29B.45.010, campaigning for or against 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 Minutes of February 9, 2026. Council Concur
b) Executive Services Department recommends execution of a Settlement
Agreement with Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC in order to
accept $160,000 to settle all Franchise Fee, PEG Fee, and Utility Tax payment
issues for the period of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Council
Concur
c) Human Resources and Risk Management Department recommends execution of
Amendment 4 to CAG-24-089, consultant Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch,
Inc., PS, in the amount of $529,000 for additional legal defense services. The
city has met its self-insured retention (SIR) for this issue and it is expected that
the insurance company will reimburse the city for defense counsel invoices until
the case is resolved. Council Concur
d) Public Works – Administration recommends execution of an agreement with
Recology King County in the projected amount of $241,000,000 for garbage,
recyclables, and compostables services from April 1, 2027 through March 31,
2027. Refer to Utilities Committee
e) Public Works – Transportation Systems Division submits CAG-25-048, 116th Ave
SE Sidewalk project, contractor Mike McClung Construction Co., and requests
acceptance of the work completed to date and authorization to release the
retainage bond after 60 days after all State releases are obtained and all liens
are legally cleared. Council Concur
f) Public Works – Transportation Systems Division recommends execution of the
2026-2027 ORCA Business Cards and Business Passport Products Agreement,
in the amount of $115,851.60 for 355 passes for eligible employees; and
approval of $9,866 in additional appropriations to cover the budget gap. Refer to
Transportation (Aviation) Committee
g) Public Works – Utility Systems Division recommends execution of an agreement
with Tetra Tech, Inc., in the amount of $298,671 for engineering services for the
Big Soos Creek at 116th Ave SE Sediment Control project. Refer to Utilities
Committee
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Finance Committee: 1) Vouchers; 2) Rooftop Site Lease Agreement - Cintas
and Renton Police Department
b. Planning & Development Committee: 1) Title IV Docket Group 20C (D-247:
Indoor Recreation in IL/IM Zones)
8. LEGISLATION
Ordinance for first reading:
a. Ordinance No. 6185: An Ordinance of the City of Renton,
Washington, amending subsections 4-2-060.K, 4-2-060.N, 4-2-
080.A.41, 4-11-030.UU through 4-11-030.RRR, and 4-11-190.K of the
Renton Municipal Code, amending Zoning Regulations and adding a
definition for Construction/Contractor’s Yards, Authorizing Corrections,
providing for severability, and establishing an effective date.
(Recommended for Adoption via 11/24/2025 Planning & Development
Committee Report)
Ordinances for second and final reading:
b. Ordinance No. 6183: An Ordinance of the City of Renton,
Washington, amending the 2025 Official Zoning Map for nine (9)
geographically distinct sites within the City of Renton from Residential
Multi-Family (RMF), Residential-14 (R-14), and Residential-10 (R-10)
to Residential Multi-Family 2 (RMF-2), providing for severability, and
establishing an effective date. (D-243) (First Reading 2/9/2026)
c. Ordinance No. 6184: An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington
amending Section 4-2-060 of the Renton Municipal Code Subsections
4-4-040.B.5, 4-4-080.F.8, 4-8-090.C, and 4-10-050.A of the Renton
Municipal Code; and definitions in Sections 4-11-010.S, 4-11-020 And
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4-11-120 of the Renton Municipal Code, codifying Administrative Code
Interpretations from 2021 to 2024, authorizing corrections, providing
for severability, and establishing an effective date. (D-245) (First
Reading 2/9/2026)
9. NEW BUSINESS
(Includes Council Committee agenda topics; visit rentonwa.gov/cityclerk for more
information.)
10. ADJOURNMENT
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DATE: February 19, 2026
TO: Ruth Pérez, Council President
Members of the Renton City Council
FROM: Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Administrative Report
• Renton River Days is turning 40! Beginning March 1 we will begin accepting applications for the
River Days Parade. The application and more information may be found at rentonwa.gov.
• Surface Water Utility is accepting public comment on the draft 2026 Stormwater Management
Program Plan through March 9th. The Plan and instructions for making comments are on
Renton’s website: rentonwa.gov/npdes.
• Information about preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and road closures
happening this week can be found at http://rentonwa.gov/traffic. All projects are weather
permitting and unless otherwise noted, streets will always remain open.
Monday, February 23 through Friday, February 27, 7:00am-4:00pm. Road closure on SE 5th
St from Maple Valley Highway to east of SE 6th St for construction work. Approved traffic
control plans were issued for all work and will be followed. Questions may be directed to
Casey Grant, 206-532-4380.
Monday, February 23 through Friday, February 27, 7:00am-4:00pm. Road closure on SE 6th
St at the intersection of SE 5th St for construction work. Approved traffic control plans were
issued for all work and will be followed. Questions may be directed to Casey Grant, 206-532-
4380.
Monday, February 23 through Friday, February 27, 8:00-3:00pm. Intermittent lane closure
on NE 6th St between Shelton Ave NE and Tacoma Ave NE for construction work. Approved
traffic control plans were issued for all work and will be followed. Questions may be directed
to Piero D’Amore, 206-999-1833.
Monday, February 23 through Friday, February 27, 8:00am-4:00pm. Road closure on 122nd
Ave SE between SE 172nd St and SE 168th St for construction work. Approved traffic control
plans were issued for all work and will be followed, including detour and spotters and
flaggers to assist with local traffic and pedestrians. Questions may be directed to Rob
Blackburn, 206-379-1489.
Monday, February 23 through Friday, February 27, 8:00am-4:00pm. Intermittent lane
closure on SE 172nd St between 122nd Ave SE and 127th Ave SE for construction work.
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Ruth Pérez, Council President
Members of the Renton City Council
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February 19, 2026
be directed to Rob Blackburn, 206-379-1489.
Monday, February 23 through Friday, February 27. Intermittent lane closure on Rainier Ave
N between 2nd St and Airport Way for construction work. Approved traffic control plans were
issued for all work and will be followed. Questions may be directed to Joe Nerlfi, 425-757-
9657.
Monday, February 23 through Friday, February 27, 8:00am-3:00pm. Intermittent lane
closures on Union Ave NE between NE 5th St and NE 7th St for construction work. Questions
may be directed to Piero D’Amore, 206-999-1833.
On-going Street Closure through May 15, 2026 (City of Renton Resolution No. 4571) FULL
STREET CLOSURE on Houser Way N between Lake Washington Blvd N and Lowe’s business
access road in support of the I-405, Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lanes
(ETL) project.
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CITY OF RENTON
MINUTES - City Council Regular Meeting
FEBRUARY 9, 2026; 7:00 PM
Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present
Ruth Pérez, Council President
Carmen Rivera, Council Position No. 2
Valerie O'Halloran, Council Position No. 3
Ryan McIrvin, Council Position No. 4
Ed Prince, Council Position No. 5
Kim-Khánh Vǎn, Council Position No. 7
Councilmembers Absent
James Alberson, Jr., Council Position No. 1
MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL EXCUSE ABSENT
COUNCILMEMBER ALBERSON.
Administrative Staff Present
Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Kristi Rowland, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Patrice Kent, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Jason Seth, City Clerk
Gina Estep, Community and Economic Development Administrator
Martin Pastucha, Public Works Administrator
Alex Tuttle, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Jennifer Spencer, Recreation Director
Deb Needham, Emergency Management Director
Krista Kolaz, Risk Manager
Eric Perry, Government Affairs Manager
Chief Jon Schuldt, Police Department
Attended Remotely
Judith Subia, Chief of Staff
Ron Straka, Public Works Utility Systems Director
Deputy Chief Ryan Rutledge, Police Department
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Deputy CAO Kristi Rowland reviewed a written administrative report summarizing
the City’s recent progress towards goals and work programs adopted as part of its
business plan for 2026 and beyond. Noted items were:
• What’s Brewing with Ed? Join Chief Administrative Officer Ed VanValey,
Tuesday, February 17 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Four Generals Brewing (229
Wells Avenue South). This is a great opportunity to ask questions, engage
with the city’s team of experts, and learn more about your community.
Admission is free. We look forward to seeing you.
• Staff met with the business owner who provided comments on
transportation impact fees at a prior meeting and were able to resolve the
matter.
• Staff contacted the individual who provided comments about accessibility
for the visually impaired who agreed to meet and discuss specific concerns
and observations.
• Information about preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects,
and road closures happening this week can be found at
http://rentonwa.gov/traffic. All projects are weather permitting and unless
otherwise noted, streets will always remain open.
4. AUDIENCE COMMENTS
• Maria Hudson, unknown, commented that she would like the police department
investigated over an issue that included other regional police departments.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
Councilmember O’Halloran requested item 5.e be removed from the Consent Agenda for
Separate Consideration.
a) Approval of Council Minutes of February 2, 2026. Council Concur
b) Community and Economic Development Department – Economic Development
Division recommended adoption of an ordinance declaring a portion of an existing
utility surplus; and requested adoption of a resolution setting a public hearing to
consider this matter on March 2, 2026. Refer to Utilities Committee; Set Public
Hearing on 3/2/2026
c) Police Department recommended execution of a Rooftop Site Lease Agreement
with Cintas Corporation No. 2, in the amount of $60.00 plus taxes and fees per
month, to store and conduct limited testing/maintenance of drones and related
equipment on approximately 500 square feet of rooftop at 1001 SW 34th St,
Renton, WA 98057. Refer to Finance Committee
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d) Public Works Department – Airport Division submitted CAG-22-237, 243 Airport
Office Renovation project, contractor Reynolds General Contracting Inc., and
requested acceptance of the project and release of the retainage bond after 60
days once all required releases from the state are obtained and all liens are legally
cleared. Council Concur
f) Public Works Department – Utility Systems Division submitted CAG-25-075, NE
12th St AC Water Main and Stormwater Replacement project, contractor
Raudenbush Earthworks, LLC, and requested acceptance of the project and
release of the retainage bond after 60 days once all required releases from the
state are obtained and all liens are legally cleared. Council Concur
MOVED BY PÉREZ, SECONDED BY MCIRVIN, COUNCIL ADOPT THE CONSENT
AGENDA MINUS ITEM 5.e. CARRIED.
5.e) SEPARATE CONSIDERATION
e) Public Works Department – Transportation Systems Division requested execution
of a Settlement Agreement and Release with Cascade Civil Construction, LLC, in
the amount of $602,390 to resolve the organization’s dispute and claims regarding
payments; and approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $1,000,000 to cover
all 2025 and 2026 project related costs for the Williams Ave S and Wells Ave S
Conversion project. Refer to Finance Committee
MOVED BY O’HALLORAN, SECONDED BY MCIRVIN, COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE
MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND
RELEASE WITH CASCADE CIVIL CONSTRUCTION, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF
$602,390 AND AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF
$1,000,000 THAT WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE QUARTER 1 2026
CARRYFORWARD BUDGET ADJUSTMENT IN ORDER TO FULLY COVER ALL 2025
AND 2026 PROJECT RELATED COSTS FOR THE WILLIAMS AVE S AND WELLS AVE
S CONVERSION PROJECT. CARRIED.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a) Finance Committee: Chair O’Halloran presented a report recommending approval
of the following payments:
1. Accounts Payable – total payment of $7,395,901.44 for vouchers 11626, 12226,
430673-430678, 430686-430688, 430696-430944; payroll benefit withholding
vouchers 7858-7867, 430689-430695; and 0 wire transfers.
2. Payroll – total payment of $2,186,590.24 for payroll vouchers that include 699
direct deposits and 4 checks. (1/1/26-1/15/26 pay period).
3. Municipal Court vouchers 018890-018895, 018897-018919 totaling $31,207.50.
MOVED BY O’HALLORAN, SECONDED BY MCIRVIN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
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b) Finance Committee: Chair O’Halloran presented a report recommending
concurrence in the staff recommendation to authorize the Renton Municipal Court
to accept the additional Blake funding of $10,000 from the Administrative Office of
the Courts via an amendment to interagency agreement.
MOVED BY O’HALLORAN, SECONDED BY MCIRVIN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
c) Finance Committee: Chair O’Halloran presented a report recommending
concurrence in the staff recommendation to approve the award of contract to
Northwest Playground Equipment Inc. for the Earthscape playground design in the
amount of $275,407.76. The project is funded through the Municipal Facilities
Capital Improvement Fund and sufficient funds are available within the project’s
capital improvement budget to cover Phase 3 playground fabrication and
construction costs.
MOVED BY O’HALLORAN, SECONDED BY MCIRVIN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
7. LEGISLATION
Resolution:
a) Resolution No. 4573: A Resolution of the City of Renton, Washington,
setting a public hearing date regarding declaring a portion of an existing
utility easement surplus to the city’s needs and authorizing partial
release of said easement. (See Item 5.b)
MOVED BY VǍN, SECONDED BY RIVERA, COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS
READ. CARRIED.
Ordinances for first reading:
b) Ordinance No. 6183: An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington,
amending the 2025 Official Zoning Map for nine (9) geographically
distinct sites within the City of Renton from Residential Multi-Family
(RMF), Residential-14 (R-14), and Residential-10 (R-10) to Residential
Multi-Family 2 (RMF-2), providing for severability, and establishing an
effective date.
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY VǍN, COUNCIL REFER THE ORDINANCE
FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED.
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c) Ordinance No. 6184: An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington
amending Section 4-2-060 of the Renton Municipal Code Subsections 4-
4-040.B.5, 4-4-080.F.8, 4-8-090.C, and 4-10-050.A of the Renton
Municipal Code; and definitions in Sections 4-11-010.S, 4-11-020 And 4-
11-120 of the Renton Municipal Code, codifying Administrative Code
Interpretations from 2021 to 2024, authorizing corrections, providing for
severability, and establishing an effective date.
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY VǍN, COUNCIL REFER THE ORDINANCE
FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED.
Ordinances for second and final reading:
d) Ordinance No. 6181: An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington,
granting NFC Northwest, LLC, 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.
MOVED BY VǍN, SECONDED BY RIVERA, COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AS
READ. ROLL CALL: ALL AYES. CARRIED.
e) Ordinance No. 6182: An Ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington,
granting Ziply Fiber Pacific, LLC dba Ziply Fiber and affiliates 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.
MOVED BY VǍN, SECONDED BY RIVERA, COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AS
READ. ROLL CALL: ALL AYES. CARRIED.
8. NEW BUSINESS
(Includes Council Committee agenda topics; visit rentonwa.gov/cityclerk for more
information.)
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION & ADJOURNMENT
MOVED BY PÉREZ, SECONDED BY MCIRVIN, COUNCIL RECESS INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL LITIGATION PURSUANT TO RCW
42.30.110.1.(I) FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES WHERE NO ACTION WILL BE
TAKEN AND THE COUNCIL MEETING BE ADJOURNED WHEN THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS ADJOURNED. CARRIED. TIME: 7:17 p.m.
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Deputy Chief Administrator Kristi Rowland announced that approximately 10
additional minutes are required to finish the closed session.
Executive Session was conducted, and no action was taken. The council meeting
adjourned when the executive session adjourned. TIME: 7:59 p.m.
Jason A. Seth, MMC, City Clerk
Jason Seth, Recorder
Monday, February 09, 2026
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Council Committee Meeting Calendar
February 9, 2026
February 16, 2026
Monday
Presidents Day Holiday - No Meetings
February 19, 2026 *
Thursday
8:30 a.m. Council Retreat
Location: Maplewood Greens, Renton
February 20, 2026 *
Friday
8:30 a.m. Council Retreat
Location: Maplewood Greens, Renton
February 23, 2026
Monday
2:45 p.m. Community Services Committee, Chair McIrvin
Location: Council Conference Room/Videoconference
1. Emerging Issues in Parks & Recreation
3:30 p.m. Finance Committee, Chair O’Halloran
Location: Council Conference Room/Videoconference
1. Rooftop Site Lease Agreement - Cintas and RPD
2. Vouchers
3. Emerging Issues in Finance
4:15 p.m. Planning & Development Committee, Chair Prince
Location: Council Conference Room/Videoconference
1. Title IV Docket Group 20C
• D-247: Indoor Recreation in IL/IM Zones
2. Emerging Issues in CED
5:00 p.m. Committee of the Whole, Chair Pérez
Location: Council Chambers/Videoconference
1. Economic Development Update
6:00 p.m. Lunar New Year Reception
Location: Conferencing Center
7:00 p.m. Council Meeting
Location: Council Chambers/Videoconference
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SUBJECT/TITLE:Settlement Agreement between Comcast Cable
Communications Management, LLC and the City of Renton
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council Concur
DEPARTMENT: Executive Services
STAFF CONTACT: Kristi Rowland, Deputy CAO
EXT.: 6947
Within thirty (30) days of delivery to Comcast of a counterpart original of this Settlement Agreement
executed by the city, Comcast shall deliver to the city a check made payable to City of Renton in the
amount of $160,000.
The Cable Franchise requires Comcast to collect from subscribers and pay to the city a franchise fee in
the amount of five percent (5%) of Comcast’s gross annual revenues from the provision of cable service
(the “Franchise Fee”), certain PEG fees, and Cable Business Utility Taxes. The city engaged an auditor to
conduct a review of Comcast’s Franchise Fee payments for the period from January 1, 2020, through
December 31, 2022. The city’s auditor made findings which Comcast in part agreed but most of which it
disputed and the Parties deem it to be to their mutual benefit to settle all Franchise Fee, PEG Fee, and
Utility Tax payment issues for January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2022, as described in the
Settlement Agreement.
Staff recommends Council authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the draft Settlement Agreement
with Comcast.
City Council Regular Meeting
FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY:
SUMMARY OF ACTION
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
FRANCHISE FEE REVIEW
This Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) is dated this ____ day of
__________ 2025, between Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
(“Comcast”), and the City of Renton, WA (City). Comcast and the City may be
individually referred to hereafter as a “Party” or jointly as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Cable Franchise (“Franchise”) requires Comcast to collect from
subscribers and pay to the City a franchise fee in the amount of five percent (5%) of
Comcast’s gross annual revenues from the provision of cable service (the “Franchise
Fee”), certain PEG fees, and Cable Business Utility Taxes;
WHEREAS, the City engaged an auditor to conduct a review of Comcast’s
Franchise Fee payments for the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022;
WHEREAS, the City’s auditor made findings which Comcast in part agreed but
most of which it disputed; and
WHEREAS, the Parties deem it to be to their mutual benefit to settle all Franchise
Fee, PEG Fee, and Utility Tax payment issues for January 1, 2020 through December 31,
2022 as described below (Settlement Period);
NOW THEREFORE, in exchange for the mutual benefits and undertakings
described herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. PAYMENT OF FRANCHISE FEES, PEG FEES, and CABLE BUSINESS
UTILITY TAXES SETTLEMENT BY COMCAST
Within thirty (30) days of delivery to Comcast of a counterpart original of this
Settlement Agreement executed by the City, Comcast shall deliver to the City a check
made payable to City of Renton in the amount of $160,000.
2. RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND FINAL SATISFACTION AND RELEASE
OF PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS
The Parties hereby release and discharge each other from all claims related to
payments for the franchise fee Settlement Period of January 1, 2020 through December 31,
2022; provided however, the City reserves the right to claim franchise fees and utility tax
on revenues from video programming delivered via streaming in the event a court, the
FCC, or a legislative body declares such video programming a cable service. Payment by
Comcast to the City pursuant to Section 1 hereof shall be deemed full and final satisfaction
and release of Comcast’s payment obligations for the Settlement Period.
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3. NO WAIVER OF THE METHOD OF CALCULATION OF GROSS REVENUES
The Parties mutually agree that this Settlement Agreement controls only the
Settlement Period and does not constitute a waiver by either Party of any claim for any
period not within the Settlement Period.
4. GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) Each Party covenants and agrees that it will not make, assert or maintain
any claim, demand, action or cause of action that is discharged by this Settlement
Agreement against the other Party; provided, however, that either Party may bring an
action against the other Party to enforce this Settlement Agreement.
(b) Each Party represents that it has not conveyed or assigned any claims
released by this Settlement Agreement to any third parties. Each Party represents and
warrants that it has the power and authority to enter into this Settlement Agreement. Any
breach of this Settlement Agreement shall be subject to all remedies available to the Parties
at law or in equity. In addition, any breach of this Settlement Agreement shall be deemed
a breach of the Franchise, and shall be subject to all of the remedies available under the
Franchise.
(c) The Settlement Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the Parties
with respect to its subject matter, there being no other promise or inducement to or for the
execution of this Settlement Agreement other than the consideration cited above. There
are no contingencies, conditions precedent, representations, warranties, or other agreement,
oral or otherwise, regarding settlement between the Parties not stated herein.
(d) The Parties acknowledge that this Settlement Agreement is the product of
negotiations between the Parties and does not constitute, and shall not be construed as, an
admission of liability on the part of any Party.
(e) This Settlement Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be
binding on, the Parties’ respective successors and assigns.
(f) This Settlement Agreement may not be modified or amended, nor any of its
terms waived, except by an amendment signed by duly authorized representatives of the
Parties.
(g) This Settlement Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of Washington without regard to conflicts of law principles. All
actions or suits brought hereunder or arising out of this Settlement Agreement shall be
brought in the appropriate State or Federal courts in King County, WA, and in no other
courts.
(h) This Settlement Agreement shall be effective upon the date when it is
executed on behalf of the City.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Settlement Agreement to
be executed by duly authorized representatives of each Party on the dates written below.
CITY OF RENTON, WA
By: ___________________________
Name: __________________________
Title: ___________________________
Date: ___________________________
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: ____________________________
Name: ___________________________
Title: ____________________________
Date: ____________________________
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SUBJECT/TITLE:Amendment 4 to Contract with Patterson Buchanan Fobes &
Leitch, PS for Defense of Hartman v COR et al
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council Concur
DEPARTMENT: Human Resources
STAFF CONTACT: David Topaz, HRRM Administrator
EXT.: 7657
Increases total contract amount by $529,000 from $375,000 for a new total contract amount of
$904,000.
The law firm of Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch, Inc., PS, under contract CAG-24-089, provides
legal defense services for the City of Renton and its employees against the claims made in the court
case Hartman v. City of Renton et al. The contract has been three times previously and this fourth
amendment is required to increase the total amount payable to the law firm.
The budget in the current amendment has been exhausted, and a contract amendment is necessary
to increase the maximum amount of compensation payable. The City has met its self-insured
retention (SIR) for this claim, so it is expected that the insurance company will reimburse the city for
defense counsel invoices moving forward until the case is resolved. Trial is currently scheduled for
March 2027.
Approve execution of Amendment 4 to CAG-24-089 between the City of Renton and Patterson Buchanan Fobes &
Leitch, Inc., PS in the total amount $529,000 for continued legal defense services.
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FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY:
SUMMARY OF ACTION
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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SUBJECT/TITLE:Contract with Recology King County for Garbage, Recyclables,
and Compostables Service
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to Utilities Committee
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
STAFF CONTACT: Meara Heubach, Solid Waste Program
Manager
EXT.: 7389
This contract will be funded by customer solid waste rates. The projected overall increase in customer
rates for enhanced services under a new contract with Recology King County is estimated at 15%, which is
11 percentage points greater than projected customer rates under a contract extension with Republic
Services. See rate details in the attached issue paper.
The City of Renton’s ten-year waste collection contract with Republic Services expires on March 31, 2027.
In June 2025, the city issued a request-for-proposals (RFP) to procure a new ten-year solid waste services
contract through a competitive process. In response to the RFP, the city received five responsive proposals
from potential service providers. Upon conclusion of the proposal evaluation process, city staff selected
Recology King County (“Recology”) as the preferred service provider. Staff negotiated with Recology over
ten meetings and have finalized a contract.
Should the city council
1. Approve the proposed final contract for enhanced garbage, recyclables, and compostables
services with Recology and authorize the Mayor to execute the final contract (as recommended by
staff)?
2. Extend the current contract with Republic Services by exercising one of the contract’s extensions
(not to exceed two years)?
3. Reject all proposals and instruct staff to issue a new RFP?
The contract with Recology would provide residential and commercial garbage, recyclables, and
compostables collection as well as processing and marketing of collected recyclables and compostables.
Recology would start providing waste collection services on April 1, 2027, the day after collection services
with Republic Services would end. Recology would provide waste services through March 31, 2027, unless
the city extended the contract up to two additional years. Recology would be compensated at the rates set
in the contract, which would be adjusted annually based on a consumer price index. The contractor’s total
revenue over the 10-year term of the contract is projected to be $241,000,000.
Recology was selected following a comprehensive and competitive procurement process.
Recology is a West Coast-based waste services provider that provides collection services to over 160,000
residential and 15,000 commercial customers in King County.
City Council Regular Meeting
FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY
SUMMARY OF ACTION
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The attached issue paper provides more details about how and why this contract was procured, which
services the contract offers, and how the contract would impact customer solid waste rates.
Authorize the mayor and city clerk to execute the agreement with Recology King County for the projected
amount of $241,000,000 for garbage, recyclables, and compostables services from April 1, 2027, through
March 31, 2037.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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DATE:February 23, 2026
TO:Ruth Pérez, City Council President
Members of the Renton City Council
CC:Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM:Martin Pastucha, Public Works Administrator
STAFF CONTACT:Meara Heubach, Solid Waste Program Manager
SUBJECT:Approval of Next Garbage, Recyclables, and
Compostables Service Contract
ISSUE
The City of Renton’s ten-year solid waste services contract with Republic Services
expires on March 31, 2027. In June 2025, the city issued a request-for-proposals (RFP)
to procure a new ten-year solid waste services contract through a competitive process.
In response to the RFP, the city received five responsive proposals from potential
service providers. Upon conclusion of the proposal evaluation process, city staff selected
Recology King County (“Recology”) as the preferred service provider. Staff negotiated
with Recology over ten meetings and have finalized a contract that would provide waste
services starting on April 1, 2027.
Should the city council
1. Approve the proposed final contract for enhanced garbage, recyclables, and
compostables service with Recology and authorize the mayor to execute the final
contract (as recommended by staff)?
2. Extend the current contract with Republic Services by exercising one of the
contract’s extensions (not to exceed two years)?
3. Reject all proposals and instruct staff to issue a new RFP?
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend that Renton City Council approves the garbage, recyclables, and
compostables service contract with Recology and authorizes the Mayor to execute the
contract.
BACKGROUND
Upon the conclusion of a competitive RFP contract procurement process in 2016, the
city awarded a ten-year comprehensive garbage, recyclables, and compostables
services contract to Republic Services. The contract with Republic Services expires on
March 31, 2027. The city, at its sole option, may extend the contract twice in increments
of up to two years each.
City staff and leadership elected to forego extending the contract with Republic Services
and proceed with a competitive RFP process due to several factors:
The city’s requirement to comply with an unfunded state mandate requiring the
standardization of waste cart colors across the state and the separation of food
waste from garbage for all commercial customers.
An opportunity to procure and offer new state-of-the-art and innovative services
to Renton’s residents and businesses coupled with long-term rate affordability,
value, and service reliability.
An opportunity to integrate new contractual provisions and services to support
and implement the goals and strategies in the city’s draft Zero Waste Plan.
Republic Services’ failure to substantially meet the city’s contract performance
expectations, fully comply with the terms and conditions of its contract, and fulfill
commitments made to the city. Performance has been particularly poor in the
following areas, as the city’s Solid Waste Program Manager presented to the City
Council Committee of the Whole on January 26, 2026:
Education and Outreach
o Republic Services is required to visit or support 100% of multifamily sites
per year and 100% of commercial sites every two years. Republic
Services has provided less than 5% of the required multifamily support
and less than 8% of the required commercial support.
o Republic Services has failed to provide timely and accurate basic
education, such as annual residential guidelines. For the past three years,
these guidelines have been late, had inaccurate key information, or been
sent to the wrong customers.
Community Involvement
o Republic Services has not fulfilled its commitment to partner with
community organizations via cash and in-kind contributions and to work
alongside volunteers in Renton. In the first three years of the contract,
Republic Services made efforts to follow through on this commitment by
sponsoring and providing outreach at four to seven community events per
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year. However, they have shown almost no such support in the last five years.
Communication and Responsiveness to the City
o Republic Services has been slow to deliver upon many simple and
complicated requests from the city. For instance, when city staff
requested Republic Services update incorrect information on their website
about the cost of special item recycling, it took six requests from staff and
four months for Republic Services to update their website. In another
instance, city staff requested (in November 2024) that Republic Services
review and approve updates to their inclement weather plan for waste
collection. Over a year later, and with seven additional requests from the
city, Republic Services approved the 2025 updates to the plan in
February 2026.
Strike Response and Recovery
o The city’s residents and businesses have experienced three driver strikes
during the contract. During this period, no other local waste collection
providers had any strikes.
o During the most recent 12-day strike in July 2025, Renton received
disproportionately lower service compared to other cities served by
Republic Services. Renton received the fewest waste-collection events of
cities of similar size; Renton was the last city to receive customer credits;
and the city only recently received a partial payment of $180,000 for the
$270,000 in strike-related performance fees that the city assessed to
Republic Services.
RFP PROCESS
Community Survey Summary
In advance of releasing the RFP, city staff conducted an online, 17-question community
survey of single-family residents about their service preferences for the city’s next waste
services contract. The city released the survey in April using the Your Voice Renton
platform and received 244 responses. Key responses included residents’ desire for
reliable service and affordable rates; general satisfaction with the relative affordability of
every-other-week garbage and recycling collection; majority support of EV collection
vehicles; significant support of education and cart tagging tactics to reduce recycling
contamination; strong support for continuing to offer the Clean Sweep program and the
collection of unlimited quantities of recyclables and yard waste; and a general interest in
potential new no-cost curbside collection services such as small electronics, expanded
polystyrene (Styrofoam™), and textiles.
Industry Review Process
Once the draft RFP and contract were complete, prospective proposers were given the
opportunity to participate in an industry review process. This inclusive process is unique
to solid waste contract procurements and offers service providers in the solid waste
industry the opportunity to ask questions about, submit comments on, and request
changes to the pre-release drafts of the RFP and waste services contract. In response, a
city may clarify, revise, add to, or delete contract terms and provisions in advance of the
official release of the RFP to ensure the final RFP documents are clear, fair, and
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attractive to all potential service providers. The city released the draft RFP and contract
in May 2025 and received 69 comments from prospective providers. When the RFP was
officially released in June 2025, the city included responses to all 69 comments and
incorporated feedback from some of the comments into the draft contract.
RFP Priorities
The following priorities were stated in the final RFP. They were strictly observed and
woven into all elements of the contract procurement process:
1. Maintain robust and reliable services
2. Minimize customer rate increases
3. Provide convenient customer interactions
4. Support strategies in the city’s draft Zero Waste Plan
5. Foster a strong city and contractor partnership
6. Conduct a fair, open, transparent, and competitive RFP process
RFP Response
The full RFP was released on June 18, 2025. Potential proposers were offered two
additional opportunities (in July and August) to submit written comments and questions
before the due date for submitting proposals. The city received and submitted written
responses to 182 questions and comments during that time.
The proposal due date was September 4, 2025. On this date, the city received five
responsive proposals from the following service providers:
FCC Environmental Services
Recology King County
Republic Services
Sound Sustainable
WM (Waste Management)
PROPOSAL EVALUATION PROCESS
As stated in the RFP, proposals were scored on a 100-point system, with up to 45 points
for qualitative elements and up to 55 points for the rate proposals.
Proposal Evaluation Team
The team charged with evaluating and scoring the qualitative elements of the proposals
consisted of four city staff from Public Works and Finance. All evaluation team members
signed an evaluation committee member statement in which members attested to having
no conflicts of interest and committed to objectivity, confidentiality, and diligence to
ensure the integrity of the evaluation process.
The staff evaluation team was supported by consultant Hans Van Dusen, who provided
contract preparation services, advisory support, and a review of wholesale base rate
proposals. Another consultant, Sound Resource Management Group, provided
preliminary retail rate analyses as well as contract review. The combined local, county,
and state government work experience of the six-member team is 99 years, with 139
years of work experience in the solid waste industry, from providing on-the-street
operational support to procuring and managing contracts.
Qualitative Evaluations (45 points)
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Proposers could receive up to 45 points for the following elements of their proposals:
20 points for proposed and prior operational and environmental performance;
15 points for proposed and prior customer support and diversion approach; and
10 points for pricing, experience, and innovation of proposed alternatives and
variations.
Activities of the evaluation team included the following:
Individual review and scoring of each proposal.
11 site visits to proposers’ operations centers, recycling processing facilities, and
compost processers as well as 1 virtual site visit to one proposer’s operations
facility.
In-person interviews of all proposer teams.
Reference checks with 13 jurisdictions or companies served by the proposers.
The rating criteria used by the evaluation team included the following:
Operations (base of operations, fleet management, environmental aspects,
containers, route management, and missed pick up response).
Recycling and Composting Operations (contamination reduction work, recycling
and composting facilities, and commodity markets).
Local Management and Experience (operational experience, staff qualifications,
prior litigation, proposed subcontractors, and support of own staff).
Customer and Billing Support (customer support options, call center staffing and
performance, billing support, transition operations, and customer outreach).
Recycling and Composting Support (special item recycling, recycling diversion
performance, outreach staffing, and strategies to support the city’s draft Zero
Waste Plan).
* It is important to note that evaluation team members were not allowed to view rate
proposals before or during their qualitative review process to avoid introducing bias into
the qualitative scoring.
Rate Proposal Evaluations (55 points)
Service providers submitted their proposed wholesale contractor rates in a standardized
format. Rate proposals included rates for providing all base collection services identified
in the contract as well as pricing on three alternative services for staff to consider adding
to the base contract: changing single-family garbage and compostables carts to meet
the new state requirements for waste cart colors, purchasing and deploying four battery
electric collection vehicles, and shifting to weekly single-family recycling service. During
the proposal evaluation process, proposers were offered the opportunity to reduce their
initial pricing to further minimize rate impacts to customers. Three proposers submitted
lower rate proposals, with Republic Services and WM electing to decline. The proposer
with the lowest overall annual revenue requirement, exclusive of the alternatives,
received the maximum of 55 points. Points for the other four proposals were adjusted
and awarded as a relative percentage of the lowest pricing proposal.
Table 1 below summarizes the proposal scores. Rate increases shown in the table were
calculated as increases relative to Republic Services’ 2026 wholesale rates in the
current waste services contract.
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Table 1: Proposal Scoring Summary
Overall
Ranking Proposer Qualitative
Points
Rates Points, Annual
Revenue
Requirements (in
2026$), Wholesale
Rate Increases (%)
Total Score
53.7 points
$18.2M*1 Recology 38.2
points 18%
91.9
points
52.3 points
$18.7M2Sound Sustainable 35.6
points 22%%
87.9
points
55 points
$17.8M3Republic Services 25.4
points 16%%
80.4
points
39.3 points
$24.9M4FCC
Environmental Services
31.7
points 62%%
71
points
32 points
$30.6M5WM
(Waste Management)
37.1
points 99%
69.1
points
*The Recology rates presented in this table do not reflect the lower final negotiated rates
discussed later in this issue paper.
While Republic Services’ base rates proposal was the lowest by a slight margin, its low
qualitative score (the lowest of all five proposers) was a serious concern of the proposal
evaluation team and is considered a key predictor of Republic Services’ future
performance under an extension or a new contract. Coupled with Republic Services’
demonstrated past poor performance in Renton, the low qualitative score further
validated staff’s recommendation not to extend Republic Services’ contract and to
instead recommend award of a new contract to Recology.
FINAL CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND RATES
Based upon the qualitative evaluation and final rates divulged upon the conclusion of the
qualitative evaluation process, all members of the evaluation team recommended
Recology as the preferred solid waste services provider.
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More about Recology
Recology is a 100% employee-owned company that provides solid waste services to 12
cities in the region with over 160,000 residential and 15,000 commercial customers.
Recology has an operations facility and recycling center in south Seattle and will
subcontract with Cedar Grove Composting to process Renton’s organic materials. Over
the past 17 years, Recology has successfully conducted 19 contract implementations
and renewals. Recology has separated itself from its competition through demonstrated
excellence in operations, sustainability, education and outreach, and dedicated
involvement in the communities Recology serves.
Contract Negotiations
After completing the evaluation process, staff briefed the Mayor and informed City
Council of the recommended finalist. In November, contract and rates negotiations
began with Recology. The negotiation team consisted of the Public Works Administrator,
the Solid Waste Program Manager, a Sustainability Specialist, and the city’s contract
procurement consultant. Over the course of ten negotiation meetings, the city’s
negotiation team and representatives from Recology collaborated to revise, clarify, and
add contract terms and services; incorporate into the final contract all commitments
made by Recology in its submitted proposal; negotiate terms for the purchase of new
residential garbage and compostables carts; develop an option to purchase and deploy
two residential battery election collection vehicles by 2031; strengthen work stoppage
protections and customer credit protocols; and finalize the wholesale rates.
Final Wholesale Contractor Rates
During final contract negotiations, Recology’s annual wholesale revenue requirement
(shown in Table 1) was reduced by $260,000 per year. Recology’s annual wholesale
revenue requirement (projected for 2026) decreased to $17.9M, which is 16% more than
Republic Services’ current 2026 wholesale revenue requirement and within 1% of
Republic Services’ proposed wholesale revenue requirement under a new contract.
Table 2 below shows the average wholesale rate increases resulting from recent
municipal contract procurements in local cities that set their own solid waste rates. The
final column in the table represents the average wholesale rate increases across all
customer sectors. Some cities experienced significant wholesale rate increases, largely
linked to inflationary rises in labor costs, goods and services, and fuel. Renton’s final
negotiated wholesale rate increase of 16% is the lowest achieved since 2021. It is
important to note that a true side-by-side comparison of solid waste rate increases
between cities is inherently challenging to achieve due to a variety of factors, most
notably the differences in services provided.
Table 2: Average Wholesale Rate Increases in Recent King County
Procurements
City Year Awarded Contractor Average Wholesale Rate Increase
(%)
City of Renton 2026^Recology 16%
City of Auburn 2021 Waste Management 48%
City of Kirkland 2022 Waste Management 53%
^ Contract award depends on direction from city council
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Preliminary 2027 Retail Rates
The retail rates billed to Renton’s residents and businesses are adopted on a biannual
basis by the Renton City Council and are distinct from the wholesale rates the city pays
each month to the contractor for solid waste collection services. Several important
factors that will influence the final 2027 retail rates are unknown and have been
estimated to calculate the preliminary retail rates. These unknown factors include
increases in the 2027 King County per ton disposal fee; the 2027-2028 biennial
Sustainability and Solid Waste Section operating and interfund budget; the 2027 annual
percentage increase in the consumer price index (CPI-W); and the scale of cross
subsides between service sectors. Each of these factors were estimated and included in
the projected 2027 retail rate increases shown below in Table 3. The projected 2027
retail rate increases are relative to the 2026 retail rates and are projected and
preliminary and subject to change. Staff will calculate the final proposed 2027-2028 retail
rates through a detailed rate analysis in fall 2026 and will present a proposed rate
ordinance for the city council’s review and adoption in October as part of the 2027-2028
budget adoption.
Table 3 shows the difference in the overall projected retail rate increases between
extending the city’s current contract with Republic Services or approving a new contract
with Recology. Under an extension, 2027 retail rates are projected to increase by 4.0%
on average. If new single-family garbage and compostables carts are provided, as
recommended, 2027 retail rates are projected to increase by 15.4% on average under a
new contract with Recology. Contracting with Recology for enhanced services and
replacing the single-family carts that do not match state requirements equates to a 11.4
percentage point increase over extending Republic Services’ contract.
Table 3: Projected 2027 Retail Rate Increases (%)
Sector
2027
Republic
Services
(extending
current contract)
2027
Recology
(new contract)
Increase
(percentage points
[pp])
Single-Family Residential +4.6%
+18.7%
(+17.0% w/o new
carts)
+14.1 pp
(12.4 pp w/o new carts)
Multifamily/Commercial
(carts and 1-8 yard containers)+3.5%+11.5%+8.0 pp
Drop Box*
(10-40 yard containers)+3.4%+17.7%**+14.3 pp
AVERAGE +4.0%
+15.4%
(+14.5% w/o new
carts)
+11.4 pp
(10.5 pp w/o new carts)
* Drop box retail rates do not include the cost of garbage disposal. Garbage disposal can
be 50-90% of bills for drop box services.
** One of the drivers of the increase in drop box rates is the requirement under the
Recology contract for solid covers on all drop boxes. Under the current Republic
Services contract, solid covers are optional and cost $102.81 per month (in 2026 $).
Table 4 below shows estimates of how much more the average Renton single-family,
multifamily, and commercial customer may pay per month under a new contract with
Recology.
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Table 4: Projected 2027 Monthly Retail Rate Increases
Sector Service Level 2027
(Republic)
2027
(Recology)Increase (Month)Increase
(Year)
Single-
Family
35-gallon cart
(every other
week)
$33.48 $37.94 $4.46
(13% increase)$53.52
Multifamily 35-gallon cart
(weekly)$41.11 $44.31 $3.20
(8% increase)$38.40
Commercial 4-yard container
(1x week)$477.75 $515.01 $37.26
(8% increase)$447.12
COLLECTION SERVICES DISCUSSION
New Services and Contractual Provisions
Through the RFP process and final contract negotiations, city staff were able to secure a
package of significant, meaningful, and attractive new services and contract provisions
that offer affordability, value, service reliability, and enhanced customer service to the
city and its residents and businesses. Below are selected highlights of the over 60 new
services and contract provisions that would be in effect on April 1, 2027. Additional new
services and provisions are detailed in Attachment A to this issue paper. New service
highlights include the following:
A new fleet of 21 renewable natural gas-powered (RNG) collection vehicles
An all-electric fleet of contractor support and cart delivery vehicles
An option to purchase and deploy two electric collection vehicles by 2031
A return to city billing for solid waste services
Implementation of a state requirement to standardize garbage and compostables
cart colors
Two full-time Waste Zero Specialists dedicated to Renton
Sunday call center hours
Improved strike recovery provisions
Retained Services and Contractual Provisions
Numerous services and contractual provisions were retained from Renton’s current
contract and would continue to be offered, including the following:
Every-other-week residential garbage and recycling collection with weekly
compostables collection
Weekly “premium” residential garbage collection
Weekly year-round yard waste collection
Unlimited quantities of recyclables and yard waste
Variable rates and container sizes
Hiring preference to drivers displaced and not retained by Republic Services with
the transfer of driver pay and benefit accrual rates
Direct payment of disposal fees to King County
Clean Sweep Program for residential customers
No-cost waste collection services to city facilities and street containers
On-call collection of bulky waste and special recyclables
Holiday tree collection for single-family and multifamily residents
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Deleted Services and Contractual Provisions
Some curbside recycling services were removed from the new contract to reduce costs
and avoid duplication of services already offered to residents for low or no cost at city or
Recology store drop-off locations, through the private sector, or through expanded
producer responsibility (EPR) programs. These services include curbside collection of
compact fluorescent bulbs and tubes, household batteries, and plastic bags and film.
There are two other non-essential services that are offered in the current waste services
contract but would have added additional costs and were therefore excluded from the
new contract:
Procuring and installing up to 20 new sidewalk-mounted public garbage or
recycling containers.
Providing no-cost collection of up to 12 drop-box containers per year to support
abatement efforts.
CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
The city council has been briefed on the contract procurement process throughout all
phases of the project. The table below represents all major staff touchpoints with the city
council to date.
Council Body Action/Task Date
Committee of the Whole Introduction to the procurement process June 2, 2025
Utilities Committee Update on the procurement process July 7, 2025
City Council
Communication Provided names of five proposers September 8,
2025
City Council
Communication
Provided summary of proposal evaluation and
name of selected finalist (Recology)October 27, 2025
Utilities Committee Proposal evaluation overview December 1, 2025
Committee of the Whole Procurement process summary January 26, 2026
City Council Meeting Introduction of final contract with Recology and
referral to Utilities Committee February 23, 2026
Utilities Committee Proposal evaluation overview March 2, 2026
City Council Meeting
City council action to award contract to
Recology or provide alternative direction to
staff
March 2, 2026
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IMPLEMENTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS PLAN
If council approves the proposed contract with Recology, Recology will immediately
order Renton’s new fleet of collection vehicles. Manufacturing the collection vehicles will
likely take at least eight months, with additional time needed to deliver, test, and install
software on the trucks, so ordering the fleet vehicles is the first step in implementing the
contract. Within 90 days of executing the contract, Recology will also develop and
submit to the city a Transition and Implementation Plan, which will include specific
deadlines for tasks such as developing residential routes, ordering new carts, uploading
customer data from Republic Services, and mailing welcome packets to customers.
At least 120 calendar days before the start of the contract, all Republic Services drivers
currently serving city collection routes will be provided the opportunity to apply for driver
positions at Recology through Recology’s website. Recology will notify the two
Teamsters locals that contract with Republic Services to ensure Republic Services’
drivers are made aware of the hiring opportunity. Driver pay and benefit accrual rates will
transfer to drivers’ new positions at Recology. Recology has also committed to informing
the city of how many drivers from Republic Services’ Renton routes followed their work
to Recology.
Throughout the transition and implementation period, city staff from Public Works,
Finance, and Communications will work together to develop internal operating plans for
city billing of waste services as well as robust plans for communicating the service
changes to all customers. City staff will regularly brief city council on the status of
customer communications and Recology’s service transition work.
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Attachment A: New Contract Services and Provisions
Category Service/Provision Details
Cost Consumer Price Index Annual CPI percentage increase in contractor rates capped at 6%
(current Republic Services contract caps CPI increase at 8%)
Cost Recycling and Organics
Costs
Separate unembedded contractor rates for recycling and compostables
collection. This lowers state refuse tax obligation and aids in calculating
future Recycling Reform Act reimbursements.
Customer Service City Billing Customers will be billed monthly by the city for waste collection services
Customer Service Call Center
Call center hours offered on Sundays, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Call center
staff live locally and can connect customers to interpreters and a relay
service for hearing-impaired customers.
Customer Service Expanded Special Item
Recycling
Added no-cost recycling collection of textiles and small electronics.
Expanded special item recycling to multifamily residents.
Customer Service Recology Store Access
Residents provided access to Recology’s network of stores to drop off
difficult-to-recycle items such as Styrofoam, fluorescent bulbs/tubes,
and small propane cylinders at no cost
Customer Service Clean Sweep Clean Sweep offered to single-family customers year-round (added
January and February service)
Customer Service Missed Collections Allows performance fees and customer credits for three or more missed
collections at same service address in a six-month period
Customer Service Improved Inclement Weather
Response
To expedite recovery from extensive weather-related service
disruptions, Recology may suspend weekly compostables collection
and redirect those collection vehicles to collect garbage
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Attachment A: New Contract Services and Provisions
Category Service/Provision Details
Customer Service Second Recycling Cart Additional recycling cart available for nominal fee
Customer Service Improved
Communications
App-based messaging allowed. Contractor required to use automated
dialing services, app-based alerts, and/or texts to communicate holiday-
related service changes.
Customer Service Disabled Customer
Carry-out Service
Single-family customer applications for no-cost disabled carry out
service will be managed by city for consistency with other utility
discount programs
Customer Service Contractor Website
Website must be accessible to customers with impaired vision and
comply with Website Content Accessibility Guidelines. Time-sensitive
alerts must be posted on website within 3 hours.
Customer Service Customer Privacy Contractor shall not sell or provide customer information collected on its
website, mobile app, or other electronic media to third parties
Customer Service Responsiveness to City
During office hours, contractor must respond to questions from city
within 4 hours of city leaving or sending a message. If after office hours,
contractor must respond by noon on following business day.
Customer Service Appliance Collection No annual limitation on number of old appliances that may be collected
Education Waste Zero Specialist Two full-time contractor Waste Zero Specials dedicated to providing
education, outreach, and contamination monitoring services
Education Annual Service Guides
Contractor required to mail service guides to all residents and
commercial customers each year by January 1. Performance fees for
each day guides are late.
Education Special Events Contractor required to provide outreach at Renton River Days and up to
3 additional community events each year at no additional cost
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Attachment A: New Contract Services and Provisions
Category Service/Provision Details
Education Tote Bags Recycling tote bags provided to multifamily customers at no cost
Education Outreach Materials
Contractor provides flyers, stickers, signage, and door hangers. All
translated material required to be transcreated to capture the essence,
tone, and cultural nuances of the source content while adapting it to suit
the target audience's language, culture, and context. Required
translations/transcreations include Spanish and Vietnamese.
Education Performance Fee Contractor may be assessed a performance fee for failure to meet at
least 50% of multifamily and commercial outreach requirements
Education Reporting
Reported community engagement activities must be directly related to
community education and outreach and should not include attendance
at regional forums such as SCA or SWAC
Environment All Electric Support and
Delivery Vehicle Fleet
All electric support vehicles for operations staff, outreach staff, cart
deliveries, bulky waste collection, and special recycling collection
Environment Electric Route Trucks
Option to purchase and deploy two all-electric collection vehicles on
routes by 2031. Savings of $60k/year for length of contract by using two
older trucks in interim period.
Environment Cleaner Burning Gas All collection vehicles will be fueled by natural gas with a low carbon
intensity (50% or less of the state low-carbon standard)
Environment Recycling Markets
Domestic markets prioritized for recyclables. Plastics required to be
recycled in North America. Requirement to comply with Basel
Convention prohibiting the export of hazardous wastes. Destination
countries of recyclables must be reported.
Environment Spillage Reporting Contractor required to immediately clean up all spills and notify city spill
hotline and the Department of Ecology
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Attachment A: New Contract Services and Provisions
Category Service/Provision Details
Environment Contamination Monitoring
and Education
Contractor required to inspect recycling and compostables containers
for contamination each year at all multifamily and commercial
properties. Contractor provides corrective support when contamination
observed.
Environment Recycled Content All educational materials required to be printed on 100% recycled paper
Environment Solid Drop Box Lids Requires solid lids on drop box containers (10 to 40-yard containers)
Environment Container Lids
Added performance fee for container lids that are not closed after
service is provided, particularly for lids pinned next to a wall or
enclosure
Environment Wildlife-Resistant Carts Residential wildlife-resistant carts available for an additional charge
Operations Route Collection Vehicles New fleet of 21 side-load residential, front-end load commercial, and
drop-box collection vehicles
Operations New Garbage and
Compostables Carts
New or reconditioned garbage carts(gray/black) and compostables
carts (green) to harmonize waste container colors within city, region,
and state
Operations Strikes
Includes same-week recovery of missed collections (if possible),
defined formulas to calculate customer credits, expedited credit
calculation and credit reimbursement to the city, and automatic
deductions for performance fees.
Operations Operations Plan Requirement to develop an annually updated operations plan
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Attachment A: New Contract Services and Provisions
Category Service/Provision Details
Operations Overweight Collection
Vehicles
Requires monthly reporting of overweight vehicles and performance
fees for each overweight vehicle
Operations Slotted Recycling Lids Optional lockable slotted lids for multifamily dumpsters to prevent
bagged recyclables and contamination
Operations Mini-can
Upsized current mini-can size from 13 gallons to 20 gallons to provide
additional capacity, reduce inventory challenges, and achieve
compatibility with collection equipment
Operations Multifamily Countertop
Food Scrap Containers Available to all multifamily properties and households
Operations Public Garbage Cans
Contractor must collect overflow garbage next to public cans.
Geolocated map of all public trash containers serviced by contractor to
ensure consistent service and ease of collection for substitute drivers
Operations City Facilities
Quarterly reporting of tonnage collected from dedicated route serving 5
largest waste-generating city facilities to help track waste reduction
goals
Operations Recycling Reporting Annual recycling composition study of loads collected from single-
family, multifamily, and commercial routes
Operations Compostables Reporting
Monthly reports of multifamily and commercial customers not
subscribed to compostables service. Monthly reports of total
contaminated containers. Reporting on estimated amount of garbage in
collected compostables.
Operations Collecting from
Suspended Customers
Performance fees for collecting from customers who have been
suspended for non-payment
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SUBJECT/TITLE:Contract with Recology King County for Garbage, Recyclables,
and Compostables Service
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to Utilities Committee
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
STAFF CONTACT: Meara Heubach, Solid Waste Program
Manager
EXT.: 7389
This contract will be funded by customer solid waste rates. The projected overall increase in customer
rates for enhanced services under a new contract with Recology King County is estimated at 15%, which is
11 percentage points greater than projected customer rates under a contract extension with Republic
Services. See rate details in the attached issue paper.
The City of Renton’s ten-year waste collection contract with Republic Services expires on March 31, 2027.
In June 2025, the city issued a request-for-proposals (RFP) to procure a new ten-year solid waste services
contract through a competitive process. In response to the RFP, the city received five responsive proposals
from potential service providers. Upon conclusion of the proposal evaluation process, city staff selected
Recology King County (“Recology”) as the preferred service provider. Staff negotiated with Recology over
ten meetings and have finalized a contract.
Should the city council
1. Approve the proposed final contract for enhanced garbage, recyclables, and compostables
services with Recology and authorize the Mayor to execute the final contract (as recommended by
staff)?
2. Extend the current contract with Republic Services by exercising one of the contract’s extensions
(not to exceed two years)?
3. Reject all proposals and instruct staff to issue a new RFP?
The contract with Recology would provide residential and commercial garbage, recyclables, and
compostables collection as well as processing and marketing of collected recyclables and compostables.
Recology would start providing waste collection services on April 1, 2027, the day after collection services
with Republic Services would end. Recology would provide waste services through March 31, 2027, unless
the city extended the contract up to two additional years. Recology would be compensated at the rates set
in the contract, which would be adjusted annually based on a consumer price index. The contractor’s total
revenue over the 10-year term of the contract is projected to be $241,000,000.
Recology was selected following a comprehensive and competitive procurement process.
Recology is a West Coast-based waste services provider that provides collection services to over 160,000
residential and 15,000 commercial customers in King County.
City Council Regular Meeting
FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY
SUMMARY OF ACTION
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The attached issue paper provides more details about how and why this contract was procured, which
services the contract offers, and how the contract would impact customer solid waste rates.
Authorize the mayor and city clerk to execute the agreement with Recology King County for the projected
amount of $241,000,000 for garbage, recyclables, and compostables services from April 1, 2027, through
March 31, 2037.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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SUBJECT/TITLE:SUBJECT/TITLE: Project Acceptance: 116th Ave SE Sidewalk
Project, Construction Contract CAG-25-048
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council Concur
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
STAFF CONTACT: Chris Barnes
EXT.: 7220
The total contract amount includes original contract of $934,996.00, and Change Order No. 1 in the
amount of $45,000.00, for a total of $979,996.00. The Contract was terminated for public convenience
per WSDOT Standard Specifications 2025, and the final contract amount is $198,778.50, which is a
decrease of $781,217.50.
The 116th Ave SE Sidewalk Project was awarded to Mike McClung Construction Co. on July 7th, 2025. Construction
began on August 7th, 2025. Work was suspended on August 26th, 2025. The Contract was terminated for public
convenience on September 23rd, 2025. The termination of the Contract was a mutual termination as both City
and Contractor agreed it was in the best interest of the public and contracting agency. This decision was made
due to potential safety conflicts, delays and additional costs arising from the overlap between construction
activities and daily school operations.
Actual work performed included the following:
Erosion control and storm water contamination prevention
Pulverizing roadway for stormwater installation
Potholing exploration
Traffic Control
Pulverized roadway maintenance during suspension
The city will rebid the project in March 2026 with modifications to the design that will allow for construction to
be completed while Renton School District is out on summer break so that school operations and safety is not
negatively impacted.
Since the existing Contract was terminated, staff is following project closeout process to release the Contract
Bond and Retainage Bond.
The Contractor will not receive clearance from the state Department of Revenue, Labor and Industries, and the
Employment Security Department until after the city submits the project acceptance. The retainage bond will not
be released until clearance from state agencies is received.
City Council Regular Meeting
FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY:
SUMMARY OF ACTION
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Accept the work completed for the 116th Ave SE Sidewalk Project from Mike McClung Construction Co., CAG-25-
048, and authorize release of the retainage after the required releases from the state have been received.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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F215-038-000 Notice of Completion of Public Works Contract 05-2020
Notice of Completion of
Public Works Contract
Department Use Only
Assigned to Date Assigned
Date Form Version Revision Reason
Awarding Agency Information
Company Name UBI Number
Address City State Zip Code
Contact Name Phone Number Email Address
Prime Contractor Information
Company Name UBI Number
Address City State Zip Code
Contact Name Phone Number Email Address
Project Information
Project Name Contract Number Affidavit ID Number
Jobsite Address City State Zip Code
Date Awarded Date Work Commenced Date Work Completed Date Work Accepted
Is this a Federally Funded Transportation Project? Yes No If yes, attach the Contract Bond Statement
Have Subcontractors been used? Yes No If yes, complete Addendum A
Contract/Payment Bond Waived? Yes No Retainage Bond Waived? Yes No
Detailed Description of Work Completed
DOR Tax Information
Calculated Amount Liquidated Damages
Additions (+) Amount Disbursed
Reductions (-) Amount Retained
Sub-Total Other
Sales Tax Amount Sales Tax Rate
Total Total
Both totals must to be equal - If multiple sales tax rates, attach a list
Apprentice Utilization Information
Was apprentice utilization required? Yes No Engineer’s Estimate:
Utilization %: If utilization did not meet or exceed 15%, was a Good Faith Estimate approved? Yes No
Comments
The Disbursing Officer must submit this completed notice immediately after acceptance of the work done under this contract. No
payment shall be made from the retained funds until receipt of all release certificates and affidavits.
Complete and submit for by email to all three agencies below
Contract Release
(855) 545-8163, option # 4
ContractRelease@LNI.WA.GOV
Employment Security Department
Registration, Inquiry, Standards &
Coordination Unit
(360) 890-3499
publicworks@esd.wa.gov
12/03/2025
City of Renton 177000094
1055 S Grady Way Renton WA 98057
Blake Costa 425 757-9994 bcosta@rentonwa.gov
Mike McClung Construction Co.602201004
PO Box 1189 / 712 Main St STE A Buckley WA 98321
Kelson McClung 360 761-7695 kelson@mcclungconstruction.com
116th Ave SE Sidewalk CAG-25-048
16198 116th Ave SE Renton WA 98056
07/07/2025 08/07/2025
TESC, pulverizing roadway, pot holing, and traffic control.
$934,996.00
$45,000.00
($781,217.50)
$198,778.50
$0.00
$198,778.50
$0.00
$198,778.50
$0.00
$0.00
0 %
$198,778.50
1,065,905.00
Sales tax DOR Rule 171 applied, sales tax included in unit bid prices.
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Subcontractor's Name:UBI Number: (Required)Affidavit ID*
Addendum A: Please List all Subcontractors and Sub-tiers Below
This addendum can be submitted in other formats.
Provide known affidavits at this time. No L&I release will be granted until all affidavits are listed.
For tax assistance or to request this document in an alternate format, please call 1-800-647-7706. Teletype (TTY) users may use the
Washington Relay Service by calling 711.
REV 31 0020e Addendum (10/26/15)F215-038-000 05-2020
AMERICAN ELECTRICAL SVCS INC 602404144 1471632
DELMAR CONCRETE CTNG&CRNG LLC 603490906 1462016
GROUND UP ROAD CONST INC 602790246 1471844
NORTHLINE SURVEYING, INC 604206249 1466829
OLSON BROTHERS PRO-VAC LLC 602170975 1459413
SILVERSTREAK INC 600432781 1472507
SPECIALIZED PAVEMENT MRKG LLC 602001003 1473732
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SUBJECT/TITLE:2026-2027 ORCA Business Cards and Business Passport
Products Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to Transportation (Aviation) Committee
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
STAFF CONTACT: Alfredo Lezama
EXT.: 7217
This agreement allows for the purchase of 355 ORCA passes for use by eligible City employees for a
total cost of $115,851.60. The cost of the agreement will be charged to the Commute Trip Reduction
(CTR) Transit account number 003.000000.015.542.91.43.005 in the Transportation Planning &
Programming Operating Fund. There is currently $105,985 budgeted in this account for 2026, and staff
will request an additional $9,866 through a Q1 budget amendment to cover the additional cost.
To reduce congestion and improve air quality, Washington State passed a Commute Trip Reduction
(CTR) Law in the early 1990s as part of the Clean Air Act. Under the CTR law, the City of Renton is
classified as a CTR affected employer and required to develop a program that offers transportation
alternatives to reduce drive-alone trips and vehicle miles traveled.
The City has entered into annual agreements with transit agencies to purchase public transit passes in
bulk at a reduced rate. The ORCA Business Passport offers unlimited rides on Sound Transit, King
County Metro Transit, Pierce Transit and others. These passes are provided to each regular City
employee as a core fundamental piece of the City’s CTR Program. It covers travel on buses, light rail and
commuter rail. In addition, it features 100% subsidies for vanpool and vanshare participants of King
County Metro, Community, Kitsap and Pierce transit vehicles, as well as a Guaranteed Ride Home
Program (free emergency taxi service for employees). This offers a significant savings over buying
transit passes through other means.
The cost for the time period between March 1, 2026, to February 28, 2027, is $325.92 per eligible
employee. The cost for the previous year was $332.04 per eligible employee. The price decreased
slightly per employee this year due to the per employee rate being calculated on our ORCA Business
Passport customer’s employees’ actual usage in 2025-2026 plus administrative costs minus a discount.
The total cost reflects no change in the number of eligible employees for this contract year, remaining
City Council Regular Meeting
FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY:
SUMMARY OF ACTION
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at 355 Eligible Employees in the 2025 – 2026 contract, plus 50 additional passes to be issued as
replacements for old and expired cards that require a reissue.
Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the 2026-2027 ORCA Business Cards and Business
Passports Agreement
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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City of Renton - BAID : 2480
Program Term : 3/1/2026 - 2/28/2027
AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE OF ORCA BUSINESS CARDS AND
ORCA BUSINESS PASSPORT PRODUCTS
THIS AGREEMENT (hereinafter, “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and among City of
Renton ("Business Account") and King County Metro ("Lead Agency") on behalf of the following
agencies, individually referred to as the “Agency” and collectively as the "Agencies" in this
Agreement.
The Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area (“Community Transit”)
The City of Everett (“Everett Transit”)
The King County Metro Transit Department (“King County Metro”)
The Kitsap County Public Transportation Benefit Area (“Kitsap Transit”)
Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (“Pierce Transit”)
The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (“Sound Transit”)
The Washington State Department of Transportation, Ferries Division ("Washington
State Ferries")
IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1.0 PURPOSE
1.1 This Agreement establishes the terms under which certain fare payment-related services,
referred to herein as "ORCA Services," will be provided to the Business Account, including
but not limited to the prices and terms under which the Business Account may purchase
and distribute ORCA Business Cards loaded with a Business Passport Product to its
Eligible Business Cardholders. Such ORCA Business Cards may be used to access
certain Transportation Services of the Agencies. The specific ridership privileges
applicable to the Business Passport Product provided under this Agreement are specified
in Attachment 1, Products, Pricing and Terms, which is incorporated in this Agreement by
this reference, and are subject to Sections 6 and 18 below. Businesses must at a minimum
cover all benefits-eligible employees except those who work 100% remote. Additional
participants can be included. Eligibility is defined in Attachment 3 Eligible Participants.
1.2 Attachment 1 also establishes the terms under which specific optional products and
services (e.g. use of an ORCA Business Card on vanpool; a guaranteed ride home
program per Attachment 6 Guaranteed Ride Home, attached hereto), if any, shall be
provided by one or more individual Agencies.
1.3 This Agreement also enables the Business Account to purchase Business Choice
Products from the Agencies, via the myORCA.com website, at the prices and terms in
effect at the time of purchase.
1.4 The Business Account understands and agrees that this Agreement applies to its use of
ORCA Services including, but not limited to, its purchase of ORCA Business Cards and
ORCA Products. This Agreement does not constitute a contract for transportation
services. The Agencies have no obligation to the Business Account or any other entity or
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2.0 TERM OF AGREEMENT AND CONTACT PERSONS
2.1 This Agreement shall take effect upon the effective date specified in Attachment 1. Unless
terminated in accordance with Section 14, this Agreement shall expire on the last day of
the Program Term specified in Attachment 1, or an Amended Attachment 1 that has been
signed by a person authorized to bind the Business Account.
2.2 The Business Account shall designate a Primary Contact Person in Attachment 2
Designated Representatives, which is incorporated in this Agreement by this reference.
This Primary Contact Person shall be responsible for managing the Business Account's
roles and responsibilities under this Agreement. A Secondary Contact Person shall also
be designated in Attachment 2. The Lead Agency may communicate with and rely upon
either the Primary or Secondary Contact Person on matters relating to this Agreement.
3.0 DEFINITIONS
Business Account. The organization, educational or human services institution,
government agency or other entity that has entered into this Agreement enabling it to
purchase ORCA Business Cards and ORCA Products for distribution to their employees,
students, clients or other constituency.
Business Choice Products. The ORCA Products that may be purchased at retail prices to
supplement the ORCA Business Passport Product for one or more Business Cardholders
(e.g. a WSF monthly pass).
Business Cardholder(s) or Cardholder(s). The individual(s) whose ORCA cards are loaded
by and/or may be provided by the Business Account.
Business Passport Product. The ORCA Product loaded on the Business Account's ORCA
Business Cards under this Agreement that provides the Business Cardholders an
unlimited right-to-ride the regularly scheduled Transportation Services of, or operated by,
certain Agencies to the extent specified in Attachment 1.
Card Close. An ORCA system action that permanently invalidates an ORCA Card. The
Business Account, Lead Agency or Cardholder with access may close cards.
Card Lock. An ORCA system action that prevents an ORCA Business Card from being
used until the action is reversed. The Business Account, Lead Agency or Cardholder with
access can lock and unlock cards.
Card Link: An ORCA system action that links or unlinks a card to the business account.
On the ORCA website, these actions are called “add card” and “remove card.”
Conversion. When a plastic ORCA Card is permanently turned into a digital card in a
Digital Wallet.
Digital Wallet. A software application owned and offered by a third-party provider that
stores a Customer’s ORCA Card as a fare payment credential.
Digital Wallet Provider. A third-party entity that provides digital wallet products and
services that enable Cardholders to store their ORCA Card in a Digital Wallet.
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Lead Agency. The Agency that entered into this Agreement on behalf of itself and the
other Agencies and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, is responsible for
administration of this Agreement on behalf of the Agencies, including contract
modifications and renewals, and ORCA system support.
ORCA. The trademarked name of the system that enables use of a common fare card on
the public transportation services provided by any of the Agencies.
ORCA Business Card (or “Business Card” or “ORCA Card”). An ORCA fare card managed
by a Business Account to enable the loading of ORCA Products for use by a Cardholder
to whom it was distributed by the Business Account to access Transportation Services as
specified in Attachment 1. These cards must be purchased with the business card profile
of full access or the account must be set to have the global ownership flag. The fare card
may be a physical card or if approved by the Lead Agency, a virtual fare card application.
ORCA Website. The myORCA.com website used by the Business Account to manage its
account.
Load-Only ORCA Card. An ORCA fare card managed by an individual which can be linked
to a Business Account with load-only privileges. Load-only privileges allow the Business
Account to load products and/or E-purse value. The Business Account does not have the
ability to close the card, transfer card balances or check card balance
ORCA Products. Any transit fare payment mechanism offered for sale within the ORCA
system by any of the Agencies. Examples include, but are not limited to, monthly or period
pass, and E-purse.
ORCA Services. The materials and services that may be provided, from time to time, under
the ORCA program, including but not limited to the ORCA Business Cards, ORCA
Products, ORCA Websites, data, information, and any equipment, systems and services
related to the ORCA program.
Parties. The Business Account and the Agencies (which include the Lead Agency)
referred to herein collectively as the "Parties" and individually as a “Party.”
Replacement. An original ORCA Card has been replaced with a new one, so the original
ORCA Card is no longer usable.
Transportation Services. Those public transportation services provided by the Agencies
that are specified in Attachment 1.
4.0 PRICES AND PAYMENT TERMS
The prices and payment terms applicable to this Agreement are specified in Attachment 1. Such
terms shall include: (a) the amounts due for the Business Cards, Business Passport Product, and
any other products, services and fees and (b) the timing of payments. Each order submitted by
the Business Account for ORCA Business Cards and/or any ORCA Products will be subject to
the provisions of this Agreement.
1.1 The Business Account's purchase of any Business Choice Products via the myORCA.com
website will be at the prices and terms in effect at the time of order. The Business Account
is responsible for reviewing the prices in effect before submitting each order and shall be
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1.1 Payment in full is due as specified in Attachment 1.
1.2 If for any reason payment in full is not received by the date due, if a payment is not honored
due to non-sufficient funds (NSF), or if for any reason a payment is negated or reversed,
Sound Transit, on behalf of the Lead Agency, will notify the Business Account of the
payment problem and if full and clear payment is not received within ten (10) days of such
notification, the Lead Agency may;
1.2.1. Refuse to process new orders for ORCA Business Cards and lock the loading of
new ORCA Products by or for the Business Account;
4.3.2 Assess any late payment, NSF and collection fees to the maximum amount
permitted by law;
4.3.3 Initiate a Card Lock on the Business Cards issued to the Business Account,
rendering them ineffective for use by the Cardholders, until such time as the
Business Account pays the full amount due, including any late payment, NSF and
fees, in a manner acceptable to the Lead Agency; and
4.3.4 Suspend or terminate access rights to the Business Account's secured area of the
website.
1.3 In addition to any other obligations it may have under this Agreement and at law, the
Business Account agrees to pay to the Lead Agency any reasonable court costs, attorney
fees and collection fees incurred in collecting amounts due from the Business Account.
1.4 Regardless of the payment terms, the entire contract value will be billed in a single invoice
number. The Business Account will not receive additional invoices for quarterly and bi-
annual payment terms.
1.5 Sound Transit, on behalf of the Lead Agencies, will be responsible for invoicing and
receiving amounts due per this Agreement, unless otherwise described in this Agreement.
Invoices will be available either through email or standard mail only. Invoices will
eventually be available via the ORCA website. Sound Transit (or the Lead Agent) will not
be able to accommodate requests to submit invoices through vendor payment portals.
Payments will be remitted to:
ORCA c/o Central Puget Sound Regional Transit
LB 1194
PO BOX 35146
Seattle, WA 98124-5146
Wire /ACH instructions will also be available.
5.0 PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP, DISTRIBUTION AND REPLACEMENT OF ORCA
BUSINESS CARDS
5.1 Ordering ORCA Business Cards. The Business Account shall order ORCA Business
Cards via the ORCA Business Accounts Website, in accordance with the directions
provided on that website, and shall make payment as provided in Attachment 1. If
additional cards are required, the Business Account may be required to pay the standard
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5.2 Receipt and Ownership of ORCA Business Cards. Upon actual or constructive receipt of
the ORCA Business Cards it has ordered, the Business Account shall be responsible for
the management of the ORCA Business Cards. The Business Account shall be deemed
to have constructively received all ordered ORCA Business Cards unless it notifies the
Lead Agency of any non-delivery or incorrect delivery within thirty (30) days after the order
was placed. If the Business Account notifies the Lead Agency that it has not received the
ordered cards, the Lead Agency will ship a replacement order. If the Business Account
subsequently receives the cards reported as missing, the Business Account is responsible
for returning them to the Lead Agency.
5.3 Storage and Risk of Loss. The Business Account is responsible for the storage,
distribution and use of the ORCA Business Cards issued to it. The Business Account bears
the sole risk of any loss, damage, theft or unauthorized use of one of its cards, whether
such card is held in its inventory or has been distributed for use. The Business Account is
responsible for the cost of any use of its Business Cards until the effective date of a Card
Close or Card Lock that may be initiated as provided below.
5.4 Distance Based Transit Fare. The Business Account is responsible for communicating to
Cardholders that “distance based fares” are charged on some systems such as: Link light
rail, and Sounder commuter rail systems. On distance based fare modes, when the
Cardholder “taps on,” the ORCA system will record the trip to the last stop on the line.
When the Cardholder “taps off” at the end of the ride, ORCA will record the actual ride.
The Business Account then will be charged the correct fare for the actual ride taken. If the
Cardholder fails to “tap off”, then ORCA will record a ride to the end of the line. The result
of not “tapping off” is that the Business Account will be charged the largest fare for the ride
even if a shorter ride was taken.
5.5 Distribution of ORCA Business Cards. The Business Account is responsible for distributing
its Business Cards for use by its Eligible Business Cardholders. The Business Account
manages all Business Cards it distributes but a cardholder may also purchase and load
individual ORCA products on a Business Card. The Business Account understands that a
Business Card it distributes to a Cardholder may be linked by the Cardholder to
his/her/their personal account on myorca.com as provided in Section 6. The Business
Account may not register the Business Cards that are issued under this Agreement to a
personal account. If the Business Account opts into Digital Cards, there are additional
terms and conditions below in section 5.11.
The Business Account shall require that the Cardholder, as a condition of receiving a
Business Card, be informed of the Cardholder Rules of Use, incorporated in this
Agreement as Attachment 4 ORCA Business Cardholder Rules of Use, through the
Business Account’s’ standard means of communicating policies.
The Business Account understands and agrees that it is solely responsible for
implementation and enforcement of the Cardholder Rules of Use.
5.6 Proof of payment. The Business Account is responsible for notifying Cardholders that
proof of payment must be made by tapping the ORCA Card on the card reader in the
manner required by each Agency; otherwise, the Cardholder may be subject to a fine if
the ORCA Card is not tapped, and the Cardholder will be personally responsible for any
fines that may be imposed.
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number, and credit card number) will not be accessible by the Business Account. If the
Business Account collects any personally identifying information about individuals to
whom it has distributed Business Cards, the Business Account is solely responsible for its
collection, use, storage and disclosure of such information.
5.8 Card Locks and Card Close. In the event a Business Card is determined to be lost or
stolen or if a Cardholder is determined by the Business Account to be no longer eligible to
use the card, the Business Account may initiate a Card Lock, which is reversible action,
or a Card Close, which is a permanent action, via the myORCA.com website to invalidate
the subject Business Card. The Lead Agency may also initiate a Card Lock or Card Close
to any of the Business Account’s Business Cards at the request of the Business Account,
or at the sole discretion of the Lead Agency in accordance with Section 4.3, or if it is
suspected that a card has been altered, duplicated, counterfeited, stolen or used by an
ineligible Cardholder.
5.9 Restoration of Value After Card is Locked or Closed. Following a Card Lock, a Business
Account can transfer remaining funds and products onto a replacement card. Business
Account will be responsible for card replacement fee.
5.10 Card Replacement. The Business Account is responsible for ordering and paying for any
new plastic cards needed to replace Business Cards that for any reason cease to be
available or suitable for use by the Cardholders under the program of the Business
Account, including but not limited to, if the unavailability or unsuitability is caused by
damage, abuse, loss, theft, Card Close, and end of useful life. Provided, however, and
notwithstanding the exclusion of warranties in Section 15, if a Business Card malfunctions
within twelve (12) months after it was delivered to the Business Account, it shall be
replaced by the Lead Agency without additional charge to the Business Account if the
malfunction was caused by a defect in design, material or workmanship and was not
caused by misuse, an intentional act, negligence or damage, reasonable wear and tear
excepted. The Business Account understands and agrees that to avoid the disruption and
inconvenience caused by sporadic failures as its cards are used, it must plan for
replacement of its Business Cards on a regular basis. As a condition of continuing under
the Business Passport program, the Business Account agrees that it will purchase
replacement Business Cards at the then-applicable rate.
5.11 Digital ORCA Cards. The Business Account may choose to participate in allowing
Cardholders under the Business Account to use digital ORCA Cards. This section 5.11
only applies if a Business Account has opted in and worked with the Lead Agency to
enable the account for Digital Cards.
When an ORCA Card is Converted from a plastic ORCA Card to a Digital Card, permanent
possession of the card transfers from the Business Account to the Cardholder; however,
the Business Account retains ownership of the products, funds, and full control over the
digital ORCA Card until it is unlinked or closed by the Business Account. The ORCA Card
number assigned to the plastic card will change to a new number that is generated by the
Digital Wallet Provider. Business Accounts can track card changes on the ORCA website.
There is no cost or fee to Convert a plastic ORCA Card to a Digital Card.
When a Digital Card needs to be Replaced due to the Cardholder losing access to their
Digital Wallet, the Business Account must purchase a new plastic card, link it to the
Cardholder, and the Cardholder may then Convert it to a new Digital Card.. Once the
capability to directly issue Cardholders to new Digital Cards becomes available in the
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Business Accounts are required to monitor and manage changes to ORCA Card numbers
during Conversion and Replacement.
Unlike plastic cards, it is not technically feasible for Digital Cards to show specific business
logos.
6.0 CARDHOLDER USE OF ORCA BUSINESS CARDS
Cardholder Privileges. The Business Account understands and agrees that the Cardholder has
the following privileges in connection with the use of an ORCA Business Card.
6.1 The Cardholder may present an ORCA Business Card, loaded with a valid, applicable
Business Passport or Business Choice Product, to an ORCA fare transaction processor
as proof of payment of all or a portion of a required fare on a regular transportation service
operated by one or more of the Agencies. (Provided, however, an ORCA Product that is
not sufficient to fully pay a fare will not be accepted as partial payment by the Washington
State Ferries.) In all cases, a Cardholder will be required to make other payment to the
extent a fare is not covered by an ORCA Product.
6.2 The Cardholder may individually purchase ORCA Products and load them on the Business
Card in addition to any ORCA Product loaded by the Business Account. Individual ORCA
Products may be used to pay all or a portion of a required fare on a transportation service
not covered by a Business Passport Product or Business Choice Product. (Provided,
however, an ORCA Product that is not sufficient to fully pay a fare will not be accepted as
partial payment by the Washington State Ferries.) In all cases, a Cardholder will be
required to make other payment to the extent a fare is not covered by an ORCA Product.
6.3 The Cardholder may link his/her/their name and other contact information with the ORCA
system and link such personal information to the serial number of the Business Card
provided to him/her. Such registration does not give the Cardholder full access to the card
but may give the Cardholder the right to access the myORCA.com website to view the
card's transaction history and current stored value, and to add retail products. See
additional terms in Section 5.11 above for Digital Cards.
6.4 The Cardholder’s personally identifying information is generally exempt from disclosure
under the Washington Public Records Act (Chapter 42.56 RCW) as more specifically
outlined in RCW 42.56.330(5).
7.0 BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITIES AND PRIVILEGES RELATING TO LOAD-ONLY
CARDS
7.1 The Business Account understands that if it links an individual’s ORCA card to their
Business Account with load-only privileges the Business Account will have limited access.
The Business Account will be able to load products and/or E-purse on the account and
unlink the card from its account. The Business Account will not be able to close the card,
transfer products and/or E-purse value, or view card balance. See additional terms in
Section 5.11 above for Digital Cards.
7.2 When the load-only card holder is no longer eligible for a transit benefit, the Business
Account is responsible for unlinking the card from their account.
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Except as otherwise provided herein or in Section 14.2, the Business Account understands and
agrees that its purchases of Business Cards, and Business Passport or Business Choice products
purchased for such cards, are final and it is not entitled to any refunds. However, the Business
Account may request a refund of the E-purse value remaining on a Business Card if the card is
closed. The Lead Agency shall initiate a Card Close and the refund will be processed
approximately ten (10) days after the Card Close was initiated. A processing fee of ten dollars
($10) may be payable by the Business Account to the Lead Agency for each refund that is
processed, regardless of number of cards refunded. The Business Account, not the Lead Agency,
is responsible for the refunding of such E-purse value, if any, to the individual Cardholder to whom
the Business Card had been distributed.
9.0 BUSINESS ACCOUNT WEBSITE
9.1. The myORCA.com website is the primary means by which the Business Account shall
purchase ORCA Business Cards, Business Passport and Business Choice Products,
manage its Business Cards and obtain information about the use of said cards. As a
condition of participation in the Business Passport program, the Business Account agrees
that it will use the myORCA.com website when it is available and that each access and
use of said website shall be subject to the ORCA Terms of Use and ORCA Privacy
Statement that are in effect and posted on the myORCA.com website at the time of such
access and use.
9.2. The Business Account understands and agrees that uninterrupted access to and use of
the myORCA.com website is not guaranteed and agrees that it will contact its
representative at the Lead Agency by email or telephone if the website is not available.
9.3. At the time the Business Account enters into the ORCA program, the Business Account’s
Primary Contact (Super Admin) will be provided a password to access myorca.com. The
Super Admin will be responsible for adding additional admins to the Business Account.
The Business Account is solely responsible for managing their account’s users. The
Business Account is also solely responsible for complying with the security standards
specified in Attachment 5 ORCA Business Account Security Standards, which is
incorporated in this Agreement by this reference.
10.0 INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE AGENCIES AND THE ORCA SYSTEM
10.1 The Business Account understands and agrees that the data, reports or any information
provided to it via the myORCA.com website or otherwise, is and remains the sole property
of the Agencies and nothing shall be construed as a transfer or grant of any copyright or
other property interest in such data, reports or information. The Agencies hereby grant to
the Business Account a non-exclusive license to use any data, reports or information
provided by the Agencies, via the myORCA.com website or otherwise, for any lawful
purpose related to the administration of the transportation benefits program of the
Business Account.
10.2 The ORCA System will record data each time an ORCA Business Card is presented to an
ORCA device for fare payment and to load a product. Such transaction data includes, but
is not limited to, the date, time, and location (or route) of the transaction. The Business
Account may routinely access such transaction data related to its Business Cards to the
extent provided via the myORCA.com website. Said website and its reports do not provide
the Business Account Business Card transaction data linked to card serial numbers. All
data provided to the Business Account is subject to the ORCA privacy policy posted on
the ORCA website. For the purpose of preventing fraud, the Primary Contact Person of
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data related to a specific card number or for a card number linked to a specific transaction.
Fraud is defined as intentional deception or misrepresentation by a person with knowledge
that it will result in an unauthorized benefit to him, her, or some other person. The submittal
is not intended to be used to request data for multiple cards or all cards managed by the
Business Account. The written request shall include the following:
10.2.1 Card number or the date, time and other known details about the specific
transaction for which a card serial number is being requested;
10.2.2 Detailed statement as to why the information is germane to the prevention of fraud;
and
10.2.3 The signature of the Primary Contact Person.
If the Lead Agency determines that the subject transaction(s) is linked to a
Business Card issued to the Business Account, the Lead Agency will provide the
Business Account with the card serial number linked to the requested
transaction(s). The Business Account agrees that it will use such card serial
number information only for purposes of enforcing the Rules of Use, as provided
to the Cardholder. The Business Account must maintain its own records if it wishes
to identify the card serial number issued to an individual.
11.0 PUBLIC RECORDS
The Business Account understands and agrees that all records related to its participation in the
ORCA System are public records under the Washington Public Records Act (Chapter 42.56
RCW) ("Act"), including but not limited to: (a) this Agreement and the sales activity hereunder; (b)
the orders, communications, and any other information provided by the Business Account to the
Lead Agency, the other Agencies or the ORCA System, whether provided via this website or
otherwise and whether provided in hard copy or electronic form; (c) any communications,
responses, requests, reports or information of any kind provided to the Business Account from
the Lead Agency, the other Agencies or the ORCA System; and (d) all data, reports and
information of any kind related to the loading of products on, and the use of, the Business Cards
issued to the Business Account. As public records, these records will be made available for public
inspection and copying upon request, unless the Lead Agency determines they are exempt from
disclosure.
12.0 INDIVIDUAL USE OF BUSINESS CARD AFTER LEAVING A BUSINESS ACCOUNT
The Business Account is encouraged to collect Business Cards from Cardholders who are no
longer eligible for the Business Account's transportation benefits program. In any case, the
Business Account is solely responsible for initiating a Card Lock or Closing a Card in accordance
with this Agreement to prevent any continued use of, and financial liability for, a card that had
been distributed to a person who is no longer eligible.
13.0 ORCA SERVICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
The Agencies seek to continually improve and enhance the ORCA Services. With thousands of
organizations, schools, and other entities entering into business account agreements at varying
dates in the year, the Agencies are unable to guarantee to each business account that the ORCA
Services will not change during the term of its agreement. The Business Account understands
and agrees that one or more ORCA Services may be changed, suspended or terminated from
time to time without prior notice to, or agreement by, the Business Account, including but not
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Business Account is dissatisfied with a change in the ORCA Services, however, it may terminate
this Agreement for its convenience in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.2.
14.0 TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION
14.1 The Lead Agency may at any time terminate this Agreement if the Business Account fails
to make timely and effective payment of all amounts due, or otherwise materially breaches
the Agreement, or acts in manner indicating that it intends to not comply, or is unable to
comply, with the Agreement. Prior to termination, the Lead Agency may suspend the
Business Account website access privileges, lock the Business Cards issued to the
Business Account, and/or decline to accept and fulfill any pending or new orders from the
Business Account. Suspension can be reversed without terminating the contract, if the
Business Account makes outstanding payments or comes into compliance.To effect such
a termination or suspension for cause, the Lead Agency shall send email notice to the last
known email address for the last known Primary Contact Person of the Business Account
describing the manner in which the Business Account is in default and the effective date
of termination or suspension. If the basis for termination or suspension is a failure to
perform that can be cured, the termination shall not take effect so long as the Business
Account cures the default within ten (10) days of the sending of the email notice. Upon the
effective date of such termination or suspension, the Lead Agency may immediately
terminate or suspend the website access privileges of the Business Account,Lock or
Unlink the Business Cards issued to the Business Account and decline to accept and fulfill
any pending or new orders from the Business Account. In the event of such a termination
or suspension for cause, the Business Account shall not be entitled to any refund of any
amounts paid.
14.2 Either the Business Account or the Lead Agency may terminate the Agreement without
cause and for its own convenience by sending the other Party written or email notice at
least thirty (30) days in advance of the effective date of the termination. Upon receipt of a
notice of termination for convenience from the Business Account, the Lead Agency may,
in its sole discretion, waive the advance notice period and immediately terminate the
website access privileges of the Business Account, initiate a Card Lock or Card Unlink on
the Business Cards issued to the Business Account, and decline to accept and fulfill any
pending or new orders from the Business Account. In the event of such a termination for
convenience and not cause, the amounts due under this Agreement shall be calculated
by the Lead Agency. (The amounts due for the ORCA Passport Product and any optional
products listed in Attachment 1 shall be the annual amounts due prorated for the number
of months during which the Passport Product and optional products were valid for at least
one day.) If the Business Account has not paid in full all of the amounts due under this
Agreement as of the termination date, the Business Account shall immediately pay the
remaining amount due. If the Business Account has paid more than all of the amounts due
under this Agreement as of the termination date, the Business Account shall be entitled to
a refund of the excess it has paid.
14.3 Notwithstanding any termination of the Agreement, the Business Account shall remain
liable to satisfy and comply with all of its obligations under this Agreement and at law with
regard to, or arising out of, any orders submitted or any of its acts or omissions occurring
prior to the effective date of the termination, including but not limited to paying all amounts
due or incurred prior to the effective date of the termination and any fees, charges,
collection costs or other costs arising from a failure to make timely and effective payment.
15.0 EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES
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15.1 ALL ORCA SERVICES PROVIDED ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE” BASIS. ANY USE OF THE ORCA SERVICES IS AT THE BUSINESS
ACCOUNT'S SOLE DISCRETION AND RISK.
15.2 BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, AND NOT LIMITATION, THE LEAD AGENCY AND EACH OF
THE OTHER AGENCIES SPECIFICALLY DO NOT REPRESENT AND WARRANT
THAT:
A. THE BUSINESS ACCOUNT'S USE OF THE ORCA SERVICES WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, FREE FROM ERROR AND OTHERWISE
MEETING ITS REQUIREMENTS;
B. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THE BUSINESS ACCOUNT AS A RESULT
OF USING THE ORCA SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE AND RELIABLE; AND
C. ANY USE OF THE ORCA WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
CONTENT OR MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SAID WEBSITE, WILL BE
FREE OF DEFECTS, VIRUSES, MALWARE, HACKS OR POTENTIALLY
HARMFUL INTRUSIONS.
15.3 TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE LEAD AGENCY AND EACH OF THE
OTHER AGENCIES DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; ANY
WARRANTIES OF QUIET ENJOYMENT OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; AND ANY
WARRANTIES CREATED BY TRADE USAGE, COURSE OF DEALING, OR COURSE
OF PERFORMANCE.
15.4 NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED FROM
THE AGENCIES OR THE ORCA SYSTEM SHALL REVISE OR CREATE ANY
WARRANTY.
16.0 NOTICES
16.1 Any notice required to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be directed either
by email or regular mail to the Parties’ Designated Representatives, as specified in
Attachment 2, or to the last person and address provided by a Party in accordance with
Section 16.2.
16.2 Each Party shall immediately notify the other Parties of any changes to its Designated
Representatives' contact information. The Business Account shall also immediately notify
the Lead Agency of any changes in any other information provided in its application.
17.0 FORCE MAJEURE
The Agencies and each of them shall be relieved of any obligations under this Agreement to the
extent they are rendered unable to perform, or comply with such obligations as a direct or indirect
result of a force majeure event, or any other circumstance not within such party’s control,
including, but not limited to, acts of nature, pandemics, acts of civil or military authorities, terrorism,
fire or water damage, accidents, labor disputes or actions, shutdowns for purpose of emergency
repairs, or industrial, civil or public disturbances.
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The purchase, distribution and use of Business Cards and ORCA Products by the Business
Account and its Cardholders, and access to and use of the ORCA website, shall be subject to all
applicable federal, state and local law, regulations, ordinances, codes and policies, including but
not limited to the ORCA Cardholder Terms of Use and ORCA Privacy Statement (posted on the
ORCA website and available in printed form upon request to the Lead Agency), and the Agencies'
respective fares, transfer rules, codes of conduct and other operating policies and procedures.
19.0 PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION
The Business Account shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, nationality,
creed, marital status, sexual orientation, age, or presence of any sensory, mental, or physical
handicap in the administration of its transportation benefits program, the provision of ORCA
Business Cards and ORCA Products, or the performance of any acts under this Agreement. The
Business Account shall comply fully with all applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances,
executive orders and regulations which prohibit such discrimination.
20.0 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW
The Business Account shall be solely responsible for compliance with all applicable federal, state
and local laws, regulations, resolutions and ordinances, including, but not limited to, any
provisions relating to the Business Account's provision of compensation, benefits or services to
employees or others (e.g. including, but not limited to, transportation fringe benefits) and any
reporting, tax withholding, or other obligations related thereto. The Business Account expressly
acknowledges and agrees that it has not relied on any representations or statements by the
Agencies and will not rely on them to provide any legal, accounting, tax or other advice with regard
to the Business Account's provision of compensation, benefits or services to employees or others
(e.g. including, but not limited to, transportation fringe benefits) and any reporting, withholding or
other obligations related thereto.
21.0 LEGAL RELATIONS
21.1 No Partnership, Agency or Employment Relationship Formed. The Business Account and
the Agencies are independent parties and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed
as creating any joint venture, partnership, agency or employment relationship between
and among them or their respective employees. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Business Account understands and agrees that none of its employees or agents shall be
deemed employees or agent, for any purpose, of any of the Agencies and the Business
Account is solely responsible for the acts of its agents and employees and their
compensation, wages, withholdings and benefits.
21.2 LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
A. THE LEAD AGENCY AND EACH OF THE OTHER AGENCIES SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR, AND THE BUSINESS ACCOUNT HOLDS EACH AGENCY
HARMLESS FROM, ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED
TO:
1. ANY RELIANCE PLACED BY THE BUSINESS ACCOUNT ON THE
COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY OR EXISTENCE OF ANY
INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE BUSINESS ACCOUNT BY OR
THROUGH THE ORCA SERVICES;
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2. ANY CHANGES TO THE ORCA SERVICES OR THE TEMPORARY OR
PERMANENT CESSATION OF ANY SUCH SERVICES (OR FEATURES
WITHIN A SERVICE);
3. THE DELETION OF, CORRUPTION OF, OR FAILURE TO STORE, ANY
INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BUSINESS ACCOUNT, OR
GENERATED BY THE USE OF THE ORCA SERVICES UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE USE OF THE
ORCA BUSINESS CARDS ISSUED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT;
4. THE BUSINESS ACCOUNT'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE LEAD
AGENCY WITH ACCURATE ACCOUNT INFORMATION; AND
5. THE BUSINESS ACCOUNT’S FAILURE TO KEEP INFORMATION
SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
B. THE LEAD AGENCY AND EACH OF THE OTHER AGENCIES SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR, AND THE BUSINESS ACCOUNT HOLDS EACH AGENCY
HARMLESS FROM, ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES INCURRED BY THE
BUSINESS ACCOUNT UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIAIBILITY, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF TIME, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS
OF PRIVACY, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL OR BUSINESS
REPUTATION, WHEN SUCH DAMAGES ARISE OUT OF, OR ARE RELATED
TO, THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ORCA SERVICES, WHETHER OR NOT ONE
OR MORE AGENCIES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF, OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN
AWARE OF, THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGES ARISING.
C. TO THE EXTENT ONE OR MORE OF THE AGENCIES INCURS ANY LIABILITY
FOR A BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY DUTY RELATED TO THE
ORCA SERVICES, AND SUCH LIABILITY THAT IS NOT EXCLUDED UNDER
THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE EXCLUSIVE, AGGREGATE REMEDY
AGAINST THE LEAD AGENCY AND EACH OTHER AGENCY WILL BE, AT THE
OPTION OF THE APPLICABLE AGENCIES: (A) THE CORRECTION,
SUBSTITUTION OR REPLACEMENT OF ALL OR PART OF THE ORCA
SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE BREACH, OR (B) A REFUND OF THE
AMOUNT PAID BY THE BUSINESS ACCOUNT FOR THE ORCA SERVICE
CAUSING THE DAMAGE, THE AMOUNT OF WHICH WILL NOT EXCEED THE
DAMAGES (OTHER THAN THOSE EXCLUDED ABOVE) ACTUALLY
INCURRED BY THE BUSINESS ACCOUNT IN REASONABLE RELIANCE.
THE DAMAGE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY IN
THE AGREEMENT SHALL APPLY EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS
FOR ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
21.3 No Waiver. The Business Account agrees that if the Lead Agency does not exercise or
enforce any legal right or remedy which is contained in the Agreement or under applicable
law, this will not be taken to be deemed to be a waiver or modification of the Lead Agency’s
rights and remedies, and that those rights or remedies will still be available to the Lead
Agency.
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and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the applicable law of the State of
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provisions. The exclusive jurisdiction and venue for conducting any legal actions arising
under this Agreement shall reside in either the Federal District Court or the State of
Washington Superior Court, as applicable, that is located in the county in which the Lead
Agency's primary administrative office is located. The Business Account hereby consents
to personal jurisdiction and venue in said courts and waives any right which it might have
to conduct legal actions involving the Agencies in other forums.
21.5 Attorneys' Fees and Costs. In the event of litigation between the parties related to this
Agreement, the Court is authorized to award the substantially prevailing party its costs,
fees and expenses including reasonable attorney fees to the extent authorized by the
Court and permitted by applicable law.
21.6 Survival. Sections 4, 5, 10, 15 and 21 shall survive and remain effective notwithstanding
any termination of this Agreement.
21.7 Use of ORCA name and logos. The Business Account understands and agrees that the
"ORCA" name and logos are trademarked and that it will not copy or use them and any
other trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive
features or intellectual property of the Agencies without written permission. The Agencies
understand and agree the Business Account name and logo may be trademarked and that
it will not copy or use them and any other trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos,
domain names, and other distinctive features or intellectual property of the Business
Account without written permission.
22.0 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
This Agreement and all terms, provisions, conditions and covenants hereof shall be binding upon
the parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, no Party may
assign or delegate the duties performed under this Agreement without the written agreement by
the Lead Agency, the Business Account and the assignee.
23.0 ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND WRITTEN AMENDMENTS
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Business Account and the Lead
Agency, on behalf of all Agencies, related to the Business Account's use of and access to ORCA
Services (but excluding any services which Lead Agency may provide under a separate written
agreement), and completely replaces and supersedes any prior oral or written representations or
agreements in relation to fare media consignment and sales or to ORCA Services. No oral
agreements or modifications will be binding on the parties and any changes shall be effective only
upon a written amendment being signed by the parties.
24.0 SEVERABILITY
In the event any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be unenforceable or invalid, then the meaning of that provision shall be construed, to the extent
feasible, to render the provision enforceable, and if no feasible interpretation would save such
provision, it shall be severed from the remainder of the Agreement which shall remain in full force
and effect unless the provisions that are invalid and unenforceable substantially impair the value
of the entire Agreement to any party.
25.0 AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE
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and (ii) the person(s) executing this Agreement below on the party’s behalf is/are duly authorized
to do so, and that the signatures of such person(s) is/are legally sufficient to bind the party
hereunder.
26.0 COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in two (2) counterparts, each one of which shall be regarded
for all purposes as one original.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their duly authorized representatives, have
executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
BUSINESS ACCOUNT
City of Renton
BY: \s1\
Name: Armondo Pavone
Title: Mayor
Date: \d1\
LEAD TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
King County Metro
BY: \s2\
Name: Ina Percival
Title: Supervisor, Market & Business
Development
Date: \d2\
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ATTACHMENT 1
ORCA BUSINESS PASSPORT - PRODUCTS, PRICING AND TERMS
Business Account: City of Renton
Business Account Federal Tax ID #: 91-6001271
ORCA Business Account ID#: 2480
Agreement Type: Area-Based Passport Contract
Program Term: 3/1/2026 - 2/28/2027
Business Passport Flat Rate Products
Valid for full and unlimited rides on:
o Bus: King County Metro, Sound Transit, Community Transit, Everett Transit,
Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit
o Ferry: King County Water Taxi, Kitsap Local Ferries and Fast Ferries
o Monorail
o Seattle Streetcar
o Rail: Sound Transit Link light rail and Sound Transit Sounder (including Rail Plus
partnership with Amtrak Cascades)
o ParaTransit Transportation: King County Metro Access, Kitsap Transit Access,
and Pierce Transit SHUTTLE, Community Transit DART (Dial-A-Ride
Transportation)
o On-Demand Services: Metro Flex, Pierce Transit RUNNER, Community Transit
Zip Shuttle, Kitsap Transit Dial-A-Ride
Vanpool: 100% monthly fare subsidy on Pierce Transit, King County Metro, Community
Transit, Kitsap Transit vans
Vanshare: 100% monthly subsidy on Pierce Transit, King County Metro, Community
Transit, Kitsap Transit vans
Guaranteed Ride Home: For details, see Attachment 6 Emergency Guaranteed Ride
Home.
Passport Zone and Worksite Location Employees
Annual Rate
per
Employee Cost
King County Suburbs –
1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057
355 $325.92 $ 115,701.60
New Card(s)50 X $ 3.00 $ 150.00
Subtotal $ 115,851.60
Total $ 115,851.60
Card Logo Permission
The Business Account hereby grants permission for the Agencies to print the Business
Account's name and logo on the Business Account's plastic ORCA Business Cards and no
further permission is required. If the Business Account does not provide a logo to the Lead
Agent, no logo will be printed.
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Business Passport Flat Rate Payment Terms
Net 60 days
Additional Information
Additional Card Orders
During the agreement term additional cards can be ordered at the standard card fee only.
Amount of Eligible Participant contribution
(Note: employees may contribute up to 50% of the Annual Rate per Employee)
King County Suburbs –
1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057
=0%
Business Choice Products
Choice Products purchased by the Business Account will be prepaid by invoice, credit card or
ACH, at prevailing retail rates.
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ATTACHMENT 2
DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES
BUSINESS ACCOUNT - Primary LEAD AGENCY - Primary
Name Ellen Talbo Kay Mennie
Title Transportation Planning Manager Customer Relationship Manager
Address 1055 S Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057-3232
201 S Jackson St
Seattle, WA 98104
Telephone (253) 766-2233 (206) 477-4883
E-Mail etalbo@rentonwa.gov kay.mennie@kingcounty.gov
BUSINESS ACCOUNT - Secondary LEAD AGENCY - Secondary
Name
Title
Address
Telephone
E-Mail
BUSINESS ACCOUNT - Billing LEAD AGENCY - Billing
Name Kelsy Marshall ORCA c/o Central Puget Sound
Regional Transit
Title Administrative Secretary
Address 1055 S Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057-3232
LB 1194
PO Box 35146
Seattle, WA 98124-5146
Telephone
E-Mail kmarshall@rentonwa.gov finance@myorca.com
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ATTACHMENT 3
ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS
Definition and Number of Eligible Participants
Eligible Participant - Businesses must, at a minimum, cover all benefits-eligible employees except
those who work 100% remote. Additional participants can be included.
Definition of
Eligible
Participants
All benefit-eligible employees
Number of
Eligible
Participants
355
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ATTACHMENT 4
SAMPLE - ORCA BUSINESS CARDHOLDER RULES OF USE
(Note: business account can customize content for means of communicating with employees.)
As a Business Account Cardholder, I agree to the following:
1. I understand that the ORCA Business Card is owned by the employer that provided it to
me and it has been provided to me for my personal use only. I agree that I will not sell or
transfer my assigned ORCA Card to another person. If I violate these terms of use, my
ORCA Card may be blocked from further use.
2. I will keep my assigned ORCA Business Card secure and in good condition, and I will
immediately report a lost, stolen, or damaged ORCA Business Card to my company’s
Transportation Coordinator. I understand an ORCA Business Card will be replaced at the
fee charged by my company.
3. I will return my assigned plastic ORCA Business Card upon request or when I leave my
employment or otherwise do not meet the eligibility requirements of my company. If I do
not return my plastic ORCA Business Card, I understand that it may be blocked for further
use.
4. I will read and comply with the ORCA Cardholder Terms of Use (myorca.com/terms) and
Privacy Statement (myorca.com/privacy).
5. I understand that my ORCA Business Card is valid for the following provided by the listed
transportation Agencies.
a. 100% of fares on regularly scheduled transportation service on Community
Transit, Everett Transit, King County Metro, King County Water Taxi, Kitsap
Transit and Kitsap Ferries, Monorail, Pierce Transit, Sound Transit, and Seattle
Streetcar.
b. 100% of vanpool and vanshare fares on vanpool services provided by Community
Transit, King County Metro, Kitsap Transit, and Pierce Transit.
6. I understand and will comply with policies of my employer or other institution that provided
my ORCA Business Card.
7. I understand that the ORCA Business Card is not valid for fare payment on transportation
services not specified in Section 4 and I am responsible for paying any additional fares
required for services not covered, or not fully covered, by my assigned ORCA Business
Card.
8. I understand that any additional ORCA Products I load onto my assigned ORCA Card will
become the property of the company that owns my ORCA Business Card and the refund,
if any, of such products will be made by the company according to its refund policy.
9. I understand in the event any ORCA Products I load onto my assigned ORCA Card must
be replaced, I am responsible for any fares required during the replacement period.
10. I understand the ORCA system will record data each time I use my assigned ORCA
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presented. I understand this data is owned by the transit Agencies and is accessible to
the company, consistent with the terms of the Agreement, that owns my ORCA Business
Card.
11. I understand that the ORCA Card must be “tapped” on a card reader to show proof of fare
payment or issuance of a valid fare. Merely showing the ORCA Card on a bus, train, ferry
or light rail vehicle does not constitute proof of fare payment or issuance of a valid fare. I
will be subject to a fine if the ORCA Card is not "tapped," and I understand I will be
personally responsible for any fines that may be imposed.
12. I understand that for the correct fare to be recorded, I must “tap” off on a card reader when
exiting some transit systems. For example, I must "tap" off when exiting from a Sounder
train.
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ATTACHMENT 5
ORCA BUSINESS ACCOUNT SECURITY STANDARDS
1.0 Application Security
1.1 At the time the Business Account enters into the ORCA program, a unique password will
be used by each Business Account authorized to enable access to myORCA.com.
1.2 The Business Account shall use a strong password that meets the following criteria:
a. Length - At least eight (8) characters in length or the maximum length permitted by
the ORCA system, whichever is shorter.
b. Elements - Contains one each of at least one character from each of the following
four (4) groups.
1. English upper case letters (A, B, C...)
2. English lower case letters (a, b, c...)
3. Westernized Arabic numbers: 0, 1, 2...9
4. Special characters: #%&$*!@^()[]{}<>\|?/'"+=.,
1.3 The Business Account shall restrict access to the myORCA.com website by providing its
user id and password to only the employee(s) who have a business "need to know" and
who are authorized by the Business Account as "system user(s)". If the password is
updated for reasons listed in (a) or (b), then the security questions for that same account
shall be updated as well.
1.4 Access to the ORCA myORCA.com website is restricted to the purpose of authorized
administrative support for the ORCA Business Account program
1.5 The Business Account's password shall be changed at least quarterly but also immediately
upon (a) a system user leaving the Business Account's employment or otherwise losing
his/her status as an authorized user; and (b) the Business Account learning that the
password has been obtained by unauthorized persons or entities.
1.6 The Business Account’s Primary Contact will review security policies and guidelines with
system users at least quarterly.
2.0 Physical Security
2.1 The Business Account shall require system users, when not at their workstations, to log
off the myORCA.com website, or lock their screen using a password protected screen-
saver in order to prevent unauthorized access.
2.2 ORCA card stock shall be kept in a secure/locked location with access limited to those
administering the program.
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3.0 Incident Management
3.1 The Business Account shall report any security incident or suspected incident immediately
to the Lead Agency. Examples of possible security incidents would be: introduction of
computer viruses, unauthorized transactions or blocked cards, or lost or stolen card stock.
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ATTACHMENT 6
GUARANTEED RIDE HOME PROGRAM
1.0 PURPOSE
The purpose of this agreement is to define responsibilities of the Agency and the Business
Account under the Guaranteed Ride Home program (hereinafter, “GRH.”) GRH guarantees
payment for fees incurred by eligible employees who meet the eligible criteria, as set forth below,
and have taken rides taken in accordance with the terms set forth below.
This Agreement sets forth all the rights and duties of the parties with respect to the subject matter
thereof, and replaces any and all previous agreements or understandings, whether written or oral,
relating thereto.
2.0 DEFINITIONS
2.1 Eligible Employees
Eligible Employees are individuals included in the Eligible Participant definition on
Attachment 3 who traveled to work using an approved commute option on the day they
wish to use GRH.
2.2 Program Coordinator
The Program Coordinator is the Business Account’s designated staff person(s) or office
responsible for administering GRH for each shift.
2.3 Approved Commute Options
Eligible Employees must have commuted from their principal residence, transit center, or
park & ride lot to the Business Account’s worksite by one of the following Approved
Commute Options: bus, train, carpool, vanpool, walk-on or bicycle-on ferry, bicycle, walk
or other non-drive alone commute option.
2.4 Eligible Reasons
Eligible Reasons for using GRH are:
a. Eligible Employee’s or family member’s unexpected illness or emergency.
b. Unexpected schedule change such that the normal commute mode is not available
for the return commute to the starting place of their commute. Unexpected means
the employee learns of the schedule change that day.
c. Missing the employee’s normal return commute to the starting place of their
commute for reasons, other than weather or acts of nature, which are beyond the
employee’s control and of which they had no prior knowledge. For example, the
employee’s carpool driver left work or worked late unexpectedly.
2.5 Non-Eligible Reasons
Non-Eligible Reasons for which GRH may not be used include, but are not limited to:
a. Pre-scheduled medical or other appointments.
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appropriate, nor should a GRH ride replace Business Account’s legal
responsibility under workers’ compensation laws and regulations.
c. Employee termination or reductions in force.
d. Other situations where, in the opinion of the Business Account’s Program
Coordinator, alternate transportation could have been arranged ahead of time.
e. Non-emergency side trips.
f. Inclement weather.
g. The individual has already met their trip limits for the year.
h. To take ferry commuters any farther than the ferry dock.
2.6 Eligible Destinations
Eligible Destinations for a ride under GRH from the Business Account’s work site are to:
a. Eligible Employee’s principal place of residence.
b. Eligible Employee’s personal vehicle, e.g. vehicle located at a transit center or
park & ride lot.
c. Eligible Employee’s usual commute ferry terminal on the east side of Puget
Sound.
d. To a medical provider in an unexpected situation.
e. To an intermediate stop if it meets the criteria set forth below.
2.7 Intermediate Stops
An Intermediate Stop is a stop from the work site at an intermediate location before going
on to an Eligible Destination that is directly related to an emergency (i.e. pick up a
necessary prescription at a pharmacy; pick up a sick child at school), is requested in
advance by the Eligible Employee and is authorized in advance by the Business Account’s
Program Coordinator.
3.0 BUSINESS ACCOUNT RESPONSIBILITIES
3.1 Program Coordinator
Business Account shall designate as many Program Coordinators as necessary to
administer and perform the necessary GRH program tasks as set forth in this
Attachment.
3.2 Number of GRH Rides per Eligible Employee
Business Account shall ensure that each Eligible Employee does not exceed eight (8) GRH
rides per twelve (12) month period. There is a 60 mile trip limitation one way (employee will pay
the remainder of the fare beyond 60 miles). King County shall not pay any taxi driver gratuity.
Taxi driver gratuity will be at the sole discretion of Business Account or the Eligible Employee
taking the GRH ride.
3.3 Access to Service
Business Account shall make information about how to access GRH rides available to all
Eligible Employees.
4.0 GRH PROGRAM TASKS
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To access GRH rides, Eligible Employees shall contact the Program Coordinator. The Program
Coordinator shall call an answering service provider directly, contracted by King County. The
phone number is 425-450-4555. Program Coordinator shall screen and obtain the following
information from the Eligible Employee and provide the information to the answering service
provider as part of arranging the taxi ride for the Eligible Employee.
1. Verify the Eligible Employee has commuted to the worksite by an eligible mode.
2. Verify the Eligible Employee has an Eligible Reason and Eligible Destination for a
GRH ride.
4.2 Reporting
1. Once an Eligible Employee takes the emergency taxi ride, obtain from the Eligible
Employee a completed receipt of the taxi trip.
2. Business Account’s Program Coordinator shall forward copies of such receipts to King
County at the end of each month for record keeping and accounting purposes.
5.0 AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES
5.1 Agency shall provide Business Account Program Coordinator with procedures, guidelines
and all documents needed to facilitate the program. Agencies will conduct evaluations of
program’s effectiveness.
5.2 Indemnification
Business Account agrees the Agency is not responsible for providing transportation
services under the GRH program. Business Account further agrees that the Agency
makes no guarantee or warranty as to the availability, quality or reliability of transportation
service, and that the Agency’s sole obligation under the program is to make payment of
the transportation provider for trips actually taken in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Business Account agrees it shall make no claims of any kind or bring any suits
of any kind against the Agency for damages or injuries of any kind arising out of or in any
way related to the GRH program. Without limiting the foregoing and by way of example
only, the Business Account agrees that the Agency shall not be liable for any injuries or
damages caused by negligence or intentional acts occurring before, during or after a ride
or for any injuries or damages caused by failure of a transportation company to provide a
ride due to negligence, intentional acts or causes beyond their control, including but not
limited to incidence of fire, flood, snow, earthquake or other acts of nature, riots,
insurrection, accident, order of any court or civil authority, and strikes or other labor
actions.
5.3 Payment of Authorized GRH Fares
King County shall pay the metered fare amount of a Business Account’s Program Coordinator-
authorized GRH ride, as defined in the DEFINITIONS section above. Business Account’s
payment for GRH services is accounted for in the base price of the ORCA Passport Agreement,
as indicated in Attachment 1.
5.4 Reporting
The Agency shall keep a complete record of all authorized GRH ride requests and
provide a copy of this record to Business Account's designated Program Coordinator if
requested.
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The Agency reserves the right to investigate and recover costs from and/or disqualify the
Business Account for intentional abuse of the GRH program by Eligible Employees.
Program abuse is defined as, but not limited to, taking more than the maximum rides per
agreement period, taking trips for inappropriate reasons, unauthorized destinations and
Intermediate Stops, and pre-scheduled appointments not defined in the DEFINITIONS
section above. The Agency shall also have the right to recover costs from and/or disqualify
a Business Account who knowingly, willingly or intentionally violates the terms of this
Agreement by authorizing ineligible or inappropriate trips or failing to fulfill their
responsibilities as described in this Agreement.
5.6 Amendment and Termination
This Agreement and any of its terms or provisions may be amended by written agreement
of the parties. All amendments to this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the
persons authorized to bind the parties to this Agreement and as provided herein.
The Agreement may be terminated by either the Agency or the Business Account for
convenience and without cause by giving written notice of such termination to the other
party at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such termination. This Agreement
shall continue in force until terminated by either party or until the Business Account’s
ORCA Business Passport Agreement is terminated, whichever comes first.
The Agency shall have the right to terminate the Agreement immediately if the Business
Account places the Agency or the public at undue risk as determined by Agencies, or if
the Business Account’s ORCA Business Passport Agreement is suspended or terminated.
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SUBJECT/TITLE:Agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc. for Big Soos Creek at
116th Ave SE Sediment Control Project
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to Utilities Committee
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
STAFF CONTACT: Kevin Evans, Civil Engineer III
EXT.: 7264
The agreement for design services with Tetra Tech, Inc. is $298,671. The approved 2026 project
budget for the Big Soos Creek at 116th Ave SE Sediment Control project
(427.475614) is $500,000 and there is sufficient budget to fund this agreement.
Significant sedimentation has been observed in the Big Soos Creek channel from 116th Ave SE to
SE Petrovitsky Road, coupled with excessive vegetation growth and reduced conveyance
capacity of the channel that increases risk of flooding. The objective of the Big Soos Creek at
116th Ave SE Sediment Control project is to reduce sediment deposition in the channel to reduce
flood risk while considering the challenges associated with fish passage, private property, long-
term maintenance, and the proposed Soos Creek Watershed fine sediment Total Maximum
Daily Load limit (TMDL). This TMDL was submitted by Ecology to the EPA for approval on
December 30, 2025, and compels Renton and other jurisdictions within the watershed to
implement stormwater structural controls to reduce peak flows and fine sediment discharge to
Big Soos Creek. Additionally, Big Soos Creek extends through multiple private properties in this
reach which presents a challenge and limits sediment control opportunities to only the
public right-of-way.
Per city policy 250-02, the Surface Water Utility reviewed SOQs from 10 firms on the MRSC
Roster under the Civil Engineering Design category as part of a consultant selection process for
three projects. After scoring SOQs, and interviewing the four top scoring firms in August
2025, Tetra Tech, Inc. was selected as the most qualified firm to provide engineering design
services for this project.
To improve understanding of sedimentation patterns and rates in this reach, and to define future
capital projects that would reduce fine sediment discharge to Big Soos Creek, the
agreement proposed for execution covers the first phase of the project. The project will be
separated into three phases to allow for the scope of future phases to be based on the
results/success of previous phases. This first phase will include initial evaluation
City Council Regular Meeting
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SUMMARY OF ACTION
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and preliminary design.
Services required in this phase consist of project management, data collection and review,
preliminary survey, hydrologic evaluation, alternatives analysis, 30% design of stormwater
improvements along 116th Ave SE between SE 168th St and SE Petrovitsky Road,
and permit pathway review. Data collection and review will include publicly available GIS data,
as-built documentation, Soos Creek Fine Sediments TMDL, site reconnaissance,
and stormwater sampling. Hydrologic evaluation will include delineation of major tributary
basins, assessment of existing conditions, development of a continuous simulation using the
Western Washington Hydrology Model (WWHM), identification of sediment
accumulation “hotspot” locations, and development of a stormwater technical
memorandum. The WWHM model will represent hydrologic conditions with and without
conceptual design elements and will be used to compute water quality design flows, compute
peak flows by return period, and evaluate stormwater Low Impact Develoment(LID) Best
Management Practice (BMP) performance.
Future phases will likely include the final design of stormwater improvements, with possible
water quality design grant funding through the Department of Ecology Stormwater Financial
Assistance Program.
Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc. in the amount
of $298,671 for engineering services for Big Soos Creek at 116th Ave SE Sediment
Control Project Phase 1.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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AGREEMENT FOR BIG SOOS CREEK AT 116TH AVE SE SEDIMENT
CONTROL
THIS AGREEMENT, dated for reference purposes only as January 1, 2026, is by and between the
City of Renton (the “City”), a Washington municipal corporation, and Tetra Tech, Inc.
(“Consultant”), a Washington corporation. The City and the Consultant are referred to collectively
in this Agreement as the “Parties.” Once fully executed by the Parties, this Agreement is effective
as of the last date signed by both parties.
1. Scope of Work: Consultant agrees to provide engineering services associated with
reducing sediment discharge to Big Soos Creek from 116th Ave SE to SE Petrovitsky Road,
as specified in Exhibit A, which is attached and incorporated herein and may hereinafter
be referred to as the “Work.”
2. Changes in Scope of Work: The City, without invalidating this Agreement, may order
changes to the Work consisting of additions, deletions or modifications. Any such changes
to the Work shall be ordered by the City in writing and the Compensation shall be
equitably adjusted consistent with the rates set forth in Exhibits B and C or as otherwise
mutually agreed by the Parties.
3. Time of Performance: Consultant shall commence performance of the Agreement
pursuant to the schedule(s) set forth in Exhibit A. All Work shall be performed by no later
than March 31, 2027.
4. Compensation:
A. Amount. Total compensation to Consultant for Work provided pursuant to this
Agreement shall not exceed $298,671, plus any applicable state and local sales taxes.
Compensation shall be paid based upon Work actually performed according to the
rate(s) or amounts specified in Exhibits B and C. The Consultant agrees that any hourly
or flat rate charged by it for its Work shall remain locked at the negotiated rate(s)
unless otherwise agreed to in writing or provided in Exhibits B and C. Except as
specifically provided herein, the Consultant shall be solely responsible for payment of
any taxes imposed as a result of the performance and payment of this Agreement.
B. Method of Payment. On a monthly or no less than quarterly basis during any quarter
in which Work is performed, the Consultant shall submit a voucher or invoice in a form
specified by the City, including a description of what Work has been performed, the
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name of the personnel performing such Work, and any hourly labor charge rate for
such personnel. The Consultant shall also submit a final bill upon completion of all
Work. Payment shall be made by the City for Work performed within thirty (30)
calendar days after receipt and approval by the appropriate City representative of the
voucher or invoice. If the Consultant’s performance does not meet the requirements
of this Agreement, the Consultant will correct or modify its performance to comply
with the Agreement. The City may withhold payment for work that does not meet the
requirements of this Agreement.
C. Effect of Payment. Payment for any part of the Work shall not constitute a waiver by
the City of any remedies it may have against the Consultant for failure of the
Consultant to perform the Work or for any breach of this Agreement by the
Consultant.
D. Non-Appropriation of Funds. If sufficient funds are not appropriated or allocated for
payment under this Agreement for any future fiscal period, the City shall not be
obligated to make payments for Work or amounts incurred after the end of the
current fiscal period, and this Agreement will terminate upon the completion of all
remaining Work for which funds are allocated. No penalty or expense shall accrue to
the City in the event this provision applies.
5. Termination:
A. The City reserves the right to terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without
cause by giving ten (10) calendar days’ notice to the Consultant in writing. In the event
of such termination or suspension, all finished or unfinished documents, data, studies,
worksheets, models and reports, or other material prepared by the Consultant
pursuant to this Agreement shall be submitted to the City, if any are required as part
of the Work.
B. In the event this Agreement is terminated by the City, the Consultant shall be entitled
to payment for all hours worked to the effective date of termination, less all payments
previously made. If the Agreement is terminated by the City after partial performance
of Work for which the agreed compensation is a fixed fee, the City shall pay the
Consultant an equitable share of the fixed fee. This provision shall not prevent the
City from seeking any legal remedies it may have for the violation or nonperformance
of any of the provisions of this Agreement and such charges due to the City shall be
deducted from the final payment due the Consultant. No payment shall be made by
the City for any expenses incurred or work done following the effective date of
termination unless authorized in advance in writing by the City.
6. Warranties And Right To Use Work Product: Consultant represents and warrants that
Consultant will perform all Work identified in this Agreement in a professional and
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workmanlike manner and in accordance with all reasonable and professional standards
and laws. Compliance with professional standards includes, as applicable, performing the
Work in compliance with applicable City standards or guidelines (e.g. design criteria and
Standard Plans for Road, Bridge and Municipal Construction). Professional engineers shall
certify engineering plans, specifications, plats, and reports, as applicable, pursuant to
RCW 18.43.070. Consultant further represents and warrants that all final work product
created for and delivered to the City pursuant to this Agreement shall be the original work
of the Consultant and free from any intellectual property encumbrance which would
restrict the City from using the work product. Consultant grants to the City a non-
exclusive, perpetual right and license to use, reproduce, distribute, adapt, modify, and
display all final work product produced pursuant to this Agreement. The City’s or other’s
adaptation, modification or use of the final work products other than for the purposes of
this Agreement shall be without liability to the Consultant. The provisions of this section
shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
7. Record Maintenance: The Consultant shall maintain accounts and records, which
properly reflect all direct and indirect costs expended and Work provided in the
performance of this Agreement and retain such records for as long as may be required by
applicable Washington State records retention laws, but in any event no less than six
years after the termination of this Agreement. The Consultant agrees to provide access
to and copies of any records related to this Agreement as required by the City to audit
expenditures and charges and/or to comply with the Washington State Public Records Act
(Chapter 42.56 RCW). The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Agreement.
8. Public Records Compliance: To the full extent the City determines necessary to comply
with the Washington State Public Records Act, Consultant shall make a due diligent search
of all records in its possession or control relating to this Agreement and the Work,
including, but not limited to, e-mail, correspondence, notes, saved telephone messages,
recordings, photos, or drawings and provide them to the City for production. In the event
Consultant believes said records need to be protected from disclosure, it may, at
Consultant’s own expense, seek judicial protection. Consultant shall indemnify, defend,
and hold harmless the City for all costs, including attorneys’ fees, attendant to any claim
or litigation related to a Public Records Act request for which Consultant has responsive
records and for which Consultant has withheld records or information contained therein,
or not provided them to the City in a timely manner. Consultant shall produce for
distribution any and all records responsive to the Public Records Act request in a timely
manner, unless those records are protected by court order. The provisions of this section
shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
9. Independent Contractor Relationship:
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A. The Consultant is retained by the City only for the purposes and to the extent set forth
in this Agreement. The nature of the relationship between the Consultant and the City
during the period of the Work shall be that of an independent contractor, not
employee. The Consultant, not the City, shall have the power to control and direct the
details, manner or means of Work. Specifically, but not by means of limitation, the
Consultant shall have no obligation to work any particular hours or particular
schedule, unless otherwise indicated in the Scope of Work or where scheduling of
attendance or performance is mutually arranged due to the nature of the Work.
Consultant shall retain the right to designate the means of performing the Work
covered by this agreement, and the Consultant shall be entitled to employ other
workers at such compensation and such other conditions as it may deem proper,
provided, however, that any contract so made by the Consultant is to be paid by it
alone, and that employing such workers, it is acting individually and not as an agent
for the City.
B. The City shall not be responsible for withholding or otherwise deducting federal
income tax or Social Security or contributing to the State Industrial Insurance
Program, or otherwise assuming the duties of an employer with respect to Consultant
or any employee of the Consultant.
C. If the Consultant is a sole proprietorship or if this Agreement is with an individual, the
Consultant agrees to notify the City and complete any required form if the Consultant
retired under a State of Washington retirement system and agrees to indemnify any
losses the City may sustain through the Consultant’s failure to do so.
10. Hold Harmless: The Consultant agrees to release, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless
the City, elected officials, employees, officers, representatives, and volunteers from any
and all claims, demands, actions, suits, causes of action, arbitrations, mediations,
proceedings, judgments, awards, injuries, damages, liabilities, taxes, losses, fines, fees,
penalties, expenses, attorney’s or attorneys’ fees, costs, and/or litigation expenses to or
by any and all persons or entities, arising from, resulting from, or related to the negligent
acts, errors or omissions of the Consultant in its performance of this Agreement or a
breach of this Agreement by Consultant, except for that portion of the claims caused by
the City’s sole negligence.
Should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that this agreement is subject to RCW
4.24.115, (Validity of agreement to indemnify against liability for negligence relative to
construction, alteration, improvement, etc., of structure or improvement attached to real
estate…) then, in the event of liability for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons
or damages to property caused by or resulting from the concurrent negligence of the
Consultant and the City, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers, Consultant’s
liability shall be only to the extent of Consultant’s negligence.
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It is further specifically and expressly understood that the indemnification provided in
this Agreement constitute Consultant’s waiver of immunity under the Industrial
Insurance Act, RCW Title 51, solely for the purposes of this indemnification. The Parties
have mutually negotiated and agreed to this waiver. The provisions of this section shall
survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
11. Gifts and Conflicts: The City’s Code of Ethics and Washington State law prohibit City
employees from soliciting, accepting, or receiving any gift, gratuity or favor from any
person, firm or corporation involved in a contract or transaction. To ensure compliance
with the City’s Code of Ethics and state law, the Consultant shall not give a gift of any kind
to City employees or officials. Consultant also confirms that Consultant does not have a
business interest or a close family relationship with any City officer or employee who was,
is, or will be involved in selecting the Consultant, negotiating or administering this
Agreement, or evaluating the Consultant’s performance of the Work.
12. City of Renton Business License: Unless exempted by the Renton Municipal Code,
Consultant shall obtain a City of Renton Business License prior to performing any Work
and maintain the business license in good standing throughout the term of this
agreement with the City.
Information regarding acquiring a city business license can be found at:
https://www.rentonwa.gov/Tax
Information regarding State business licensing requirements can be found at:
https://dor.wa.gov/doing-business/register-my-business
13. Insurance: Consultant shall secure and maintain:
A. Commercial general liability insurance in the minimum amounts of $1,000,000 for
each occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate for the Term of this Agreement.
B. In the event that Work delivered pursuant to this Agreement either directly or
indirectly involve or require Professional Services, Professional Liability, Errors and
Omissions coverage shall be provided with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per
occurrence. "Professional Services", for the purpose of this section, shall mean any
Work provided by a licensed professional or Work that requires a professional
standard of care.
C. Workers’ compensation coverage, as required by the Industrial Insurance laws of the
State of Washington, shall also be secured.
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D. Commercial Automobile Liability for owned, leased, hired or non-owned, leased, hired
or non-owned, with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence combined single
limit, if there will be any use of Consultant’s vehicles on the City’s Premises by or on
behalf of the City, beyond normal commutes.
E. Consultant shall name the City as an Additional Insured on its commercial general
liability policy on a non-contributory primary basis. The City’s insurance policies shall
not be a source for payment of any Consultant liability, nor shall the maintenance of
any insurance required by this Agreement be construed to limit the liability of
Consultant to the coverage provided by such insurance or otherwise limit the City’s
recourse to any remedy available at law or in equity.
F. Subject to the City’s review and acceptance, a certificate of insurance showing the
proper endorsements, shall be delivered to the City before performing the Work.
G. Consultant shall provide the City with written notice of any policy cancellation, within
two (2) business days of their receipt of such notice.
14. Delays: Consultant is not responsible for delays caused by factors beyond the
Consultant’s reasonable control. When such delays beyond the Consultant’s reasonable
control occur, the City agrees the Consultant is not responsible for damages, nor shall the
Consultant be deemed to be in default of the Agreement.
15. Successors and Assigns: Neither the City nor the Consultant shall assign, transfer or
encumber any rights, duties or interests accruing from this Agreement without the
written consent of the other.
16. Notices: Any notice required under this Agreement will be in writing, addressed to the
appropriate party at the address which appears below (as modified in writing from time
to time by such party), and given personally, by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, by facsimile or by nationally recognized overnight courier service. Time period
for notices shall be deemed to have commenced upon the date of receipt, EXCEPT
facsimile delivery will be deemed to have commenced on the first business day following
transmission. Email and telephone may be used for purposes of administering the
Agreement, but should not be used to give any formal notice required by the Agreement.
CITY OF RENTON
Kevin Evans
1055 South Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
Phone: (425) 430-7264
CONSULTANT
Alex Buescher
1750 South Harbor Way, Suite #400
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: (503) 727-8069
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krevans@rentonwa.gov
alex.buescher@tetratech.com
17. Discrimination Prohibited: Except to the extent permitted by a bona fide occupational
qualification, the Consultant agrees as follows:
A. Consultant, and Consultant’s agents, employees, representatives, and volunteers
with regard to the Work performed or to be performed under this Agreement, shall
not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, nationality, creed, marital
status, sexual orientation or preference, age (except minimum age and retirement
provisions), honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any
sensory, mental or physical handicap, unless based upon a bona fide occupational
qualification in relationship to hiring and employment, in employment or application
for employment, the administration of the delivery of Work or any other benefits
under this Agreement, or procurement of materials or supplies.
B. The Consultant will take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed and
that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, creed,
color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical, sensory or mental
handicaps, or marital status. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the
following employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment
advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and
selection for training.
C. If the Consultant fails to comply with any of this Agreement’s non-discrimination
provisions, the City shall have the right, at its option, to cancel the Agreement in
whole or in part.
D. The Consultant is responsible to be aware of and in compliance with all federal, state
and local laws and regulations that may affect the satisfactory completion of the
project, which includes but is not limited to fair labor laws, worker's compensation,
and Title VI of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, and will comply with City of Renton
Council Resolution Number 4085.
18. Miscellaneous: The parties hereby acknowledge:
A. The City is not responsible to train or provide training for Consultant.
B. Consultant will not be reimbursed for job related expenses except to the extent
specifically agreed within the attached exhibits.
C. Consultant shall furnish all tools and/or materials necessary to perform the Work
except to the extent specifically agreed within the attached exhibits.
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D. In the event special training, licensing, or certification is required for Consultant to
provide Work he/she will acquire or maintain such at his/her own expense and, if
Consultant employs, sub-contracts, or otherwise assigns the responsibility to perform
the Work, said employee/sub-contractor/assignee will acquire and or maintain such
training, licensing, or certification.
E. This is a non-exclusive agreement and Consultant is free to provide his/her Work to
other entities, so long as there is no interruption or interference with the provision of
Work called for in this Agreement.
F. Consultant is responsible for his/her own insurance, including, but not limited to
health insurance.
G. Consultant is responsible for his/her own Worker’s Compensation coverage as well as
that for any persons employed by the Consultant.
19. Other Provisions:
A. Approval Authority. Each individual executing this Agreement on behalf of the City
and Consultant represents and warrants that such individuals are duly authorized to
execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of the City or Consultant.
B. General Administration and Management. The City’s project manager is Kevin Evans.
In providing Work, Consultant shall coordinate with the City’s contract manager or
his/her designee.
C. Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may be amended only by an
instrument in writing, duly executed by both Parties.
D. Conflicts. In the event of any inconsistencies between Consultant proposals and this
Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. Any exhibits/attachments to
this Agreement are incorporated by reference only to the extent of the purpose for
which they are referenced within this Agreement. To the extent a Consultant
prepared exhibit conflicts with the terms in the body of this Agreement or contains
terms that are extraneous to the purpose for which it is referenced, the terms in the
body of this Agreement shall prevail and the extraneous terms shall not be
incorporated herein.
E. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be made in and shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington and the City of
Renton. Consultant and all of the Consultant’s employees shall perform the Work in
accordance with all applicable federal, state, county and city laws, codes and
ordinances.
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F. Joint Drafting Effort. This Agreement shall be considered for all purposes as prepared
by the joint efforts of the Parties and shall not be construed against one party or the
other as a result of the preparation, substitution, submission or other event of
negotiation, drafting or execution.
G. Jurisdiction and Venue. Any lawsuit or legal action brought by any party to enforce or
interpret this Agreement or any of its terms or covenants shall be brought in the King
County Superior Court for the State of Washington at the Maleng Regional Justice
Center in Kent, King County, Washington, or its replacement or successor. Consultant
hereby expressly consents to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of
such court even if Consultant is a foreign corporation not registered with the State of
Washington.
H. Severability. A court of competent jurisdiction’s determination that any provision or
part of this Agreement is illegal or unenforceable shall not cancel or invalidate the
remainder of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
I. Sole and Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the
Parties and any representations or understandings, whether oral or written, not
incorporated are excluded.
J. Time is of the Essence. Time is of the essence of this Agreement and each and all of
its provisions in which performance is a factor. Adherence to completion dates set
forth in the description of the Work is essential to the Consultant’s performance of
this Agreement.
K. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, nor shall be
construed to give any rights or benefits in the Agreement to anyone other than the
Parties, and all duties and responsibilities undertaken pursuant to this Agreement will
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Parties and no one else.
L. Binding Effect. The Parties each bind themselves, their partners, successors, assigns,
and legal representatives to the other party to this Agreement, and to the partners,
successors, assigns, and legal representatives of such other party with respect to all
covenants of the Agreement.
M. Waivers. All waivers shall be in writing and signed by the waiving party. Either party’s
failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be a waiver and shall not
prevent either the City or Consultant from enforcing that provision or any other
provision of this Agreement in the future. Waiver of breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach
unless it is expressly waived in writing.
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N. Counterparts. The Parties may execute this Agreement in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which will together
constitute this one Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have voluntarily entered into this Agreement as of the date
last signed by the Parties below.
CITY OF RENTON
By:_____________________________
CONSULTANT
By:____________________________
Armondo Pavone
Mayor
Chuck Purnell
Senior Project Manager
_____________________________
Date
_____________________________
Date
Attest
_____________________________
Jason A. Seth
City Clerk
Approved as to Legal Form
By: __________________________
Shane Moloney
Renton City Attorney
Contract Template Updated 5/21/2021
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CITY OF RENTON PUBLIC WORKS
SCOPE OF WORK
BIG SOOS CREEK AT 116TH AVE SE SEDIMENT CONTROL
BACKGROUND
The City of Renton (City) contains within its municipal boundary the headwaters for Big Soos Creek and
several tributary streams. Big Soos Creek is identified by the City as a “Type F” fish -bearing stream, and
several species of salmon, including Chinook, Coho, Chum, and Steelhead, spawn and rear in the Soos
Creek watershed.
Additionally, the Washington Department of Ecology is also reviewing two different Total Maximum Daily
Load (TMDL) limitations on the Soos Creek Watershed: the first is a multi-parameter TMDL that will regulate
temperature, dissolved oxygen, and bacteria, and the second TMDL will be specific to fine sediments. The
City considers the implementation of these TMDLs to be an eventuality and seeks to prepare itself to
manage its portion of the watershed accordingly.
The City has identified a conveyance capacity issue in Big Soos Creek between 116th Avenue Southeast
and Southeast Petrovitsky Road. Excess sedimentation in the channel and overgrown vegetation flanking
the channel banks have reduced the conveyance capacity of the channel, and the channel’s location
primarily on private property presents a challenge for regular maintenance activities. To find a resolution to
the reduced conveyance capacity in a manner that considers the challenges associated with fish passa ge,
water quality, private property, and long-term maintenance considerations, the City has hired Tetra Tech,
Inc. (Consultant) to conduct an alternatives analysis and perform the subsequent design of stormwater
management Best Management Practices (BMPs) targeted at improving several key goals:
• Improve the channel’s flow conveyance capacity of Big Soos Creek in the project area.
• Reduce the City’s long-term maintenance burden in the project area.
• Augment the City’s permit management through identification of requirements associated with the
future TMDLs, potentially including site-specific data collection, subwatershed modeling, and
implementation of stormwater best management practices (BMPs).
This scope of work presents the work to accomplish the City’s goals in three (3) phases. The first phase of
work is the subject of this contract, while the latter phases may be included in a future contract amendment,
at the City’s discretion.
• Phase 1 – Initial Evaluation and Conclusions, 30% Design
• Phase 2 – Design and Permit Support (Future Amendment)
• Phase 3 – Bid Support and Services During Construction (Future Amendment)
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SERVICES – PHASE 1: INITIAL EVALUATION AND CONCLUSIONS
DURATION
Phase 1 of this contract assumes a duration of 15 months, beginning on January 1st, 2026 and ending on
March 31st, 2027.
TASK 1.1 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT
The focus of this task is to maintain effective communication with the C ity’s Project Manager and City
staff, manage the project budget, and coordinate the timing of all tasks within this scope to ensure
completion within the project schedule.
1. Prepare project plan defining staff responsibilities and schedules.
2. Conduct an internal project start-up meeting involving key team members at Tetra Tech offices.
3. Conduct a kickoff meeting with the City. Tetra Tech will take note of action items and confirm these
items with the City via email.
4. Conduct up to 15 monthly check-in meetings, each up to 1 hour in duration, with the City.
5. The Consultant will provide to the City a Phase 1 project schedule within two (2) weeks of The
Consultant receiving the notice to proceed. The schedule will show milestone dates and submittal
dates to the City. The design schedule will be updated monthly over the project duration.
6. Ongoing project management and coordination with the project team, including subconsultants.
Management functions including coordinating labor, meeting key scheduling milestones, and
maintaining budget occurs within this task.
7. Preparation of 15 monthly progress reports which include a summary table comparing amount
expended and remaining budget. Progress reports will identify any anticipated or current issues
with any out-of-scope work, budget shortfalls, and provide suggested corrections.
8. Prepare a Project Management Plan (PMP) describing the procedures and protocol for execution
of the various components of the work, organizational chart of the Consultant team and City staff,
project team roles and responsibilities, internal and external communications plan, routing
procedures for all project correspondence and deliverables, risk management plan, and quality
assurance plan. Quality assurance plan documentation associated with this project.
Assumptions
1. The kickoff meeting will be attended by up to two (2) Tetra Tech staff (which includes the project
manager). The meeting will last up to two (2) hours. Tetra Tech will facilitate the meeting, prepare
the meeting agenda, and prepare meeting notes.
2. The Consultant will prepare agendas and notes for the project kickoff meeting and check -in
meetings.
3. Meetings will be held via Microsoft Teams or other digital meeting platform unless otherwise agreed
upon by both the Consultant and the City or otherwise specified in the Scope of Work.
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Deliverables
1. Kickoff meeting and monthly check-in meeting notes.
2. Project Management Plan and project schedule, delivered electronically as a PDF document.
3. Monthly updates to the design schedule.
4. Monthly invoices and progress reports, delivered electronically as emails with invoices.
5. Subconsultant agreements, as applicable.
6. QA/QC documentation upon request.
TASK 1.2 – DATA COLLECTION AND REVIEW
The Consultant will collect and review existing data to support project analysis and design. The primary
goal of this task is to synthesize existing data relevant to the project to inform the work conducted in other
project tasks. This task will also identify data gaps where further investigation or data collection is
necessary. The Consultant’s work will include the following:
Subtask 1.2.1 – Review of Existing Publicly-Available Data
1. Review and obtain publicly available Geographic Information System (GIS) data and City of Renton
Maps (CORMAPS) web portal.
a. Existing utilities (e.g., storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water main, dry utilities, overhead
utilities, etc.).
b. Existing topography (e.g., LiDAR datasets)
c. Review of City Operations and Maintenance documentation, especially pertaining to
maintenance of culverts along Big Soos Creek, vegetation management in Big Soos Creek,
and operational practices related to street sweeping and winter ice control.
d. Environmental data (e.g., critical areas, priority habitats and species, soils, etc.).
2. Obtain and review available as-built documentation pertaining to:
a. The public right-of-way, including the roadways, culverts, and utilities.
b. Private developments that contain project elements such as the stormwater conveyance
networks, Big Soos Creek, or stormwater detention systems (both publicly and privately
owned).
3. Obtain and review documents related to the Soos Creek Fine Sediments TMDL (where available),
including:
a. The Water Quality Improvement Report and Implementation Plan
b. HSPF model
c. Sediment data used for model calibration
4. Identify data gaps, assess whether those gaps should be filled, and propose methods of addressing
such data gaps.
Subtask 1.2.2 – Site Reconnaissance and Sampling
1. Conduct site reconnaissance visits for the following:
a. One (1) site visit for an initial review of the project drainage feature s, tributary basins,
wetlands, and other critical areas in the project vicinity.
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2. Conduct stormwater sampling to measure flow and Total Suspended Solids (TSS) at select
locations. Stormwater sampling will be conducted via sampling probes at each sample location.
a. Stormwater sampling will be conducted using data logger probes or meters. TSS sampling
will be conducted using a turbidity probe and will be calibrated to compute TSS
concentrations based on 1 grab sample for each sampling location.
b. Sampling locations will include:
i. Outfall #OUT-847 (per CORMAPS) to Big Soos Creek on west side of 116th Ave
SE.
ii. Catch Basin #135572 (per CORMAPS), located on the east side of 116 th Ave SE
at Big Soos Creek.
iii. Outfall #OUT-0002 (per CORMAPS), located on the south side of SE 168th St at
Big Soos Creek.
c. Two (2) Consultant staff will visit the sampling locations a total of two (2) times to collect
grab samples for TSS calibration, to monitor the installation and removal the turbidity
probes by the equipment vendor, and to collect the data from the sampling equipment.
Assumptions
1. Tetra Tech shall be entitled to rely upon any information, data and documentation concerning the
Project provided to it by the City or other parties, obtained from the City’s GIS database, or that is
generally available, as well as any statements and representations made by the City concerning
the Project or the Services. In relying on such information, Tetra Tech shall have no obligation to
investigate or independently verify the accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of such information.
2. The City will provide the Consultant with GIS data (shapefiles, geotiffs, etc.) from CORMAPS upon
request by the Consultant.
3. The City will secure Rights-of-Entry where access to private property is necessary. Work on private
property will not be performed without Rights-of-Entry.
4. Traffic control measures will not be necessary to support Consultant field work activities. The
Consultant will exercise professional judgement regarding site safety, and will not perform field
work activities at a site deemed to be unsafe.
5. The Consultant will not need special certifications, such as OSHA Confined Space, to conduct the
field work activities.
6. The City will review draft deliverables and provide a single set of review comments and edits.
Conflicting and ambiguous comments between City reviewers will be resolved prior to submitting
to the Consultant.
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Deliverables
1. A draft and final technical memorandum summarizing the results of the data review, submitted
electronically as a Portable Document Format (PDF). The memorandum will also document data
gaps and potential collection activities.
2. Sampling summaries, including raw data, field logs, and computations.
TASK 1.3 – PRELIMINARY SURVEY
The Consultant will provide topographical data collection to support the Phase 1 analysis and design effort.
Boundary line surveys, bathymetric surveys, and storm sewer inventory surveys are not included in the
Phase 1 scope, but are anticipated for Phase 2 (design), depending on the results of the Phase 1
alternatives analysis. The approach will involve a mobile mapping system comprised of lidar and imagery
sensors to support the planning and analysis activities associated with Phase 1 by providing the Consultant
a desktop accessible lidar and panoramic imagery set. The advantage of using this approach means data
will be collected at the posted speeds of the roadways that will not impede traffic or create any lane closures.
The Consultant’s work will include the following:
Establish survey control for the project that will be used for data collection and planimetric data
extraction efforts. This work includes the setting of six (6) survey control / mobile mapping targets.
The Consultant will use Trimble GNSS/GPS and conventional survey methods to establish the
control values:
a. The Consultant will establish on-site survey control that will be used as the basis of this
project. Control will be derived from Washington State Reference Network, NAD83 (2011),
and NAVD88 datums, based upon Washington State Plane Coordinate System – North.
b. The set of control targets will consist of a 2’x2’ square painted white, with a mag nail set in
the center of the square.
c. The Consultant will use Trimble GNSS to establish coordinate values on each of the six
(6) designated control points.
d. The Consultant will use Trimble DiNi digital level to establish elevations across the control
points.
e. Units shall be the International Foot as established in 58.20.185 RCW.
2. Perform field surveying. The Consultant will use vehicle-mounted terrestrial lidar and imagery to
scan public right-of-way corridors within the area shown in Figure 1. Panoramic imagery will be
collected in 15-foot intervals traveling down the roadway. The right-of-way corridors to be scanned
may include, but are not limited to:
Priority Corridors:
a. 116th Avenue Southeast
b. 117th Avenue Southeast
c. 118th Avenue Southeast
d. Southeast 168th Street
e. Southeast 170th Street
f. Southeast Petrovitsky Road
Secondary Corridors:
a. 113th Avenue Southeast
b. 114th Avenue Southeast
c. 114th Lane Southeast
d. 120th Avenue Southeast
e. Southeast 169th Street
f. Southeast 171st Street
g. Southeast 171st Place
h. Southeast 175th Street
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3. Perform office processing and raw lidar data extraction. The Consultant will post process the
datasets to the survey control to produce georeferenced lidar and imagery datasets.
4. Extract survey data to develop survey basemap to support 30% design (Task 1.6).
a. Perform office processing and data extraction to develop a survey basemap. The survey
basemap will include typical road features such as the road crown, gutter lines, flow lines,
curb top and back, back of sidewalk, etc. The survey basemap will also include road paint
lines and above ground appurtenances such as junction boxes, utility poles, and street
signs, and building corners where a line-of-sight from the roadway exists.
b. Perform office processing and data extraction to develop a 3D terrain model. The 3D terrain
model will be supplemented with 2021 King County LiDAR terrain.
c. Integrate City GIS data obtained under Task 1.2 into the survey basemap. Such data may
include underground utilities, overhead utilities, and critical areas mapping.
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Figure 1. Approximate Mobile Scanning Area
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Assumptions
1. Field surveying efforts are limited to one (1) day of data collection. Priority corridors will be surveyed
before secondary corridors. It is possible that not all corridors will be surveyed during the one day
of data collection.
2. The City will review draft deliverables and provide a single set of review comments and edits.
Conflicting and ambiguous comments between City reviewers will be resolved prior to submitting
to the Consultant.
3. Boundary line surveys will occur under Phase 2 once an alternative for design has been selected.
4. Health, safety, and security are the priority. The Consultant will not proceed if conditions are
deemed unhealthy, unsafe, or not secure from harm of any type. Where unsafe conditions are
found, the Consultant will notify the City to resolve them.
5. The Consultant is not responsible for any delays due to conditions outside of the Consultant’s
control.
6. Permits will not be required for the Consultant’s efforts. The City will provide access to the survey
area and will acquire all necessary right-of-entry access.
7. GIS from the City for utilities and/or other information will be provided to the Consultant or obtained
by the Consultant from public sources. The Consultant will reasonably rely on data provided by the
City and will have no obligation to investigate or independently verify the accuracy or completeness
of such information
8. Underground Conductible Utility Locates and Surveying are not part of this scope except as noted.
9. Confined space entry will not be required.
10. Traffic control will not be required.
11. The Consultant will provide the City with three (3) days’ advance notice for being on site to perform
the survey. The Consultant will only proceed after receiving written (email) authorization from the
City.
12. Survey basemap for 30% design will be approximate and will not utilize surveyed control. Title
reports will not be reviewed at this stage. Right-of-way lines, property lines, encumbrances (such
as easements) will not be resolved at this stage.
13. The survey basemap developed to support the 30% design task assumes that the basemap will be
developed exclusively along 116th Avenue Southeast between Southeast 168th Street and
Southeast Petrovisky Road. Basemap development on other roads or within private property are
excluded from this scope of work unless the contract is amended accordingly.
14. A 3D laser scanner that’s used in mobile mapping is a line-of-sight optical instrument. It is possible
that some objects closer to the scanner will block it from scanning other objects further away, and
therefore, these objects or areas may not be shown in the point cloud and may be omitted in our
deliverables. Other sources of error can be caused due to site accessibility, onsite interferences
and obscurities, or areas with high or low reflectivity or refractivity (e.g., glass, stainless steel, high
gloss paints, wet or dark surfaces). Our experience in scanning will help us reduce the data lost for
these reasons, but omissions are always a possibility, depending on the real conditions at the time
the scans are collected. Examples of potential obstructions given the nature of this site may include,
but are not limited to, parked and moving vehicles, bridge decks and rails, brush, trees, pedestrians,
tall grasses, low hanging canopy, buildings, barriers, etc.
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15. 3D modeling is necessarily less accurate than the point cloud. Models do not connect every point
collected by our scanners, and thus, true as-built information is omitted. Also, best-fit curves, truly
vertical/horizontal line work, and modeling families may be used to reduce the scope and expense
of the project, which will only approximate the location of certain features. For example, walls,
ceilings, and floors could be modeled as one planar surface, losing natural bowing or differences
in angles to other features. Similarly, deflections and bowing in piping runs may not be shown in
the model. Although the typical accuracy of the model is within approximately one-half to one inch
(½”-1”), these limitations could cause features to be modeled with much less accurately or omitted
altogether in certain areas.
16. Every reasonable effort will be made by the Consultant to complete this survey in the time
requested. However, if adverse conditions (such as major scope changes, delays in receiving title
documents or right-of-way plans, or restricted access to adjacent parcels) are found to exist, then
the time of delivery may be exceeded.
17. It is assumed that free and unencumbered access will be granted to the Consultant during the
duration of this survey.
18. Health, Safety, and Security are priorities. The Consultant will not proceed if the conditions are
deemed unhealthy, unsafe, or not secure from harm of any type.
19. Survey control will be prepared under the supervision and seal of a professional land surveyor
licensed in the State of Washington.
Deliverables
1. Access to online data viewing portal, where the City will be able to view the point cloud data and
street view imagery.
2. Survey Basemap, as Autodesk Civil 3D DWG file, compatible with Civil 3D version 2018 and newer.
The file will be georeferenced to the NAD83 (2011) horizontal datum.
3. 3D terrain model, as GIS raster file and as Autodesk Civil 3D DWG file.
4. List of six (6) control point coordinates in .CSV (PNEZD) format.
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TASK 1.4 – HYDROLOGIC EVALUATION
The Consultant will provide a hydrologic evaluation of existing conditions to support the development and
evaluation of conceptual designs. The Consultant will provide the following services:
1. Delineate major tributary basins to key locations:
a. Up to nine (9) stormwater outfalls to Big Soos Creek between SE 168th Street and 116th
Ave SE.
b. 116th Ave SE at Big Soos Creek (North, South, and West)
c. 117th Ave SE at Big Soos Creek (North, South, and West)
d. 118th Ave SE at Big Soos Creek (North, South, and West)
e. Outfall #OUT-0163, located on the south side of SE Petrovitsky Road at Big Soos Creek.
2. Assess existing conditions of the drainage basin to determine inputs for the hydrologic model.
3. Develop a continuous simulation hydrologic model using the Western Washington Hydrology Model
(WWHM) for the drainage basin that will be used to compute Water Quality Design Flows, compute
peak flows by return period, perform stream simulation analysis, and evaluate LID BMP
performance. The model will represent the following:
a. Existing hydrologic conditions, including attenuation of runoff due to engineered or naturally
occurring ponds, lakes, or other detention facilities.
b. Existing hydrologic conditions as A above and including conceptual design elements for
project alternatives.
c. Existing hydrologic conditions without engineered mitigation measures to ensure that
runoff estimates are sufficiently conservative.
d. Existing hydrologic conditions as C above and including conceptual design elements for
project alternatives.
4. Review basins, drainage network, and maintenance practices to identify expected “hotspot”
locations where sediment accumulation is expected to occur.
5. Develop a Stormwater Technical Memorandum documenting the methodology and findings of the
above work items.
Assumptions
1. WWHM is appropriate for the project study area. The WWHM has been vetted and is approved for
use in City of Renton Surface Water Design Manual. Tetra Tech will not be responsible for
calibrating or validating the model.
2. Hydrologic model soil inputs will be determined via the NRCS Soil Survey. Hydrologic model slope
inputs will be derived from LiDAR topographic data as defined in Task 1.3.
3. The analysis of stormwater treatment BMPs will follow the methodologies documented in the City’s
Surface Water Design Manual, in WA Ecology’s Stormwater Management Manual for Western
Washington, and WA Ecology’s General Use Level Designation for emerging technologies, as
applicable.
Deliverables
1. Draft and Final Stormwater Technical Memorandum, delivered electronically as a PDF.
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2. Modeling files upon request.
TASK 1.5 – ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS
The Consultant will identify a range of potential options for conceptual design and participate in a workshop
with the City to discuss design concepts that meet project goals. The Consultant will develop project
alternatives and complete an evaluation of the alternatives. The Consultant will provide the following
services:
1. Develop screening criteria to be used for development and evaluation of alternatives. Record
information in the form of an evaluation matrix table. Screening criteria will be developed with input
from the City and may include the following:
a. Design complexity and constructability.
b. Permit complexity.
c. Implementation cost and schedule.
d. Regulatory issues and constraints.
e. Project risk and design resiliency and uncertainty.
f. Maintenance and operations complexity and cost, including lifecycle cost.
g. Property interests, public relations, and neighborhood impacts.
h. Agency preferences.
2. Identify a range of potential design options and develop project concept design alternatives.
Options may include a distributed network of small BMPs, one or more regional facilities, or a
combination of the two. The options will also consider constraining BMPs to new BMPs within the
City right-of-way along with acquiring existing, privately owned BMPs for public use. Lastly, the
options will include the no-action alternative as a baseline for comparison. Up to four (4) distinct
project alternatives, including the no-action alternative, will be developed.
3. Review likely permit pathways and durations for each alternative and document in a permitting
matrix.
4. Prepare preliminary graphical representations of each alternative, including a site plan and location
map. Graphical representations will be developed as hand sketches (either via pen/paper or via
PDF annotations) or GIS shapefiles.
5. Prepare planning-level cost estimations for each alternative. Costs will be developed sufficiently
such that the cost estimate reflects anticipated actual construction costs with a construction
contingency to be determined by agreement between the Consultant and the City.
6. Lead one (1) two-hour (2 hour) virtual workshop with the City to review the alternatives, evaluation
criteria, and alternative ranking. A preferred alternative will be selected during this workshop.
7. Develop an Alternatives Analysis Technical Memorandum, including graphics, summarizing the
methods and outcomes of the alternatives development process, detailed descriptions of the
alternatives, evaluation of design issues, intended function, and probable construction costs. The
memorandum will also identify technical data gaps and additional technical studies and summarize
outstanding data needs.
Assumptions
1. The Consultant will facilitate the virtual workshop via Microsoft Teams. The Consultant will prepare
the agenda for and take notes at the virtual workshop meeting and alternative development
technical workshop.
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2. The City will review draft deliverables and provide a single set of review comments and edits.
Conflicting and ambiguous comments between City reviewers will be resolved prior to submitting
to the Consultant.
3. In providing opinions of cost, financial analyses, economic feasibility projections, for the project,
Tetra Tech has no control over cost or price of labor and materials; unknown or latent conditions of
existing equipment or structures that may affect operation or maintenance costs; competitive
bidding procedures and market conditions; time or quality of performance by operating personnel
or third parties; and other economic and operational factors that may materially affect the ultimate
project cost or schedule. Therefore, Tetra Tech makes no warranty that Client's actual project costs,
financial aspects, economic feasibility, will not vary from Tetra Tech’s opinions, analyses,
projections, or estimates.
Deliverables
1. A draft exhibit of each concept alternative, delivered electronically as PDF documents.
2. Meeting notes for the virtual workshop, delivered electronically as an email.
3. Draft and Final Alternatives Technical Memorandum.
TASK 1.6 – THIRTY PERCENT (30%) DESIGN OF 116TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST
STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS
The Consultant will prepare 30% design engineering plans and an estimate of probable cost for the 116th
Avenue Southeast Stormwater improvements using accepted engineering practices and City of Renton
engineering guidance and standards. The drawing list is described in Table 1. Plan set scales will be
selected based on using full size drawings for construction (22 -inch by 34-inch paper). The Consultant will
submit a 30% design package to the City for initial review and comment and will incorporate City comments
into the 60% design package under a future contract amendment.
Work elements for this task include:
1. Prepare 30% design plans representing the Type, Size, and Location (TS&L) of the preferred
design alternative, stormwater conveyance profiles, and typical Water Quality BMP details.
2. Prepare a 30% estimate of construction cost.
3. Identify utility conflicts and potential utility conflicts.
4. Identify areas where temporary easements, permanent easements, or right-of-way acquisition will
be necessary to accomplish the project.
5. Identify up to three (3) variances to City of Renton design standards necessary to accomplish the
project.
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Table 1. Preliminary Drawing Sheet List
SHEET NAME SCALE
NO. OF SHEETS
30% DESIGN
ANTICIPATED
FUTURE DESIGNA
(NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
CONTRACT)
Cover Sheet and Sheet Index 1 1
Legend and Abbreviations 1 1
General Notes 1 1
Existing Conditions (Basemap) 1” = 100’ 1 1
Construction Access Plan 1” = 100’ - 1
Site Preparation and TESC Plan 1” = 20’ - 3
Site Preparation and TESC Details - 1
Stormwater Drainage Plan and Profile 1” = 20’ 6 6
Stormwater Quality BMP – Typical Details 1 1
Stormwater Quality BMP – Grading Details - 5B
Standard Details - 3
Traffic Control Plan and Details 1” = 1000’ - 1
Total 11 25
A60%, 90%, 100%, and Final Design efforts will occur under a future amendment to this contract.
BActual quantity of BMPs is unknown. Number of sheets is assumed.
Assumptions
1. The 30% design task assumes that the preferred alternative identified in Task 1.7 will be a network
of distributed stormwater BMPs exclusively along 116th Avenue Southeast between Southeast
168th Street and Southeast Petrovisky Road. Distributed stormwater treatment facilities on other
roads or within private property, and regional facilities, are excluded from this scope of work unless
the contract is amended accordingly.
2. All stormwater BMPs will are assumed to meet the following criteria:
o Filter cartridge technology certified for General Use Level Designation (GULD) for Basic
treatment by the Washington State Department of Ecology.
o Separate infiltration and/or facilities will not be used.
o All stormwater BMPs will be “off-the-shelf” designs; no custom configurations or special
detailing will be necessary.
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3. Construction specifications according to WSDOT Standard Specifications for Road, Bridge, and
Municipal Construction, 2026 Edition, or most current edition.
4. Standard drainage details according to, in order of priority, (1) City of Renton Standard Details and
(2) WSDOT Standard Plans.
5. Stormwater infrastructure designed according to, in order of priority, (1) the City of Renton 2022
Surface Water Design Manual (SWDM) and (2) the Washington State Department of Ecology
(Ecology) 2024 Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington (SWMMWW).
6. Design submittals will be prepared using Autodesk Civil 3D 2025 or other version compatible with
the 2018 (current) DWG filetype.
7. The City will provide the Consultant with documentation of City CAD standards, Civil 3D template
files, title blocks, logos, and other CAD documents conforming to City standards.
8. Project data will be expressed relative to the Washington State Plane (North Zone) NAD83
horizontal coordinate system and the NAVD88 vertical datum.
9. The City will review draft deliverables and provide a single set of review comments and edits.
Conflicting and ambiguous comments between City reviewers will be resolved prior to submitting
to the Consultant.
10. In providing opinions of cost, financial analyses, economic feasibility projections, for the project,
Tetra Tech has no control over cost or price of labor and materials; unknown or latent conditions of
existing equipment or structures that may affect operation or maintenance costs; competitive
bidding procedures and market conditions; time or quality of performance by operating personnel
or third parties; and other economic and operational factors that may materially affect the ultimate
project cost or schedule. Therefore, Tetra Tech makes no warranty that Client's actual project costs,
financial aspects, economic feasibility, will not vary from Tetra Tech’s opinions, analyses,
projections, or estimates.
Deliverables
1. 30% Plans, delivered electronically as a PDF.
2. 30% Cost Estimate, delivered electronically as a PDF.
3. List of utility conflicts, including corresponding plan set sheet number, delivered electronically as a
MS Word document.
4. Location and size (in square feet) of each easement or right -of-way acquisition, delivered
electronically as a MS Excel document.
5. List of variances to City of Renton design standards , delivered electronically as a MS Word
document.
TASK 1.7 – PERMIT PATHWAY REVIEW
Following the completion of Task 1.7 and the selection of a preferred alternative, the Consultant will review
necessary and/or anticipated permit requirements for the project design and will incorporate the permit
requirements into the project design constraints. The preparation of permit application materials will occur
under a future amendment to this contract. The Consultant will provide the following services:
1. Coordinate with the City to identify local permits that are applicable to this project.
2. Conduct one (1) pre-application or informational meeting with City permitting department to review
the project, confirm permitting approach and design requirements, and identify additional permits
and beneficial permitting strategies.
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3. Update the permit matrix developed in Task 1.7 and the project schedule to reflect the detailed
permit evaluation.
Assumptions
1. Federal, State, and County permits will not apply to this project.
2. Permit applications will occur under a future contract amendment.
3. The pre-application meeting will be attended by up to two (2) Tetra Tech staff, including the project
manager. The meeting will last up to one (1) hour. Tetra Tech will facilitate the meeting, prepare
the meeting agenda, and prepare meeting notes.
Deliverables
1. Pre-application meeting agenda and notes.
2. Updated permit matrix.
3. Updated project schedule.
TASK 1.8 – ADDITIONAL, UNANTICIPATED, URGENT, OR SPECIAL SERVICES
This task includes unanticipated services that are time sensitive and crucial to maintaining the project
schedule and progress work. Work performed under this task will not exceed 50 hours and will require
specific, prior written authorization from the City. Written authorization may be granted only after the
Consultant submits both a written scope and costs for the additional work, which is reviewed and specifically
negotiated by the City.
Assumptions
1. The Consultant may plan for the following to address this Task – Up to 50 hours of Project
Management, Engineering, Project Control, or Administrative services.
Deliverables
1. Reports, estimates, drawings, special inspections, field services, public outreach, and
documentation as appropriate.
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ATTACHMENT A.
Tetra Tech Assumptions for BMP’s
Stormwater Assumptions – O&M
1. Proper maintenance is necessary for Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) to be
effective at removing pollutants and reducing runoff volumes as well as peak flow rates for the long
term. Specific maintenance tasks and frequencies may vary based on land use and changes in
activities in the watershed, including increased sediment and trash loads. Increased sediment and
trash loads beyond those predicted through accepted modeling practices will impact overall
performance and may require adjustments to the project after completion of construction. Tetra
Tech will develop an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) manual, as part of the final design in
Phase 2, specifically concerning the elements of the BMP(s). Recommendations for maintenance
tasks and frequencies will be based on current maintenance practices derived from similar BMPs,
manufacturer guidelines for proprietary BMPs, lessons learned during project initiation, and current
maintenance protocols. Tetra Tech is not responsible for variations in the main tenance tasks
and frequencies required for proprietary BMPs or caused by changes in the watershed
characteristics and conditions, including sediment and trash loading.
Stormwater Assumptions – Adaptive Management
1. Changes in the watershed, including an increase or decrease in flow or changes in pollutant loads,
can impact the performance of the BMP and the ability to meet regulatory requirements. Tetra Tech
is aware that performance of similar BMP systems has varied based on changes in the watershed
including turbidity, volumes, filter water elevation, sediment capture, and storm size. Tetra Tech
expects the performance of this system to vary, and an adaptive management maintenance
program will be required. System bypasses will be designed to prevent flow diversions into the
system under specific conditions when performance of the BMP is impacted. During times of
diversion, pollutant loading will not be reduced in the main channel and the ability to meet regulatory
targets will be impaired. Tetra Tech will engage with the City to refine the future O&M manual
update process and discuss preliminary maintenance recommendations, recognizing that
maintenance needs may vary significantly based on storm events (intensity and quantity),
watershed characteristics, and system performance. The O&M manual will be reviewed and
updated every 1-2 years, or as necessitated by operations and maintenance staff, consultants, or
by Tetra Tech under a subsequent task order.
Stormwater Assumptions – Vegetation for Stabilization
1. Vegetation in a BMP, particularly wetland species, can be sensitive to changes in hydrologic regime
such that one or two inches of deviation in ponding depth can influence whether a species survives
or dies. A diverse variety of vegetation, suited to the conditions in the BMP, is recommended to
maximize vegetation survival and establishment. Mature vegetation may vary from the initial
planting plan based in the conditions in the BMP. The densities recommended in the planting plan
are critical for BMP function; however, the species of vegetation may vary.
Standard of Care
1. Work will be completed in conformance with the services provided by an experienced and
competent professional engineering organization rendering similar services under similar
circumstances and in a similar vicinity
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ATTACHMENT B.
Tetra Tech Assumptions for Design Phases
Civil Engineering Design is often presented in 30%, 60%, 90%, and 100% milestones, which are intended
to represent the approximate level of completion of the project design. However, these phases are usually
poorly defined and assumptions regarding what work is complete at which phase are fertile ground for
miscommunication, scope creep, scheduling issues, and inadequate or excessive budgeting. This
attachment aims to supplement the scope of work and to define, for each phase of design, what work
elements should be considered complete at each phase, where future revision would be considered a scope
change, and what work elements are subject to change under the succeeding design phase.
THIRTY PERCENT (30%) DESIGN
30% Design aims to complete field work and base mapping, and to define major project elements, types,
sizes, and locations. Project impacts, easement needs, utility conflicts, and other design considerations are
identified in this stage. However, the specific details of the project elements and conflict resolutions are not
defined at this stage.
After the completion of 30% Design, the following elements will be considered “fixed” as future design
progression will depend on these elements:
Basis of Design
• All existing conditions data collection efforts (topographic, planimetric, and boundary line) are
complete and basemap.
• All other field work (including geotechnical investigations) are complete unless specifically scoped
as an ongoing task.
• Design criteria and technical reference documents.
• List of analytic methods, models, and other necessary software.
Engineering Analysis
• Hydrologic model inputs are complete and preliminary modeling is complete. Any subsequent
modeling will be done only to confirm the performance of specific designs.
• Stormwater BMP Type, Size, and Location (TS&L) analyses are complete , including the use of
proprietary, GULD-certified BMPs.
• Stormwater conveyance calculations.
• Utility conflicts, relocation needs, and responsible parties have been identified, but not resolved.
Engineering Drawings
• Client CAD standards (including title block, borders, logos, contact information, linetypes and
symbology, printed appearance, etc.) have been incorporated and confirmed as correct by Client.
• For sheets developed at 30% design: sheet layouts and viewport extents and confirmed.
• The existing conditions basemap is complete, including the following:
o Topographic data, survey datums, and survey control
o Boundary line information as applicable, including Right -of-Way lines, property lines, and
existing easement lines.
o Planimetric data including existing buildings, roadway geometry (curbs, flow lines, crown,
etc.) and paint striping, utility poles and pedestals, landscaping features, etc.
o Horizontal position (overhead and underground) and vertical position (underground only)
of existing utilities.
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o Critical and/or hazardous area boundaries and buffers relevant such as wetlands, ordinary
high-water lines, aquifer recharge zones, steep slopes, etc.
o Location of field explorations (if surveyed) such as geotechnical test pipes, boring
locations, or monitoring wells.
• Major design features are complete, including the following:
o Preliminary site grading
o The location and orientation of stormwater BMPs and drainage conveyance infrastructure.
o The extents of pavement and sidewalk restoration, repair, or replacement .
o Necessary standard and special details are identified.
o Utility conflicts are shown horizontally. Vertical conflicts are shown if sufficient information
is available.
Construction Cost Estimate
• The bid items in the cost estimate are fixed, but additional bid items are expected to be added in
later design phases.
Technical Specifications
• Technical specifications are not developed at 30% design.
Right-of-Way / Easements
• The need, location, and orientation of Right-of-Way, permanent easements, and/or or temporary
easements necessary for the project are identified.
Permitting
• The permit pathway is defined, including necessary permits, permitting agencies, and anticipated
permit review times.
• Permit requirements are incorporated into the project design constraints.
• Pre-application or other informational meetings with permitting agencies are conducted to confirm
the permit approach. Adjustments to the permit approach are made if necessary.
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Senior Engineer 225.00$ Tetra Tech
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Project Engineer 180.00$ Tetra Tech
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Project Scientist 150.00$ Tetra Tech
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Lidar Scientist 150.00$ Tetra Tech
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Admin / Clerical 105.00$ Tetra Tech
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PLS 187.50$ Maven Mapping Solutions
Project Manager 187.50$ Maven Mapping Solutions
Quality Manager 187.50$ Maven Mapping Solutions
Project Surveyor 162.50$ Maven Mapping Solutions
Senior Office Tech 137.50$ Maven Mapping Solutions
Office Tech 112.50$ Maven Mapping Solutions
Party Chief 137.50$ Maven Mapping Solutions
Drone Pilot 165.00$ Maven Mapping Solutions
Additional Crew Member 75.00$ Maven Mapping Solutions
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SUBSECTIONS 4-2-060.K, 4-2-060.N, 4-2-080.A.41, 4-11-030.UU THROUGH
4-11-030.RRR, AND 4-11-190.K OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE,
AMENDING ZONING REGULATIONS AND ADDING A DEFINITION FOR
CONSTRUCTION/CONTRACTOR’S YARDS, AUTHORIZING CORRECTIONS,
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City seeks to distinguish between construction yards and
contractor’s offices and allow greater flexibility in siting contractor’s offices; and
WHEREAS, this matter was duly referred to the Planning Commission for
investigation and study, and the matter was considered by thDe Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106, on October 10, 2025, the City notified the
State of Washington of its intent to adopt amendments to its development regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on November 5, 2025,
considered all relevant matters, and heard all parties in support or opposition, and
subsequently forwarded a recommendation to the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. All portions of the Renton Municipal Code in this ordinance that are not
shown in strikethrough and underline edits or are not explicitly repealed herein remain in
effect and unchanged.
SECTION II. Subection 4-2-060.K of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
shown in Exhibit A.
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SECTION III. Subection 4-2-060.N of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
shown in Exhibit B.
SECTION IV. Subsection 4-2-080.A.41 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
follows:
41. ReservedWhen the proposed location of the specified use is east of Rainer
Avenue South/SR-167, an Administrative Conditional Use Permit shall be required.
SECTION V. Subsections 4-11-030.UU through 4-11-030.RRR of the Renton
Municipal Code, as amended by Ordinance No. 6173 passed on November 17, 2025, are
amended as follows:
UU. CONSTRUCTION/CONTRACTOR’S OFFICE: An area where a construction
contractor maintains its office, as well as storage for equipment and materials, for
the construction and landscaping tradesSee SERVICES, OFF-SITE.
VV. CONSTRUCTION/CONTRACTOR’S YARD: An area with primarily outdoor
storage for the construction and landscaping trades. Storage includes but is not
limited to materials, such as woodchips, pavers, and lumber, and equipment, such
as excavators and power tools. This definition includes related buildings or
structures for uses such as offices and repair facilities.
VVWW. CONSTRUCTION WASTE: Solid waste resulting from the building or
renovation of buildings, roads and other human-made structures. Construction
waste includes, but is not limited to, materials such as plasterboard, cement, dirt,
wood, and brush.
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WWXX. CONTAINMENT DEVICE: A device that is designed to contain an
unauthorized release, retain it for cleanup and prevent released materials from
penetrating into the ground.
XXYY. CONTAMINANT: See RMC 4-6-100.
YYZZ. CONTIGUOUS PROPERTIES: Properties sharing a property line.
ZZAAA. CONTINUOUS MONITORING: See RMC 4-5-120.G.
AAABBB. CONVALESCENT CENTER: A facility licensed by the State for patients who
are recovering health and strength after illness or injury, or receiving long-term care
for chronic conditions, disabilities, or terminal illnesses. Facilities provide twenty-
four (24) hour supervised nursing care and feature extended treatment that is
administered by a skilled nursing staff. Typically, residents do not live in individual
units and the facilities provide personal care, room, board, laundry service, and
organized activities. This definition does not include adult family homes, assisted
living, group homes II, medical institutions, and/or secure community transition
facilities.
BBBCCC. CONVERTED BUILDING: Any condominium or cooperative which formerly
contained rental dwelling units.
CCCDDD. COOPERATIVE: Any existing structure, including surrounding land and
improvements, which contains one (1) or more dwelling units and which: (a) is owned
by an association organized pursuant to the Cooperative Association Act (chapter
23.86 RCW); or (b) is owned by an association with resident shareholders who are
granted renewable leasehold interests in housing units in the building.
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DDDEEE. COOPERATIVE UNIT: Any dwelling unit in a cooperative.
EEEFFF. COPY: The graphic content of a sign surface in either permanent or
removable letter, pictographic, symbolic, or alphabetic form.
FFFGGG. CORNER LOT: See LOT TYPES; Lot, Corner.
GGGHHH. CORRIDOR: A strip of land forming a passageway between two (2)
otherwise separate parts.
HHHIII. COTTAGE HOUSE DEVELOPMENT: A unit-lot subdivision consisting of at
least three (3) unit lots containing small scale (no more than one thousand five
hundred (1,500) gross square foot) detached, single-family dwelling units clustered
around a shared common open space.
IIIJJJ. COUNTY AUDITOR: As defined in chapter 36.22 RCW or the office of the person
assigned such duties under the King County Charter.
JJJKKK. COVID-19 DEINTENSIFICATION SHELTER: A facility (whether a separate
structure, or situated inside or outside a building or a portion of a building) used for
the relocation of homelessness shelters and encampments for the purposes of de-
intensifying or reducing density in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
pandemic. A COVID-19 deintensification shelter that meets the definition of a
homeless services use – overnight shelter – is both a COVID-19 deintensification
shelter and a homeless services use – overnight shelter.
KKKLLL. CRITICAL AREAS: Wetlands, aquifer protection areas, fish and wildlife
habitat, frequently flooded and geologically hazardous areas as defined by the
Growth Management Act and RMC 4-3-050, Critical Areas Regulations.
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LLLMMM. CRITICAL FACILITY: A facility for which even a slight chance of flooding,
high geologic hazard, or inundation in the areas of flood hazard or volcanic hazard
might be too great. Critical facilities include, but are not limited to, schools, nursing
homes, hospitals, police, fire and emergency response installations, and facilities
that produce, use or store hazardous materials or hazardous waste.
MMMNNN. CRITICAL HABITAT or CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITAT: Habitat areas
associated with threatened, endangered, sensitive, monitored, or priority species of
plants or wildlife and which, if altered, could reduce the likelihood that the species
would maintain and reproduce over the long term. See also RMC 4-3-050.
NNNOOO. CROSS CONNECTION: See RMC 4-6-100.
OOOPPP. CUL-DE-SAC: A vehicular turn-around at the end of a dead end street.
PPPQQQ. CULTURAL FACILITIES: Facilities which offer passive entertainment and
enjoyment activities to the general public. This definition includes, but is not limited
to, museums and libraries. This definition excludes adult entertainment businesses;
dance halls; dance clubs; religious institutions; and gaming/gambling facilities.
QQQRRR. CURB: A vertical curb and gutter section constructed from concrete.
SECTION VI. Section 4-11-190.K of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
follows:
K. SERVICES, OFF-SITE: Establishments primarily engaged in providing individual or
professional services at the customer’s home or place of business. Examples of off-
site services include, but are not limited to, temporary employment services,
janitorial services, contractor’s offices like painters or plumbers, and professional
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house cleaner services. This definition excludes social service organizations,
construction/contractor’s yards, and on-site services.
SECTION VII. Upon approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk is authorized to direct
the codifier to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the corrections of
scriveners or clerical errors; references to other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules,
or regulations; or ordinance numbering and section/subsection numbering and references.
The City Clerk is further authorized to direct the codifier to update any chapter, section, or
subsection titles in the Renton Municipal Code affected by this ordinance.
SECTION VIII. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of 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 IX. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) 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 , 2026.
Jason A. Seth, City Clerk
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this day of , 2026.
Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
Date of Publication:
ORD-CED:26ORD006:02.09.2026
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EXHIBIT A
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Exhibit A
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4-2-060 ZONING USE TABLE – USES ALLOWED IN ZONING DESIGNATIONS:
USES:
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
K. SERVICES
Bed and breakfast house,
accessory
AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD P
Bed and breakfast house,
professional
AD AD AD5 AD5 AD P
Hotel P29 P29 P29 P P20 P P P P18 P18
Hotel, extended stay P29 P29 P29 P29 P
Motel P29 P29 P29 P P20
Off-site services P2941 P2941 P2941 P2941
On-site services AD33 P29 P29 P29 P22 P P P P54 P21 P82 P82
Drive-in/drive-through service AC61 AC61 AC61 AC80 AC61 AC80 AC61 AC61 AC61 AC82 AC82
Adult day care I AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC P P P P P P P P P P100 P100
Adult day care II H H H H H H H H P P P P P P P P12 P21 P100 P100
Day care centers H25 H25 H25 H25 H25 H25 H25 H25 P P P P P P P P P21 P100 P100
Family day care AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC3 AC AC AC AC
Convalescent centers H H H H H P AD P3 P40 AD AD96 AD96
Medical institutions H H H H H H H H H H29 H29 H H H H P H H H
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EXHIBIT B
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Exhibit B
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USES:
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
N. INDUSTRIAL
Assembly and/or packaging
operations
P P P P86 P86
Commercial laundries, existing P29 P29 P29 P4
Commercial laundries, new P29 P29 P29
Construction/contractor’s
officeyard
P P P
Craft distilleries with tasting
rooms, small wineries, and
micro-breweries
P P P P P P P P
Industrial, heavy P14
Laboratories: light
manufacturing
P29 P29 P29 AD P20 P3 AD54 P86 P86
Laboratories: research,
development and testing
P28 P P H P20 AD3 AD H P86 P86
Manufacturing and fabrication,
heavy
H59 P67
Manufacturing and fabrication,
medium
P67 P67
Manufacturing and fabrication,
light
P P P AD29 P P
Recycling collection and
processing center
P28 P28 P28 P29
Recycling collection station P P P P P P P P P
Sewage disposal and treatment
plants
H59 H
Waste recycling and transfer
facilities
H59 P
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
2025 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP FOR NINE (9) GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTINCT
SITES WITHIN THE CITY OF RENTON FROM RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY
(RMF), RESIDENTIAL-14 (R-14), AND RESIDENTIAL-10 (R-10) TO
RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY 2 (RMF-2), PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore adopted and filed development
regulations and the Official Zoning Map of the City of Renton and has amended the same
from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the City initiated an area-wide zoning map amendment to rezone nine (9)
geographically distinct sites, as more particularly identified in Attachments A through I, from
RMF, R-14, and R-10 to RMF-2 (the “Proposal”); and
WHEREAS, all nine (9) sites are designated Residential High Density (RHD) under the
Comprehensive Plan, with the exception of a portion of Site 6 which is designated
Commercial & Mixed Use (CMU) and not included in the rezone area; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Proposal is to align zoning with existing built densities,
reduce nonconformities, and facilitate appropriate infill and reinvestment near transit,
commercial corridors, and employment areas consistent with the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the RMF-2 zone allows 20–40 dwelling units per net acre and implements
Comprehensive Plan goals and policies including, without limitation, Goals LU-B, LU-C, LU-
H, and LU-I calling for compact, transit-supportive, and efficient urban development; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the City’s Environmental Ordinance and the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), chapter 43.21C RCW, the Environmental Review
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Committee issued a Determination of Non-Significance on November 3, 2025, and all SEPA
appeal periods have expired or been resolved; and
WHEREAS, after proper notice, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on
November 5, 2025, took public testimony, considered all relevant materials, and forwarded
its Findings of Fact, Conclusions, and Recommendation to the City Council on November
19, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the Planning Commission’s record and
recommendation at a duly noticed meeting on February 9, 2026, and finds that the Proposal
is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, the Growth Management Act, and the rezone
criteria in RMC 4-9-180.F.2;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The Official Zoning Map of the City of Renton is hereby amended to
reclassify the properties identified in Attachments A through I (Site 1 through Site 9), as
legally described and identified by King County parcel numbers therein, from their current
zoning designations to Residential Multi-Family 2 (RMF-2), as follows:
Site 1 — Sunset Blvd NE & Aberdeen Ave NE, as shown in Attachment A, is hereby
rezoned to RMF-2.
Site 2 — Sunset Blvd NE & NE 10th Pl, as shown in Attachment B, is hereby rezoned
to RMF-2.
Site 3 — NE 9th Pl & NE Sunset Blvd / Edmonds Ave NE, as shown in Attachment C, is
hereby rezoned to RMF-2.
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Site 4 — NE Sunset Blvd & Union Ave NE, as shown in Attachment D, is hereby
rezoned to RMF-2.
Site 5 — Edmonds Ave NE & NE 3rd St, as shown in Attachment E, is hereby rezoned
to RMF-2.
Site 6 — NE 4th St & Queen Ave NE, as shown in Attachment F, is hereby rezoned to
RMF-2; provided, that only the RMF-zoned portion of the parcel is rezoned, and the CA-
zoned portion is excluded and remains CA.
Site 7 — SW Sunset Blvd & Maple Ave SW, as shown in Attachment G, is hereby
rezoned to RMF-2.
Site 8 — Benson Rd S & I-405 Interchange, as shown in Attachment H, is hereby
rezoned to RMF-2.
Site 9 — 108th Ave SE & SE Petrovitsky Rd, as shown in Attachment I, is hereby
rezoned to RMF-2.
The precise boundaries and affected parcels are depicted on the maps and set forth
in the parcel lists in Attachments A through I, which are incorporated herein by this reference
as if fully set forth.
SECTION II. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of 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 III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) 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 , 2026.
__________________________
Jason A. Seth, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this day of , 2026.
__________________________
Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
Date of Publication:
ORD-CED:26ORD005:01.22.2026
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Exhibit A
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SITE # GENERAL
LOCATION
COMMUNITY
PLANNING
AREA
DISTANCE TO
MAJOR TRANSIT
STOP
EXISTING
ZONING
COMP PLAN
DESIGNATION
PROPOSED
ZONING
COMP PLAN
AMENDMENT
REQUIRED
1 Sunset Blvd NE &
Aberdeen Ave NE HIGHLANDS 0.55 miles RMF RHD RMF-2 NO
PARCEL
NUMBER ADDRESS CURRENT
USE
YEAR
BUILT DENSITY CURRENT
ZONE
0823059143
1105
Sunset
Blvd NE
Self-
Storage
Mini
Warehouse
2000 N/A RMF
0823059080 NA
Self-
Storage
Mini
Warehouse
2000 NA RMF
0823059179 NA
Self-
Storage
Mini
Warehouse
2000 NA RMF
0823059137
1105
Sunset
Blvd NE
WSDOT
ROW NA NA RMF
0823059041 NA
Self-
Storage
Mini
Warehouse
2000 N/A RMF
0823059058
1033
Sunset
Blvd NE
Apartments 1963 31 DU/
ACRE RMF
Attachment A
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SITE # GENERAL
LOCATION
COMMUNITY
PLANNING
AREA
DISTANCE TO
MAJOR TRANSIT
STOP
EXISTING
ZONING
COMP PLAN
DESIGNATION
PROPOSED
ZONING
COMP PLAN
AMENDMENT
REQUIRED
2 Sunset Blvd NE & NE
10th Pl HIGHLANDS 0.43 miles RMF RHD RMF-2 NO
PARCEL NUMBER ADDRESS CURRENT USE YEAR BUILT DENSITY CURRENT ZONE
0823059052 2202 NE 10th Pl Apartments 1976 29 DU/ACRE RMF
8130200000 1150 Sunset Blvd NE Apartments 1979 29 DU/ACRE RMF
0823059112 2200 NE 10th Pl Apartments 1967 36 DU/ACRE RMF
Attachment B
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SITE # GENERAL
LOCATION
COMMUNITY
PLANNING AREA
DISTANCE TO
MAJOR TRANSIT
STOP
EXISTING
ZONING
COMP PLAN
DESIGNATION
PROPOSED
ZONING
COMP PLAN
AMENDMENT
REQUIRED
3 NE 9th Pl & NE
Sunset Blvd HIGHLANDS 0.44 miles RMF RHD RMF-2 NO
PARCEL
NUMBER ADDRESS CURRENT USE YEAR
BUILT DENSITY CURRENT
ZONE
0923059119 1012
Edmonds Ave
NE
Single Family
(Nonconforming)
1948 N/A RMF
0923059158 980 Edmonds
Ave NE
Apartments 1968 43
DU/ACRE
RMF
0923059109 2520 NE 9th Pl Apartments 2000 25
DU/ACRE
RMF
7227500530 2624 NE 9th Pl Apartments 1959 21
DU/ACRE
RMF
7227500540 2630 NE 9th Pl Duplex 1959 6 DU/ACRE RMF
0923059131 978 Edmonds
Ave NE
Townhome
Apartments
2013 19
DU/ACRE
RMF
0923059186 968 Edmonds
Ave NE
Single Family
(Nonconforming)
1950 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
0923059207 964 Edmonds
Ave NE
Single Family
(Nonconforming)
1950 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
0923059210 960 Edmonds
Ave NE
Single Family
(Nonconforming)
1951 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
0923059059 2508 NE 9th Pl Single Family
(Nonconforming)
1943 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
Attachment C
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SITE # GENERAL
LOCATION
COMMUNITY
PLANNING AREA
DISTANCE TO
MAJOR TRANSIT
STOP
EXISTING
ZONING
COMP PLAN
DESIGNATION
PROPOSED
ZONING
COMP PLAN
AMENDMENT
REQUIRED
4 NE Sunset Blvd &
Union Ave NE HIGHLANDS 0.02 miles RMF RHD RMF-2 NO
PARCEL NUMBER ADDRESS CURRENT USE YEAR BUILT DENSITY CURRENT ZONE
1023059050 4455 NE 12th St Apartments 1976 25 DU/ACRE RMF
1023059301 1150 Union Ave NE Apartments 1974 24 DU/ACRE RMF
1023059006 1190 Union Ave NE Apartments 1983 34 DU/ACRE RMF
1023059152 1190 Union Ave NE Apartments 1983 33 DU/ACRE RMF
Attachment D
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SITE # GENERAL
LOCATION
COMMUNITY
PLANNING AREA
DISTANCE TO
MAJOR TRANSIT
STOP
EXISTING
ZONING
COMP PLAN
DESIGNATION
PROPOSED
ZONING
COMP PLAN
AMENDMENT
REQUIRED
5 Edmonds Ave NE
and NE 3rd St HIGHLANDS 0.08 miles RMF & R-10 RHD RMF-2 NO
PARCEL NUMBER ADDRESS CURRENT USE YEAR BUILT DENSITY CURRENT ZONE
1723059170 2307 NE 4th St Apartments 1986 31 DU/ACRE RMF
8880900000 2601 NE 4th St Condominiums 1979 27 DU/ACRE RMF
1623059046 2631 NE 4th St WSDOT Warehouse 1959 NA R-10
1623059117 2811 NE 4th St RHA Apartments 1983 14 DU/ACRE RMF
1623059120 2828 NE 4th St Apartments 1999 19 DU/ACRE RMF
Attachment E
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SITE # GENERAL
LOCATION
COMMUNITY
PLANNING AREA
DISTANCE TO
MAJOR TRANSIT
STOP
EXISTING
ZONING
COMP PLAN
DESIGNATION
PROPOSED
ZONING
COMP PLAN
AMENDMENT
REQUIRED
6 NE 4th St &
Queen Ave NE HIGHLANDS 0.04 miles CA & RMF CMU & RHD RMF-2 NO
PARCEL NUMBER ADDRESS CURRENT USE YEAR BUILT DENSITY CURRENT ZONE
0923059049 3788 NE 4th St Apartments 1987 27 DU/ACRE RMF
Attachment F
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SITE # GENERAL
LOCATION
COMMUNITY
PLANNING AREA
DISTANCE TO
MAJOR TRANSIT
STOP
EXISTING
ZONING
COMP PLAN
DESIGNATION
PROPOSED
ZONING
COMP PLAN
AMENDMENT
REQUIRED
7 SW Sunset Blvd &
Maple Ave SW
City Center,
Valley, and West
Hill
0.0 miles RMF RHD RMF-2 NO
Attachment G
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PARCEL NUMBER ADDRESS CURRENT USE YEAR BUILT DENSITY CURRENT ZONE
1823059053 200 SW 5TH PL Plum Tree Park Apartments 1991 24 DU/AC RMF
1823059052 500 SW 7th St BNSF Railway ROW N/A N/A RMF
7338250000 440 MAPLE AVE SW Rivers Edge Condominium 1999 18 DU/AC RMF
1823059165 430 MAPLE AVE SW Vacant NA NA RMF
2143701215 510 STEVENS AVE SW Alaire Apartments 1988 20 DU/AC RMF
0194300000 611 SW 5TH CT Condominium 1981 19 DU/AC RMF
8119900000 833 SW SUNSET BLVD Sunpointe Condominium 1990 6 DU/AC RMF
2143702200 521 SW 5th Pl Single Family (Nonconforming) 1950 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143702195 513 SW 5th Pl Single Family (Nonconforming) N/A NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143702190 513 SW 5th Pl Single Family (Nonconforming) 1955 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143702185 509 SW 5th Pl Single Family (Nonconforming) 1994 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143702180 505 SW 5th Pl Single Family (Nonconforming) 1994 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143702175 501 SW 5th Pl Single Family (Nonconforming) 1994 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143702170 425 SW 5th Pl Single Family (Nonconforming) 1994 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143702150 415 SW 5th Pl Duplex 1955 20 DU/AC RMF
2143701730 701 SW Sunset Blvd Single Family (Nonconforming) 1920 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143701720 625 SW 4th Pl Single Family (Nonconforming) 1904 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143701815 709 SW Sunset Blvd Single Family (Nonconforming) 1912 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143701825 709 SW Sunset Blvd Vacant Parcel N/A N/A RMF
2603000000 617 SW 4th Pl Condominium 2007 22 DU/AC RMF
2143701170 617 SW 4th Pl Vacant Parcel N/A N/A RMF
2143701180 617 SW 4th Pl Vacant Parcel N/A N/A RMF
2143701211 525 SW Sunset Blvd Single Family (Nonconforming) 1918 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143701325 423 Lind Ave SW Single Family (Nonconforming) 1912 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143701310 438 SW 4th Pl Single Family (Nonconforming) 1912 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143701315 430 SW 4th Pl Single Family (Nonconforming) 1912 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143701410 412 SW 4th Pl Single Family (Nonconforming) 1949 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143701400 400 SW 4th Pl Single Family (Nonconforming) 1913 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143701395 316 SW 4th Pl Duplex 1955 14 DU/AC RMF
2143701390 308 SW 4th Pl Single Family (Nonconforming) 1920 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143701385 431 Maple Ave SW Single Family (Nonconforming) 1927 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143701415 461 Maple Ave SW Single Family (Nonconforming) 1960 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143701550 469 Maple Ave SW Single Family (Nonconforming) 1948 NA (1 UNIT) RMF
2143701551 469 Maple Ave SW Vacant Lot N/A N/A RMF
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SITE # GENERAL
LOCATION
COMMUNITY
PLANNING AREA
DISTANCE TO
MAJOR TRANSIT
STOP
EXISTING
ZONING
COMP PLAN
DESIGNATION
PROPOSED
ZONING
COMP PLAN
AMENDMENT
REQUIRED
8 Benson Rd S & I-405
Interchange BENSON 0.9 miles RMF RHD RMF-2 NO
PARCEL
NUMBER ADDRESS CURRENT USE YEAR
BUILT DENSITY CURRENT
ZONE
2023059023 1212 Benson Rd S Easement NA NA RMF
2023059024 1202 Benson Rd S Vacant NA NA RMF
2023059025 1206 Benson Rd S Easement NA NA RMF
2023059031 1240 Benson Rd S Single Family
(Nonconforming) 1947 NA (1
UNIT) RMF
2023059029 1234 Benson Rd S Single Family
(Nonconforming) 1909 NA (1
UNIT) RMF
2023059032 1236 Benson Rd S Single Family
(Nonconforming) 1954 NA (1
UNIT) RMF
2023059033 1216 Benson Rd S Single Family
(Nonconforming) 1916 NA (1
UNIT) RMF
2023059035 1228 Benson Rd S Single Family
(Nonconforming) 1962 NA (1
UNIT) RMF
2023059055 1202 Benson Rd S Vacant NA NA RMF
2023059036 1114 Benson Rd S ROW NA NA RMF
Attachment H
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SITE # GENERAL
LOCATION
COMMUNITY
PLANNING
AREA
DISTANCE TO
MAJOR TRANSIT
STOP
EXISTING
ZONING
COMP PLAN
DESIGNATION
PROPOSED
ZONING
COMP PLAN
AMENDMENT
REQUIRED
9 108th Ave SE & SE
Petrovitsky Rd BENSON 0.15 miles R-14 RHD RMF-2 NO
PARCEL NUMBER ADDRESS CURRENT USE YEAR BUILT DENSITY CURRENT ZONE
2923059072 17418 108th Ave SE Church 1951 NA R-14
3530100000 11002 SE Petrovitsky Rd Multi-Family (condos) 1993 21 DU/ACRE R-14
Attachment I
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON AMENDING
SECTION 4-2-060 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE SUBSECTIONS 4-4-
040.B.5, 4-4-080.F.8, 4-8-090.C, AND 4-10-050.A OF THE RENTON
MUNICIPAL CODE; AND DEFINITIONS IN SECTIONS 4-11-010.S, 4-11-020
AND 4-11-120 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, CODIFYING
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE INTERPRETATIONS FROM 2021 TO 2024,
AUTHORIZING CORRECTIONS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Renton Municipal Code Section 4-1-080, Interpretation, the
Community and Economic Development Administrator (“Administrator”) is authorized to
make interpretations regarding the implementation of unclear or contradictory regulations;
and
WHEREAS, the Administrator recognized that certain Renton Municipal Code
regulations addressed in this ordinance contained unclear or contradictory language; and
WHEREAS, this matter was duly referred to the Planning Commission for
investigation and study, and the matter was considered by the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Administrator issued a series of Administrative Policies/Code
Interpretations (“CI”) between May 2022 and October 2025 clarifying unclear or
contradictory language; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106, on October 10, 2025, the City notified the
State of Washington of its intent to adopt amendments to its development regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on November 5, 2025,
considered all relevant matters, and heard all parties in support or opposition, and
subsequently forwarded a recommendation to the City Council;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. All portions of the Renton Municipal Code in this ordinance that are not
shown in strikethrough and underline edits or are not explicitly repealed herein remain in
effect and unchanged.
SECTION II. Section 4-2-060 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as shown in
Exhibit A. This amendment incorporates CI-176, issued on May 23, 2022, and CI-193, issued
on October 2, 2025.
SECTION III. Subsection 4-4-040.B.5 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
shown below. This amendment incorporates CI-187, issued on September 27, 2024.
5. Permit Required:
a. Fences: A fence taller than seven six feet (76') shall require a building permit or
a written exemption from the Building Official.
b. Retaining Walls: A retaining wall that is four feet (4') or taller, as measured by
the vertical distance from the bottom of the footing to the finish grade at the top of
the wall (i.e., not measured by exposed retaining wall height), shall require a building
permit. This determination does not account for other factors that may cause a
building permit to be required for a retaining wall (e.g., the addition of a surcharge or
fence).
SECTION IV. Subsection 4-4-080.F.8 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
shown below. This amendment incorporates CI-188, issued on June 17, 2025, and CI-190,
issued on September 12, 2025.
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8. Parking Stall Types, Sizes, and Percentage Allowed/Required:
a. Standard Parking Stall Size – Surface/Private Garage/Carport:
i. Minimum Length in All Zones Except UC Zone: A parking stall shall be a
minimum of twenty feet (20') in length, except for parallel stalls, measured along
both sides of the usable portion of the stall. Each parallel stall shall be twenty-
three feet by nine feet (23' x 9') in size.
ii. Minimum Length in UC Zones: A parking stall shall be a minimum of
nineteen feet (19') in length, except for parallel stalls, measured along both sides
of the usable portion of the stalls. Each parallel stall shall be twenty-three feet by
nine feet (23' x 9') in size.
iii. Minimum Width: A parking stall shall be a minimum of nine eight feet (98')
in width measured from a right angle to the stall sides.
ivii. Reduced Width and Length for Attendant Parking: When cars are
parked by an attendant, the stall shall not be less than eighteen feet long by eight
feet wide (18' x 8').
b. Standard Parking Stall Size – Structured Parking:
i. Minimum Length: A parking stall shall be a minimum of fifteen feet (15'). A
stall shall be a minimum of sixteen feet (16') for stalls designed at forty-five
degrees (45°) or greater. Each parallel stall shall be a minimum of twenty-three
feet by nine eight feet (230' x 98') in size.
ii. Minimum Width: A parking stall shall be a minimum of eight feet, four
inches (8'4") in width.
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c. Compact Parking Stall Size and Maximum Number of Compact Spaces:
i. Stall Size – Surface/Private Garage/Carport: Each stall shall be eight and
one-half feet in width and sixteen feet in length (8-1/2' x 16').
ii. Stall Size – Structured Parking: A parking stall shall be a minimum of
seven feet, six inches (7'6") in width. A parking stall shall be a minimum of twelve
feet (12') in length, measured along both sides for stalls designed at less than
forty-five degrees (45°). A stall shall be a minimum of thirteen feet (13') in length,
for stalls designed at forty-five degrees (45°) or greater.
iii. Maximum Number of Compact Spaces Outside of the UC
Zones: Compact parking spaces shall not account for more than:
(a) Designated employee parking – not to exceed forty percent (40%).
(b) Structured parking – not to exceed fifty percent (50%).
(c) All other uses – not to exceed thirty percent (30%).
iv. Maximum Number of Compact Spaces in the UC Zones: The maximum
number of compact spaces shall not exceed fifty percent (50%).
d. Tandem Parking: Tandem parking is allowed for parking spaces reserved
exclusively for a specific dwelling unit, detached single-family residential and
townhouse developments. If tandem parking is provided the following standards
shall apply:
i. Stall length shall conform to the standards of this subsection F.8; and
ii. A restrictive covenant or other device acceptable to the City will be required
to assign tandem parking spaces to the exclusive use of specific dwelling units,
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unless the parking spaces are used exclusively for a detached, single-family
home. Enforcement of tandem parking spaces shall be provided by the property
owner, property manager, or homeowners’ association as appropriate.
e. Special Reduced Length for Overhang: The Department of Community and
Economic Development may permit the parking stall length to be reduced by two feet
(2'), providing there is sufficient area to safely allow the overhang of a vehicle and that
the area of vehicle overhang does not intrude into required landscaping areas.
f. Guest Parking: Required guest parking stalls shall be located in a common
area accessible by guests. The area shall be set aside exclusively for guest parking.
In mixed-used developments, the required guest parking shall be calculated using
only the residential portion of the development.
g. Accessible Parking as Stipulated in the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA): Accessible parking shall be provided per the requirements of the Washington
State Barrier Free Standards as adopted by the City of Renton.
NUMBER OF ACCESSIBLE
PARKING SPACES
Total Parking
Spaces in Lot
or Garage
Minimum Required
Number of Accessible
Spaces
1 – 25 1
26 – 50 2
51 – 75 3
76 – 100 4
101 – 150 5
151 – 200 6
201 – 300 7
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NUMBER OF ACCESSIBLE
PARKING SPACES
Total Parking
Spaces in Lot
or Garage
Minimum Required
Number of Accessible
Spaces
301 – 400 8
401 – 500 9
501 – 1,000 2% of total spaces
Over 1,000 20 spaces plus 1 space
for every 100 spaces, or
fraction thereof, over
1,000
h. Assigned Parking: Developments with attached dwellings units in the R-10, R-
14, and RMF zones shall provide a minimum of one (1) assigned parking space to
each dwelling unit. A restrictive covenant or other device acceptable to the City will
be required to assign parking spaces to the exclusive use of specific dwelling units.
Enforcement of assigned parking spaces shall be provided by the property owner,
property manager, or homeowners’ association as appropriate.
SECTION V. Subsection 4-8-090.C of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
shown below. This amendment incorporates CI-185, issued on July 12, 2024.
C. PUBLIC INFORMATION SIGNS:
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1. Applicability: A minimum of one public information sign shall be required for
all Type II and Type III Land Use Permits in accordance with the following standards,
unless exempted by this subsection. The applicant shall be responsible for the
procurement, installation and maintenance of the sign.
Exempt Permits: The following Type II and Type III Land Use Permits are exempt
from the requirements of this subsection:
a. Additional animals permit;
b. Home occupation permit, special;
c. Temporary use permit – Tier II, except for temporary use permits for
personal delivery device operation and device dispensers;
d. Temporary emergency wetland permit;
e. Development permit (special flood hazard);
f. Final plats;
g. Final short plats;
h. Final binding site plans;
i. Mobile home park, final;
j. Planned urban development, final; and
k. Environmental review.; and
l. Additional vehicles permit.
SECTION VI. Subsection 4-10-050.A of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
shown below. This amendment incorporates CI-184, issued on October 13, 2023.
A. NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES – GENERAL:
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Any legally established nonconforming structure may remain, although such
structure does not conform to the provisions of this Title; provided, that:
1. Not Vacant or Left Abandoned: The nonconforming structure has not been
vacant for more than one (1) year, or has not been abandoned; and
2. Unsafe Structures Secure Building Condition: The nonconforming structure
is kept in a safe and secure condition.
3. Limits on Alterations: The cost of alterations, remodels, or renovations of a
legal nonconforming structure, except single-family, accessory dwelling units,
and/or middle housing dwellings, shall not exceed an aggregate cost of forty percent
(40%) in twelve (12) months or sixty percent (60%) in forty-eight (48) months of the
value of the structure, based upon its most recent assessment or appraisal, unless
the changes make the structure more conforming, or are used to restore to a safe
condition any portion of a structure declared unsafe by the Building Official.
Mandatory improvements for fire, life safety or accessibility, as well as replacement
of mechanical equipment, do not count towards the cited monetary thresholds.
Alterations, remodels, or restoration work shall not result in or increase any
nonconforming condition unless permitted by subsection A.4 of this Section, Limits
on Enlargement. Nonconforming single-family, accessory dwelling units, and/or
middle housing dwellings may be replaced, enlarged, altered, remodeled, or
renovated, without limitation of cost, pursuant to current code requirements (e.g.,
height limits, lot coverage, density limits, setbacks, etc.), unless such actions would
increase one (1) or more nonconformity.
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4. Limits on Enlargement:
a. The structure shall not be enlarged unless the enlargement is conforming,
except as identified in subsection A.4.b of this Section.
b. Nonconforming enlargements may only be allowed at the discretion of the
Administrator if:
i. The enlargement is sited carefully to achieve compatible transition
between surrounding buildings, parking areas and other land uses; or
ii. The enlargement does not significantly cause any adverse or
undesirable effects on the site or neighboring properties,; or
iii. The enlargement is confined to the projected footprint of a single-
family, accessory dwelling unit, and/or middle housing dwelling. If the
proposed enlargement is nonconforming with respect to zoning setbacks, and
the enlargement will comply with this Section and all other development
regulations, the enlargement may be allowed if it is located within the
projected footprint of the building. The projected footprint is determined with
the criteria below by extending a line from and parallel to the furthest
encroaching portion(s) of the building. The enlargement is limited to the height
of the qualifying encroachment, and any other applicable height limitation.
For the purpose of determining the projected footprint, a qualifying
encroachment shall:
(a) Represent at least fifty percent (50%) of the building’s facade; and
(b) Be set back at least three feet (3') from any property line; and
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(c) Not include any allowed setback projections, steps and/or decks,
and encroachments permitted by a land use decision.
5. Limits on Restoration: Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent the
reconstruction, repairing, rebuilding and continued use of any nonconforming
building or structure to its same size, location, and height when the structure is
deemed unsafe by the Building Official, damaged by fire, explosion, or act of God,
subject to the following conditions:
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a. Single-Family Dwellings: Any legally established single-family, accessory
dwelling unit, and/or middle housing dwelling deemed unsafe by the Building
Official, damaged by fire, explosion or an act of God, may be rebuilt to its same
size, location, and height on the same site, subject to all relevant fire and life
safety codes without limitation on value. Restoration or reconstruction shall be
initiated by a building permit application within one (1) year of a fire, explosion, or
an act of God. If a building permit application has not been submitted within one
(1) year from the date of the fire or other casualty, the structure shall be deemed
abandoned and not allowed to be restored or reconstructed.
b. Other Legal Nonconforming Structures: The work shall not exceed fifty
percent (50%) of the latest assessed or appraised value of the building or
structure at the time such damage occurred, otherwise any restoration or
reconstruction shall conform to the regulations specified in this Title; provided,
that restoration work is initiated by a building permit application within one (1)
year of a fire, explosion, or an act of God. If a complete building permit application
has not been submitted within one (1) year from the date of the fire or other
casualty the structure shall be deemed abandoned and not allowed to be
restored or reconstructed.
SECTION VII. The definition of “Adult Family Home” in section 4-11-010.S of the
Renton Municipal Code is amended as shown below. This amendment incorporates CI-186,
issued on September 9, 2024. All other definitions in 4-11-010 remain in effect and
unchanged.
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S. ADULT FAMILY HOME: A state-licensed facility providing personal care, room and
board within a dwelling unit to more than one person, but not more than four six (46)
adults, not related by blood or marriage to the person(s) providing the service. A
maximum of eight (8) adults may be permitted if the Washington State Department
of Social and Health Services determines the home is of adequate size and the home
and provider are capable of meeting standards and qualifications as provided for in
chapters 70.128 RCW and 388-76 WAC.
SECTION VIII. Section 4-11-020 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as shown
below. This amendment incorporates CI-183, issued on October 4, 2023.
4-11-020 DEFINITIONS B:
A. BACKFLOW: See RMC 4-6-100.
B. BACKFLOW PREVENTER: See RMC 4-6-100.
C. BACKGROUND AREA: The entire face of a sign upon which text and/or
graphics could be placed.
D. BACKSIPHONAGE: See RMC 4-6-100.
E. BASE FLOOD: A flood having a one percent (1%) chance of being equaled or
exceeded in any given year. Also referred to as the “one hundred (100) year flood.”
Designation on flood maps always includes the letters A or V.
F. BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (BFE): The elevation to which floodwater is
anticipated to rise during the base flood.
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G. BASEMENT: Any floor level below the first story in a building, except that a floor
level in a building having only one (1) floor level shall be classified as a basement
unless such floor level qualifies as a first story as defined herein.
H. BASEMENT: (This definition for RMC 4-3-050, flood hazard regulations, use
only.) Any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all
sides.
I. BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FACILITY: One (1) or more utility-scale
energy storage systems designed to receive, store, and discharge energy to and from
the electrical grid or energy generation facility for later use. Battery energy storage
systems generally consist of batteries assembled together and may include on-site
switchyard, inverters, associated interconnection transmission line, and supervisory
control and data acquisition system. This definition excludes individual residential
and commercial use systems for on-site energy use, standalone twelve (12) volt car
battery or electric motor vehicles, and other consumer products.
J. BED AND BREAKFAST HOUSE, ACCESSORY: Overnight accommodations and
a morning meal in a dwelling unit with less than four (4) guest rooms provided to
transients for compensation. Accessory bed and breakfast houses are proprietor-
occupied, or the proprietor lives on a contiguous property, and morning meals are
provided to the house residents and the overnight guests only. This definition does
not include congregate residences, professional bed and breakfast houses, hotels,
or motels.
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K. BED AND BREAKFAST HOUSE, PROFESSIONAL: Overnight accommodations
and a morning meal in a dwelling unit with four (4) to ten (10) guest rooms provided
to transients for compensation. Professional bed and breakfast houses are
proprietor-occupied, or the proprietor lives on a contiguous property, and morning
meals are provided to the house residents and the overnight guests only. This
definition does not include congregate residences, accessory bed and breakfast
houses, hotels, or motels.
L. BEDROCK: In-place subsurface material consisting of solid rock.
M. BEEKEEPING: The management and maintenance of colonies of honeybees.
N. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, WETLANDS: Conservation practices or
systems of practices and management measures that:
1. Control soil loss and reduce water quality degradation caused by nutrients,
animal waste, toxins and sediment;
2. Minimize adverse impacts to surface water and groundwater flow,
circulation patterns, and to the chemical, physical and biological characteristics
of wetlands; and
3. Includes allowing proper use and storage of fertilizers/pesticides.
O. BINDING SITE PLAN: A drawing as authorized by chapter 58.17 RCW and
provided for in RMC 4-7-230 which:
1. Identifies and shows the areas and locations of all streets, roads,
improvements, utilities, open spaces, and any other matters specified by RMC 4-
8-120.C, Submittal Requirements; and
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2. Contains inscriptions or attachments setting forth such appropriate
limitations and conditions for the use of the land as are established by the City;
and
3. Contains provisions requiring site development to be in conformity with the
approved binding site plan.
P. BLOCK: A block consists of two (2) facing block fronts bounded on two (2)
sides by alleys or rear property lines and on two (2) sides by the centerline of platted
streets, with no other intersecting streets intervening.
Q. BLOCK FRONT: A block front is the frontage of property along one (1) side of a
street bound on three (3) sides by the centerline of platted streets and on the fourth
side by an alley or rear property lines.
R. BMPs: Best management practices, see supra, and RMC 4-6-100.
S. BOAT LAUNCHING RAMP: A facility with an inclined surface extending into the
water which allows launching of boats directly into the water from trailers.
T. BODY SHOP: An establishment which conducts any of the following
operations:
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1. Collision repair services, including body, frame or fender straightening,
repair, or replacement; and/or
2. Overall painting of vehicles or painting of vehicles in a paint shop, but
excluding minor painting with an airbrush or roller brush utilized in customizing or
detailing operations; and/or
3. Welding, molding, and similar operations conducted on vehicles.
U. BREAKWATER: A protective structure, usually built off-shore for the purpose
of protecting the shoreline or harbor area from wave action.
V. BUFFER, CRITICAL AREA: A naturally vegetated and undisturbed, enhanced,
or revegetated area that surrounds and protects a critical area from adverse impacts
to its functions and values, and/or which protects developed areas from potentially
hazardous conditions.
W. BUFFER, LANDSCAPE: Landscaped area used to physically separate or
screen one (1) use or property from another so as to visually shield or block views,
noise, lights, or other potential nuisances.
X. BUFFER, SHORELINES: A strip of land that is designated to permanently
remain vegetated in an undisturbed and natural condition to protect an adjacent
aquatic, riparian, or wetland site from upland impacts, to provide habitat for wildlife
and to afford limited public access. Uses and activities within the buffer are
extremely limited. The buffer is measured horizontally upland from and
perpendicular to the OHWM.
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Y. BUILDABLE AREA: The portion of a lot or site, exclusive of required yard areas,
setbacks, landscaping or open space within which a structure may be built.
Z. BUILDING: As defined by the International Building Code.
AA. BUILDING: (This definition for RMC 4-3-090, Shoreline Master Program
Regulations, use only.) Any structure having a roof intended to be used for the shelter
or enclosure of persons, plants, animals or property.
BB. BUILDING CODE: The International Building Code, promulgated by the
International Conference of Building Officials, as adopted by this jurisdiction.
CC. BUILDING COMPLEX, MULTIPLE: A group of structures housing more than
one (1) type of retail business, office or commercial venture and generally under one
(1) ownership and control.
DD. BUILDING COVERAGE: See LOT COVERAGE.
DDEE. BUILDING DRAIN: See RMC 4-6-100.
EEFF. BUILDING FACADE: That portion of any exterior elevation of a building
extending from the grade to the top of the parapet wall or eaves, and the entire width
of the building elevation.
FFGG. BUILDING FOOTPRINT: The area of a lot or site included within the
surrounding exterior walls of a building or portion of a building, exclusive of
courtyards and uncovered decks and porches. In the absence of surrounding exterior
walls, the building footprint shall be include the area under the horizontal projection
of the roof.
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GGHH. BUILDING HEIGHT: The measurement of building height depends on the
applicable zone, as follows:
1. Within the RC, R-1, R-4, R-6, R-8, R-10, R-14, and RMF Zones: Primary
structures shall be measured by the vertical distance from grade plane to the
highest wall plate combined with the height of any portion of the structure that
extends above the wall plate (e.g., roof, deck, etc.), excluding chimneys,
ventilation stacks, and similar elements as determined by the Administrator.
Detached accessory structures shall be measured by the vertical distance from
grade plane to the average height of the highest roof surface.
2. All Other Zones: The vertical distance from grade plane to the average
height of the highest roof surface.
HHII. BUILDING, MULTI-OCCUPANCY: A single structure housing more than
one (1) type of retail business, office or commercial venture and generally under one
(1) ownership and control.
KKJJ. BUILDING OFFICIAL: The officer or other person charged with the
administration and enforcement of the IBC and the building-related provisions of this
Title, or his duly authorized deputy.
LLKK. BUILDING, SINGLE OCCUPANCY: A building occupied by a single tenant.
A building is considered to be “single occupancy” if:
1. It has only one (1) occupant; and
2. It has no wall in common with another building; and
3. It has no part of its roof in common with another building.
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MMLL. BUILDING STEP-BACK: A building step-back applies to stories above the
ground floor and is the horizontal distance between one (1) or more stories of a
building facade relative to the building facade of the floor directly below.
NNMM. BULK STORAGE: See STORAGE, BULK.
OONN. BULKHEAD: A vertical wall constructed of rock, concrete, timber, sheet
steel, gabions, or patent system materials. Rock bulkheads are often termed
“vertical rock walls.” Seawalls are similar to bulkheads, but more robustly
constructed.
PPOO. BUOY: A floating object anchored in a lake, river, etc., to warn of rocks,
shoals, etc., or used for boat moorage.
QQPP. BUSINESS FACADE: That portion of an exterior building wall owned or
leased by a business.
SECTION IX. The definition of “Lot Coverage” in section 4-11-120 of the Renton
Municipal Code is amended as shown below. This amendment incorporates CI-183, issued
on October 4, 2023. All other definitions in 4-11-120 remain in effect and unchanged.
LOT COVERAGE: The horizontal area measured within the outside of the exterior
walls of all principal and accessory buildings on a lot including all covered decks and
porches. The percentage of the lot area covered by principal and accessory buildings
as projected on a horizontal plane. The lot coverage calculation shall include the area
enclosed by the exterior walls of a building or accessory building, including all
covered decks, porches and stairs. Where lot coverage is referenced, refer to the
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applicable building coverage standards. Should any conflict result, the Administrator
shall determine the effective code.
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SECTION X. Upon approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk is authorized to direct
the codifier to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the corrections of
scriveners or clerical errors; references to other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules,
or regulations; or ordinance numbering and section/subsection numbering and references.
The City Clerk is further authorized to direct the codifier to update any chapter, section, or
subsection titles in the Renton Municipal Code affected by this ordinance.
SECTION XI. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word 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 XII. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) 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 , 2026.
Jason A. Seth, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this day of , 2026.
Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
Date of Publication:
ORD-CED:25ORD027:01.30.2026
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EXHIBIT A
4-2-060 ZONING USE TABLE – USES ALLOWED IN ZONING DESIGNATIONS:
USES:
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
A. AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agriculture P35 P35
Home agriculture AC35 AC35 AC35 AC35 AC35 AC35 AC35 AC35 AC35 AC35
Natural resource
extraction/recovery
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
Research – Scientific
(small scale)
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
B. ANIMALS AND RELATED USES
Beekeeping AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC
Kennels AD P37 P37 P37 AD AD AD AD AD
Stables, commercial AD AD
Pet day care P37 P37 P37 AD AD AD AD AD AD AD82 AD82
Veterinary offices/clinics P AD42 P P P P112 P P P29 P P82 P82
C. RESIDENTIAL
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USES:
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Single-family P P P P P P P
Cottage P32 P32 P32 P32 P32 P32 P32
Apartments P P P P P6 P6 P6 P6 P16 P6 P6 P6
Middle housing P P P P P
Garden style apartments P P P6
Townhouses P P P13 P13 P6 P6 P6
Accessory dwelling unit AC7 AC7 AC7 AC7 AC7 AC7 AC7
Manufactured homes P50 P50 P50 P50 P50 P P50 P50
D. OTHER RESIDENTIAL, LODGING AND HOME OCCUPATIONS
Adult family home P P P P P P P P P P P P3
Assisted living AD AD P P P P6 P3, 6 P40,
16
P6 P96,
6
P96,
6
Caretaker’s residence AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC
Co-Living Housing P38 P38 P38 P38 P38 P39 P39 P39 P39 P6 P6 P6 P6 P16 P6 P6 P6
Group homes I AD H3
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USES:
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RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Group homes II for 6 or
less
AD P P P P P P P P P P P3 P
Group homes II for 7 or
more
H H H H H H H H H P H H3 AD
Home occupations
(RMC 4-9-090)
AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC
Live-work unit AD AD AD
Permanent supportive
housing88
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H6 H6 H6 H6 H16 H6 H6 H6
Transitional housing88 H H H H H H H H H H H H H H6 H6 H6 H6 H16 H6 H6 H6
E. SCHOOLS
K-12 educational
institution (public or
private)
H9 H9 H9 H9 H9 H9 H9 H9 H9 H9 H H H H9 H9 H9 H9 H9 H87 H87
Other higher education
institution
P29 P29 P29 P P P P21 AD87 AD87
Schools/studios, arts and
crafts
P P29 P29 P P P P
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USES:
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Trade or vocational
school
P P H H H77 H77
F. PARKS
Parks, neighborhood P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Parks,
regional/community,
existing
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Parks,
regional/community, new
AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD P P
G. OTHER COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
Cemetery H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
Religious institutions H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
Social service
organizations
H H H H H H H H H H H12 H21 H82 H82
Private club, fraternal
organizations
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H12 H21 H82 H82
City government offices AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD P AD AD AD
City government facilities H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
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USES:
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Community health
engagement location
(CHEL)
Jails, existing municipal P
Diversion facility H71 H71
Secure community
transition facilities
H71 H71
Other government
facilities
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
Other government
maintenance facilities
H H
Other government offices AD42 P P P AD P112 P P P P P92 P92
Homeless services use H H H H H H H H H H H
COVID-19
deintensification shelter
P101 P101 P101 P101 P101 P101
H. OFFICE AND CONFERENCE
Conference centers P P P H P P P P21 P18 P18
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USES:
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Medical and dental
offices
AD42 P P P AD P112 P P P P P92 P92
Offices, general AD42 P P P AD P112 P P P P P92 P92
I. RETAIL
Adult retail use (RMC 4-3-
010)
P P P P P P P12
Coffee stand80, 81 AD AD AD AD AD AD AD82 AD82
Commissary kitchen31 P P P AC AC P26 AC P27 AC AC AC
Drive-in/drive-through,
retail19, 80
AC AC AC AC AC61 AC AC61 AC82 AC82
Eating and drinking
establishments80, 81
P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 AD33 AD34 AD34 P29 P P P22 P61 P P61 P12 P82 P82 P82
Horticultural nurseries,
existing
AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD
Horticultural nurseries,
new
AD AD29
Marijuana retail (RMC 4-1-
250)
AD P AD P21 P82 P82
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RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Mobile food vending P10 P10 P10 P10 P10 P10 P10 P10 P10 P10 P23 P23 P23 P10 P23 P23 P23 P23 P10 P10 P10
Retail sales AD33 AD AD AC AC AC P22 P P P P54 P21 P82 P82
Retail sales, outdoor P15 P15 P30 P30 P30 P15 P15 P15 P15 P15
Taverns AD P20 AD P21 P82 P82
Vehicle sales, large P29 P29 P29 P29
Vehicle sales, small P P P P68
Walk-up window81 AD1 AD1 AD1 AD1 AD1 AD1 AD1 AD33 AD33 AD33 AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD
Wholesale retail P P P P29 P79 P79
J. ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION
Adult entertainment
business (RMC 4-3-010)
P P P P P P12
Card room P52 P52 P52 P52
Cultural facilities H H H H H H H H H H AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD
Dance clubs P29 P29 P29 AD P20 AD P29 AD
Dance halls P29 P29 P29 AD P20 AD P29 AD
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USES:
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Gaming/gambling
facilities, not-for-profit
H29 H29 H29 H20 H29
Movie theaters P29 P29 P29 AD P20 P P12 P82 P82
Smoking lounge
Sports arenas,
auditoriums, exhibition
halls, indoor
AD29 AD29 AD29 P20 P AD29 H18 H18
Sports arenas,
auditoriums, exhibition
halls, outdoor
AD29 AD29 AD29 AD20 AD29 H18 H18
Golf courses (existing) P P P P P P P
Golf courses, new H P H H H H H
Marinas P P21 H H
Recreational facilities,
indoor, existing
H P33 P29 P29 P29 P P P P54 P21 P82 P82
Recreational facilities,
indoor, new
H P29 P4 P P P91 P12 P21 P82 P82
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USES:
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Recreational facilities,
outdoor
P29 P29 P29 H20 H29 H83 H83
K. SERVICES
Bed and breakfast house,
accessory
AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD P
Bed and breakfast house,
professional
AD AD AD5 AD5 AD P
Hotel P29 P29 P29 P P20 P P P P18 P18
Hotel, extended stay P29 P29 P29 P29 P
Motel P29 P29 P29 P P20
Off-site services P29 P29 P29 P29
On-site services AD33 P29 P29 P29 P22 P P P P54 P21 P82 P82
Drive-in/drive-through
service
AC61 AC61 AC61 AC80 AC61 AC80 AC61 AC61 AC61 AC82 AC82
Adult day care I AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC P P P P P P P P P P100 P100
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RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Adult day care II H H H H H H H H P P P P P P P P12 P21 P100 P100
Day care centers H25 H25 H25 H25 H25 H25 H25 H25 P P P P P P P P P21 P100 P100
Family day care AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC3 AC AC AC AC
Convalescent centers H H H H H P AD P3 P40 AD AD96 AD96
Medical institutions H H H H H H H H H H29 H29 H H H H P H H H
L. VEHICLE RELATED ACTIVITIES
Car washes P P P AD2 P2
Fuel dealers H59 P
Industrial engine or
transmission rebuild
P28 P28 P28
Parking garage,
structured, commercial or
public
P P P P P20 P3 P P P92 P92
Parking, surface,
commercial or public,
existing
P29 P29 P29 P20 P3 AD
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USES:
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Parking, surface,
commercial or public,
new
P29 P29 P29 P20 AD
Park and ride, dedicated P107 P107 P107 P107 P107 P107 P107 P107 P107
Park and ride, shared-use P P P P P P P P P P P P107 P109 P107 P P107 P107
Railroad yards P
Taxi stand P AD AD
Tow truck operation/auto
impoundment yard
P36 H59 P AD36
Transit centers H29 H29 H29 P H20 P H29 P P
Truck terminals P
Vehicle fueling stations P P P P P P29
Vehicle fueling stations,
existing legal
P P P AD P P P29
Vehicle rental, small P P P P20
Vehicle and equipment
rental, large
P29 P29 P29
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RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Vehicle service and
repair, large
AD2 P P
Vehicle service and
repair, small
P2 P2 P2 AD2 AD2 AD2
Wrecking yard, auto H59 H
Airplane manufacturing H59 P78 P78
Airplane manufacturing,
accessory functions
AC P78 P78
Airplane sales and repair P
Airport, municipal P
Airport-related or
aviation-related uses
AC
Helipads P111 H29 H29 H29 H H H78 H78
Helipads, commercial H H78 H78
M. STORAGE
Bulk storage P29 P29 P29
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RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Hazardous material
storage, on site or off site,
including treatment
H24 H24 H24
Fulfillment center AD11 AD11
Outdoor storage, existing P29 P29 P29 P64
Outdoor storage, new P29 P29 P29 P64
Self-service storage AD29 P59 P H17
Vehicle storage AD29 AD29 AD29
Warehousing AD11 AD11 AD11
Warehousing and
distribution
AD11 AD11
N. INDUSTRIAL
Assembly and/or
packaging operations
P P P P86 P86
Commercial laundries,
existing
P29 P29 P29 P4
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RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Commercial laundries,
new
P29 P29 P29
Construction/contractor’s
office
P P P
Craft distilleries with
tasting rooms, small
wineries, and micro-
breweries
P P P P P P P P
Industrial, heavy P14
Laboratories: light
manufacturing
P29 P29 P29 AD P20 P3 AD54 P86 P86
Laboratories: research,
development and testing
P28 P P H P20 AD3 AD H P86 P86
Manufacturing and
fabrication, heavy
H59 P67
Manufacturing and
fabrication, medium
P67 P67
Manufacturing and
fabrication, light
P P P AD29 P P
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RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Recycling collection and
processing center
P28 P28 P28 P29
Recycling collection
station
P P P P P P P P P
Sewage disposal and
treatment plants
H59 H
Waste recycling and
transfer facilities
H59 P
O. UTILITIES
Battery energy storage
system facility
Communication
broadcast and relay
towers
H H H H H H H H H H H29 H29 H29 H H H H H H
Electrical power
generation and
cogeneration
H H H66 H66 H66 H66 H66 H66 H66 H66 H66
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RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Utilities, small P5 P5 P5 P5 P5 P5 P5 P5 P5 P5 P P P P P P P P P P P
Utilities, medium AD5 AD5 AD5 AD5 AD5 AD5 AD5 AD5 AD5 AD5 AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD
Utilities, large H5 H5 H5 H5 H5 H5 H5 H5 H5 H5 H H H H H H H H H H H
Solar energy system,
ground-mounted, small-
scale
AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC
P. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
Amateur radio antenna AD8 AD8 AD8 AD8 AD8 AD8 AD8 AD8 AD8 AD8 AD8 AD8 AD8 AD8 AD8 AD8 AD8
Camouflaged WCF AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD
Concealed WCF AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD
Major alterations to
existing WCF structures
AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD
Minor alterations to
existing WCF structures
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Monopole I support
structures
H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47
Monopole II support
structures
H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47 H47
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RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF RMF-
2 IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
Small cells complying
with a preferred
concealment technique
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Small cells submitting a
concealment element
plan
AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD
Stealth tower AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD
Q. GENERAL ACCESSORY USES
Accessory uses per
RMC 4-2-050 and as
defined in chapter 4-
11 RMC, where not
otherwise listed in Use
Table
AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC
Blank=Not Allowed P#=Permitted AD=Administrative Conditional Use AC=Accessory Use
P=Permitted Use provided condition can be met H=Hearing Examiner Conditional Use #=Condition(s)
Uses may be further restricted by: RMC 4-3-020, Airport Related Height and Use Restrictions; RMC 4-3-040C, Uses Permitted in the Renton Automall Improvement
District; RMC 4-3-050, Critical Areas Regulations; RMC 4-3-090, Shoreline Master Program Regulations
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