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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - January 7, 2013RENTON CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting January 7, 2013 Monday, 7 p.m. MINUTES Council Chambers Renton City Hall CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCILMEMBERS CITY STAFF IN ATTENDANCE PROCLAMATION National Mentoring Month • January 2013 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT AUDIENCE COMMENT Citizen Comment: Horn - Parking Issues in Downtown Renton Mayor Law called the meeting of the Renton City Council to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. RANDY CORMAN, Council President; MARCIE PALMER; DON PERSSON; ED PRINCE; TERRI BRIERE; RICH ZWICKER; GREG TAYLOR. DENIS LAW, Mayor; JAY COVINGTON, Chief Administrative Officer; LAWRENCE J. WARREN, City Attorney; BONNIE WALTON, City Clerk; GREGG ZIMMERMAN, Public Works Administrator; NANCY CARLSON, Human Resources Administrator; IWEN WANG, Administrative Services Administrator; PREETI SHRIDHAR, Deputy Public Affairs Administrator; PETER RENNER, Facilities Director; DEPUTY CHIEF ERIK WALLGREN, Fire & Emergency Services Department; COMMANDER KENT CURRY, Police Department. A proclamation by Mayor Law was read declaring January 2013 to be "National Mentoring Month" in the City of Renton in tribute to the many dedicated individuals who volunteer their time, compassion, and talents to mentor young people, and encouraging all citizens to join in this special observance and to consider giving back to the community as mentors. MOVED BY PALMER, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE PROCLAMATION. CARRIED. Sue Paro, Executive Director of Communities In Schools of Renton (CISR), accepted the proclamation. She thanked Mayor Law for encouraging City employees to be mentors, and noted that because of his efforts the Renton School District has similarly challenged their staff to become mentors. Mayor Law remarked that CISR is a great program, and that over the years a number of Councilmembers have been mentors. Chief Administrative Officer Jay Covington reviewed a written administrative report summarizing the City's recent progress towards goals and work programs adopted as part of its business plan for 2012 and beyond. One item noted was: ¥ The Seattle Seahawks have requested, and the City has accepted, an invitation to host a rally send-off celebration at City Hall on Friday, January 11, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to come to City Hall wearing their Seahawks memorabilia. There will be free hotdogs and a chance to cheer the Seahawks on to another football victory in Atlanta! Bev Horn (Renton) stated that she owns the business Arts & Carafes in downtown Renton, and is concerned about the number of parking tickets she and her clients have received. She explained that she conducts corporate team building events that usually last up to three hours and all of the parking spots near her business are limited to two hours. Ms. Horn suggested changing the parking time limit to three hours and making it applicable to all parking spots in downtown Renton. She also remarked that parking signage and the one-way streets in downtown are confusing. January 7,2013 Renton City Council Minutes Page 5 CONSENT AGENDA Council: Meeting Minutes of 12/10/2012 CAG: 12-159, Wells PW-8, PW- 9 & EW-3 Primary Disinfection, RL Alia Company Court Case: Giometti, Alleged Slip & Fall at Maplewood Golf Course, CRT-12-009 CED: 2015 Major Comprehensive Plan Work Program & Public Participation Plan CAG: 12-078, Earlington Sewer Replacement - Phase II, Shoreline Construction Company Separate Consideration Item Lease: Carco Theater, Puget Sound Access Hearing no objections from Council, Mayor Law allowed Ms. Horn additional time to finish her comments. Continuing, Ms. Horn expressed concern regarding the safety of City parking lots near Uptown Glassworks and the Red House restaurant. She also asked if there was a way to incentivize area landlords to improve their properties in order to encourage more businesses to locate downtown. MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY TAYLOR, COUNCIL REFER THE TOPIC OF DOWNTOWN PARKING, SIGNAGE, SAFETY, AND ECONOMIC CONCERNS TO THE TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION) COMMITTEE. CARRIED. Items listed on the consent agenda are adopted by one motion which follows the listing. At the request of Councilmember Briere, item 6.f. was removed for separate consideration, and at the request of Council President Corman, item 6.c. was removed for separate consideration. Approval of Council meeting minutes of 12/10/2012. Council concur. City Clerk reported bid opening on 12/11/2012 for CAG-12-159, Wells PW-8, PW-9, and EW-3 Primary Disinfection project; nine bids; engineer's estimate $796,327.80; and submitted staff recommendation to award the contract to the low bidder, R.L. Alia Company, in the amount of $874,889.67. Council concur. Court Case filed by Lori Giometti, represented by Thomas J. West and Patrick R. West, Attorneys for Plaintiff, regarding an alleged slip and fall in the parking lot at the Maplewood Golf Course. Refer to City Attorney and Insurance Services. Community and Economic Development Department requested approval of the work program for the 2015 Major Comprehensive Plan Update and approval of the related Public Participation Plan. Refer to Planning and Development Committee. Utility Systems Division submitted CAG-12-078, Earlington Sewer Replacement - Phase II project; and requested approval of the project, authorization for final pay estimate in the amount of $15,330, commencement of a 60-day lien period, and release of retainage bond in the amount of $35,742.22 to Shoreline Construction Company, Inc., contractor, if all required releases are obtained. Council concur. MOVED BY CORMAN, SECONDED BY PALMER, COUNCIL APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEMS 6.f. AND 6.c. CARRIED. Community Services Department recommended approval of a five-year lease agreement with Puget Sound Access in the amount of $2,500 per month for use of Carco Theater. Refer to Finance Committoo. Councilmember Briere remarked that Council had been briefed on this topic numerous times in different Committees, and Puget Sound Access is anxious to move in to Carco Theater. MOVED BY BRIERE, SECONDED BY TAYLOR, COUNCIL CONCUR TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 6.f. AS PRESENTED. CARRIED. January 7, 2013 Renton City Council Minutes Page 6 6.c. Court Case: Liberty Ridge Homeowners Association v. Ngo, Complaint to Foreclose Lien, CRT-12-008 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Finance Committee Finance: Vouchers NEW BUSINESS Council: Award to Rich Zwicker, 2012 Council President Public Safety: New Marijuana Law Briefing EXECUTIVE SESSION & ADJOURNMENT Court Case filed by Liberty Ridge Homeowners Association, represented by David M. Tall, Attorney for Plaintiff, v. Thanh T. Ngo, Bank of New York Mellon, CWALT, Inc., MERS, and the City of Renton regarding a complaint to foreclose lien for homeowner assessments. Refer to City Attorney and Insurance Services. Council President Corman asked how common it was for the City to be named in a homeowners association's complaint to foreclose lien for homeowner assessments. City Attorney Warren explained that the City is frequently added to deed of trust foreclosures because of unpaid utility bills, however, most foreclosures are done non-judiciously. He further explained that the City filed a $300 lien on this particular property in 2011 and by state law would have had to foreclose the lien within four months. He remarked that the City's lien is no longer valid, and is second in line behind the mortgage; therefore the City has no interest in defending this case. He added that the City was included in this lawsuit as a matter of course. MOVED BY CORMAN, SECONDED BY ZWICKER, COUNCIL CONCUR TO REFER CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 6.c. TO CITY ATTORNEY AND INSURANCE SERVICES. CARRIED. Finance Committee Chair Briere presented a report recommending approval of Claim Vouchers 317324 - 318021, eight wire transfers and two payroll runs with benefit withholding payments totaling $20,373,448.87, and payroll vouchers including 1,440 direct deposits and 122 payroll checks totaling $3,238,099.79. MOVED BY BRIERE, SECONDED BY ZWICKER, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE REPORT. CARRIED. Council President Corman presented an award to Rich Zwicker in recognition of his outstanding service as President of the City Council during 2012. Councilmember Zwicker accepted the award with appreciation. MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY PALMER, COUNCIL REFER THE TOPIC OF THE NEW MARIJUANA LAW TO THE (2013) COUNCIL RETREAT FOR A BRIEFING. CARRIED. MOVED BY CORMAN, SECONDED BY ZWICKER, COUNCIL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS (RCW 42.30.140.4.3.) WITH NO OFFICIAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN AND THAT THE COUNCIL MEETING BE ADJOURNED WHEN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS ADJOURNED. CARRIED. Time: 7:28 p.m. Executive session was conducted. There was no action taken. The executive session and the Council meeting adjourned at 7:43 p.m. Bonnie I. Walton, CMC, City Clerk Jason Seth, Recorder January 7, 2013 RENTON CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING CALENDAR Office of the City Clerk COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS SCHEDULED AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 7, 2013 COMMITTEE/CHAIRMAN DATE/TIME AGENDA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (Corman) MONv 1/14 Fire & Emergency Services Department 5:30 p.m. Incident Resource Deployment; Valley Communications CAD Update; Lease Agreement for Jail Space Use with Renton Ecumenical Association of Churches (REACH); Waste Management Settlement Distribution *7TH FLOOR CONFERENCING CENTER* COMMUNITY SERVICES (Taylor) MON., 1/14 CANCELED FINANCE (Briere) PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT (Zwicker) THURS., 1/10 CANCELED PUBLIC SAFETY (Persson) TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION) (Palmer) THURS., 1/10 CANCELED UTILITIES (Prince) MON., 1/14 CANCELED NOTE: Committee of the Whole meetings are held in the Council Chambers unless otherwise noted All other committee meetings are held in the Council Conference Room unless otherwise noted.