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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - March 5, 2012RENTON CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting March 5, 2012 Monday, 7 p.m. MINUTES Council Chambers Renton City Hall CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCILMEMBERS CITY STAFF IN ATTENDANCE SPECIAL PRESENTATION Police: Employee Promotions PUBLIC HEARING CED: School Impact Fees Mayor Law called the meeting of the Renton City Council to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. RICH ZWICKER, Council President; GREG TAYLOR; RANDY CORMAN ; MARCIE PALMER; DON PERSSON; ED PRINCE; TERRI BRIERE. DENIS LAW, Mayor; JAY COVINGTON, Chief Administrative Officer; LAWRENCE J. WARREN, City Attorney; BONNIE WALTON, City Clerk; ALEX PIETSCH, Community & Economic Development Administrator; IWEN WANG, Administrative Services Administrator; GREGG ZIMMERMAN, Public Works Administrator; PREETI SHRIDHAR, Communications Director; DEPUTY CHIEF ERIK WALLGREN, Fire & Emergency Services Department; CHIEF KEVIN MILOSEVICH, DEPUTY CHIEF TIM TROXEL, COMMANDER KATIE MCCLINCY and COMMANDER FLOYD ELDRIDGE, Police Department. Police Chief Kevin Milosevich announced the following employee promotions: Jeff Eddy, John Awai and Kevin Keyes, each promoted to Sergeant; and Ed VanValey, promoted to Commander. Chief Milosevich also recognized the following individuals for their outstanding performance in 2011: Terri Vickers - Employee of the 2nd Quarter; Pete Kordel - Employee of the 4th Quarter; and Wayne Blackard - Employee of the 3rd Quarter and Employee of the Year. This being the date set and proper notices having been posted and published in accordance with local and State laws, Mayor Law opened the public hearing to consider the collection of impact fees for the Issaquah, Kent and Renton School Districts. Community and Economic Development Administrator Alex Pietsch introduced Associate Planner Rocale Timmons. Ms. Timmons stated that the school impact fees are only assessed on new development being constructed within the City of Renton. She explained that the money collected can be used for school district Capital Facilities only and not for ongoing operations or maintenance. Ms. Timmons remarked that these fees are used to help offset the impact of growth on new school facilities, and that they are based on an assessment in each district's Capital Facilities Plan. Ms. Timmons reported that the Issaquah School District is requesting an impact fee of $3,568 per new single-family home to be collected as part of their Capital Facilities Plan to expand an elementary and middle school. She noted that the fee is a decrease of $240 from last year. Ms. Timmons further reported that the Kent School District is requesting to collect an impact of $5,486 per new single-family home and $3,378 per new multi-family unit. She noted that these fees would be a continuation of the fee from last year. March 5, 2012 Renton City Council Minutes Page 58 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT CONSENT AGENDA City Clerk: Public Meeting Request, Issaquah School District Construction and Maintenance Bond Regarding the Renton School District, Ms. Timmons stated that an impact fee is being requested of $6,392 per new single-family home, an increase of $82 from last year. She stated that the school district is also requesting a $1,274 fee per new multi-family unit, an increase of $16 from last year. Concluding, Ms. Timmons stated that no action by Council is requested at this time and the requests have been referred to the Committee of the Whole for review. Public comment was invited. John Knutson(Renton), Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations for the Renton School District, presented statistics in responding to questions about impact fee collection. Mr. Knutson indicated that Renton and unincorporated King County are the only two jurisdictions that are currently set up for impact fees for the Renton School District. He stated that the school district is working closely with the City of Bellevue, Newcastle, Tukwila, Kent, SeaTac, and Seattle to determine if requests should be made to collect fees from these cities. Steve Crawford (Issaquah), Director of Capital Projects for the Issaquah School District, expressed appreciation to the City for considering the school impact fees. He remarked that the collected fees represent a significant portion of the Issaquah School District's Capital Funding Program and are extremely important to their constituency who feels that new construction should pay a fair share of the cost of the school's facilities. He explained that the impact fees are based on the formula developed by the King County, which has been decreased this year. There being no further public comment, it was MOVED BY ZWICKER, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CARRIED. Chief Administrative Officer Jay Covington reviewed a written administrative report summarizing some day-to-day activities. Items noted: ¥ The Renton Senior Activity Center and the Knights of Columbus are providing a FREE breakfast to senior citizens on Saturday, March 17 from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. This is the 12th year the Knights of Columbus has provided a great breakfast for the seniors of Renton. More information is available at the Senior Center. ¥ The Renton Senior Center Activity Center will host a Housing Fair for senior citizens on Tuesday, March 20 from 10 a.m. to noon. Twenty senior housing groups will be available to answer questions about retirement homes, assisted living communities, senior apartment homes, low-income housing and other housing placement options. Citizens can contact the Senior Center for information. Items listed on the consent agenda are adopted by one motion which follows the listing. City Clerk submitted a request to set a public meeting on 3/19/2012 to consider supporting or opposing the Issaquah School District #411 April 2012 Construction and Maintenance Bond ballot measure. Council concur to set public meeting on 3/19/2012. March 5, 2012 Renton City Council Minutes Page 59 City Clerk: Public Meeting Request, Renton School District School Improvement Bond CED: 2012 Title IV (Development Regulations) Docket #8 Community Services: Fire Station 17 Reconstruction City Clerk submitted a request to set a public meeting on 3/19/2012 to consider supporting or opposing the Renton School District #403 April 2012 School Improvement Bond ballot measure. Council concur to set public meeting on 3/19/2012. Community and Economic Development Department submitted the proposed 2012 Title IV (Development Regulations) Docket #8 amendments table and summaries to commence the annual review processes. Refer to Planning and Development Committee and Planning Commission. Community Services Department recommended approval ofa Memorandum of Understanding with King County Fire Protection District #40 for Fire Station 17 Project, Fire Protection District reconstruction project and management services. Refer to Public Safety 40 MOU Airport: Taxiway Bravo Rehabilitation Phase II, Reid Middleton Utility: 2012 Hydraulic Model Update Project/2013 Capital Expenditure, Roth Hill, LLC Utility: Misty Cove Lift Station Replacement Project, RH2 Engineering UNFINISHED BUSINESS Finance Committee Finance: Vouchers Lease: Suite 200 Liberty Park Community Center, Birthday Dreams NEW BUSINESS Community Event: Renton History Museum Two By Two Exhibit Committee. Transportation Systems Division recommended approval ofa contract in the amount of $415,297 with Reid Middleton, Inc. for engineering and design services for Phase II of the Taxiway Bravo Rehabilitation project. Refer to Transportation (Aviation) Committee. Utility Systems Division recommended approval of a contract in the amount of $201,400 with Roth Hill, LLC for the 2012 Hydraulic Model Update project; and requests approval of the proposed 2013 Capital Expenditure for this project in the amount of $200,000. Refer to Utilities Committee. Utility Systems Division recommended approval of a contract in the amount of $109,144.76 with RH2 Engineering, Inc. for design and engineering services for the Misty Cove Lift Station Replacement project. Council concur. MOVED BY ZWICKER, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. CARRIED. Finance Committee Chair Briere presented a report recommending approval of Claim Vouchers 310087 - 310360, 4 wire transfers and 1 payroll run with benefit withholding payments totaling $4,663,182.22, and payroll vouchers include 754 direct deposits and 65 payroll checks totaling $1,586,568.18. MOVED BY BRIERE, SECONDED BY TAYLOR, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE REPORT. CARRIED. Finance Committee Chair Briere presented a report recommending concurrence with staff recommendation to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign Lease Addendum #1 with Birthday Dreams, a non-profit corporation, for Suite 200 at the Liberty Park Community Building. This lease will provide the City with $2,400 of additional revenue annually. MOVED BY BRIERE, SECONDED BY TAYLOR, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE REPORT. CARRIED. Council President Zwicker shared his recent visit to the Renton History Museum Two By Two Exhibit. He recommended everyone attend. March 5, 2012 Renton City Council Minutes Page 60 ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL ADJOURN. CARRIED. Time: 7:32 p.m. Bonnie I. Walton, CMC, City Clerk Li Li-Wong, Recorder March 5, 2012 RENTON CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING CALENDAR Office of the City Clerk COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS SCHEDULED AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING March 5, 2012 COMMITTEE/CHAIRMAN DATE/TIME AGENDA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (Zwicker) MONv 3/12 6:00 p.m. Risk Management Annual Report *7th Floor Conferencing Center* COMMUNITY SERVICES (Palmer) MON., 3/12 Neighborhood Newsletter Grants; 5:00 p.m. Parks/Golf Course 2011 Summary Briefing FINANCE (Briere) PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT (Prince) THURS., 3/8 4:00 p.m. Home Rezone Appeal *Council Chambers* PUBLIC SAFETY (Persson) TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION) (Corman) THURS., 3/8 Taxiway Bravo Rehabilitation Project, 3:30 p.m. Middleton Contract- Emerging Issues in Transportation UTILITIES (Taylor) MON., 3/12 Automatic Meter Reading Program; 5:30 p.m. Utility Bill Adjustment Policy; Consultant Agreement with Roth Hill for Wastewater's Hydraulic Modeling 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.