HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 11, 2011 Special MeetingRENTON CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
April 11, 2011
Monday, 5:45 p.m. MINUTES
Council Chambers
Renton City Hall
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS
CITY STAFF IN ATTENDANCE
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Public Works: Rainier Ave.
Widening Project Update
Mayor Law called the special meeting of the Renton City Council to order.
TERRI BRIERE, Council President; RICH ZWICKER; GREG TAYLOR; RANDY
CORMAN; MARCIE PALMER; DON PERSSON; KING PARKER.
DENIS LAW, Mayor; JAY COVINGTON, Chief Administrative Officer; LAWRENCE
J. WARREN, City Attorney; BONNIE WALTON, City Clerk; GREGG ZIMMERMAN,
Public Works Administrator; IWEN WANG, Finance and Information Technology
Administrator; ALEX PIETSCH, Community and Economic Development
Administrator; RICH PERTEET, Deputy Public Works Administrator -
Transportation; MARK BARBER, Senior Assistant City Attorney; CHIP VINCENT,
Planning Director; SUZANNE DALE ESTEY, Economic Development Director;
PREETI SHRIDHAR, Communications Director; BOB HANSON, Transportation
Design Engineering Supervisor.
Public Works Administrator Gregg Zimmerman provided a project overview and
introduced Deputy Public Works Administrator - Transportation Rich Perteet
and Senior Assistant City Attorney Mark Barber to present further updates on
the Rainier Ave. Widening project and related condemnation ordinance.
Mr. Perteet reported that the Rainier Ave. Widening project consists of a series
of safety and capacity improvements along the existing Rainier Ave. corridor.
He stated that there will be visual improvements, including gateway signs and
landscaping, as well as capacity improvements at S. Grady Way and Rainier Ave.
S., and at S. 7th St. He reported that environmental studies are approximately
99% complete, and the project's design is approximately 95% complete. He
reviewed the status of parcel acquisitions, and noted that although there may
be a few problems acquiring some parcels, no one has voiced opposition to the
project.
Concluding, Mr. Perteet stated that the project is approximately five or six
weeks behind schedule due to acquiring right-of-way, and that in the best case
scenario the project will bid on 5/23/2011 with construction beginning the first
week in August. He remarked that the worst case scenario is that the project
will bid on 9/26/2011 with construction beginning in January or February of
2012. He added that it will be an 18 to 24 month project.
Responding to Council President Briere's inquiry, Mr. Perteet explained that it is
estimated to take three months between the time the bid is conducted and
when construction actually begins, and that this time-frame could possibly be
shortened by a couple of weeks.
Mr. Barber reported that State law dictates the condemnation process, and
that the related ordinance must be mailed to all persons with interest in the
properties.
April 11, 2011 Renton City Council Minutes Page 106
EXECUTIVE SESSION AND
ADJOURNMENT
Jason Seth, Recorder
April 11, 2011
Mr. Barber also reported that everyone on title, whether by deed, easement or
other means, must be given a copy of the ordinance, and must also be given
notice a minimum of 15 days prior to its adoption. He stated that the
ordinance must also be published twice in two different newspapers.
Continuing, Mr. Barber reported that if the ordinance is adopted it must be
filed in King County Superior Court and the parties of interest must file a
response. He advised that this is only the first step in the process and that the
City must also motion the court that the condemnation is for public use and
necessity. He also advised that property owners are not required to give the
City use and possession of their properties until after they have been paid fair
market value. He noted that if property owners sue the City they may lose
their right to recover attorney fees if they cannot prove that their properties
are worth at least ten percent more than what the City offered to pay for them.
MOVED BY PARKER, SECONDED BY BRIERE, COUNCIL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES TO DISCUSS PROPERTY
ACQUISITION (RCW 42.30.110.1.b.) WITH NO OFFICIAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN
AND THATTHE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING BE ADJOURNED WHEN THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS ADJOURNED. CARRIED. Time: 6:04 p.m.
Executive session was conducted. There was no action taken. The executive
session and the Special Council meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Bonnie I. Walton, CMC, City Clerk