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Home My WebLink AboutNovember 21, 2011RENTON CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting November 21, 2011 Monday, 7 p.m. MINUTES Council Chambers Renton City Hall CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL OF COUNCILMEMBERS CITY STAFF IN ATTENDANCE SPECIAL PRESENTATION Fire: Employee Promotions ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT AUDIENCE COMMENT Citizen Comment: Tabak - Tri- Park Master Plan Mayor Law called the meeting of the Renton City Council to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. TERRIE BRIERE; KING PARKER; DON PERSSON; MARCIE PALMER; RANDY CORMAN; GREG TAYLOR; RICH ZWICKER. DENIS LAW, Mayor; JAY COVINGTON, Chief Administrative Officer; ZANNETA FONTES, Senior Assistant City Attorney; JASON SETH, Deputy City Clerk; ALEX PIETSCH, Community and Economic Development Administrator; IWEN WANG, Finance and Information Technology Administrator; RICH PERTEET, Deputy Public Works Administrator - Transportation; PREETI SHRIDHAR, Communications Director; FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR MARK PETERSON, DEPUTY CHIEF BILL FLORA, DEPUTY CHIEF ERIK WALLGREN, and EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR DEBORAH NEEDHAM, Fire & Emergency Services Department; COMMANDER CLARK WILCOX, Police Department. Fire Chief and Emergency Services Administrator Mark Peterson announced the following employee promotions: Captain Gregory Hartman promoted to Battalion Chief/Safety Officer, Lieutenant Douglas McDonald promoted to Captain, Lieutenant Erik Hammes promoted to Captain, and Firefighter William Aho promoted to Lieutenant. Each promoted employee was presented with a badge denoting their position. 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 2011 and beyond. Items noted: * Clam lights and the Argosy Christmas Ship are coming to Renton on Friday, December 2, at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park. The Rainier Yacht Club's parade of lighted boats will arrive at the water front at 7:30 p.m. The event begins at 6:15 p.m., with Mayor Law flipping the Clam Lights switch at 7 p.m. This is the 18th year of this spectacular event and the holiday lights have been expanded further north in the park this year. ¥ The tree lighting ceremony at Piazza Park is scheduled for Saturday, December 3. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. The K9 Candy Cane 5K Fun Run and Walk occurs on Sunday, December 4 at 9 a.m. The fun starts at the Renton Community Center and continues along the beautiful Cedar River Trail. Judy Tabak (Renton) stated that an article in the Renton Reporter regarding the Library Committee's planned vision was misleading, and refers to the Tri-Park Master Plan that calls for changes at Liberty Park. She remarked that the plan was adopted in 2006, and calls for new access to Liberty Park from Garden Ave., relocating skate and basketball areas, removing baseball fields, and adding soccer fields to the NARCO property. November 21, 2011 Renton City Council Minutes Page 360 CONSENT AGENDA Council: Meeting Minutes of 11/14/2011 Appointment: Municipal Arts Commission Latecomer: Water Line Extension, Renton Housing Authority, Glennwood Ave NE, LA-11-001 Lease: Additional Antennas & Ground Space, Verizon Wireless, LAG-97-004 Finance: Utility Billing Adjustment, McLaughlin Properties Finance: Utility Billing Adjustment, Puget Sound Energy CAG: 10-067, Logan Ave N Stage 2 Lake Washington Trail S Lake Connector, END General Construction UNFINISHED BUSINESS Finance Committee Finance: Vouchers Ms. Tabak also noted that the Washington State Department of Transportation predicts that the widening of 1-405 would not happen until 2025. She stated that citizens are befuddled by the plan and want to know who benefits from it, and when it will be implemented. Items listed on the consent agenda are adopted by one motion which follows the listing. Approval of Council meeting minutes of 11/14/2011. Council concur. Mayor Law appointed the following individuals to the Municipal Arts Commission for unexpired terms expiring on 12/31/2015: Jaris English (position formerly held by Sarah Eldridge) and Ben Andrews (position formerly held by Wesley Van Doren). Refer to Community Services Committee. City Clerk submitted request from Mark Gropper, Executive Director, Renton Housing Authority, for a latecomer agreement for water line extension running along NE 12th St., south along Harrington Ave. NE, then west and south on Glennwood Ave. NE. Refer to Utilities Committee. Community Services Department recommended approval of a third addendum to LAG-97-004, with Verizon Wireless, increasing the monthly rent by $480, for additional antennas and ground space at the Renton Highlands Water Tank at 3410 NE 12th St. Refer to Finance Committee. Finance and Information Technology Department submitted a request from McLaughlin Properties, LLC (Tenant: La Fuente Restaurant) for a utility billing adjustment due to a water leak and recommended granting the request in the amount of $3,367.47. Refer to Finance Committee. Finance and Information Technology Department submitted a request from Puget Sound Energy for a utility billing adjustment due to a water leak and recommended granting the request in the amount of $22,904.55. Refer to Finance Committee. Transportation Systems Division submitted CAG-10-067, Logan Ave N. Stage 2 Lake Washington Trail S. Lake Connector project, and requested approval of the project, final pay estimate in the amount of $29,883.05, commencement of a 60-day lien period, and release of retained amount of $50,981.62 to END General Construction, contractor, if all required releases are obtained. Council concur. MOVED BY BRIERE, SECONDED BY PARKER, COUNCIL APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. CARRIED. Finance Committee Chair Persson presented a report recommending approval of Claim Vouchers 307842 - 308186, and three wire transfers totaling $2,314,345.63, and payroll vouchers including 747 direct deposits, 77 payroll checks, and one wire transfer totaling $2,641,839.76. MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY TAYLOR, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE REPORT. CARRIED. November 21, 2011 Renton City Council Minutes Page 361 Public Safety Committee Chair Taylor presented a report recommending concurrence in the staff recommendation that the City of Renton Police Department and Community Services Department's Park Division continue to enforce the Park Rules and Regulations and maintain the new trail safety measures implemented. This includes; the educational outreach through the Volunteer Trail and Park Ranger program, distribution of the "Share the Trail" brochure, partnerships with trail user groups, and the annual Share the Trail event. MOVED BY TAYLOR, SECONDED BY PERSSON, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE REPORT. CARRIED. Committee on Committees Council President-Elect Zwicker presented a Committee on Committees report Council: 2012 Committee recommending the following Committee Chairmanships and Committee Assignments assignments for the Council for 2012: FINANCE (1st & 3rd Mondays, 4 p.m.) Terri Briere, Chair Greg Taylor, Vice-Chair Don Persson, Member COMMUNITY SERVICES (2nd & 4th Mondays, 4:30 p.m.) Marcie Palmer, Chair Ed Prince, Vice-Chair Greg Taylor, Member PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT (2nd & 4th Thursdays, 3 p.m.) Ed Prince, Chair Terri Briere, Vice-Chair Randy Corman, Member PUBLIC SAFETY (1st & 3rd Mondays, 5 p.m.) Don Persson, Chair Marcie Palmer, Vice-Chair Terri Briere, Member UTILITIES (2nd & 4th Mondays, 5 p.m.) Greg Taylor, Chair Randy Corman, Vice-Chair Ed Prince, Member TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION) (2nd & 4th Thursdays, 4 p.m.) Randy Corman, Chair Don Persson, Vice-Chair Marcie Palmer, Member Public Safety Committee Community Services: Cedar River Trail Safety MOVED BY ZWICKER, SECONDED BY BRIERE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE REPORT. CARRIED. November 21, 2011 Renton City Council Minutes Page 362 RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES ORDINANCE #5637 Finance: 2012 Property Tax Levy ORDINANCE #5638 Finance: 2011/2012 Mid- Biennium Budget Amendment ADJOURNMENT The following ordinances were presented for second and final reading: An ordinance was read establishing the property tax levy for the year 2012 for general City operational purposes in the amount of $33,400,000. MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY TAYLOR, COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AS READ. ROLL CALL. ALL AYES. CARRIED. An ordinance was read amending the City of Renton Fiscal Years 2011/2012 Biennial Budget as adopted by Ordinance No. 5583, and thereafter amended by Ordinance Nos. 5595 and 5616, in the amount of $15,591,398, for an amended total appropriation of $494,382,739 over the biennium. MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY TAYLOR, COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AS READ. ROLL CALL. ALL AYES. CARRIED. MOVED BY ZWICKER, SECONDED BY PERSSON, COUNCIL ADJOURN. CARRIED. Jason A. Seth, Deputy City Clerk Jason Seth, Recorder November 21, 2011 RENTON CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING CALENDAR Office of the City Clerk COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS SCHEDULED AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING November 21, 2011 COMMITTEE/CHAIRMAN DATE/TIME AGENDA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (Briere) MON., 11/28 NO MEETINGS (CANCELED) MON., 12/5 2012 State Legislative Agenda; Boeing's 737 Program - Resolution of Support COMMUNITY SERVICES (Palmer) FINANCE (Persson) MON., 12/5 Vouchers; 4:30 p.m. Emerging Issues in Revenue Streams PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT (Parker) MON., 11/28 Meet & Greet with Planning Commission 5:30 p.m. *NOTE SPECIAL DAY & TIME* TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION) (Corman) UTILITIES (Zwicker) THURS, 12/1 Title IV (Development Regulations) Docket 3:30 p.m. #7 *NOTE SPECIAL DAY & TIME* PUBLIC SAFETY (Taylor) MON., 12/5 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.