HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 13, 2009RENTON CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting
April 13, 2009 Council Chambers
Monday, 7 p.m. M I N U T E S Renton City Hall
CALL TO ORDER Mayor Law called the meeting of the Renton City Council to order and led the
Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS
DON PERSSON, Council President, Pro Tem; GREG TAYLOR; RICH
ZWICKER; TERRI BRIERE; KING PARKER; MARCIE PALMER. MOVED
BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY TAYLOR, COUNCIL EXCUSE ABSENT
COUNCIL PRESIDENT RANDY CORMAN. CARRIED.
CITY STAFF IN
ATTENDANCE
DENIS LAW, Mayor; JAY COVINGTON, Chief Administrative Officer;
LAWRENCE J. WARREN, City Attorney; JASON SETH, Deputy City Clerk;
ALEX PIETSCH, Community and Economic Development Administrator;
MARTY WINE, Assistant CAO; LESLIE BETLACH, Parks Director;
DEPUTY CHIEF ROBERT VAN HORNE, Fire Department; COMMANDER
KATIE MCCLINCY, Police Department.
AUDIENCE COMMENT
Citizen Comment: Smith -
Speed Bumps in School Zones
Gregg Smith (Seattle) encouraged the enforcement of school zone speed limits
through the implementation of speed bumps. He displayed photos of the street
in front of Talbot Hill Elementary School and pointed out that the speed bumps
and warning signs are permanent reminders that drivers need to slow down
while driving through school zones.
Citizen Comment: McOmber -
Townhall Meeting Event in
Renton Highlands
Howard McOmber (Renton) requested that a townhall style meeting being held
in the Renton Highlands to promote communication between citizens and City
officials. He stated that residents in the Highlands wish to maintain the
character of the neighborhood and remarked that the area contains a significant
amount of affordable housing.
CONSENT AGENDA Items listed on the consent agenda are adopted by one motion which follows the
listing.
Council Meeting Minutes of
4/6/2009
Approval of Council Meeting minutes of 4/6/2009. Council concur.
Transportation: Coal Creek
Parkway SE & May Creek
Park Property Exchange,
Washington State
Transportation Systems Division recommended approval to grant a Deed of
Right to Use Land for Public Recreation Purposes to the State of Washington as
a condition of the May Creek Park property exchange conversion, as related to
the King County Coal Creek Parkway SE widening project. Council concur.
MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY PALMER, COUNCIL APPROVE
THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. CARRIED.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Planning & Development
Committee
CED: Multi-Family Housing
Property Tax Exemption,
Liberty Square Apartments
Planning and Development Committee Chair Parker presented a report
recommending concurrence in the staff recommendation that Council:
1) Approve a Multi-Family Housing Property Tax Exemption Agreement that
addresses the terms and conditions for a partial property tax exemption for
the Liberty Square Apartments project in the Downtown designated
residential targeted area; and
2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute said agreement in
substantially the same form.
MOVED BY PARKER, SECONDED BY BRIERE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN
THE COMMITTEE REPORT. CARRIED.
April 13, 2009 Renton City Council Minutes Page 107
Finance Committee
Finance: 2009 Carry Forward
Ordinance
Finance Committee Chair Persson presented a report recommending
concurrence in the staff recommendation to approve an increase in the 2009
Budget appropriations in the amount of $37,203,924 by carrying forward fund
balance of $23,194,345 from 2008 for projects that were not completed in 2008,
but are anticipated to be completed in 2009. Additional grant and other revenue
in the amount of $13,921,677 are also anticipated to provide for a portion of
these expenditures. The combined resources from fund balance and revenue to
carry forward are $37,179,537. The Committee further recommended that the
related ordinance be presented for first reading. MOVED BY PERSSON,
SECONDED BY TAYLOR, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE
REPORT. CARRIED. (See later this page for ordinance.)
Transportation (Aviation)
Committee
Development Services:
Contractor Liability for Street
Repairs/Maintenance
Transportation (Aviation) Committee Chair Palmer presented a report
recommending concurrence in the staff recommendation that Council adopt an
ordinance to amend the Renton Municipal Code Title IX, Chapter 10, Street
Excavations, to specify the requirement for liability insurance as a permit
condition, and to extend the duration of maintenance bonds from one year to two
years. The Committee further recommended that the ordinance regarding this
matter be prepared for first reading. MOVED BY PALMER, SECONDED BY
ZWICKER, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
CARRIED.
RESOLUTIONS AND
ORDINANCES
The following ordinance was presented for first reading and referred to the
Council meeting of 4/20/2009 for second and final reading:
Finance: 2009 Carry Forward
Ordinance
An ordinance was read amending the 2009 Budget as adopted by Ordinance No.
5423 and thereafter amended by Ordinance Nos. 5441 and 5451. MOVED BY
PERSSON, SECONDED BY TAYLOR, COUNCIL REFER THE
ORDINANCE FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING ON 4/20/2009.
CARRIED.
The following ordinance was presented for second and final reading and
adoption:
ORDINANCE #5454
SAD: Earlington Sanitary
Sewer Interceptor
An ordinance was read establishing an assessment district for sanitary sewer
service for properties adjacent to the Earlington Sanitary Sewer Interceptor and
establishing the amount of the charge upon connection to the facilities. MOVED
BY ZWICKER, SECONDED BY BRIERE, COUNCIL ADOPT THE
ORDINANCE AS READ. ROLL CALL. ALL AYES. CARRIED.
NEW BUSINESS
Community Event: Boy Scout
Troop 498 Attendance
Mayor Law welcomed the boy scouts who were in attendance. Boy Scout
Spencer McCarty introduced the troop as Boy Scout Troop 498 from the
Issaquah School District.
Council: Firefighter Training
Operations
Councilmember Zwicker announced that he and Chief Administrative Officer
Covington attended firefighter training in Richland, Washington where they
tested their skills through a battery of fire simulations, ladder climbs, and
extrication operations.
Community Event: 7th Annual
Piazza Spring Festival & 4th
Annual Downtown Poker Run
Councilmember Palmer invited the community to attend the 7th Annual Piazza
Spring Festival and the 4th Annual Downtown Renton Poker Run occurring on
Saturday, April 18 in downtown Renton.
ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY TAYLOR, SECONDED BY PERSSON, COUNCIL ADJOURN.
CARRIED. Time: 7:21 p.m.
Jason A. Seth, Recorder
April 13, 2009