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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: June 4, 2018
TO: Ed Prince, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
FROM: Denis Law, Mayor
Robert Harrison, Chief Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Administrative Report
Please join us tomorrow, Tuesday, June 5th, at the Piazza Park in downtown Renton
as Mayor Law officially rings the opening bell at 3:00 p.m. to kick off the 17th season
of the Renton Farmers Market. The market will be filled with fresh flowers and a
bounty of farm fresh produce this and every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.,
June 5th through September 25th in the beautiful Piazza Park, located in Downtown
Renton at the corner of South 3rd Street and Burnett Avenue South. In addition to
market fare, shoppers will enjoy live music, tips from Master Gardeners, cooking
demonstrations, and children’s activities. New this season, Logan Avenue South will
be closed between Piazza Park and Gateway Park, making it that much easier to
cross the street to get to our food trucks, children’s activities, special events, and
live music from buskers at Market West! And we are proud to continue our Fresh
Bucks incentive program, which offers a now unlimited dollar‐for‐dollar match to be
used on fresh produce for our SNAP shoppers.
The Surface Water Utility challenges residents to take on their personal pollution
because small actions make a big difference. If everyone in Puget Sound cut back on
a quarter pound of outdoor pollution – about the size of an apple – over one million
pounds of pollution per year would be kept out of our waterways where people and
fish swim and play. Take a survey to tell us how you prevent pollution and receive a
Chinook Book smartphone app with coupons to save hundreds of dollars at local
businesses including Bartell Drugs, Pet Pros, Grocery Outlet, and more. Visit
rentonwa.gov/pugetsoundstartshere to take the survey.
It’s your last chance to complete the online survey about plastic bag use. The Solid
Waste Utility’s “Bring Your Own Bag” (BYOB) campaign ends soon. This campaign is
an effort to reduce plastic bag use and litter throughout the city. The public is
encouraged to bring reusable bags when shopping and complete an online survey
about plastic bag use. The survey is available at
surveymonkey.com/r/PlasticBagRenton through June 6th. Questions may be
Ed Prince, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
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directed to Solid Waste Senior Program Specialist Jina Kim at Jkim@rentonwa.gov or
by calling 425‐430‐7391.
Information about preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and
road closures happening this week can be found at
http://rentonwa.gov/trafficimpacts. Preventative street maintenance, traffic impact
projects, and road closures will be at the following locations:
Monday, June 4th through Friday, June 8th, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Additional
truck traffic and hauling will occur in the vicinity of Valley Medical Hospital
related to the construction of the new Medical Office Building. Questions may
be directed to Tom Main at 206‐999‐1833.
Monday, June 4th through Friday, June 8th, 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. North 4th
Street will be reduced to two lanes between Garden Avenue North and Park
Avenue North due to the construction of curbs and gutters for the new Sartori
Elementary School. In addition, one to two eastbound lanes of North 3rd Street
between North Park and North Garden Avenues will be closed for construction
of curbs and gutters for Sartori Elementary. Questions may be directed to
Patrick DeCaro at 425‐207‐6013.
Monday, June 4th through Friday, June 8th, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The
intersection of East Valley Road and SW 19th Street will be closed for the I‐405
Direct Connector Project. Questions may be directed to Justin Johnson at 425‐
430‐7291.
Monday, June 4th through Friday, June 8th, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Single lane
closure along northbound Talbot Road South between the northbound I‐405 on‐
ramp and the southbound I‐405 off‐ramp for the I‐405 Direct Connector Project.
Questions may be directed to Justin Johnson at 425‐430‐7291.
Monday, June 4th through Friday, June 8th, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Single lane
closure along the Talbot Road South ramp to northbound I‐405 for the I‐405
Direct Connector Project. Questions may be directed to Justin Johnson at 425‐
430‐7291.
Monday, June 4th through Friday, June 8th, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Potential
single lane closure on 108th Avenue SE south of SE Petrovitsky Road in the
northbound lanes due to utility and roadway construction. Questions may be
directed to Tom Main at 206‐999‐1833.
Ed Prince, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
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Tuesday, June 5th through Friday, June 15th, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Street
maintenance crews will be repaving the area affected by the February storm
water system failure that resulted in a massive sinkhole at 901 Rainier Avenue
North. Expect significant lane reductions both directions of Rainier Avenue
North in this vicinity. Please note it is possible the lane restrictions could extend
beyond 4:30 p.m. as crews work to expedite completion of the project.
Questions may be directed to Street Maintenance Supervisor John Kalmbach at
425‐766‐6183.
Monday, June 11th through Friday, June 29th, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Utility
maintenance crews will be doing a sewer main extension project along NE 25th
Street between Edmonds Avenue NE and Ferndale Avenue NE. This project will
result in daytime closure of NE 25th Street. A detour will be in place that will
route traffic along Edmonds Avenue NE and NE 24th Street. Questions may be
directed to Rocky Sittner at 425‐902‐2004.
Monday, June 4th through December 2018. Road closure on South 14th Street
between Smithers Avenue South and Davis Avenue South for utility construction.
Questions may be directed to Patrick DeCaro at 425‐207‐6013.
Monday, June 4th through October 2019. The Renton Hill Utility Replacement
Project is underway with anticipated completion in May 2019. Following
completion of the utility project, an overlay of the affected surface streets will be
conducted as part of the 2019 overlay project. The overlay is scheduled to be
completed prior to October 31, 2019.