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Julia Medzegian
From:Jamie D. Thomas
Sent:Wednesday, December 20, 2017 5:09 PM
To:Don Persson; Ed Prince; Carol Ann Witschi; Ryan McIrvin; Armondo Pavone; Randy
Corman; Ruth Perez
Cc:Jay B Covington; Jan Hawn; Denis Law; Julia Medzegian
Subject:121117 Finance Committee Follow Up
Attachments:CAG-17-065.pdf; SVN Opinion - Exhibit D.pdf
Follow up from 12/11/17 finance committee meeting:
1. AHBL, $8,290 “Small Cells DAS Docket Work” ‐ What kind of services is AHBL providing?
AHBL staff is acting as an extension of staff to provide technical assistance in drafting code revisions to
comply with federal and state law, and to accommodate the rapidly evolving small cell wireless network
being deployed throughout the country. The work AHBL is tasked with includes reviewing and summarizing
current literature and the state of the practice of urban design and aesthetics with a specific focus on
incorporation of wireless communication facilities into the public realm. They are preparing draft code
amendments to RMC 4‐4‐140 (Wireless Communication Facilities) consistent with the Telecommunications
Act of 1996 and Section 6409 (a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act of 2012. AHBL has
prepared materials and presented their draft code to City staff, wireless purveyors, the Planning Commission,
and the Council’s Planning and Development Committee. They are assisting staff with developing processes
to review new wireless applications that will be filed in conjunction with the technology.
2. Boeing, $ 99,272.50 “CAG17‐065, grant agreement” – What are we paying Boeing for?
Per CAG‐17‐065 (attached), Purpose: As part of the City' s Cedar River Maintenance Dredge Project, the U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers required the City to implement a lighting reduction plan along the lower 1. 25 miles
of the Cedar River as Special Condition "r" to permit NWS‐ 2013‐ 0804. A light study identified several
artificial lights owned and/ or operated by Boeing as emitting light over the Cedar River and potentially
harming salmon fry. The City has entered into this Agreement to comply with its Permit NWS‐ 2013‐0804.
Per CAG‐17‐065 (attached), Scope of Work: Boeing agrees to perform light emission reduction work (in
accordance with the design requirements described in the Issued for Construction Design final design
document} on property Boeing owns and/ or maintains near the Cedar River. The scope of work to be
performed by Boeing is described in Exhibit A, which is attached and incorporated herein and may
hereinafter be referred to as the Work." The Work will be performed in support of the City's obligations in
the Stantec Study, Cedar River Electric Light Study, and dated 11 December 2015. Boeing shall not be
required to obtain any permits, special permits, environmental impact statements. City informed Boeing that
no shoreline permit is required.
3. Otak, $5,581.69, “Secondary Review for BMC” – What services is Otak providing?
We have contracted with Otak to provide secondary review of wetland reports that are submitted for
development projects. This particular project was the review of a wetland report submitted for the
construction of a new commercial building for a company called BMC.
4. SVN Rave, $4,850, “Broker Value of Opinion for 200 Mill” – what was the final opinion/recommendation of
the broker?
See attached – “SVN Opinion – Exhibit D”.
5. Miscellaneous US Bank Charges: there were a few animal control charges made to the USbank card. We are
still gathering information and working on finalizing our follow up with Counicl.
6. General Comment about making sure any WSDOT Go‐to‐Go charges that are Seahawk Escort related are
billed back to the Seahawks. We have confirmed two instances of Good‐to‐Go toll fees and we will be billing
the Seahawks to recoup these costs.
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If you have additional questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Thank you,
Jamie Thomas
Fiscal Services Director
City of Renton
425‐430‐6929