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Home My WebLink AboutRES 3589CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 358 9 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, EXPRESSING THE INTENT OF BOEING AND THE CITY OF RENTON TO WORK TOGETHER IN THE REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE RENTON PLANT SITE. WHEREAS, Boeing has announced that it is considering consohdation of its operations at the Renton Plant by moving north into the buildings closest to Lake Washington over the next 18 to 36 months and is committed to preserving its Renton Plant operations for airplane final assembly, design and integration; and WHEREAS, the City has approved a Development Agreement for the Renton Plant that, among other things, vests land use regulations appMcable to Renton Plant development applications and estabKshes baseline vehicle trips; and WHEREAS, Boeing is evaluating the possible surplus of those land assets and buildings which are non-essential to its ongoing operations; and WHEREAS, Boeing and the City agree that the Renton Plant represents a significant redevelopment opportunity to enhance the City's employment and tax base; and WHEREAS, Boeing is committed to managing its real estate assets to create value for shareholders, employees and communities in which Boeing has long been a major presence; and WHEREAS, the City is committed to the revitalization of the North Renton Area consistent with appropriate long-range planning goals; and RESOLUTION NO. 3 589 WHEREAS, Boeing and the City agree that the Renton Plant is currently zoned and suitable for industrial uses, but that potential future redevelopment could consist of a higher range of land uses over time, with the mutual commitment of both parties and provided that costs associated with repositioning the site for uses other than airplane manufacture, including major on- and off-site infrastructure, are planned and funded on a coUaborative basis; and WHEREAS, certain amendments to City poUcies and regulations may be necessary to accommodate the range of potential redevelopment alternatives; and WHEREAS, Boeing and the City agree that an appropriate vehicle for the evaluation of the range of alternative uses, and those poUcy and regulatory changes required to implement such uses on a phased basis based on incremental land surplusing decisions made over time, is through the State Environmental PoUcy Act (SEPA) environmental review process; and WHEREAS, Boeing and the City agree that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) must be completed to provide the level of environmental review necessary to address aU potential impacts of implementation of the redevelopment scenarios and required poUcy and regulatory amendments related to the Property; and WHEREAS, the City has determined and Boeing concurs, that the consultants Usted on Attachment A are qualified consultants from the City's roster and are hereby selected to assist the City in completing the EIS although nothing shaU prevent the City from selecting additional consultants to assist; and WHEREAS, Boeing and the City agree that a Development Agreement wiU be made subsequent to the EIS process to guide potential future redevelopment of the Property; and RESOLUTION NO. 358 9 WHEREAS, Boeing and the City acknowledge that eventual redevelopment of the Renton Plant may be constrained by environmental impacts, infrastructure costs, corporate requirements, jurisdictional objectives or other factors; and WHEREAS, Boeing and the City agree that it is now appropriate to outline mutual short- and long-term goals, roles and responsibiUties associated with review and evaluation of the Property; and WHEREAS, Boeing agrees that the foUowing key activities and commitments by Boeing are necessary to support planning, environmental evaluation and possible future redevelopment of the Renton Plant site: « Actively lobby the State legislature to highUght the importance of transportation improvements to the Boeing Company generaUy and the City's effort to earmark doUars for Renton specificaUy; and • Cooperate with and fund the City's SEPA environmental review (EIS) of a range of redevelopment and consoMdation alternatives that are consistent with Boeing's objectives for potential redevelopment of the Property and the City's long-range planning goals for the North Renton Area; and • Work with the City on a Development Agreement that would outline a mitigation framework (supported by the SEPA analysis above) that Mnks planned infrastructure requirements with defined development thresholds on a phased basis; and WHEREAS, the City agrees that the foUowing key activities and commitments by the City are necessary to support planning, environmental evaluation and possible future redevelopment of the Renton Plant site: RESOLUTION NO. 358 9 • Serve as the lead agency for an EIS addressing the impacts of alternative redevelopment and consoMdation scenarios generated by Boeing and associated poUcy and regulatory amendments; and ® Ensure that the environmental review is completed in a manner that is as time and cost-efficient as possible; and • Lobby for priority funding of interchange improvements along the 1-405 Corridor and regional arterials necessary to support the range of redevelopment alternatives identified within the EIS; and ® Contribute to pubMc funding for the infrastructure, parks, open space, or other pubMc services necessary to support future redevelopment scenarios of the Property that meet both parties' objectives. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. The above findings are true and correct in aU respects. SECTION II. The Mayor and City Council hereby support the possible future redevelopment of aU or a portion of the Renton Plant site in this manner, foUowing the processes and assuming the responsibiUties described above so long as such redevelopment is consistent with the City's long range vision and Boeing's operational, planning and development requirements. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 14th day of October , 2002. Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. 3589 APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 14th day of October _, 2002. -Mi£L rrTC^i - ~ JesJgfTanner, Mayor APPROVED BY BOEING this j|^ day of ki <. \ i &% &=K- , 2002. Approved as to form: Lawrence J. WarrehrCity Attorney RES.934:10/l/02:ma By: y / -i Its: Steohf n J. Barker Signatoff CITY OF RENTON ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND RELATED DISCIPLINES CONSULTANT LIST 2002 - 2005 NAME A.C.Kindig & Co. Barker Landscape Architects Berryman & Henigar Blumen Consulting Group, Inc. Bucher, Willis and Ratliff Camp Dresser & McKee Cooke Scientific Services Entranco Environalysis Garry Struthers Associates GEO Group Northwest Huckell/Weinman Associates Johnson, Davies and Lathrop Jones & Stokes Kleinfelder Northwest Hydraulic Parametrix Parsons Brinckerhoff Perteet Engineering Robinson & Noble. Sheldon & Associates TranSystems Corporation URS Corporation The Watershed Company West Consultants LOCATION Bellevue Seattle Seattle Kirkland Seattle Bellevue Seattle Bellevue Seattle Bellevue Bellevue Kirkland Seattle Bellevue Bellevue Seattle Kirkland Seattle Everett Tacoma Seattle Seattle Seattle Kirkland Bellevue TELEPHONE 425-638-0358 206-783-2870 206-505-3400 425-827-4077 206-448-2123 425-453-8383 206-525-5105 425-454-5600 206-329-4634 425-519-0300 425-649-8757 425-828-4463 206-528-7444 425-822-1077 425-562-4200 206-241-6000 425-822-8880 206-382-5200 425-252-7700 253-475-7711 206-522-1214 206-448-4200 206-438-2700 425-822-5242 425-646-8806 EIS X X X X X X X ENVIRN X X X X X X X X X GEOTECH X X WETLAND X X X X X X WILDLIFE X X X X FISH X X HYDROL X X X X X X X AIR/ NOISE X X X HAZMAT X X X X X LAND PLAN X X X TRANSP X X X X X X X X X X CIVIL ENG X X X X RE/ECON DEVEL X X LANDSC ARCH X SO. td o tr1 a H o O U1 oo