HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes 08-12-2019August 12, 2019 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF RENTON
MINUTES ‐ City Council Regular Meeting
7:00 PM ‐ Monday, August 12, 2019
Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Law called the meeting of the Renton City Council to order at 7:00 PM and led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present:
Don Persson, Council President
Randy Corman
Ryan McIrvin
Ruth Pérez
Armondo Pavone
Carol Ann Witschi
Councilmembers Absent:
Ed Prince
MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY WITSCHI, COUNCIL EXCUSE ABSENT
COUNCILMEMBER ED PRINCE. CARRIED.
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF PRESENT
Denis Law, Mayor
Robert Harrison, Chief Administrative Officer
Leslie Clark, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Megan Gregor, Deputy City Clerk
Gregg Zimmerman, Public Works Administrator
Jennifer Henning, Planning Director
Maryjane Van Cleave, Recreation & Neighborhoods Director
Commander Tracy Wilkinson, Police Department
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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Chief Administrative Officer Robert Harrison reviewed a written administrative report
summarizing the City’s recent progress towards goals and work programs adopted as part of
its business plan for 2019 and beyond. Items noted were:
The King County Solid Waste Division will be accepting public comments on the scope
of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill 2020 site
development plan until August 26. The public is invited to comment on the range of
issues to study in the Environmental Impact Statement that will evaluate the
proposed development alternatives for maximizing the capacity at the Cedar Hills
Regional Landfill in unincorporated King County, near Maple Valley. To submit
comments online, visit the King County Solid Waste Division website or mail
comments to King County Solid Waste Division at 201 South Jackson Street, Suite 701,
Seattle, WA 98104; Attn: Molly Paterson, Project Manager.
Meet with members of the Renton Police Department for conversation, tropical
treats, and poolside entertainment at “Luau with the Law” on August 15 from 5 to 7
p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel. Members of the Renton Police Department will be
available to answer questions about crime prevention or police services.
Preventative street maintenance will continue to impact traffic and result in
occasional street closures.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Jason Micheal Collins, addressed Council regarding camping in parks.
CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed on the Consent Agenda were adopted with one motion, following the listing.
a) Approval of Council Meeting minutes of August 5, 2019. Council Concur.
b) AB ‐ 2440 City Clerk reported bid opening on August 2, 2019 for the Police Training Center
and City Attorney Tenant Improvement project; and submitted the staff recommendation to
award the project to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Klinge & Associates, Inc.,
(CAG‐19‐196) in the amount of $1,053,824.20. Council Concur.
c) AB ‐ 2441 Community & Economic Development Department recommended approval of a
contract with Kirk Seese, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, for the design, fabrication,
and installation of the public art component of the Sunset Community Park project.
Refer to Committee of the Whole.
d) AB ‐ 2444 Community & Economic Development Department recommended approval of a
contract with Western Neon, in an amount not to exceed $146,261.28, for the design,
fabrication, and installation of the proposed Renton Loop public art project at S 2nd St and
Main Ave S. Refer to Committee of the Whole.
e) AB ‐ 2431 Community Services Department submitted CAG‐17‐088, contractor Road
Construction Northwest, Inc., and requested acceptance of the project and release of
retainage in the amount of $112,992.52, after 60 days and all required releases have been
obtained. Council Concur.
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f) AB ‐ 2439 Community Services Department recommended approval to enter into an
agreement with the United Way of King County to accept $4,000 in grant funds to be used for
the 2019 Summer Meals Program. Refer to Finance Committee.
g) AB ‐ 2442 Public Works Administration requested approval to purchase a replacement Vactor
2100 Plus vehicle from Owens Equipment, in the amount of $434,997.28, using state bid
contract Sourcewell (NJPA) 122017‐FSC. The funds for this purchase were included in the
2019/2020 Biennial Budget. Council concur.
MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY WITSCHI, COUNCIL CONCUR TO APPROVE
THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS PRESENTED. CARRIED.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a) Planning & Development Committee Vice Chair Pérez presented a report concurring in the staff
recommendation that Council:
Adopt, no later than January 31, 2020, a resolution of intent to adopt legislation to authorize the
maximum capacity of the existing sales and use tax authorized by SHB 1406 within one year of
the effective date of Substitute Housing Bill 1406, or by July 27, 2020, to provide funds for
affordable and/or supportive housing.
MOVED BY PÉREZ, SECONDED BY PAVONE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
b) Planning & Development Committee Vice Chair Pérez presented a report concurring in the staff
and Planning Commission recommendation to adopt 2019 Title IV Docket 14 Group A. The
Planning and Development Committee further recommended that ordinances for the following
items be prepared and presented for first reading when they are complete:
D‐155 TUP Criteria for Wireless Facilities
D‐157 SEPA Amendments
D‐158 Design District for CO Zone
D‐159 Phasing Large Scale Projects
D‐160 Construction & Demolition Materials Diversion
MOVED BY PÉREZ, SECONDED BY PAVONE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
LEGISLATION
Resolution:
a) Resolution No. 4386: A resolution was read declaring intent to adopt legislation to authorize
a sales and use tax for affordable and supportive housing in accordance with Substitute House
Bill 1406.
MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION
AS READ. CARRIED.
NEW BUSINESS
Please see the attached Council Committee Meeting Calendar.
Council President Persson presented Council Vice President Carol Ann Witschi with a
commemorative award, thanking her for her years of service to the City of Renton.
Councilmember Witschi accepted the award with thanks, and thanked Council and the
residents of Renton for allowing her to serve them for the past four years.
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED BY CORMAN, SECONDED BY PAVONE, COUNCIL CANCEL THE SEPTEMBER 9,
2019 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCIL CONCUR.
MOVED BY WITSCHI·, SECONDED BY PAVONE, COUNCIL ADJOURN. CARRIED.
TIME: 7:10P.M.
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Megan Gregor, CMC, Recorder
Monday, August 12, 2019
Council Committee Meeting Calendar
August 12, 2019
August 19, 2019 Monday
3:30 PM Planning & Development Committee, Vice Chair Pérez – Council Conference Rm
1. Docket #14
2. Emerging Issues in CED
4:30 PM Finance Committee, Chair Pavone – Council Conference Room
1. 2019 Summer Lunch Program Grant
2. Finance Division Reorganization
* 3. Golf Course Professional Salary Adjustment
4. Vouchers
5. Emerging Issues in Finance
5:30 PM Transportation Committee, Chair McIrvin – Council Conference Room
1. Six-year TIP
* 2. Rainier Ave Supplemental Agreement, KPG
3. Emerging Issues in Transportation
CANCELLED Utilities Committee, Chair Pérez
6:00 PM Committee of the Whole, Chair Persson – Conferencing Center
1. Pavilion RFP
2. Sunset Park Public Art
3. The Loop Public Art
4. Emerging Issues
Revised 8/13/19
*Item added to Committee