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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Report EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT M E M O R A N D U M DATE: May 24, 2021 TO: Randy Corman, Council President Members of Renton City Council FROM: Armondo Pavone, Mayor Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer SUBJECT: Administrative Report • Renton Farmers Market invites you to help kick off our 20th Market season by shopping next Tuesday, June 1, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Gateway Park, at the corner of South 3rd Street and Logan Avenue South. o More vendors will have fresh flowers, fresh produce, honey, baked goods, ciders, cheese, and crafts. o We welcome back hot food vendors, so grab your dinner to go! o We are proud to offer the SNAP Market Match incentive program for SNAP and P-EBT shoppers, which offers a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $40 per day to be used for fresh produce. o COVID-19 safety policies will still be in play, including physical distancing from other shoppers and designated entrance and exit. o Two hours of free parking is available at the City Parking Garage. The entrance is located off South 2nd Street between Burnett and Logan Avenues, just one block from the market. o For the most up-to-date information, visit our website at www.rentonfarmersmarket.com, or find us on Facebook and Instagram. • The Parks Planning & Natural Resources Division has commenced work at two park sites: Thomas Teasdale Park and Liberty Park. At Thomas Teasdale Park, the replacement of the basketball court started with demolishing of the existing court on May 17. During the work, the remaining park facilities will remain open for use. The new basketball court is scheduled to be completed by July 31, 2021. The Liberty Park playground renovation is scheduled to start on May 24. The playground will be closed while the remaining park will be open for public use. Work includes demolishing the existing play equipment and removing the existing engineered wood fiber safety surface. New play equipment will be installed for ages 2-5 and 5-12 as well as new poured-in-place rubberized all- weather safety surface. The playground is scheduled to be completed by mid- August 2021. Randy Corman, Council President Members of Renton City Council Page 2 of 2 May 24, 2021 • Information about preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and road closures happening this week can be found at http://rentonwa.gov/traffic. All projects are weather permitting and unless otherwise noted, streets will always remain open. Preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and road closures will be at the following locations:  Tuesday, May 25 through Thursday, May 27, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Maintenance crews will be conducting asphalt repairs along 106th Place SE between SE Carr Road and SE 174th Street. Flaggers will be onsite to manage traffic flow.  Ongoing Trail Closure through May 2021. Ripley Lane North Trail closure just north of the VMAC and the trailhead going north in support the WSDOT I-405 Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lanes Project. Questions may be directed to Justin Johnson at 425-902-7172.  Williams Avenue South and Wells Avenue South Conversion Project. Impacts to traffic will continue throughout this area between South 2nd Street and South 3rd Street. Please visit the project webpage at https://rentonwa.gov/ww for more information.  Downtown Utility Improvement Project. The Downtown Utility Improvement Project requires several roadway closures and detours between now and project completion in 2022. For more information on current upcoming road closures and traffic impacts or to sign up for email or text alerts, visit the project website at https://rentonwa.gov/duip.