Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Report MAYOR’S OFFICE M E M O R A N D U M DATE: August 16, 2021 TO: Randy Corman, Council President Members of Renton City Council FROM: Armondo Pavone, Mayor Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer SUBJECT: Administrative Report • Due to limited staffing resources, Kennydale Beach Park will not have lifeguard services for the rest of this summer season. Adults are reminded to not swim alone; children should always be accompanied by an adult. As alternatives, Coulon Park Swim Beach and Henry Moses Aquatic Center have lifeguards scheduled through Labor Day, Monday, September 6. • The Community Services and Community and Economic Development Departments collaborated in acquiring an additional easement along Lake Washington from the Boeing Company. This final private easement brings the necessary corridor for the future Sam Chastain Trail near to completion. The project to assemble the easements and leases for the future trail began in 1990. The Sam Chastain Trail, when completed, will follow the southerly shoreline of Lake Washington to connect Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park to the northern terminus of the Cedar River Trail at Cedar River Trail Park for pedestrians. • In honor of September 11, National Day of Service and Remembrance, volunteer for one of two park beautification events at Tiffany and Philip Arnold Parks on Saturday, September 11. Group sizes will be limited. Sign up at rentonwa.gov/volunteer or contact Teresa Nishi, Volunteer Coordinator, at 425-430-6694. • King County Library System will display a Pop-up Story Walk along the walking path at Liberty Park through September. Enjoy each page of “Cat’s Colors” as you walk around the park. • Enjoy a self-guided, educational hike using the TRACK Trail at Cedar River Trail Park. Four free brochures provide activities and information about the natural environment along the Cedar River. Kids can receive different prizes for each recorded hike when they register on the kidsinparks.com website. • Come view Renton History Museum’s new temporary exhibit When You Can’t Go Home: Portraits of Refugees in the Pacific Northwest. This exhibit is the life work of Karisa Keasey, local artist, author, and advocate. Keasey spent hours with each refugee featured in this exhibit with the help of World Relief, a globally celebrated Randy Corman, Council President Members of Renton City Council Page 2 of 3 August 16, 2021 refugee resettlement organization. These moving watercolor portraits demonstrate a passion for enabling some of the most marginalized people in the world to be seen and heard. On exhibit through November 6. • 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: • Monday, August 16 through Friday, August 20, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Intermittent lane closures on 116th Avenue SE at SE 160th Street due to roadway and utility construction. Daytime detour will be in place. Approved traffic control plans have been issued for all work and will be followed. Questions may be directed to Tom Main, 206-999-1833.  Monday, August 16 through Friday, August 20, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.: Nighttime work to install a new sanitary sewer main in the intersection of Rainier Avenue South/South 3rd Street/SW Sunset Blvd, lasting 3 to 5 days. The contractor will complete the more disruptive and noisy portions of the work prior to 10 p.m., however some noise will occur during the duration of the nighttime work.  Tuesday, August 17 through Thursday, August 18, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Street maintenance crews will be closing one lane at a time along SW 43rd Street/South Carr Road between the SR 167 northbound off ramp and Smithers Avenue South to conduct crack sealing.  Ongoing Trail Closure through Summer 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.  Lake Washington Loop Trail Project, Logan Avenue South and Airport Way. Lane closures continue between now and project completion in late summer/early fall. For more information and project updates, please visit the project webpage at https://rentonwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=7922741&pageId=9346818.  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. Randy Corman, Council President Members of Renton City Council Page 3 of 3 August 16, 2021  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.