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Home My WebLink AboutApproved Minutes 5-16-2022May 16, 2022 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES CITY OF RENTON MINUTES - City Council Regular Meeting 7:00 PM - Monday, May 16, 2022 Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pavone called the meeting of the Renton City Council to order at 7:00 PM. ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: Ryan McIrvin, Council President James Alberson, Jr., Council Position No. 1 Carmen Rivera, Council Position No. 2 Valerie O'Halloran, Council Position No. 3 Ed Prince, Council Position No. 5 Ruth Pérez, Council Position No. 6 Kim-Khánh Vǎn, Council Position No. 7 Councilmembers Absent: ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF PRESENT Armondo Pavone, Mayor Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer Cheryl Beyer, Senior Assistant City Attorney Jason Seth, City Clerk Judith Subia, Council Liaison Kristi Rowland, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Chip Vincent, Community & Economic Development Administrator Martin Pastucha, Public Works Administrator Ellen Bradley-Mak, Human Resources and Risk Management Administrator Rob Shuey, Building Official Ron Straka, Public Works Utility Systems Director Deputy Chief Jeff Hardin, Police Department Administrator Commander Tracy Wilkinson, Police Department May 16, 2022 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES PROCLAMATION a) National Public Works Week - May 15 - 21, 2022: A proclamation by Mayor Pavone was read declaring May 15 - 21, 2022 to be National Public Works Week in the City of Renton, encouraging all citizens to join in this special observance. Public Works Administrator, Martin Pastucha, accepted the proclamation with appreciation. MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE PROCLAMATION. CARRIED. b) Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month - May, 2022: A proclamation by Mayor Pavone was read declaring May 2022 to be Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the City of Renton, encouraging all citizens to join in this special observance. MOVED BY VǍN, SECONDED BY MCIRVIN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE PROCLAMATION. CARRIED. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT CAO Ed VanValey reviewed a written administrative report summarizing the City’s recent progress towards goals and work programs adopted as part of its business plan for 2022 and beyond. Items noted were: • On May 4, the King County Library System (KCLS) cleared late fines for all patrons with a new initiative called A Fresh Start for All. This one-time waiver gives patrons a fresh start on their account and enables access to all KCLS materials. A Fresh Start for All was approved by the KCLS Board of Trustees on April 27, 2022. KCLS will return to pre-pandemic circulation practices on September 15 and will start assessing late fines again at that time. After their accounts have been cleared on May 4, patrons will have until September 15 to return items before late fines resume. • Preventative street maintenance will continue to impact traffic and result in occasional street closures. CONSENT AGENDA Items listed on the Consent Agenda were adopted with one motion, following this listing. a) Approval of Council Meeting minutes of May 9, 2022. Council Concur. b) AB - 3130 Community & Economic Development Department recommended approval of a resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a mitigation credit purchase agreement with the Renton School District, for the sale of 0.196 Springbrook Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank (SMB) credits, in the amount of $230,300, to the district in compensation for anticipated 0.28 acres of permanent wetland impacts for the RSD Elementary School #16 project. Refer to Finance Committee. c) AB - 3128 Finance Department submitted a utility billing adjustment request from 2801 NE Sunset Blvd, LLC, a multi-family property owner, and recommended adjusting the account in the amount of $2,950.26 for excess consumption caused by a qualified water line leak in accordance with RMC 8-4-46 and 8-5-23. Refer to Finance Committee. May 16, 2022 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES d) AB - 3129 Finance Department submitted a utility bill adjustment request from M2 Renton LLC, a non-residential property owner, and recommended an adjustment in the amount of $20,919.15 for excess sewer consumption caused by a qualified water line leak in accordance with RMC 8-5-23. Refer to Finance Committee. e) AB - 3127 Public Works Administration recommended approval of a department reorganization to establish a Sustainability Section within the Administrator's Office focused on development and implementation of programs and activities to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) and impacts of infrastructure development and program operations on the natural environment; authorizing the requested retitle and salary re-grade of the existing Solid Waste Coordinator, Senior Program Specialists, and Program Specialist positions (M25,A15,A13) to a Solid Waste Programs Manager, Senior Sustainability Program Specialist, and Sustainability Programs Specialist (M25,A18,A16); authorize the addition of 1 FTE (Full- time equivalent) Sustainability and Senior Solid Waste Manager, .5 FTE Sustainability Program Specialist, 1.5 FTEs Sustainability Program Specialists, and 2 FTE Maintenance Service Worker I positions; authorizing hiring preferred candidates at Step E of the different salary grades, and adopt ordinances updating the Salary Table and Renton Municipal Code (RMC) 3-7 to incorporate these changes. Additionally, a budget adjustment to cover any budget gap will be completed as part of the 2nd Quarter Budget Amendment process. Refer to Finance Committee. MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. CARRIED. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a) Utilities Committee Chair Alberson presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to approve Amendment No. 4 to CAG-19-313 with Otak, Inc. in the amount of $1,145,100 for Phase 3 design services for the Monroe Ave NE Storm Improvement Project. MOVED BY ALBERSON, SECONDED BY RIVERA, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. b) Transportation Committee Chair Văn presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to approve close out of CAG-21-184 with Road Construction Northwest, Inc. for $47,201.97 for the 2021 Runway PCC Panel Repair Project. MOVED BY VǍN, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. c) Transportation Committee Chair Văn presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to approve the professional services agreement with Moore Iacofanco Goltsman (MIG), Inc. to provide preliminary and final design services totaling $1,244,283.67 for the Renton Connector Project. MOVED BY VǍN, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. NEW BUSINESS Please see the attached Council Committee Meeting Calendar May 16, 2022 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY MCIRVIN, COUNCIL ADJOURNED, CARRIED. TIME: 7:15 P.M. Jason A. Seth, MMC, City Clerk Jason Seth, Recorder 16 May 2022 Council Committee Meeting Calendar May 16, 2022 May 23, 2022 Monday 3:15 PM Finance Committee, Chair O’Halloran – VIDEOCONFERENCE 1. WSDOT Agreement Supplement for the Rainier Avenue S Corridor Improvements – Phase 4 Project * 2. WSDOT Agreement for the Bronson Way Bridge ‐ Seismic Retrofit and Painting Project 3. Public Works Department Reorganization to Establish the Sustainability and Solid Waste Section 4. Utility Bill Leak Adjustment Request for 2801 Sunset Blvd, LLC 5. Utility Bill Leak Adjustment Request for M2 Renton LLC 6. Port of Seattle’s Economic Development Support Program Grant * 7. Springbrook Creek Wetlands Mitigation Bank Credit Sale Agreement 8. New Hire Step Approval Process 9. Vouchers 10. Emerging Issues in Finance 4:30 PM Planning & Development Committee, Chair Prince – VIDEOCONFERENCE 1. Retail Pet Sales Briefing 2. Docket 17 Briefing 3. Emerging Issues in CED 5:45 PM Committee of the Whole, Chair McIrvin 1. Clean Economy Strategy 2.0 7:00 PM Council Meeting – VIDEOCONFERENCE * revised 05/17/22