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Home My WebLink About7-25-2023 - Schwabe email RE_ Appeal of CED Deferrals (DEF 23001823; DEF 23001824) [IWOV-PDX.FID4777904]CAUTION: This email originated from outside the City of Renton. Do not click links, reply or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. From:Calvert, Maren L. To:Phil Olbrechts Cc:Katzaroff, Kenneth; Blythe Phillips; McKee, Lisa D.; Schunk, Andrea K.; Wilson-McNerney, Julie; dzoldak@larsandersen.com; Alex Morganroth; Andrew Van Gordon; Angelea Weihs; Brianne Bannwarth; Clark Close; Cynthia Moya; Jason Seth; Jennifer Cisneros; Jill Ding; Judith Subia; Margarette Bravo; Matthew Herrera; Nathan Janders; Robert Shuey; Shane Moloney; Vanessa Dolbee; Patrice Kent Subject:RE: Appeal of CED Deferrals (DEF 23001823; DEF 23001824) [IWOV-PDX.FID4777904] Date:Tuesday, July 25, 2023 2:14:51 PM Attachments:image001.png image002.png image003.png Mr. Examiner, Thank you for the opportunity to review and respond to your draft scheduling order. The Home Depot appreciates the haste with which the Examiner is proceeding. As previously mentioned, The Home Depot is planning to submit a modification request to the City in accordance with condition of approval 34 (“COA 34”) of the Hearing Examiner’s previous Final Decision, approving The Home Depot’s site plan. COA 34 states: “The undergrounding of power lines pursuant to RMC 4-6-090 has not yet been addressed in the staff recommended conditions of approval or the staff report. At hearing, the parties have agreed to defer resolution of the issue pending further assessment of the applicability of RMC 4-6-090. Applicant’s legal counsel has also raised the issue of Dolan proportionality, which staff may also have to further assess. At hearing the parties also agreed to subject any disagreement on the underground issue to hearing examiner appeal. As recommended by staff, if the parties cannot mutually agree on whether power lines should be undergrounded, the Applicant shall put its position in the form of a modification request and the resulting staff decision shall be subject to hearing examiner appeal.” Final Decision at pages 21 line 23 to page 22 line 3 (21:23-22:3). Given that the essence of The Home Depot’s appeal related to Grady Way (Outlot 1) is based upon the ongoing dispute a to the Nollan and Dolan constitutional requirement for proportionality and nexus, the modification request and the appeal regarding Outlot 1 are intimately, and inextricably, related. The questions presented in each are the same. Accordingly, in the interests of judicial economy and efficiency, The Home Depot respectfully requests that the Pre-hearing Order accommodate the inevitable appeal on The Home Depot’s modification request. We do not think adding an appeal of the modification request to the pre- hearing schedule will introduce any new issues or argument, and thus, it should not delay the schedule or prejudice any party. The modification request (and its appeal) will simply tee-up the question presented in the Outlot 1 appeal, in a succinct format. The Home Depot has also submitted public records requests related to the instant appeals. If the responses to those requests are timely produced, The Home Depot is unlikely to need to conduct discovery during the appeal proceedings. If timely productions are not forthcoming, The Home Depot may file a motion to compel production of public records/approval to conduct discovery at or before the time indicated in the draft scheduling order for “other motions.” Given the issues discussed above, The Home Depot proposes the pre-hearing schedule could be adjusted as follows: 8/4/23 – Deadline to File Modification Request (if any) 8/4/23 - Response to City Motion to Dismiss. 8/8/23 - Reply to Motion to Dismiss 8/18/23 – Deadline to file other prehearing motions 8/25/23 – Deadline to publish staff report regarding Modification Request 9/1/23 - Response to other prehearing motions 9/5/23 - Replies to other prehearing motions 9/8/23 – Deadline to appeal Modification Request (if any) 9/19/23 Witness and Exhibit Lists due, along with exchange of exhibits. 9/22/23 Rebuttal Witness/Exhibit List along with rebuttal exhibits 9/26/23 Virtual Appeal hearing, 9 am, (Outlot 1, Outlot 2, Modification Decision (if any)). In addition, it appears there is some extraneous language in the draft order on page 2 lines 15 and 16 regarding a motion for reconsideration, which the Examiner may want to remove or modify. Thank you for your time and attention, Maren Maren Calvert Shareholder Pronouns: she, her, hers (360) 597-0804 mcalvert@schwabe.com From: Phil Olbrechts <olbrechtslaw@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2023 9:55 AM To: Patrice Kent <PKent@rentonwa.gov> Cc: Katzaroff, Kenneth <KKatzaroff@SCHWABE.com>; Blythe Phillips <BPhillips@rentonwa.gov>; McKee, Lisa D. <LMcKee@schwabe.com>; Calvert, Maren L. <MCalvert@schwabe.com>; Schunk, Andrea K. <ASchunk@SCHWABE.com>; Wilson-McNerney, Julie <JWilson- McNerney@schwabe.com>; dzoldak@larsandersen.com; Alex Morganroth <AMorganroth@rentonwa.gov>; Andrew Van Gordon <AVanGordon@rentonwa.gov>; Angelea Weihs <AWeihs@rentonwa.gov>; Brianne Bannwarth <BBannwarth@rentonwa.gov>; Clark Close <CClose@rentonwa.gov>; Cynthia Moya <CMoya@rentonwa.gov>; Jason Seth <JSeth@rentonwa.gov>; Jennifer Cisneros <JCisneros@rentonwa.gov>; Jill Ding <JDing@rentonwa.gov>; Judith Subia <JSubia@rentonwa.gov>; Margarette Bravo <MBravo@rentonwa.gov>; Matthew Herrera <MHerrera@rentonwa.gov>; Nathan Janders <NJanders@rentonwa.gov>; Robert Shuey <RShuey@rentonwa.gov>; Shane Moloney <SMoloney@rentonwa.gov>; Vanessa Dolbee <VDolbee@rentonwa.gov> Subject: Re: Appeal of CED Deferrals (DEF 23001823; DEF 23001824) [IWOV-PDX.FID4777904] Draft prehearing order attached. Please let me know if you agree with dates (and waive any rights to speedier appeal date) and also any additional email addresses you'd like added to the distribution list. Please respond by 5 pm, 7/26/23. On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 10:47 AM Patrice Kent <PKent@rentonwa.gov> wrote: Good morning – Hearing Examiner Olbrechts – Thank you for the reminder regarding filing procedures. I will not make that error again. Ken – Thank you for sending the update. Regards, Patrice M. PATRICE KENT | Senior Assistant City Attorney City of Renton | 1055 S. Grady Way | Renton WA 98057 pkent@Rentonwa.gov | (425) 430-6482 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail, including any attachments, is confidential and may include privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe you have received this e-mail in error, please do not copy, print, forward, re-transmit, or otherwise disseminate this e-mail, its contents, or any of its attachments. Please delete this e-mail. 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From: Katzaroff, Kenneth <KKatzaroff@SCHWABE.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 10:44 AM To: Phil Olbrechts <olbrechtslaw@gmail.com>; Blythe Phillips <BPhillips@Rentonwa.gov> Cc: McKee, Lisa D. <LMcKee@schwabe.com>; Calvert, Maren L. <MCalvert@schwabe.com>; Schunk, Andrea K. <ASchunk@SCHWABE.com>; Wilson-McNerney, Julie <JWilson- McNerney@schwabe.com>; dzoldak@larsandersen.com; Alex Morganroth <AMorganroth@Rentonwa.gov>; Andrew Van Gordon <AVanGordon@rentonwa.gov>; Angelea Weihs <AWeihs@Rentonwa.gov>; Brianne Bannwarth <BBannwarth@Rentonwa.gov>; Clark Close <CClose@Rentonwa.gov>; Cynthia Moya <CMoya@Rentonwa.gov>; Jason Seth <JSeth@Rentonwa.gov>; Jennifer Cisneros <JCisneros@Rentonwa.gov>; Jill Ding <JDing@Rentonwa.gov>; Judith Subia <JSubia@Rentonwa.gov>; Margarette Bravo CAUTION: This email originated from outside the City of Renton. Do not click links, reply or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. <MBravo@rentonwa.gov>; Matthew Herrera <MHerrera@Rentonwa.gov>; Nathan Janders <NJanders@Rentonwa.gov>; Patrice Kent <PKent@rentonwa.gov>; Robert Shuey <RShuey@Rentonwa.gov>; Shane Moloney <SMoloney@Rentonwa.gov>; Vanessa Dolbee <VDolbee@Rentonwa.gov> Subject: RE: Appeal of CED Deferrals (DEF 23001823; DEF 23001824) [IWOV-PDX.FID4777904] Hearing Examiner Olbrechts – We continue to attempt to resolve the dispute and have identified a potential path forward. To that end, we are anticipating filing a motion to stay, or other similar motion, for both appeals in the next few days. It may be or may not be joined by the City pending additional discussion later this afternoon. Best, Ken Kenneth Katzaroff Shareholder D: (206) 405-1985 kkatzaroff@schwabe.com From: Phil Olbrechts <olbrechtslaw@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 10:15 AM To: Blythe Phillips <BPhillips@rentonwa.gov> Cc: Katzaroff, Kenneth <KKatzaroff@SCHWABE.com>; McKee, Lisa D. <LMcKee@schwabe.com>; Calvert, Maren L. <MCalvert@schwabe.com>; Schunk, Andrea K. <ASchunk@SCHWABE.com>; Wilson-McNerney, Julie <JWilson-McNerney@schwabe.com>; dzoldak@larsandersen.com; Alex Morganroth <AMorganroth@rentonwa.gov>; Andrew Van Gordon <AVanGordon@rentonwa.gov>; Angelea Weihs <AWeihs@rentonwa.gov>; Brianne Bannwarth <BBannwarth@rentonwa.gov>; Clark Close <CClose@rentonwa.gov>; Cynthia Moya <CMoya@rentonwa.gov>; Jason Seth <JSeth@rentonwa.gov>; Jennifer Cisneros <JCisneros@rentonwa.gov>; Jill Ding <JDing@rentonwa.gov>; Judith Subia <JSubia@rentonwa.gov>; Margarette Bravo <MBravo@rentonwa.gov>; Matthew Herrera <MHerrera@rentonwa.gov>; Nathan Janders <NJanders@rentonwa.gov>; Patrice Kent <PKent@rentonwa.gov>; Robert Shuey <RShuey@rentonwa.gov>; Shane Moloney <SMoloney@rentonwa.gov>; Vanessa Dolbee <VDolbee@rentonwa.gov> Subject: Re: Appeal of CED Deferrals (DEF 23001823; DEF 23001824) Good morning. As far as I can tell it appears that the parties are out of settlement negotiations and we need a scheduling order. I also found out today that embedded in the City's "response" is a motion to dismiss. For future reference I ask the city to make its motions separate from its prehearing briefing so that I'm made aware of the need to set response and reply dates. I will distribute a draft prehearing order later today. On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 4:25 PM Blythe Phillips <BPhillips@rentonwa.gov> wrote: Good afternoon, On behalf of Sr. City Attorney M. Patrice Kent representing the City in the above-titled action, attached is the City’s response to the Home Depot Appeals of Deferral for Outlots 1 and 2 under LUA 21-000542. Hard copies have been placed in the mail to Kenneth Katzaroff, counsel for the Appellant, The Home Depot. Declarations of Service are also attached. Please let me know if you have any difficulty opening the attachments. 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