HomeMy WebLinkAbout61_Mayors Newsletter_121417DECEMBER 14, 2017
This Week
from the Mayor
Denis Law, Mayor
VOL. II, NO. 39
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Community resources ready as weather chills
THE FIRST REAL morning
frost hit last week and that
has put both our Public Works
and Community Services
departments into action.
Public Works crews have been
out early applying de-icer
to help with the morning
commute. Community
Services has been preparing
for the opening of the cold
weather shelter when needed.
It’s also the time of year we
focus on helping those less
fortunate. The Renton Kiwanis
Clothing Bank is a great place to donate those gently-used clothes. Annually they serve more than
8,000 children and their families in Renton.
Our city staff are in the middle of a non-perishable food drive that will benefit The Renton Rotary
Salvation Army Food Bank, Helping Hands Food Bank of Renton and the Emergency Feeding
Program of Renton. Crates are available at all city facilities.
Police officers honored for life-saving efforts
AT MONDAY’S CITY COUNCIL meeting we had another of those moments that makes you realize
how lucky we are to live in Renton and be protected by an outstanding group of first responders.
Chief Kevin Milosevich of the Renton Police Department and Chief Rick Marshall of Renton
Regional Fire Authority honored six police officers for their quick and decisive actions in saving
three lives.
Officers Matt Nugent, Randy Jensen, and Adele O’Rourke were credited with saving the life of a
72-year-old resident of the Highlands in August. Officers Nugent and Jensen performed CPR until
fire and aid units arrived, while O’Rourke compiled detailed medical records. For his efforts, Officer
Nugent received the police department’s life-saving medal and all three were give citations by the
regional fire authority.
Three other Renton police officers were also awarded the life-saving medal for their work with two
separate shooting victims.
Officers Jesse Blanco and Corey Jacobs were first on the scene at a lounge shooting in September
and as they cleared the parking lot, they found a gunshot victim. Fellow officers secured the area
while the pair assessed the victim’s wounds and applied a live-saving tourniquet until medical aid
arrived. In July, Officer Scott Bauer used similar training and tactics to stabilize and save the life of
a multiple gunshot victim.
The quick actions of these officers were no accident. As Chief Milosevich pointed out, the
department goes beyond normal first aid training with their officers to include training in
assessment of victim’s injuries and prioritize first aid. The use of that training was recognized
Monday and another reminder of the skills of Renton’s first responders.
Mayor Law, City Council, and Chief Milosevich, honored six Renton police officers - Blanco, Bauer,
Jacobs, Nugent, Jensen and O’Rourke - for their life-saving efforts in three separate incidents.
City wins awards for two projects
Congratulations to two city departments for a pair of awards
they won from state associations.
Hebe Bernardo and Kristina Lowthian from Public Works and
Angie Mathias from Community and Economic Development
were the project leads as the city was recognized as a
Green Star leader by Puget Soundkeeper and Washington
Environmental Council. The city was honored for initiating
low-impact development practices for handling stormwater
runoff.
Flora Lee from Public Works was the project manager for the
Duvall Avenue NE pavement preservation project, which was
named the state’s best asphalt work for 2016. The project
extended the pavement’s life an estimated 12 to 15 years.Flora Lee