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Home My WebLink AboutApproved Minutes 02-05-2024February 5, 2024 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES CITY OF RENTON MINUTES - City Council Regular Meeting 7:00 PM - Monday, February 5, 2024 Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pavone called the meeting of the Renton City Council to order at 7:00 PM and led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: Ed Prince, Council President James Alberson, Jr., Council Position No. 1 Carmen Rivera, Council Position No. 2 Valerie O'Halloran, Council Position No. 3 Ryan McIrvin, Council Position No. 4 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 Shane Moloney, City Attorney Jason Seth, City Clerk Brianne Bannwarth, Interim Community & Economic Development Administrator Amanda Free, Assistant Economic Development Director Deputy Chief Ryan Rutledge, Police Department Administrator Commander Chandler Swain, Police Department Attended Remotely: Judith Subia, Chief of Staff Ellen Bradley-Mak, Human Resources / Risk Management Administrator Martin Pastucha, Public Works Administrator Kari Roller, Finance Administrator Ron Straka, Public Works Utility Systems Director February 5, 2024 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES PROCLAMATION Renton Rotary Day - February 5, 2024 - A proclamation by Mayor Pavone was read declaring February 5, 2024, to be Renton Rotary Day in the City of Renton and encouraged all residents to join in recognizing our local Rotary clubs and Rotary International for their more than 100 years of service to improving the human condition in local communities around the world. Al Ralston, Renton Rotary Club President, accepted the proclamation with appreciation. MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY ALBERSON, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE PROCLAMATION. CARRIED. PUBLIC HEARING Surplus Property Sale - 15908 SE 175th St, Renton, WA 98058: This being the date set, and proper notices having been posted and published in accordance with local and state laws, Mayor Pavone opened the public hearing to consider the Surplus Property Sale - 15908 SE 175th St, Renton, WA 98058. Assistant Economic Development Director, Amanda Free, reported that a settlement agreement to forfeit real property had been approved by Council on August 14, 2023. She stated that a Request for Quotations was posted for real estate services and a real estate agent was selected to assist with the sale of the property. Ms. Free reported that the house was listed for sale on February 1, 2024, and that offers were requested to be submitted no later than noon February 5, 2024. Concluding, she stated that the purpose of this hearing is to solicit comments from the public and present council with dollar amount of highest offer which came in at $805,000. Ms. Free stated that Council has the option to approve or deny the sale, but that staff recommendation is to approve the sale and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute all necessary documents to complete the sale. There being no correspondence or public comments, it was MOVED BY PÉREZ, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CARRIED. MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY ALBERSON, COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY. 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 2024 and beyond. Item noted was: • Information about preventive street maintenance, traffic impacts 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. February 5, 2024 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUDIENCE COMMENTS • Eric Tran, Renton business owner, spoke about the hardships local business owners are facing. He also spoke in opposition to the proposed minimum wage ordinance. • Mark Peterson, Renton, spoke in favor of the proposed alley vacation, VAC-23-001. He noted that not every affected homeowner would approve of a potential land swap as compensation for the vacation but noted that he and other neighbors would pay more than their fair share to make sure this issue is settled. • Linda Nealy, Renton, spoke in favor of proposed street vacation, VAC-23-001. She stated it is more about safety than money for her and urged Council to adopt the effectuating ordinance sooner rather than later. • Gretchen Wix, Renton, also spoke in favor of proposed street vacation, VAC-23-001. She echoed Mr. Peterson's concerns about a potential land swap and remarked that if the compensation could not be set at zero percent, maybe it could be set at fifty percent of the appraised value. CONSENT AGENDA The following items are distributed to Councilmembers in advance for study and review, and the recommended actions will be accepted in a single motion. Any item may be removed for further discussion if requested by a Councilmember. a) Approval of Council Meeting minutes of 1/22/2024. Council Concur. b) AB - 3503 Community & Economic Development Department recommended execution of an agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration to accept $1,500,000 in grant funds to supplement portions of the design and construction budget to transform the existing Pavilion Building into a year-round food hall and market. Refer to Finance Committee. c) AB - 3506 Community & Economic Development Department recommended execution of a consultant agreement with Pyramid Communications, in an amount not to exceed $150,000, for strategic marketing assistance for city-wide economic development and tourism. Refer to Finance Committee. d) AB - 3507 Executive Services Department recommended execution of an agreement with Granicus, LLC, in the amount of $232,500, for website design services to design and launch a new RentonWa.gov website. Refer to Finance Committee. e) AB - 3493 Parks & Recreation Department - PPNR recommended execution of the Capital Project Grant Agreement with King County to accept $800,000 in grant funds for the May Creek Trail South project. This project constructs a trail and trail bridge on the south side of May Creek between Lake Washington Blvd N and I-405 among other improvements. Refer to Finance Committee. f) AB - 3491 Police Department recommended approval of an Interlocal Agreement with Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority, in the amount of $182,875, to implement an FDCARES pilot program in Renton. This agreement includes but is not limited to the de-escalation of non- violent community members in crisis with behavioral health disorders and connects them to appropriate resources. Refer to Finance Committee. February 5, 2024 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES g) AB - 3502 Police Department recommended adoption of resolutions authorizing the execution of interlocal agreements with the cities of Auburn, Burien, Covington, and Tukwila for their utilization of Renton's electronic home monitoring program for eligible offenders sentenced by participant's municipal court. Refer to Finance Committee. h) AB - 3508 Public Works Airport recommended approval of the Assignment and Assumption of Ground Lease LAG-99-006 and Assignment and Assumption of Sub Ground Lease LAG-99-002 with FBO Capital Group Management dba Dark Horse Aviation to transfer the leasehold interest in land, buildings, and facilities at the Renton Airport from Renton Gateway, LLC to Dark Horse Aviation. Refer to Transportation (Aviation) Committee. i) AB - 3488 Public Works Facilities Division recommended adoption of an ordinance extending the temporary waiver of City Center Parking Garage fees for periods up to ten (10) hours until December 31, 2024. Council Concur. j) AB - 3500 Public Works Transportation Systems Division recommended adoption of a resolution authorizing the full weekend closure of NE 44th St between N 43rd St and I-405 for the purpose of lowering NE 44th St to its final elevation west of I-405 and for the construction of infrastructure needed for the proposed Sound Transit Bus Rapid Transit System at NE 44th St. Refer to Transportation (Aviation) Committee. k) AB - 3501 Public Works Transportation Systems Division recommended execution of the 2024-2025 ORCA Business Cards and Business Passports Products agreement with King County Metro, in the amount of $113,190.48, for public transit passes for up to 348 eligible employees. Refer to Transportation (Aviation) Committee. MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY ALBERSON, COUNCIL CONCUR TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. CARRIED. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Topics listed below were discussed in Council committees during the past week. Those topics marked with an asterisk (*) may include legislation. Committee reports on any topics may be held by the Chair if further review is necessary. a) Utilities Committee: Chair Vǎn presented a report recommending concurrence in the staff recommendation to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement with WSP USA, Inc., in the amount of $549,954 for design services for the Lind Ave SW Storm System Improvement project. MOVED BY VǍN, SECONDED BY RIVERA, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. b) Transportation Committee: Chair McIrvin presented a report recommending concurrence in the staff recommendation to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the interlocal agreement with the City of Kent for the SW 43rd St Pavement Preservation project. The committee further recommended that a resolution regarding this matter be presented for adoption at tonight's Council meeting. MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY VǍN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. February 5, 2024 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES LEGISLATION Resolution: a)Resolution No 4518: A resolution of the City of Renton, Washington, authorizing an interlocal agreement between the City of Renton and the City of Kent for the SW 43rd Street Preservation project. MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY VǍN, COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED. CARRIED. Ordinances for first reading: a)Ordinance No. 6131: An ordinance of the City of Renton, Washington, relating to the temporary waiver of parking fees for the City Center Parking Garage established by Ordinance No. 5997 and extended and amended by Ordinance Nos. 6018, 6039, and 6065, in response to the operational limits on businesses to extend the temporary waiver of parking fees for parking for periods of up to 10 hours within the city’s city center parking garage located at 655 South 2nd Street, providing for severability, and establishing an effective date. MOVED BY O'HALLORAN, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL REFER THE ORDINANCE FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. NEW BUSINESS (Includes Council Committee agenda topics; visit rentonwa.gov/cityclerk for more information.) ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY ALBERSON, COUNCIL ADJOURN. CARRIED. TIME: 7:35 PM Jason A. Seth, MMC, City Clerk Jason Seth, Recorder 05 Feb 2024 Council Committee Meeting Calendar February 5, 2024 February 12, 2024 Monday 2:00 PM Transportation Committee, Chair McIrvin Location: Council Conference Room/Videoconference 1. Lease Assignment for Renton Gateway Center, LLC 2. 2024-2025 ORCA Business Cards and Business Passport Products Agreement 3. Full Weekend Closure – NE 44th Street between N 43rd St. and I-405 2:45 PM * Community Services Committee, Chair Alberson Location: Council Conference Room/Videoconference 1. Emerging Issues in Parks & Recreation 3:45 PM * Finance Committee, Chair O’Halloran Location: Council Conference Room/Videoconference 1. Lease Addendum 4 for LAG-12-001 with Rain City Catering * 2. Interlocal Agreement with Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority for the Regional FD CARES Pilot Project 3. Interlocal Agreements with City of Auburn, City of Burien, City of Covington, and City of Tukwila for Electronic Home Monitoring Program and Related Services 4. King County Parks Levy, Aquatic Facilities Funding – Henry Moses Aquatic Center Improvements * 5. May Creek Trail South: King County Capital Project Grant Agreement 6. Agreement Amendment with U.S. Small Business Administration for Logan Place Market 7. Contract Proposal for Strategic Marketing Services - Renton Community Marketing Campaign 8. Agreement with Granicus, LLC for Website Design Services 9. Vouchers 10. Emerging Issues in Finance 5:00 PM Planning & Development Committee, Chair Pérez Location: Council Conference Room/Videoconference 1. Rainier/Grady Junction TOD Subarea Draft EIS Update 2. Emerging Issues in CED 6:00 PM Lunar New Year Reception Location: Conferencing Center No official Council action will be taken during this Reception. CANCELED Committee of the Whole, Chair Prince 7:00 PM Council Meeting Location: Council Chambers/Videoconference