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Home My WebLink About02/03/2020 - Agenda BillAB - 2568 City Council Regular Meeting - 03 Feb 2020 SUBJECT/TITLE: Appointments to Renton Municipal Arts Commission: Randolph & Thornton RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to Community Services Committee DEPARTMENT: Executive Department STAFF CONTACT: April Alexander, Executive Assistant EXT.: 6520 FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY: None SUMMARY OF ACTION: Mayor Pavone appoints the following to the Renton Municipal Arts Commission: Ms. Christie Randolph, for a term expiring 12/31/22 Ms. Kiley Thornton, for an unexpired term expiring 12/31/20 EXHIBITS: A. Recommendation Memo B. Thornton application C. Randolph application STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Confirm Mayor Pavone's appointments of Ms. Randolph and Ms. Thornton to the Renton Municipal Arts Commission. CITY OF RENTON AGENDA - City Council Regular Meeting 7:00 PM - Monday, February 3, 2020 Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way 1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. ROLL CALL 3. ROLL CALL VOTE TO FILL VACANT COUNCIL POSITION NO. 2 4. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT 5. AUDIENCE COMMENTS x All remarks must be addressed to the Council as a whole, if a response is requested please provide your name and address, including email address, to the City Clerk to allow for follow-up. x Speakers must sign-up prior to the Council meeting. x Each speaker is allowed five minutes. x When recognized, please state your name & city of residence for the record. NOTICE to all participants: Pursuant to state law, RCW 42.17A.555, campaigning for any ballot measure or candidate in City Hall and/or during any portion of the council meeting, including the audience comment portion of the meeting, is PROHIBITED. 6. 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 January 27, 2020. Council Concur b) AB - 2564 Mayor Pavone appoints the following individuals to the Planning Commission: Ms. Josephine Bayan and Ms. Sunyana Kannur for terms expiring on 1/31/2023, and Ms. Dana Rochex for an unexpired term expiring on 6/30/2020. Refer to Planning & Development Committee c) AB - 2568 Mayor Pavone appoints the following individuals to the Renton Municipal Arts Commission: Ms. Christie Randolph for a term that expires on 12/31/2022, and Ms. Kiley Thornton for an unexpired term expiring on 12/31/2020. Refer to Community Services Committee d) AB - 2565 Community Services Department requests authorization to hire six (6) new positions for the Facilities Division and eight (8) new positions for the Parks and Trails Division with salary/wages funded by the General Fund at approximately $941,790.53, and three (3) new positions for the Maplewood Golf Course with salaries/wages funded from their Enterprise Fund at approximately $210,974; additionally approve the revised fee schedule for the Maplewood Golf Course. Refer to Finance Committee e) AB - 2567 Transportation Systems Division submits CAG-18-068, 2018 Street Patch and Overlay with Curb Ramps project, contractor Gary Merlino Construction, Co., Inc., and requests acceptance of the project and authorization to release the contract bond after 60 days, once all required releases from the State have been obtained. Council Concur 7. 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. 8. LEGISLATION 9. NEW BUSINESS (Includes Council Committee agenda topics; visit rentonwa.gov/cityclerk for more information.) 10. ADJOURNMENT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING AGENDA (Preceding Council Meeting) 3:30 p.m. - 7th Floor - Council Chambers Hearing assistance devices for use in the Council Chambers are available upon request to the City Clerk CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE TELEVISED LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 21 To view Council Meetings online, please visit rentonwa.gov/councilmeetings M E M OR A N D U M Request for New Appointments to the Renton Municipal Arts Commission This memorandum is to recommend appointment of Kiley Thornton and Christie Randolph to the vacant Commission Positions on the Renton Municipal Arts Commission.If appointed,Kiley will fulfill the seat vacated by Adrienne LaFaye and her term of service will expire on December 31,2020.Christie’s term of service will expire on December 31,2022. Christie has a background in art,art design and interior design from Stanford University and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.She is recently retired from 33 years of working in Information Technology at a local health care organization and is moving to Renton and eager to commit her time and energy to supporting the implementation of the Renton Arts and Culture Master Plan and getting more involved in civic duty.She is especially interested in assisting with efforts to utilize art as a tool to revitalize the historic downtown core. Kiley is a long-time resident of Renton and is dedicated to making an impact in her community.She has a background in nonprofit management and years of experience with volunteer management,events and operations and fundraising.Kiley has demonstrated her commitment to service and her ability,and desire,to assist in the Arts Commission’s mission to promote civic engagement and extend art and cultural opportunities to Renton’s diverse community. The Arts Commissioners were pleased with the dedication to service and the promotion of art and culture in Renton that both applicants demonstrated at previous meetings and in the interview process.They subsequently unanimously recommend the appointment of Christie and Kiley to the Arts Commission. h:\ced\planning\community planning\arts commission\commissioners\2020\ced memo to council via mayor_appointment_kiley and christie.docx DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY &ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATE:January 17,2020 TO:Armondo Pavone,Mayor FROM:C.E.“Chip”Vincent,CED Administrator SUBJECT: