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Home My WebLink About06 30 2023 Chip Vincent DayArmondoPavoneMayor‘14”fiereas,ChipVincentjoinedtheCityofRentonastheCommunityandEconomicDevelopmentAdministratoronJuly1,2008,andthecityhasgrowninpopulationby31%from82,400to107,900duringChip’stenure;and‘11”fiereas,whileunderChip’sleadership,5,702landusepermits,19,045constructionandutilitypermits,and85,366buildingpermitswereissued,andtheComprehensivePlanwasreducedto99pagesandadoptedbythe2015deadline(theGrowthManagementActhasnothingonChip!);andPUfiereas,duringChip’stimeinCEDmanynewbusinessesmadeRentontheirhome:SeattleSeahawksTrainingFacility,TheFederalReserveBankofSanFrancisco,BerlinerPub,SpiceKing,HiltonGardenInn,CitySceneCafé,KaiserPermanente,HyattRegency,HamptonInn&Suites,ProvidenceStJosephHealth,BlueOrigin,Topgolf,HomeDepot,SeattleSoundersFCtrainingfacility,andTheLanding;and‘14”fiereas,DowntownRentonhasbeentransformedwiththesupportofChipandCEO,addingnewlifetothedowntownwithtwo-waystreets,place-makingstreetscapes,theformalMainStreetdesignation,andnewbusinessessuchasSparkle,BoonBona,FourGenerals,RiceandCurryandmostrecentlyPremierMeatPies;and‘14”hereas,ChipcanofficiallylosethephonenumbersofsomeofRenton’smostvigilantprovocateurs,hassuccessfullymadetheword“woonerf”aknowntermoutsideplanningcircles,andhaskeptpaperandpenaliveandthrivingeventhoughtheworldhasgoneallelectronic;and‘14”fiereas,CEOmeetingswillbe15minutesshorterwithoutChipbuthispresencewillstillbefeltashecomestoRentonregularlytopickupNaanNCurryorders;and‘14”fiereas,Chipneverseemedtotakerealtimeoffandwouldrespondtoelectedofficialsandresidentsregardlessoftheweekend,holiday,orhisownwell-earnedvacations;and‘Whereas,ChipisagenuinelycaringandcompassionateAdministratorandPlannerwhohasconsistentlypusheddevelopersforgreaturbandesigninnewprojectstobenefitcurrentandfutureRentonresidents,andhasworkedtirelesslytofurtherthehumanandenvironmentalwelfareofRentonandtheentirePugetSoundregion;Wow,therefore,I,ArmondoPavone,MayoroftheCityofRenton,doherebyproclaimJune30,2023,tobeC.E.t”Chip”‘t”incent!DayintheCityofRenton,andIencourageallmembersofthecommunitytojoinmeinthisspecialobservation.InwitnessWhereofIhavehereuntosetmyhandandcausedthesealoftheCityofRentontobeaffixedthis28thdayofJune,2023.(mornPavone,Mayor(yofenton,WashingtonRentonCityHaIl,7thFloor1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.rentonwa.gov