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CITY OF RENTON
AGENDA - Committee of the Whole Meeting
5:00 PM - Monday, September 16, 2024
7th Floor Council Chambers/Videoconference
1. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
a) Presentation
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2025 Legislative Agenda
Development Update
Committee of the Whole
September 16, 2024
Eric Perry, Government Affairs Manager
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Create, recommend, and adopt an
informed 2025 Legislative Agenda.
2025 Legislative Planning Goal
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Steps Taken to Date
Conducted one-on-
one meetings with
councilmembers to
identify individual
priorities and talk
through issues
affecting the
Renton community.
Conducted
meetings with the
city’s various
departments to
identify
department-
specific priorities
and areas of need.
Reviewed and
aligned, where
applicable,
identified priorities
with community
feedback received
through the 2023
Citywide
Community Survey.
Met with various
cities, agencies,
and other relevant
organizations to
identify shared-
issues and
opportunities for
collaboration.
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Next Steps
Present draft recommendations
to the Equity Commission
October 8, 2024
Feedback will be incorporated into the
final draft
2025 Legislative Preview
Late November
Specific date TBD
Council Consideration of Final
Recommendations
Late November or Early December
Specific date TBD
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Upcoming Highlights
State Agency
Decision Packages
Late September
Election Day
Tuesday, November 5
Legislative Re-
Organization
Late November and Early
December
Anticipated
Governor’s Budget
No later than Friday,
December 20
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Policy Areas
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High-Level Policy Focuses
Budget and
Fiscal
Sustainability
Transportation,
Utilities, and
Infrastructure
Public Safety
and Criminal
Justice
Homelessness
and Behavioral
Health
Human Services
Housing and
Economic
Development
Parks,
Recreation, and
Trail
Connectivity
Environmental
Sustainability
Local
Government
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Budget and Fiscal Sustainability
Support efforts to revise
the state’s property tax
caps to tie it to inflation,
up to 3%, which will
enhance a local
government’s ability to
best serve its community.
Strongly oppose
initiatives which would
undermine local B&O tax
revenues and authority,
including efforts to
redefine B&O tax
treatment of royalties.
Protect “state-shared”
and other revenue
streams that support local
government services.
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Transportation, Utilities, and Infrastructure
Engage in conversations around
sustainable transportation
revenues to ensure funding
growing local transportation
needs, with specific focuses on
Transportation Benefit Districts
(TBDs) and local road funding
(gas tax, road usage tax, etc.).
Continued efforts to support
meaningful investments and
expansions of WSDOT Local
Program grants for
bicycle/pedestrian
improvements and safe routes to
school.
Support efforts to deliver
projects within the I-405/SR 167
corridor in a timely manner for
the Renton community.
Advocate for direct and
impactful investments into
traditional local infrastructure,
including expanded and reliable
funding for the Public Works
Assistance Account, to support
municipal utility needs.
Continue to advocate for timely
completion of the North 8th
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Public Safety and Criminal Justice
Foster the creation of
programs to support the
recruitment and retention of
police officers, including
officer wellness, mental
wellness and injury prevention
programs.
Advocate for additional
resources for the training of
officers to ensure our police
force is well-trained and
equipped to respond to the
unique needs of our
community.
Support efforts to prevent and
address juvenile crime,
including expansion of
juvenile behavioral health
treatment capacity, state
correctional capacity, and
community facility capacity.
Support efforts to enhance
prosecutorial and law
enforcement resources to
address the increase in retail
theft.
Maintain state funding of
100% of Basic Law
Enforcement Academy (BLEA)
costs, expansion of existing
regional academies and
establishing new regional
academies, and the
replacement of the outdated
Criminal Justice Training
Center (CJTC) main facility.
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Homelessness and Behavioral Health
Support new funding opportunities for
programs that integrate behavioral health
services with housing assistance for
individuals experiencing homelessness.
Support increased investments into
programs for vulnerable persons and
individuals experiencing homelessness,
such as emergency/transitional housing,
permanent shelter space, and
outreach/triage teams.
Oppose efforts that limit local flexibility in
responding to the unique needs of our
community.
Increase investments and funding for
grants to support behavioral health
treatment and co-responder programs
such as FD Cares and Project Be Free, as
well as opportunities to expand training
opportunities for co-responders.
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Human Services
Support funding and increased access for youth
services supporting mental and physical health,
including increased funding to expand the
School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) program.
Support increased investments into programs
and infrastructure for vulnerable youth
experiencing complex mental health challenges
and crises.
Support efforts to expand and enhance
community programs focused on youth mental
and physical health, including after-school
programs, mentorship programs, recreation
activities and mental health workshops.
Support efforts to centralize state-led efforts to
provide emergency, legal and case-management
assistance to support arriving migrants and
asylum seekers.
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Housing and Economic Development
Continued support for the creation of new
fiscal tools that enhance housing
development and growth, including concepts
such as Housing Benefit Districts (HBDs) and
increased funding for the Connecting
Housing and Infrastructure Program (CHIP).
Additional resources and tools that support
local communities’ initiatives to increase
affordable housing supply and provide
housing stability for vulnerable residents.
Support efforts to provide new tools to local
governments for enhanced economic
development.
Oppose efforts to preempt local authority
over housing development, zoning, and other
related aspects.
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Parks, Recreation, and Trail Connectivity
Support additional investments into the
Evergreen Communities program for equitable
support of local urban forestry programs that
enhance climate resilience, public health, and
environmental justice.
Strongly support robust investments into
outdoor recreation programs such as the
Washington Wildlife & Recreation Program
(WWRP), Youth Athletic Facilities (YAF), Aquatic
Lands Enhancement Act (ALEA), the Land &
Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), and other
related programs.
Strongly support robust investments into grant
programs and organizations that grow and
enhance local and regional trail connectivity.
Continued support for equitable funding
opportunities that assist local governments with
their park maintenance needs and backlogs.
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Environmental Sustainability
Support initiatives, like the WRAP Act, that
establish a product stewardship program for
packaging that reduces impacts on local solid
waste programs and enhances recycling and
safe-packaging practices.
Advocate for additional state investments into
the Ecology Stormwater Financial Assistance
Program and the Washington State Water
Pollution Control Revolving Fund to support local
initiatives for water quality (surface and
groundwater) protection programs and projects.
Support additional funding, with broader
eligibility criteria, for the state Fish Barriers
Removal Board grant program and additional
resources for local governments to remove fish
barriers and restore fish passages.
Support additional funding for reclaimed water
studies and infrastructure to prepare for drought
conditions and protect instream flows for
environmental resources and recreational uses.
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Local Government
Support investments and
enhanced access to grant
funding for local cybersecurity
needs.
Support statutory updates to the
Public Records Act to decrease
the severe burden experienced
by cities and reduce instances of
vexatious litigation.
Support updates to the Open
Public Meeting Act (OPMA) to
help address the trend of
increasing disruptive activities
and hate speech during public
meetings.
Support amendments to state
statute that would limit the
number of years e-mail records
must be stored and retrieved.
Support increased capacity grant
funding from the Department of
Ecology for use by local
governments to meet the 2024-
2029 Municipal Stormwater
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Next Steps
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Next Steps
Present draft recommendations
to the Equity Commission
October 8, 2024
Feedback will be incorporated into the
final draft
2025 Legislative Preview
Late November
Specific date TBD
Council Consideration of Final
Recommendations
Late November or Early December
Specific date TBD
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Questions?
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