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RENTON CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting
March 10, 2003 Council Chambers
Monday, 7:30 p.m. M I N U T E S Renton City Hall
CALL TO ORDER Mayor Jesse Tanner led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag and called the
meeting of the Renton City Council to order.
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS
KATHY KEOLKER-WHEELER, Council President; TERRI BRIERE; KING
PARKER; DON PERSSON; RANDY CORMAN; TONI NELSON; DAN
CLAWSON.
CITY STAFF IN
ATTENDANCE
JESSE TANNER, Mayor; JAY COVINGTON, Chief Administrative Officer;
ZANETTA FONTES, Assistant City Attorney; BONNIE WALTON, City
Clerk; GREGG ZIMMERMAN, Planning/Building/Public Works
Administrator; ALEX PIETSCH, Economic Development Administrator;
LARRY RUDE, Fire Marshall/Battalion Chief; DEREK TODD, Assistant to the
CAO; COMMANDER CURTIS SMALLING, Police Department.
ADMINISTRATIVE
REPORT
Chief Administrative Officer Jay Covington reviewed a written administrative
report summarizing the City’s recent progress towards goals and work programs
adopted as part of its business plan for 2003 and beyond. Items noted included:
On March 10, 2003, the City of Renton issued a scoping notice marking the
start of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for The Boeing
Company's Renton Plant located on the shores of Lake Washington. The
EIS will study four different redevelopment alternatives on Boeing's 280-
acre site and the Puget Sound Energy property adjacent to the northeastern
corner of Boeing's property. The public can review the alternatives and
include input on which environmental issues should be studied and
analyzed in the EIS. The scoping comment period runs through March 31,
2003, and copies of the scoping notice can be viewed at Renton City
libraries, on the City's website, and at Renton City Hall.
The Renton Police Department's Citizens Academy begins April 17th, and
will meet for twelve weeks on Thursdays, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Class size is limited to 25 students and applications must be received by
April 10th.
AUDIENCE COMMENT
Citizen Comment: Johnson –
Puget Sound Energy, Power
Outages
Arland "Buzz" Johnson, 334 Wells Ave. S., #221, Renton, 98055, reported that
he discussed the power outage problems in Renton with a Puget Sound Energy
representative and was told that the problems were caused by a burnt wire and
that the underground wire system in Renton should be updated. Commenting
that this is a long-term solution to the power outage problems, Mr. Johnson
asked Council to encourage Puget Sound Energy to consider this solution.
Councilman Persson relayed additional citizen complaints about the power
outages, and asked if a meeting could be set up with Puget Sound Energy to
discuss the matter. Mayor Tanner stated that a meeting would be arranged.
Citizen Comment: Scappini –
Elizabeth Place Plat Tree
Replacement, FP-01-004
Terre Scappini, 2400 NE 12th St., Renton, 98056, stated that her property is
located to the west of Tract A of the Elizabeth Place housing development in the
Renton Highlands. Reporting that the contractor has not yet replaced the trees
along the western boundary of Tract A as required by the City of Renton, Ms.
Scappini commented that there appears to be no consequences for the
contractor's non-compliance. She pointed out that the required underground
sprinkler system was also not installed on Tract A, and asked for the City's help
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in resolving this matter.
Stating that Planning/Building/Public Works Administrator Gregg Zimmerman
will investigate the matter, Mayor Tanner assured that if the City required the
contractor to plant trees and install a sprinkler system, the tasks will be
completed.
CONSENT AGENDA Items on the consent agenda are adopted by one motion which follows the
listing.
Council Meeting Minutes of
March 3, 2003
Approval of Council meeting minutes of March 3, 2003. Council concur.
EDNSP: Appointment of Alex
Pietsch as Administrator
Mayor Tanner requested Council confirmation of his permanent appointment of
Alex Pietsch as Economic Development, Neighborhoods and Strategic Planning
Administrator.
Community Services: Trail
Connection Naming in
Memory of Sam Chastain
Community Services Department recommended approval to name the planned
trail connection from the existing Cedar River Trail to the Southport
Development in memory of former Community Services Administrator Sam
Chastain. Signage cost is $1,000. Refer to Community Services Committee.
Development Services: Lauri's
Meadow Short Plat, ROW
Dedication, Graham Ave NE,
SHP-01-016
Development Services Division recommended acceptance of a deed of
dedication for additional right-of-way that consists of a 35-foot wide strip of
land along Graham Ave. NE to fulfill a requirement of the Lauri's Meadow
Short Plat (SHP-01-016). Council concur.
Technical Services: Digital
Orthophotography Update,
Walker & Associates
Technical Services Division recommended approval of an agreement in the
amount of $49,858.75 with Walker & Associates, Inc. to update the City's
digital orthophotography and to produce five aerial photographic wall maps.
Refer to Utilities Committee.
Police: 2002 Local Law
Enforcement Block Grant
Police Department recommended setting a public hearing on March 24, 2003,
on the 2002 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG). Council concur.
MOVED BY KEOLKER-WHEELER, SECONDED BY NELSON, COUNCIL
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. CARRIED.
OLD BUSINESS
Committee of the Whole
Community Services: Lake
Washington Trail Project
Council President Keolker-Wheeler presented a report regarding the Lake
Washington Trail and habitat enhancement project. The City Council concurred
with the recommendation of staff to revise the project scope to include a trail
design from Gene Coulon Beach Park to the Cedar River Trail boathouse.
Work will include securing the required permits, leases, agreements,
construction drawings, and contract documents. MOVED BY KEOLKER-
WHEELER, SECONDED BY NELSON, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE REPORT. CARRIED.
ESA: Salmonid Species and
Habitat Protection Action Plan
Council President Keolker-Wheeler presented a report concurring with the
recommendation of staff to approve "The City of Renton Action Plan for
Protecting Salmonid Species and Habitat," dated July 17, 2002. This document
will provide the basis of future work programs to ensure that the City is
avoiding "take" of salmonid species within the City limits as defined by the
Federal Endangered Species Act. MOVED BY KEOLKER-WHEELER,
SECONDED BY CLAWSON, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE
REPORT. CARRIED.
Public Works: Cedar River
Sockeye Hatchery Project,
At the request of Council President Keolker-Wheeler, Planning/Building/Public
Works Administrator Gregg Zimmerman gave a status report on the City of
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City of Seattle Seattle's Cedar River sockeye hatchery project. He explained that Seattle wants
to place the brood stock facility close to the mouth of the Cedar River in order
to trap a more diverse population of salmon, which will be used to stock the
hatchery. Mr. Zimmerman reported that the various locations for the brood
stock facility proposed by Seattle were determined to be inappropriate by the
City of Renton, especially their preferred alternative of locating it under I-405
within a major recreation area. He noted that the City asked Seattle to locate the
facility further upriver, outside of the City limits.
Continuing, Mr. Zimmerman stated that a series of meetings were held, and the
Mayor of Seattle asked Renton to reconsider its decision regarding the I-405
site. Mr. Zimmerman concluded that the City still maintains the position that
placement of the brood stock facility at that location is an incompatible use.
Council President Keolker-Wheeler expressed her agreement with the City's
position, and asked if the facility could be placed there even if the Renton
disapproves of the location. Mr. Zimmerman stated that the City has the
authority to decide what its property is going to be used for.
Councilman Clawson acknowledged the importance of working with other
jurisdictions on salmon restoration, and indicated that he does not have enough
information on the matter to make a decision.
Expressing his agreement with the City's position, Councilman Corman noted
that the Utilities Committee received a briefing on this matter last year.
MOVED BY CLAWSON, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL REFER
THE CITY OF SEATTLE CEDAR RIVER SOCKEYE HATCHERY
PROJECT TO THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE. CARRIED.
Planning & Development
Committee
Annexation: Minimum Area
Threshold Establishment of
Ten Acres
Planning and Development Committee Chair Briere presented a report
regarding the minimum area threshold for annexations using the election
method. The Committee met on March 6, 2003, and recommended that Council
concur in the recommendation of staff to:
• Adopt a minimum area standard of ten acres for future annexations using
the election method; and
• Allow an exception to this recommended minimum when a smaller
annexation area would either result in an overriding public benefit, such as
eliminating an existing nonconforming use, creating more reasonable
boundaries such as those coterminous with an existing service area or
defined by natural or manmade features such as streams, significant
changes in topography, streets, etc., or eliminating existing unincorporated
islands and/or peninsulas.
MOVED BY BRIERE, SECONDED BY CLAWSON, COUNCIL CONCUR
IN THE COMMITTEE REPORT. CARRIED.
Finance Committee
Finance: Vouchers
Finance Committee Chair Parker presented a report recommending approval of
Claim Vouchers 212811 - 213230 and two wire transfers totaling
$2,303,078.09; and approval of Payroll Vouchers 43028 - 43256, one wire
transfer and 564 direct deposits totaling $1,744,662.15. MOVED BY
PARKER, SECONDED BY PERSSON, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE REPORT. CARRIED.
Transportation (Aviation)
Committee
Airport: 2003 CIP Amend,
Transportation (Aviation) Committee Chair Persson presented a report
regarding the 2003 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) amendment for the
Airport Apron C area utility conversion project. The Committee recommended
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Apron C Utilities Conversion that Council authorize:
1. An amendment to the 2003 CIP in the amount of $357,624 for this project;
and
2. Appropriate and adjust the 2003 Budget for the Airport 402 account by
$357,624 from the Airport Reserve Fund.
MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY NELSON, COUNCIL CONCUR IN
THE COMMITTEE REPORT. CARRIED.
Transportation: Rainier Ave
Corridor Study, Mirai
Associates
Transportation (Aviation) Committee Chair Persson presented a report
regarding the Rainier Ave. corridor study. Rainier Ave. is a critical corridor
serving the central Renton area with existing operational problems, and it is
projected to experience severe congestion in the future. For this reason, the
Transportation Systems Division is planning to conduct a comprehensive multi-
modal study of the Rainier Ave. corridor. This project is listed in the City of
Renton 2003-2008 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), as
item #39. Transportation Systems proposed contracting with Mirai Associates,
Inc. for data collection, multi-modal transportation modeling and analysis,
public involvement and outreach activities, and evaluation. This project is
tentatively scheduled to begin in March, 2003, with completion in July, 2004.
The Transportation Committee recommended that City Council accept the
Rainier Ave. corridor study project and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to
enter into the agreement with Mirai Associates, Inc. in the amount of $260,600.
MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY BRIERE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN
THE COMMITTEE REPORT. CARRIED.
Public Safety Committee
Fire: Records Management
System, Public Safety
Consultants
Public Safety Committee Chair Clawson presented a report regarding the Fire
Department records management implementation contract. The Committee
recommended concurrence in the staff recommendation to approve the contract
with Public Safety Consultants, Inc. in the amount of $130,000 to implement
and integrate the FDM software as specified in the implementation blueprint.
The Committee recommended that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to
execute the agreement.*
Councilman Clawson stated that once this project is completed, firefighters will
have the ability to access computer databases at the operations center from
offsite locations which will help, for example, in quickly identifying hazardous
material storage sites in a burning building.
*MOVED BY CLAWSON, SECONDED BY PERSSON, COUNCIL
CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE REPORT. CARRIED.
ORDINANCES AND
RESOLUTIONS
The following resolution was presented for reading and adoption:
Resolution #3623
Development Services: St.
Anthony's Parish Development
Agreement, VAC-00-003
A resolution was read authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a
development agreement with St. Anthony's Parish through the corporation of
the Catholic Archbishop of Seattle, a corporation sole. (St. Anthony's Parish -
Whitworth Ave. S. Vacation; VAC-00-003) MOVED BY BRIERE,
SECONDED BY CLAWSON, COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS
READ. CARRIED.
NEW BUSINESS
Police: Alarm Registration
Councilmembers Persson and Briere reported occurrences of citizens who reside
in new housing developments not being aware that they need to register their
burglar alarms with the Renton Police Department. Councilwoman Nelson
stated that alarm companies should be notifying the alarm owners that
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registration is required.
Mayor Tanner suggested that the false alarm ordinance be reviewed and
possibly amended to include a penalty against alarm companies if they do not
notify alarm owners of the registration requirement.
Council discussion ensued regarding alarm registration notification, and it was
MOVED BY CORMAN, SECONDED BY PERSSON, COUNCIL REFER
THE ISSUE OF BURGLAR ALARM REGISTRATION TO THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE. CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY PARKER, SECONDED BY NELSON, COUNCIL ADJOURN.
CARRIED. Time: 8:17 p.m.
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
Recorder: Michele Neumann
March 10, 2003