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RENTON CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting
February 2, 2004 Council Chambers
Monday, 7:30 p.m. M I N U T E S Renton City Hall
CALL TO ORDER Mayor Kathy Keolker-Wheeler led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag and
called the meeting of the Renton City Council to order.
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS
DON PERSSON, Council President; MARCIE PALMER; TERRI BRIERE;
DENIS LAW; DAN CLAWSON; TONI NELSON; RANDY CORMAN.
CITY STAFF IN
ATTENDANCE
KATHY KEOLKER-WHEELER, Mayor; JAY COVINGTON, Chief
Administrative Officer; RUSSELL WILSON, Assistant City Attorney;
BONNIE WALTON, City Clerk; GREGG ZIMMERMAN,
Planning/Building/Public Works Administrator; NEIL WATTS, Development
Services Director; DEREK TODD, Assistant to the CAO; DEPUTY CHIEF
KEVIN MILOSEVICH, 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 2004 and beyond. Items noted included:
At the Sam's Club grand opening last week, the company donated $24,500
to community organizations, service groups, and non-profit agencies,
including $1,500 to the Renton Fire Department for the purchase of smoke
detectors and $1,500 to the Renton Police Department for emergency
services for domestic violence victims.
Residents new to Renton receive a New Resident Packet that contains
information highlighting the different services available in the City. These
packets are mailed to new residents weekly, using mailing lists obtained
from King County records of completed mortgage transactions.
The Renton Municipal Arts Commission will hold its Meet the Artist
reception, for artist Lisa Bower, in the lobby of Carco Theatre on Friday,
February 6th, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
CONSENT AGENDA Items on the consent agenda are adopted by one motion which follows the
listing.
Council Meeting Minutes of
January 26, 2004
Approval of Council meeting minutes of January 26, 2004. Council concur.
Legal: Petition for Review re
Boeing Property, Central Puget
Sound Growth Management
Hearings Board (Nicholson)
City Clerk submitted Petition for Review filed before the Central Puget Sound
Growth Management Hearings Board by Brad Nicholson, 2300 NE 28th St.,
Renton, 98056, requesting that Renton's development regulations, zoning map,
and ordinances, related to the Boeing property rezone action, comply with the
Growth Management Act. Refer to City Attorney.
Development Services:
National Electric Code (2002)
Adoption
Development Services Division recommended adoption of the 2002 National
Electric Code, with City of Renton amendments. Refer to Planning and
Development Committee.
Plat: Sunnybrook, S 38th Ct &
Smithers Ave S, FP-03-103
Development Services Division recommended approval, with conditions, of the
Sunnybrook Final Plat; 115 single-family lots on 35.02 acres located at S. 38th
Ct. and Smithers Ave. S. (FP-03-103). Council concur. (See page 36 for
resolution.)
Finance: Bad Debt Write Off Finance and Information Services Department requested approval to write off
February 2, 2004 Renton City Council Minutes Page 36
bad debt in the total amount of $97,782.36. Refer to Finance Committee.
Human Resources: Dependent
Medical/Dental Coverage of
Employees Called to Active
Duty
Human Resources and Risk Management Department recommended approval of
a resolution that provides paid medical and dental coverage for eligible
dependents of employees who are on active military service for "Operation Iraqi
Freedom." Council concur. (See later this page for resolution.)
Utility: Water & Sewer
Telemetry System
Programming, RH2
Engineering, Fund Transfer
Water Utility Division recommended approval of a contract in the amount of
$25,100 with RH2 Engineering, Inc. to program the water and sewer telemetry
system; and approval to transfer $50,000 to the Water Telemetry System
Upgrade budget account from the Well 9 Rehabilitation and the Water Pump
Station Rehabilitation accounts. Refer to Utilities Committee.
MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL APPROVE
THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. CARRIED.
Council Meeting Minutes of
December 22, 2003,
Amendment
MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY LAW, COUNCIL APPROVE THE
AMENDMENT TO THE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF DECEMBER
22, 2003, WHICH STATES THAT MAYOR PRO TEM KEOLKER-
WHEELER, RATHER THAN MAYOR TANNER, OPENED THE
ANNEXATION PUBLIC MEETINGS. CARRIED.
ORDINANCES AND
RESOLUTIONS
The following resolutions were presented for reading and adoption:
Resolution #3683
Plat: Sunnybrook, S 38th Ct &
Smithers Ave S, FP-03-103
A resolution was read approving the Sunnybrook Final Plat; 35.02 acres located
in the vicinity of S. 38th Ct. and Smithers Ave. S. (FP-03-103). MOVED BY
PERSSON, SECONDED BY BRIERE, COUNCIL ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION AS READ. CARRIED.
Resolution #3684
Human Resources: Dependent
Medical/Dental Coverage of
Employees Called to Active
Duty
A resolution was read authorizing continued City paid dependent health and
dental coverage of employees who are on active military service during
"Operation Iraqi Freedom." MOVED BY CLAWSON, SECONDED BY
NELSON, COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS READ. CARRIED.
NEW BUSINESS
Council: WRIA 8 Steering
Committee & Forum
Appointment (Clawson)
Councilman Clawson announced that he will be appointed to the Watershed
Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 8 Steering Committee and Forum.
ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY LAW, COUNCIL ADJOURN.
CARRIED. Time: 7:44 p.m.
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
Recorder: Michele Neumann
February 2, 2004