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RESOLUTION NO. 4346
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CENTER COMMUNITY PLAN.
WHEREAS, the City Center Community Plan was adopted June 6, 2011 by Resolution No.
4098, and later amended on June 12, 2017 by Resolution No. 4311; and
WHEREAS, the plan was developed with extensive public outreach and in conjunction
with residents, business owners/operators, and other stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, the plan sets the goals and objectives for improving the City Center over a 20
year timeframe; and
WHEREAS, the plan identifies implementation strategies to facilitate the accomplishment
of the goals and objectives; and
and
WHEREAS, the City seeks amend one of the implementation strategies to provide clarity;
WHEREAS, the plan is compatible with the intent of the City's adopted Comprehensive
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on May 4, 2018, having duly
considered all matters relevant thereto, and all parties having been heard appearing in support
or opposition, and subsequently forwarded a recommendation to the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION I. The City Council hereby amends Section 8.3 of the City Center Community
Plan relating to creation of a greenway/promenade along the Cedar River at North and/or South
Riverside Drive to read as shown on Exhibit A, incorporated herein by this reference.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 25th day of June , 2018.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 25th day of
Approved as to form:
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Shane Moloney, City Attorney
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Denis Law, Mayor
2018.
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EXHIBIT A
8.3 Create a greenway/promenade betweeoalong the Cedar River at North and
/or South Riverside Drive-"s' Stree .
The greenway/promenade would provide additional greenspace for the City Center, improve
access to the Cedar River, and provide potential restoration opportunities.
8.3.1: Complete an initial conceptual plan for a greenway/promenade between along
the Cedar River and N Vt Street.
Additional Details: The City should complete a conceptual plan for the area between
greenway/ r menade along the Cedar River and N 1t' Street to naturalize. The
conceptual plan should balance the goals of naturalizing the river corridor, ireve
improving recreational opportunities, and inGFe increasing greenspace. This
and providing opportunities to
experience the water. Permitting requirements maintainability, and costs will also be
considerations in conceptual design for the gFeenwaylpromenade. development. The
design of the greenway/promenade should utilize existing publicly owned land and
existing right-of-way at North and South Riverside Drive as shared roadways. It
should also be coordinated with the planning and design of the Civic Node area,
which includes Liberty Park, the KCLS Main Renton Library, the Renton History
Museum, and the Cedar River (discussed in 3.1)- as well as the Parks Recreation,
and Natural Areas Plan The City shall not utilize eminent domain in the furtherance
of this policy.
Responsible Party: Lead: Planninq� Support: Community Services; SuppeFt:
Wig, Transportation
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Public Involvement: This initial phase would not involve a great deal of public
engagement, wand would focus on gathering information for the detailed design. The
The detailed design (discussed in 8.332)
would involve the public.
Timeframe: Short-term
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Artist rendering of what North and South Riverside Drive(s) could look like.
8.3.32 Complete a detailed design and implementation strategy for the
greenway/promenade based on the conceptual design.
Additional Details: _Further refine the conceptual plan with detailed land assembly
data,nformatwon, economic ecological restoration goals, cost estimates, and
implementation timelines. The detailed plan should also inolude „long term —strategy -to
compensate property owners. StFategies suoh as Transfers of Development-Rkjhts
(TDRs), zoning Ghanges, or purchases of property should bee consideFed explore
opportunities for providing public water access connecting the pathway to the library,
addressing safety and evaluated to determine the hoc+ -,ppFe,, h lighting concerns,
integrating pedestrian and bicycle connections and ensuring properties at North and
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South Riverside Drive can be accessed. The Gity shall not utilize Eminent Domain
furtheFance of this poliGy-.
Responsible Party: Lead: Transportation: Support: Community Services, Planning;
Support: Transportation
Resources: $$$
Public Involvement: The community should be engaged in the design of the
greenway/promenade. The City should work closely with property owners, business
owners, and residents that will be impaoted eitheF by ZGRing GhaRgeS OF potential land
assernbiy.
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