HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes 02/26/2018February 26, 2018 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MINUTES
City Council Regular Meeting
7:00 PM ‐ Monday, February 26, 2018
Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Law called the meeting of the Renton City Council to order at 7:00 PM and led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present:
Ed Prince, Council President
Armondo Pavone
Randy Corman
Ryan McIrvin
Ruth Pérez
Don Persson
Carol Ann Witschi
Councilmembers Absent:
None
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF PRESENT
Denis Law, Mayor
Jay Covington, Chief Administrative Officer
Alex Tuttle, Assistant City Attorney
Jason Seth, City Clerk/Public Records Officer
Chip Vincent, Community & Economic Development Administrator
Gregg Zimmerman, Public Works Administrator
Preeti Shridhar, Deputy Public Affairs Administrator
Deb Needham, Emergency Management Director
Chief Kevin Milosevich, Police Department
Commander Kevin Keyes, Police Department
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SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Renton Police Department Annual Recognition/Promotion of Employees: Chief Kevin
Milosevich recognized the following individuals for outstanding performance in 2017,
recapping each person's achievements:
Officer Eric Gordon ‐ Employee of the 2nd Quarter
Detective Peter Montemayor ‐ Employee of the 3rd Quarter
Officer Patrick Morgan ‐ Employee of the 4th Quarter
Officer Michael Thompson ‐ Officer of the 1st Quarter and Employee of the Year
Sergeant John Awai ‐ Meritorious Service Medal
Commander Jon Schuldt ‐ Promoted to Deputy Chief
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 2018 and beyond. Items noted were:
Thursday, March 1, 2018, Highlands Reservoir Project Open House: Join us for an
open house meeting to learn more about the upcoming Highlands Reservoir Project
from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Renton Highlands Library, 2801 NE 10th Street. The City
is moving forward with the final design and construction of a new, above‐ground
potable water storage tank at their existing reservoir site located at 3410 NE 12th
Street, as well as associated transmission and distribution piping improvements.
Construction is anticipated to begin in 2019. Please attend this open house to learn
more about the project’s design and schedule, ask questions, and provide feedback.
Unable to attend? Please direct your questions and comments to Water Utility
Engineering Manager Abdoul Gafour at 425‐430‐7210 or via e‐mail at
agafour@rentonwa.gov.
Preventative street maintenance will continue to impact traffic and result in
occasional street closures.
CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed on the Consent Agenda were adopted with one motion, following the listing.
a) Approval of Council Meeting minutes of February 12, 2018. Council Concur.
b) AB ‐ 2093 City Clerk reported the results from the February 13, 2018 bid opening for CAG‐17‐
214, City Hall Elevator Modernization project, and submitted the staff recommendation to
accept and award the lowest responsible and responsive bid from R.C. Zeigler Company, Inc.,
in the amount of $1,646,398, for the City Hall Elevator Modernization project. Council Concur.
c) AB ‐ 2087 Administrative Services Department recommended adoption of a resolution
certifying City costs in the Benson Hill Annexation area as exceeding revenues generated in
the area by $3.9 million for the State's previous fiscal year ended June 30, 2017 (the City's
2016 fiscal year); and identified the City's projected annual costs to provide services to the
area as exceeding resources by $5.8 million for the State's fiscal year of July 1, 2018 through
June 30, 2019. Council Concur.
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d) AB ‐ 2088 Administrative Services Department submitted a request from Sunset Square, a
property management company, for a utility bill adjustment for the service address of 1306
Union Ave NE due to a water leak, and recommended granting the adjustment in the amount
of $3,441.21. Refer to Finance Committee.
e) AB ‐ 2090 Administrative Services Department submitted a request from Les Schwab, service
address of 354 Union Ave NE, for a utility bill adjustment due to a water leak, and
recommended granting the adjustment in the amount of $3,215.04. Refer to Finance
Committee.
f) AB ‐ 2092 City Attorney Department requested authorization for the Mayor to execute all
necessary property transfer documents to align the legal boundaries of the former Highlands
Library property with the short plat recorded under King County recording number
20170519900004, in order to make the property sellable. Council Concur.
g) AB ‐ 2091 Community & Economic Development Department submitted King County
Boundary Review Board Closing Letter regarding the Eric Ressler II Annexation, and
recommended adopting the ordinance finalizing this annexation. The area was pre‐zoned R‐4
(Residential Four Dwelling Units per Acre) in 2007 per Ordinance 5254, which becomes
effective when the annexation ordinance becomes effective. Council Concur.
h) AB ‐ 2085 Community & Economic Development Department recommended expanding the
Multi‐Family Tax Exemption (MFTE) incentive area, provided that new development in the
expanded area includes affordable housing. Refer to Planning Commission and Planning &
Development Committee.
i) AB ‐ 2094 Community Services Department requested authorization to waive a total of
$54,530 in park, shelter rental, parking garage pass, and permit fees for the following 2018
Community Events: Volunteer Dinner; REACH Crop Walk; Farmer's Market; Juneteenth at the
Renton Community Center; Senior ProAM at the Maplewood Golf Course; Renton Car Show;
Renton River Days; Cruz the Loop; Renton, Lindbergh, Hazen, and Liberty High School Golf
Teams; CAST for Kids ‐ Take a Warrior Fishing (9/8/2018); Multicultural Event; Cast for Kids ‐
Take a Warrior Fishing (9/29/18); and Piazza Tree Lighting. Council Concur.
j) AB ‐ 2095 Executive Department recommended approval of an Agreement for Legislative
Services, with Outcomes by Levy, LLC, in the amount of $166,000 per year with a term of May
1, 2018 through December 31, 2020, for additional policy advocacy towards regional, state,
and federal legislative priorities. Refer to Finance Committee.
k) AB ‐ 2089 Public Works Department requested authorization to purchase five replacement
vehicles for the Community and Economic Development Department, in the estimated
amount of $157,545, using state bid contract 05916. The funds to purchase the replacement
vehicles were included in the 2018 mid‐biennial budget adjustment. Council Concur.
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL CONCUR TO APPROVE THE
CONSENT AGENDA, AS PRESENTED. CARRIED.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a) Committee of the Whole: Council President Prince presented a report recommending
concurrence in staff's recommendation that Council amend the ordinance providing protections
against source of income discrimination by:
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1. Expanding eligible housing subsidy programs to include any subsidy program offered by a
government program, a private nonprofit, or any other assistance program that pays all
or part of a tenant's rent (through direct arrangement between the program and the
owner or lessor of the real property); and
2. Defining "alternative sources of income" as any lawful, verifiable income that comes
from sources other than employment; and
3. Requiring a landlord to subtract any payment from a Section 8 or other subsidy program
from the total monthly rent; and include all sources of income in the tenant's total
income when calculating income screening criteria for any tenant.
4. Giving landlords the discretion to exclude any subsidy program or alternative source of
income from an income‐to‐rent screening if the subsidy/income has a known sunset date
occurring within the lease term.
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY MCIRVIN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
b) Finance Committee: Chair Persson presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to
approve claims and payroll vouchers payments:
1. Accounts Payable – total payment of $10,330,974.38 for vouchers 363444, 363457‐363755;
payroll benefit withholding vouchers 5728‐5729, 5741‐5749 and 363445‐363456; and four wire
transfers.
2. Payroll – total payment of $1,394,628.68 for payroll vouchers which includes 622 direct
deposits and 45 checks (January 16‐31 2018 pay period).
3. Kidder Mathews – total payment of $45,768.77 for vouchers 1325‐1326 and 5574‐5600.
MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY PÉREZ, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
LEGISLATION
Resolution:
a) Resolution No. 4333: A Resolution was read certifying the City of Renton's authority to
impose a sales and use tax under RCW 82.14.415 as a credit against State sales and use tax,
relating to annexations.
MOVED BY PERSSON, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION
AS READ. CARRIED.
Ordinance for first reading:
b) Ordinance No. 5879: Annexing certain territory to the City of Renton (Eric Ressler II
Annexation; File No. A‐17‐001).
MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY WITSCHI, COUNCIL REFER THE ORDINANCE
FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED.
Ordinance for second and final reading:
c) Ordinance No. 5878: An ordinance was read vacating a portion of N. 38th Street between
Meadow Avenue N. and I‐405 (James Tasca, Petitioner; VAC 15‐001; PRM‐25‐0064).
MOVED BY MCIRVIN, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE
AS READ. ROLL CALL: ALL AYES. CARRIED.
NEW BUSINESS
Please see the attached Council Committee Meeting Calendar.
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY PAVONE, COUNCIL ADJOURN. CARRIED. TIME:
7:26P.M.
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Jason Seth, Recorder
Monday, February 26, 2018
Council Committee Meeting Calendar
February 26, 2018
March 5, 2018
Monday
5:30 PM Transportation Committee, Chair Corman – Council Conference Room
1. Duvall Ave. NE Improvements Project – Supplemental Agreement 2
2. Emerging Issues in Transportation
6:00 PM Community Services Committee, Chair Pérez – Council Conference Room
1. Renton Municipal Arts Commission – Policy Review
2. Dog Park Discussion
3. Henry Moses Aquatic Center Discussion
4. Emerging Issues in Community Services
CANCELLED Committee of the Whole, Chair Prince