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Home My WebLink AboutApproved Minutes 03/26/2018March 26, 2018 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MINUTES City Council Regular Meeting 7:00 PM ‐ Monday, March 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 Randy Corman Ryan McIrvin Ruth Pérez Armondo Pavone Carol Ann Witschi Councilmembers Absent: Don Persson MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY PAVONE, COUNCIL EXCUSE ABSENT COUNCILMEMBER DON PERSSON. CARRIED. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF PRESENT Denis Law, Mayor Jay Covington, Chief Administrative Officer Alex Tuttle, Assistant City Attorney Jason Seth, City Clerk Jan Hawn, Administrative Services Administrator Gregg Zimmerman, Public Works Administrator Preeti Shridhar, Deputy Public Affairs Administrator Cliff Long, Economic Development Director Commander Jeff Eddy, Police Department March 26, 2018 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES PROCLAMATION Sikh Heritage Day: A proclamation by Mayor Law was read declaring April 14, 2018 to be Sikh Heritage Day in the City of Renton, and encouraging all citizens to join in this special observance. Satwinder Kaur accepted the proclamation with appreciation and invited everyone to attend a special event at the Showare Center in Kent on May 26, 2018 celebrating Sikh heritage. MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY PAVONE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE PROCLAMATION. CARRIED. 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:  Beginning April 1, 2018, Medicare will start a year‐long project to replace all current Medicare cards for beneficiaries to convert from using social security numbers to using alphanumeric ID numbers. All new Medicare cards will come in the mail. Nothing needs to be requested. There is a current scam whereby someone claiming to be from Medicare will call to say a card is on the way but that a temporary card is needed and a fee is required for the temporary card. They will ask for personal information so they can process the temporary card. Remember: Medicare handles all communications by mail unless you call them.  Sunday, April 1st through Wednesday, June 6th. The Solid Waste Utility is launching the “Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB)” campaign in efforts to reduce plastic bag use and litter throughout the city. The public is encouraged to bring reusable bags when shopping and complete an online survey about plastic bag use. The survey is available at surveymonkey.com/r/PlasticBagRenton through June 6th. Questions may be directed to Solid Waste Senior Program Specialist Jina Kim at Jkim@rentonwa.gov or by calling 425‐430‐7391.  Wednesday, March 28th, 7:30 a.m. Mayor Denis Law will give the State of the City address at Renton Technical College. Tickets are $25 with all proceeds benefiting Renton Technical College Foundation’s student scholarship fund.  Join Renton Police Officers at one of the Coffee with a Cop events. The mission of Coffee with a Cop is to break down barriers between police officers and the citizens they serve by removing agendas and allowing opportunities to ask questions, voice concerns, and get to know the officers in your neighborhood. The next Coffee with a Cop will take place on Wednesday, March 28th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Starbucks, Benson Plaza, 17901 108th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98055.  Preventative street maintenance will continue to impact traffic and result in occasional street closures. March 26, 2018 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUDIENCE COMMENTS  Howard McOmber, Renton, remarked that REACH (Renton Ecumenical Association of Churches) will be holding a sunrise service at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018. He also encouraged everyone to donate to REACH at reachrenton.org, noting the funds are used to support homeless programs. CONSENT AGENDA Items listed on the Consent Agenda were adopted with one motion, following the listing. a) Approval of Council Meeting minutes of March 19, 2018. Council Concur. b) AB ‐ 2106 Administrative Services Department requested approval to write off bad debt in the total amount of $36,436.64. Refer to Finance Committee. MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL CONCUR TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS PRESENTED. CARRIED. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a) Utilities Committee Chair Witschi presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement with GeoEngineers, Inc. in the amount of $963,864 for post‐construction documentation and mitigation monitoring for the Cedar River Maintenance Dredge Project. MOVED BY WITSCHI, SECONDED BY MCIRVIN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. b) Utilities Committee Chair Witschi presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to approve the 2017 Update to the Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 8 Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan and adopt the resolution ratifying the Plan. MOVED BY WITSCHI, SECONDED BY MCIRVIN, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. c) Finance Committee Vice Chair Pérez presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to approve the following claims and payroll vouchers: 1. Accounts Payable – total payment of $4,894,097.87 for vouchers 363968 ‐ 364358; payroll benefit withholding vouchers 5761‐5771, 20218, 30918 and 363956‐363966; and three wire transfers. 2. Payroll – total payment of $1,351,006.27 for payroll vouchers which includes 633 direct deposits and 13 checks (February 16‐28 2018 pay period). 3. Kidder Mathews – total payment of $39,054.47 for vouchers 1327‐1328 and 5601‐5619. MOVED BY PÉREZ, SECONDED BY PAVONE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. d) Finance Committee Vice Chair Pérez presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to authorize the Mayor to sign the purchase order for 25 COBANTech In‐Car Camera units to equip the Renton Police Department new vehicles in the amount of $141,488.88. MOVED BY PÉREZ, SECONDED BY PAVONE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. e) Finance Committee Vice Chair Perez presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement to join FileLocal as a principal member for the purpose of providing an online business licensing system with an annual cost of $40,000 and a one-time implementation fee of $17,000 . The Committee further recommended adoption of the related resolution . LEGISLATION Resolution(s): MOVED BY PEREZ, SECONDED BY PAVONE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. a) Resolution No. 4335: A resolution was read authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an lnterlocal Agreement with the Cities of Bellevue, Everett, Lake Forest Park, Seattle, and Tacoma to join the Washington Multi-City Business License and Tax Portal Agency, d/b/a FileLocal, as a principal city. MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY CORMAN, COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS READ. CARRIED. b) Resolution No. 4336: A resolution was read ratifying the 2017 update to the Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed (Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 8) Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan. NEW BUSINESS MOVED BY WITSCHI, SECONDED BY MCIRVIN, COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS READ. CARRIED. Please see the attached Council Committee Meeting Calendar. Councilmember Corman remarked that he would like to add the topic of modes of transit such as light rail and bus rapid transit to the Transportation (Aviation) Committee. ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY CORMAN, SECONDED BY PEREZ, COUNCIL REFER THE TOPIC OF A NEAR TERM AND LONG TERM UNIFIED PLAN FOR MULTI-MODAL TRANSIT SERVICE IN RENTON TO THE TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION) COMMITTEE. CARRIED. MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY WITSCHI, COUNCIL ADJOURN. CARRIED. TIME: 7:26P.M. March 26, 2018 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Jason Seth, Recorder Monday, March 26, 2018 Council Committee Meeting Calendar March 26, 2018 April 2, 2018 Monday 4:30 PM Transportation Committee, Chair Corman – Council Conference Room 1. RAAC Appointments – Carlson & Nice 2. Emerging Issues in Transportation 5:00 PM Community Services Committee, Chair Pérez – Council Conference Room 1. Human Services Division Update 2. Sister Cities Update 3. Emerging Issues in Community Services 5:30 PM Committee of the Whole, Chair Prince – Conferencing Center 1. Affordable Housing Task Force Update 2. Insurance/Benefits Annual Report (including Deferred Comp Plan Update)