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Home My WebLink AboutAdmin Report ' CITY OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT `__��_,,.-�Renton � M E M O R A N D U M DATE: September 18, 2017 TO: Armondo Pavone, Council President Members of the Renton City Council FROM: Denis Law, Mayor Jay Covington, Chief Administrative Officer SUBJECT: Administrative Report • Please join us tomorrow, September 19th, from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Piazza Park in downtown Renton for our second-to-last market of the season! This week we are having our Salmon Day celebration; our friends from the Seattle Aquarium will be on site with fun activities including walks to the Cedar River to view our local salmon run. In addition, we will have a cooking demonstration from 4 pm to S pm by our friends at WSU's Food $ense program, and live entertainment from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. For more information, check out our website at rentonfarmersmarket.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! • The Solid Waste Utility will kick off its free Eco Film Series by exploring plastic waste on Thursday, September 21st at 6:00 p.m. at Carco Theatre, 1717 Maple Valley Highway, Renton 98057. Participants will be provided an opportunity to upcycle used T-shirts into reusable shopping bags, followed by a screening of three short films that shed light on the plastic problem. Questions may be directed to Solid Waste Program Specialist Jina Kim at 425-430-7391, or for more information on all Eco Film Series events, please visit our website at rentonwa.gov/ecofilmseries. • Annual maintenance is happening at several city facilities. The Renton Senior Activity Center is scheduled to close for annual maintenance on Monday, September 11th, and will re-open on Monday, September 25th. • The city is in the process of updating its Bicycle and Trails Master Plan and is interested in public input. Please join us for an open house on Thursday, September 28th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Renton Community Center, 1715 SE Maple Valley Highway in Renton. Questions may be directed to Parks Planning/Natural Resources Director Leslie Betlach at 425-430-6619 or Transportation Planning Manager Vicki Grover at 425-430-7393. • A new and improved Renton Clean Sweep Program will be in effect for single family residential customers. Each household may schedule one collection to take place on its regular garbage day between September 18th and December 29th at no additional charge. For questions or to schedule your Clean Sweep collection, contact Republic Services at 206- 777-6440. Armondo Pavone,Council President � Members of Renton City Council Page 2 September 18, 2017 • The Community Services Department would appreciate input from Renton residents on a Parks &Trails Customer Satisfaction Survey through the month of September. Available on the city's website and in hardcopy form at the Renton Senior Activity Center, the Renton Community Center,the Highlands Neighborhood Center, and City Hall, we encourage park patrons to give us their feedback. Thanks for spreading the word! Contact Cailin Hunsaker, Parks and Golf Course Director, at 425-430-6606 with any questions. • Information about preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and road closures happening this week can be found at http://rentonwa.�ov/trafficimpacts. Preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and road closures will be at the following locations: ✓ ALERT—SIGNIFICANT DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME LANE CLOSURES Monday, September 18 through Friday, September 22, 2017: Expect intermittent lane closures and traffic delays along Talbot Road South (SR 515) between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. related to the I-405/SR 167 Interchange Direct Connector Project. In addition, northbound and southbound nighttime lane restrictions and closures along SR 167 and I-405 are also scheduled this week related to the project. More detailed information about these restrictions and closures is available tonight on the back table. The information outlines specific dates and time of the closure. Questions may be directed to Craig Smiley, WSDOT I-405/SR 167 Corridor Communications, at (425) 456-8624 or visit the project website at http://www.wsdot.wa.�ov/Prolects/1405/SR1671CDirectConnector/. ✓ Monday, September 18th through Friday, September 22nd, 7:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. Expect intermittent lane closures along Duvall Avenue NE between NE 10th Street and NE 12th Street for street patching. Questions may be directed to Street Maintenance Supervisor John Kalmbach at 425-766-6183. ✓ Monday, September 18th through Friday, September 22"d, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Intermittent lane closure south of SE Petrovitsky Road along the west side of 116tn Avenue SE due to construction. Approved traffic control plans have been issued for all work and will be followed. Questions may be directed to Tom Main, 206-999-1833. ✓ Monday, September 18th through Friday, September 22"d, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Single lane closure along the southbound Talbot Road S between northbound I-405 on-ramp to the southbound I-405 off-ramp for I-405 Direct Connector Project. Questions may be directed to Rohini Nair, 206-999-1822. ✓ Monday, September 18th through Sunday, September 24th. Road Closure on South 14th Street between Smithers Avenue S through Davis Avenue S for utility construction. - Armondo Pavone,Council President Members of Renton City Council Page 3 September 18, 2017 Approved traffic control plans have been issued for all work and will be followed. Questions may be directed to Patrick DeCaro, 425-207-6013. ✓ ALERT—SR 169 DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME LANE CLOSURES EXPECT DEIAYS Monday, September 18th through approximately Friday, October 6th. WSDOT will be repaving and installing sidewalk upgrades along a portion of Maple Valley Highway (SR 169) between 140th Avenue SE (MP 22.86) and Blaine Drive Vic (MP 24.84). Construction will occur during daytime and nighttime hours and will result in a reduction of lanes as outlined below: Daytime closures (up to 1 lane at a time in either the northbound or southbound direction, not concurrently): • Northbound —Lane closure permitted between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. • Southbound —Lane closure permitted between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Nighttime closures (up to 2 lanes will be permitted in either the northbound and/or southbound direction): • Northbound —Lane closures permitted between 8 p.m. and 10 a.m., Sunday through Friday. • Northbound —Lane closures permitted between 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Sunday. • Southbound —Lane closures permitted between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., Sunday through Friday. � Southbound — Lane closures permitted between 9:30 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Sunday. ✓ Monday, September 18th through approximately Friday, November 3rd. NE 10th Street will be closed between Harrington Avenue NE and NE Sunset Blvd. Sunset Lane NE will be closed just north and just south of NE 10th Street. These road closures affect access to the Renton Highlands Library. The Highlands Library parking garage will be accessible from the south only during these road closures. Questions may be directed to project manager Keith Woolley at 425-430-7318 or via email at kwoolley@rentonwa.�ov. ✓ Monday, September 18t''through August 2018, 8:30 am to 4:45 pm. Additional construction traffic due to the construction of Sartori Elementary School at the 300 block of Park Avenue North and Garden Avenue North. Questions may be directed to Patrick DeCaro, 425-207-6013.