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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes 11/20/2017 App, MINUTES City Council Regular Meeting 7:00 PM -Monday, November 20,2017 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: Councilmembers Absent: Armondo Pavone, Council President None Randy Corman Ryan Mclrvin Ruth Perez Don Persson Ed Prince Carol Ann Witschi ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF PRESENT Denis Law, Mayor Jay Covington, Chief Administrative Officer Cheryl Beyer,Senior Assistant City Attorney Megan Gregor, Deputy City Clerk Ellen Bradley-Mak, Human Resources/Risk Management Administrator Gregg Zimmerman, Public Works Administrator Jan Hawn, Administrative Services Administrator Commander Tracy Wilkinson, Police Department PROCLAMATION a) Small Business Saturday:A proclamation by Mayor Law was read declaring Saturday, November 25, 2017 to be "Small Business Saturday' in the City of Renton, encouraging all citizens to 'buy local' and support small businesses and merchants on Small Business Saturday, and throughout the year. MOVED BY PAVONE,SECONDED BY PRINCE,COUNCIL ADOPT THE PROCLAMATION AS READ.CARRIED. November 20, 2017 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 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 2017 and beyond. Items noted were: • Inclement Weather Response Reminder:The Public Works Department reminded residents to help prevent local residential street flooding by monitoring catch basins near their homes and keeping them clear of leaves and other debris. Street sweepers are dispatched daily to clean up debris along major arterials.Also, snow is not far away; during snow and ice events,the Department sanders and snow plows are dispatched to keep major arterials drivable.Visit our website to view our snow route maps. It is imperative that motorists do not park or abandon their vehicles within any portion of the traffic lanes.Abandoned vehicles impair snow and ice removal and impact response of emergency vehicles. • The City is in the process of updating its Bicycle and Trails Master Plan and is interested in public input at an open house on Thursday, November 28th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Renton Senior Center, 211 Burnett Avenue North. • New agility equipment has been added to the Cedar River Dog Park as part of a Girl Scout Gold Award project by Kira Le, a local high school student.Apparatus include a hoop jump, a see-saw,weave poles, and an adjustable jump. Ms. Le also resurfaced the existing A-Frame dog walks. She is coordinating with the City to hold an Opening Day on Saturday, November 25th from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.to get feedback from Dog Park users about the project. • The in-water phase of the Bird Island Shoreline Enhancement project will take place this and next month at Coulon Park.American Construction Company will be working November 27th until the end of December. Expect to see cranes and other heavy equipment around the island as well as turbidity curtains in the lake. Bird Island will be closed to the public during construction.The end result of this project will be an improved habitat for salmon, birds, and other wildlife that use the Island, and a new area for the public to view scenic Lake Washington. • Preventative street maintenance will continue to impact traffic and result in occasional street closures. AUDIENCE COMMENTS Prior to the public comment period, it was MOVED BY PRINCE,SECONDED BY PAVONE,COUNCIL SUSPEND THE RULES FOR THIS MEETING AND ADJUST THE INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC COMMENT TIME ALLOTMENT FROM FIVE MINUTES TO TWO MINUTES. CARRIED. Following a number of emails received by Council related to the Longacres DIY Skate Park, it was MOVED BY PAVONE,SECONDED BY PRINCE,COUNCIL REFER THE TOPIC OF THE DEMOLITION OF LONGACRES DIY SKATE PARK TO THE ADMINISTRATION. CARRIED. The following individuals requested the assistance of the City to help stop the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)from demolishing Longacres DIY-a skate park in Renton, built and cared for by local residents, on an underutilized piece of property underneath an 1-405 overpass: • Jack Skeal,Seattle • Travis Halbert, Covington November 20, 2017 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES • Brian Foss, Renton • Moses Hansen, Ravensdale • Austin Smith, Normandy Park • Talon Monteau, Kent • David Waite,Tacoma • Jesse Swift, Maple Valley • Drew Learn, Bellevue • Hector Martinez,Seattle • Cole Nadeah, Covington • Corey Paschall, Covington • Sabin Olson, Renton • John Farley,Tukwila • Kurtis Willden, Kent • Lesley Sheppard,Snoqualmie • Eli Sheppard,Snoqualmie • Mark Arnold, Renton • Katie Marquart, Des Moines • Kristin Ebeling,Seattle • Chad Carnie, Kent Mayor Law encouraged everyone to get in touch with their State representative as well as request that someone from WSDOT contact the City if they wish to work together. CAO Jay Covington stated that he would ask the Transportation Director,Jim Seitz, to help provide the people of LongacresDlY with a name to contact within WSDOT. CONSENT AGENDA Items listed on the Consent Agenda were adopted with one motion,following the listing. a) Approval of Council Meeting minutes of November 13, 2017. Council Concur. b) AB-2035 Police Department recommended approval of an interlocal agreement with the Renton School District,for reimbursement of$75,000 per year per officer,for the placement of three School Resource Officers within the Renton School District for a two year period. Council Concur. c) AB-2034 Utility Systems Division recommended approval of a 2017 WaterWorks Grant Agreement with King County,to accept up to $70,000 in grant funds for the design to retrofit the Heather Downs detention facility; and approval to appropriate the funds to Surface Water Utility accounts. Refer to Utilities Committee. MOVED BY PAVONE,SECONDED BY PRINCE,COUNCIL CONCUR TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA,AS PRESENTED. CARRIED. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a) Council President Pavone presented a report in which the Committee of the Whole reviewed the proposed changes to Business and Occupation Taxes and Per Employee License Fees, and recommended concurrence in the following actions: 1. Eliminate the Per Employee License Fee (Ordinance) 2. Reduce the Business and Occupation Tax Threshold to$500,000(Ordinance) November 20, 2017 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 3. Change Non-Profit license fee exemption to include all non-profit businesses that are exempt from taxation under 26 U.S. Code Subsections 501(c)and (d). 4. Repeal City of Renton Ordinance No. 5861 and incorporate all changes in the newly adopted ordinance. The Committee of the Whole recommended Council approve the proposed changes and place associated legislation reflecting the above changes for first reading. MOVED BY PAVONE,SECONDED BY PRINCE,COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION.CARRIED. b) Council President Pavone presented a report recommending the following 2018 Council Committee Assignments: FINANCE PUBLIC SAFETY (2nd &4th Mondays,4:30 pm) (2nd &4th Mondays, 5:30 pm) Don Persson,Chair Armondo Pavone, Chair Ruth Perez,Vice Chair Randy Corman,Vice Chair Armondo Pavone, Member Don Persson, Member COMMUNITY SERVICES UTILITIES (1st&3rd Mondays, 5:30 pm) (2nd &4th Thursdays, 3:30 pm) Ruth Perez, Chair Carol Ann Witschi, Chair Carol Ann Witschi,Vice Chair Ryan Mclrvin,Vice Chair Ryan Mclrvin, Member Randy Corman, Member PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION (2nd &4th Thursdays,4:00 pm) (1st&3rd Mondays,4:30 pm) Ryan Mclrvin,Chair Randy Corman, Chair Armondo Pavone,Vice Chair Don Persson,Vice Chair Carol Ann Witschi, Member Ruth Perez, Member MOVED BY PRINCE,SECONDED BY PAVONE, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION.CARRIED. c) Planning and Development Committee Chair Prince presented a report concurring in the staff and Planning Commission recommendation to amend the Comprehensive Plan with its associated map and text amendments.The Planning and Development Committee further recommended that ordinances for the following items be prepared and presented for first reading when they are complete: Private Party Initiated Applications • CPA M:01 Fairwood Wetlands: Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map Amendment and rezone from Residential Medium Density with R-8 zoning to Residential Low Density with R-1 zoning to reflect that development potential is limited by a major wetland that covers more than 85%of the site. City Initiated Amendment • Text Clean Up: Text amendments to improve consistency, correct scrivener's errors, and make other non-substantive text amendments to the Comprehensive Plan.Additionally, November 20, 2017 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES striking adoption years of other plans, in order to help the Comprehensive Plan to stay current with plans as they are updated and alleviate the frequency of small text changes to the Comprehensive Plan to change the adoption year of other plans. The Planning and Development Committee understands that two of the private party initiated Comprehensive Plan Amendments(CPA M:02 Kennydale Market and CPA M:03 Pointe Heron) applications have been continued at the applicants' request.Those applications will be considered and recommendations will be forwarded to Council as part of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Amendment cycle. d) Finance Committee Chair Persson presented a report approving for payment on November 20, 2017 claims vouchers 5622-5625, 5634-5640, 361022-361024, 361026, 361034-361048, 361072- 361356 and four wire transfers and one payroll run with benefit withholding payments totaling $4,501,803.61 and payroll vouchers including 730 direct deposits and 35 payroll vouchers totaling$1,291,812.15. MOVED BY PERSSON,SECONDED BY PRINCE,COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION.CARRIED. e) Finance Committee Chair Persson presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to approve the amendment to the King County Conservation Futures Interlocal Cooperation Agreement to accept$400,000 in grant funding for one 5.23 acre parcel to be acquired in 2017 as part of the May Creek Greenway, located west of 1-405 and adjacent to the south side of May Creek(Fawcett South Property).The Committee further recommended that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute the amendment and that the resolution regarding this matter be presented for reading and adoption. MOVED BY PERSSON,SECONDED BY PRINCE,COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. f) Finance Committee Chair Persson presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to approve the reclassifications of three employees, in recognition of higher levels of duties and responsibility:Two part-time Program Specialists (J. Pursell and J. Kim) are reclassified to Senior Program Specialists, and the position of Chief Prosecuting Attorney(held by I. Clark) is reclassified from salary grade m35 to m38. Funds to implement these changes are available in the Public Works and Legal Departments' 2018 budgets. MOVED BY PERSSON,SECONDED BY PRINCE,COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. g) Finance Committee Chair Persson presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to approve the 2018 Healthcare Management Administrators(HMA)and Envision Rx contract for 2018,with a revised fee schedule of a 1.6%increase for 2018.The contract covers administrative services for claims on the City's self-insured medical, dental and prescription plans. MOVED BY PERSSON,SECONDED BY PRINCE,COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION.CARRIED. h) Finance Committee Chair Persson presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to approve the Kaiser Permanente (formerly Group Health) contract for 2018,for active employees and LEOFF 1 retirees.The rate increase is 2.3%and funding has been provided in the 2018 budget. MOVED BY PERSSON,SECONDED BY PRINCE,COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. November 20, 2017 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES i) Transportation Committee Chair Perez presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Turnback Agreement TB 1- 0254 with the Washington State Department of Transportation for the jurisdictional transfer of segments of SR 515, SR 900,SR 169, and SR 167. MOVED BY PEREZ,SECONDED BY WITSCHI, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED. LEGISLATION Resolution(s): a) Resolution No.4324:A resolution was read authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an interlocal agreement for school resource officers with Renton School District No.403. MOVED BY PERSSON,SECONDED BY PRINCE,COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS READ.CARRIED. b) Resolution No.4325:A resolution was read authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an amendment to the Conservation Futures Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the City of Renton and King County by including$400,000 allocation for the acquisition of one open space parcel in the May Creek Greenway. MOVED BY PERSSON,SECONDED BY WITSCHI,COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS READ.CARRIED. Ordinance(s)for first reading: c) Ordinance No. 5866:An ordinance was read amending Section 5-5-2 and Subsections 5-5-3.A, 5-5-3.C, 5-5-3.E, 5-5-3.G.2, 5-25-4.C, 5-25-4.D, 5-25-10.J, 5-25-10.K, 5-25-10.Z, 5-26-3.E, 5-26- 6.A, 5-26-6.D, and 5-26-7.F of the Renton Municipal Code to streamline city business license processes and taxes by eliminating the per employee license fee,expanding the business license registration fee exemption for non-profit organizations to include all persons who are exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to 26 U.S. Code Subsections 501(c) or(d), lowering the revenue threshold for business and operations tax, clarifying potentially ambiguous language to ensure consistent application of existing business and operations tax and business license regulations; repealing Ordinance No. 5861 and incorporating herein those changes that remain relevant; and providing for severability and establishing an effective date. MOVED BY PERSSON,SECONDED BY PRINCE,COUNCIL REFER THE ORDINANCE FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Ordinance(s)for second and final reading: establishing an effective date. MOVED BY CORMAN,SECONDED BY PAVONE, COUNCIL PULL THIS ORDINANCE AND REFER IT BACK TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER REVIEW. CARRIED. • November 20, 2017 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NEW BUSINESS Please see the attached Council Committee Meeting Calendar. ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY PAVONE,COUNCIL ADJOURN.CARRIED.TIME: 8:02 P.M. • Jason A. th, CMC, �� lerk Megan Gregor,CMC, Recorder Monday, November 20, 2017 November 20, 2017 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Council Committee Meeting Calendar November 20, 2017 November 27, 2017 Monday NO MEETINGS COUNCIL HOLIDAY December 4, 2017 Monday CANCELLED Transportation Committee, Chair Perez CANCELLED Community Services Committee, Chair Witschi 5:30 PM Committee of the Whole, Chair Pavone - Conferencing Center 1. Puget Sound Access Update 2. Southport Street Name Change 3. Source of Income Discrimination Discussion