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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: March 1, 2021
TO: Randy Corman, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
FROM: Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Administrative Report
• Starting Wednesday, March 3, the Renton School District will begin returning to in-
class learning for their elementary grade students. Please remember to be cautious
and courteous as some of our younger community members are walking to school
and be patient as buses pick up along their routes. School zone speed cameras will
be operational, in addition to extra police patrols around the schools to ensure a
safe return for the students.
• Families and children are invited to visit Sunset Neighborhood Park from March 7-28
for a self-guided PopUp StoryWalk titled “Bea’s Bees.” The book will be displayed
page-by-page on poster boards next to the walking path to read while strolling
through the park. Support for this project comes from the City of Renton and the
Renton Municipal Arts Commission. For more information, contact Community
Services at 425-430-6600.
• Renton Municipal Court will launch Renton Municipal Community Court to bring a
new approach to dealing with low-level offenders. Community courts work to keep
individuals who commit the lowest level crimes out of jail. The court uses a problem-
solving approach based on rehabilitation and accountability to work towards a
reduction in reoffending. Sentences combine punishment with enrollment in pre-
trial diversion programs, such as drug treatment or mental health counseling.
Participants will have on-site access to services and weekly or bi-weekly court
hearings. Judge Kara Murphy Richards will host a Renton Municipal Community
Court Informational Forum via Zoom on Tuesday, March 2, from 7-8 p.m. Active
participation is limited to the first 50 individuals to register. The forum will also
stream on YouTube. Attendees can get questions and concerns answered, and court
staff will explain how the community can get involved. Visit
http://rentonwa.gov/communitycourt for more information.
• Information about preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and
road closures happening this week can be found at http://rentonwa.gov/traffic. All
projects are weather permitting and unless otherwise noted, streets will always
remain open. Preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and road
closures will be at the following locations:
Randy Corman, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
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March 1, 2021
Monday, March 1 through Friday, March 5, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Intermittent
lane closures along Park Avenue North between North 30th Street and North
32nd Street for the City of Renton Kennydale 320 Reservoir Capital Improvement
Project. Questions may be directed to Joel McCann at 425-757-9595.
Monday, March 1 through Friday, March 5, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Single lane
closure along Wells Avenue South between South 2nd Street and South 3rd
Street for the City of Renton Downtown Streetscape Capital Improvement
Project. Questions may be directed to Kip Braaten at 425-757-9809.
Thursday, March 4 through Friday, March 5, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Possible
single intermittent lane closures in both directions near the 4550 block of Talbot
Road South due to roadway construction. Questions may be directed to Tom
Main at 206-999-1833.
Ongoing Trail Closure through Winter of 2020/21. Ripley Lane North Trail
closure just north of the VMAC and the trailhead going north in support the
WSDOT I-405 Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lanes Project.
Questions may be directed to Justin Johnson at 425-902-7172, or Kip Braaten at
425-757-9809.
To allow for reconstruction of the South 3rd Street intersections at Williams
Avenue South and Wells Avenue South, road closures for the following dates are
tentatively scheduled. These road closures are scheduled as 24/7 for the listed
duration and detours will be in place. Please visit the project webpage at
http://rentonwa.gov/ww more information.
Monday, March 1 through Friday, March 5: Williams Avenue South just north of
South 3rd Street
Monday, March 1 through Friday, March 12: Wells Avenue South just north of
South 3rd Street