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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Report EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT M E M O R A N D U M DATE: May 17, 2021 TO: Randy Corman, Council President Members of Renton City Council FROM: Armondo Pavone, Mayor Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer SUBJECT: Administrative Report • Update from the Parks and Trails Division: o Kennydale Beach Park will be closed for fence repairs between Monday, May 17 and Friday, May 21. o Boat launch permits for parking at Coulon Park can be purchased online at rentonwa.gov/boatlaunch, or call 425-430-6700 and press 8. o Remember that no dogs are allowed at Gene Coulon and Kennydale Beach Parks, and no bicycles on the pedestrian trail at Coulon Park. All other parks and trails allow dogs on six-foot leashes, or you can visit the off-leash Cedar River Dog Park at 1500 Houser Way S. o For updated information, visit rentonwa.gov/parks or contact Community Services at 425-430-6600. • Community Services Forestry Division will be continuing with informational mailings as part of the ongoing “No Tree Topping” Campaign. Letters were sent recently to some residential areas where tree topping has occurred. Letters will now be mailed to commercial properties where similar tree topping problems have been noticed. This outreach will remain an information and education campaign only – no enforcement action will be undertaken at this time. • 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:  Tuesday, May 18 through Thursday, May 20, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Maintenance crews will be conducting asphalt repairs along South Grady Way between Wells Avenue South and Rainier Avenue South. The westbound curb lane will be closed on Tuesday. The eastbound curb lane will be closed Wednesday and Thursday. Randy Corman, Council President Members of Renton City Council Page 2 of 2 May 17, 2021  Ongoing Trail Closure through May 2021. 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.  Williams Avenue South and Wells Avenue South Conversion Project. Impacts to traffic will continue throughout this area between South 2nd Street and South 3rd Street. Please visit the project webpage at https://rentonwa.gov/ww for more information.  Downtown Utility Improvement Project. The Downtown Utility Improvement Project requires several roadway closures and detours between now and project completion in 2022. For more information on current upcoming road closures and traffic impacts or to sign up for email or text alerts, visit the project website at https://rentonwa.gov/duip.