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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Center Community Plan Amendment -2018 (RES4346)CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 4346 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CENTER COMMUNITY PLAN. WHEREAS, the City Center Community Plan was adopted June 6, 2011 by Resolution No. 4098, and later amended on June 12, 2017 by Resolution No. 4311; and WHEREAS, the plan was developed with extensive public outreach and in conjunction with residents, business owners/operators, and other stakeholders; and WHEREAS, the plan sets the goals and objectives for improving the City Center over a 20 year timeframe; and WHEREAS, the plan identifies implementation strategies to facilitate the accomplishment of the goals and objectives; and and WHEREAS, the City seeks amend one of the implementation strategies to provide clarity; WHEREAS, the plan is compatible with the intent of the City's adopted Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on May 4, 2018, having duly considered all matters relevant thereto, and all parties having been heard appearing in support or opposition, and subsequently forwarded a recommendation to the City Council; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 1 RESOLUTION NO. 4346 SECTION I. The City Council hereby amends Section 8.3 of the City Center Community Plan relating to creation of a greenway/promenade along the Cedar River at North and/or South Riverside Drive to read as shown on Exhibit A, incorporated herein by this reference. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 25th day of June , 2018. APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 25th day of Approved as to form: Ah / Z - Shane Moloney, City Attorney RES.1771:6/4/18:scr Denis Law, Mayor 2018. 2 RESOLUTION NO. 4346 EXHIBIT A 8.3 Create a greenway/promenade betweeoalong the Cedar River at North and or South Riverside Drive-"s' Stree . The greenway/promenade would provide additional greenspace for the City Center, improve access to the Cedar River, and provide potential restoration opportunities. 8.3.1: Complete an initial conceptual plan for a greenway/promenade between along the Cedar River and N Vt Street. Additional Details: The City should complete a conceptual plan for the area between greenway/ r menade along the Cedar River and N 1t' Street to naturalize. The conceptual plan should balance the goals of naturalizing the river corridor, ireve improving recreational opportunities, and inGFe increasing greenspace. This and providing opportunities to experience the water. Permitting requirements maintainability, and costs will also be considerations in conceptual design for the gFeenwaylpromenade. development. The design of the greenway/promenade should utilize existing publicly owned land and existing right-of-way at North and South Riverside Drive as shared roadways. It should also be coordinated with the planning and design of the Civic Node area, which includes Liberty Park, the KCLS Main Renton Library, the Renton History Museum, and the Cedar River (discussed in 3.1)- as well as the Parks Recreation, and Natural Areas Plan The City shall not utilize eminent domain in the furtherance of this policy. Responsible Party: Lead: Planninq Support: Community Services; SuppeFt: Wig, Transportation Resources: $ Public Involvement: This initial phase would not involve a great deal of public engagement, wand would focus on gathering information for the detailed design. The The detailed design (discussed in 8.332) would involve the public. Timeframe: Short-term 3 RESOLUTION NO. 4346 AMM 9 na mgubM, caard wn.nwdma wron.wv m. vn.n aMWM.eI. Pi.-.OaWd a W (..IUH—V b. d.— Artist rendering of what North and South Riverside Drive(s) could look like. 8.3.32 Complete a detailed design and implementation strategy for the greenway/promenade based on the conceptual design. Additional Details: _Further refine the conceptual plan with detailed land assembly data,nformatwon, economic ecological restoration goals, cost estimates, and implementation timelines. The detailed plan should also inolude „long term —strategy -to compensate property owners. StFategies suoh as Transfers of Development-Rkjhts TDRs), zoning Ghanges, or purchases of property should bee consideFed explore opportunities for providing public water access connecting the pathway to the library, addressing safety and evaluated to determine the hoc+ -,ppFe,, h lighting concerns, integrating pedestrian and bicycle connections and ensuring properties at North and 4 RESOLUTION NO. 4346 South Riverside Drive can be accessed. The Gity shall not utilize Eminent Domain furtheFance of this poliGy-. Responsible Party: Lead: Transportation: Support: Community Services, Planning; Support: Transportation Resources: $$$ Public Involvement: The community should be engaged in the design of the greenway/promenade. The City should work closely with property owners, business owners, and residents that will be impaoted eitheF by ZGRing GhaRgeS OF potential land assernbiy. 5