HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes 01-09-2023January 9, 2023 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF RENTON
MINUTES - City Council Regular Meeting
7:00 PM - Monday, January 9, 2023
Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Pavone called the meeting of the Renton City Council to order at 7:00 PM and led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present:
Valerie O'Halloran, Council President
(attended remotely)
Ed Prince, Council Position No. 5
James Alberson, Jr., Council Position No. 1
Carmen Rivera, Council Position No. 2
Ryan McIrvin, Council Position No. 4
Ruth Pérez, Council Position No. 6
Kim-Khánh Vǎn, Council Position No. 7
Councilmembers Absent:
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF PRESENT
Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer
Patrice Kent, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Jason Seth, City Clerk
Melissa McCain, Deputy City Clerk
Kelly Beymer, Parks & Recreation Administrator
Kristi Rowland, Deputy CAO
Amanda Free, Acting Economic Development Director
Commander Chad Karlewicz, Police Department
Attended Remotely:
Ellen Bradley-Mak, Human Resources/Risk Management Administrator
Martin Pastucha, Public Works Administrator
Vanessa Dolbee, Planning Director
Cailin Hunsaker, Parks & Trails Director
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Rob Shuey, Development Services Director
Ron Straka, Public Works Utilities Director
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
a) Recognizing City of Renton Lean Belt Graduates: Kristi Rowland, Deputy CAO, and Ryan
Spencer, Organizational Development Manager, provided a brief presentation recognizing
City of Renton Lean Belt Graduates.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
CAO Ed VanValey reviewed a written administrative report summarizing the City’s recent
progress towards goals and work programs adopted as part of its business plan for 2023 and
beyond. Items noted were:
• Preventative street maintenance will continue to impact traffic and result in
occasional street closures.
CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed on the Consent Agenda were adopted with one motion, following the listing.
a) Approval of Council Meeting minutes of December 12, 2022. Council Concur.
b) AB - 3260 Mayor Pavone appointed the following individuals to the Renton Municipal Arts
Commission with terms expiring December 31, 2023: Bruce McIntyre and Marvin Rosete.
Refer to Community Services Committee.
c) AB - 3261 Mayor Pavone reappointed the following individuals to the Renton Municipal Arts
Commission with terms expiring December 31, 2025: Janna Kusheryk, Bill Huls, Marsha
Rollinger, and David Samek. Council Concur.
d) AB - 3265 City Clerk reported bid opening on December 16, 2022 for the Sunset Gardens Off-
Site Water Main Improvements project; and submitted the staff recommendation to award
the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, HCON Inc., in the amount of
$879,533.85. Council Concur.
e) AB - 3262 Community & Economic Development Department recommended executing the
Local Programs State Funding Agreement, with the Washington State Department of
Transportation, which obligates $51,000 of $210,000 in grant funding for preliminary
engineering for the I-405/44th Gateway and Green-Scaping Improvements project. Refer to
Finance Committee.
f) AB - 3268 Finance Department recommended adjusting a utility billing customer account in
the amount of $7,520.87, for a multi-family property located at 501 Monster Rd SW, property
owner Republic Services, for excess consumption caused by a qualified water line leak in
accordance with RMC 8-4-46 and 8-5-23. Refer to Finance Committee.
g) AB - 3267 Public Works Administration recommended adoption of a resolution designating
City of Renton Applicant Agents of persons who may be authorized to execute documents
related to the 2022 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program.
Council Concur.
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h) AB - 3266 Public Works Transportation Systems Division recommended approval of a budget
transfer in the amount of $12,000 from Fund 317 balance to the Traffic Safety Program fund,
to cover the budget gap (including contingencies) of Amendment 1 to CAG-22-121, consultant
Perteet, Inc., for additional design engineering services for the Lake Washington Blvd N
(between Burnett Ave N and Houser Way N) Speed Cushions project. Refer to Finance
Committee.
MOVED BY O'HALLORAN, SECONDED BY PRINCE, COUNCIL CONCUR TO APPROVE
THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS PRESENTED CARRIED.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a) Finance Committee Chair Pérez presented a report concurring in the staff recommendation to
approve the following payments:
1. Accounts Payable – total payment of $20,796,794.42 for vouchers 10564-10577,
10579-10581, 120209, 404862-404865, 404875-405148, 405150-405182,
405184-405326; payroll benefit withholding vouchers 7003-7013, 404866-
404874, and 5 wire transfers (12/15/22 check run).
2. Accounts Payable – total payment of $5,691,571.04 for vouchers 10582-10583,
405246-405489; payroll benefit withholding vouchers 7014-7024, 405237-
405245, and 0 wire transfers (12/30/22 check run).
3. Payroll – total payment of $1,813,839.85 for payroll vouchers that include 639
direct deposits and 5 checks (11/16/2022-11/30/2022 pay period).
4. Payroll – total payment of $1,952,552.86 for payroll vouchers that include 635
direct deposits and 8 checks (12/01/2022-12/15/2022 pay period).
5. Kidder Mathews vouchers 1291-1312 totaling $32,518.87.
6. Municipal Court vouchers 018162-018180 totaling $4,911.33.
MOVED BY PÉREZ, SECONDED BY ALBERSON, COUNCIL CONCUR IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. CARRIED.
LEGISLATION
Resolution:
a) Resolution No. 4488: A resolution was read designating an Application Agent for the purposes
of obtaining and administering certain State and Federal financial assistance under Section
404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act of 1988, P.L. 93-288, as
amended.
MOVED BY ALBERSON, SECONDED BY RIVERA, COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION
AS READ. CARRIED.
NEW BUSINESS
Please see the attached Council Committee Meeting Calendar.
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ADJOURNMENT
MOVED BY PRINCE, SECONDED BY RIVERA, COUNCIL ADJOURN. CARRIED.
TIME: 7:13 P.M.
Jason A. Seth, MMC, City Clerk
Jason Seth, Recorder
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Council Committee Meeting Calendar
January 9, 2023
January 16, 2023
Monday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday – No Meetings
January 23, 2023
Monday
4:00 PM Finance Committee, Chair Pérez
Location: Council Conference Room/Videoconference
1. Amendment to CAG-22-121 with Perteet, Inc. for Design Engineering
Services for Lake Washington Blvd N Speed Cushions
2. Utility Bill Leak Adjustment Request for Republic Services
3. WSDOT Local Programs State Funding Agreement for the I-405/44th
Gateway Signage and Green-Scaping Improvements
4. Vouchers
5. Emerging Issues in Finance
4:45 PM Planning & Development Committee, Chair Prince
Location: Council Conference Room/Videoconference
1. Long Range Planning Docket 2023
2. Grant Projects Timelines
3. Emerging Issues in CED
CANCELED Committee of the Whole, Chair O’Halloran
6:00 PM Lunar New Year Reception
Location: Conferencing Center
No official Council action will be taken during this Reception.
7:00 PM Council Meeting
Location: Council Chambers/Videoconference