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City Clerk-Jason A.Seth,CMC
January 9, 2017
Lisa Klein
AHBL
2215 N 30th St, Suite 300
Tacoma, WA 98403
Subject: Additional Responses
RE: Sartori Elementary School (LUA-16-000692)
Dear Ms. Klein:
Enclosed please find the written comments from Nancy Monahan &Akane Yamaguchi in
response to the request for reconsideration submitted by Ms. Laulainen.
I can be reached at (425) 430-6510 or jseth@rentonwa.gov. Thank you.
Sincerely,
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Jason A. Seth, CMC
City Clerk
cc: Hearing Examiner
Matthew Herrera,Senior Planner
lennifer Henning, Planning Director
Vanessa Dolbee,Current Planning Manager
Brianne Bannwarth, Development Engineering Manager
Craig Burnell, Building Official
Jennifer Cisneros,Secretary, Planning Division
Julia Medzegian,City Council Liaison
Parties of Record(25)
1055 South Grady Way,Renton,WA 98057 • (425)430-6510/Fax (425)430-6516 • rentonwa.gov
Cynthia Moya
From: lason Seth
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2016 8:18 AM
To: Cynthia Moya
Subject: FW: Sartori School comments for Hearing Examiner
Additional comments for the Sartori Request for reconsideration. Please forward to the Hearing Examiner and parties of
record.
-Jason
Jason Seth, CMC
City Clerk
City of Renton
425-430-6502
jseth@rentonwa.gov
This communication may be subject to public disclosure laws of the State of Washington (RCW 42.56).
-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Monahan [mailto:monahan55@hotmail.com]
Sent:Thursday, December 29, 2016 8:51 PM
To:Jason Seth<1Seth@Rentonwa.gov>
Cc: Melissa Hart<MHart@Rentonwa.gov>;Angie Laulainen<enkeli_I@yahoo.com>
Subject:Sartori School comments for Hearing Examiner
I am one of the parties of record present at the recent hearing, and wish to comment further on the Sartori School
project.Throughout this entire process,the Renton School District has not been responsive to neighborhood concerns.
Also,some people that have previously testified at hearings have mysteriously fallen off the list of parties of record, and
are no longer receiving mailings. I hope that through the Hearing Examiner, my voice,and the voices of my neighbors,
can finally be heard.
1) location of the ball wall:
I concur with the comments made by Angie Laulainen in her email to the Hearing Examiner dated December 12, 2016.
Bringing this level of noise so close to established residences is unacceptable.These residences have been across from
this school for decades,and the original play area and field did not present a problem for them. However,the new
playground design submitted by the Renton School District will substantially change the character of the neighborhood.
A ball wall is a significant noise-generator, and a typical recess schedule will resutt in a sustained disturbance for
neighbors for several hours of the day.Simple design changes could accommodate the neighbors' request to move this
feature this to another area that does not create a perpetual noise nuisance. I request that this be made a requirement
that the Renton School District revisits their design to come up with something more acceptable to the neighbors who
will be impacted the most.
2)Traffic study:
I am hoping that the final determination will include a recommendation that traffic patterns be monitored and reviewed
for a year, and that an independent, impartial agency, not previously connected with the Renton School District(e.g.,
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not Heffron Transportation) be appointed to do that monitoring and reporting. I would like to further request that it be -
stipulated that if such a review and report indicates that neighbors' concerns about traffic patterns around the school
are founded,and that congestion and safety problems are noted,that the Renton School District will make the
necessary adjustments to mitigate those problems.
These two issues have the greatest impact on the livability and property values of our immediate neighborhood.Thank
you for your consideration of these concerns.
Sincerely,
Nancy Monahan
325 Meadow Ave N
Renton,WA 98057
425-235-2889
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Cynthia Moya
From: Akane Yamaguchi <akane.yamaguchii@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2016 10:29 AM
To: Cynthia Moya;Jason Seth
Cc: enkeli_I@yahoo.com
Subjec#: Story Elementary School/LUA16-000692, CU-H, PUD
Greetings!
My name is Akane Yamaguchi and I Iive on 1008 N Riverside Drive in Renton. I am one of the Party of Record
on this above mentioned project and have received a packetJietter regarding Hearing Examiner's Order on
Reconsideration Request.
I read a capy of the email written by my neighbor, Ms. Angela Laulainen included in the packet/letter. I agree
with all of the points Ms. Laulainen made in the ernail and I request the Hearing Examiner on this project ta
cansider these points.
Could someone please explain why on the document with titled, " BEFORE THE HEARING EXAMINER OF
CITY OF RENTON", in the first paragraph, it's stated that, "Ms. Laulainen's reconsideratian request is not
admitted and will not be considered by the hearing examiner"? It is because Ms. Laulainen's points are not
based upan evidence that is already in the record?
The Hearing Examiner requested the Renton School District ta do traffic studies for the first year of the
operation of the school. Ms. Laulainen is requesting this traffic studies ta be conducted by a non-affiliated
company with RSD, I think this is a valid suggestion and no evidence should be required to make this point.
Ms. Laulainen is aiso asking the (ocatian af the bali wa((to be re-considered ar the ba(I wail completely removed from the
schoal premise due ta noise cancern in the neighbohaod. Ms, Laulainen is not in position to be a61e ta prove evidence on
this point because the ball wall has nat been canstructed yet and 1 imagine it wili cause an extreme hardship an Ms.
Laulainen because this type of study will require access to professianal skills and equipments.
Thank you for reading this email.
Sincerely,
Akane Yamaguchi
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