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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Report EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT M E M O R A N D U M DATE: January 25, 2021 TO: Randy Corman, Council President Members of Renton City Council FROM: Armondo Pavone, Mayor Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer SUBJECT: Administrative Report • Construction for the Coulon Playground replacement is complete and the playground opened to the public on Wednesday, January 20. The new play equipment was chosen based on a community survey conducted in the summer of 2020. The new playground includes many all-abilities components: an all-abilities see-saw, group swing and individual swings, and two unique climbing structures. The project is funded by the taxpayers of Washington state through a state direct legislative appropriation. • The Sunset Neighborhood Park construction is complete and the park will have a “virtual grand opening” on Wednesday, January 27, with the park officially opening to the public on Thursday, January 28. This new 3.2-acre park celebrates a long- range vision coming to fruition, accomplished through ongoing partnerships, community involvement, collaboration, and investments. The park will be a gathering place at the heart of the Sunset area, providing quality-of-life amenities including: looped pedestrian walkways with pergolas and seating; age appropriate children’s play areas and fitness equipment with rubberized safety surfacing; plaza with seating and mist water feature; picnic gazebo and restrooms; art; and a large lawn for gathering and playing. $5.3 million in outside funding has been invested to leverage city funding to support this great project! • 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:  Monday, January 25 through Friday, January 29, 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. Randy Corman, Council President Members of Renton City Council Page 2 of 2 January 25, 2021  Monday, January 25 through Friday, January 29, 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.  Monday, January 25 through Friday, January 29, nighttime. Possible lane closures at the intersection of Talbot Road South and South 48th Street due to utility construction. Questions may be directed to Tom Main at 206-999-1833.  Tuesday, January 26, 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. South 3rd Street will be closed between Williams Avenue South and Wells Avenue South to complete a water line extension.  Ongoing Trail Closure through Winter of 2020. 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.