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Memorandum
DATE: January 10, 2022
TO: Ryan McIrvin, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
FROM: Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Administrative Report
• City Hall is open for in-person services at our Finance and Police Counters, Monday
through Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Our Municipal Court counter is open Thursday
and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., while hearings are conducted via zoom. Our staff
continues to provide (and improve) virtual and online customer services such as our
Virtual Permit Counter and our Recreation Programming reservation process. Space
is limited in each facility and masks are required when inside a city facility as we
follow guidance that protects both you and our employees. For more information,
please visit our website.
• In response to the recent inclement weather, a cold weather shelter was activated in
the Renton Highlands. The shelter opened December 26, 2021 and operated on a
24/7 schedule through January 2, 2022. The shelter served between 6 and 29
people while opened.
• Starting January 10, 2022, King County Metro Via to Transit has expanded their
service hours and designated hubs (pick up/drop off locations) in the Renton
Highlands. The new service hours are Monday through Saturday, 5:00 AM to 1:00
AM and Sunday, 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM. The updated designated hubs are Renton
Transit Center, Kaiser Permanente-Renton, Bartells/QFC, Renton Highlands Library,
Renton Technical College, The Landing, Hazen High School and
Safeway/Starbucks/Post Office. Service can be requested through the Via
smartphone app or by calling 206-258-7739. Riders can pay with an ORCA card, a
Transit GO Ticket, or a credit or debit card. The goal of Via to Transit is to make
getting to and from transit and around the community easier and more accessible.
Via to Transit is available for trips in defined service areas only. One end of each trip
must be a designated hub for the service area.
• In addition, King County Metro Via to Transit Point-to-Point is a pilot, on demand
service that ACCESS-eligible customers can choose to make trips anywhere within
Southeast Seattle and Tukwila during service hours. Service hours are Monday
Ryan McIrvin, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
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January 10, 2022
through Saturday, 5:00 AM to 1:00 AM, Sunday, 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Rides must
start and end within the service area. Need help or have questions? Call 206-553-
3000 or WA Relay 711.
• 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:
On-going Street Closure through October 4, 2023 (City of Renton Resolution
No. 4446). FULL STREET CLOSURE on Sunset Lane NE between NE 10th Street
and Harrington Place NE in support the Solera Development Project (LUA20-
000305). Questions may be directed to Brad Stocco, 425-282-2373.