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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Report Mayor’s Office Memorandum DATE: February 7, 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. • February is Black History Month and in addition to the City of Renton’s Black History Month Proclamation that will be presented at the February 7 Council meeting at 7 p.m., the following events will be taking place virtually or in-person.  The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has selected the 2022 Black History Month theme of Black Health and Wellness. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) is hosting the following events in acknowledgement of this theme. For more information and to register for these events visit www.aarth.org. o February 5, 12:30-1:30 p.m. – Conversations on Black Wellness o February 9 and February 23, 5-6 p.m. – African Dance & Rituals  On Tuesday, February 15 at 1 p.m., the City of Bellevue will be hosting Cultural Conversations – “Story in the Cloth” Quilting Traditions and Practices in the African American Community. To register for this virtual event visit https://cityofbellevue.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuduytpj0iHN2a2lm3sFgfS- uCXuWXAAwW.  Northwest African American Museum is hosting The Past, Present and Future of Black History moderated by Dr. Quintard Taylor of the University of Washington with keynote speaker Lonnie Bunch III, secretary of The Smithsonian Institution. Ryan McIrvin, Council President Members of Renton City Council Page 2 of 3 February 7, 2022 This event will be held on Thursday, February 17, at 5 p.m. For more information and to register for this virtual event, visit https://www.naamnw.org/2022-black- history-month-keynote-program.  The Renton African American community and the City of Renton will co-host a Black History Month celebration on Saturday, February 26, from 12-2 p.m. Planning is still in progress and more information will be available soon. • Renton History Museum is hosting two new exhibits through February 11, 2022. The Annual Art Show of the Brain Injury Alliance of Washington is in the main gallery, featuring 23 pieces by 22 artists. These works demonstrate the healing power of creativity. Also in the main gallery is Life on the Rivers, an exhibit that explores the central role of the Black and the Cedar Rivers in the lives of Renton’s earliest residents, the Duwamish People, and the white settlers who came later. Renton History Museum is located at 235 Mill Ave. S.; hours are Wednesday through Friday, 10 am to 4 pm. • On Saturday, February 12, stop by Northwest Share Free Vegetarian Food Truck from 12-2pm to enjoy a free lunch. The food truck will be located at Renton Chamber of Commerce, 625 South 4th Street. Upcoming lunch distributions are scheduled for March 26, April 16, and May 7. • 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, February 7 through Friday, February 11, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Single intermittent lane closures on Lind Avenue SW at NE 27th Street due to utility construction. Questions may be directed to Joel McCann, 425-757-9595.  Williams Avenue South and Wells Avenue South Conversion Project: Impacts to traffic will continue throughout this area on South 2nd Street, South 3rd Street, Wells Avenue South, Williams Avenue South, Burnett Avenue South, and Houser Way South. Wells Avenue South and Williams Avenue South conversion to two-way traffic is scheduled for President’s Day weekend (2/17-2/21), weather permitting. The actual day of conversion will be weather dependent. Reader boards, social media outreach, and in-person notification will begin the week of 2/7. Please visit the project webpage at https://rentonwa.gov/ww for more information. Ryan McIrvin, Council President Members of Renton City Council Page 3 of 3 February 7, 2022  Downtown Utility Improvement Project. Several roadway closures and detours are required between now and project completion in 2022. For more information on current upcoming road closures and traffic impacts or to sign up for email or text alerts visit the project website at https://rentonwa.gov/duip.  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.