Renton Council adopts disaster-recovery framework, regional transportation agreement and several committee-recommended contracts

The Renton City Council on April 7 adopted a set of resolutions and concurred with committee recommendations authorizing contract supplements and a professional-services agreement.

Key council actions:

- The council adopted a resolution formally adopting the City of Renton Disaster Recovery Framework. The motion to adopt the resolution was made by Council President Albertson and seconded by Council Member Perez; the measure passed on a voice vote.

- The council adopted a resolution authorizing Renton's representative and alternate representatives to the Metropolitan Water Pollution Abatement Advisory Committee (MWPAAC). Council Member Vann moved the resolution and Council Member Rivera seconded; it passed on a voice vote.

- The council adopted a resolution authorizing the mayor and city clerk to enter an interlocal agreement with King County and neighboring jurisdictions for coordinated transportation planning under an Eastside Transportation Partnership Agreement. The motion was moved during the meeting by a council member and carried on a voice vote.

- The Transportation/Aviation Committee recommendation to authorize Supplement No. 4 to Contract No. 20083 with KPG Somas, Inc. for the Southwest 40th/3rd Street Improvement Project was approved. The supplement is for $345,203; the committee’s concurrence motion was offered by Council Member McGurvin and seconded by Council Member Perez, and the council approved the action.

- The Utilities Committee recommendation to authorize a professional-services agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. for a reclaimed-water feasibility study (maximum $199,395) was approved. Council Member Vann moved the concurrence and Council Member Rivera seconded; the council approved the agreement on a voice vote.

- The council also concurred with the published consent agenda (16 items) by voice vote after a motion by Council President Albertson and a second by Council Member Perez.

Where votes were taken by voice, the meeting record shows "All in favor, signify by saying aye" and "Motion carries." Individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the public transcript for these motions.

Details and amounts from committee reports and staff recommendations were read into the record before each concurrence vote. Contract and agreement references read at the meeting include Contract No. 20083 (KPG Somas supplement no. 4, $345,203) and a professional-services agreement with HDR Engineering for up to $199,395 for the reclaimed-water study.

No council vote or ordinance involving an LGBTQ sanctuary/resolution occurred at this meeting; that subject was raised extensively in public comment but not acted on.

Outcome summary (voice votes unless otherwise noted): - Adopted: City of Renton Disaster Recovery Framework (resolution) — moved by Council President Albertson; second by Council Member Perez; outcome: adopted. - Adopted: Appointments to MWPAAC (resolution) — moved by Council Member Vann; second by Council Member Rivera; outcome: adopted. - Adopted: Eastside Transportation Partnership interlocal agreement (resolution) — moved by Council Member McGurvey (mover recorded in transcript); outcome: adopted. - Authorized: Supplement No. 4 to Contract No. 20083 with KPG Somas, Inc. — $345,203; mover: Council Member McGurvin; second: Council Member Perez; outcome: authorized. - Authorized: Professional-services agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. — up to $199,395; mover: Council Member Vann; second: Council Member Rivera; outcome: authorized. - Consent agenda concurred (16 items) — mover: Council President Albertson; second: Council Member Perez; outcome: concurred.

Council members thanked public commenters and committee chairs after the votes. The transcript records voice votes with "aye" and "motion carries" language; no member-by-member roll-call vote lists appear in the transcript provided.