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Votes at a glance: Renton council concurs with finance and planning committee recommendations on grants, contracts and appointments
Summary
The council unanimously concurred with a series of Finance and Planning & Development committee recommendations, approving payments and payroll vouchers, accepting state and federal grant funds, renewing health benefit agreements, awarding a construction contract for Legacy Square Phase 2, accepting the 2026 CDBG contingency plan and advancing the
At the meeting the Renton City Council repeatedly moved to concur with Finance Committee and Planning & Development Committee recommendations. All motions listed below were presented by committee chairs and carried by the council with affirming votes from members present.
Votes recorded at the meeting included:
- Claims and payroll vouchers: Council concurred with Finance Committee approval of accounts payable totaling $12,726,943.69 and payroll totaling $2,146,869.19 (September pay period). Motion carried.
- Washington State Department of Ecology interagency agreement: Council authorized acceptance of $131,694.46 from the Department of Ecology (Local Solid Waste Financial Assistance Program) to implement commercial waste reduction technical assistance.
- Airport lease addendum: Council authorized Addendum 9‑25 to an existing lease, adjusting annual lease revenue to $68,253.90 plus leasehold excise tax and updating required insurance and lessor address.
- FAA reimbursable agreement: Council authorized execution of an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration reimbursing the city up to $118,335.70 for an air traffic control tower siting study.
- Healthcare Management Administrator (HMA) renewal: Council concurred to renew the HMA agreement for 2026 with a total projected expenditure of approximately $365,000 and reported actuarial‑based contribution rate increases for 2026.
- Kaiser Permanente plan renewal: Council concurred to renew the fully insured Kaiser plan for 2026 at an annual cost of approximately $367,500 (premiums reported to be increasing ~8% for active employees).
- Legacy Square Phase 2 contract award: Council concurred with an award recommendation to Anderson Construction for $1,248,000 (excluding sales tax) and the committee requested budget appropriation equal to a $1,498,650 Department of Commerce grant to fully fund the project.
- Acceptance of 2026 CDBG funds and contingency plan: Council concurred with the Finance Committee and authorized acceptance and execution of the grant agreement subject to legal review (see separate article for details).
- Planning Commission appointment: The Planning & Development Committee recommended appointment to fill a vacant seat on the Planning Commission with a term expiring June 30, 2027; the council concurred. (Name read in transcript as "dorsal, plants"; transcript spelling unclear.)
- Transportation element: The Planning & Development Committee recommended adoption of the transportation element of the comprehensive plan; the committee requested staff prepare an ordinance for first reading. The council concurred with that recommendation.
Each committee item was presented in committee and then the council voted to concur; motions were typically moved by Council Member O'Halloran with seconds from Council Member McGurvin unless otherwise noted, and roll calls showed unanimous approval among members present.
