Committee of the Whole - November 3, 2026

The City of Renton Committee of the Whole met on November 3, 2026. The first presentation reviewed the transition of solid-waste collection from Republic Services to Recology, whose proposal scored 91.9 out of 100 among five RFP submissions and offered the second-lowest rates, within 0.8% of the lowest bid. The contract was previously finalized and approved by the Council; Recology is scheduled to begin service April 1, 2027. Recology has ordered 27 collection trucks, and the city reported securing about $330,000 in grant funds to offset the cost of compost carts. The presentation also covered planned service changes, customer outreach, route and cart transitions, and environmental requirements, including electric support vehicles and the city’s option to pursue two electric collection vehicles later. No new contract award or procurement vote occurred during this presentation.

The Community and Economic Development budget presentation sought resources to advance in-house 30% designs for Festival Street and the 99 Burnett site, with the designs intended to support future grant applications and construction funding; staff cited Legacy Square as a precedent for in-house design savings of roughly $1 million to $1.5 million. Council also discussed a proposed full-time legislative-branch staff position, including an estimated salary figure of about $72,000, but no vote on that proposal was recorded. The meeting outlined the upcoming reading schedule for budget legislation, including utility and solid-waste rates; no spending or procurement actions were approved in the transcript.