Council President Ed Prince this week announced his intention to run for a second term on the Renton City Council.

“I love this job,” he said. “We’ve done a lot and we still have more to do.”

Prince said he is proud of the work the council has done on the Sunset Redevelopment Plan, the Meadow Crest Accessible Playground and the transition form the former jail at City Hall into the Center of Hope shelter, as well as continued work on equity and social justice issues.

“I really feel like we are a leader among cities in the region on social equity and respect,” he said, adding “But there’s still work to do.”

Among the things he said that still needed to be completed is the Benson Neighborhood Plan, which is still being worked on. Prince lives in the Benson neighborhood and said it is an issue close to his heart.

“I want to continue to be part of the community, part of that work,” he said.

Prince, 40, is married with two children, ages 5 and 1. He has lived in Renton 10 years and currently works as the executive director of the Washington State Commission on African American Affairs, a role to which he was appointed by Gov. Christine Gregoire and re-appointed by Jay Inslee.

Prince currently serves as the council president and runs the Committee of the Whole meetings. During his previous years on council, he has served as chair of the Planning and Development Committee and the Utilities Committee and served on the Community Service and Finance Committees.

Prince is completing his first term on the council and will be one of five councilmembers up for election this fall. Don Persson and Ruth Perez have also announced their campaigns and Marcie Palmer has indicated she too will run for re-election. Greg Taylor’s term is also up this year.

Candidate filing week is May 11-15.