City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · July 27, 2020
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Monday, July 27, 2020 6:00 PM Virtual
The Bellevue City Council meeting will be conducted virtually. The virtual meeting can
be viewed in the following ways:
1. Watch live on BTV Channel 21;
2. By calling (253) 215-8782, Webinar ID: 942 2036 4184;
3. Via Zoom Webinar ID: 942 2036 4184, Password: 143636; or
4. Watch livestream on Bellevue Television YouTube:
www.youtube.com/bellevuetelevision
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
To provide general written comment to the City Council, please email
council@bellevuewa.gov with the subject line “Written Communications – July 27".
Written comments received prior to 3 p.m. on July 27 may be summarized or read into the
record at the meeting (up to 3 minutes per comment and up to 3 comments per side of any
one topic). There will be no opportunity for oral communications.
PUBLIC HEARING:
Public testimony will be taken during the public hearing portion of the agenda (Item 9).
There is no set time limit for public hearings and each speaker will be allowed up to 3
minutes to speak. To be added to the speaker list and provide oral testimony at the public
hearing, you must sign-up by 5:00 p.m. on July 27. Click the following link to sign-up:
https://bellevuewa.gov/council-public-hearing
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
a) 20-376 U.S. Representative John Lewis Commendation
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Written Communications
The total time for written communications is 30 minutes, and each communication read into
the record shall not exceed 3 minutes. A maximum of three comments will be read or
summarized per side of any one topic.
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5. Reports of Community Council, Boards and Commissions
6. Report of the City Manager
7. Council Business and New Initiatives
8. Consent Calendar
a) 20-374 Motion to award Bid No. 20030 for Lake Heights Wastewater Pump Station
Rehabilitation to Gary Harper Construction, as the lowest responsive and responsible
bidder, in an amount not to exceed $1,042,061 plus all applicable taxes (CIP Plan
No. S-16).
b) ORD 6521 Ordinance amending the Bellevue Land Use Code to conform the frequently flooded
areas regulations to current federal and state standards and to adopt the Federal
Emergency Management Agency’s updated countywide Flood Insurance Rate Maps
and Flood Insurance Study, for the City’s continued eligibility in the National Flood
Insurance Program; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date.
9. Public Hearing
To be added to the speaker list and provide oral testimony at the public hearing, you must
sign-up by 5:00 p.m. on July 27. Click the following link to sign-up:
https://bellevuewa.gov/council-public-hearing
a) 20-375 Initial Public Hearing on the 2021-2022 Budget and 2021-2027 Capital Investment
Program Plan.
1. Staff Report.
2. Motion to open public hearing.
(*Note: Three-minute limit per person or recognized community organization.)
3. Receive public testimony.
4. Motion to close public hearing.
5. Council discussion and action.
10. Study Session Items
a) 20-378 Land Use Code Amendment for the East Main Station Area
11. Land Use
12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
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13. Unfinished Business
14. New Business
15. Executive Session
16. Adjournment
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For alternate formats, interpreters, or reasonable accommodation requests please phone at least 48
hours in advance 425-452-7810 (voice) or email councilcoordinators@bellevuewa.gov. For complaints
regarding accommodations, contact City of Bellevue ADA/Title VI Administrator at 425-452-6168
(voice). If you are deaf or hard of hearing dial 711.
Approval of Agenda: The time at which the agenda is approved. Councilmembers or the City Manager
may also suggest adding, withdrawing or moving the order of items on the agenda at this time. A
simple majority of Councilmembers present may vote to approve as written or as amended.
Written Communications: This agenda item provides an opportunity for members of the public to
address the Council on any subject except quasi-judicial matters or matters scheduled for a public
hearing before the Council and have the communication read or summarized into the record. The total
time for written communications is 30 minutes, and each communication read into the record shall not
exceed 3 minutes. A maximum of three comments will be read or summarized per side of any one
topic.
Consent Calendar: Those matters of business that require action by the Council which are considered
to be of a routine and non-controversial nature are placed on the consent calendar. The individual
items on the consent calendar are typically approved, adopted, or enacted by one motion of the
Council.
Public Hearings: Hearings held to receive public comment on important matters before the Council,
allowing the public an opportunity to provide input for Council consideration in the decision-making
process.
Study Session Items: Council reviews and determines the approach to be used on significant policy
issues, to receive progress reports on current issues, or to receive information from the City
Manager, staff, or other regional officials.
Land Use: This is the point on the agenda when land use matters, including the City Hearing
Examiners’ decisions and recommendations on various land use applications, as well as appeals, are
taken up for Council discussion and action. Often the items taken up under this agenda item are
quasi-judicial in nature.
Quasi-Judicial: Matters where the Council acts in their judicial capacity rather than their legislative
capacity.
Quorum: Minimum number of voting members who must be present for business to be conducted. A
quorum of the Bellevue City Council is four (4) members, a simple majority
Ordinance: Ordinances are legislative acts or local laws. They are the most permanent and binding
form of Council action and may be changed or repealed only by a subsequent ordinance.
Resolution: Legislation that is adopted to express the policy of the Council or to direct certain types
of administrative action.
Motion: A motion is typically used to indicate majority approval of a procedural action or to authorize
disposition of routine items of business on the Council agenda. It may also be used to direct staff to
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take certain administrative actions.
Executive Session: Private sessions that may be held by the City Council only for the purposes
specified in RCW 42.30.110. These include, but are not limited to, issues concerning the buying and
selling of real property, certain personnel issues, and litigation. The purpose and length of Executive
Sessions is publicly announced prior to recessing into Executive Session.
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