City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · September 14, 2020
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Monday, September 14, 2020 6:00 PM Virtual Meeting
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: 930 9312 9873;
3. Via Zoom Webinar ID: 930 9312 9873, Password: 079788; or
4. Watch livestream on Bellevue Television YouTube:
www.youtube.com/bellevuetelevision
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
a) 20-435 Welcoming Week Proclamation
b) 20-436 U.S.Senator Slade Gorton Commendation
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Oral Communications
The total time for oral communications is 30 minutes. If the number of speakers signed up to
speak will exceed the 30 minute period, the Mayor is authorized to give preference to (1)
persons speaking to items on the meeting agenda or anticipated to come on the agenda within
one month and/or (2) to persons who have not spoken to Council in the last quarter. Speakers
will be allowed up to three minutes to speak, and a maximum of three persons are permitted to
speak to each side of any one topic.
To be added to the speaker list for oral communications, you must sign up by 5:00 p.m. on
September 14. Click the following link to sign up:
https://bellevuewa.gov/council-oral-comms
5. Reports of Community Council, Boards and Commissions
6. Report of the City Manager
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7. Council Business and New Initiatives
8. Consent Calendar
a) RES 9819 Resolution authorizing the write-off of 83 uncollectible accounts totaling $135,422.25,
as described in Attachment A.
b) ORD 6524 Ordinance 1) authorizing execution of a grant agreement (and supplements if
necessary) with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to
accept up to $394,000 in state funding to support implementation of the Crossroads
Connect Mobility Service project; 2) amending the 2019-2020 General Capital
Investment Program (CIP) Fund to increase the appropriation by $394,000; 3)
amending the 2019-2025 CIP Plan to increase the budget for the ITS Master Plan
Implementation Program (CIP Plan No. PW-R-156) by $394,000; and 4)
authorizing execution of a Transit Service Funding Agreement (and supplements if
necessary) with the King County Metro for the payment of up to $435,775 to King
County Metro to provide and coordinate on-demand transit services for the
Crossroads Connect Mobility Service project.
c) RES 9820 Resolution authorizing the execution of all documents with the City of Seattle
necessary to allow Bellevue to construct the 124th Avenue NE - NE 12th Street to
NE Spring Boulevard Project (PW-R-169) and the 124th Avenue NE - Ichigo Way
to Northup Way Project (PW-R-191).
d) RES 9821 Resolution authorizing execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement for EMAC
(9/21) (Emergency Management Assistance Program) and PNEMA (Pacific Northwest
Emergency Management Arrangement) with Washington State Military Department,
Emergency Management Division, which provides the option for the City of Bellevue
to participate in intrastate and state-to-state mutual aid during times of emergency or
disaster.
9. Public Hearing
10. Study Session Items
a) 20-437 Updated King County Cities Climate Collaboration (K4C) Joint Commitments and
Environmental Stewardship Plan Update Progress
b) 20-438 Discussion of the A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH) 2021 Administrative
Budget and Work Program as recommended by the ARCH Executive Board.
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.
Oral 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. The total time for oral communications is 30 minutes, and speakers must limit
their presentation to 3 minutes. A maximum of three persons are permitted to speak to each 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
take certain administrative actions.
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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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