City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · September 28, 2020
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Monday, September 28, 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: 968 1665 6397;
3. Via Zoom Webinar ID: 968 1665 6397, Password: 935936; or
4. Watch livestream on Bellevue Television YouTube:
www.youtube.com/bellevuetelevision
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
a) 20-448 World Alzheimer's Day Proclamation
b) 20-449 King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn
(King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn will provide an update of the State
of the County and activities in District 9.)
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 28. 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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a) 20-453 Advancing the Mayor's Pledge
b) 20-454 Recent Bellevue Television Awards
7. Council Business and New Initiatives
8. Consent Calendar
a) ORD 6527 Ordinance 1) authorizing execution of a grant agreement (and supplements if
necessary) with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to
accept up to $1,352,998 in federal Emergency Relief funding to support the design
and construction of a permanent repair of 98th Avenue SE at the intersection with SE
11th Street; 2) amending the 2019-2020 General Capital Investment Program (CIP)
Fund to increase the appropriation by $1,352,998; and, 3) amending the 2019-2025
CIP Plan to increase the budget for the Major Maintenance Program (CIP Plan No.
PW-M-19) by $1,352,998.
b) RES 9821 Resolution authorizing execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement for EMAC
(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) 20-450 South Downtown I-405 Access Study to develop, analyze and select a preferred
alternative to improve South Downtown access to and from I-405.
b) 20-451 City of Bellevue Cross-Cultural Feasibility Study - exploration of public and private
gathering spaces dedicated to providing services and cross-cultural programming in
the City of Bellevue.
c) 20-452 Regional Issues
(Written update only. No presentation.)
11. Land Use
12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
13. Unfinished Business
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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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