City Council Regular Meeting

City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA 98004 Meeting Agenda City Council Regular Meeting Monday, October 5, 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: 952 2987 8708; 3. Via Zoom Webinar ID: 952 2987 8708, Password: 585858; or 4. Watch livestream on Bellevue Television YouTube: www.youtube.com/bellevuetelevision 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call, Flag Salute 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 October 5. 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 a) 20-473 Update and Thank You from REI Co-op b) 20-474 Public Technology Institute Awards 2020 City of Bellevue Page 1 Printed on 10/2/2020 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda October 5, 2020 7. Council Business and New Initiatives a) 20-475 Council Liaison Recommendation for Appointments to the Transportation Commission 8. Consent Calendar a) 20-481 Council Minutes Minutes of September 21, 2020 Regular Meeting b) 20-482 Motion to award Bid No. 20061, NE 12th Street Multipurpose Path - 108th Avenue NE to 112th Avenue NE (CIP Plan Nos. PW-R-182 and PW-M-1) to Kamins Construction as the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, in the amount of $761,755.58, plus all applicable taxes. c) RES 9824 Resolution authorizing the execution of documents necessary to release an existing slope easement and a temporary construction easement on private property located at 11100 Main Street. 9. Public Hearing There is no set time limit for public hearings and each speaker will be allowed up to 3 minutes to speak. To provide testimony at the public hearing, you must sign-up by 5:00 p.m. on October 5. Click the following link to sign-up: https://bellevuewa.gov/council-public-hearing a) ORD 6528 Public Hearing and action on an Ordinance authorizing the release of an existing water easement and amending Ordinance Nos. 329 and 338 (as amended by Ordinance No. 386) to release a public utility easement and a portion of a second public utility easement, all located at 9625 NE 8th Street, which have been declared surplus to the City’s needs and are no longer required for providing continued public utility service; the release of these easements being deemed in the best interest of the public. 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) 20-483 Public Safety Emergency Radio Network (PSERN) system progress and Operator Interlocal Agreement. City of Bellevue Page 2 Printed on 10/2/2020 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda October 5, 2020 b) 20-484 Initiate work to update the Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) Program. c) 20-485 Affordable Housing Strategy Implementation 11. Land Use 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions 13. Unfinished Business 14. New Business 15. Executive Session 16. Adjournment City of Bellevue Page 3 Printed on 10/2/2020 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda October 5, 2020 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. City of Bellevue Page 4 Printed on 10/2/2020 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda October 5, 2020 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. City of Bellevue Page 5 Printed on 10/2/2020