City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · October 12, 2020
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Monday, October 12, 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: 914 5196 4903;
3. Via Zoom Webinar ID: 914 5196 4903, Password: 332019; or
4. Watch livestream on Bellevue Television YouTube:
www.youtube.com/bellevuetelevision
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
a) 20-496 Affordable Housing Week Proclamation
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 12. 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) 20-497 Status Report on the Neighborhood Area Planning program: Great Neighborhoods in
Northwest Bellevue and Northeast Bellevue
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7. Council Business and New Initiatives
a) 20-498 Council Liaison Recommendation for Appointments to the Arts Commission and the
Library Board
8. Consent Calendar
a) 20-499 Council Minutes
Minutes of September 28, 2020 Regular Meeting
b) ORD 6529 Ordinance relating to speed limits; amending Chapter 11.32 of the Bellevue City
Code (BCC) to add a new Section 11.32.015 to establish a speed limit of 20 miles
per hour (mph) on all streets in the Surrey Downs neighborhood.
c) RES 9825 Resolution authorizing execution of an amendment to the Professional Services
Agreement with Pacifica Law Group, LLP, outside counsel for the City, in the amount
of $115,000, plus all applicable taxes, for legal services related to the claim for
relocation benefits brought by the former tenant of the property located at 1445
120th Avenue NE which was acquired for both Sound Transit East Link and City
transportation projects.
9. Public Hearing
10. Study Session Items
a) 20-500 Watermain Replacement Program - Informational Briefing
b) 20-501 Arts Audience Participation Survey
11. Land Use
12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
a) ORD 6530 Ordinance imposing an interim official control tolling time limitations for certain active
Temporary Use Permits and suspending the restriction for application of certain
successive Temporary Use Permits; providing for severability; and establishing an
effective date.
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b) ORD 6531 Ordinance amending the Bellevue City Code to adopt certain State Building Code
updates and local amendments thereto; amending Chapter 23.05 relating to
construction code administration; repealing Chapter 23.10 in its entirety and replacing
it with a new Chapter 23.10 reflecting amendments to state building codes; repealing
Chapter 23.12 in its entirety and replacing it with a new Chapter 23.12 reflecting
amendments to state residential codes; amending Chapter 23.13 to reflect
amendments to the state existing building code; amending Chapter 23.16 to reflect
amendments to swimming pool enclosures; repealing Chapter 23.50 in its entirety and
replacing it with a new Chapter 23.50 reflecting amendments to state mechanical and
related codes; amending Chapter 23.60 reflecting amendments to state plumbing
codes; amending Chapter 23.85 reflecting amendments to state building codes;
providing for severability; and establishing an effective date.
c) ORD 6532 Ordinance repealing Chapter 23.11 of the Bellevue City Code and adopting a new
Chapter 23.11 of the Bellevue City Code in order to adopt the 2018 International
Fire Code with amendments; providing for severability; and establishing an effective
date.
d) ORD 6533 Ordinance amending Chapter 23.10 to adopt Building Code local amendments;
amending the Bellevue City Code, Chapter 23.30, to adopt certain State Electrical
Code updates and local amendments thereto; providing for severability; and
establishing an effective date.
e) ORD 6534 Ordinance amending Ordinance 6292 and Chapter 23.11 of the City of Bellevue Fire
Code; repealing and replacing sections 23.11.113 and 23.11.510; repealing section
23.11.917; adding new sections 23.11.607.9 and 23.11.919; providing for
severability; and establishing an effective date.
f) ORD 6535 Ordinance amending the Bellevue City Code to incorporate the Uniform Housing
Code, with conformance and consistency amendments, as chapter 23.22 in the
Bellevue City Code; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date.
g) ORD 6536 Ordinance amending the Bellevue City Code to incorporate the Uniform Code for the
Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, with conformance and consistency amendments,
as chapter 23.20 in the Bellevue City Code; providing for severability; and
establishing an effective date.
h) ORD 6537 Ordinance 1) authorizing execution of an amendment to the interagency agreement
with the Washington State Department of Commerce to accept $2,179,500 in
additional Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”)
funding for costs incurred due to the COVID-19 public health emergency; 2)
amending the 2019-2020 Operating Grants and Donations Fund to increase the
appropriation by $2,179,500; 3) amending the 2019-2020 Human Services Fund to
increase the appropriation by $1,079,500; and 4) authorizing the use of CARES Act
funding.
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i) RES 9826 Resolution imposing an additional sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent for
housing and related services as authorized in RCW 82.14.530, and providing for
severability and establishing an effective date.
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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