City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · February 16, 2021
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 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: 981 6779 1723;
3. Via Zoom Webinar ID: 981 6779 1723, Password: 137192; 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
February 16. 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) 21-196 Wrap Around Services Update
7. Council Business and New Initiatives
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8. Consent Calendar
a) 21-197 Council Minutes
Minutes of January 25, 2021 Regular Meeting
b) 21-198 Motion to award Bid No. 20074, NE 24th Street at 172nd Avenue NE Slope
Stabilization (CIP Plan Nos. PW-M-19 and PW-R-199) to Interwest Construction,
Inc., as the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, in the amount of
$1,929,200.00, plus all applicable taxes. This project is partially funded by the
Neighborhood Safety, Connectivity and Congestion Levy (CIP Plan No.
PW-R-199).
c) 21-199 Motion to approve payment of claims and payroll for the period January 1, 2021 -
January 31, 2021.
d) RES 9893 Resolution authorizing execution of an interagency agreement with the City of
Issaquah for jail services.
e) RES 9894 Resolution authorizing execution of an Exclusive Sale Listing Agreement with Colliers
International for Brokerage Services for the sale of Old Fire Station No. 3 .
f) RES 9895 Resolution authorizing execution of a grant agreement with the Washington State
Department of Commerce to accept $97,000 in grant funds to support installation of
adult changing tables in restrooms throughout the park system (CIP No. P-R-11
Parks Renovation & Refurbishment Plan).
g) RES 9896 Resolution amending Resolution No. 9876 to cancel the February 16 public hearing
date to consider the release of a public utility easement and a portion of a second
public utility easement, all located at 10300 NE 8th Street.
h) RES 9897 Resolution authorizing execution of all documents necessary to implement settlement
of the claim brought by Kellie Burlingham against the City of Bellevue in the lawsuit
Kellie Burlingham v. City of Bellevue, et al (USDC Cause
No.2:20-cv-00586-JCC).
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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
February 16. Click the following link to sign-up:
https://bellevuewa.gov/council-public-hearing
a) RES 9898 Public Hearing and action on the resolution authorizing the execution of documents
necessary to release six utility easements and portions of two additional utility
easements which have been declared surplus to the City’s needs and are no longer
required for providing continued public utility service; the granting and recording of
such release being deemed in the best interest of the public. The easements lie within
nine parcels owned by Sound Transit for their Operation Maintenance Facility East
and related Transit Oriented Development, generally located west of 120th Ave NE
between NE Spring Boulevard and Northup Way.
10. Study Session Items
a) 21-200 A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH) Executive Board recommendation of
2020 Housing Fund allocations
11. Land Use
a) 21-201 Consideration of the Eastgate Office Park Rezone application by Kennedy Wilson
Fund V - Eastgate LLC; a rezone of a 14.03-acre site located at 15325 SE 30th
Place from Office (O) and Community Business (CB) to Office Limited Business 2
(OLB 2). Permit File No. 19-125909-LQ
12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
a) ORD 6567 Ordinance to amend Land Use Code chapter 20.20.120, Accessory Dwelling Units,
to remove the three-year wait period to establish an Accessory Dwelling Unit in new
single-family home construction; providing for severability; and establishing an
effective date.
b) ORD 6568 Ordinance to establish provisions in the Land Use Code, Chapter 20.45A Platting
and Subdivisions and Chapter 20.45B Short Plats and Short Subdivisions, for Unit
Lot Subdivisions within Land Use Districts where multifamily development is currently
allowed; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date.
13. Unfinished Business
14. New Business
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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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