City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · November 22, 2021
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Monday, November 22, 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
November 22. Click the following link to sign-up:
https://bellevuewa.gov/council-oral-comms
5. Reports of Community Council, Boards and Commissions
a) 21-760 Arts Commission Recommended Funding Allocations
6. Report of the City Manager
City of Bellevue Page 1 Printed on 11/18/2021
City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda November 22, 2021
7. Council Business and New Initiatives
a) 21-761 Water Supply Development Fund of the Cascade Water Alliance
8. Consent Calendar
a) 21-756 Council Minutes
Minutes of November 8, 2021 Regular Meeting
b) ORD 6617 Ordinance (1) authorizing execution of a two-year interagency agreement with the
Department of Ecology for a Stormwater Best Management Practices Study in the
amount of $193,520, with the executed interagency agreement to be substantially in
the form as the agreement in the Council Library; and (2) amending the 2021-2022
Operating Grants, Donations and Special Reserves Fund to increase the
appropriation by $79,393 to cover the anticipated expenditures in this biennium.
c) ORD 6618 Ordinance authorizing and providing for acquisition of interests in land for the purpose
of constructing the 124th Avenue NE - Ichigo Way (NE 18th Street) to Northup
Way (CIP Plan No. PW-R-191); providing for condemnation, appropriation, taking
of land and property rights necessary therefore; providing for payment; directing the
initiation of appropriate proceedings in the manner provided by law for said
condemnation; and establishing an effective date.
d) ORD 6619 Ordinance of the City of Bellevue updating the school impact fee schedule for
Issaquah School District No. 411 and Renton School District No. 403; amending
Section 22.18.100 of the Bellevue City Code; providing for severability; and
establishing an effective date.
e) RES 10023 Resolution authorizing execution of a two-year agreement with GHB Window
Cleaning Services Inc. for window washing services at Bellevue City Hall, the
Bellevue Service Center and the Bellevue District Court, with a three-year renewal
option, for a total contract amount including contingency funds not to exceed
$139,750, plus all applicable taxes.
f) RES 10024 Resolution authorizing execution of a four-year professional services agreement with
Pacifica Law Group, LLP to provide Bond Counsel Services and legal counsel
services related to general municipal finance, with a one-year renewal option, for a
total contract amount not to exceed $250,000, plus all applicable taxes. The executed
Agreement shall be substantially in the form of the Agreement in the Council Library.
g) RES 10025 Resolution authorizing Amendment 1 of the ManageForce Technical Services
agreement to increase spending authority from a not to exceed amount of $85,000
plus all applicable taxes to a not to exceed amount of $173,000 plus all applicable
taxes and to extend the term through March 1, 2024.
City of Bellevue Page 2 Printed on 11/18/2021
City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda November 22, 2021
h) RES 10026 Resolution authorizing the execution of Supplement #5 of the Professional Engineering
Services Agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. (Contract No.1750306) in the
amount of $535,327.00, plus all applicable taxes, to complete the engineering design
and to prepare the construction contract documents for the 124th Avenue NE -
Ichigo Way to Northup Way (CIP Plan No. PW-R-191) project.
i) RES 10027 Resolution authorizing the execution of Amendment 1 of the Slalom professional
services agreement to increase spending authority from a not-to-exceed amount of
$90,000 plus all applicable taxes to a not-to-exceed amount of $490,000 plus all
applicable taxes. The executed Amendment shall be substantially in the form of the
Amendment in the Council Library.
j) RES 10028 Resolution authorizing the execution of a five-year general services contract with
Stearns, Conrad & Schmidt Consulting Engineers, Inc. dba SCS Field Services
(SCS), in an amount not to exceed $400,000, plus applicable taxes, for the
operation, monitoring, reporting and maintenance services on the Landfill Gas
collection system located at Airfield Park.
k) RES 10029 Resolution authorizing execution of an Architectural and Engineering Professional
Services Agreement with ARC Architects Inc. in an amount including contingency
funds not to exceed $841,126, plus all applicable taxes, for architectural, engineering,
and environmental services to complete the first phase of design to support a new
operations & maintenance facility for Parks & Community Services.
l) RES 10030 Resolution authorizing execution of an amendment to the professional services
contract with LPD Engineering PLLC in the amount of $102,651, plus applicable
taxes, to provide design revisions, additional permit support, engineering, and
construction administration to complete the new park in the Newport Hills
Neighborhood.
m) RES 10031 Resolution authorizing execution of all documents necessary to implement settlement
of the lawsuit Western National Insurance Group v. City of Bellevue et al. (King
County Superior Court Cause No. 20-2-05373-2 SEA).
9. Public Hearing
10. Study Session Items
a) 21-758 East Link Connections
b) 21-757 2021 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments: Northeast Bellevue and Northwest
Bellevue Neighborhood Area Plans
c) 21-759 Best Practices and Recommendations relating to Permanent Supportive Housing
City of Bellevue Page 3 Printed on 11/18/2021
City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda November 22, 2021
11. Land Use
a) 21-755 Consideration of the Safegard Self Storage Rezone application submitted by Tia
Fergusson of Lake Hills Business Association for a rezone of a 6.4-acre site located
at 1015 164th Avenue NE from Office (O) to Community Business (CB). Permit File
No. 20-102751-LQ.
12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
a) ORD 6620 Ordinance regarding development services under the Bellevue City Code; fees for
applications requiring construction, land use, fire, survey, sign, transportation, utility,
and clearing & grading review and inspection services; providing for severability; and
repealing Ordinance No. 6551.
b) ORD 6621 Ordinance establishing the amount of property taxes to be levied for the year 2022,
the second year of the City of Bellevue’s 2021-2022 fiscal biennium.
c) RES 10032 Resolution providing for the banking of levy capacity pursuant to RCW 84.55.005,
84.55.0101 and 84.55.092.
d) ORD 6622 Ordinance adopting the modification of the 2021-2022 Biennium Budget and
2021-2027 Capital Investment Program Plan; as both have been previously
amended; setting forth the estimated revenues and appropriations; establishing job
classifications and pay ranges; and establishing an effective date.
13. Unfinished Business
14. New Business
15. Executive Session
16. Adjournment
City of Bellevue Page 4 Printed on 11/18/2021
City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda November 22, 2021
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 5 Printed on 11/18/2021
City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda November 22, 2021
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 6 Printed on 11/18/2021
Get email alerts for Bellevue
A daily email when new agendas and minutes are posted.