City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · December 6, 2021
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Monday, December 6, 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
December 6. 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) 21-775 Bellevue Convention Center Authority Board Appointments
b) 21-776 Bellevue Essentials Summary
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7. Council Business and New Initiatives
8. Consent Calendar
a) 21-777 Council Minutes
Minutes of November 15, 2021 Regular Meeting
b) ORD 6623 Ordinance amending the 2021-2022 Interest & Debt Redemption - Regular Fund to
increase the appropriation by $134,437,361 to reflect the final accounting for the sale
of bonds approved under Ordinance No. 6613.
c) ORD 6624 Ordinance amending the 2021-2027 General Capital Investment Program (CIP) Plan
to increase the budget for the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trail - I-405 to 132nd
Avenue SE Project (CIP Plan No. PW-W/B-83) by $725,000 and decrease the
budget for the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trail - 132nd Avenue SE to 142nd
Place SE Project (CIP Plan No. PW-W/B-84) by $725,000.
d) RES 10033 Resolution authorizing execution of a two-year General Services Contract with
Canber Corporation in an amount not to exceed $103,012.50 plus all applicable
taxes, including an option to renew for one additional term of two years in an amount
not to exceed $103,012.50 plus all applicable taxes and any State-mandated
prevailing wage increase and/or City-approved special or unanticipated market
condition that does not exceed the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U,
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue) for the most recently completed calendar year.
e) RES 10034 Resolution authorizing execution of a two-year General Services contract with Canber
Corporation in an amount not to exceed $114,290.00, plus all applicable taxes,
including an option to renew for one additional term of two years in an amount not to
exceed $114,290.00, plus all applicable taxes and any State-mandated prevailing
wage increase and/or City-approved special or unanticipated market condition that
does not exceed the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue) for
the most recently completed calendar year.
f) RES 10035 Resolution setting a time and place for a public hearing to consider the release of a
public utility easement and a portion of a second public utility easement, both located
at 10300 NE 8th Street, declared as surplus to the City’s needs.
g) RES 10036 Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with Hopelink to accept
reimbursement grant funds (in an amount expected to exceed $90,000) from the
Low-Income Home Water Assistance Program to assist low-income customers
currently in arrears on their utility accounts, with the executed agreement to be
substantially in the form as the agreement in the Council Library.
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h) RES 10037 Resolution authorizing execution of a two-year General Services contract with
Westgro Corporation in an amount not to exceed $73,660.64, plus all applicable
taxes, including an option to renew for one additional term of two years in an amount
not to exceed $73,660.64, plus all applicable taxes and any State-mandated
prevailing wage increase and/or City-approved special or unanticipated market
condition that does not exceed the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U,
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue) for the most recently completed calendar year.
i) RES 10038 Resolution authorizing execution of a two-year General Services Contract with
Plantscapes, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $110,332.00 plus all applicable taxes,
including an option to renew for one additional term of two years in an amount not to
exceed $110,332.00 plus all applicable taxes and any State-mandated prevailing
wage increase and/or City-approved special or unanticipated market condition that
does not exceed the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue) for
the most recently completed calendar year.
9. Public Hearing
10. Study Session Items
a) 21-778 Bellevue Police Community Crisis Assistance Team Trial Update
b) 21-779 Regional Issues
(Written Update. No presentation.)
11. Land Use
a) ORD 6625 Ordinance approving with conditions rezone application Permit File No.
20-102751-LQ; rezone of a 6.4-acre site located at 1015 164th Avenue NE from
Office (O) to Community Business (CB).
12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
a) ORD 6626 Ordinance to amend Land Use Code (LUC) Chapter 20.10 Land Use Districts,
Chapter 20.20 General Development Requirements, Chapter 20.25 Special and
Overlay Districts, and Chapter 20.50 Definitions to establish a density bonus and
additional modifications to other standards and requirements for affordable housing
developments on certain public, non-profit, or religious organization-owned
properties; repealing Section 20.20.128 LUC in its entirety and adopting a new LUC
20.20.128; amending definitions in LUC 20.50.010 for consistency and clarity;
providing for severability; and establishing an effective date.
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b) ORD 6627 Ordinance amending the Land Use Code (LUC) to create a new Part 20.25Q East
Main to establish requirements, standards, and design guidelines to implement the new
East Main Transit Oriented Development (TOD); amending LUC 20.10.020 Land
Use Districts and LUC 20.25H.045 Critical Areas Overlay District for consistency
with the new Part 20.25Q LUC; providing for severability; and establishing an
effective date.
c) ORD 6628 Ordinance amending the selected land use designations in the Southwest Bellevue
subarea for consistency with revisions to the East Main Transit Oriented Development
(EM-TOD) land use designation in the Comprehensive Plan; repealing Ordinance
No. 2961, which adopted Concomitant Zoning Agreement No. 6837, where the
conditions have been met or are no longer necessary; providing for severability; and
establishing an effective date.
d) ORD 6629 Ordinance amending Bellevue City Code (BCC) 9.18.025 to incorporate and
regulate the new East Main Land Use Districts, EM-TOD-H and EM-TOD-L, in the
Noise Control Code, Chapter 9.18 BCC; providing for severability; and establishing
an effective date.
e) ORD 6630 Ordinance amending Bellevue City Code (BCC) 22B.10.025 and BCC 22B.10.030
to incorporate and regulate the new East Main Land Use Districts, EM-TOD-H and
EM-TOD-L, in the Sign Code, Chapter 22B.10 BCC; providing for severability; and
establishing an effective date.
13. Unfinished Business
14. New Business
15. Executive Session
16. Adjournment
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hours in advance 425-452-7810 (voice) or email councilcoordinators@bellevuewa.gov. For complaints
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(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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