City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · May 9, 2022
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Monday, May 9, 2022 6:00 PM Council Chambers (1E-126)
City Council meetings are conducted in a hybrid manner with both in-person and virtual options. To
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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
a) 22-387 Older Americans Month Proclamation
b) 22-386 Affordable Housing Week Proclamation
c) 22-388 National Police 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.
The speaker form will be available at 5:00 p.m. on May 9. To be added to the speaker list for oral
communications you may sign-up in person using the QR code posted outside Council Chambers, or
online, using this link:
https://bellevuewa.gov/council-oral-comms
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5. Executive Session
a) 22-389 Pending Litigation - RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) - Approximately 15 minutes
To discuss with legal counsel representing the agency matters relating to agency
enforcement actions, or to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency
litigation or potential litigation to which the agency, the governing body, or a
member acting in an official capacity is, or is likely to become a party, when
public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal
or financial consequence to the agency.
6. Reports of Community Council, Boards and Commissions
7. Report of the City Manager
8. Council Business and New Initiatives
9. Consent Calendar
a) 22-390 Council Minutes
Minutes of April 25, 2022 Regular Meeting
b) RES 10088 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement for the Hope
Starts Here affordable housing project in the amount of $16,100, as recommended
by the ARCH (A Regional Coalition for Housing) Executive Board.
c) RES 10089 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement for the Horizon at
Totem Lake affordable housing project in the amount of $192,900, as recommended
by the ARCH (A Regional Coalition for Housing) Executive Board.
d) RES 10090 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement for the New
Ground Kirkland Redevelopment affordable housing project in the amount of
$86,800, as recommended by the ARCH (A Regional Coalition for Housing)
Executive Board.
e) RES 10091 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the
Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement for ARCH - A Regional Coalition for
Housing, dated July 1, 2010, to (1) change the name of the Citizen Advisory Board
to the Community Advisory Board, (2) to temporarily allow up to four additional
members to serve on the advisory board in order to enhance the diversity of and the
breadth of skills and experience on said board, and (3) to revise language throughout
the agreement consistent with these changes.
f) RES 10092 Resolution to authorize an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Medina for the
Medina Police Department to make referrals for Bellevue Fire CARES.
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g) RES 10093 Resolution authorizing the Finance & Asset Management Director, or his/her
designee, to increase the City’s existing annual purchase order with Christensen, Inc.,
(Christensen), a provider of fuel services, to an amount not to exceed $1,500,000
plus all applicable taxes.
h) RES 10094 Resolution granting authority to the Finance & Asset Management Director or his/her
designee to execute amendment #2 to an existing City on-call contract to increase the
not to exceed amount by 450,000 for a total contract value of $1,000,000, plus all
applicable taxes, for Citywide On-Call Underground Utility Locate Services with
Applied Professional Services (APS), Inc.
10. Public Hearing
11. Study Session Items
a) 22-391 Council initiation of the Affordable Housing Strategy Action C-1, Phase Two,
(Increased density for affordable housing on faith-owned properties).
b) 22-392 Arts and Culture Program Biannual Update
c) 22-393 2023 Eastside Arts Partnership (EAP) Support Grant and 2023 Project Grant
guidelines
12. Land Use
13. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
a) RES 10095 Resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the One
Washington Memorandum of Understanding Between Washington Municipalities and
to execute any settlement agreements and/or releases with manufacturers or suppliers
of prescription opioids to which this One Washington Memorandum of Understanding
Between Washington Municipalities is applicable.
b) RES 10096 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement for the LEO at
Trailhead affordable housing project in the amount of $32,200, as recommended by
the ARCH (A Regional Coalition for Housing) Executive Board.
14. Unfinished Business
15. New Business
16. Adjournment
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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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