City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · December 12, 2022
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Monday, December 12, 2022 6:00 PM Council Chambers (1E-126)
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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.
Speakers may sign-up beginning at 5:00 p.m. on the date of the Council meeting. You may
sign-up in-person or online using this link:
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5. Reports of Community Council, Boards and Commissions
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6. Report of the City Manager
a) 22-775 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update & Wilburton Vision Implementation
(Written information only. No presentation.)
7. Council Business and New Initiatives
a) 22-776 Parks Levy Recognition
b) 22-777 Remote Participation Request for January 9 Meeting
c) 22-778 Council Liaison Recommendation for Appointments to the Human Services
Commission
8. Consent Calendar
a) 22-779 Council Minutes
Minutes of November 28, 2022
b) 22-780 Motion to approve payment of claims and payroll for the period November 1, 2022 -
November 30, 2022.
c) 22-781 Motion to reject the bid from Global Contractors LLC and award Bid No. 22045 for
108th Avenue NE and NE 6th Street and 110th Avenue NE and NE 6th Street
Raised Intersections Project (CIP Plan Nos. PW-R-182, CD-44 and W-16) to Gary
Merlino Construction Co. as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in the
amount of $4,801,545.00, plus all applicable taxes.
d) ORD 6706 Ordinance (1) accepting $115,000 from the Bellevue Police Foundation to support
recruiting efforts; (2) amending Ordinance 6698, adopted November 21, 2022, as
previously amended, to increase the appropriation to the 2023-2024 Operating
Grants, Donations, and Special Reserves Fund in the amount of $115,000; (3)
appropriating the unanticipated grant revenues to that fund; and (4) authorizing
expenditures of said grant funds for recruiting services.
e) RES 10179 Resolution granting authority to the City Manager or his designee to execute a
cooperative purchase agreement with CDW-G for security software and services
from FireEye, for a 3-year term, billed annually, with an option to extend through
years 4 and 5 in an amount not to exceed $366,061.80, plus all applicable taxes.
f) RES 10180 Resolution authorizing execution of an amendment to the Interlocal Agreement for
Inmate Housing with South Correctional Entity (SCORE) to increase the number of
guaranteed beds to 15 and increase the service fees and charges.
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g) RES 10181 Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with Epic Productions of Phoenix,
LLC for police recruiting services in the amount of $225,000, plus all applicable
taxes.
h) RES 10182 Resolution authorizing execution of a one-year professional services agreement with a
physician from Overlake Hospital to provide medical supervision and direction to the
Bellevue Fire Department Medic One Program in the amount of $110,000, plus all
applicable taxes.
i) RES 10183 Resolution authorizing execution of a five-year agreement between the City of
Bellevue and Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$1,100,000, plus all applicable taxes, for health and welfare benefits consulting and
brokerage services.
j) RES 10184 Resolution authorizing execution of a one-year agreement between the City of
Bellevue and Premera Blue Cross with the option to extend for additional contract
terms, in an amount not to exceed $1,930,000, plus all applicable taxes, for medical
and prescription drug third party administrative services.
k) RES 10185 Resolution authorizing execution of a five-year agreement between the City of
Bellevue and Navia Benefit Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $160,000,
plus all applicable taxes, to provide administrative services for certain employee
benefit plans.
l) RES 10186 Resolution authorizing execution of a two-year interlocal agreement with King County
for jail services. The executed agreement shall be substantially in the form of the
agreement in the Council Library.
m) RES 10187 Resolution authorizing the execution of Amendment No. 3 to the Online Service
Licensing Agreement between the City of Bellevue and
GOVERNMENTJOBS.COM, INC., (dba “NEOGOV”), adding a city-wide
employee onboarding module to the existing platform, in an amount not to exceed
$37,416 plus applicable taxes.
n) RES 10188 Resolution authorizing execution of an amendment to the Agreement for Professional
Services with LaCombe LLC, extending the contract term and increasing the contract
to an amount not to exceed $174,250, plus all applicable taxes, contingent on
execution of an amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the
ARCH member cities to share in the cost of this amendment.
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o) RES 10189 Resolution authorizing execution of a two-year General Services Contract with
Plantscapes Inc. in an amount not to exceed $101,934.40, plus all applicable taxes,
including an option to renew for one additional term of two years in an amount not to
exceed $101,934.40, 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.
p) RES 10190 Resolution authorizing execution of a two-year General Services Contract with
Canber Corporation in an amount not to exceed $48,770.00, plus all applicable
taxes, including an option to renew for one additional term of two years in an amount
not to exceed $48,770.00, 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.
q) RES 10191 Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with Seattle Police Department to
accept modular vehicle barrier equipment valued at $106,700 purchased through a
federal Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant.
r) RES 10192 Resolution approving the A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH) 2023
Administrative Budget and Work Program as recommended by the ARCH Executive
Board.
s) RES 10193 Resolution authorizing execution of an amendment to a professional services contract
(No. 2050031) with Herrera, Inc., for Utilities Specialty On-Call Professional
Services (2020-2022) for Water, Sewer and Stormwater - Environmental Analysis
and Permitting, to renew for an additional 2-year term, revise scope of services, and
increase contract capacity by $500,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed
$1,000,000, plus all applicable taxes.
t) RES 10194 Resolution authorizing execution of a five-year agreement with Andrews Consulting,
LLC dba Northwest Teambuilding for the operation of the Bellevue Challenge
Course & Zip Tour in an amount not to exceed $500,000 plus all applicable taxes.
u) RES 10195 Resolution authorizing execution of a General Services contract with Canber
Corporation in an amount not to exceed $1,349,892, plus all applicable taxes,
including an option to renew for one additional term of two years in an amount not to
exceed $1,349,892, 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.
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v) RES 10196 Resolution authorizing execution of a General Services contract with Plantscapes Inc.
in an amount not to exceed $120,757.40, plus all applicable taxes, including an option
to renew for one additional term of two years in an amount not to exceed
$120,757.40, 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.
w) RES 10197 Resolution authorizing execution of a General Services contract with Total Landscape
Corporation in an amount not to exceed $55,141.90, plus all applicable taxes,
including an option to renew for one additional term of two years in an amount not to
exceed $55,141.90, 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.
x) RES 10198 Resolution of the City Council of the City of Bellevue, Washington, denying the Timiri
and Ostergaard application to reclassify portions of King County Parcel No.
8669400210, located at 4277 137th Ave. NE, Bellevue, Washington (King County),
from Single-Family R-1 to open space under the Washington State Open Space,
Agricultural, Timberlands, Current Use, Conservation Futures Act, Chapter 84.34
RCW.
9. Public Hearing
10. Study Session Items
a) 22-782 Council initiation of amendments to the Land Use Code (LUC) to allow higher floor
area ratio (FAR) or density for certain residential uses to incentivize residential over
commercial developments.
b) 22-783 Council initiation of a Next Right Work proposal to reduce permit review and
inspection fees for qualifying affordable housing projects.
c) 22-784 Intergovernmental Issues
(Written information only. No presentation.)
11. Land Use
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12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
a) ORD 6707 Ordinance adopting the 2022 amendments to the Transportation Element and
Downtown Subarea Plan CPA (22-103136 AC) of the City of Bellevue
Comprehensive Plan pursuant to the Growth Management Act, Chapter 36.70A
RCW, and Chapter 35A.63 RCW; providing for severability; and establishing an
effective date.
b) ORD 6708 Ordinance adopting the Affordable Housing Strategy (AHS) Action C-1, Phase 2,
Comprehensive Plan Amendments (22-105258 AC) pursuant to the Growth
Management Act, Chapter 36.70A RCW, and Chapter 35A.63 RCW; providing for
severability; and establishing an effective date.
c) ORD 6709 Ordinance adopting the City’s 2022 amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, as
separately set forth in Ordinance Nos. 6707 and 6708, pursuant to the Growth
Management Act, Chapter 36.70A RCW, and Chapter 35A.63 RCW; providing for
severability; and establishing an effective date.
13. Unfinished Business
14. New Business
15. Executive Session
16. Adjournment
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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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