City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · January 9, 2023
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Monday, January 9, 2023 6:00 PM Council Chambers (1E-126)
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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
a) 23-100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 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.
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:
https://bellevuewa.gov/council-oral-comms
5. Reports of Community Council, Boards and Commissions
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6. Report of the City Manager
a) 23-101 Kickoff and Preview of the 2023 State Legislative Session
7. Council Business and New Initiatives
8. Consent Calendar
a) 23-102 Council Minutes
Minutes of December 5, 2022
Minutes of December 12, 2022
b) 23-103 Motion to award Bid No. 22067 for 119th Avenue SE Speed Cushions, Phase 2
Project (CIP Plan No. PW-M-7) to Watson Asphalt Paving Company Inc. as the
lowest responsible and responsive bidder, in the amount of $96,644.00, plus all
applicable taxes. This project is funded by the Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program
(CIP Plan No. PW-M-7).
c) 23-104 Motion to award Bid No. 22001 for Wilburton Pump Station Rehabilitation to Strider
Construction Co, Inc, as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in an amount
not to exceed $1,348,174.50 plus all applicable taxes (CIP Plan No. S-16).
d) ORD 6710 Ordinance 1) authorizing execution of a grant agreement (and supplements if
necessary) with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to
accept up to $1,240,000 in federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
funding to support the design and construction of the Coal Creek Parkway Corridor
Safety Improvement Project (Coal Creek Parkway CSI) as part of the Traffic Safety
Improvements Program (CIP Plan No. PW-R-46); 2) amending the 2023-2029
General Capital Investment Program (CIP) Plan to increase the budget for the Traffic
Safety Improvements Program (CIP Plan No. PW-R-46) by $1,240,000; and, 3)
amending the 2023-2024 General CIP Fund to increase the appropriation by
$1,240,000.
e) ORD 6711 Ordinance amending Ordinance Nos. 270 and 277 to release a public utility easement
and a portion of a second public utility easement, all located at 10300 NE 8th Street,
which have been declared surplus to the City’s needs and are no longer required for
providing continued public utility service; the release of these easements being
deemed in the best interest of the public.
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f) ORD 6712 Ordinance 1) authorizing execution of a Grant Agreement (and supplements if
necessary) with King County Metro (KCM) for acceptance of $500,000 in
pass-through grant funds from KCM for the 2023-2024 Transportation Demand
Management (TDM) Implementation and SchoolPool programs; 2) amending the
2023-2024 Operating Grants, Donations and Special Reserves Fund by increasing
the appropriation by $500,000; and, 3) authorizing execution of a professional
services contract amendment (and supplements if necessary) with Bellevue
Downtown Association (BDA) in the total reimbursement amount of $181,000 for
trip reduction services associated with implementing the 2023-2024 TDM
Implementation and SchoolPool programs.
g) ORD 6713 Ordinance authorizing execution of an Interagency Agreement with the Washington
State Department of Commerce to accept up to $162,500 in grant funds to support
processing the Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update and development regulations
under RCW 36.70A.130(5), and amending the 2023-2024 Operating Grants,
Donations, and Special Reserves Fund to increase the appropriation by $162,500;
providing for severability; and establishing an effective date.
h) ORD 6714 Ordinance 1) amending the 2023-2024 General Capital Investment Program (CIP)
Fund to increase the appropriation by $100,000 with funds contributed by Amazon;
and 2) amending the 2023-2029 CIP plan to increase the appropriation by $100,000
for the Off-Leash Facilities (CIP Plan No. P-AD-111).
i) ORD 6715 Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 6688 to replace Attachment A with a revised
Attachment A-1 to reflect corrected rates.
j) RES 10199 Resolution authorizing execution of Amendment #1 to the Professional Services
Agreement with Pacifica Law Group LLP (Contract No.1950036), outside counsel
for the City, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, plus all applicable taxes, for legal
services related to the acquisition of the property rights needed for the Transportation
Capital Investment Program (CIP) projects involving the widening of 124th Avenue
NE from NE 12th Street to Northup Way (CIP Plan Nos. PW-R-166, PW-R-169,
PW-R-191).
k) RES 10200 Resolution authorizing execution of an amendment to a Professional Services
Agreement with Kenyon Disend PLLC, outside counsel for the City, in an amount not
to exceed $75,000, plus all applicable taxes, for legal services and representation in
property acquisitions related to the NE 4th Street Extension - 116th to 120th
Avenues NE (CIP Plan No. PW-R-160).
l) RES 10201 Resolution authorizing the execution of a three-year Carahsoft/NASPO Agreement
for required Boomi licenses and subscriptions, which ensures level pricing for the
entire three-year term. The total cost of this three-year contract is not to exceed
$259,286 plus all applicable taxes.
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m) RES 10202 Resolution authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with Full Circle
Environmental, Inc., to provide solid and hazardous waste technical assistance to
local businesses, for an initial 2-year term, with the option of a 2-year renewal, for a
maximum of four years, and for a total contract amount not to exceed $300,000, plus
all applicable taxes.
n) RES 10203 Resolution authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with Wilder
Environmental Consulting, to provide solid waste, hazardous waste, and pollution
prevention outreach and technical assistance to Bellevue schools and residents, for an
initial 2-year term, with the option of a 2-year renewal, for a maximum of four years,
and for a total contract amount not to exceed $288,000, plus all applicable taxes.
o) RES 10204 Resolution authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with Triangle
Associates, Inc., to provide community and school outreach on how to reduce waste,
prevent pollution, and dispose of solid and hazardous waste safely, for an initial
2-year term, with the option of a 2-year renewal, for a maximum of four years, and
for a total contract amount not to exceed $270,000, plus all applicable taxes.
p) RES 10205 Resolution authorizing execution of an Interlocal Agreement for the Eastside Climate
Partnership with the Cities of Kirkland, Redmond, Issaquah, and Mercer Island to
support collaborative climate action. The executed agreement shall be substantially in
the form of the agreement in the Council Library.
9. Public Hearing
10. Study Session Items
a) 23-105 Safe Parking Pilot Program for Homelessness Response
b) 23-106 Land Use Code Amendment (LUCA) to conform provisions within the Shoreline
Master Program (SMP), and Bellevue City Code Amendment (BCCA) to the
Environmental Procedures Code
11. Land Use
12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
13. Unfinished Business
14. New Business
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15. Executive Session
a) 23-107 Pending Litigation - RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) (Approximately 20 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.
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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