City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · September 11, 2023
Agenda
450 110th Avenue NE
City of Bellevue Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Monday, September 11, 2023 6:00 PM Council Chambers (1E-126)
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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
a) 23-577 Hunger Action and Awareness Month Proclamation
b) 23-578 Eastside Welcoming Week Proclamation
c) 23-579 Mahsa Day Proclamation
3. Approval of Agenda
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4. Oral Communications
The total time for oral communications is 30-minutes and persons speaking to items on the
agenda will be called first. If time remains, then persons not speaking on an agenda item will be
called. The Presiding Officer is authorized, in each category, to give preference to (1) persons
who have not spoken to Council within 60 days prior to the meeting or (2) to persons speaking
to items anticipated to come on the agenda within 60 days. 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. Please note that testimony provided during oral communications will be recorded.
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 Boards and Commissions
6. Report of the City Manager
a) 23-580 Keep Bellevue Beautiful
7. Council Business and New Initiatives
a) 23-581 Council Liaison Recommendation for Appointment to the Environmental
Services Commission
8. Consent Calendar
a) 23-582 Council Minutes
Minutes of August 7, 2023
b) 23-583 Motion to approve payment of claims and payroll for the period July 1, 2023 -
July 31, 2023.
c) 23-584 Motion to award Bid No. 23028, 2022 Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons
(RRFB) Crosswalk Improvements Project (CIP Plan No. PW-R-46), to Kamins
Construction as the lowest responsible and responsive bidder in the amount of
$628,864.90, plus all applicable taxes.
d) 23-585 Motion to increase the construction contract with Laser Underground &
Earthworks (Bid No. 22002) by $686,539.97 for a total contract amount of
$2,745,305.97, plus all applicable taxes, for the 98th Avenue SE and SE 11th
Street Slope Stabilization Project (CIP Plan No. PW-M-19 & W-16).
e) RES 10292 Resolution authorizing the execution of a Professional Services Agreement with
KPG Psomas in the amount of $516,031.16, plus all applicable taxes, to design
new sidewalk, paving and traffic calming for South Bellevue Station
Neighborhood Improvements.
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f) RES 10293 Resolution authorizing the execution of a Professional Services Agreement with
WSP USA, Inc. in the amount of $4,917,936.80, plus all applicable taxes, to
develop preliminary design, up to 30 percent level, for the Bellevue Grand
Connection: I-405 Crossing - Downtown to Eastrail project (CIP Plan No.
PW-R-216).
g) RES 10294 Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with Riskonnect Inc. to
extend the term for licenses to and support for Riskonnect Risk Management
Information System software in an amount not to exceed $500,000 plus all
applicable taxes, for an additional five-year term.
h) RES 10295 Resolution authorizing the execution of a five-year Axon Enterprise, Inc.,
(Axon), License Agreement for the purchase of Public Safety Technology for
the City’s Police Department in an amount not to exceed $4,601,411.06 plus all
applicable taxes.
i) RES 10296 Resolution authorizing execution of Amendment 3 to the Technical Services
Agreement with Random Access, Inc. for work related to permit tracking
system updates, configuration, and enhancements in an amount not to exceed
$485,000, plus all applicable taxes, for a total contract amount of $1,365,000.
j) RES 10297 Resolution amending the Hearing Examiner Rules of Procedure and repealing
Resolution No. 9474.
k) RES 10298 Resolution authorizing execution of an amendment to a professional services
contract (No. 2050038) with Tetra Tech, Inc., for Utilities On-Call Professional
Services for Water, Sewer, and Stormwater, to increase contract capacity by
$1,700,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $11,600,000, plus all
applicable taxes.
9. Public Hearings
There is no set time limit for public hearings and each speaker will be allowed up to 3-minutes
to speak. Speakers may sign-up beginning at 5:00 p.m. on the date of the Council meeting.
Please note that testimony provided during a public hearing will be recorded. You may sign-up
in-person or online using this link:
https://bellevuewa.gov/council-public-hearing
a) 23-586 Public hearing concerning the City’s intended assumption of the Bellevue
Transportation Benefit District pursuant to the authority of Chapter 36.74 RCW.
10. Study Session Items
a) 23-587 Environmental Stewardship Initiative (ESI) Quarterly Update
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11. Land Use Reports
12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
13 Written Reports
a) 23-588 Downtown Mobility Study
14. Unfinished Business
15. New Business
16. Executive Session
17. Adjournment
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For alternate formats, interpreters, or reasonable modification requests please phone at least 48 hours in
advance 425-452-7810 (voice) or email counciloffice@bellevuewa.gov. For complaints regarding
modifications, contact the City of Bellevue ADA, Title VI, and Equal Opportunity Officer at
ADATitleVI@bellevuewa.gov.
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.
Written Reports: Council receives updates or progress reports on initiatives, plans, and programs in
written format.
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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