City Council Regular Meeting

City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA 98004 Meeting Agenda City Council Regular Meeting Monday, September 25, 2023 6:00 PM Council Chambers (1E-126) City Council meetings are conducted in a hybrid manner with both in-person and virtual attendance options. To speak at the meeting, you can attend in-person or remotely participate via one of these options: • www.zoom.us and enter Webinar ID: 981 6779 1723, Password: 137192 • 253-215-8782 and enter Webinar ID: 981 6779 1723 The meeting may also be viewed on BTV Channel 21, or for the best viewing experience watch livestream on Bellevue Television YouTube: www.youtube.com/bellevuetelevision 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call, Flag Salute a) 23-620 Bellevue SchoolPool Walk & Roll to School Day Proclamation 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Oral Communications The total time for oral communications is 30-minutes and topics must relate to City of Bellevue government. Persons speaking to items on the agenda will be called first and, if time remains, 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 City of Bellevue Page 1 Printed on 9/21/2023 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda September 25, 2023 6. Report of the City Manager a) 23-621 Summer Recreation Highlights 2023 7. Council Business and New Initiatives 8. Consent Calendar a) 23-622 Council Minutes Minutes of September 11, 2023 b) ORD 6754 Ordinance amending the Environmental Procedures Code, Chapter 22.02 of the Bellevue City Code (BCC), to maximize SEPA categorical exemption flexible thresholds up to state allowances and conform the Environmental Procedures Code to state SEPA rules adopted by the City; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. c) RES 10307 Resolution authorizing execution of a labor agreement between the City of Bellevue and the Teamsters Local 763, representing field operations, maintenance, and fleet employees for a four-year contract period starting January 1, 2023, and expiring December 31, 2026. The executed agreement shall be substantially in the form of the agreement in the Council Library. 9. Public Hearings 10. Study Session Items a) 23-623 Study Session on proposed amendments to the Bellevue City Code and Land Use Code to conform the City’s regulations for Wireless Communication Facilities with federal law, and to update code related to the installation of Small Wireless Facilities in the public street rights-of-way. b) 23-624 Ratification of housing-related amendments to the 2021 King County Countywide Planning Policies 11. Land Use Reports 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions 13. Written Reports a) 23-625 Intergovernmental Affairs 14. Unfinished Business City of Bellevue Page 2 Printed on 9/21/2023 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda September 25, 2023 15. New Business 16. Executive Session 17. Adjournment City of Bellevue Page 3 Printed on 9/21/2023 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda September 25, 2023 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. City of Bellevue Page 4 Printed on 9/21/2023 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda September 25, 2023 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. 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. City of Bellevue Page 5 Printed on 9/21/2023