City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · October 23, 2023
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Monday, October 23, 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
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1. Call to Order
2. Executive Session
a) 23-673 Personnel Matter - RCW 42.30.110(1)(g)
(Approximately 10 minutes)
3. Roll Call, Flag Salute
a) 23-674 Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month Proclamation
4. Approval of Agenda
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5. 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
6. Reports of Boards and Commissions
7. Report of the City Manager
8. Council Business and New Initiatives
9. Consent Calendar
a) 23-675 Council Minutes
Minutes of October 9, 2023
b) RES 10310 Resolution determining that the entirety of one water easement and a portion of a
second water easement, both located at 15600 NE 8th Street, are surplus to the
City’s needs and are no longer required for providing continued public utility service;
and setting a time and place for a public hearing to consider the release of these
easements.
c) RES 10311 Resolution authorizing execution of a three-year Professional Services Agreement
with Washington2 Advocates, LLC to provide federal lobbying contract services for
the City of Bellevue, in an amount not to exceed $388,800, plus all applicable taxes,
with an option to extend the contract for three 1-year renewals at $129,600 per year,
plus all applicable taxes, with the same terms and conditions.
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10. 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) ORD 6759 Public Hearing on proposed Land Use Code amendment to conform the City’s
regulations for Wireless Communication Facilities with federal law and address
changes in Wireless Communication Facilities technology.
b) ORD 6760 Public Hearing and action on Ordinance extending a temporary and interim official
control on sections 20.25A.060 and 20.25A.070 of the Land Use Code to increase
the residential floor area in exchange for the provision of affordable housing, allow
development flexibility when meeting certain affordable housing thresholds, and
provide projects with flexibility in utilizing Floor Area Ratio in the Downtown
Perimeter Overlay within a single project limit in order to encourage residential
development; providing for vesting to this temporary and interim control; reserving the
right to adopt permanent regulations; providing for severability; and establishing an
effective date.
11. Study Session Items
a) 23-676 Draft 2024 State Legislative Agenda
b) 23-677 Budget Update - Development Services Permit Fees and Issaquah and Renton
School District Impact Fee Schedule
12. Land Use Reports
13. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
14. Written Reports
a) 23-678 Report of Emergency Procurement for Public Works Contract
15. Unfinished Business
16. New Business
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.
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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.
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