City Council Regular Meeting

450 110th Avenue NE City of Bellevue Bellevue, WA 98004 Meeting Agenda City Council Regular Meeting Monday, December 4, 2023 6:00 PM Council Chambers (1E-126) Prior to the Council meeting, join us on the City Hall concourse from 4:45-5:45 p.m. to recognize outgoing Councilmember Jeremy Barksdale's 8 years of service to the Bellevue community. 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) 23-741 Councilmember Jeremy Barksdale Commendation 3. Approval of Agenda City of Bellevue Page 1 Printed on 11/30/2023 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda December 4, 2023 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 a) 23-742 2024 Arts Grant Allocations - Allocations of funds to artists and arts groups serving Bellevue through Project Grants 6. Report of the City Manager a) 23-743 Bellevue Convention Center Authority Board Reappointments b) 23-744 Bellevue Essentials 2023 Program Update 7. Council Business and New Initiatives 8. Consent Calendar a) 23-745 Council Minutes Minutes of November 13, 2023 b) ORD 6765 Ordinance amending Section 4.52.090 of the Bellevue City Code to increase the maximum size for Very Small Dwelling Units and adjust the applicable Area Median Income level for said units; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. c) RES 10321 Resolution approving the A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH) 2024 Administrative Budget and Work Program as recommended by the ARCH Executive Board. City of Bellevue Page 2 Printed on 11/30/2023 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda December 4, 2023 d) ORD 6766 Ordinance (1) authorizing execution of a sub-grant agreement with King County to accept $387,500 in reimbursable grant funding to support the Energy Smart Eastside Heat Pump Program; (2) amending the 2023-2024 General Capital Investment Program (CIP) Fund to increase the appropriation by $387,500; and (3) amending the 2023-2029 CIP Plan to increase the budget for the Environmental Stewardship Initiative (ESI) Plan Implementation (CIP Plan No. CD-46) by $387,500. e) RES 10322 Resolution authorizing the execution of an amendment for a two-year extension to the Slalom Professional Services Agreement for a variety of technology, management, and strategic consulting services and an increase in spending authority from $490,000, to a not-to-exceed amount of $2,000,000, plus applicable taxes. f) RES 10323 Resolution authorizing the execution of Supplemental Agreement No. 6 to the Professional Services Agreement with KPFF Consulting Engineers in the amount of $286,889.00, plus all applicable taxes, for a total contract amount of $4,008,530.72 for right-of-way acquisition and negotiation supports for the 120th Avenue NE Stage 4, NE 16th Street to Northup Way Project (CIP Plan No. PW-R-186). g) RES 10324 Resolution authorizing execution of a labor agreement between the City of Bellevue and the Teamsters Local 763, representing Development Services Department Inspectors, Plans Examiners, and Building Technical Specialists 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. h) RES 10325 Resolution authorizing execution of a Master Services Agreement with Employee Benefit Specialists, Inc., d/b/a Workterra to provide health benefit online enrollment and management services for up to five years in an amount not to exceed $775,000, plus all applicable taxes. i) RES 10326 Resolution authorizing the execution of an amendment to update the scope of work and add $80,000, to a not-to-exceed total of $1,278,071, for the Professional Services Contract with Environmental Science Associates to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update in accordance with the state Growth Management Act. City of Bellevue Page 3 Printed on 11/30/2023 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda December 4, 2023 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) RES 10327 Resolution authorizing the execution of documents necessary to release one existing water line easement and a portion of a second water line easement located at 15600 NE 8th St, which have been declared surplus to the City’s needs and are no longer required for providing continued water service; the granting and recording of such releases being deemed in the best interest of the public. 10. Study Session Items a) 23-746 Presentation of options and background to name a new park located on 140th Avenue NE in the Bridle Trails neighborhood. b) 23-747 Land Use Code Amendment and Bellevue City Code Amendment to support tree preservation, retention, replacement, and protection. 11. Land Use Reports 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions a) ORD 6767 Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 6665; extending the expiration date of Ordinance No. 6665’s permitting requirements to remove Landmark Trees; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. 13. Written Reports 14. Unfinished Business 15. New Business 16. Executive Session 17. Adjournment City of Bellevue Page 4 Printed on 11/30/2023 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda December 4, 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. 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. City of Bellevue Page 5 Printed on 11/30/2023 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda December 4, 2023 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 6 Printed on 11/30/2023