City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · January 22, 2024
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Monday, January 22, 2024 6:00 PM Council Chambers (1E-126)
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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
a) 24-151 Black History Month Proclamation
b) 24-152 Americans of Chinese Descent History Month Proclamation
c) 24-153 Human Trafficking Prevention Month Proclamation
3. Approval of Agenda
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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
6. Report of the City Manager
a) 24-154 American Public Works Association (APWA) Re-Accreditation
7. Council Business and New Initiatives
8. Consent Calendar
a) 24-155 Council Minutes
Minutes of January 2, 2024 Regular Meeting
Minutes of January 8, 2024 Regular Meeting
b) ORD 6772 Ordinance amending chapter 24.10 of the Bellevue City Code to establish an
assistance program to help low-income customers with delinquent accounts; to
authorize the Utilities Department to receive donations to help fund said program and
other similar programs; to provide for severability; and to establish an effective date.
c) ORD 6773 Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 6764, adopting the 2023-2024 Biennium
Budget, as previously amended, to increase appropriations to the General Fund by
$756,400 to allow the City of Bellevue to pay expenses incurred by the Eastside
Climate Partnership cities (Bellevue, Issaquah, Kirkland, Mercer Island, and
Redmond) for the Energy Smart Eastside Heat Pump Program and other shared
initiatives.
d) RES 10338 Resolution authorizing the execution of Amendment No. 1 to GCB 2505,
Design-Build Coordinator and City Staff Review Agreement between the Washington
State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the City of Bellevue (City).
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e) ORD 6774 Ordinance 1) authorizing execution of a grant agreement (and supplements if
necessary) with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to
accept up to $2,500,000 in federal Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant
funding to support construction of the Eastrail-Mountains to Sound Greenway
Regional Trails Connection as part of the larger Eastrail Project (CIP Plan No.
G-103); and, 2) amending the 2023-2029 General Capital Investment Program
(CIP) Plan to decrease the budget for the Transportation Grant Match Program (CIP
Plan No. PW-R-206) by $781,200 and increase the budget for the Eastrail Project
(CIP Plan No. G-103) by $3,281,200.
f) ORD 6775 Ordinance 1) authorizing execution of a grant agreement (and supplements if
necessary) with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to
accept grant funds up to $704,000 in Local Bridge Program funding to support
construction of the Bundle - Deck Repair Project; and, 2) amending the 2023-2029
CIP Plan to increase the budget for Bridge and Pavement Preservation (Overlay)
Program (CIP Plan No PW-M-1) by $704,000.
g) RES 10339 Resolution authorizing execution of all documents necessary to implement settlement
of the claim brought by Seth Raddue in the amount of $350,000.
h) RES 10340 Resolution authorizing execution of all documents necessary to implement settlement
of the claim brought by Bo Wu in the amount of $421,202.13.
i) RES 10341 Resolution authorizing execution of all documents necessary to implement settlement
of the claim brought by Brett Blasingame in the amount of $260,000.
j) RES 10342 Resolution granting authority to the Finance & Asset Management Director or their
designee to approve annual purchase orders for various vendors for small goods and
routine services used by City departments, for amounts not to exceed the estimated
values for the specified vendors set forth in Attachment A, plus applicable taxes.
k) 24-156 Motion to approve the payment of claims and payroll for the period December 1 -
December 31, 2023.
9. Public Hearings
10. Study Session Items
a) 24-157 Fall 2023 Housing Trust Fund Allocation Recommendations by ARCH Executive
Board
b) 24-158 Housing Stability Program Affordable and Supportive Housing Funding Allocations
c) 24-159 City Council Priorities 2023 Update
11. Land Use Reports
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12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
13. Written Reports
a) 24-160 Intergovernmental Affairs Monthly Update
14. Unfinished Business
15. New Business
16. Executive Session
17. 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.
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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