City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · July 9, 2024
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 6:00 PM Council Chambers (1E-126)
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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
a) 24-496 Parks and Recreation Month 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 register beginning at 12:00 p.m. on the day of the Council meeting using the
online link below. In-person assistance to register is available at 5:00 p.m. outside the City
Council meeting room on the first floor.
https://bellevuewa.gov/council-oral-comms
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5. Reports of Boards and Commissions
6. Report of the City Manager
a) 24-497 Experience Bellevue! 2024
7. Council Business and New Initiatives
a) 24-498 Council Liaison Recommendation for Appointments to the Arts Commission
b) 24-499 Council Liaison Recommendation for Appointment to the Transportation Commission
8. Consent Calendar
a) 24-500 Council Minutes
Minutes of June 11, 2024
Minutes of June 18, 2024
b) 24-501 Motion to award Bid No. 24013, Downtown National Highway System (NHS)
Overlay project (CIP Plan No. PW-M-1), to Lakeside Industries as the lowest
responsible and responsive bidder in the amount of $7,844,622.00, plus all applicable
taxes.
c) 24-502 Motion to award Bid No. 24006, 156th Avenue and Main Street and 156th Avenue
SE and Lake Hills Boulevard Traffic Signal Improvements (CIP Plan Nos. PW
R-198 & PW-M-19), to Road Construction Northwest, Inc. as the lowest
responsible and responsive bidder in the amount of $2,437,111.50, plus all applicable
taxes. This project is partially funded by the Neighborhood Safety, Connectivity and
Congestion Levy.
d) ORD 6794 Ordinance 1) authorizing execution of an interagency agreement “Amendment 4” with
the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services and MacDonald-Miller
Facility Solutions, LLC and all documents necessary for construction related to
energy efficiency and electric vehicle charging stations at the Bellevue Service Center
in an amount not to exceed $9,262,875, plus all applicable taxes; 2) amending the
2023-2024 General CIP Fund to increase the appropriation by $2,425,980; and 3)
amending the 2023-2029 CIP Plan to increase the budget for ESI Energy Efficiency
Prjs (CIP Plan No. G-122) by $6,837,540; decrease the budget for Facility
Operations Major Maintenance Plan (CIP Plan No. G-113) by $3,186,000;
decrease the budget for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (CIP Plan No. G-121) by
$1,376,000; update project title of ESI Energy Efficiency Prjs (CIP Plan No. G-122)
to BSC Retrofit; and update BSC Retrofit project scope to reflect the Electrical
Systems Replacement and BSC EV Infrastructure originally planned within G-113
and G-121 respectively.
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e) ORD 6795 Ordinance relating to clearing and grading; amending Chapter 23.76 BCC to adopt
new defined terms relating to trees, modify permitting requirements for tree or
vegetation removal, clarifying the vesting and expiration of clearing and grading
permits, and providing for retention or replanting of trees; amending Chapter 1.18
BCC to modify civil penalties associated with illegal tree removal and to clarify the
enforcement procedure for violations of the Land Use Code and the Bellevue City
Code relating to the removal of trees or vegetation; providing for severability; and
establishing an effective date.
f) ORD 6796 Ordinance relating to tree preservation, retention, replacement, and protection during
construction; Repealing and replacing section 20.20.900 of the City of Bellevue Land
Use Code (LUC) and amending LUC sections 20.25A.020, 20.25B.040,
20.25F.040, 20.25Q.020, 20.50.014, 20.50.016, 20.50.032, 20.50.042,
20.50.046, 20.50.048, and 20.50.052 to revise the City’s regulations in response to
Bellevue's Environmental Stewardship Plan Action N.1.1, calling for a comprehensive
review and update of provisions in the Land Use Code and City Code for tree
preservation, retention, replacement, and protection during construction; providing for
severability; and establishing an effective date.
g) ORD 6797 Ordinance renewing the non-exclusive Natural Gas Franchise granted by Ordinance
No. 6176 to Puget Sound Energy, Inc., a Washington corporation for an additional
five (5) years; and establishing an effective date.
h) ORD 6798 Ordinance 1) authorizing execution of a grant agreement (and supplements if
necessary) with the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) to accept
up to $1,426,531 in federal Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing
Transportation (SMART) funding to support implementation of the Real-time Traffic
Signal Safety Intervention (RTSSI) Project; and 2) amending the 2023-2029 General
Capital Investment Program (CIP) Plan to increase the budget for the Smart Mobility
Plan Implementation Program (CIP Plan No. PW-R-156) by $1,426,531.
i) RES 10393 Resolution setting a time and location for a public hearing on a proposal to remove
restrictive residential covenants on a City of Bellevue property known as Lot 19 of
the Woodridge Addition Division No. 3 Plat located at 12020 SE 11th Street (“Ollis
Property”) to allow the property to be developed for public use.
j) RES 10394 Resolution authorizing the execution of a purchase and services agreement with
Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. (“MES”), in an amount not to exceed
$1,570,010.80, plus all applicable taxes, for a 3M Scott Fire and Safety
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (“SCBA”) system, related equipment and
services, required for use by the Bellevue Fire Department.
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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 register beginning at 12:00 p.m. on the day of the Council meeting
using the online link below. In-person assistance to register is available at 5:00 p.m. outside
the City Council meeting room on the first floor. 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) 24-503 Public hearing and budget workshop on the development of the 2025-2026 operating
budget and the 2025-2034 Capital Investment Program Plan.
10. Study Session Items
a) 24-504 Emergency Management Program Update
11. Land Use Reports
12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
13. Written Reports
a) 24-505 Report on the Pilot Dog Off Leash Area Program 2023-2024
b) 24-506 Environmental Stewardship Initiative Quarterly Update
c) 24-507 Intergovernmental Affairs Monthly Update
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.
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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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