City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · October 22, 2024
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 6:00 PM Council Chambers (1E-126)
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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
a) 24-652 Disability Employment Awareness Month Proclamation
b) 24-653 Filipino American History 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 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
5. Reports of Boards and Commissions
6. Report of the City Manager
7. Council Business and New Initiatives
8. Consent Calendar
a) 24-654 Council Minutes
Minutes of October 8, 2024
b) 24-655 Motion to approve payment of claims and payroll for the period September 1, 2024 -
September 30, 2024.
c) ORD 6809 Ordinance relating to speed limits; amending Chapter 11.32 of the Bellevue City
Code (BCC) to reduce the default speed limit on most local streets from 25 miles per
hour (mph) to 20 mph; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date.
d) RES 10425 Resolution 1) authorizing execution of a grant agreement (and supplements if
necessary) with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to accept up to
$2,787,894 in federal Safe Streets and Roads For All (SS4A) funding to support
implementation of the Bellevue Safe Access For Everyone (B-SAFE) Project; and 2)
authorizing the execution of the Professional Services Agreement with Fehr & Peers
(PO # 2450272) in the amount of $1,600,000, including all applicable taxes, to assist
the City in completion of five activities within the Bellevue Safe Access For Everyone
(B-SAFE) Project as part of Vision Zero Rapid Build Data Driven Safety Program
(CIP Plan No. PW-R-205).
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e) RES 10426 Resolution authorizing execution of an amendment to the Interlocal Agreement for
Inmate Housing with South Correctional Entity (SCORE) to increase the number of
guaranteed beds to 35 and increase the service fees and charges.
9. Public Hearings
10. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
a) ORD 6810 Ordinance adopting the 2024 BelRed Look Forward (24-101918-AC) amendment
to the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Bellevue pursuant to the Growth
Management Act, Chapter 36.70A RCW, and Chapter 35A.63 RCW; providing for
severability; and establishing an effective date.
b) ORD 6811 Ordinance adopting the citywide 2024-2044 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update
for the City of Bellevue pursuant to the Growth Management Act, Chapter 36.70A
RCW (GMA), and Chapter 35A.63 RCW; amending Volume 1 and Volume 2 of the
Comprehensive Plan consistent with the GMA, Chapter 35A.63 RCW, and the King
County Countywide Planning Policies; adopting amendments to the Comprehensive
Plan Future Land Use Map; providing for severability; and establishing an effective
date.
11. Study Session Items
a) 24-656 Update on the Grand Connection Crossing over I-405 and associated projects
b) 24-657 2025 State Legislative Agenda
c) 24-658 Budget Deliberations: Discussion of the 2025-2026 Operating Budget and the
2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program Plan through the High-Performance
Government and Thriving People & Communities Strategic Target Areas.
12. Land Use Reports
13. Written Reports
14. Unfinished Business
15. New Business
16. Executive Session
17. Adjournment
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hours in advance 425-452-7810 (voice) or email counciloffice@bellevuewa.gov. For complaints
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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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