City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · November 19, 2024
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 6:00 PM Council Chambers (1E-126)
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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
a) 24-692 Transgender Awareness Week & Day of Remembrance Proclamation
b) 24-693 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 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
a) 24-694 Governor’s Smart Communities Awards
7. Council Business and New Initiatives
8. Consent Calendar
a) 24-695 Council Minutes
Minutes of October 29, 2024
b) 24-696 Motion to approve payment of claims and payroll for the period October 1, 2024 -
October 31, 2024.
c) RES 10436 Resolution authorizing execution of Amendment 2 to a General Services Contract
with Pacific Office Automation, for an additional one-year term and an amount not to
exceed $131,306.16 plus applicable taxes, for lease of copier equipment, related
software, and maintenance services.
d) RES 10438 Resolution authorizing execution of a grant agreement with the Washington State
Department of Commerce to accept up to $1,000,000 of Connecting Housing to
Infrastructure Program (CHIP) grant funding to reimburse the construction of utility
infrastructure improvements for the Habitat for Humanity project.
e) RES 10439 Resolution relating to local project permit review; adopting and implementing three
streamlining measures in accordance with Section 7 of Chapter 338, Laws of 2023,
and RCW 36.70B.160.
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f) RES 10440 Resolution authorizing execution of a labor agreement between the City of Bellevue
and the Teamsters Local 117, representing Police Captains and Majors, for a
four-year contract period starting January 1, 2025, and expiring December 31, 2028.
The executed agreement shall be substantially in the form of the agreement in the
Council Library.
g) RES 10441 Resolution repealing Resolution 5967 § 1 to sunset the City’s Waterworks Utility
Financial Policies, which policies shall be replaced by the City’s Comprehensive
Financial Policies.
h) ORD 6814 Ordinance adopting the City of Bellevue pay plan establishing pay ranges and
employment classifications; and establishing an effective date.
i) RES 10442 Resolution 1) adopting the Human Services Commission’s 2025-2026 Human
Services Fund funding recommendations; and 2) authorizing the City Manager or
designee to enter into contracts with local human services agencies in accordance with
the recommendations.
j) RES 10443 Resolution 1) adopting the Human Services Commission’s 2025-2026 Behavioral
Health and Housing- Related Services Housing Stability Program funding
recommendations and 2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to enter into
contracts with local human services agencies in accordance with the
recommendations.
k) ORD 6815 Ordinance of the City of Bellevue updating the school impact fee schedule for
Issaquah School District No. 411 and Renton School District No. 403; amending
Section 22.18.100 of the Bellevue City Code; providing for severability; and
establishing an effective date.
9. Public Hearings
10. Study Session Items
a) 24-697 Overview of Bellevue Electric Vehicle Roadmap and Electric Vehicle Readiness
Proposal
11. Land Use Reports
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12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
a) ORD 6816 Ordinance 1) adopting the Human Services Commission recommendations for the use
of 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds; 2) authorizing the
City Manager or designee to submit a proposal to the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the 2025 CDBG Program; 3)
authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept a grant award contract with
HUD; 4) and authorizing the City Manager or designee to enter into agreements with
grant subrecipients and contractors.
b) RES 10444 Resolution 1) adopting the 2025-2026 Human Services One-Time Funding
recommendations and 2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to enter into
contracts with local human services agencies in accordance with the
recommendations.
c) ORD 6817 Ordinance regarding development services under the Bellevue City Code; fees for
applications requiring construction, land use, fire, survey, sign, transportation, utility,
and clearing & grading review and inspection services; providing for severability; and
repealing Ordinance No. 6762.
d) ORD 6818 Ordinance establishing revised sewerage service charges for the Sewer Utility for the
City of Bellevue; repealing Ordinance No. 6694; providing for severability; and
establishing an effective date.
e) ORD 6819 Ordinance establishing revised charges for water service, water consumption, and
water standby capacity for private fire protection for the Water Utility for the City of
Bellevue; repealing Ordinance No. 6693; providing for severability; and establishing
an effective date.
f) ORD 6820 Ordinance establishing revised storm and surface water drainage rates and charges
for the Storm and Surface Water Utility of the City of Bellevue; repealing Ordinance
No. 6695; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date.
g) ORD 6821 Ordinance establishing the amount of property taxes to be levied for the year 2025,
the first year of the City of Bellevue’s 2025-2026 fiscal biennium; and establishing an
effective date.
h) RES 10445 Resolution providing for the banking of levy capacity pursuant to RCW 84.55.005,
84.55.0101, 84.55.050, and 84.55.092.
i) ORD 6822 Ordinance adopting the City of Bellevue’s 2025-2026 Biennial Budget and
2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Plan; setting forth the estimated
revenues and appropriations; incorporating by reference pay grades and employment
classifications; and establishing an effective date.
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13. Written Reports
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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