City Council Regular Meeting

City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA 98004 Meeting Agenda City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 14, 2025 6:00 PM Council Chambers (1E-126) 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: 898 4695 6034, Password: 702876 • 253-215-8782 and enter Webinar ID: 898 4695 6034 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) 25-134 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Proclamation b) 25-135 National Human Trafficking Awareness Month Proclamation c) 25-136 Korean American Day Proclamation 3. Approval of Agenda City of Bellevue Page 1 Printed on 1/13/2025 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda January 14, 2025 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) ORD 6830 Ordinance authorizing and providing for the acquisition of interests in land for the purpose of constructing the 150th Avenue SE/SE 37th Street/I-90 EB off-ramp Project (CIP Plan No. PW-R-212); providing for condemnation, appropriation, taking of land and property rights necessary therefore; providing for payment; directing the initiation of appropriate proceedings in the manner provided by law for said condemnation; and establishing an effective date. 9. Public Hearings 10. Study Session Items a) 25-137 Bellevue School District Update b) 25-138 2025 State Legislative Session Kick-off c) 25-139 Downtown Center Redesignation - Update the Downtown Subarea Plan to redesignate Downtown as a Regional Growth Center as part of the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Regional Centers Monitoring and Redesignation process 11. Land Use Reports City of Bellevue Page 2 Printed on 1/13/2025 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda January 14, 2025 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions 13. Written Reports a) 25-140 Intergovernmental Affairs Monthly Update 14. Unfinished Business 15. New Business 16. Executive Session 17. Adjournment City of Bellevue Page 3 Printed on 1/13/2025 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda January 14, 2025 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. City of Bellevue Page 4 Printed on 1/13/2025 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda January 14, 2025 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. City of Bellevue Page 5 Printed on 1/13/2025