City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · March 4, 2025
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450 110th Avenue NE
City of Bellevue Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, March 4, 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
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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
a) 25-231 Women's History Month Proclamation
b) 25-232 Update from King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn
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
a) 25-233 King County Crisis Care Centers Initiative: Letter of Jurisdictional Support
8. Consent Calendar
a) 25-234 Council Minutes
Minutes of February 11, 2025
b) ORD 6839 Ordinance relating to design review; amending Chapters 20.10, 20.20, 20.35,
20.40 of the Land Use Code; amending Parts 20.25A, 20.25B, 20.25C, 20.25D,
20.25F, 20.25F1, 20.25I, 20.25J, 20.25L, 20.25M, 20.25N, 20.25P, 20.25Q,
20.30F of the Land Use Code; providing for severability; and setting an
effective date.
c) RES 10479 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.
d) RES 10480 Resolution determining that an existing water easement located at 11040 Main
Street is surplus to the City’s needs and is no longer required for providing
continued water service; and setting a time and place for a public hearing to
consider the release of this easement.
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e) RES 10481 Resolution authorizing a contract between the City of Bellevue and Gensco to
administer rebates and provide community discounts on heat pumps for Energy
Smart Eastside (ESE) and to authorize reimbursement of ESE rebates in an
amount not to exceed $1,153,000.
f) RES 10482 Resolution authorizing a contract between the City of Bellevue and Airefco
Powered by Ferguson to administer rebates and provide community discounts
on heat pumps for Energy Smart Eastside (ESE) and to authorize reimbursement
of ESE rebates in an amount not to exceed $1,153,000.
g) RES 10483 Resolution authorizing execution of all documents necessary to implement
settlement of the lawsuit brought by Joseph Ruljancich in Ruljancich v. City of
Bellevue (King County Superior Court Case No. 23-2-20075-1 SEA) in the
amount of $850,000.
9. Public Hearings
10. Study Session Items
a) 25-235 New City Park at Main Street Update
b) 25-236 Safe Parking Program performance and next steps
11. Land Use Reports
12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
13. Written Reports
14. Unfinished Business
15. New Business
16. Executive Session
17. Adjournment
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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.
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.
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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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