City Council Regular Meeting

City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA 98004 Meeting Agenda City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, June 3, 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) 25-408 Pride Month Proclamation b) 25-409 Men's Health Week Proclamation 3. Approval of Agenda City of Bellevue Page 1 Printed on 5/30/2025 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda June 3, 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 a) 25-427 Accredited Services of the City of Bellevue 7. Council Business and New Initiatives 8. Consent Calendar a) 25-410 Council Minutes Minutes of May 13, 2025 b) ORD 6844 Ordinance relating to compost procurement; adding a new section to Chapter 4.28 of the Bellevue City Code; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. c) ORD 6845 Ordinance relating to speed limits; amending Chapter 11.32 of the Bellevue City Code to reduce the speed limit on four corridors that are currently 35 mph to 30 mph and 25 mph; and establishing an effective date. d) RES 10514 Resolution adopting the City of Bellevue 2026-2031 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). e) RES 10515 Resolution determining that a portion of an existing water easement located at 3245 158th Ave SE 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 partial release of this easement. f) RES 10516 Resolution authorizing contracts between the City of Bellevue and four arts organizations awarded Capital Facility grants for the 2025-26 grant cycle. City of Bellevue Page 2 Printed on 5/30/2025 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda June 3, 2025 g) RES 10517 Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with ProForce Law Enforcement for the purchase of firearms, in an amount not to exceed $437,742.24, plus applicable taxes. 9. Public Hearings 10. Study Session Items a) 25-411 Update from King County Library System b) 25-412 Overview and updates from the Inclusive Innovation Forum including introduction of a resolution to establish a technology innovation policy framework that includes policy support to increase innovative design partnerships. 11. Land Use Reports 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions a) 25-413 Meydenbauer Bay Park community design process and Phase 2 development follow up 13. Written Reports 14. Unfinished Business 15. New Business 16. Executive Session 17. Adjournment City of Bellevue Page 3 Printed on 5/30/2025 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda June 3, 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 5/30/2025 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda June 3, 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 5/30/2025