City Council Regular Meeting

City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA 98004 Meeting Agenda - Final City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, June 24, 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) 25-462 Disability Pride Month Proclamation b) 25-463 Parks and Recreation Month Proclamation 3. Approval of Agenda 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. City of Bellevue Page 1 Printed on 6/18/2025 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda - Final June 24, 2025 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) 25-464 Council Minutes Minutes of June 10, 2025 b) RES 10505 A resolution authorizing execution of the 2025-2028 Interagency Agreement between the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the City of Bellevue for wildland fire or other emergencies. c) 25-465 Motion to approve payment of claims and payroll for the period May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025. d) ORD 6850 Ordinance amending Section 4.36.030 of the Bellevue City Code - Damage Claims Against the City, to increase the settlement authority of the City Manager from $75,000 to $350,000; and establishing an effective date . e) RES 10521 Resolution authorizing execution of an updated Interlocal Agreement with the City of Redmond authorizing the City of Bellevue Fire Department to conduct joint training and fire recruit academies. f) RES 10522 A Resolution authorizing execution of a Professional Services Agreement with HNTB in the amount of $1,443,841.37, plus all applicable taxes, to provide Project Manager and Owner Advisor services for the Bellevue Grand Connection: I-405 Crossing - Downtown to Eastrail project (CIP Plan No. PW-R-216). g) RES 10523 A Resolution authorizing execution of an interlocal agreement with the City of Kirkland and City of Redmond to implement the use of a shared homelessness outreach data system. 9. Public Hearings 10. Study Session Items a) 25-466 King County State of the Court and Bellevue Community Court Update 11. Land Use Reports City of Bellevue Page 2 Printed on 6/18/2025 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda - Final June 24, 2025 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions a) ORD 6851 An Ordinance relating to middle housing and accessory dwelling units; Implementing HB 1110 and HB 1337 from the 2023 Legislative Session; Providing for the development of middle housing densities in residential land use districts; Providing for the development of accessory dwelling units; Amending Chapters 20.10, 20.20, 20.25, 20.30, 20.45A, 20.45B, and 20.50 of the Land Use Code; Amending Section 90 of Ordinance No. 6839; Authorizing amendment of the City’s Land Use District Map established under LUC 20.10.040; Providing for severability; and setting an effective date. b) ORD 6852 An Ordinance relating to middle housing and accessory dwelling units; Amending Chapters 9.13, 9.18, 14.10, 14.60, 22B.10, 22.18, 22.19, and 23.76 of the Bellevue City Code; Amending the Effective Date for Sections 77 through 82 and 84 through 108 of Ordinance No. 6839; Providing for severability; and setting an effective date. 13. Written Reports 14. Unfinished Business 15. New Business 16. Executive Session 17. Adjournment City of Bellevue Page 3 Printed on 6/18/2025 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda - Final June 24, 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 6/18/2025 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda - Final June 24, 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 6/18/2025