City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · September 16, 2025
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City of Bellevue Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 6:00 PM Council Chambers (1E-126)
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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
a) 25-563 Teen Mental Health Awareness Week Proclamation
b) 25-564 National Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation
c) 25-565 National Diaper Need Awareness Week 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) 25-566 Fall 2025 Public Safety Update
b) 25-567 Eastgate Campus Update: PorchLight and Plymouth Crossing
7. Council Business and New Initiatives
8. Consent Calendar
a) ORD 6858 Ordinance to amend BCC 4.32.070 to allow the City to dispose of surplus
personal property originally acquired for public utility purposes without a
resolution or hearing, provided the surplus property to be disposed has an
estimated value of fifty thousand dollars or less; to provide for severability; and
to establish an effective date.
b) ORD 6859 Ordinance to 1) authorize execution of an Agreement with Puget Sound Energy
(PSE) to accept $400,000 in grant funding from the PSE Decarbonization
Program for Energy Smart Eastside (ESE) to implement heat pump incentives
for income-qualified households; 2) amend the 2025-2026 budget of the
Operating Grants, Donations, and Special Reserve Fund to increase the
appropriation by $400,000; and authorizing expenditures of said grant funds.
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c) ORD 6860 Ordinance 1) approving an update of the City of Bellevue Commute Trip
Reduction (CTR) Plan for 2025 through 2029; 2) authorizing execution of a
two-year interlocal funding agreement (and supplements if necessary) with the
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to accept up to
$515,000.00 of state funds to support the City of Bellevue’s CTR Program; and,
3) amending the 2025-2026 Operating Grants, Donations and Special Reserves
Fund to increase the appropriation by $515,000.
d) RES 10537 Resolution authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with Site
Workshop in the amount of $501,515, plus all applicable taxes, for architectural
design and engineering services to develop a master plan for a new
neighborhood park in the BelRed neighborhood.
e) RES 10538 Resolution authorizing execution of amendment to the Energy Smart Eastside
Boost Heat Pump Reimbursement Contract with Hopelink, increasing the
contract from $4,810,090 to an amount not to exceed $8,278,810 and extending
the end date from December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2026.
9. Public Hearings
10. Study Session Items
a) 25-569 2025 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments: Downtown Center
Redesignation - Update the Downtown Subarea Plan to redesignate Downtown
Bellevue as a Regional Growth and Metro Center as part of the Puget Sound
Regional Council’s Regional Centers Monitoring and Redesignation process.
b) 25-568 2025 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments: Crossroads and Newport
Neighborhood Area Plans
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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