City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBellevue, WA · September 23, 2025
Agenda
City of Bellevue 450 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Meeting Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 6:00 PM Council Chambers (1E-126)
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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
a) 25-579 Domestic Violence Action Month Proclamation
b) 25-580 Filipino American History Month Proclamation
c) 25-581 Disability Employment Awareness Month 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) 25-582 Update on Bellevue Conflict Resolution Center’s Housing Accord Program
7. Council Business and New Initiatives
8. Consent Calendar
a) 25-583 Council Minutes
Minutes of September 9, 2025
b) 25-584 Motion to approve payment of claims and payroll for the period August 1, 2025 -
August 31, 2025.
c) 25-585 Motion to reject the bid protest submitted by Fury Site Works and award Bid No.
25061 for the Water Main Replacement 2025 Phase 1 project to Shoreline
Construction Co., as the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, in an amount not
to exceed $5,429,210, plus all applicable taxes (CIP Plan Nos. W-16 & W-67).
d) 25-586 Motion to award Bid No. 25036, Main Street Off-Street Multipurpose Pathway
(108th Avenue to 112th Avenue) project to Active Construction, Inc. as the lowest
responsible and responsive bidder in the amount up to $2,817,817 , plus all applicable
taxes. This project is funded by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Access and Connections
(CIP Plan No. PW-WB-56) and the Neighborhood Safety, Connectivity and
Congestion Levy (CIP Plan No. PW-R-199).
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e) ORD 6861 Ordinance authorizing and providing for the acquisition of real property interests for
the construction of the Cedar Terrace Pump Station Rehabilitation S-16 Project;
providing for condemnation, appropriation, and the 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.
f) ORD 6862 Ordinance authorizing the execution of a sub-contract (and supplements if necessary)
with the Dispute Resolution Center of Kitsap County, as lead fiscal agent for
Resolution Washington, to accept grant funds in the amount of $618,714 from the
Washington Department of Commerce (Sub-Grantee Contract S26-34445-001) for
staffing and administrative costs associated with delivery of conflict resolution services
offered through the Bellevue Conflict Resolution Center.
g) ORD 6863 Ordinance (1) amending the City of Bellevue 2025-2026 General Fund budget to
increase the appropriation by $500,000 from the Long-Range Planning Reserve; and
(2) authorizing execution of a funding agreement with KidsQuest Children’s Museum,
in an amount up to $500,000, to support KidsQuest in pursuing a new facility in
Bellevue.
h) RES 10539 Resolution authorizing a professional services agreement with the Berger Partnership
to provide architectural and engineering services to support Meydenbauer Bay Park
Phase 2 development in the amount of $1,583,075, plus all applicable taxes.
i) RES 10540 Resolution authorizing execution of a five-year Wireless Communication Facilities Site
Lease Agreement with an automatic five-year extension with T-Mobile at the Cougar
Mountain #2 Site located at 16859 SE 59th St.
j) RES 10541 Resolution authorizing execution of an interlocal agreement with the City of Redmond
and King County Regional Homelessness Authority to provide for expanded services
to homeless individuals during severe weather events.
k) RES 10542 Resolution authorizing execution of a contract amendment to the agreement with NRC
Homes, LLC. for the exterior residing and reroofing of the Robinswood Tennis
Center in the amount of $76,005, plus all applicable taxes.
l) RES 10543 Resolution authorizing entry into a purchase agreement with, and issuance of purchase
order(s) to, Zoll manufacturing to procure up to $390,494.57 in materials for the
replacement of the Fire Department’s Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).
m) RES 10544 Resolution amending the City Council rules of procedure to increase the maximum
exclusion period and change the timing of processing appeals of exclusions.
n) ORD 6864 Ordinance amending Sections 3.55.030, 3.56.030, 3.61.030, 3.62.030, 3.63.030,
3.64.030, and 3.100.030 of the Bellevue City Code to increase the maximum
exclusion period and change the timing of processing appeals of exclusions.
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o) ORD 6865 Ordinance amending Sections 3.55.010, 3.56.010, 3.61.010, 3.62.010, 3.63.010,
and 3.64.010 of the Bellevue City Code to limit service to two consecutive terms on
any City Council advisory board and commission.
9. Public Hearings
10. Study Session Items
a) 25-587 Application for Public Benefit Rating System Open Space Classification of the Timiri
property located at 4277 137th Avenue NE, Bellevue, Washington (King County
Parcel No. 8669400210).
b) 25-588 Ordinance imposing mandatory minimum sentencing for repeat offenders of certain
theft crimes.
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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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.
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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.
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