City Council Regular Meeting

450 110th Avenue NE City of Bellevue Bellevue, WA 98004 Meeting Agenda City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 13, 2026 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: 871 6827 7098 Password: 534267 • 253-215-8782 and enter Webinar ID: 871 6827 7098 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) 26-127 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Proclamation b) 26-128 National Human Trafficking Awareness Month Proclamation 3. Approval of Agenda City of Bellevue Page 1 Printed on 1/8/2026 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda January 13, 2026 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) 26-129 2026 State Legislative Session Preview 7. Council Business and New Initiatives 8. Consent Calendar a) RES 10572 Resolution authorizing execution of a Parks Property Tax Levy Agreement between King County and the City of Bellevue. b) ORD 6897 Ordinance 1) authorizing execution of Change Order No. 2 to the Public Works Contract with Cornerstone General Contractors Inc. for Construction Services for Fire Station 10, in the amount of $3,700,000 plus all applicable taxes, for a new contract total not to exceed $38,279,270, plus all applicable taxes; 2) amending the 2025-2026 General Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Fund to increase the appropriation by $4,250,000; and 3) amending the 2025-2030 General CIP Plan to increase the budget for the Fire Station 10 (Levy) project (CIP Plan No. PS-64) by $4,250,000. c) RES 10573 Resolution determining that an existing utility easement located at 200 112th Ave NE is surplus to the City’s needs and is no longer required for providing continued service; and setting a time and place for a public hearing. 9. Public Hearings City of Bellevue Page 2 Printed on 1/8/2026 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda January 13, 2026 10. Study Session Items a) 26-130 Council Initiation of the Parking Reform Land Use Code Amendment in response to recent changes to state law enacted through Senate Bills 6015 (2024) and 5184 (2025), as well as updates to the city’s Comprehensive Plan policies adopted in the Bellevue 2044 Plan. b) 26-131 Multifamily Tax Exemption Program Update 11. Land Use Reports a) 26-132 Consideration of the SRM Affordable Housing Rezone application submitted by SRM Development for a rezone of a 4.55-acre site located at 999 118th Avenue SE from Office/Limited Business (OLB) to Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU). Permit File No. 22-118369-LQ. 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions 13. Written Reports a) 26-133 Intergovernmental Affairs Monthly Update as of December 31, 2025 14. Unfinished Business 15. New Business 16. Executive Session 17. Adjournment City of Bellevue Page 3 Printed on 1/8/2026 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda January 13, 2026 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. 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. City of Bellevue Page 4 Printed on 1/8/2026 City Council Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda January 13, 2026 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 1/8/2026