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City Council Regular Meeting

May 19, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final

Council Chambers (1E-126)

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Agenda — 38 items

  1. 1 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:
  2. 2 www.youtube.com/bellevuetelevision
  3. 1. Call to Order
  4. 2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
  5. a) National Safe Boating and Paddling Week Proclamation 26-349
  6. b) Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King & Kittitas Counties Day Proclamation 26-350
  7. c) Taiwanese American Heritage Week Proclamation 26-351
  8. 3. Approval of Agenda
  9. 9 page break
  10. 4. Oral Communications
  11. 11 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.
  12. 12 https://bellevuewa.gov/council-oral-comms
  13. 5. Reports of Boards and Commissions
  14. 6. Report of the City Manager
  15. 7. Council Business and New Initiatives
  16. a) Council Liaison Recommendation for Appointment to the Arts Commission 26-352
  17. 8. Consent Calendar
  18. a) Council Minutes Minutes of May 5, 2026 26-353
  19. b) Motion to approve payment of claims and payroll for the period April 01, 2026 - April 30, 2026. 26-354
  20. c) Motion to award Bid No. 26041 for the Storm Pipe Defect Repair 2025 project to Shoreline Construction Co., as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in an amount not to exceed $1,061,452, plus all applicable taxes (CIP Plan No. D-64). 26-355
  21. d) Ordinance amending Chapters 11.23 and 11.80 of the Bellevue City Code; amending Sections 11.23.010, 11.23.022, and 11.80.020; creating new Sections 11.23.011, 11.23.012, 11.23.013, 11.23.014, 11.23.023, 11.23.050; repealing conflicting uncodified ordinances; establishing a curb pricing zone and a range of curb pricing rates; delegating authority to implement and administer this Ordinance; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. ORD 6918
  22. 22 page break
  23. 9. Public Hearings
  24. 24 There is no set time limit for public hearings and each speaker will be allowed up to 3-minutes to speak. 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. Please note that testimony provided during a public hearing will be recorded. You may sign-up in-person or online using this link:
  25. 25 https://bellevuewa.gov/council-public-hearing
  26. a) Public Hearing and action on Resolution authorizing the execution of documents necessary to release an existing sidewalk and utility easement which has been declared surplus to the city’s needs and is no longer required for providing continued public service. RES 10634
  27. 10. Study Session Items
  28. a) Sound Transit Enterprise Initiative 26-356
  29. b) Proposed Japanese American Legacy Project and partnership with Isan Bellevue 26-357
  30. c) Multifamily Tax Exemption Catalyst Program for Housing Opportunities in Mixed-Use Areas 26-358
  31. 11. Land Use Reports
  32. 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
  33. 13. Written Reports
  34. 14. Unfinished Business
  35. 15. New Business
  36. 16. Executive Session
  37. 17. Adjournment
  38. 38 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. 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.