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City Council Regular Meeting

May 5, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final

Council Chambers (1E-126)

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Agenda — 41 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:
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  3. 1. Call to Order
  4. 2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
  5. a) Jewish American Heritage Month Proclamation 26-307
  6. b) Affordable Housing Week Proclamation 26-308
  7. c) Bike Everywhere Month Proclamation 26-309
  8. d) Building Safety Month Proclamation 26-310
  9. 3. Approval of Agenda
  10. 10 page break
  11. 4. Oral Communications
  12. 12 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.
  13. 13 https://bellevuewa.gov/council-oral-comms
  14. 5. Reports of Boards and Commissions
  15. 6. Report of the City Manager
  16. 7. Council Business and New Initiatives
  17. a) Council Liaison Recommendation for Appointment to the Human Services Commission 26-311
  18. 8. Consent Calendar
  19. a) Council Minutes Minutes of April 21, 2026 Special Meeting 26-312
  20. b) Motion to award Bid No. 26035 for the Cedar Terrace Pump Station Rehabilitation Project to Northwest Cascade, Inc., as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in an amount not to exceed $1,996,996, plus all applicable taxes (CIP Plan S-16). 26-313
  21. c) Ordinance to 1) authorize execution of an agreement with Washington State University to accept $500,000 in grant funding from the Community Energy Efficiency Program for Energy Smart Eastside to implement heat pump incentives for income-qualified households; and 2) amend the 2025-2026 budget of the Operating Grants, Donations, and Special Reserve Fund to increase the appropriation by $500,000; 3) authorize expenditures of said grant funds. ORD 6914
  22. d) Ordinance (1) authorizing execution of a funding agreement with KidsQuest Children’s Museum to provide up to $10,000,000 in funds over the next two biennia to be used by KidsQuest to open a new facility in Bellevue, and (2) amending the City of Bellevue 2025-2026 General Fund budget to increase the appropriation by $4,500,000 from the Long-Range Planning Reserve to fund the initial installment. ORD 6915
  23. e) Resolution authorizing execution of all documents necessary to release an existing wall maintenance easement located at 1425 120th Ave NE. RES 10627
  24. f) Resolution authorizing execution of amendment to the Energy Smart Eastside Boost Heat Pump Reimbursement Contract with Hopelink, increasing the contract by $500,000 to an amount not to exceed $9,978,810, plus all applicable taxes. RES 10628
  25. 9. Public Hearings
  26. 26 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:
  27. 27 https://bellevuewa.gov/council-public-hearing
  28. a) Public Hearing and action on Resolution authorizing the execution of documents necessary to release portions of two easements, one Sidewalk and Utility easement and one Sidewalk, Utility and Wall easement located at 1425 120th Ave NE which have been determined to no longer be required for continued public service. RES 10629
  29. b) Public Hearing and action on Resolution authorizing the execution of documents necessary to release an existing water easement located at 12835 NE Bellevue Redmond Road, which has been declared surplus to the City’s needs and is no longer required for providing continued water service; the granting and recording of such release being deemed in the best interest of the public. RES 10630
  30. 10. Study Session Items
  31. a) Bellevue Grand Connection-Tax Increment Finance update 26-314
  32. b) Council initiation of the Downtown Livability 2.0 Land Use Code Amendment to update Part 20.25A of the Land Use Code to further implementation of Downtown Livability 26-315
  33. c) 2026-2027 Federal Agenda 26-316
  34. 11. Land Use Reports
  35. 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
  36. 13. Written Reports
  37. 14. Unfinished Business
  38. 15. New Business
  39. 16. Executive Session
  40. 17. Adjournment
  41. 41 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.