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City Council Regular Meeting

March 24, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final

Council Chambers (1E-126)

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Agenda — 47 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) Sexual Assault Awareness Month Proclamation 26-248
  6. 3. Approval of Agenda
  7. 4. Oral Communications
  8. 8 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.
  9. 9 https://bellevuewa.gov/council-oral-comms
  10. 5. Reports of Boards and Commissions
  11. 6. Report of the City Manager
  12. 7. Council Business and New Initiatives
  13. a) Council Liaison Recommendations for 2026 Reappointments to Bellevue's Boards and Commissions 26-249
  14. 8. Consent Calendar
  15. a) Council Minutes Minutes of March 10, 2026 26-250
  16. b) Motion to approve payment of claims and payroll for the period February 01, 2026 - February 28, 2026. 26-251
  17. c) Motion to (1) reject the bid of KLB Construction as nonresponsive; (2) reject the bid of Laser Underground & Earthworks as not responsible; (3) reject the bid protest submitted by KLB Construction; and (4) award Bid No. 26017 for the Kelsey Creek Culvert and Lake Hills Blvd. Water/Sewer Replacement project to Pivetta Brothers, as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in an amount not to exceed $10,650,579.30, plus all applicable taxes (CIP Plan Nos. S-66, S-24, D-94, W-16). 26-252
  18. d) Resolution authorizing execution of a professional services agreement, in an amount not to exceed $518,513, with Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC to administer an e-bike rebate program in Bellevue, Redmond, and Issaquah in 2026. RES 10595
  19. e) Resolution authorizing execution of the Telecommunications Right-of-Way Use Agreement with Hyper Fiber of Washington, LLC dba Ripple Fiber. RES 10596
  20. f) Resolution authorizing the execution of documents necessary to release a Slope easement and a portion of a Utility Easement located at 633 110th Ave NE and 640 108th Ave. RES 10597
  21. g) Resolution determining that a portion of an existing water easement located at 12835 NE Bellevue Redmond Road is surplus to the city’s needs and is no longer required for providing continued water service; and setting a time and place for a public hearing. RES 10598
  22. h) Resolution authorizing the execution of an interlocal agreement with the City of Redmond for cost sharing for the design and construction of improvements on Bel-Red Road as part of the City of Redmond’s Bel-Red Buffered Bike Lanes project. The City of Bellevue will be contributing approximately $152,840.00. RES 10599
  23. i) Resolution authorizing Housing Stability Program capital funding in the amount of $14,460,888, and operations, maintenance, and services funding in the amount of $517,852 per year for five years, for the Altaire at East Main Project; approving conditions for funding recommended by staff; and authorizing the City Manager to enter into agreements for the project and execute necessary documents consistent with approved conditions. RES 10600
  24. j) Resolution authorizing an Affordable Housing Fund capital award in the amount of $3,483,750 for the Altaire at East Main Project; approving conditions for funding recommended by staff; and authorizing the City Manager to enter into agreements for the project and execute necessary documents consistent with approved conditions. RES 10601
  25. k) Resolution authorizing Housing Stability Program capital funding in the amount of $6,083,890, and operations, maintenance, and services funding in the amount of $120,000 per year for five years, for the Forest Edge Project; approving conditions for funding recommended by staff; and authorizing the City Manager to enter into agreements for the project and execute necessary documents consistent with approved conditions. RES 10602
  26. l) Resolution authorizing an Affordable Housing Fund capital award in the amount of $6,104,471 for the Forest Edge Project; approving conditions for funding recommended by staff; and authorizing the City Manager to enter into agreements for the project and execute necessary documents consistent with approved conditions. RES 10603
  27. m) Resolution authorizing the application of $542,000 of City funds for the Bothell Urban Project; approving terms for the project as recommended by the Executive Board for A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH); and authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement and execute all documents necessary for the project consistent with approved terms. RES 10604
  28. n) Resolution authorizing Housing Stability Program capital funding in the amount of $2,000,000 for the Bellwether Housing - Bellevue TOD Project; approving conditions for funding recommended by staff; and authorizing the City Manager to enter into agreements for the project and execute necessary documents consistent with approved conditions. RES 10605
  29. o) Resolution authorizing an Affordable Housing Fund capital award in the amount of $1,715,400 for the Orchard Gardens Project; approving conditions for funding recommended by staff; and authorizing the City Manager to enter into agreements for the project and execute necessary documents consistent with approved conditions. RES 10606
  30. 30 page break
  31. 9. Public Hearings
  32. 32 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:
  33. 33 https://bellevuewa.gov/council-public-hearing
  34. a) Public Hearing on the requested vacation of a dead-end portion of NE 55th Street located on the east side of the Bellevue Golf Course. 26-253
  35. b) Public Hearing on Ordinance 6903, which imposed an Interim Official Control on Part 20.25A of the Land Use Code to reinforce historical and cultural qualities in the Downtown-Old Bellevue Land Use District, along Main Street between 100th Avenue and Bellevue Way, and require that new development is compatible with adjacent development, unique design features, and established small-scale and pedestrian-oriented street frontage in Old Bellevue. 26-254
  36. 10. Study Session Items
  37. a) Recommended 2026-2032 Affordable Housing Strategy 26-255
  38. b) 2026 State Legislative Session Wrap-Up 26-256
  39. c) Solid Waste Contract Procurement 26-257
  40. 11. Land Use Reports
  41. 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
  42. 13. Written Reports
  43. 14. Unfinished Business
  44. 15. New Business
  45. 16. Executive Session
  46. 17. Adjournment
  47. 47 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.