City Council Regular Meeting

Council Chambers (1E-126)

Agenda — 35 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) Day of Nowruz Proclamation 26-222
6. b) 25th Anniversary Year of the International Ballet Theatre & Academy Proclamation 26-223
7. 3. Approval of Agenda
8. 8 page break
9. 4. Oral Communications
10. 10 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.
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12. 5. Reports of Boards and Commissions
13. 6. Report of the City Manager
14. 7. Council Business and New Initiatives
15. 8. Consent Calendar
16. a) Motion to award Bid No. 26015, 2024 Bellevue Fiber Infill (CIP Plan Nos. PW-R-199, W-91 & W-115), to Always Active Services, LLC. as the lowest responsible and responsive bidder in the amount of $447,084.80, plus all applicable taxes. 26-224
17. b) Resolution authorizing execution of a Predevelopment Agreement and future Ground Lease with Bellwether Housing for the redevelopment of the city-owned Wilburton TOD parcel for affordable housing. RES 10590
18. 18 page break
19. 9. Public Hearings
20. 20 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:
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22. a) Public Hearing and action on Resolution authorizing the execution of documents necessary to release an existing utility easement located in the Plat of Maryhill Addition that has been declared surplus to the City’s needs and is no longer required for providing utility service. RES 10591
23. 10. Study Session Items
24. a) 2026 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program 26-225
25. b) Study session on the City Council priority to simplify the permitting process for detached accessory dwelling units and cottage housing by offering pre-approved plans. 26-226
26. c) Square footage tax simplification efforts: proposed annual business license renewal, and business outreach plans. 26-227
27. 11. Land Use Reports
28. 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
29. 13. Written Reports
30. a) Intergovernmental Affairs Monthly Update as of February 28, 2026 26-228
31. 14. Unfinished Business
32. 15. New Business
33. 16. Executive Session
34. 17. Adjournment
35. 35 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.