City Council Regular Meeting

Council Chambers (1E-126)

Agenda — 36 items

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3. 1. Call to Order
4. 2. Roll Call, Flag Salute approve
5. a) Lunar New Year Week Proclamation 26-175
6. b) Day of Action & Remembrance for Japanese Americans Incarcerated During WWII Proclamation 26-176 close the Public Hearing on
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. a) 2026-2027 Land Use Planning Initiatives Workplan 26-177
15. 7. Council Business and New Initiatives
16. 8. Consent Calendar
17. a) Council Minutes Minutes of January 27, 2026 26-178
18. b) Ordinance amending Section 3.79.040 of the Bellevue City Code to authorize the City Manager to approve additional nominal benefits for partially benefited employees when consistent with good personnel practices and so long as sufficient appropriations exist within the current budget to pay the full cost of the benefits, and to delete the “temporary employee” definition. ORD 6902
19. c) Resolution determining that an existing utility easement located in the Plat of Maryhill Addition is surplus to the City’s needs and is no longer required for providing service; and setting a time and place for a public hearing to consider the release of this easement. RES 10582
20. d) Resolution determining that a portion of an existing Sidewalk, Utilities, Lighting and Landscaping Easement located at 640 108TH AVE NE and 633 110TH 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 to consider the partial release of this easement. RES 10583
21. e) Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with Stein, Lotzkar and Starr, P.S., Inc., to provide public defense services for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030, in the amount of approximately $8 million plus all applicable taxes for cases, plus other sums as provided for therein, including appeals and court costs. RES 10584
22. 9. Public Hearings
23. 10. Study Session Items
24. a) Development Services Activity and Continuous Improvement Update 26-179
25. b) Review of Recommended 2026-2031 Economic Development Plan 26-180
26. 11. Land Use Reports
27. 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
28. a) Resolution adopting the Human Services Commission’s recommended funding percentage allocation and contingency recommendations for 2027-2028 human services funding. RES 10585
29. b) Ordinance imposing an emergency Interim Official Control on Part 20.25A of the Land Use Code (LUC) to reinforce historical and cultural qualities in the Downtown-Old Bellevue (DT-OB) 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; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. ORD 6903
30. 13. Written Reports
31. a) Intergovernmental Affairs Monthly Update as of January 31, 2026 26-181
32. 14. Unfinished Business
33. 15. New Business
34. 16. Executive Session
35. 17. Adjournment
36. 36 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.