City Council Regular Meeting

Council Chambers (1E-126)

Agenda — 30 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) Black History Month Proclamation 26-155
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.
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10. 5. Reports of Boards and Commissions
11. 6. Report of the City Manager
12. 7. Council Business and New Initiatives
13. 8. Consent Calendar
14. a) Ordinance 1) authorizing execution of Amendment 8 and supplements, if necessary, to the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with King County for Conservation Futures program, providing the city with $3,487,244 for the completed property acquisition in the Coal Creek/Lakemont neighborhood along with $105,000 for site stabilization costs, and $4,422,630 for the completed acquisition of properties in the Lake Sammamish neighborhood, 2) amending the 2025-2030 General Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Fund to increase the appropriation by $105,000, and 3) amending the 2025-2030 General CIP Plan to increase the budget by $105,000 for Parks & Open Space Acquisition (CIP Plan No. P-AD-82). ORD 6900
15. b) Ordinance amending chapter 4.52 of the Bellevue City Code to increase utilization of the City’s Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) Program and promote the construction of affordable housing by expanding program options, clarifying program standards, revising exemptions applicable to areas with mandatory inclusionary zoning or near frequent transit service, improving alignment with land use codes, updating definitions, administrative and monitoring provisions, and correcting typographical errors and internal citations; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. ORD 6901
16. c) Resolution authorizing execution of the Telecommunications Right-of-Way Use Agreement with Forged Fiber 37, LLC. RES 10580
17. d) Resolution authorizing execution of an Exclusive Negotiations Agreement with Su Land Inc. for the redevelopment of the City-owned 130th parcels. RES 10581
18. 9. Public Hearings
19. 10. Study Session Items
20. a) Innovation Forum Updates: Update on Innovation Forum progress to date including events, work plan, civic challenge and emerging partnerships. 26-156
21. b) Recommended 2026-2032 Affordable Housing Strategy 26-157
22. c) City Council initiation of the 2026 Omnibus Amendments 26-158
23. 11. Land Use Reports
24. 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
25. 13. Written Reports
26. 14. Unfinished Business
27. 15. New Business
28. 16. Executive Session
29. 17. Adjournment
30. 30 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.