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City Council Regular Meeting

January 27, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final

Council Chambers (1E-126)

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Agenda — 42 items

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  3. 1. Call to Order
  4. 2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
  5. a) International Holocaust Remembrance Day Proclamation 26-144
  6. b) Americans of Chinese Descent History Month Proclamation 26-151
  7. 3. Approval of Agenda
  8. 4. Oral Communications
  9. 9 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.
  10. 10 https://bellevuewa.gov/council-oral-comms
  11. 5. Reports of Boards and Commissions
  12. 6. Report of the City Manager
  13. 7. Council Business and New Initiatives
  14. 8. Consent Calendar
  15. a) Council Minutes Minutes of January 6, 2026 Minutes of January 13, 2026 26-145
  16. b) Motion to approve payment of claims and payroll for the period December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025. 26-146
  17. c) Motion to award Bid No. 25084 for the 2025 Water Main Replacements Phase 2 project to Fury Site Works, as the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, in an amount not to exceed $4,140,154.58, plus all applicable taxes (CIP Plan Nos. W-16 & W-67). 26-147
  18. d) Motion to reject all bid protests and award Bid No. 25095, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trail - 142nd Place SE to 150th Avenue SE project (CIP Plan No. PW-WB-86) to Johansen Construction Co, as the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, in the amount of $17,869,000, plus all applicable taxes. This project is funded through the 2025-2030 General and Utilities Capital Improvement Programs (CIP). 26-148
  19. e) Ordinance authorizing edits to the Bellevue City Code to make it gender neutral and amending Section 1.04.020 of the Bellevue City Code to update the grammatical interpretation rule regarding references to gender. ORD 6898
  20. f) Resolution authorizing the execution of Supplemental Agreement No. 6 to the Professional Services Agreement with HNTB Corporation in the amount of $899,984.83, plus all applicable taxes, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,225,334.89 plus all applicable taxes, to provide engineering support services during construction of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trail - 142nd Place SE to 150th Avenue SE Project (CIP Plan No. PW-WB-86). RES 10574
  21. g) Resolution authorizing the City of Bellevue to administer certain housing project agreements on behalf of consenting members of A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH), consistent with the ARCH Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement. RES 10575
  22. h) Resolution authorizing execution of a modified Professional Services Contract with OneRedmond, in an amount not to exceed $1,422,693.00, which shall include all applicable taxes, for the administration and operation of the Redmond Zone of the Bellevue-Redmond Tourism Promotion Area as authorized under RCW 35.101.130 and BCC 4.60.110. RES 10576
  23. i) Resolution authorizing execution of a modified Professional Services Contract with the Bellevue Convention Center Authority, doing business as Visit Bellevue, in an amount not to exceed $2,946,900.00, which shall include all applicable taxes, for the administration and operation of the Bellevue Zone of the Bellevue-Redmond Tourism Promotion Area as authorized under RCW 35.101.130 and BCC 4.60.110. RES 10577
  24. j) Resolution authorizing the execution of a three-year agreement between the City of Bellevue and Diamond Parking Service to provide on-street parking enforcement in downtown Bellevue in the amount not to exceed $676,371.52, plus all applicable taxes. RES 10578
  25. 9. Public Hearings
  26. 26 page break
  27. 10. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
  28. 28 To be added to the speaker list to comment in support or opposition to the Levies, click on the link below.
  29. 29 https://bellevuewa.gov/council-public-hearing
  30. a) Bellevue School District Proposition No. 1 Renewal of Expiring Educational Programs and Operations Levy A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Bellevue School District No. 405, King County, Washington, providing for the submission to the voters of the District at a special election to be held on February 10, 2026, of a proposition authorizing an excess tax levy to be made annually for four years commencing in 2026 for collection in 2027 of $88,300,000, in 2027 for collection in 2028 of $93,200,000, in 2028 for collection in 2029 of $97,900,000, and in 2029 for collection in 2030 of $103,000,000, for the District's General Fund to pay expenses of educational programs and operations; designating the District's Chief of Staff, Policy, Public and Legal Affairs and special counsel to receive notice of the ballot title from the Director of Elections of King County, Washington; and providing for related matters. Approved Rejected Bellevue School District Proposition No. 2 Renewal of Expiring Technology and Capital Projects Levy A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Bellevue School District No. 405, King County, Washington, providing for the submission to the voters of the District at a special election to be held on February 10, 2026, of a proposition authorizing an excess tax levy to be made annually for four years commencing in 2026 for collection in 2027 of $64,000,000, in 2027 for collection in 2028 of $67,000,000, in 2028 for collection in 2029 of $70,000,000, and in 2029 for collection in 2030 of $73,000,000, for the District's Capital Projects Fund to support the construction, modernization and remodeling of school facilities by continuing to fund technology, school facility and infrastructure improvements; designating the District's Chief of Staff, Policy, Public and Legal Affairs and special counsel to receive notice of the ballot title from the Director of Elections of King County, Washington; and providing for related matters. Approved Rejected RES 10579
  31. 31 page break
  32. 11. Study Session Items
  33. a) 2025 Human Services Needs Update and Human Services Commission’s percentage allocation recommendations for all 2027-2028 human services funding. 26-149
  34. b) Update on Safe Speeds Bellevue program, a coordinated city effort to ensure safe speeds on all Bellevue streets. 26-150
  35. 12. Land Use Reports
  36. a) Final action on the SRM Affordable Housing Rezone application submitted by SRM Development for a rezone of a 4.55-acre site located at 999 118th Avenue SE from Office/Limited Business to Neighborhood Mixed Use. Permit File No. 22-118369-LQ. ORD 6899
  37. 13. Written Reports
  38. 14. Unfinished Business
  39. 15. New Business
  40. 16. Executive Session
  41. 17. Adjournment
  42. 42 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.