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City Council Regular Meeting

November 25, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final

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: 898 4695 6034, Password: 702876 • 253-215-8782 and enter Webinar ID: 898 4695 6034 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) Small Business Saturday Proclamation 25-696
  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. 8. Consent Calendar
  14. a) Council Minutes Minutes of October 28, 2025 Minutes of November 12, 2025 25-697
  15. b) Ordinance authorizing 1) the execution of an agreement with Hughes Fire Equipment, Inc. to purchase two replacement fire ladder trucks for the Bellevue Fire Department, in an amount not to exceed $5,077,861, plus all applicable taxes, and 2) amending the 2025-2026 adopted budget to increase appropriation to the Equipment Rental Fund by $5,077,861. ORD 6884
  16. c) Ordinance amending Section 4.09.030 of the Bellevue City Code pursuant to a mandatory B&O Tax Model Ordinance update. ORD 6885
  17. d) Resolution to adopt the Mobility Implementation Plan 2025 Update, incorporating or superseding all prior City of Bellevue Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Plans. RES 10556
  18. e) Resolution adopting the 2026-2045 Transportation Facilities Plan. RES 10557
  19. f) Resolution authorizing execution of a three-year interlocal agreement (ILA) with South Correctional Entity (SCORE) for inmate housing. RES 10558
  20. g) Resolution authorizing execution of a five-year general services contract with Vital Mechanical Service, inc., for HVAC maintenance and repairs at all Parks & Community Services Department facilities in an amount not to exceed $651,881, plus all applicable taxes. RES 10559
  21. h) Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with McKinstry Essention LLC for the Eastside Clean Buildings Technical Support Program in an amount not to exceed $630,000, plus applicable taxes. RES 10560
  22. i) Ordinance amending the Bellevue City Code (BCC) to change the plan horizon duration of the Transportation Facility Plan from 12 to 20 years; amending BCC sections 22.16.020 and 22.16.050; and establishing an effective date. ORD 6886
  23. j) Ordinance authorizing and providing for acquisition of interests in land for the purpose of constructing the Grand Connection: I-405 Crossing Project (CIP Plan No. PW-R-216); providing for condemnation, appropriation, taking of land and property rights necessary therefore; providing for payment; directing the initiation of appropriate proceedings in the manner provided by law for said condemnation; and establishing an effective date. ORD 6887
  24. 9. Public Hearings
  25. 10. Study Session Items
  26. a) Updates to the Diversity Advantage Plan 2035 25-698
  27. b) Study Session on a Bellevue City Code Amendment to update the sign code consistent with legal requirements and contemporary sign design techniques. 25-699
  28. 11. Land Use Reports
  29. 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
  30. 13. Written Reports
  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.