City Council Regular Meeting

Council Chambers (1E-126)

Agenda — 33 items

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3. 1. Call to Order
4. 2. Roll Call, Flag Salute
5. a) Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month Proclamation 24-617
6. b) Domestic Violence Action Month Proclamation 24-618
7. c) Indigenous Peoples' Day Proclamation 24-619
8. 3. Approval of Agenda
9. 9 page break
10. 4. Oral Communications
11. 11 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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13. 5. Reports of Boards and Commissions
14. a) 2025-2026 Arts and Cultural Facilities Grant Allocations - Allocation of funds to nonprofits for maintaining, remodeling, and building art and cultural facilities in Bellevue. 24-620
15. 6. Report of the City Manager
16. 7. Council Business and New Initiatives
17. 8. Consent Calendar
18. a) Council Minutes Minutes of September 10, 2024 Special Meeting Minutes of September 10, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes of September 17, 2024 Regular Meeting 24-621
19. b) Resolution authorizing execution of all documents necessary to implement settlement of the claim brought by Richard Crinzi in the amount of $94,175.72. RES 10421
20. c) Resolution authorizing payment of hiring bonuses of up to $30,000 to new hire lateral police officers and up to $15,000 to exceptional (BLEA Certified) hires to remain competitive with other jurisdictions in hiring for these hard-to-fill vacancies. RES 10422
21. d) Ordinance amending Chapter 3.79 of the Bellevue City Code to extend the maximum term for a limited term position from three years to five where required by the project or specific need for which the position was created and in the best interests of the City; and establishing an effective date. ORD 6806
22. 9. Public Hearings
23. 10. Study Session Items
24. a) Budget Deliberations: Discussion of the 2025-2026 Operating Budget and the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program Plan through the Community Safety & Health, including proposed 2025-2026 Utilities rates, and Safe & Efficient Transportation System Strategic Target Areas. 24-622
25. 11. Land Use Reports
26. 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
27. 13. Written Reports
28. a) Intergovernmental Affairs Monthly Update 24-623
29. 14. Unfinished Business
30. 15. New Business
31. 16. Executive Session
32. 17. Adjournment
33. 33 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.