City Council Regular Meeting

Council Chambers (1E-126)

Agenda — 45 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) Eastside Welcoming Week Proclamation 26-508
6. b) Hunger Action and Awareness Month Proclamation 26-509
7. c) National Service Dog Month Proclamation 26-510
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.
12. 12 https://bellevuewa.gov/council-oral-comms
13. 5. Reports of Boards and Commissions
14. 6. Report of the City Manager
15. a) Summer Community Activity and Operations 26-511
16. 7. Council Business and New Initiatives
17. 8. Consent Calendar
18. a) Council Minutes Minutes of July 28, 2026 Minutes of August 4, 2026 26-512
19. b) Motion to approve payment of claims and payroll for the period July 1, 2026 - July 31, 2026. 26-513
20. c) Ordinance relating to the 2026 Omnibus Amendments; Amending LUC 20.30B.140 to correct unintended text amendments adopted under Ordinance No. 6933; Amending LUC 20.10.445.D to adopt intended text amendments that were unintentionally left out of Ordinance No. 6931; Providing for severability; and setting effective dates. ORD 6935
21. d) Ordinance to 1) authorize execution of a funding agreement with Washington State Department of Commerce to accept $500,000 in grant funding from the 2025-2027 Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate Program for Energy Smart Eastside heat pump incentives; 2) amend the 2025-2026 budget of the Operating Grants, Donations, and Special Reserve Fund to increase the appropriation by $500,000; and authorizing expenditures of said grant funds. ORD 6936
22. e) Ordinance 1) authorizing execution of all documents necessary for the acquisition of property in the Eastgate neighborhood area, at 14716 SE 39th Street, including a purchase and sale agreement, in an amount not to exceed $1,900,000, plus all related costs; 2) decreasing the Parks Long-Range Planning Reserve by $2,600,000 and releasing such funds to be reappropriated for the cost of this acquisition project including purchase price, due diligence, structure demolition, and other project costs; 3) amending the 2025-2026 General Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Fund to increase appropriation by $2,600,000; and 4) amending the 2025-2030 CIP Plan to increase the budget for the Eastgate Neighborhood Park (P-AD-109) by $2,600,000 ORD 6937
23. f) Resolution authorizing execution of a grant agreement with the Washington State Department of Commerce to accept up to $1,000,000 of Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program (CHIP) grant funding for the reimbursement of system development charges for the Saint Andrews affordable housing project. RES 10662
24. g) Resolution authorizing execution of a general services contract with Olson Brothers Pro-Vac, LLC (Pro-Vac), for Stormwater Pre-Cleaning and Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Inspections Phase 1, in an amount not to exceed $2,460,794.04, plus all applicable taxes (CIP Plan No. D-64). RES 10663
25. h) Resolution authorizing execution of amendment to the Energy Smart Eastside Heat Pump Rebate Administration Contract with Ferguson, increasing the contract by $425,000 to an amount not to exceed $1,578,000. RES 10664
26. i) Resolution authorizing execution of amendment to the Energy Smart Eastside Heat Pump Rebate Administration Contract with Gensco, increasing the contract by $425,000 to an amount not to exceed $1,578,000. RES 10665
27. j) Resolution authorizing the execution of Amendment 1 to the General Services Agreement with JMA Power Washing, LLC, adding two additional years to the contract and an additional amount not to exceed $250,000, plus all applicable taxes, for a total of five years and an amount not to exceed $550,000, plus all applicable taxes. RES 10666
28. k) Ordinance amending chapter 4.52 of the Bellevue City Code to revise provisions of the City’s Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) Program by establishing a time-limited catalyst exemption in designated land use districts, removing the prohibition on fee-in-lieu projects from participating in MFTE programs, clarifying application timing requirements, updating internal citations, and correcting typographical errors; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. ORD 6938
29. l) Resolution authorizing execution of a labor agreement between the City of Bellevue and Teamsters, Local 117 representing Police Support employees, for a three-year contract period starting January 1, 2026, and expiring December 31, 2028. The executed agreement shall be substantially in the form of the agreement in the Council Library. RES 10667
30. m) Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a License Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the purchase of public safety technology to support a Drone as First Responder (“DFR”) pilot program and to set terms and conditions for a future appropriation-dependent, 5-year agreement not to exceed a total value of more than $3,401,102.60 plus all applicable taxes and fees. RES 10668
31. 9. Public Hearings
32. 32 There is no set time limit for public hearings. Speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to provide testimony and will be called in the order of registration. If there are a large number of speakers, the council may reduce the time per speaker, to allow for as many people as possible to be heard. 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. Please note that testimony provided during a public hearing will be recorded. You may sign-up in-person or online using this link:
33. 33 https://bellevuewa.gov/council-public-hearing
34. a) Public hearing and action on Ordinance approving and authorizing execution of the Development Agreement, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 20.30C LUC and Chapter 36.70B RCW, to enable the BelRed Arts Multifamily Project in the BelRed Land Use District; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. ORD 6939
35. 10. Study Session Items
36. a) Update from King County Library System 26-514
37. b) Recommended Parking Reform Land Use Code Amendment to implement Senate Bills 6015 and 5184, and parking provisions of House Bills 1491 and 1183, as well as Comprehensive Plan Policies adopted in the Bellevue 2044 Plan. 26-515
38. 11. Land Use Reports
39. 12. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
40. 13. Written Reports
41. 14. Unfinished Business
42. 15. New Business
43. 16. Executive Session
44. 17. Adjournment
45. 45 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.

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