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October 15, 2024 ·7:00 PM Final ·Business Meeting

City Hall: 15670 NE 85th St; Remote: Comcast Ch. 21/321, Ziply Ch. 34, Facebook (@CityofRedmond), Redmond.gov/rctvlive, or 510-335-7371

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Agenda — 42 items

  1. 1 Meetings can be attended in person, viewed live on RCTV (redmond.gov/rctvlive), Comcast Channel 21/321, Ziply Channel 34, Facebook/YouTube (@CityofRedmond), or listen live at 510-335-7371
  2. 2 AGENDA
  3. 3 ROLL CALL
  4. I. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
  5. A. PROCLAMATION: Snoqualmie Indian Tribe Ancestral Lands SPC 24-071 presented
  6. II. ITEMS FROM THE AUDIENCE
  7. 7 Members of the public may address the City Council for a maximum of three minutes per person. Please use the speaker sign-up sheet located at the entry of the City Hall Council Chambers available from 6:30 - 7 p.m. on the day of the meeting. In the event of difficulty attending a meeting in person, please contact the City Clerk (cityclerk@redmond.gov) by 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting to provide written public comment (400-word limit - please label your comment as "Items from the Audience") or for the remote comment registration form.
  8. III. CONSENT AGENDA
  9. A. Consent Agenda
  10. 1. Approval of the Minutes: October 1, 2024, Regular Meeting, and September 30, 2024 and October 8, 2024, Special Meetings (recordings are available at Redmond.gov/rctv) SPC 24-079 approved
  11. 2. Approval of Payroll/Direct Deposit and Claims Checks SPC 24-080 approved
  12. 3. Approve King County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2025 Funding Allocation Plan AM No. 24-147 approved
  13. 4. Approval of a $227,140 Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) 2024-25 Agreement between the City of Redmond and the Washington State Department of Ecology AM No. 24-148 approved
  14. 5. ​​Approval of Vendor Agreements, with Qfree in the Amount of $170,600 and AM Signal Hardware in the Amount of $397,434, for Adaptive Traffic Signal Control - Downtown ​Project AM No. 24-149 approved
  15. 6. Award Construction Contract to Lakeside Industries Inc. and Approve Consultant Services Agreement Supplement 1 with David Evans and Associates, Inc. for the West Lake Sammamish Parkway Pavement Preservation (Marymoor to Leary) Project AM No. 24-150 approved
  16. 7. Approval of the 2025 Tourism Grant Funding - Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) Recommendations AM No. 24-151 approved
  17. 8. Acceptance of Washington State Tourism Technical Assistance Grant in the Amount of $10,500 AM No. 24-152 approved
  18. 9. Approval of a Consultant Agreement with Bullseye Creative, in the Amount of $525,000, for Support of the Experience Redmond Tourism Brand AM No. 24-153 approved
  19. 10. Approval of Two Consultant Services Agreements, with Stepherson and Associates Communications and Cascadia Consulting Group Inc., in the Amount of $75,000 Each, for On-Call Communications and Public Outreach AM No. 24-154 approved
  20. 11. Appointment of New Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Member AM No. 24-155 approved
  21. B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda
  22. IV. HEARINGS AND REPORTS
  23. A. Public Hearings
  24. 24 During each of the public hearings, members of the public may address the City Council for a maximum of three minutes per person. Please use the speaker sign-up sheet located at the entry of the City Hall Council Chambers available from 6:30 - 7 p.m. on the day of the meeting. In the event of difficulty attending a meeting in person, please contact the City Clerk (cityclerk@redmond.gov) by 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting to provide written public comment (400-word limit - please label your comment as the public hearing you are commenting on) or for the remote comment registration form.
  25. 1. Public Hearing on the Preliminary 2025-2026 Biennial Budget AM No. 24-156 presented
  26. 2. Hold a Public Hearing and Adopt a Resolution for the Annual Update of 2025-2030 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) a. Resolution No. 1594: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Redmond, Washington, Adopting a Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program for the Years 2025-2030 and Directing the Same to be Filed with the State Secretary of Transportation and the Transportation Improvement Board AM No. 24-157 approved
  27. 3. Redmond 2050: Multifamily Housing Property Tax Exemption Updates AM No. 24-158 presented
  28. B. Reports
  29. 1. Staff Reports
  30. a. 2023-2024 Environmental Sustainability Action Plan Annual Progress Report AM No. 24-159 presented
  31. b. Sound Transit Light Rail Briefing - Project Status and Progress AM No. 24-160 presented
  32. 2. Ombudsperson Report
  33. 3. Committee Reports
  34. V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  35. VI. NEW BUSINESS
  36. A. Adoption of Ordinances Amending the Redmond Municipal and Zoning Code for Conformance with State Legislation: Senate Bill 5290 and House Bill 1293 1. Ordinance No. 3174: An Ordinance of the City of Redmond, Washington, Amending the Redmond Zoning Code, to Provide Conformance with State Legislative Updates Regarding Permit Process and Design Review Streamlining, Providing for Severability and Establishing an Effective Date 2. Ordinance No. 3175: An Ordinance of the City of Redmond, Washington, Amending the Redmond Municipal Code, to Provide Conformance with State Legislative Updates Regarding Permit Process and Design Review Streamlining, and to Repeal Chapter 4.23 Design Review Board, Providing for Severability and Establishing an Effective Date 3. Ordinance No. 3176: An Ordinance of the City of Redmond, Washington, Amending the Redmond Municipal Code Chapter 4.33 Landmark Commission, to Provide Conformance with State Legislative Updates Regarding Permit Process and Design Review Streamlining, Providing for Severability and Establishing an Effective Date 4. Ordinance No. 3177: An Ordinance of the City of Redmond, Washington, Amending the Redmond Municipal Code Section 15.22.060 Evaluation Criteria for Class I and Class II Permits, to Provide Conformance with State Legislative Updates Regarding Permit Process and Design Review Streamlining, Providing for Severability and Establishing an Effective Date AM No. 24-161 approved
  37. 37 For New Business item B, members of the public may address the City Council for a maximum of three minutes per person. Please use the speaker sign-up sheet located at the entry of the City Hall Council Chambers available from 6:30 - 7 p.m. on the day of the meeting. In the event of difficulty attending a meeting in person, please contact the City Clerk (cityclerk@redmond.gov) by 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting to provide written public comment (400-word limit - please label your comment as "New Business Comment") or for the remote comment registration form. Comments both for and against adoption of the resolution will be heard prior to Council deliberation and action.
  38. B. This New Business Item is for the Purpose of Considering Passage of a Resolution Opposing Initiative 2066, the Ballot Title of Which is as Follows: Initiative Measure No. 2066 concerns regulating energy services, including natural gas and electrification. This measure would repeal or prohibit certain laws and regulations that discourage natural gas use, and/or promote electrification, and require certain utilities and local governments to provide natural gas to eligible customers. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] 1. Resolution No. 1595: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Redmond, Washington, Opposing Initiative Measure No. 2066, Concerning Regulating Energy Services, Including Natural Gas and Electrification AM No. 24-162 approved
  39. VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION
  40. A. Labor Negotiations [RCW 42.30.140(4)(b)] - 40 minutes SPC 24-075 presented
  41. VIII. ADJOURNMENT
  42. 42 Meeting videos are usually posted by 12 p.m. the day following the meeting at redmond.legistar.com, and can be viewed anytime on Facebook/YouTube (@CityofRedmond) and OnDemand at redmond.gov/OnDemand