Bellevue

City Council Regular Meeting

Agenda Items (31)

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Call to Order

Lunar New Year Week Proclamation

26-175

Day of Action & Remembrance for Japanese Americans Incarcerated During WWII Proclamation

26-176

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Reports of Boards and Commissions

Report of the City Manager

2026-2027 Land Use Planning Initiatives Workplan

26-177

Council Business and New Initiatives

Consent Calendar

Council Minutes Minutes of January 27, 2026

26-178

Ordinance amending Section 3.79.040 of the Bellevue City Code to authorize the City Manager to approve additional nominal benefits for partially benefited employees when consistent with good personnel practices and so long as sufficient appropriations exist within the current budget to pay the full cost of the benefits, and to delete the “temporary employee” definition.

ORD 6902

Resolution determining that an existing utility easement located in the Plat of Maryhill Addition is surplus to the City’s needs and is no longer required for providing service; and setting a time and place for a public hearing to consider the release of this easement.

RES 10582

Resolution determining that a portion of an existing Sidewalk, Utilities, Lighting and Landscaping Easement located at 640 108TH AVE NE and 633 110TH AVE NE is surplus to the City’s needs and is no longer required for providing continued service; and setting a time and place for a public hearing to consider the partial release of this easement.

RES 10583

Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with Stein, Lotzkar and Starr, P.S., Inc., to provide public defense services for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030, in the amount of approximately $8 million plus all applicable taxes for cases, plus other sums as provided for therein, including appeals and court costs.

RES 10584

Public Hearings

Study Session Items

Development Services Activity and Continuous Improvement Update

26-179

Review of Recommended 2026-2031 Economic Development Plan

26-180

Land Use Reports

Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions

Resolution adopting the Human Services Commission’s recommended funding percentage allocation and contingency recommendations for 2027-2028 human services funding.

RES 10585

Ordinance imposing an emergency Interim Official Control on Part 20.25A of the Land Use Code (LUC) to reinforce historical and cultural qualities in the Downtown-Old Bellevue (DT-OB) Land Use District, along Main Street between 100th Avenue and Bellevue Way, and require that new development is compatible with adjacent development, unique design features, and established small-scale and pedestrian-oriented street frontage in Old Bellevue; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date.

ORD 6903

Written Reports

Intergovernmental Affairs Monthly Update as of January 31, 2026

26-181

Unfinished Business

New Business

Executive Session