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A
A
So
we
have
two
proclamations
tonight:
the
first
one
we'll
have
read
by
council
member
Stokes.
It's
a
Parks
and
Recreation
month,
Proclamation
and
I
think
we
have
Michael
shiosaki
accepting
and
we'll
do
a
picture
after
that.
Go
ahead.
Councilmember
Stokes.
E
Okay,
whereas
Parks
and
Recreation
programs
are
vitally
important
to
establishing
and
maintaining
the
quality
of
our
life
in
our
community
and
whereas
these
programs
provide
places
for
people
of
all
ages
and
cultures
together,
celebrate
and
volunteer
their
time
and
talents
to
make
a
difference.
And
whereas
Parks
and
Recreation
programs
build
healthy,
active
communities
and
Aid
in
the
prevention
of
chronic
disease
and
improve
the
mental
and
emotional
health
of
all
residents.
And
whereas
people
with
disabilities
benefit
from
opportunities
and
choices
for
recreation,
solicit,
socialization
and
learning
to
fully
participate
in
the
life
of
our
community.
E
And
whereas
Parks
and
Recreation
programs
can
also
contribute
to
the
community's
economic
Prosperity
through
property,
values
and
tourism.
The
attraction
and
retention
of
businesses
and
crime
reduction.
And
whereas
our
parks
and
natural
areas
ensure
the
ecological
beauty
of
our
community
and
provide
a
place
to
connect
with
nature
and
recreate
outdoors.
And
whereas
bellevue's
parked
trails
and
natural
areas
saw
a
significant
increase
in
use
during
the
pandemic.
As
residents
sought,
opportunities
to
stay,
active
and
healthy.
And
whereas,
as
a
city
in
a
park,
bellevue's
parks
and
natural
Recreation
areas
are
fundamental
to
our
properties.
E
To
our
communities,
environmental
well-being,
by
improving
air
and
water
quality,
protecting
groundwater,
preventing
flooding
and
providing
habitat
for
wildlife.
Now,
therefore,
on
behalf
of
Lynn
Robinson,
mayor
of
the
city
of
Bellevue
Washington
and
on
behalf
of
the
city
council,
do
hereby
proclaim
the
month
of
July
20
23
as
Parks
and
Recreation
month
in
Bellevue,
and
urges
everyone
to
enjoy
and
recognize
the
many
benefits
of
our
Parks
natural
areas,
trails
and
Recreation
facilities,
Senator
Lynn,
Robinson,
mayor
of
city
of
Bellevue,.
F
Mayor
Deputy,
Mayor
and
council
members
I
just
have
to
thank
you
all
many
of
you
were
able
to
attend
the
grand
opening
of
the
northeast
corner
Gateway
at
downtown
park
on
Saturday,
and
it
was
great
to
see
everyone
I
wanted
to
mention
that,
in
addition
to
that,
you
know
next
Tuesday
we'll
all
be
celebrating
the
4th
of
July
in
the
downtown
park
and
hope
you
can
make
it
out
again
it's
going
to
be
a
great
day,
but
you
know
most
of
all,
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
all
for
your
ongoing
support
of
parks,
recreation
and
Human
Services,
and
for
proclaiming
this
this
July
as
Parks
and
Recreation
month.
G
A
H
The
city
manager
gets
to
say
something:
that's
not
fair.
You
have
stacked
the
deck
against
me.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
I
prepared
a
few
notes.
A
few
remarks
and
and
I
was
told
I
had
an
hour,
but
until
five
minutes
ago,
and
then
the
city
manager
said
no,
actually
you
get
five
minutes,
or
maybe
less
so,
but
but
I'm
used
to
that
right.
That
happens.
A
lot
to
me
so
I
did
prepare
a
summary
of
my
accomplishments
and
I
will
give
this
to
the
city
clerk
for
for
posterity.
H
But
in
all
seriousness.
Thank
you,
mayor
Robinson,
Deputy
million
House,
Council
Members.
It's
it's
with
mixed
emotions
that
I'm
visiting
here
I
still
haven't
quite
gotten
that
that
I
turned.
I
H
And
it's
amazing
that
30
yeah,
I
I
can't
believe
it
and,
as
you
mentioned,
my
career
path
was
very
different
and
I'd
never
imagined
that
I
would
be
working
in
the
city
government
sector,
but
30
years
ago.
H
I
did
an
internship
here
and
that
changed
everything
for
me
that
I
called
that
internship
my
Gap
year,
because
I
had
moved
here
from
Vancouver
and
literally
had
decided
to
take
a
little
time
off
and
but
that
internship
changed
my
mind
and
I
was
so
impressed
with
how
well-run
LV
was
and
how
Forward,
Thinking
and
and
the
thing
that
really
sort
of
hit
home.
For
me
that
cinched
it
for
me
was
the
focus
on
public
service
and
on
integrity
and
Innovation,
and
those
are
three
things
that
are
really
really
important
to
me.
H
H
I
worked
in
the
city,
manager's
office,
I
worked
in
finance
and
asset
management
and
in
utilities-
and
it's
probably
no
surprise
to
any
of
you,
which
one
is
my
favorite
utilities
is
my
passion
and
quite
tied
to
that
is
actually
stewardship
of
public
resources,
customer
resources
and
that's
why
I
devoted
my
my
career
to
utilities
so
together
over
that
time,
we've
accomplished
a
lot
and
what
I'm
most
proud
of
is
bellevue's
fine
and
Bellevue
utilities
financial
position.
H
At
the
end
of
the
day
you
know,
utilities
is
a
standalone
business
operating
within
the
city
structure
and
and
every
utility
has
to
be
financially
self-sustaining
and
what
I
can
tell
you
is
Bellevue
utilities
is
the
Envy
of
the
and
utilities
Across
the
Nation,
and
why?
Why
are
we
the
Envy?
We
have
no
debt,
we
are
actively
replacing
our
aging
infrastructure
and
we
have
a
long-range
plan
for
funding
the
infrastructure
so
that
we
are
not
leaving
this
liability
for
future
Generations.
H
All
that
couldn't
have
happened
without
strong
support
from
city
council
from
the
city
manager
and
the
city's
leadership
team,
my
colleagues
and
the
public.
Thank
you
for
your
commitment
to
long-term
planning,
long-range
planning
and
to
financial
policies
that
have
been
the
Hallmark
of
and
the
and
the
reason
that
util
utilities
is
as
successful
as
it
has
been.
H
It
is
a
testament
to
their
hard
work
that
Bellevue
utilities
is
so
highly
regarded
in
not
only
in
the
industry
but
in
the
region
that
makes
they
make
us
all
look
good.
What
I
can
tell
you
is
that
the
utilities
is
in
great
hands
with
exceptional
executive
team
managers
and
staff,
so
I
I
don't
have
any
worries
that
things
are
only
going
to
be
improving.
H
Last
but
not
least,
I'd
like
to
thank
my
family
who
are
sitting
back
there.
My
husband
Suki,
my
children,
Paul
and
Kieran.
Their
spouse
is
Josh
and
Val
for
their
unconditional
love
and
support.
I
was
able
to
do
my
very
best
and
bring
my
very
best
to
my
work,
because
I
have
a
great
cheering
section.
Thank.
J
J
Cashnav
on
behalf
of
the
leadership
team,
you
know
I
just
want
to
thank
you
and
for
your
many
contributions
to
the
team
you've
made
since
joining
the
leadership
team,
including
being
the
ultimate
strategic
partner
to
get
to
the
root
of
because
of
several
issues
we
dealt
with
as
a
team
and
to
present
your
analysis
and
options
to
the
team
with
great
success,
embracing
the
city's
shared
leadership
principle.
Your
success
is
my
success.
K
J
I'm
going
to
miss
you
dearly
as
both
a
colleague
and
a
friend,
you
and
I
grew
up
in
the
city
together,
City
manager's
office
utilities,
Finance
30
years
that
we've
known
each
other
I,
think
you're,
the
longest
employee,
long-term,
employee,
I've
known
and
thank
you
yeah
and
yeah,
and
the
most
funniest
one
too.
But.
K
J
F
J
C
Well
enough,
we
have
several
things
in
common.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
say
that
you're,
a
shortcomer,
short-term
I've,
been
here
for
30
years.
Also
you've
been
here
for
three
years,
but
I'm
still
here,
I'm
not
going
to
quit
yet
so
anyway,
that's
my
sense
of
humor.
However,
we
do
have
several
things
in
common.
L
K
C
You
continued
to
do
so
because
you
still
are
elected
a
water
commissioner
in
New
York
time
you
live
so
I
think
I
believe
you
continue
to
do
so
and
we
look
forward
to
have
you
doing
much
greater
things,
because
this
is
a
topic
that
affects
all
of
us
in
the
region
and
you
are
very
fiscally
responsible.
We
know
that
because
how
you
run
your
department,
your
independent
Department
from
the
city,
you
don't
depend
on
tax
revenues.
C
You
depend
on
how
you
serve
your
community
Through
rates
that
they
pay
willingly
when
they
turn
on
the
tap
the
water
come
through,
they
can
drink
the
cleanest
water
in
the
country.
I
can
testify,
and
many
people
have
done
so,
and
you
know
when
you
flush
a
toilet,
it
goes
away.
You
know
it
doesn't
back
up,
and
so
it's
just
amazing
what
you
have
done
over
the
30
years.
You've
done
and
we
have
done
it
in
a
very
wonderful
Financial
responsible
way.
You
know
our
rate
is
very
stable.
C
We
have
good
policies
and
he
also
so
are
looking
at
the
future
Generations.
You
know
your
family,
your
grandkid,
your
first
one
I
understand
a
grandbaby.
You
must
be
very
proud,
so
this
gives
you
a
little
bit
of
time
to
enjoy
your
grand
baby
and,
and
you
run
a
service
department
because
I'm
very,
very
happy
to
be
liaison
to
Environmental
Services.
You
know
our
commission
for
the
last
couple
years
and
it's
very
rewarding
to
see
firsthand
how
you
run
your
department.
C
You
make
people
first
for
your
department,
you
hire
the
right
people,
that's
very
important
and
treat
them
right
and
I
can
tell
from
you
know
the
way
you
run
your
department
run.
Your
run
your
department,
the
people
and
you're
also
the
most
favorite
Department
in
Bellevue
essential.
When
people
go
through
all
the
departments
in
the
city,
they
all
love
it.
Okay,
thank
you
anyway,
good
job.
Well,
one.
M
C
G
D
N
Wonderful
leader,
I,
remember
when
Danny
left
the
position
as
director
and
I
was
a
little
nervous
who's
going
to
step
into
his
shoes.
He'd
done
it
for
a
long
time
and
when
you
were
appointed
I
just
took
this
big
sigh
of
relief,
because
I
I
mean
you're
smart,
you're,
diligent
you're,
the
consummate
professional
I
knew
that
the
department
was
in
really
good
hands.
N
We've
had
a
long
tradition
in
Bellevue
utilities
of
looking
at
things.
Long
range,
I,
don't
know
of
another
city
that
that
does
their
projection
of
80
years
for
their
infrastructure.
Bellevue
does
and
that's
always
shocking
to
me,
but
it's
shocking
in
a
good
way.
We
have
such
a
long
tradition
of
stewardship
and
incredibly
strong
financial
management,
and
you
have
stepped
up
to
that
and
carried
that
through
and
didn't.
Take
it
even
further
you've,
just
so
honored
that
tradition,
but
you've
continued
to.
N
We
we've
always
been
replacing
water
pipes,
at
least
since
I've
been
around
but
I.
Under
your
tenure
we
started
doing
the
storm
water
mapping
the
system
getting
the
the
video
cameras
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
the
store
that
we
don't
have
flooding
issues.
N
Looking
at
developing
Source
I
mean
those
are
just
such
Testaments
to
how
strongly
you've
taken
the
stewardship
of
this
department
and
making
sure
that
the
rate
payers
and
that
the
system
itself
is
in
just
such
great
hands
and
I,
really
as
a
rate
payer
and
as
a
council
member
I
really
appreciate
that
you've
also
been
a
really
strong
advocate
for
Bellevue
on
the
regional
utilities.
N
Issues
and
I've
also
appreciated
that
and
your
mentorship
and
development
of
employees
under
you
I
mean
that's,
it's
it's
another
form
of
stewardship,
making
sure
that
the
department
will
continue
to
be
in
good
hands.
N
I
mean
they
won't
be
your
hands,
which
is
very
sad
and
yes,
you
can
withdraw
your
resignation
at
least
as
far
as
I'm
concerned.
But
you
know
that's
just
wonderful
and
it's
just
exactly
how
people
should
strive
to
be
in
terms
of
public
being
a
servant
leader
and
at
the
core
of
it
all
I've,
always
known,
Your,
Love
of
your
family
and
and
so
the
family
that
doesn't
see
her
at
work.
Let
me
tell
you
she's
thinking
about
you
and
she
and
I
know
that
that's
been
one
of
your
touchstones.
N
So
you
know,
we've
been
lucky
to
have
you
they're,
even
luckier,
to
have
you
and
now
they
get
to
have
you
back
and
I
hope
that
you
have
a
really
wonderful
long,
healthy
and
happy
retirement.
E
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
want
to
follow
up
on
these.
It's
really
amazing
things
that
we
talked
about
already.
I
was
a
little
confused
here.
I
thought
you
know
we
could
withdraw
this,
and
actually
it
takes
a
photo
Council
for
you
to
be
able
to
leave,
and
the
answer
is
we're
very
excited
with
for
you
and
want
you
to
go,
knowing
that
you've
done
a
tremendous
job
and
you've
impacted.
So
many
people,
including
us
when
I
came
on
the
council
in
2012
first
thing
I
was
pulling.
E
He
lays
on
to
the
utilities,
Environmental
Services
Commission,
and
you
took
me
out
to
the
facility
and
a
little
room
with
five
engineers,
and
we
talked
about
you
know
where
the
Surplus
were
when
the
lines
were
in
the
80
years
and
all
this
stuff,
and
it
was
just
amazing-
and
it
was
an
amazing
two
years
working
with
you
and
then
working
with
you
for
a
long
time
on
the
Cascade
water
Alliance
and
when
I
was
chairing,
we
run.
E
We
ran
through
a
lot
of
questions
and
issues
and
things
and
and
building
that
whole
piece,
and
it
was
just
amazing
working
with
you
and
I,
really
will
miss
you
and
missing
going
over
to
have
a
launch
at
Renaissance
now
and
then,
and
just
your
being
here,
and
what
you've
added
to
the
community
is
just
amazing.
So
you
know
looking
forward
to
seeing
you've
got
to
come
visit
with
us
every
so
often
and
just
best
wishes
to
you
and
we'll
miss
you
terribly.
Thank
you.
A
A
When
you
look
at
the
major
replacement
projects
that
we
have
to
do
in
the
city,
most
cities
would
have
to
jack
up
the
rates
just
to
cover
those
projects
and
you've
been
working
for
so
long
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
funding
available
to
do
these
projects.
I
do
really
appreciate
the
way
you've
done
that
so
you've
left
the
city
in
a
even
better
place
than
when
you
started.
Thank
you
so
much.
O
Oh,
thank
you
well.
I
too,
will
echo
my
fellow
council
members
comments
about
just
such
a
well-deserved
retirement
and
30
years.
You
know.
Nowadays
we
don't
see
people
that
stay
in
public
service
for
that
length
of
time,
and
so
it's
a
testament
to
your
love
of
Bellevue
that
you
could
have
gone
anyplace
with
your
talents
and
skills,
and
yet
you
chose
to
stay
in
Bellevue
to
lead
the
department
and
continue
to
bring
this
amazing
service
to
our
community
and
I
really
I.
Thank
you
for
that.
O
I
also
think
that
you
are
also
creating
that
role
model
for
a
woman
in
leadership
in
a
profession
that
is
still
doesn't
have
as
many
women
leaders
in
it
and
so
I.
Also
thank
you
for
how
you
show
up
and
and
model
the
way
for
future
women
that
might
want
to
be
in
this
profession
and
thinking
long-term.
O
Even
when
sometimes
we
get
comments
about
the
oh,
but
our
our
utility
bills
are
high
and
how
you
stage
steadfast
in
the
grounded
in
the
fiscal
responsibility
of
truly
what
long-range
thinking
looks
like
and
being
able
to
explain
with
all
your
tables
and
figures.
Why
that?
What
you're
recommending
is
the
best
solution
for
the
city
and
our
community
and
to
me
that
really
matters,
because
sometimes
utilities,
you
know
it,
it
can
be
a
little
dry
and
people
don't
completely
understand
and
yet
I
think
that
you
have
a
way
of
talking
about
it.
O
A
P
Like
the
the
Iron
Fist
that
looks
good,
the
Margaret
Thatcher
of
utilities,
that's.
D
P
In
City
Hall
from
for
for
day,
one
from
me
and
my
first
liaison
to
Simon
was
with
the
Environmental
Services
Commission,
and
it
was
just
so.
It
was
just
amazing
to
learn
so
much
from
you
and
your
excellent
team,
and
that's
a
mark
of
a
true
leader
has
been
mentioned
before
by
our
city
manager
as
well.
P
You
surround
yourself
with
such
incredibly
gifted
staff
and,
and
you
want
them
to
succeed
and
you've
brought
them
along
and
now
you're
in
a
position,
even
though
none
of
us
want
to
see
you
leave,
but
we
know
you
leave
us
in
really
good
hands.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
that
leadership
style
and
what
you've
brought
to
the
city
and
and.
D
P
My
colleagues
that
nobody
else
does
and
that
I
get
to
see
you
on
a
regular
basis
still
because
if
you
don't
know
no,
this
is
actually
an
elected
official
as
well
as
a
water
commissioner
for
the
city
of
Sammamish,
so
we
serve
on
the
growth
management
policy
Council,
so
I
still
get
to
see
you
at
least
once
a
quarter
or
maybe
a
little
even
more
so
so
I
really
look
forward
to
that,
and
certainly
we'll
miss
you
very
much
I,
don't
believe
it's
been
30
years,
but
so
you've
just
been
a
Treasurer
at
this
city.
A
And
councilmember
Rexdale.
Q
Said
most
of
what
I
would
say,
but
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
your
many
years
of
service
and
especially
the
time
that
I've
had
a
chance
to
work
with
you
on
Cascade.
Q
Also,
just
the
guidance
of
your
capable
staff
that
everyone
has
already
complimented,
but
just
played
an
instrumental
role
in
helping
me
prep
for
those
meetings
and
also
just
really
enjoyed
the
conversations
around
Innovation
impervious
services
and
and
sensor
technology
and
so
forth.
So
just
really
grateful
for
having
the
opportunity
to
work
with
you
and
wishing
you
the
best
in
retirement.
P
G
O
A
B
Mayor
this
evening
there
are
14
pre-registered
speakers
which
will
likely
exceed
our
30-minute
maximum
time
limit
for
oral
communication.
So,
given
that
the
mayor
is
allowed
to
give
preference
to
those
speaking
to
items
on
the
agenda
this
evening
or
who
have
not
spoken
to
Council
in
the
last
quarter,
each
person
will
be
given
three
minutes
to
speak
and
only
three
speakers
will
be
allowed
to
speak
to
one
side
of
a
particular
Topic.
B
In
addition,
I
need
to
remind
everyone
that,
in
compliance
with
Washington
state
public
disclosure
laws,
no
election
related
topics
may
be
discussed
during
oral
Communications
or
other
public
participation
points
on
tonight's
agenda.
That
includes
promoting
or
opposing
a
ballot
measure
or
supporting
or
opposing
a
candidate
for
election,
including
someone's
own
campaign
platform.
If
any
speaker
does
begin
discussing
these
things,
they
will
be
asked
to
stop
and
with
that
I'm
going
to
call
our
first
Speaker,
who
is
Kathy
willier.
R
Good
evening
I'm
Kathy
relier,
the
chair
of
the
building
committee
at
St,
Peter's
United,
Methodist
Church,
when
our
pastor,
Reverend,
Dr
Steve
baber,
testified
on
November
14th
last
year.
He
urged
you
to
adopt
criteria
that
would
make
Saint
Peter's
eligible
for
the
affordable
housing
density,
bonus
rezone.
R
R
R
Your
decision
tonight
will
create
the
potential
for
Saint,
Peters
and
35
sister
congregations
to
help
those
good
workers
at
Crossroads
and
across
our
city
find
homes
for
their
families
near
their
jobs.
We
applaud
you
for
this
vision
and
commitment
and
look
forward
to
partnering
with
you
as
St
Peter's
moves
forward.
B
M
Sorry
about
that
good
evening,
mayor
Deputy,
Mayor
and
city
leaders
and
council
members,
my
name
is
Barbara
Braun,
13609,
Southeast,
43rd,
Place
I
appreciate
all
the
work
this
staff
are
doing
on
the
tree
code.
The
city
has
listened
to
the
community
input
and
is
taking
action,
and
that's
truly
wonderful.
So
thank
you
so
much
I'm
encouraged
by
the
continued
commitment
of
the
council
and
the
city
staff
to
our
city
in
a
park
and
to
our
40
tree
canopy
goal.
M
This
is
so
vital
to
maintaining
livability
as
Bellevue
transforms
into
a
denser
more
urban
city
in
the
coming
years.
I
largely
support
the
scope
of
the
code
work
being
presented
to
you
tonight,
but
would
like
to
see
it
be
even
stronger,
since
we
don't
do
these
code
updates.
Often,
for
example,
we
need
codes
that
apply
to
all
types
of
properties,
residential
and
Commercial,
and
not
just
a
single
family
residential.
M
Under
the
tree
removal
portion
of
the
scope
discouraged
lot,
clearing
should
be
prevent
block
clearing
and
reduce
the
number
of
trees
that
can
be
removed
per
year
under
tree
replacement.
We
need
to
add
requirements
to
plant
new
trees,
post-development
such
as
Street
trees,
to
increase
canopy
and
reduce
heat
island
effects.
M
Consider
adding
a
tree
maintenance
portion
to
the
scope
as
we
need
codes
that
address
new
plantings,
since
many
plantings
around
town
are
left
to
die
without
irrigation,
also
consider
adding
codes
to
incent,
planting
of
native
and
drought,
tolerant
trees,
I
encourage
the
city
to
go
further
than
this
in
than
this
project,
and
look
at
additional
actions
that
will
ensure
our
tree
canopy
will
endure
and
grow
in
the
coming
years.
For
example,
we
need
to
make
sure
our
preferred
alternative
in
the
comp
plan
achieves
40
tree
canopy.
We
need
to
protect
the
remaining
forests.
M
We
have
in
Bellevue
and
should
no
longer
cut
down
forested
areas
for
development,
such
as
a
plan
for
Airfield
Park,
and
we
need
to
implement
building
codes
and
incentives
aiming
at
eliminated,
eliminating
heat
island
effects
such
as
parking
lot
trees
and
green
roofs.
The
community
is
anxiously
awaiting
stronger
protections
for
our
trees
and
looks
forward
to
remaining
a
city
in
the
park
as
we
identify.
Thank
you
so
much.
B
S
Good
evening
mayor
Deputy,
Mayor
city
manager
and
council
members,
my
name
is
Dr
Ann
Coughlin
I
am
clinical
psychologist
and
I
am
speaking
tonight
with
all
that
information
I
urge
you
to
vote
to
follow
the
state
mandate
to
criminalize
The,
Possession
and
distribution
of
illegal
drugs
in
Bellevue.
Unfortunately,
Seattle
did
not
follow
the
state
mandate,
ensuring
that
their
opioid
crisis
will
continue
and
increase,
since
the
surrounding
cities
have
voted
to
make
it
illegal.
If
Bellevue
does
the
same,
we
can
look
forward
to
losing
more
of
our
young.
K
S
To
opioids
such
as
we
almost
did
last
week
with
two
of
our
Bellevue
students
and
destroying
some
of
our
neighborhoods,
it
is
important
to
do
this
now
before
the
Men.
Shelter
becomes
fully
operational,
men's
shelter,
as
you
know,
uses
the
harm
reduction
model,
a
set
of
policies
and
practices
for
reducing
the
harmful
consequences
of
substance
use.
It
is
a
good
place
to
begin
for
some
individuals,
particularly
those
accustomed
to
isn't
chaotic
life,
fell
on
the
streets.
In
my
opinion,
his
best
use
is
the
first
step
in
treatment.
S
The
most
prevalent
drugs
used
by
the
homeless
population,
according
to
the
lawsuit
against
the
sacklers,
was
80
percent
use
of
opioids,
which
can
and
do
result
in
death.
After
only
one
use,
abstinence
only
is
intended
to
immediately
stop
substance.
Use
a
patient
will
be
prevented
from
taking
the
addictive
substance.
It
requires
a
sobriety
post
treatment.
S
S
S
I'm
aware
that
the
men's
shelter
uses
the
harm
reduction
model
as
it
should
I
know
that
the
council's
already
voted
on
permanent
Supportive,
Housing
and
I
believe
that
some
Supportive
Housing
should
be
abstinence.
Only
congregations.
The
homeless
have
run
programs
in
their
Church
churches,
with
our
churches,
Bellevue
churches
with
a
95
success
rate
due
to
the
enforced
sobriety
and
a
rigorous
program
if
into
with
digital
and
group
therapy,
as
well
as
job
training.
In
fact,
when
I
visited
in
2018,
more
than
half
of
the
residents
were
studying
for
some
type
of.
B
U
T
An
application
for
a
clearing
and
grading
permit
or
a
building
permit
shall
include
a
site
plan
prepared
by
a
surveyor.
It
must
locate
all
desirable,
significant
trees,
eight
inch,
diameter
and
larger
by
species
the
owner
and
the
Builder
shall
sign
the
site
plan
and
Mark,
which
of
the
lot's
total
number
of
significant
trees
are
to
be
retained.
T
The
city
shall
make
available
to
all
property
owners
and
quickly
navigated
appeal
system.
Now
the
penalties
for
tree
scoff
laws,
the
most
effective
penalty
for
illegal
tree
removal,
will
be
the
city
ceasing
staff,
processings,
processing
and
inspections
on
the
property
for
six
months
shut
the
place
down
for
six
months.
That's
strong
I
know
that
Builders
cannot
abide
being
shut
down
for
six
months,
their
mere
anticipation
of
this.
What
I
call
the
Armageddon
penalty,
Mr.
B
B
T
T
L
Me,
yes,
I
can
hear
you
just
fine,
always
approaching
honor
to
address
the
Bellevue
city
council.
This
is
about
intergovernmental
Affairs.
I
would
encourage
you
to
find
a
code
of
conduct
for
your
meetings
and
really
keep
control
certain
troubled,
individual
and,
in
fact,
I
think
you
should
censure
this
troubled
individual.
The
way
congressman
Adam
Schiff
got
centered,
because
this
troubled
individual
supports
Donald,
Trump
and
girls
hated
you.
You
do
great
work,
I,
really
support
what
you're
doing
on
keeping
Bellview
safe
and
hope
you
will
be
in.
Finally,
in
closing
I
hope.
You
know.
L
B
Sorry
we're
gonna
stop
here
for
a
second,
we
have
a
really
bad
connection.
Is
it
possible
for
you
to
disconnect
from
the
meeting
and
then
reconnect
and
I'll
call
you
again
we'll
do
okay?
Thank
you.
K
Injustice
and
you've
got
several
items
on
the
agenda
that
relate
to
those
things
as
an
Osteopathic,
Family
Practice
physician
and
former
substance
abuse
program
coordinator
for
the
Indian
Health
Service
mental
health
and
addiction
recovery
are
in
my
bailiwick
and
I
have
requested
to
speak
to
several
of
the
council
people
and
that's
basically
why
I
came
tonight
to
make
sure
that
I
get
to
get
on
somebody's
agenda
and
have
a
longer
conversation
on
several
of
the
things
that
are
on
the
agenda
tonight.
K
I
agree
with
the
psychologist,
who
mentioned
that
probably
adopting
the
state
mandate
is
a
good
idea,
but
since
I
haven't
had
time
to
look
at
that
carefully,
I'll
try
to
do
that
before
Thursday
I,
myself
in
housing
homeless,
people
in
my
own
private
home
try
to
work
with
the
20
percent
of
the
homeless
that
are
neither
mentally
ill
nor
addicted.
K
K
K
So
one
of
my
concerns
is
that
the
Bellevue
police
write
up
their
reports
in
such
a
way
that
the
prosecutors
can
quickly
indict
and
keep
mentally
ill
and
and
addicted
people
off
the
streets
for
their
own
good
and
and
that
addresses
the
issue
of
getting
better
mental
health
facilities
in
our
own
City
and
in
the
county
and
I.
Don't
want
to
take
up
the
council's
time
with
that
right
now,
but
also
we
need
to
keep
the
meadow
foreign.
A
B
B
Okay,
I
still
do
not
see
him
connected
back
to
the
meeting
so
move
on
to
Michelle
Lindstrom
who's
joining
us
in
person.
W
Good
evening,
mayor,
Deputy,
Mayor
and
City
Council
Members,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
and
for
all
you
do
for
the
city
of
Bellevue
I'm
here
tonight
to
speak
in
support
of
save
Coal
Creek
and
the
purchase
of
the
12-acre
parcel
between
Cougar
Mountain,
Regional
Park
and
bellevue's
Coal
Creek
Park.
W
So
you
may
hear
from
them
and
when
asked
what
their
number
one
thing
is
that
they
would
like
to
do
when
coming
to
Seattle
it's
not
Pike
Place
Market
or
the
Space
Needle.
They
want
to
go
hiking
in
the
woods
with
their
grandparents,
so
these
wildlands
provide
a
draw
for
tourism
here
and
a
place
where
different
Generations
can
connect
younger
middle
and
older.
W
So
why
these
12
acres
specifically
this
last
week,
we
hiked
it
again
along
Coal
Creek,
which
is
fed
by
three
streams.
These
freshwater
streams
provide
habitat
for
insects,
small
fish
which
then
feed
the
salmon
and
trout
further
Downstream
and
those
then
feed
the
famous
orcas
in
Puget
Sound.
There
are
three
wetlands
and
an
iconic
waterfall
that
we
walked
past,
all
of
which
would
be
affected
by
groundwater
runoff.
W
If
housing
developments
were
placed
in
this
area,
there's
a
meadow,
that's
very
unique
to
this
area,
provides
habitat
for
small
mammals
and
reptiles
and
feeding
the
birds
of
prey
owls
and
Hawks
in
your
area,
and
provides
a
critical,
actively
used,
Wildlife
Corridor
for
larger
mammals,
including
deer
coyote,
and
bear
on
the
busy
Lakemont
Boulevard
if
you've
ever
tried
to
cross
it
at
rush
hour.
It's
not
easy.
W
There's
also
75
mature
trees
that
are
integrated
into
this
Rich
biodiverse
ecosystem
and,
as
an
elementary
school
teacher,
I
really
appreciated
the
signs
that
Bellevue
city
has
put
upper
Bellevue
Parks,
explaining
the
remnants
of
the
coal
mining
days.
I'd
love
to
see
additional
signs
added
about
the
last
remaining
of
the
coal
mining
houses
and
the
barn,
which
represents
the
agriculture
that
was
so
foundational
to
the
development
of
Bellevue.
When
I
taught
fourth
grade
in
Washington,
state
I
would
have
been
thrilled
to
bring
my
class
to
a
place
like
this.
W
So
I
hope
you
consider
putting
in
a
interpretive
Center
there.
In
summary,
for
the
historic
significance,
diverse
habitat
and
critical
preservation
of
the
meadow
that
connects
these
two
large
natural
areas
and
serves
as
a
wildlife,
Corridor
I
hope
you
choose
to
save
Coal
Creek
for
future
Generations,
including
my
children,
as
they
continue
to
return
and
their
children's
children,
so
that
we
can
all
enjoy
appreciate
your
natural
resources
and
area.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
your
consideration.
B
V
X
V
V
We
know
that
we
can.
We
are
going
to
be
expanding
King,
County's
density
by
about
250
000
dwellings
by
2040,
and
we
also
know
that
we
can
do
so
while
expanding
our
Urban
forest
and
if
anybody
is
interested
they're,
welcome
to
check
the
internet
browser
with
the
keywords
canopies
of
green
Urban
density.
That's
canopies
of
green
Urban
density,
there's
a
seven
minute,
video
that
kind
of
shows
you
how
it
can
be
done
anyway.
The
city
of
Bellevue
has
done
an
excellent
tree.
V
Canopy
study
back
in
2018
and
there's
a
lot
of
that
can
be
learned
from
the
age.
You
can
be
study
that
would
be
redone
to
compare
the
current
situation
with
2018..
What
type
of
things
can
we
learn
from
a
tree
study
update?
Well,
one
thing,
you'll
see
is
Trends
and
you'll
know
that
the
policies
that
you're
making
now
relative
to
tree
retention,
tree
production
and.
R
V
One
thing
I
want
to
share
the
city
of
Seattle
had
done
a
tree
study
update
in
2021
and
one
of
the
things
that
they
had
looked
at,
the
difference
of
which
may
not
be
reflected
in
bellevue's
past
tree
canopy
study.
Is
they
looked
at
the
per
parcel
tree,
canopy
loss
for
a
non-developed
parcel
versus
a
developed
parcel
plant
in
residential
areas,
and
basically,
what
they
found
on
average
is
that
the
tree
canopy
lost
on
an
average
parcel.
If
it
was
developed,
was
39.8.
V
That's
a
39.8
percent
canopy
loss,
almost
40
percent
versus
the
tree
canopy
loss
on
a
parcel
that
has
not
been
developed.
That
might
be,
you
know
an
average
people
removing
trees
for
different
reasons,
there's
just
1.4,
so
it's
quite
a
difference
in
terms
of
the
the
trend
of
laws
for
developed,
presses
versus
undeveloped
process.
We
know
we're
going
to
have
more
developed
presses,
especially
over
the
next
few
decades,
and
be
able
to
accommodate
that
trend
is
important.
Hopefully,
Bellevue
will
be
able
to
do
something.
Mr.
Y
Good
evening,
I'm,
Jack,
Lindstrom
and
I
am
here
to
speak
in
support
of
the
save
Coal
Creek
initiative.
Now
we
are
given
the
unique
opportunity
at
this
time
to
preserve
12
Parcels
in
acres
of
land.
This
land
is
specific
and
unique,
not
only
to
the
creatures
that
live
there,
but
also
the
historical
value
it
holds,
but
more
than
that
it
provides
a
path
for
the
future.
Now,
at
this
point,
in
our
time,
we
have
many
different
features
of
this
beautiful
city
of
Bellevue.
Y
However,
one
of
its
most
prominent
is
its
title
of
a
city
in
a
park
but
park
by
park.
It
may
soon
just
be
a
city,
so
I
urge
you,
please
save
Quill
Creek.
This
is
because
it
is
the
unique
location
of
both
historical,
fundamental
history
of
the
beautiful
city
of
Bellevue,
but
it
also
allows
place
for
the
future
now
Generation
by
generation.
Y
These
Parks
have
disappeared
throughout
America
and
this
city,
and
these
products
within
it
are
no
different,
but
they
should
be
because
this
city
has
its
unique
features
of
its
nature,
something
that
it
Prides
itself
on,
and
so
we
must
continue
to
indulge
that
pride
and
allow
ourselves
to
develop
these
Parks
further
by
keeping
them
as
Parks,
because
the
generations
that
come
after
me
or
that
came
before
me
had
Parks.
So
why
not
the
generations
that
follow
us?
Y
We
are
given
this
responsibility
and
obligation
to
preserve
wildlife
and
wildlife,
habitats
and
corridors
for
this
Wildlife,
but
also
for
the
people
for
the
city
for
the
future.
It
is
preserving
life
for
the
future
by
the
experience
it
provides
that
no
other
Park
can
provide
and
no
other
park
has.
So.
Please
can
take
your
responsibility
as
this
action.
Please
save
code
Creek,
as
we
must
develop
this
area
as
a
park
by
preserving
it.
Y
We
must
allow
it
to
indulge
itself
in
the
historical
prevalence
of
it,
along
with
the
wildlife
and
agricultural
benefits,
without
developing
it
with
structures
or
construction.
Instead,
we
must
act
on
it
by
not
acting
I
urge
you
take
the
step
fund
it
and
allow
it
to
be
bought
not
by
other
corporations
of
the
late
stage,
capitalism
world.
We
live
in,
that
rot
our
jungles
and
cut
down
our
forests.
Y
Instead
take
your
responsibility,
as
you
have
in
the
past,
and
continue
to
while
keeping
the
city
beautiful
and
allowing
it
to
fulfill
your
job,
as
whatever
role
you
may
play,
and
with
this
please
I
urge
you
save
Coal
Creek
for
the
city
for
yourselves
and
for
all
that
you
have
done
in
the
past,
which
I
thank
you
greatly
for
you
have
a
beautiful
city
and
I'm
so
lucky
to
be
here.
Thank
you
and
good
night.
X
Z
Evening
I've
been
living
in
city
of
Bellevue
for
over
30
years,
been
around
in
the
city
for
close
by
for
almost
45
years.
Today.
This
strange
incident
happened
to
me
and
at
Fred
Meyer
of
Bellevue
I
ran
into
this
knucklehead
who
started
calling
racial
Cellar
and
ready
to
attack
me
and
I
was
just
totally
confused.
Z
What
he's
doing,
and
she
could
hear
every
single
thing
what
he
was
calling
and
telling
me,
and
the
irony
was
there
was
no
police
officer
so
anyway,
I
say
hey
this.
This
city
is
becoming
like
city
of
Seattle,
you
can
get
killed
in
city
of
Seattle
and
police
will
never
show
up
so
I
said
baby.
The
city
council
of
Bellevue,
following
the
footsteps
of
city
of
Seattle,
so
I
said,
forget
about
it:
I'm
just
going
to
go
back
inside
and
20
minutes
later.
Z
The
cops
showed
up
this
lady,
very
nice,
and
she
said
what
happened
this
this
is.
Do
you
want
to
file
the
complaint
and
all
these
things
I
said,
of
course,
I
want
to
do
that,
and
so
I
sit
down
and
I
wrote
down
the
whole
statement
and
it
and
I
said
what
happened.
What
happened
to
the
beautiful
city
of
Bellevue,
which
in
1994
triple
murder,
happen
in
this
city
and
see
Bellevue
Police
Department
resolved
that
murder,
and
now
today,
she's
saying
we
are
short
of
a
staff.
Z
I
said
this
is
one
of
the
richest
city
in
America.
This
is
one
of
the
richest
city
in
Washington
state
and
we
cannot
afford
a
police
officer.
The
number
one
thing
for
Resident
for
my
children
and
my
grandchildren
in
Safety
and
Security,
and
if
you
guys,
cannot
provide
Safety
and
Security,
you
all
can
be
replaceable
the
number
one
thing
for
everybody:
we
need
a
law
enforcement
people,
the
one
we
have
a
danger:
I'm
not
going
to
call
the
Ghostbuster
I'm
gonna
call
911
the
police,
so
they
can
come
and
help
the
citizen.
Z
So
please,
for
God's
sake,
don't
turn
this
beautiful
city
into
the
city
of
Seattle,
which
is
becoming
a
garbage,
and
these
cities
of
Seattle
council
member
destroy
the
whole
city.
So
my
humble
request
and
I
beg
to
you.
Please
protect
this
beautiful
city
and
hire
more
police
officers
to
protect
this
resident
for
my
children.
My.
A
B
H
T
A
Okay,
thank
you
officer,
so
we
have
the
report
of
our
city
manager
and
you
have
three
things
you
want
to
talk
to
us.
J
Members
I
have
three
items
under
the
manager's
report
this
evening
too,
which
have
presentation
and
one
that's
information
on
which
is
in
your
packet
and.
K
J
First
manager's
report
item
tonight
is
a
really
a
great
new
store
that
deserves
some
attention
and
recognition,
and
that
is
our
Chief
Information
officer.
Saber
Snyder
recently
won
the
2023
Seattle
Orbee
award,
Nathan,
mccam
and
Deputy
city
manager
will
provide
some
additional
information
about
this
prestigious
award
and
then
we'll
have
saber
come
up
and
say
a
few
words
and
and
and
have
a
picture
opportunity
with
the
council.
AA
G
AA
Dashboards
on
the
city's
website,
with
an
emphasis
on
transparency,
these
were
the
dashboards
on
policing,
data
and
tracking
the
council's
priorities.
They
also
applauded
the
city
of
Bellevue
in
its
deployment
of
hybrid
meetings,
including
the
public
meetings,
as
well
as
our
staff
business
meetings
among
many
other
achievements.
AA
These
also
reflect
on
the
extensive,
effective
collaboration
that
the
information
technology
department
has
with
all
the
Departments
of
the
city.
We
felt
that
this
was
an
award
worth
highlighting
for
the
council
this
evening
as
another
formal
recognition
on
how
Bellevue
is
delivering
on
its
Investments
for
the
community
and
we're
pleased
to
invite
the
council
to
celebrate
with
us
this
evening
and
especially
celebrate
saber
Schneider.
So
with
that
I'll
turn
it
back
over
to
Mayor
Robinson.
A
X
Be
very
brief.
First,
this
is
an
award
for
Bellevue.
We
can't
achieve
anything
in
the
I.T
Department
without
the
great
and
Innovative
vision
of
council,
the
support
of
the
city,
manager's
office,
the
leadership
team
and
the
exceptional
staff
in
the
I.T
department.
So
my
name
may
be
on
this,
but
it
is
reflective
of
Partnerships
and
work
from
across
the
city
of
Bellevue,
and
thank
you
very
much
for
the
acknowledgment.
A
J
K
B
J
Its
implication
on
Bellevue,
this
update
is
in
response
to
council
requests
for
additional
information
about
this
new
law.
Joining
us
at
the
table
of
this
evening
is
Kathy
Gerda,
City
attorney,
Wendell
Shirley,
chief
of
police
Andrew,
Papa
assistant,
police,
chief
and
Tony
esparz
assistant
director
in
our
parks
and
community
services
department,
and
with
that
I'll
go
ahead
and
turn
over
to
you.
Kathy.
I
A
I
I
So
the
topics
we'll
cover
tonight
we'll
do
an
overview
of
the
parts
of
the
bill
that
involve
crimes,
new
crimes
and
amended
crimes.
We
will
also
cover
the
current
Bellevue
diversion
process.
How
individuals
who
come
into
our
criminal
enforcement
system
can
opportunities
for
them
to
be
diverted
to
drug
treatment.
We
will
also
talk
about
some
data,
we'll
show
you
some
data
council
members
had
questions
around
police
department
and
prosecution
data
on
diversions,
we'll
show
that
and
some
additional
data
that
will
be
collected
under
the
bill.
I
So,
starting
with
the
part
about
crimes,
this
bill,
5536
or
the
Blake
bill,
as
it
sometimes
is
called
created,
changed
some
crimes
and
created
some
new
crimes,
so
it
created
as
a
gross
misdemeanor
knowing
possession
of
a
controlled
or
a
counterfeit
substance.
So
a
controlled
substance,
as
you
may
know,
is
a
substance.
That's
heavily
regulated
by
the
government
because
of
its
potential
for
abuse
and
creating
dependencies.
So
it
includes
narcotics,
for
example,
like
heroin.
Cocaine.
I
Counterfeit
substances
are
substances
that
are
usually
controlled
substances
that
are
falsely
labeled,
so
the
bill
now
makes
a
knowing
possession
of
those
substances
a
gross
misdemeanor.
It
used
to
be
a
misdemeanor
in
the
prior
Blake
bill
in
19.
Excuse
me,
2021,
before
that,
before
The
Supreme
Court
decided
the
Blake
decision,
it
was
a
felony.
It's
now
a
gross
misdemere.
I
They
also
added
a
crime
knowing
use
of
a
controlled
or
a
counterfeit
substance
in
a
public
place.
That
was
not
a
state
crime
previously,
so
it
is
now
a
new
State
Crime.
There
was
some
debate
in
the
legislature
over
whether
to
return
the
possession
of
drugs
to
a
felony
to
keep
it
as
a
simple
misdemeanor
and
the
legislature
found
a
compromise.
They
made
it
a
gross
misdemeanor
these
two
crimes,
but
they
modified
the
penalty.
So
normally
the
maximum
penalty
for
a
gross
misdemeanor
is
364
days
in
jail
and
a
five
thousand
dollar
fine.
I
I
They
also
added
a
new
crime
with
respect
to
Legend
drugs,
which
are
prescription
drugs
that
are
used
without
a
prescription.
So
it's
now
a
simple
misdemeanor
to
knowingly
use
a
legend
drug
without
a
prescription
in
a
public
place,
that's
another
new
crime,
with
the
normal
penalty
for
a
simple
misdemeanor
of
90
days
in
jail
and
a
thousand
dollar
fine.
I
They
also
added
the
legislature.
That
is
a
section
now
that
broadly
preempts
local
governments,
including
the
city
of
Bellevue,
from
being
able
to
regulate
drug
paraphernalia.
So
paraphernalia
is
the
equipment.
If
you
will
that's
used
to
get
drugs
into
someone's
system
or
to
manufacture
drugs
like
pipes,
needles
syringes.
I
You
can't
regulate
them
more
stringently,
I
should
say
than
the
state
does,
so
you
can
adopt
a
local
law
that
is
consistent
with
the
state
law,
but
you
cannot
be
more
stringent
than
the
state
law.
Some
cities
had
already
adopted
laws
that
prohibited,
for
example,
putting
paraphernalia
on
the
ground
that
had
had
adopted
other
paraphernalia
related
laws
that
were
more
stringent
than
the
state's
law,
so
those
cities
are
having
to
roll
those
back.
I
Repeal
those
Bellevue,
however,
didn't
adopt
anything
more
stringent
than
we've
adopted
what
the
state
has
adopted,
but
nothing
more
stringent
than
the
state.
So
there
is
no
need
for
Bellevue
to
change
any
of
its
code
on
the
drug
paraphernalia
issue
and
then
the
the
last
area
where
there
was
some
changes
made
by
the
legislature,
is
enforcement
and
diversion
into
treatment.
So
previously,
under
the
2021
blakeville,
the
police
were
required
to
refer
someone
twice
for
substance,
use,
disorder,
assessment
and
treatment
before
they
could
only
on
the
third
time.
I
Could
they
book
them
in
jail
and
refer
them
to
the
prosecutor
for
prosecution.
That
provision
expires
on
August
14,
and
so
the
police
are
no
longer
required
to
refer.
They
are
encouraged
and
in
a
minute,
I'm
going
to
turn
this
to
Chief
Shirley
and
he's
going
to
talk
about
how
the
police
plan
on
implementing
this
in
the
future.
I
The
other
thing
in
the
bill
is
the
prosecutors
are
encouraged
to
divert
cases
for
sud
assessment
and
treatment,
and
I
will
talk
about
in
a
minute
how
we've
already
been
doing
that
and
how
we
plan
on
continuing
to
do
that
inappropriate
cases.
There
was
quite
a
bit
of
the
bill
that
dealt
with
an
additional
set
of
options
for
individuals
to
try
to
get
pre-trial
diversions
directly
from
the
court
with
the
prosecutors
consent.
I
Most
of
those
do
not
apply
because
they
only
apply
in
jurisdictions
that
have
certain
programs
like
lead
and
other
programs
which
we
don't
have.
There
is
the
potential
for
a
recovery
Navigator
program
that
is
implemented
by
King
County
to
potentially
apply
in
Bellevue.
We
have
already
reached
out
to
King
County
to
see
if
they
would
apply
that
program
here
in
Bellevue,
they've
been
focused
on
the
South
King
County
area
and
we'll
continue
to
have
those
discussions
and
happy
to
let
the
council
know
where
those
go.
U
As
of
August
14th
that
will
expire.
However,
your
Bellevue
Police
Department.
We
will
we
plan
to
continue
to
use
the
referral
system
for
individuals
under
the
appropriate
circumstances
who
are
detained
if
you
will
for
straight
possession
or
use
in
public
of
Controlled
Substances.
However,
our
plan
is
to
train
our
officers
and
encourage
them
to
continue
to
use
that.
However,
the
situation
has
to
be
where
there's
no
other
crime
attached
to
the
situation.
U
If
an
individual
has
drugs
in
their
possession,
but
they've
also
committed
a
robbery
or
an
assault
or
shoplifting
Etc,
the
diversion
will
not
be
an
option.
At
that
point.
U
We
want
to
also
make
sure
that,
when
we're
doing
referrals,
it's
a
safe
situation
to
do
it
right,
the
person
is
not
going
to
be
a
harm
to
themselves
or
harm
to
the
community
depending
on
the
situation,
so
it
really
is
based
on
the
totality
of
the
situation,
but
we
are
still
going
to
encourage
our
officers
to
provide
referrals
and
really
try
and
encourage
individuals
to
get
treatment.
U
I
You
Chief
similar
to
to
Chief
Shirley's
approach
and
philosophy
in
the
city,
attorney's
office
and
our
prosecutors.
We
also
believe
that
inappropriate
cases
it
is
appropriate
to
to
divert
people
into
substance,
use
disorder,
assessment
and
treatment.
We
look
at
some
of
the
same
factors
that
the
chief
mentioned.
We
look
at
the
person's
criminal
history.
We
look
at
the
nature
of
the
charges.
I
So
what
that
means
is
we
basically
enter
into
a
contract,
an
agreement
with
them?
That's
voluntary
on
their
part,
but
if
they
agree
to
go
to
assessment
and
treatment,
and
sometimes
there
are
some
other
conditions
depending
on
the
nature
of
the
crime
and
they
comply
with
those
we
put
the
case
on
hold
and
if
they
comply
with
those,
then
they
never
go
to
trial
if
they
can
show
they've
complied.
I
We
dismiss
the
the
case
so
that
those
are
the
pre-trial
diversions
and
then
the
district
court
as
well
can
also
divert,
and
sometimes
there
are
multiple
diversions
in
the
same
case,
if
the
police
have
already
diverted,
sometimes
the
prosecutor's
office
will
divert
again,
and
sometimes
the
judge
will
divert
again
so
the
the
court
typically
during
sentencing
can
also,
as
a
condition
of
sentencing,
require
someone
to
go
to
substance,
use,
disorder,
assessment
or
treatment,
and-
and
there
is
a
new
provision,
I
know,
there's
been
questions
about.
When
does
all
this
stuff
come
onto
somebody's
record?
I
When
can
it
not
be
on
their
record?
There
is
a
new
provision
in
the
Blake
bill
that
if
someone
has
is
convicted
and
has
six
months
of
substantial
compliance
with
the
substance
use
disorder
treatment,
the
judge
is
required
to
remove
the
conviction
from
their
record
and
then
last,
but
certainly
not
least,
is
our
Probation
division
in
the
Parks
and
Human
Services
Department.
So
for
any
referrals
to
treatment
that
either
the
prosecutor
or
the
court
require.
I
Then
it
is
our
Probation
division
that
actually
connects
these
people
to
services
and
then
follows
up
to
to
monitor,
hopefully,
compliance
with
those
conditions
so
again
multiple
opportunities
in
the
system,
even
before
the
Blake
Bill.
Those
will
continue
to
be
available
to
defendants
in
in
Bellevue.
I
AB
You
and
good
evening,
mayor
and
Council,
as
was
mentioned
before
previously
under
the
first
Blake
legislation,
the
police
department
was
required
to
do
multiple
to
do
multiple
referrals
for
treatment.
During
that
time,
we
actually
tracked
the
referrals,
as
well
as
the
demographics
and
the
number
and
many
of
those
details.
AB
This
slide
you
see
before
you
actually
shows
the
number
of
referrals
we
made
during
that
time,
as
you
can
see
about,
50
50
between
individuals
are
referred
only
once
and
individuals
who
referred
more
than
once,
and
that
could
be,
as
you
see
by
the
total
number
versus
the
two
numbers
there.
It
might
be
more
than
one
so
it
could
be.
Two
referrals
could
be
three
referrals
for
an
individual,
so
we
did
refer
some
individuals
multiple
times
for
treatments.
Next
slide,
please.
AB
So
during
that
referral
process
we
tracked
the
FBI
neighbors
and
UCR
data.
Those
are
things
like
age,
sex,
race,
ethnicity
and
those
are
all
data
that
was
very
important
to
us,
because
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
were
tracking
that
as
part
of
our
process.
The
other
thing
that
we
specifically
did
was
looking
at.
AB
If
the
individual
was
a
resident
of
Bellevue
or
not,
and
that
was
not
inside
of
the
sector-
data
that
we
got
sector
is
a
program
that
we
used
to
actually
track
these
referrals,
but
we
in
our
own
system
are
able
to
track
resident
status.
So
if
we
arrest
an
individual
there's
a
check
box,
the
officer
does
is
the
person
who
resident
of
Bellevue
or
not
in
the
future
as
part
of
the
new
new
Blake
legislation.
AB
The
substance
use
and
Recovery
Services
plan
recommended
us
to
address
further
areas
of
data
that
they
wanted
us
to
collect.
As
you
can
see,
their
data,
such
as
sexual
orientation
income
Geographic
areas,
are
not
data
that
we
currently
collect.
So
we're
looking
at
these
and
making
sure
that
we
not
only
have
a
way
to
to.
How
are
we
going
to
collect
these
properly
and
making
sure
we're
getting
good
data
into
the
system?
But
then
how
are
we
going
to
report
these
out
to
the
community
so
moving
forward?
AB
That
is
data
that
we're
going
to
collect
as
part
of
the
process.
What
we'd
like
to
collect
it?
We
just
have
to
figure
out
how
to
do
that
and
then
how
best
to
make
sure
the
community
is
aware,
you're
going
to
see
all
the
previous
data
we
currently
collect
as
in
there
as
well,
so
that
one's
very
easy,
because
we
already
do
that.
It's
the
new
day
that
we
really
have
to
address.
How
are
we
going
to
do
this
and
then
how
to
let
the
community
know
about
it
I'll
hand
it
back
over.
I
And
then
data
involving
the
prosecution
and
Court
referrals
is
on
this
slide.
So
this
is
a
compilation
of
again
both
where
the
prosecutor
has
referred
people
to
the
prosecution
or
excuse
me
to
the
Probation
division
for
treatment
and
the
court
as
well.
So
we
went
back
several
years
to
pull
the
data.
I
What
this
shows
is,
for
example,
in
the
year
2020
in
the
total
of
680
cases,
handled
207
of
those
or
30
percent
of
them
were
cases
where
sud
intervention
was
required
or
agreed
to
and
of
those
cases,
53
or
110
of
those
successfully
completed
the
sud
treatment
and
similarly
those
numbers
were
21
and
22.
You
see,
39
percent
had
referred
to
treatment
in
2021,
a
74,
successful
completion
rate
in
2022
43
referred
and
seventy
percent
successful
rate.
I
AC
Good
evening,
mayor,
Deputy,
Mayor
and
Council,
so
our
Probation
division
routinely
calculates
recidivism
statistics
even
prior
to
this
presentation,
we
calculate
them
at
the
three-year
Mark,
so
our
recidivism
statistics
would
be
in
reference
to
that
year
of
2020..
The
data
that
we
pulled
showed
that
for
those
that
completed
treatment,
their
recidivism
rate
was
nine
percent,
and
that
is
for
a
crime
anywhere
for
those
that
were
not
able
to
complete
treatment.
The
recidivism
rate
was
38
percent.
AC
Thank
you
so
two
related
but
separate
issues.
The
first
is
the
opioid
settlement
funding,
so
we
have
began
receiving
funds
from
the
opioid
settlement
and
we
are
guided
in
its
use
by
memorandum
of
understanding.
There
is
a
cross-department
work
group
between
parks
and
Community
Services,
a
representation
of
the
police
department
and
a
representative
of
the
fire
department
that
will
be
coming
together
to
accomplish
what
we
need
to
to
put
a
proposal
together,
so
that
will
include
ideas
of
use
of
the
dollars
in
response
to
the
mou
and
also
getting
public
input
on
those
proposals.
AC
So
we
will
keep
you
all
posted
those
dollars
range
from
approximately
an
estimate
of
about
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year
in
the
first
year,
through
an
outlier
year
of
around
the
18-year
mark,
an
estimate
of
about
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year.
So
we
will.
We
will
keep
you
informed
about
that
proposal.
The
other
area
that
you
had
inquired
about
that
is
related
is
a
community
core
court.
AC
So
we
as
staff,
have
been
inquiring
with
King
County
to
make
sure
we
understand
completely
what
all
the
timing
cost
obligations
and
any
other
responsibilities
that
would
need
to
be
addressed
before
a
community
Court
could
be
pursued.
If
that
is
the
interest
of
the
city,
Beyond
Financial
costs,
something
that
would
have
to
be
explored
is
a
location
for
the
court.
AC
So
the
city
would
need
to
find
a
place
that
could
host
not
only
the
court
itself,
but
also
the
accompanying
Resource
Center,
which
is
a
vital
component
of
a
community
Court
program
that
Resource
Center
would
also
be
available
for
wider
Community
use,
which
is
also
a
benefit
of
standing
up.
A
community
court.
So
we'll
continue
to
explore
those
options
and
what
next
steps
would
look
like
and
keep
you
posted
as
well
and.
I
Then
finally,
there
were
a
couple
of
sections
of
this
new
Blake
bill
that
didn't
directly
have
to
do
with
crimes
they
actually
had
to
do
with
limits
on
local
governments,
land
use
Authority.
So
one
section
of
the
bill
amended
the
growth
management
act
and
added
to
the
definition
of
essential
public
facilities,
certain
facilities
that
you
see
here,
opioid
treatment,
programs,
recovery
residences
and
harm
reduction
programs
excluding
safe
injection
sites.
I
So
the
effect
of
having
those
now
be
defined
expressly
as
essential
public
facilities
means
that
under
the
growth
management
act,
any
local
government
cannot
preclude
the
sighting
of
those
facilities
within
their
jurisdiction.
They
can
continue
to
condition
them.
So
if
there's
a
conditional
use
permit
or
other
permits
required,
cities
can
impose
reasonable,
permitting
and
mitigation
conditions,
but
cannot
preclude
the
sighting
of
these
facilities
in
your
jurisdiction.
A
K
A
A
C
The
position
of
a
commission
on
the
Environmental
Services
Commission
for
the
same
terms,
starting
now
to
a
full-term
expiring,
on
May
31st
2027..
C
As
normal.
You
know
we
have
a
tremendous
pool
of
applicants,
it's
always
inspiring
to
see
how
many
quality
people
individual
from
the
city
who
are
willing
to
volunteer,
engage
for
the
you
know,
betterment
and
well-being
for
the
city.
So
I
don't
want
to
go
to
individual
specifics.
But
you
know
it's
a
it's.
A
great
pool
of
folks.
The
the
people
there
will
be
appointed
or
recommended
is
Gabby
license.
A
E
Right
we
had
five
excellent
finalists
and
we
interviewed
them
and
we're
very
pleased
to
select
Michelle
Valverde.
She
grew
up
in
Puerto
Rico
and
has
a
long
interest
in
Parks
and
Recreation.
She
comes
from
part.
A
neighborhood
is
not
represented
with
us,
so
we're
very
pleased
to
put
her
name
out
for
a
permanent
appointment
is.
G
A
J
Thank
you,
mayor
council,
member.
Our
first
study
says
synonym
is
an
update
on
the
land
use
code
on
the
land
use
code,
amendment
in
Bellevue
city
code,
amendment
process
to
support
tree
prevention,
retention,
replacement
protection
and
just
by
way
background
this.
These
code
updates
are
largely
being
driven
by
numerous
interests
regarding
trees
and
in
response
to
the
council's
policy.
J
Direction
at
the
November
2022
council,
meeting
staff
recommended
and
implemented
a
phased
approach
to
accommodate
community
outreach
to
help
inform
potential
land
use
code,
Amendment
and
Belleview
code
amendments
to
support
tree
preservation,
retention,
replacement
and
consistent
with
the
environment
stewardship
initiative.
Tonight's
staff
will
provide
a
midpoint
check
to
report
on
Outreach
and
progress
to
date,
and
it
will
be
seeking
any
input
the
council
would
like
to
to
give
us.
We
are
not
seeking
any
direction
from
the
city
council
this
evening
on
that.
AD
Great
thank
you,
city
manager,
Miyaki,
so
Nick
Whipple
with
the
code
policy,
Division
and
development
services
and
Christina
Gallant
with
me
as
well.
We're
here
tonight
to
talk
about
the
tree
canopy
code
amendments
as
the
city
manager
mentioned.
This
is
our
midpoint
check-in,
so
you
all
initiated
this
project
back
in
November.
AD
Since
then,
we've
been
busy
talking
with
the
communities.
It's
interesting
to
note.
The
first
kind
of
mention
around
tree
retention
was
established
in
the
code
in
1982,
so
it's
been
about
40
or
so
years,
since
we've
had
kind
of
a
comprehensive
look
in
a
check-in
with
the
community
on
trees.
So
there's
been
a
lot
of
fruitful
conversations
in
this
first
phase
of
Outreach
tonight
we
are
just
providing
information
to
you
all
on
the
midpoint
check-in.
We
also
have
a
recommended
scope
that
is
really
informed
by
a
lot
of
the
Outreach.
AD
That's
been
done
to
date.
So
any
comment
on
the
recommended
scope
pieces
is
also
welcome
tonight
for
our
agenda.
We're
going
to
recap
on
the
project
goals
for
this
tree
canopy
amendment
project,
we'll
also
touch
on
the
engagement
plan.
We've
taken
a
phased
approach
here.
There
was
a
questionnaire
that
had
a
lot
of
response,
we'll
be
touching
on
that
as
well,
and
then
we've
pulled
out
a
the
key
themes
that
we've
been
hearing
through
the
engagement
process.
So
we're
here
to
share
that
with
you
this
evening
and
then
the
initial
scope
recommendations.
AD
AE
Thanks
Nick,
so
to
lead
with
a
bit
of
background
he
in
the
city's
environmental
stewardship
plan.
Our
strategy
N1
calls
for
the
city
to
increase
a
tree,
canopy
Citywide
with
the
goal
of
a
40
canopy
overall,
and
one
of
the
actions
in
the
plan
calls
for
us
to
do
a
comprehensive
review
of
our
code,
Provisions
related
to
trees,
to
ensure
we
have
sufficient
Provisions
in
place
to
support
tree
preservation.
AE
A
couple
of
other
actions
as
well
colonized
to
incentivize
the
right
tree
in
the
right
place
and
identify
opportunities
to
to
improve
our
tracking
data
on
the
canopy
and
now
the
project
that
we're
here
to
here.
To
talk
about.
Just
to
reiterate,
this
is
our
opportunity
to
do
that:
comprehensive
review
of
all
of
our
code,
Provisions
related
to
trees,
with
the
high
level
goal
of
better
supporting
tree
preservation,
retention,
replacement
and
protection.
AE
AE
So,
as
Nick
mentioned,
we
have
implemented
a
phased
approach
to
our
engagement,
and
our
first
phase
of
work
is
now
complete.
We're
looking
forward
that
this
first
phase
of
work
has
really
been
focused
on
listening
as
much
as
we
can
trying
to
reach
out
and
hear
from
as
many
in
the
community
as
possible
about
perspectives
around
trees,
and
what
folks
would
like
to
see
us
prioritize
with
these
regulations.
AE
A
couple
specific
methods
to
note
that
we've
employed
so
far.
We
do
have
a
separate,
engaging
Bellevue
project
site
that
has
some
specific
tools
for
engagement
with
any
project.
We've
also
been
working
with
direct
engagement,
so
since
November,
just
since
the
project
launch
I've
been
in
contact
with
more
than
60
commenters,
many
of
whom
have
been
in
touch
multiple
times,
providing
lots
of
questions
and
comments
as
we
go.
We
have
also
held
a
series
of
five
listening
sessions:
kind
of
focus
groups
talking
to
groups
of
people
to
hear
perspectives
around
trees.
AE
We
have
also
finished
an
online
questionnaire
which
just
wrapped
up
on
June
12th,
which
was
widely
distributed
for
people
to
weigh
in
on
opportunities
for
this
project,
we'll
be
providing
some
of
the
findings,
but
the
full
analysis
is
still
underway
there.
We
also
held
a
public
information
session
back
on
June
12th,
where
we
had
35
attendees
in
person
at
City
Hall
to
ask
questions
and
explore
information
about
the
project.
AE
So
we
will
be
continuing
that
direct
engagement
process.
We
have
planned
for
up
to
six
additional
listening
sessions
to
take
place
through
the
summer
and
fall.
We
are
also
planning
on
up
to
two
additional
public
information
sections
which
may
be
in
person
or
online
and
of
course,
we
will
have
a
Planning
Commission
public
hearing
on
the
land
use
code
of
components
of
this
proposal.
Once
those
are
ready.
AE
We
would
note
at
this
phase
we
do
have
some
flexibility
for
additional
Outreach.
We
have
brought
in
a
consultant.
That's
been
supporting
us
really
well
through
throughout
this
project
and
looking
forward,
and
so
we
have
some
flexibility
to
adjust
our
methods
moving
forward,
so
an
opportunity
there
to
think
about
what
we
might
do
differently
so
just
quickly
touching
on
the
questionnaire
again,
we
will
have
more
analysis
to
come,
but
we
did
get
it
translated
into
seven
languages,
including
English.
We
had
687
complete
responses
in
general,
who
we've
been
hearing
from
with
this
questionnaire.
AE
We'd
say
it's
not
it's
not
perfect,
but
we
will
note
who
we
did
hear
from
92
percent
to
two
percent
of
our
responses
were
from
people
who
live
in
Bellevue.
Currently,
in
general,
our
respondents
tended
to
be
older,
typically
longer
time,
residents
at
least
five
or
ten
years
or
more
living
in
Bellevue,
they're.
More
likely
to
identify
as
white
and
female
and
we're
more
likely
to
own
single-family
homes,
and
so
we
have
just
a
visual
of
where
the
most
common
zip
codes.
AE
Those
responses
were
coming
from
with
9806
as
the
most
common
with
214
responses,
and
we
did
advertise
this
questionnaire
widely
through
the
city's
social
media
number
of
our
mailing
lists,
including
our
neighborhood
organizations
through
engaging
Bellevue
and
our
direct
commenters.
We
had
a
good
push
to
get
the
word
out
so
again,
we
are
analysis,
analyzing
these
results,
but
one
of
the
questions
that
did
have
the
most
clear,
strong
response.
AE
We
had
a
question
where
we
asked
what
should
be
the
most
important
objective
of
bellevue's
tree
regulations,
and
this
was
multiple
choice
but
of
those
options.
The
the
option
to
enhance
the
overall
health
of
bellevue's
tree
canopy
by
balancing
planting
new
trees
and
preserving
established
trees,
was
hands
down
the
most
favored,
with
46
percent
of
our
responses
selected.
More
of
that
balanced
approach
versus
some
of
these
others.
AE
We
would
note
as
well
we're
starting
to
analyze
what
responses
kind
of
varied
between
some
of
our
demographics
and
generally
things
were
looking
pretty
consistent
so
far,
but
this
question
was
the
exception
where
the
answer
favoring,
this
more
balanced
approach,
was
more
pronounced
among
renters
67
picked
this
up.
I
answer:
respondents
who've
lived
in
Bellevue
for
five
or
fewer
years,
and
respondents
34
and
younger
yeah
so
now
pivoting
to
more
broad
themes
and
what
we've
been
hearing
kind
of
throughout
this
phase.
AE
One
process,
we've
kind
of
identified
a
couple
of
significant
themes
and
comments
that
we're
hearing
quite
often
I'll
be
talking
about
these
in
no
particular
order,
but
first
in
general,
we're
hearing
a
lot
of
comments
around
preventing
and
mitigating
tree
loss.
AE
So
we
hear
from
a
lot
of
individuals
there's
perceptions
that
too
many
trees
are
being
removed
in
Bellevue,
with
especially
particular
concern
around
large
trees
and
within
the
questionnaire
we
did
ask
separately
about
a
level
of
support
for
limiting
tree
removal
for
significant
trees
and
limiting
tree
removal
for
landmark
trees,
and
we
did
see
stronger
support
for
limiting
removal
of
landmark
trees
as
opposed
to
significant
trees.
So
again,
seeing
that
interest
in
preserving
large
trees,
specifically
we've
had
a
lot
of
comments,
concerns
about
Lots
being
cleared
before
development,
seeing
trees
removed
to
build.
AE
We
have
also
had
a
lot
of
comments
concerns
that
mitigation
for
this
tree
loss
is
not
sufficient.
Today,
we
have
also
heard
perceptions
that,
at
the
same
time,
many
are
likely
not
aware
of
their
regulations
and
emphasizing
that
regulations
should
not
be
overly
complicated
or
too
costly
for
property
owners,
who
you
know,
understanding
that
it's
already
quite
expensive
to
safely
have
a
tree
removed
by
a
professional
who's,
qualified.
AE
So
next
major
topic
area
is
supporting
a
healthy
canopy
and
Community.
Again,
we
heard
lots
of
comments
emphasizing
the
benefits
of
large
trees
for
for
climate
benefits
for
character,
many
of
other
factors
there.
At
the
same
time,
we
also
had
comments
about
tree
diversity,
so
noting
that,
while
there
is
this
importance
of
large
trees
that
we
don't
want
that
to
happen
at
the
expense
of
the
next
generation
of
trees
and
making
sure
we
have
that
balance
and
mixture
in
our
kind
of
urban
Forest
system.
AE
So
again
with
that
kind
of
need
to
think
about
a
balanced
approach,
we
have
also
had
comments
about
meeting
the
flexibility
to
retain
trees
with
the
best
chances
after
development,
so
understanding
that
development
can
change
the
water
table,
change
certain
characteristics
of
a
site
and
that,
potentially
you
know
a
large
tree
might
not
be
well
suited
to
thrive.
Moving
forward
thinking
about
what
trees
have
room
to
grow.
AE
AE
The
next
category
is
for
accommodating
different
preferences,
so,
while
most
of
the
comments
we
do
receive
are
supportive
of
limiting
tree
removal
further
and
thinking
about
expanding
our
requirements,
we
do
have
many
deeply
held
contrasting
opinions
that
we've
been
hearing
as
well
that
come
up
in
a
number
of
ways.
So
one
common
theme
in
general
would
be
that
property
owners
should
maintain
the
right
to
make
decisions
about
trees.
AE
We
also
hear
a
lot
of
comments
about
maintaining
room
for
different
preferences,
around
trees,
on
one's
own
one's
already
and
from
a
from
a
number
of
angles.
So
things
include
include
views,
difference
in
preferences,
around
access
to
light
and
shade,
and
generally
discomfort
of
living
close
to
large
trees
is
quite
a
common
sentiment
as
well,
so
that
some
might
have
a
preference
for
smaller
trees
compared
to
others.
AE
The
next
topic
area
is
around
maintaining
development
capacity,
so
these
are
mostly
comments.
We're
hearing
from
those
in
the
development
Community,
so
getting
the
suggestions
that
regulations
must
be
predictable
and
objective,
making
sure
we're
avoiding
subjective
review
as
something
we're
going
to
be
relying
on
here.
At
the
same
time,
also
a
desire
for
flexibility
and
thinking
about
how
our
requirements
are
achieved,
noting
that
having
longer
timelines
for
our
review
processes
can
increase
costs
that
are
passed
on
to
the
prop.
AE
AE
AE
We
have
also
had
comments
concerns
with
some
tree
service
providers
that
we
have
many
that
are
fully
qualified
and
operating
within
the
law,
but
concerns
that
there
are
maybe
some
who
could
be
potentially
misleading
homeowners
or
even
cooperating
to
remove
trees
illegally.
So
some
comments
with
to
that
regard
as
well,
so
that
will
pivot
to
some
initial
scope,
recommendations
based
on
staff
review
and
based
on
what
we've
been
hearing
so
the
first
set
are
in
the
area
of
definitions,
which
these
definitions
are
really
important
for
determining
what
trees
are
even
subject
to
our
regulations.
AE
AE
Next,
in
the
topic
of
tree
removal,
so
several
recommendations
here
for
the
scope
looking
at
implementing
a
permit
to
remove
any
significant
tree,
provided
that
that
is
Affordable
and
easy
to
obtain
next
discouraging
lot
clearing
for
development.
There
are
a
few
mechanisms
to
to
look
at
there.
Looking
at
evaluating
expanding
our
currently
our
replacement
requirements.
Currently
tree
replacement
is
only
required
in
limited
cases
and
finally
evaluating
imposing
Financial
penalties
for
violations.
AE
Historically,
the
city's
practice
has
been
to
work
towards
replanting
voluntary
compliance
is
the
phrase
we
use
there
rather
than
imposing
Financial
penalties,
yeah
and
then
final
topic
here
for
some
scope.
Recommendations
on
tree
retention
first
would
be
evaluating
an
alternative
minimum
canopy
approach,
so
our
current
retention
standards
are
based
on
a
percentage
of
trees
in
place
when
we
receive
the
permit.
So
if
there
are
a
lot
of
trees
on
the
site,
then
a
lot
have
to
be
retained.
AE
If
there
are
none,
then
none
have
to
be
retained,
so
it
kind
of
creates
a
creates,
an
incentive
to
remove
trees
before
you
go
in
for
a
permit,
so
some
of
those
minimum
canopy
approaches
instead,
you
know
allow
for
some
more
flexibility
where
there
are
more
trees
or
potentially
require
someone
to
plant
trees,
which
is
not
currently.
Something
we
can
do
next
would
be
clarifying
the
duration
for
retention.
Our
code
is
currently
silent
on
what
retention
really
means
so
clarifying
there.
We
also
would
like
to
update
our
retention
criteria.
AE
So
with
that
an
overview
of
what
we
can
see
over
the
coming
months
so
again
we're
at
the
end
of
phase
one
we've
had
a
check-in
with
the
Planning
Commission
and
now
tonight
with
Council.
Our
questionnaire
is
closed.
We've
held
several
listening
sessions
and
are
going
to
be
carrying
those
forward,
but
as
we
pivot
into
phase
two,
we
are
going
to
be
bringing
on
a
consultant
to
help
advise
on
some
of
these
technical
pieces,
making
sure
we're
aligned
with
standards
in
arboriculture.
AE
We
will
also
be
continuing
with
our
listening
sessions
and
public
info
sessions
and
looking
forward
to
developing
a
draft
to
review
with
the
Planning
Commission
and
then
finally
pivoting
into
phase
three,
where
we'll
have
a
public
hearing
and
recommendation
of
the
Planning
Commission,
then
of
course,
coming
back
to
council
for
a
study
session
in
action
and
our
overall
goal
remains.
A
Q
Thank
you
mayor.
Thank
you
for
Christina
and
Nick
for
the
awesome
presentation,
just
a
couple
of
questions,
one
in
the
area
of
Outreach.
What
are
our
plans
for
diversifying
our
Outreach.
AE
Yeah
no
you're
asking
a
great
question
because
that's
that's
been
our
main
goal
is
to
hear
from
people
we
haven't
been
hearing
from.
To
be
frank,
you
know,
I
think
we've
mainly
been
hearing
from
people
who
are
still
engaged,
who
have
been
historically
engaged
in
this
this
topic.
AE
Q
And
working
with
our
diversity,
Advantage
team
and
when
it
comes
to
the
listening
sessions,
I
think
having
options
obviously
going
to
those
organizations
like
iacs,
these,
after
all
and
others,
but
also
having
Zoom
as
an
option
in
varying
times,
because
people
have
different
work
schedules,
especially
if
they
work
retail
and
so
forth.
Q
So
just
some
thoughts
there
and
then,
when
it
comes
to
the
so
we
have
some
other
goals
around
housing
and
as
we're
talking
about
how
we
can
align
or
balance
tree
preservation
or
retention
and
housing,
is
it
possible
to
provide
like
strategies
or
recommendations
to
Property,
Owners
or
developers
align
with
their
goals?
So,
for
example,
we
know
dadus
are
going
to
be
coming
up
at
some
point
and
that's
the
strategy.
Let's
say
for
creating
additional.
K
AE
G
AE
Q
Q
AE
I
I
neglected
to
mention
that
Jennifer
Ewing's
team
is
also
doing
a
lot
of
work
with,
for
example,
they
did
a
tree
giveaway
that
targets
some
of
the
neighborhoods
that
have
had
less
canopy
growth
than
others.
So
there's
a
lot
that
is
outside
of
needing
code
requirements
that
the
city
is
doing
on
a
programmatic
level,
but
that's
the.
N
I
really
wanted
to
and
I
do
think,
that
the
tension
between
housing
and
trees,
if
it's
not
the
right
tree
in
the
right
place,
is
real,
so
I
think
the
right
tree
in
the
right
place
is
really
important
and
I'd
like
to
just
unpack
that
a
little
bit
about
when
I
say
that
what
I
mean
by
that
I
think
that
there
it's
important
on
many
fronts,
there's
what
you
know
there's
the
species.
Are
you
planning
a
tree?
That's
going
to
have
roots
that
run
into
your
sewer
and
water
lines.
N
Are
you
planting
a
tree?
That's
going
to
push
your
fence
over.
Are
you
planting
a
tree?
That's
going
to
not
be
the
right
species
and
you're
in
a
wind
Corridor,
and
it's
going
to
blow
over
when
it
gets
big
enough,
but
there's
also
the
impact
on
people's
views.
So
it's
amazing
to
me
that
my
neighborhood
Somerset
has
very
very
high
tree
canopy
and
yes,
we
do
have
some
very
mature
grandfathered
evergreen
trees,
but
we
also
have
a
lot
of
trees
that
are
the
right
tree
in
the
right
place.
N
That
provide
canopy
without
blocking
views,
I
think
that
that's
really
important,
because
we
certainly
don't
want
to
be
doing
something
where
a
homeowner
has
to
choose
between
complying
with
their
covenants,
which
they're
legally
required
to
do
as
a
contractual
right
and
complying
with
their
city
government,
which
they're
required
to
do
Under.
The
city's
police
power,
so
I
think
that
that
right
tree
in
the
right
place
is
going
to
be
really
important
and
also
for
redevelopment
for
habitat
I
had
a
big
tree
come
down
behind
me.
Sadly,
it
was
dying.
N
I
haven't
seen
the
bats,
come
back.
We
had
bats
that
lived
there
for
years
and
would
watch
them
in
the
summer,
so
helping
homeowners
or
developers
or
commercial
property
owners
understand
the
this
is
the
education
piece
understand
what
is
best
where
it'll
keep
us
from
having
to
remove
the
really
large
trees
later
because
they
were
planted
the
right
species
in
the
right
place,
I'd
like
to
see
also
a
consideration
of
excluding
certain
species
from
protection
like
cottonwoods,
which
blow
over
very
easily
and
cause
a
lot
of
people
to
suffer
in
the
spring.
N
N
Western
red
cedar
or
Madrona
is
not
the
same
as
an
alder,
even
if
they're
the
same
diameter
size,
in
addition
to
providing
a
lot
of
education
for
folks
about
planting
habitat
development,
what
species,
how
to
locate
things
to
protect
their
homes,
their
infrastructure
and
their
future
plans,
I
think
we
need
to
provide
education
well,
education
on
that,
but
incentive
to
Property
Owners
to,
for
example,
if
there
is
a
Redevelopment
and
there's
a
tree
that
does
have
bats
or
other
other
species.
I
have
owls
in
one
of
the
trees
behind
me.
N
Those
need
to
be
considered
and
we
should
help
people
keep
that
green
and
sustainable
and
wildlife
habitat
going
and
then
I
wanted
to
reflect.
You
didn't
really
touch
on
it
too
much,
but
we
had
some
comments
about
enforcement.
N
I
definitely
think
we
need
to
have
some
enforcement
one
way
to
do
the
situation
where
the
homeowner
clears
their
lock
before
as
a
condition
of
their
sale
before
it
closes,
so
that
it's
they're
not
prohibited
from
doing
it
is
to
have
a
three
year,
look
back
where,
if
someone's
applying
for
it
for
a
site,
plan,
review
or
Redevelopment
any
tree
that
was
removed
in
the
three
years
prior,
it
needs
to
be
counted.
N
Now
tracking,
that's
difficult,
but
there
are
aerial
photos
over
Bellevue
that
you
can
get
on
the
King
County
website,
where
you
can
see
at
least
the
larger
trees,
so
that
it
should
be
doable,
but
I
think
something
like
that
to
keep
people
from
logging
their
property
before
they
sell
it
for
redevelopment.
So
those
trees,
don't
have
to
be
considered.
I
think
would
be
something
like
that
would
be
probably
pretty
productive.
Thanks.
A
Okay,
I
wrote
all
this
down
and
we'll
compile
people
as
I'm
sure
you're
writing
down
as
well.
Okay,
next
Council
member's
on
yes.
O
Thank
you
I
appreciate
the
colleagues
that
already
spoke
before
me,
because
I
agree
that
I
think
we
do
need
more
Outreach.
We
can
see
in
the
questionnaire
on
slide
nine
that
there
are
some
differences
of
opinion
and
we're
getting
more
of
that.
Understanding
is
going
to
be
important.
I
also
agree
with
education
for
the
property
owners,
as
well
as
developers,
so
that
they're
really
clear
about
what
the
regulations
are
and
that
we
are
focused
on.
O
Well,
I
mean
actually
what
we
had
was
preserve,
routine,
replace
and
protect
trees,
and
so,
depending
on
what
the
property
is
and
the
characteristics
we
may
be
looking
at
a
different
combination
of
these
things,
and
so
how
we
make
sure
that
we
help
the
developers
and
Property
Owners
better
understand
how
best
to
develop
their
property
so
that
we're
actually
getting
a
win-win
with
as
much
tree.
Canopy
retention
as
possible.
O
I
was
also
thinking
about
the
using
the
the
technology.
We
have
to
be
able
to
understand
what
the
property
actually
looks
like,
so
that
we
don't.
So
we
have
a
way
to
make
sure
that
this
pre-clearing
Behavior.
O
Is
addressed
counted
towards
how
they're
going
about
doing
that,
because
what
I
hear
you
saying
is
that
the
current
code
is
set
up
based
on
when
the
permit
goes
in
and
what
the
create
canopy
currently
is,
and
so
that
very
calculation
does
not
account
for
some
of
the
observations
or
behaviors
we're
seeing.
So
as
we
look
at
these
codes,
we
need
to
account
for
that
I'm.
O
And
whether,
as
we
look
holistically
at
the
tree
regulations,
it's
a
holistic
view
of
not
just
the
code
itself,
but
how
we
go
about
enforcing
it.
And
whether
we
have
experienced
all
of
the
knowledgeable
tree
inspectors.
That
can
make
sure
from
the
very
beginning,
with
the
site
plan
that
we
don't
have
inaccurate
or
factually
incorrect
information.
In
those
permits.
To
begin
with.
Thanks.
C
You
for
the
report,
it's
very
interesting
to
note
from
your
input
I
think
what
I
noted
is
that
a
lot
of
support
goes
to
flexibility
and
I.
Think
I
realized
that
Bellevue.
You
know
it's
a
about
lots
of
neighborhoods
and
there's
a
lot
of
a
unique
neighborhood
characteristics.
That
may
not
be
the
same.
So
as
a
result,
you
know
I,
don't
believe
that
one
size
fits
all.
One
good
example
is
you
know
regarding
trees,
specifically
I
recall
that
we
went
through
some
real
tough
deliberation
on
the
council.
C
Bridal
shows
versus
Somerset
butter
chose
love
trees.
They
will
have
lots
of
pictures.
Everything
summer
said
they
want
a
view,
so
there's
a
different
considerations
where
the
trees
fit,
but
like
council,
member
Bob,
as
I
mentioned,
it's
a
right
tree
and
the
right
place
as
even
though
someone
said,
values
views,
but
we
still
are
one
of
the
place
where,
where
is
there
I
think
we're
more
than
40,
which
is
the
average
you're
looking
for
so
I?
C
Think
if
you
do
the
right
put
the
right,
Street
the
right
places
and
you
can
accomplish
some
of
these
objectives.
So
you
know
that's
what
I
hear
also
from
your
input.
You
know
they
would
like
to
see
to
do
that.
You
know
I
think
we
need
to
explain
to
people.
That
means
they
need
to
know
while
you're
talking
about
definition
of
what's
Landmark
with
big
screen
size.
What's
the
right
tree,
so
it's
important
that
we
need
to
know
the
spirit
of
things
that
just
has
to
be
that
size.
C
What's
a
landmark
right,
people
don't
even
understand
that
so
I
think
education
is
important
and
I
also
hear
that
input
getting
back
from
the
Public's
incentive
versus
regulation.
So
there's
sometimes
you
know
maybe
there's
some
conflict.
So
it's
very
difficult.
If
you
just
want
to
follow
what
people
tell
you
so
I
think
that's
why
it's
important
that
you
know
the
spirit
and
you
know
how
to
make
the
right
interpretation,
understanding
the
spirit
of
things
and
meets
the
neighborhood,
unique
characteristics,
and
so
energy
is
important.
That
means
provide
options
as
well.
C
In
addition
to
incentives,
if
you
have
options,
people
know
what
options
they
can
choose.
You
still
meet
the
spirit
of
things,
things
and
So,
based
on
what
that
I
think.
It's
very
good
that
you're
getting
some
of
the
information
back
and
that
I
think
that
I
just
describe
you
know
more
than
what
you
just
said
and
work
toward
that
spirit
and
resolve
your
conflict,
if
possible.
So.
A
Well
done,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Councilmemberly
okay
I've
got
quite
a
bit
to
say
very
happy
to
have
this
before
us.
Finally,
I
know
you've
been
working
really
hard
getting
us
to
this
point.
So
thank
you.
The
first
thing,
I'm
going
to
say,
is
I
think
the
recommended
tree
canopy
for
a
city
like
ours
is
40
to
60
percent.
We're
going
for
40..
A
Can
we
go
for
50
I'd
like
to
consider
what
it
would
mean
to
aim
for
a
higher
tree,
canopy
and
I
think
that
would
obviously
entail
more
tree
plantings,
which
is
a
lot
easier
than
just
tree
retention,
so
I
would
be
all
aware
of
that
number.
Two.
Are
our
tree
codes
going
to
be
included
in
our
comprehensive
plan.
AE
You
know
the
the
goal
of
the
comp
plan
update
is
that
I,
guess
I'd
say:
I'm,
not
anticipating
any
any
conflict.
I'm
curious.
AD
And
mayor
I
think
that's
a
really
great
point,
and
it
so
happens
that
we're
having
this
conversation
at
the
same
time
we're
updating
the
periodic
or
the
comp
plan.
So
certainly
we
can
make
sure
that
there's
we're
talking
to
each
other
and
that
the
Planning
Commission
is
making
those
connections
as
well
as
they're
looking
through
policies.
Thank
you.
A
I
also
am
interested
in
preventing
tree
cutting
that
precedes
the
lot
sales
and
development
and
seeing
how
we
work
deal
with
that
I'm
interested
in
the
incentives
I'm
interested
in
what
our
speakers
before
the
meeting
tonight
called
tree
police.
That's
intriguing
to
me,
I'd
like
to
see
the
city
come
up
with
recommended
trees
for
the
specific
sites
and
location
and
uses
and
I
thought
I
think
that's
all
that
I
had
to
say
so.
Thank
you,
deputy
mayor.
P
Come
here
great
presentation,
Nick
and
Christina
this
evening,
a
couple
quick
questions
and
a
couple
of
some
great
comments
from
my
colleagues
already
majority
of
it.
The
two
questions
you
said:
neighborhood
organizations
previously
on
engagement.
Does
that
mean
neighborhood
associations,
or
does
that
mean
activist
groups
or
what
does
that?
What
does
that
mean?
Yeah.
AE
For
several
of
our
engagement
approaches,
where
we
were
reaching
out
to
a
broad
pool,
for
example,
when
we
were
forming
our
listening
sessions,
we
coordinated
with
Community
Development
to
get
lists
of
neighborhood
organizations,
some
of
our
Bellevue
essential
graduates
who
had
an
interest
in
trees,
as
well
as
our
past
commenters,
on
the
project
to
send
out
the
invite,
and
we
have
been
in
touch
with
several
of
the
neighborhood
organizations.
And
you.
P
Good
because
because,
as
many
of
my
colleagues
have
mentioned,
with
every
neighborhood
being
a
little
bit
different
I
think
it's
really
critical
that
we
reach
out
to
every
specific
neighborhood
association.
As
you
go
down
this
engagement
process
and
on
the
on
the
next
steps,
can
you
give
me
just
a
quick
timeline
here?
So
when
does
phase
two
end
or
when
will
this
come
back
to
us,
then?
And
then,
when
are
you
hoping
for
for
phase
three,
we're
hoping
by
the
end
of
the
year?
Did
I
hear
that
correctly
Nick?
So
what
go
ahead?
Yeah.
AE
So
the
goal
is
to
have
our
amendments.
Have
action
take
place
by
the
end
of
the
year?
Okay,
so
generally
phase
two
that's
going
to
be
going
through
the
summer
and
probably
early
fall,
and
our
goal
is
to
be
back
with
a
recommended
set
of
amendments
from
the
Planning
Commission
presented
to
you
later
this
year.
All
right
all
right.
P
Yeah
I
mean,
as
has
been
mentioned
here
before
too
I-
think
the
the
education
piece
here
is
going
to
be
critical.
I
mean
already.
This
is
getting
very
complicated
and
I
hate
to
see
a
scenario
where
we
have
to
have
staff
provide
an
analysis
to
decide.
You
know
with
all
about
all
these
definitions
between
significant
hazardous
Landmark
trees
and
then
what
type
of
trade
is
and
and
what
neighborhood
it's
in
I
mean
this
can
get
complicated
really
really
quickly.
P
So
so
not
only
the
education
piece,
but
as
much
as
we
can
simplify
this
as
well,
so
that
a
homeowner
can
do
the
right
thing
or
a
developer,
or
maybe
just
a
concerned
resident
who
is
walking
by
and
thinks.
Is
that
a
violation
of
the
tree
code
or
not
do
I
report
it
by
the
tree
or
by
the
my
Bellevue,
app
or
not
would
be,
would
be
really
great.
P
So
so
I
just
want
to
keep
that
in
mind,
as
we
keep
going
down
the
the
process
here
and
I,
like
the
mayor's
suggestion
about
looking
at
a
higher
canopy
code.
Potentially
what
that,
what
that
looks
like
or
what
we
would
need
to
do
or
put
into
this
code
to
get
closer
to
a
50
percent.
I'm,
not
sure
what
that
looks
like
I
would
just
be
really
interesting
to
see
what
what
that
would
look
like
and
what
we
would
need
to
do
moving
forward.
But.
P
E
E
or
2019
or
where,
and
are
we
further
back
than
that?
And
what
interests
me
is
again:
one
of
This
is
40
Catholic.
What
does
the
canopy
really
mean
the?
What
about
four
four
percent
or
something
of
the
trees
or
in
a
very
small
area?
And
if
you
look
at
this
picture,
we
have
here
there's
one
heck
of
a
lot
of
trees
here
and
that's
where
most
the
canopy
comes
from
and
so
doing,
adding
things
in
the
neighborhoods
doesn't
really
affect
the
canopy
a
whole
lot
and
that's
something
we
don't
quite
deal
with.
A
Hey
can
I,
stop
you
there
and
have
staff
clarify.
Does.
Is
that
true,
what
he's
saying
that
putting
trees
in
neighborhoods
doesn't
affect
the
canopy.
AE
Do
significantly
contribute
I
will
say
a
significant
share
for
our
canopy
does
come
from.
You
know
plug
for
Bellevue,
Parks
properties.
We
have
a
lot
of
great
canopy,
but
there
is
a
lot
of
canopy
in
the
neighborhoods.
Our
tree,
canopy
analysis
gets
into
those
details,
but
there
are
differences
in
what
that
canopy
looks
like
between
our
neighborhoods,
but.
E
E
In
there
and
and
it
and
what
it
doesn't
mean,
what
I'm
not
saying
is
we
can
work,
not
worry
about
it,
but
I'm
just
trying
to
because
we
say
these
things,
but
I'm
not
sure
what
we
really
understand
what
they
mean.
What
will
help
on
so
that's
one
thing
concerns
me
about
this,
and
the
other
is
we're
getting
we're
hearing
from
687
of
people
or
responses,
and
we
have
150
000
residents,
and
that's
always
when
we
do
these
things.
E
There's
always
that
problem
of
just
a
few
people
and
as
we
know
they
come
from
a
very
specific
group
also,
and
so,
when
we're
making
big
policy
we're
we're
relying
on
a
fairly
small
group
of
the
of
the
public
to
do
that,
and
that's
a
little
concerning
in
a
sense
and
then
we're
getting
feedback
from
from
certainly
Master
Builders
we're
getting
feedback
from
individuals
and
people
who
believe
that
they
bought
the
property
and
they
should
be
able
to
do
what
their
property
they
want
to.
E
E
How
can
we
actually
help
and
we've
had
a
lot
of
good
conversations
about
educating
people
on
what
kind
of
trees
to
use
and
if
somebody
and
not-
and
you
know
having
a
lot
better
understanding
of
how
this
all
works
and
really
some
some
ideas
about
encouraging
people
to
you
know
keep
have
trees,
but
you
drive
around
most
of
the
neighborhoods
and
until
you
get
to
where
they're
building
most
you
know,
these
huge
houses
and
they
turn
them
all
down
that
are
the
trees
are
probably
three
times
what
they
were
when
I
moved
here,
I
mean
it's,
it's
a
huge
change.
E
We
have
a
lot
more
trees
now
than
we
did.
Then
it's
still
only
40,
because
downtown
is
you
know
changing.
So
all
I'm
saying
is:
this
is
a
very
complex
issue
and
I
hope
we
can
really
look
at.
You
know
construction.
You
know
this
is
all
a
complex
issue
in
this.
The
overall
tree,
canopy
and
and
the
canopy
and
developing
areas
is
something
to
tackle
separately
from
looking
at
40
overall,
because
we
can
get
that
we
can
meet
that
goal
most
of
the
time.
E
Looking
at
the
where
trees
are
going
other
places,
it's
a
complex
issue
and
I
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
I
think
you
are
approaching
in
a
very
comprehensively
solid
way,
but
I
just
don't
hope.
We
don't
come
back
and
have
agree
to
Something
in
10
years,
and
there
are
five
years
from
now.
It
still
hasn't
made
any
any
difference.
So
we
have
to
do
something
really
makes
a
difference
and
that's
working
with
both
the
builders,
the
owner,
homeowners,
the
people
in
the
neighborhood,
and
you
know,
looking
at
a
very
comprehensive
way.
E
A
Okay,
so
yeah,
so
I've
got
a
list
of
things.
I
think
you
wrote
them
down
to.
You
want
me
to
read
my
list
really
quickly
or
do
you
want
me
to
email
it
to
you.
A
Yeah,
okay,
I'll
just
send
you
I'm
gonna
read
it
so
you
can
make
sure
you
hear
everything.
That's
been
said.
O
A
I,
don't
really
want
to
open
this
up
again
if
we
could,
if
you
could
just
email
extra
recommendations,
so
I'm
going
to
email
this
to
you
as
well,
and
anybody
else
can
email
and
we'll
we'll
move
on
for
this.
But
thank
you
very
much.
That's
super
helpful
I.
A
So
the
next
study
session
item
Mr
Miyake.
A
J
The
purpose
of
tonight's
study
session
is
to
see
council's
consideration
potential
direction
to
bring
back
code
amendments
at
a
future
meeting
needed
to
allow
the
city
attorney's
office
to
prosecute
those
crimes
on
joining
us
this
evening
is
again
is
Kathy
girl.
Our
City
attorney
joining
her
to
her
left
is
the
Panera
assistance
of
the
attorney
prosecutor,
both
from
the
city
attorney's
office
that
I'm
going
to
turn
over
to
you
Kathy.
I
Thank
you,
Mr
Miyake.
This
was
the
same
mic.
I
was
at
before.
So
hopefully
you
can
hear
me
this
time
so
good
evening
again
and
before
I
turn
it
over
to
Steve
to
actually
talk
about
the
ordinance.
That's
in
front
of
you
tonight,
I
wanted
to
take
just
a
moment
to
introduce
Stephen
a
little
bit
more
and
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
prosecution
function.
So
Steve
is
our
chief
prosecutor
and
he
heads
up
a
team
of
five
Prosecuting
attorneys
in
the
city
attorney's
office
that
prosecute
all
misdemeanor
and
gross
misdemeanor
crimes.
I
We
handle
approximately
2500
to
3
000
cases
a
year
that
get
referred
to
us
from
the
police
department
and
if
any
of
you
have
ever
watched,
the
television
show
Law
and
Order.
You
might
remember
that
at
the
beginning
of
every
episode
is
this
statement
that
goes
something
like
in
the
criminal
justice
system.
I
The
people
are
represented
by
two
separate,
but
equally
important
groups,
the
police
who
investigate
crime
and
the
district
attorney,
or
in
our
case
the
prosecuting
attorneys
who
prosecute
the
offenders,
and
that
sentiment
is
actually
true
in
order
to
have
an
effective,
Criminal,
Justice
System.
You
need
both
groups,
you
need
an
effective
police
department
and
you
need
an
effective
prosecution
function.
AF
Thank
you.
It's
a
good
introduction,
so
yeah
when
a
crime
happens
in
Bellevue,
the
Bellevue
police
department
will
investigate
that
and
then,
depending
on
whether
it's
a
felony
or
a
misdemeanor,
they
will
refer
it
to
the
appropriate
prosecutor.
If
it's
a
felony,
then
it
needs
to
be
reported
to
the
county
and
the
King
County
prosecutor's
office
will
handle
that
if
it's
a
misdemeanor,
it
gets
referred
to
our
office,
the
W
City
attorney
and
specifically
the
prosecution
division
of
that
which.
K
AF
AF
Is
done
all
across
the
state,
and
that's
just
generally
in
traditionally
the
divisional
labor
for
that
type
of
for
how
to
prosecute
crimes
in.
AF
Though,
in
order
for
the
Bellevue
city
attorney's
office
to
prosecute
a
crime,
the
crime
needs
to
be
a
violation
of
the
Bellevue
city
code.
The
way
that
that's
done,
the
easiest
way
in
the
way
that
the
legislature
envisioned.
That
was
not
that
you
all
pass
every
single
RCW
that
gets
passed,
but
rather
there
is
a
way
to
adopt
rcws
and
that's
in
title
35a,
and
it
indicates
very
specifically
that
cities
are
allowed
to
adopt
rcws
and
not
just
criminal
ones,
but
really
anything
water
regulation.
AF
Things
like
that,
and
so
our
city
has
done
that,
like
I,
think
every
city
and
that's
in
1002010,
and
it
basically
says
we
hereby
adopt
into
the
Bellevue
city
code,
and
this
is
an
existent
statute,
their
ordinance
already
in
the
city.
We
hereby
adopt
all
misdemeanor
and
gross
misdemeanor
crimes
that
are
currently
in
the
rcws
into
the
Bellevue
city
code,
which
then
allows
the
Bellevue
city
attorney's
office
to
file
charges
in
the
Bellevue
district
court,
and
we
get
to
prosecute
those.
AF
We
need
to
re-adopt
that
section
essentially
to
reset
what
I'm
calling
the
capture
date.
So
when
it
was
adopted,
last
I
think
was
2005.
It
indicated
that
we
hereby
incorporate
all
misdemeanor
and
gross
misdemeanor
crimes
into
the
Bellevue
code.
Since
then,
however,
the
legislature
has
created
some
new
crimes
and
I
should
mention
the
way
it's
worded
and
the
way
we'd
like
it
to.
G
AF
That
there's
a
brand
new
crime,
but
we
do
have
some
especially
out
of
the
last
two
legislative
sessions.
Some
good
examples
are
unlawful
possession
of
assault.
Rifle
is
now
a
crime
that
didn't
exist
a
year
ago,
open
carry
of
weapons
in
a
municipal
building.
That's
a
new
crime
that
didn't
exist
two
years
ago
and
all
the
Blake
issues
all
the
drug
crimes.
Those
were
felonies
at
the
last
time.
We
did
this,
so
they.
G
AF
AB
AF
We're
already
doing
but
to
incorporate
these
new
crimes
into
the
Bellevue
code.
Again,
if
we
don't
do
that,
there's
still
crimes.
It's
just
that
the
city
can't
prosecute
them.
They
would
have
to
be
referred
to
the
King
County
prosecutor's
office.
They
are
kind
of
already
on
the
record
saying
they
don't
have
the
resources
to
prosecute
misdemeanor
crimes
across
the
county,
and
so
the
effect
would
be
likely
that
those
crimes
would
likely
not
be
prosecuted,
and
so
that's
another
concern.
AF
So
the
adoption
of
this
ordinance
would
then
update
the
effective
date
to
the
the
new
date
that
the
this
Council
adopts
and
allow
us
to
move
forward
then
and
continue
to
prosecute
the
misdemeanors
and
gross
misdemeanors
that
happen
in
Bellevue.
P
Well,
this
is
for
being
straightforward
in
order
to
get
aligned
with
state
code,
so
I'm
just
going
to
go
ahead
and
make
the
motion
I
moved
to
adopt
ordinance,
6745
repealing
chapter
10.02
at
the
Bell
bee
city
code
and
adopting
a
new
chapter
10.02
BCC
for
incorporating
by
reference
Washington,
State
statutes.
A
N
In
a
sense,
this
is
really
just
a
housekeeping
or
ordinance,
because
when
you
adopt,
because
you
know
we
adopted
the
close
of
reference
in
2005,
the
rcws
have
changed.
This
just
brings
them
current
and
makes
sure
that
we
we
are
adopting
any
of
the
changes
since
2005.
it's.
N
It
is
less
of
a
housekeeping
ordinance
because
it's
specifically
instigated
by
the
blank
decision,
where
we
want
to
make
sure
that
our
code
is
such
that
we
can
Implement
that
recent,
that
recent
special
session
bill
so
I'm
in
and
I'm
happy
to
wait
for
questions
or
I
can
just
debate,
but
I'm
happy
to
pass
this
past.
This
tonight,
I
think
it's
appropriate
I
think
that
we
should
be
prosecuting
crimes
that
happen
in
our
jurisdiction.
N
N
I
was
just
looking
at
the
data
and
we're
having
almost
three
and
a
half
overdose
deaths
a
day
in
King
County.
This
year
last
month
there
were
over
800,
non-fatal
overdoses
and
almost
100
fatal,
or
maybe
over
a
hive
into
the
math
3.47
a
day
fatal
overdoses
we're
on
track
to
be
well
more
than
20
percent
higher
than
last
year,
which
was
a
thousand
overdose.
N
Deaths
were
on
track
to
be
about
1200,
plus,
that
is
not
moving
Us
in
the
right
direction
and
I
think
we
owe
it
to
people
who
are
have
substance,
abuse
disorder
to
intervene
and
help
them,
and
if
that
takes
prosecution,
that's
one
of
the
pathways
to
do
it.
I
I,
really
just
feel
for
these
folks,
but
allowing
them
to
just
kill
themselves
in
the
streets
is
not
something
that
I
support
thanks,
so
I'll
be
voting.
Yes,
thank.
Q
I
Good
question:
you
know
the
legislature
typically
doesn't
create
new
crimes,
but
they
have
been
very
active
in
the
last
couple
of
years,
which
is
what
brought
this
to
our
attention.
So
I've
now
instituted
a
standard
operating
procedure
in
our
office
where,
at
the
end
of
every
session,
we
make
sure
we're
going
and
looking
for
any
new
state-created
crimes
and
if
there
are
any
new
ones,
we
would
be
back
in
front
of
you
asking
for
authority
to
prosecute
those.
Okay.
O
Yes,
thank
you.
You
know
I
appreciate
you
taking
a
look
at
this
and
making
sure
that
what
I
see
is
that
we're
simply
changing
the
word
RCW
to
State
statutes
to
be
more
inclusive
so
that
we
are
aligning
our
codes
to
the
state
code,
which
makes
absolute
sense
to
me.
So
I
I
am
prepared
to
vote
on
this
tonight
as
well.
I
guess
to
the
the
presentation,
though,
from
the
city
managers
report.
I
am
glad
to
see
that
we
are.
O
We
have
a
number
of
diversion
processes,
so
that
is,
we
are
Prosecuting
these
these
gross
misdemeanors,
that
we
are
also
looking
at
these
various
Pathways,
as
well
as
what
and
Community
Court,
which
I
know
we
talked
about
several
years
ago
about
how
to
stand
up
so
I
look
forward
to
that
other
separate
discussion
at
another
time.
While
we
vote
on
this
tonight,
thanks.
E
C
Well,
it
just
makes
common
sense
that
some
crimes
have
been
committed
and
the
state
has
new
Criminal
codes.
You
know,
and
we
obviously
need
to
reinforce
these
laws
I'm
sure
we
are
doing
it.
If
we
are
not,
we
should
know
that
for
reasons
we
got
to
be
aware
of
and
I'm
sure
the
Police
Department
Public
can
show
the
statistics
that
we
are
doing
something
about
them.
C
So
if
we
do
something
about
it,
we
have
to
have
ways
to
follow
the
the
other
CW
code,
so
I
think
it's
just
basically
updating
it,
especially
with
a
fake
decision.
It's
very
important
because
the
people
need
to
be
treated
and
if
you
don't
take
care
of
it,
don't
care
about
if
we
cannot
put
them
into
a
situation
or
you
know
or
charge
them
whatever
we
are
doing
with
the
holistic
approach
to
help
this
individual.
We
cannot
do
it.
So
why
wait?
A
To
not
go
ahead
and
wait.
Thank
you
thank
you.
I
will
speak
and
then
I'll,
let
you
finish
us
up.
I'm
supportive
of
this,
but
I'll
tell
you
this.
This
whole
idea
only
works
for
me
if
treatment
is
truly
available
for
people.
So
as
an
aside
I
know,
this
has
nothing
to
do
with
tonight.
A
I'd
like
to
ask
that
the
staff
monitor
that
we
have
the
funding
necessary
for
these
treatment
programs
and
whether
that
comes
out
of
our
Human
Services
funding,
or
it
comes
out
of
our
probation,
which
is
under
parks
and
even
and
Community
Services,
just
to
make
sure
that
we
maintain
the
appropriate
amount
of
funding
to
provide
the
treatment
services
needed.
J
P
I
agree
to
be
curious
about
that
as
well,
make
sure
we
have
the
funding
for
for
the
treatment
I
mean
councilmember
Robertson's,
absolutely
right.
This
is
you.
P
Avenue
that
people
may
get
into
treatment
it's
through
prosecution.
Unfortunately,
sometimes
it
takes
that
for
the
for
them
to
seek
it
out.
Not
always
we
prefer
not
that
they
would
come
on
their
own
accord
to
want
treatment,
but
it
doesn't
always
happen
that
way
so
I'm
very
much
in
favor
of
this
yes
housekeeping
issue,
but
it's
important
to
be
in
line
with
the
state
on
this.
We
are
in
a
drug
crisis.
We
are
in
a
fentanyl
crisis.
We've
have
over
a
hundred
thousand
overdoses
in
this
country.
P
A
year
now
we
had
two
very
young
kids
that
came
within
this
much
last
week
of
dying
due
to
fentanyl
a
drug
that,
quite
frankly,
takes
no
prisoners
and
just
a
one-time
use
that
can
be
it.
Obviously,
we
can't
stop
all
of
these
occurrences
from
from
happening,
but
I
think
it's
important
that
we
also
send
a
message
that
there
are
consequences
to
certain
behaviors,
specifically
open
drug
use
and
knowingly
possessing
illegal
drugs,
so
I'm
glad
that
we're
moving
forward
on
this
tonight.
P
A
Were
you
did
you
make
the
motion
to
bring
it
back?
No
I
made.
A
For
you
yep
very
impression
of
you,
thank
you
all
right
right,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye
any
opposed.
Okay!
Thank
you.
Thank
you
all
right.
Do
we
need
a
break,
a
quick
break
here,
or
we
want
to
plow
on
plow
on
please
it
was
Conrad
okay,
so
we
have
under
we.
Well,
we
we're
not
doing
the
the
third
of
the
intergovernmental
Affairs.
A
Some
a
great
packet
information
there
that
you
can
read
and
I
read
it
and
it
was
good
so
we'll
move
on,
and
now
we
have
two
ordinances.
Is
it
two
ordinance.
J
To
introduce
Americus
members,
as
you
mentioned
mayor,
we
have
two
words
in
simple
many
phase:
two
of
the
C1
affordable
housing
strategy,
as
it
relates
to
properties
owned
by
religious
institution,
the
first
ordinance
the
land
use
code
to
allow
certain
properties
owned
by
religious
organizations
and
located
in
single-family
land
use
districts
to
be
rezoned
to
allow
properly
affordable,
multi-family
housing.
The.
J
Will
rezone
the
qualifying
sites
joining
us
this
evening
again
are
in
the
Whipple
planning
manager
and
Christina
got
senior
planner
to
just
provide
you
a
brief
staff
report
before
you're
being
asked
to
take
action
on
the
two
ordinances.
AD
Great
thank
you
and
good
evening,
mayor
Deputy,
Mayor
and
city
council,
so
we
are
here
with
the
C1
phase,
two
or
hoping
to
complete
phase
two
tonight.
C1
is
an
action
that
relates
to
the
affordable
housing
strategy.
As
the
city
manager
noted,
this
would
provide
a
substantial
increase
in
what
could
be
developed
on
some
faith-on
properties
throughout
the
city.
AD
So
we
are
seeking
action
this
evening
for
Council
to
First,
adopt
the
ordinance
number
6743,
which
is
the
land
use
code
amendment
that
would
set
the
rules
under
which
someone
could
apply
for
a
rezone,
and
then
we
have
also
brought
forward
a
batch
of
properties
that
would
be
eligible
under
the
criteria.
That's
been
established
through
the
land
use
code
Amendment.
AD
So
for
our
agenda,
we'll
just
cover
briefly
the
Luca
ordinance,
as
well
as
the
rezone
ordinance.
What
the
anticipated
outcomes
would
be
after
adoption
of
those
two
ordinances,
we'll
touch
on
the
public
engagement
process
that
this
project
used
and
also
touch
on
the
Luca
process,
as
well.
So
with
that
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
Christina
Gallant
to
walk
us
through
the
ordinances
thanks.
AE
So
a
couple
Essentials
here
at
first
the
Luca-
establishes
a
physical
location
and
ownership
criteria
for
properties
to
be
eligible
for
the
affordable
housing
suffix
rezone.
These
are
that
the
property
has
to
be
owned
or
controlled
by
a
religious
organization,
and
it
must
be
located
in
a
single
family,
a
land
use
District.
AE
In
addition,
it
must
be
located
with
a
frequent
Transit
service
or
on
an
arterial
Street,
and
we
are
using
the
same
definition
of
frequent
Transit
service
that
was
introduced
with
the
reduced
parking
standards,
so
that
is
that
it's
located
either
within
a
half
mile
of
a
stop
with
service
at
least
four
times
per
hour
or
within
a
quarter
mile
of
a
stop
with
service
at
least
two
times
per
hour.
Finally,
these
properties
must
be
located
within
500
feet
of
a
multi-family
or
commercial
land
use
District.
AE
So
next
we've
determined
which
properties
are
in
the
pool.
The
next
kind
of
key
component
of
the
Luca
is
how
we
determine
what
density
is
available
to
these
properties
when
building
affordable
housing.
So
what
we're
rezoning
them
to
accommodate
and
the
approach
we
used
was
to
allow
a
similar
scale
as
the
highest
density
land
use
District
within
a
500
foot
radius
of
the
site,
so
500
feet
comes
into
eligibility.
Similarly,
we're
looking
back
to
that
land
use
District
within
500
feet.
AE
And
now,
shifting
to
the
rezone
ordinance
So,
currently
36
sites
meet
those
location
and
ownership
criteria
that
are
being
introduced
with
the
Luca,
and
this
rezone
ordinance
would
simply
apply
the
affordable
housing
suffixes
available
to
those
sites.
Based
on
the
criteria
that
we're
introducing
with
the
Luca.
AE
So
some
anticipated
outcomes.
This
is
our
second
phase
of
work
and
we'll
be
completing
our
second
phase
of
work.
Implementing,
affordable
housing
strategy
action,
C1,
we
will
be,
would
be
allowing
multi-family,
affordable
housing
on
36
sites
where
it's
not
currently
possible
at
the
scale
we're
introducing
here.
AE
So
this
is
really
a
subnet,
a
substantial
physical
and
capacity
increase
for
affordable
housing
on
these
sites.
However,
a
keynote
of
uncertainty
is
that
actual
production,
you
know,
depends
on
a
number
of
factors,
so,
first
owner
priorities,
these
property
owners
are
not
obligated
to
build,
affordable
housing.
We
know
several
are
I'm
very
eager
to
move
forward,
but
it's
not
going
to
be
in
the
interest
or
an
option
for
all
of
these
owners.
AE
In
addition,
of
course,
as
this
council's
a
well-aware
funding
for
affordable
housing
can
be
a
real
challenge,
even
when
a
site's
secured,
so
there
are
funding
capacity
constraints.
These
organizations
are
also
likely
going
to
be
partnering
with
other,
affordable
housing
developers
to
make
housing
happen,
so
there's
also
an
organizational
capacity
question
there,
and
so
just
a
quickly
on
public
engagement.
This
is
just
specifically
for
this
phase
of
the
Luca,
so
with
two
phases
there
have
been
other
engagement
efforts
in
the
past.
AE
We
have
been
working
through
public,
a
direct
engagement
and
feedback
as
well
sending
out
letters
to
all
of
the
eligible
sites
to
let
them
know
that
this
is
coming.
We
have
had
a
number
of
one-on-one
conversations
with
the
religious
organizations
that
are
interested
or
have
questions
as
well
as
affordable
housing
developers
interested
in
the
initiative.
We
did
also
hold
a
public
information
session,
virtually
back
on
January
31st,
to
share
information
and
answer
questions
about
the
project
and
we've
had
a
an
online
presence
with
a
project
webpage.
AE
So
the
process
for
this
Luca,
the
comprehensive
plan
Amendment
initiating
this
Luca,
was
adopted
back
on
December
12th.
We
issued
a
notice
of
our
public
meeting
along
with
our
notice
of
application
in
January.
For
that
public
information
section
in
January,
we
had
study
sessions
with
the
Planning
Commission
in
February
and
March
to
review
the
proposal
and
held
our
public
hearing
and
got
the
Planning
Commission
recommendation
April.
Of
course
we
had
our
study
session
with
Council
last
month,
which
brings
us
today
and
the
action
horsey
King.
AE
So
with
that
again,
we
have
two
actions
needed
from
Council
tonight.
We're
requesting
first
is
to
adopt
ordinance
6743
for
the
land
use
code
Amendment
and
following
that
action
to
adopt
ordinance
6744
for
the
rezone.
Thank
you.
A
Great
I'm
so
excited
this
is
something
we
asked
you
to
bring
for
forward
in
in
2017
when
we
voted
in
the
affordable
housing
strategy.
That
was
one.
This
is
one
of
the
recommendations.
It's
had
a
lot
of
work
done
out
by
staff
by
the
Planning
Commission
by
the
public,
and
here
we
are
tonight
I'm,
so
excited
I'm.
Going
to
have
the
deputy
mayor
make
a
motion.
P
Certainly,
may
I
move
to
adopt
ordinance,
6743
amending
land
use
code,
chapter
20.10,
land
use,
districts,
chapter
20.20,
General
development
requirements
in
chapter
20.30b
conditional
use
permit
to
establish
Criterion
procedures
in
the
look
for
certain
properties
owned
by
religious
organizations
and
located
in
single-family
land
use
districts
to
be
rezoned
to
allow
permanently
affordable,
multi-family
housing.
Terrific.
A
O
My
only
comment-
I'm
I
am
so
super
excited
to
vote
on.
This
I
went
back
to
the
May
22nd,
because
I
wanted
to
to
take
a
look
at
the
numbers
which
is
on
those
36
sites
in
aggregate
5019
units
are
possible
and
it's
city-wide,
so
I'm
ready
to
go.
But
I
wanted
to
actually
remind
myself
about
how
many
units
we're
talking
about
of
affordable
housing
in
our
city.
So.
C
Is
again
another
obvious
decision
that
is
benefiting
and
what
the
council
wants
and
the
public
wants
have
more
full
housing,
and
it's
happened
before
and
you
mentioned
about
production,
you
cannot
guarantee
production,
but
we
are
enabling
people
who
are
willing
to
you
know
then
they'll
happen.
So
you
know
I
know
that
the
church
is
an
organizations.
I
know
that
already
have
been
briefed,
they
already
know
about.
They
are
excited
they're
waiting
for
it.
We.
B
A
Exciting,
okay,
are
we
ready
to
vote
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
any
opposed
excellent.
Thank
you!
So
much
okay.
So
we
do
not
have
a
meeting
two
actions.
I
thought
you
put
them
together.
No.
AE
P
A
Comments
or
questions
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye
any
opposed.
Okay,
excellent
I
had
that
written
everything.
Okay,
so
back
to
my
ending
here,
we
will
not
have
a
meeting
on
July
3rd
and
our
next
meeting
will
be
on
July,
10th
and
I.
Thank
you.
All
very
much
have
a
good
evening.