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A
Well,
welcome
everybody
to
the
city
of
your
regular
council
meeting
for
may
24th
2021
tomorrow
may
25th
marks
the
one-year
anniversary
of
murder,
and
I
wanted
your
statement
that
I
felt
that
it
was
so
important
and
I
knew
something
that
our
entire
city
embraces,
that
I
wanted
to
distribute
the
statement
amongst
the
entire
council,
so
councilmember
stokes,
we'll
start
with
you.
B
Yeah,
as
the
mayor
said
tomorrow
may
25th
marks
the
one-year
commemorative
of
george
floyd's
murder.
Mr
floyd's
murder,
which
was
captured
on
video,
was
an
event
that
changed
the
country
as
its
impacts
and
its
impacts
were
felt
everywhere
and
here
in
bellevue.
A
E
F
I
A
F
Now,
therefore,
lynne
robinson
mayor
of
the
city
of
bellevue,
washington
and
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
council,
hereby
proclaims
the
week
of
may
22nd
to
28
2021
as
national,
safe
boating
and
paddling
week,
and
urge
all
citizens
to
practice
year-round,
safe
boating
practices
and
to
vote
smart.
Both
safe
and
weird.
A
K
Hello
well,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
mayor
robinson.
I
have
a
lot
of
people
there
to
say.
Thank
you
janice.
It
was
good
to
see
you
as
the
council
member
janice
is
on
and
I
have
brad
miyaki
and
we
have
conrad
lee
here.
So
I'm
among
friends.
K
You
know
how
important
it
is
for
us
to
work
with
the
safety
of
the
public,
and
I
do
believe
that
there's
just
a
handful
of
people,
a
relatively
small
amount
that
can
make
a
big
difference.
K
So
today
I
want
to
which
well
some
sometimes
I
will
go
to
people
and
I'll
tell
them.
We
are
the
auxiliary.
I
want
them
to
know
the
difference,
though
we
don't
carry
guns,
we
don't
give
tickets,
but
we
do
want
to
be
very
sure
that
people
are
safe
out
on
the
water.
So
here's
my
shipmate
dale
vodka
and
he's
going
to
tell
us
some
things
that
we've
been
doing
what's
happening
to
protect
our
fellow
citizens.
L
We
ask
for
this
proclamation
and
we
partner
with
the
city
every
year
for
this
as
a
reminder
to
the
city
of
bellevue
residents,
that
boating
has
certain
inherent
risks
and
they
need
a
boat.
Smart
you'll
notice
that
the
proclamation
includes
paddling,
which
is
the
highest.
Unfortunately,
the
highest
area
in
boating,
which
is
involved
in
accidents
and.
A
It's
me,
mr
vodka,.
L
A
L
Is
becoming
an
issue,
the
the
paddlers
are
need
to
be
educated.
As
was
indicated,
the
the
deaths
in
washington
state
are
significant.
We
were
the
fifth
highest
in
the
nation
and
well.
We
were
also
sixth
highest
in
in
property
damage,
with
over
two
million
dollars
worth
of
damage
in
2019..
L
Unfortunately,
during
2020,
the
the
statistics
went
up
a
little
higher.
We
think
so
we
need
to
get.
We
need
to
get
busy
and
and
educate
the
boaters
that
are
out
there
and
let
them
know
that
the
water
that
it
might
be
a
really
nice
weekend.
You
know
where
the
atmos
ambient
temperature
is
in
the
60s
70
degrees,
but
this
time
of
the
year
that
water
was
snow
just
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
and
it's
still
really
cold.
L
So
that's
what
makes
it
very
dangerous
to
go
boating
in
this
time
of
the
year,
so
just
take
that
consideration
and
dress
appropriately
with
life,
jackets
and
and
I'd
like
to
accept
the
proclamation
on
behalf
of
division,
two
from
the
coast
guard
auxiliary
and
the
united
states
power
squadron
bellevue
squadron.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
thank
you.
Do
we
have
michael
reichstein
here.
A
C
M
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
and
members
of
the
bellevue
city
council,
randy
banneker
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
seattle
king
county
realtors
tonight,
you're
going
to
talk
again
about
the
multi-family
tax
exemption
program,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
work
on
this
issue.
It
is
a
really
important
program
to
to
get
right
and
to
attract
participants
that
will
build
the
units
that
will
offer
some
some
greater,
affordable
housing
options
in
the
city
of
bellevue.
M
I
specifically
want
to
thank
you
for
your
work
in
the
past
two
study
sessions
in
april
to
expand
the
program
to
all
multi-family
zones
in
the
city
and
also
zeroing
in
on
that
eighty
percent
ami
affordability.
M
To
again,
I
think,
attract
the
the
greatest,
the
largest
pool
of
pro
prospective
participants
in
the
program
with
that.
Thank
you
for
your
time
this
evening.
H
A
All
right,
councilmember
robertson,
you
have
some
recommendations
for
appointments
to
the
transportation
commission.
Would
you
like
to
bring
those
forward.
D
Yes,
I
would
thank
you
so
I
did
we
did
outreach.
We
had
two
openings
on
the
transportation
commission.
We
did
two
rounds
of
recruitment,
one
in
march
for
a
partial
term
and
one
in
late
april
for
a
full
term,
and
so
we
combined
the
two
recruitments
into
one
interview
period.
D
We
I
interviewed
with
the
director
of
transportation,
andrew
sigalakas,
with
staff
to
the
transportation
commission,
kevin
mcdonald
and
the
chair
of
the
transportation
commission,
lorianna
marciente,
and
we
invited,
I
think,
10
people
to
interview,
and
we
had
interviews
for
everyone
that
accepted
and
we
all
raided
the
candidates
and
two
candidates
really
came
out
on
top
and
those
are
jonathan
curse
who
used
to
work
at
inrex
now
works
at
verizon
and
nick
rebhume
who's
in
the
real
estate
industry.
D
Both
of
these
candidates
are
100
in
on
bellevue's
vision
on
our
recently
not
adopted,
updated
council
vision
of
a
multimodal
multimodal
system
for
our
transportation.
So
I
would
move
appointment
of
both
of
these
gentlemen
to
the
two
open
seats
as
designated
in
the
agenda
members.
Okay,.
A
A
N
N
Tonight's
staff
is
seeking
direction
from
the
council
of
rivera
for
a
public
hearing
and
final
action
on
the
mft
program
update
at
a
future
council
meeting
with
that
joining
us
this
evening
is
emilio
king
assistant,
director
and
elizabeth
der
gratt,
a
senior
planner
from
the
community
development
department
with
that
I'll
go
ahead
and
turn
it
over
to
meal.
To
start
the
presentation,
emil.
O
Thank
you
for
the
introduction
city
manager
miaki
good
evening,
mayor
robinson,
deputy
mayor
newman
newinghouse
and
members
of
council
staff
are
here
tonight
for
study
session
number
three
on
the
mfte
program.
Update
the
multi-family
tax
exemption
program
is
a
very
important
part
of
bellevue's
strategy
to
produce
affordable
housing
within
the
city.
It
allows
for
a
market-based
approach
to
help
meet
our
significant,
affordable
housing
needs.
O
The
april
19
direction
from
council
brought
together
individual
program
elements
into
a
balanced
package
that
was
intended
to
deliver
results
and
be
feasible
as
a
whole
staff
will
review
a
few
of
the
requested
follow-up
items,
as
requested
by
council
members
at
the
april
19th
meeting.
The
next
step
is
for
council
to
then
direct
staff
to
tonight
to
prepare
for
a
public
hearing
and
final
action
on
the
mfd
program
update
to
occur
at
future
meetings.
Next
slide,
please
I'd
now
like
to
hand
things
over
to
elizabeth
duret,
the
project
manager
for
this
effort.
I
Thank
you
emil
good
evening,
mayor
robinson
and
members
of
council
today,
as
emil
said,
we're
just
going
to
walk
through
reviewing
the
the
direction
that
we've
received
so
far
and
giving
a
little
bit
more
detail
on
some
of
the
additional
elements
that
were
discussed
back
in
april
and
we're
going
to
start
off
by
just
reviewing
the
schedule
and
then
end
by
also
looking
at
next
steps
and
scheduling.
A
public
hearing.
Potentially.
I
I
For
for
that,
that
for
those
units
that
are
overlapped
or
layered-
and
we
also
got
additional
information
on
the
family,
size
unit,
alternative
and
so
under
today's
program,
there's
a
requirement
that
15
of
the
units
of
the
of
any
project
pursuing
mfte
be
either
two
bedrooms
or
larger
in
size,
and
we
came
up
with
an
alternative
to
allow
some
of
their
projects
to
still
use
the
the
mfd
program
through
another
couple
of
options
which
we'll
present
shortly
and
then
we
also
got
direction
on
an
approach
for
parking
so
allowing
owners
to
offer
parking
at
a
30
discount
to
affordable,
renters
outside
of
the
downtown
area.
I
And
then
we
also
discussed
a
three
percent
cap
on
rent
increases
for
mfte
tenants
that
are
renewing
their
leases.
So
this
is
a
package
is
something
that
we
discussed
in
april
and
we
got
direction
to
return
with
a
little
bit
more
information
on
that.
So
we're
going
to
walk
through
each
of
those
elements
today
and
here's
just
looking
at
the
package
as
a
whole
and
comparing
it
to
the
existing
program.
I
So
you
can
see
that
simplifying
the
ami
levels
to
that
80
percent
baseline,
allowing
that
overlapping
at
65
ami
having
that
parking
discount
available
at
30
discount
and
that
that
rent
stabilization
or
cap
on
the
rent
increases
for
renewing
leases
and
that
that
that
anticipated
utilization
you
can
see
on
the
right
currently
we're
getting
between
50
and
75
units
per
year
and
that's
not
including
taking
out
the
the
units
that
are
also
counted
under
the
the
land
use
code.
I
This
is
all
units
under
mfte,
and
then
you
can
see
that
we,
we
anticipate
this
package
that
that
we're
discussing
is
potentially
slightly
more
than
doubling
that
utilization
based
on
on
recent
trends
in
in
in
permits
in
multifamily
across
the
city
so
walking
through
each
of
those
elements.
In
a
little
bit
more
detail
that
family
size
unit
requirement.
I
And
then
for
the
parking
approach,
we
just
wanted
to
compare
to
our
current
approach
so
that
it's
clear
what
the
changes
are.
Currently,
the
the
mfte
program
has
no
impact
on
the
number
of
parking
stalls
that
are
being
required
as
a
minimum
under
the
land
use
code
and
that
that
would
be
retained.
I
Those
are
two
separate
conversations,
but
but
the
current
approach
for
providing
parking
costs
and
and
covering
the
monthly
rent
of
a
parking
stall
for
affordable
tenants
is
included
in
the
affordable
rent
under
the
covenant
today
and
and
bellevue
also
accommodates
flexibility
under
these
instances,
if
there
are
unique
circumstances,
all
the
art
cities
are
using
this
approach
today,
but
are
planning
to
revise
this
approach
as
we've
discussed
in
the
past,
and
so
the
the
new
approach
that
that
bellevue
is
hoping
to
pursue
is
to
not
include
parking
in
that
affordable,
rent
total,
but
to
still
recognize
that
it
is
important
to
many
affordable
tenants
and
so
offer
them
a
30
discount
on
any
parking
stalls
when
they're
outside
of
the
of
the
downtown
area
within
downtown
this.
I
I
This
is
a
new
approach
and
it
is
something
that
is
going
to
be
a
little
bit
different
from
what
other
art
cities
will
pursue,
and
so
there
might
be
some
potential
increased
administration,
especially
related
to
compliance
requirements.
For
this
new
approach
and
then
the
final
element,
which
was
a
completely
new
element
discussed
in
april,
is
the
idea
of
rent
stabilization.
I
There
have
been
a
number
of
years,
especially
recently,
where
affordable
rents
have
increased
substantially
each
year,
and
it
was
brought
up
that
it
would
be
really
great
to
be
able
to
provide
a
little
bit
of
of
kind
of
predictability
and
stabilize
those
a
little
bit,
especially
for
for
tenants
who
are
who
are
staying
in
a
unit
year
after
year,
and
so
the
the
proposal
is
to
cap.
I
The
affordable
rent
increases
to
three
percent
for
those
tenants
who
are
staying
in
their
their
mfte
unit
or
or
similarly
size
unit
in
the
same
project,
and
that
it
would
apply
to
to
those
units
only
which
is
about
40
percent
of
of
mfte
tenants
in
any
given
year.
I
And
this
this
has
the
potential
to
really
you
know
increase
over
time.
So
if
you
have
several
years
in
a
row
where
the
affordable
rents
are
are
increasing,
substantially,
tenants
who
are
staying
several
years
in
a
row
in
their
unit
will
will
actually
see
a
compounding
effect
because
they
will
be
each
year
having
their
their
increase
limited
to
three
percent.
I
So
it
really
helps
them
out
in
those
years
where
there's
a
number
of
years
in
a
row
in
particular,
it
also
would
allow
for
kind
of
catching
up,
so
owners
could
increase
the
affordable
rents
up
to
three
percent
in
years,
where
it's
not
increasing
so
so
quickly,
and
that
allows
it
to
increase
up
until
the
hud
baseline,
which
is
the
baseline
used
today
for
affordable
rents
and
because
this
is
this
is
a
new
system
that
would
require
tracking
individual
tenants
and
whether
they're
returning
or
not.
I
It
would
potentially
require
a
little
bit
of
additional
administration
as
well,
and
on
this
slide,
you
can
see
what
the
impact
of
that
might
might
be.
This
is
the
last
21
years
of
affordable,
rent
increases,
and
you
can
see,
highlighted
in
yellow
are
the
years
where
it
increased
more
than
three
percent.
I
I
In
order
to
do
so,
we
do
need
to
have
a
resolution
come
back.
We
could
do
that
on
consent
at
the
next
session
in
two
weeks
and
and
that
that
would
just
just
set
a
resolution
to
set
that
date
for
the
public
hearing,
and
then
we
would
hold
that
that
public
hearing
at
the
end
of
june.
I
You
can
see
on
the
right
that
there's
there's
kind
of
each
of
those
elements
of
this
package
that
that
we
discussed
today,
just
kind
of
for
a
reminder
for
for
giving
us
very
clear
direction
on
next
steps.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
for
the
presentation,
so
I'm
gonna
each
member
ask
questions
or
make
comments
and
with
council
member
lee,
then
stokes
robertson,
brookdale,
deputy
mayor
noon,
house
counselors
and
myself
so
councilmember.
Would
you
like
to
start
us
off.
F
Well,
we
had
extensive
discussion
at
the
last
meeting,
not
that
long
ago,
so
I'm
happy
that
the
staff
come
back.
I
have
to
listen
to
our
input
and
I'm
I
haven't
changed
my
mind
and
I
still
stay
with
my
comments
and
I
like
what's
presented.
F
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Councilmember
stokes,.
B
Yeah,
I'm
very
excited
about
this
too.
I
think
it's
been
a
really
good
discussion.
I
appreciate
the
staff
coming
back
and
the
work
that's
been
done
and
and
taking
our
you
know,
questions
and
concerns
into
account
and
it's
a
little
complicated
and
I
think
you've
done
a
great
job
of
getting
us
there.
I
do
want
to
note.
I
mean
this
is
a
great
stat.
B
You
know
thing
going
forward,
I'm
hoping
that
in
the
long
run,
we'll
have
more
than
110
160
units
per
year,
given
the
size
of
the
of
the
demand
out
there.
But
it's
it's
a
huge
step
for
us.
B
So
I
think
if
this
program
really
works
well
with
all
the
pieces
we
have
in
it
and
getting
more
people
from
the
business
community,
as
well
as
the
general
public
involved
in
this,
that
we
can
continue
to
increase,
but
it's
a
big
step
for
bellevue
and
I'm
very
proud
of,
and
very
excited
about,
seeing
this
go
forward
so
again
for
staff,
thanks
very,
very
much
for
working
with
us
on
us
and
providing
us
with
the
great
tools
to
you
know
fulfill
our
our
commitment
to
affordable
housing
for
residents.
In
bellevue,
thank
you
thank.
D
Thank
you
mayor,
thank
you
to
the
staff
and
also
thank
you
to
the
homeless,
not
the
homeless,
the
affordable
housing
providers,
a
human
development
consortium
and
the
bellevue
chamber
for
really
working
as
stakeholders
to
find
a
really
great
middle
ground
compromise
the
grand
bargain
approach
to
the
mfte
program.
I
think
that
this
strikes
the
right
note.
I
did
have
one
quick
question
and
that
is
the
parking,
the
30
reduction.
It's
still
in
there
that
people
can't
then
sublease
their
spaces
right.
D
D
I
I
think
that
this
is
one
of
those
I
will
all
talk
at
the
night
of
the
public
hearing
when
we
pass
it,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
you
know
great
work
on
the
part
of
everyone,
and
this
is
one
of
those
moments
where
we're
going
to
be
able
to
look
back
to
in
a
few
years
and
say
see:
that's
the
step
that
helped
us
generate
so
much
more
affordable
housing
that
the
people
of
this
city
really
really
need.
So
thanks.
E
All
right,
thank
you
mayor
and
thanks
staff.
I
just
I
just
have
a
one
part
that
I
would
like
to
add
and
that's
around
evaluation.
So
I
know
we're
talking
about
increased
unit
production
from
the
mft
program,
I'll,
be
interested
in
how
this
what
the
experience
is
like
for
affordable
credits,
chick-fil-a.
E
E
Go
ahead,
all
right!
Thank
you!
So
if
we
could-
and
I
won't-
I
mean-
I
have
specific
ideas,
but
I
I'll
leave
it
to
staff
for
us
to
come
up
with
metrics
for
the
overall
program
beyond
just
unit
production
maybe
cost
benefit.
I
think
you
had
that
in
the
documents
and
then
metrics
for
each
of
the
elements
here
that
are
listed
just
so
that
we
could
see
how
how
it's
performing
at
each
of
these
levels
or
for
each
of
these
elements
and
then
for
the
qualitative
feedback.
E
O
That
that
is
something
that
we
can
look
into
further
jeremy
to
get
more
information
from
the
apple
tenants.
Thank
you,
council,
member
burke,
steele.
A
G
Yeah,
I
great
great
example
of
public
private
partnership
on
this,
I'm
just
so
so
thrilled
with
the
staff's
work
here
and
willingness
to,
as
I
always
are,
to
listen
to
different
perspectives
on
this.
I
really
appreciate
their
work,
as
well
as
the
developers
who
who
weighed
in
on
this
and
arch
and
and
other
affordable
housing
agencies
as
well
as
the
chamber
and
others.
G
This
is
a
great
example
of
getting
to
the
right
type
of
policy
and
and
being
willing
to
compromise
on
on
some
core
parts
of
this
program,
and-
and
maybe
one
that
I
would
just
highlight-
is
the
the
layered
incentives.
For
example,
you
know
setting
that
ami
too
high
is
a
giveaway
but
setting
it
too
low.
As
we
discussed,
you
know
no
one's
going
to
use
the
mfte,
and
certainly
none
of
us
want
that.
So
you
know
the
you
know
the
developers
would
probably
have
preferred.
G
80
and
arch
would
prefer
50,
but
you
know
we
we
landed
on
about
65
there
right
in
the
middle.
I
think
that's
that's
a
great
compromise
and
I
think
compromises
like
that
are
throughout
this,
this
policy,
so
I'm
thrilled
with
the
results
and
a
great
job
all
around
and
I'm
ready
to
to
vote
on
this
and
move
forward.
C
O
Yeah,
council
members
on
right
now
we're
looking
into
the
the
overall
administration
for
the
mfte
as
you're
noting
there
are
a
couple
changes
that
we're
doing
with
the
rent
stabilization
and
the
parking
that
we
want
to
sharpen
our
pencils
a
little
bit
to
be
most
efficient
and
effective
in
how
we
do
that
monitoring.
It's
a
combination
of
arch
city
and
individual
project
manager,
so
the
the
apartment
managers
for
the
building.
So
as
we
kind
of
move
to
the
next
phase,
we'll
have
a
bit
more
information
on
administration
of
the
program.
C
C
So
I
would
like
to
understand,
as
we
implement
this
alternative
approach
of
the
30
percent
discount,
what
maybe
it
is
gathering
both
qualitative
and
quantitative
data
to
understand
what
kind
of
of
cost
burden
for
the
the
renters
that
have
vehicles
and
the
additional
costs
that
they're
going
to
have
related
to
parking.
C
So
to
the
degree
that
we
can
get
some
information,
as
this
program
is
rolled
out,
to
better
understand
the
implications
of
that,
and
also,
as
we
learn
more
about,
what's
happening
in
the
other
art
cities.
Because
what
I
understand
from
the
presentation
is
that
the
other
art
cities
may
be
looking
at
a
different
approach
to
parking
that,
perhaps,
as
we
understand
more
about
that,
it's
part
of
the
evaluation
of
how
that
part
of
it
is
working.
O
Yes,
we'll
add
that
to
the
list
of
things
that
we'll
do
qualitative
and
quantitative
monitoring
for
in
the
future.
A
So
you
know
what's
being
prepared.
Tonight
is
the
first
time
I've
ever
seen.
Developers
and
affordable
housing
providers
come
up
with
a
compromise
that
they
both
feel
is
really
going
to
work,
and
I
just
really
want
to
all
the
people
involved
in
the
discussions
here.
This
is
a
very
unique
proposal
here,
because
I
don't
think
that
any
one
of
these
elements
seeds
on
its
own,
the
way
it's
written.
It's
really
a
grouping
of
these
incentives.
That's
going
to
give
us
so
when
we're
measuring
our
success
and
it's
really
important
that
we
do
that.
A
I
don't
know
that
able
to
do
it-
one
incentive
alone
next
to
another-
and
I
know
you
understand
that
and
also
I
hope
that
you
know
we.
A
O
Yeah,
we,
I
think,
we'd
like
to
see
at
least
a
few
years
of
usage
mayor
robinson,
so
I
think
we
can
maybe
start
start
with
a
few
years
of
usage
and
then
based
on
some
of
the
experiences
we
have.
We
can
always
have
council
consider
any
fine-tuning
that
they
might
deem
warranted.
A
Well,
maybe
in
year
four,
we
react
and
sure
that
this
is
working,
and
I
I
have
one
question:
if
you
reference
the
fact
that
this
program
may
require
a
additional
administrative
administration
and
costs,
and
I'm
wondering
if
indeed
it
does,
where
will
we
get
the
funding
for
that?
Do
you
know.
P
Count
or
mayor
robinson,
I
think
I'll-
take
a
swing
at
this
council's
initiating
a
number
of
programs
or
expanding
a
number
of
programs.
For
example,
you're.
Looking
at
how
to
institute
your
1590
program
that
will
come
with
a
fairly
significant
administrative
expense.
So
what
we're
going
to
suggest
is
that
we
take
a
look
at
the
overall
housing
programs.
A
A
So
are
there
any
other
comments
or
questions?
I'm
gonna
try
to
look
at
everybody.
I
don't
see
things
so.
Is
there
a
motion
to
direct
staff.
G
A
N
Yes,
yes,
american
council
members
tonight
the
council
will
receive
its
informational
first
quarter,
cultural
and
economic
update
and
just
by
way
background,
the
council
receives
quarterly
updates
on
economic
development
activities
from
the
staff.
Tonight's
presentation
will
be
a
report
focused
on
economic
recovery
as
as
well
as
capacity
building
and
partnerships,
small
business
support,
as
well
as
workforce
development.
N
The
council
did
receive
its
last
economic
update
on
february
22nd
of
2021,
as
well
as
a
dedicated
arts
update
back
in
may
10th
of
2021
tonight.
Presentation
is
an
informational
briefing
again
and
no
formal
action
is
being
requested
by
council
joining
us.
This
evening
is
jesse
canedo,
our
chief
economic
development
officer,
as
well
as
accompanying
him,
is
philly
marsh
their
economic
development
manager,
both
from
the
community
development
department
and
with
that
I'll
go
ahead
and
turn
it
over
to
you
emil,
jesse.
I'm
sorry.
Q
Thank
you,
city
manager,
miyaki,
we're
also
joined
tonight
by
anthony
gill,
our
economic
development
specialist,
the
mayor
deputy
members
of
council
we're
looking
forward
to
tonight's
presentation.
Q
It
is
the
first
full
quarter
of
work
under
the
new
economic
development
plan
that
the
council
approved
in
november
on
tonight's
session,
as
the
city
manager
mentioned,
is
for
information
only
next
slide.
Please,
we
did
want
to
start
with
a
quick
note
of
celebration
that
425
business
magazine,
recognized
bellevue
as
the
best
city
on
the
eastern,
the
residents
or
the
readers
of
425
business
magazine
recognized
this
city
of
bellevue
as
the
best
city
on
the
east
side.
Q
It's
a
quick
note
of
celebration
for
the
city
as
we
think
about
the
rest
of
the
year
in
economic,
reopening
and
people
returning
to
the
city.
It's
a
great
recognition
of
the
the
spirit
of
collaboration
and
partnership
that
exists
in
belgium.
It
helps
make
it
such
a
great
place
to
live,
work,
learn
and
play
as
we
go
through
the
rest
of
tonight's
presentation.
Q
We'll
you'll
know
that
we're
talking
in
broad
brush
strokes.
We
recognize
that
there
are
still
significant
numbers
of
individuals
and
individual
businesses
that
are
struggling
or
working
their
way
through
the
pandemic
and
the
economic
uncertainty
of
the
of
the
year,
but
in
broad
brushstrokes
bellevue
is
in
one
of
the
most
enviable
positions
in
the
country
as
we
look
at
the
economic
prospects
for
the
rest
of
the
year
and
going
forward.
Q
Q
More
people
are
walking
and
visiting
our
shops
and
restaurants
and
cultural
facilities
in
bellevue
and,
as
they
start
to
return
in
larger
numbers,
they'll
see
a
city
that
didn't
sleep
during
the
pandemic:
downtown
parks,
new
northeast
entrances,
opening
light
rail
is
now
really
visible
and
we're
eager
for
those
trains,
residential
and
office
buildings
are
going
up
across
the
city
and,
as
you'll
hear
about
a
little
bit
later
tonight,
we're
working
with
the
bda
again
to
bring
activation
to
the
ground
connection,
wayfinding
tables
and
chairs
folks,
coming
back
to
bellevue
will
find
a
city
that
is
eager
to
welcome
them
back
and
you'll
hear
a
lot
about
some
of
the
details
of
what
we're
doing,
to
make
sure
that
is
widely
known
and
how
we're
continuing
to
help
those
who
are
impacted
through
the
rest
of
the
year.
R
Thank
you
jesse,
so
the
cultural
and
economic
development
division.
We
manage
the
ongoing
efforts
of
business
attraction
and
marketing,
as
well
as
business
retention
expansion,
as
well
as
the
public
arts
program,
and
this
is
on
top
of
the
advancing
the
six
new
focus
areas
in
the
five-year
economic
development
plan
that
was
adopted
back
in
november.
R
As
was
mentioned,
you
received
a
dedicated
arts
update
earlier
this
month,
so
this
quarterly
update
will
focus
on
that
continued
recovery,
tracking
from
the
covid
pandemic,
our
partnership
and
capacity
building,
work,
small
business
support
and
workforce,
and
then
we'll
give
you
a
preview
of
what
we're
working
on
for
the
next
quarter
and
although
now
there's
increased
optimism
with
the
vaccine,
rollout
and
stated
reopening,
and
we
definitely
see
that
within
the
data,
we're
continuing
to
diligently,
monitor
these
recovery
indicators
to
to
ensure
we
continue
to
trend
upward.
R
So
tonight
we're
going
to
report
on
unemployment
trends,
commercial,
real
estate
and
tourism
and
in
these
slides
bellevue,
is
represented
by
the
dark
blue
line.
So
on
this
slide,
as
you
can
see
in
unemployment
the
end
of
last
year,
we
did
see
that
uptick
towards
december,
but
the
q1
saw
that
trending
down
again
the
march
2021
unemployment
rate
was
4.4,
and
this
is
on
par
with
many
of
our
national
peers
and
tracks,
the
lowest
among
our
regional
peers.
R
This
is
still
double
the
pre-pandemic
unemployment
rate
of
2.2,
but
reopening
efforts
that
consumer
confidence
and
travel
should
result
in
the
lowering
of
that
unemployment.
Well,
unemployment
is
represented
of
bellevue's
residents
and
that's
faring
comparatively
well.
R
We
also
do
look
at
total
employment
and
bellevue
did
lose
over
eight
percent
of
total
jobs
from
over
the
year
of
q3
2019
to
q4
2020,
and
we
do
see
that
this
is
concentrated
in
businesses
under
25
employees
and
is
most
likely
a
reflection
of
the
downtown
service
industry
that
was
highly
impacted
from
the
work
from
home
policies.
So
we're
going
to
continue
to
monitor
this
number
and
hope
that
it
bounces
back
up
as
the
reopening
efforts
continue.
R
Looking
at
commercial
real
estate,
you
know
vacancies
increased
nationally,
but
bellevue
it
did
fare
much
better
than
than
others
in
this
graph
again,
bellevue
is
the
dark
blue
line.
Seattle
is
the
green
line.
R
Sunnyvale
is
the
yellow
line,
so
you
see
that
bellevue
had
a
much
flatter
increase
than
some
of
our
peers
and
the
best
news
that
we're
hearing
is
that
there's
optimism
that
the
worst
is
behind
us
and
we're
seeing
this
with
a
significant
drop
in
new
subleases,
as
well
as
the
re-emergence
of
tenant
activity,
including
some
competition
among
the
available
spaces.
R
We
were
one
property
mentioned
that
you
know
that
existing
slack
in
the
markings
marketplace
resulted
in
more
tenants
looking
to
move
into
spaces
and
a
healthy
competition
of
companies
bidding
for
that
space.
So
we're
going
to
be
continuing
to
watch
that
through
through
the
end
of
the
year.
R
We
want
to
note
that
that
is
representative
of
existing
supply
and
that
our
development
pipeline
is
still
very
healthy.
We
have
over
9
million
office
space
or
square
feet
of
office
space
in
development
and
over
90
of
that
space
is
already
pre-leased,
including
the
previously
announced
amazon
and
facebook
growth
and
that
secondary
employment
that
comes
with
it.
This
represents
at
least
35
000
jobs
in
bellevue.
Some
highlights
from
our
new
construction
include
amazon's
bellevue
600
phase.
One
has
begun
with
the
parking
demolition
and
that
occupancy
is
expected
in
2024
skansas
building.
R
The
construction
is
slated
to
begin
soon,
with
the
completion
scheduled
for
fourth
quarter
of
2023
and
then
the
bellevue
555.
If
you've
walked
down
the
grand
connection
recently,
that
is
sprouting
up
out
of
the
ground
and
a
really
great
site
to
see.
R
R
However,
with
the
vaccine,
rollout
reopening
and
the
new
cdc
guidelines,
there's
a
lot
of
optimism
for
the
start
of
this
recovery
over
the
summer
months.
A
report
shows
that
70
percent
of
americans
do
have
travel
plans
in
the
next
three
months
and
we're
definitely
seeing
that
within
the
numbers.
What
you
see
here
are
the
march
numbers
with
hotel
occupancy
up
to
a
12-month
high
of
33.4
percent,
and
we
actually
just
got
the
april
numbers
as
well,
which
have
another
healthy
clip
of
an
extra
5
increase.
R
So
we're
going
to
want
to
see
that
healthy
clip
continue
over
the
over
the
summer
and
that
represented
almost
a
hundred
thousand
overnight
visitors
here
in
bellevue
over
that
month.
In
talking
with
made
in
bowers
center,
they
hope
to
return
and
definitely
project
a
more
typical
event
activity
in
the
fall.
They
already
have
looks
like
eight
books
or
eight
events
booked
for
both
september
and
october,
so
definitely
getting
those
back
on
the
books
will
increase
our
travelers
here
to
to
bellevue
and
visit
bellevue
is
continuing
to
increase
their
marketing.
R
Now
that
there's
that
confidence
and
the
activity
in
the
tourism
industry
and
we're
participating
with
them
on
the
festival
and
events
council
to
help
attract
and
incubate
festivals
and
events
in
bellevue,
they
can
really
serve
as
a
catalyst
for
economic
growth
and
so
on
the
note
of
partnering.
I'm
going
to
turn
the
presentation
over
to
anthony
gill
he's
our
economic
development
specialist
and
he's
going
to
talk
about
some
of
our
capacity
building
and
partnership.
Work.
J
Good
evening,
council
members,
as
we
emerge
from
covet
19
we're
working
hand
in
hand
with
many
different
partners
on
a
number
of
different
capacity
building
efforts.
We
continue
to
work
very
closely
with
the
bellevue
downtown
association
on
downtown
place,
making,
including
outdoor
dining
and
new
activations
along
the
grand
connection.
J
This
year
we
will
also
see
the
return
of
the
yellow,
lanterns
and
outdoor
seating
along
the
grand
connection.
This
summer,
the
lanterns
will
be
concentrated
on
the
southwest
portion
of
the
grand
connection
route
due
to
the
major
construction
projects
that
are
under
away
at
compass,
plaza
and
along
the
pedestrian
corridor.
J
We
also
have
a
continued
strong
partnership
with
the
bda
and
the
chamber
for
the
hate
house.
No
home
here
campaign
bda
quickly
installed
banners
along
the
grand
connection
and
the
chamber
has
assisted
with
business
sticker
distribution,
and
the
chamber
is
also
working
with
us
on
a
door-to-door
business
outreach
campaign
in
the
crossroads
area.
To
connect
and
communicate
information
on
business
resources
and
opportunities
for
businesses
that
are
located
out
there.
J
We're
also
very
excited
to
be
working
again
this
year
with
the
obma,
the
old
w
merchants
association,
bda
and
our
transportation
department
to
bring
outdoor
dining
back
for
another
summer.
Last
year's
program
was
a
great
success
with
a
survey
finding
that
more
than
80
percent
of
people
wanted
to
see
the
spaces
return
as
an
annual
program.
J
So
after
several
months
of
planning
and
promotion
with
the
restaurants,
including
several
permitting
workshops,
the
extended
spaces
rolled
out
on
main
street
last
week,
five
different
restaurants
are
participating
with
parking
lane
spaces,
plus
more
than
40
others,
utilizing
sidewalk
spaces
and
private
patio
spaces
across
the
city.
These
are
restaurants,
located
downtown
and
on
main
street,
but
also
in
a
number
of
other
neighborhoods
like
bellred
and
wilberton.
J
R
Thanks
anthony
so
again,
the
data
shows
signs
of
optimism,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
remember
just
how
hard
this
past
year
has
been
for
our
small
businesses,
and
we
will
continue
to
support
them
as
we
shift
from
relief
mode
to
recovery
mode
for
over
a
year.
Most
of
our
small
business
focus
has
been
on
ensuring
that
our
businesses
have
the
information
and
resources
they
need
to
access.
Financial
assistance
and
relief
to
weather
the
pandemic,
and
q1
did
continue
to
focus
on
release
resources,
including
promoting
programs
such
as
the
working
washington
4,
grant
ppp
extension.
R
Shuttered
venues
operating
grant
restaurant
revitalization
fund
that
just
closed
today.
All
of
this,
along
with
the
free
one-on-one
assistance
provided
by
business
impact
northwest,
as
well
as
the
sbdc
center
there's
some
numbers
up
on
the
on
the
screen
that
kind
of
represent
the
scale
of
relief
needed
for
our
businesses.
R
I
think
the
important
thing
to
highlight
is
our
partnership
with
business
impact
northwest
that
supported
over
200
businesses
with
close
to
600
engagements
each
week.
There's
still
new
businesses
accessing
that
program,
as
well
as
that
high
rate
of
return
of
previous
clients
following
up
with
additional
needs
and
questions.
R
In
fact,
we
were
just
reported
that
every
single
restaurant
that
business
impact
northwest
has
worked
with
they
insured
applied
for
that
restaurant
revitalization
fund
opportunity
and
that
major,
the
majority
of
that
assistance
has
been
focused
on
navigating
financial
relief,
but
as
businesses
do
kind
of
come
out
of
that
relief
mode
into
recovery
mode.
They're
going
to
be
looking
for
more
of
that
business
operation
assistance
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
help
and
stay
nimble,
adapting
our
programming
to
assist
the
businesses
where
they're
at
and
with
what
they
need.
R
R
So
that's
a
big
shout
out
to
one
of
our
advisors:
janie
seiko,
who
has
a
gift,
just
a
gift
of
making
finance
fun,
which
there's
a
lot
of
finance
education
over
this
past
year
for
sure.
But
what
I
want
to
focus
on
is
this
booster
business
tools
and
resources
for
going
digital.
This
is
a
new
series
built
out
of
the
startup
425
innovation
lab
and
in
partnership
with
bellevue
college.
R
It's
really
focused
on
those
businesses
who
are
disproportionately
affected
by
kova
19,
with
the
emphasis
on
businesses
owned
by
women,
minorities
and
people
of
color,
and
what
it
does
is.
It
provides
participants
access
to
complementary
and
no-cost
solutions
to
get
their
businesses
online
in
it
or
expand
their
existing
digital
presence.
It's
a
free
one-day
workshop.
R
And
then
we
do
anticipate
hosting
the
same
series,
one
more
time
in
october
and
then
again
in
q1
of
2022
to
really
build
the
momentum
of
it
and
really.
The
intent
here
is
to
make
these
online
tools,
approachable
and
kind
of
have
those
bite-sized
baby
steps
for
business
owners
who
are
unfamiliar
or
uncomfortable
with
an
online
presence.
R
Our
regional
strategy,
participation
included
being
an
active
participant
in
the
regional
econom,
equitable
prosperity
plan.
This
included
participation,
of
course,
related
to
access
to
good
jobs
and
diverse
talent.
We
also
are
closely
connected
with
the
workforce
development
council
and
their
regional
plan
for
equitable
economic
recovery.
R
This
is
a
three
to
five
year
blueprint
to
align
shared
priorities
between
regional
partners,
so
we're
at
the
table
really
understanding
how
those
regional
strategies
can
have
bellevue
benefit
and
then
we've
also
been
look
working
at
regional
or
locally
as
well
toward
better
industry.
Connection
and
facilitation.
R
One
program
I
want
to
highlight
is
the
bellevue
chamber,
internship
pilot,
so
this
is
working
with
bellevue
chamber,
as
well
as
bellevue
college,
to
develop
new
partnerships
with
small
to
mid-sized
businesses
to
create
internship
programs
and
provide
that
necessary
support
for
both
the
intern
hosts
the
companies,
as
well
as
the
students
for
mutually
beneficial
experience,
that
will
help
lead
to
increase
bellevue
internships
and
job
placement,
these
small
to
mid-sized
companies.
Traditionally
don't
have
internship
programs,
and
yet
they
are
often
a
critical
step
and
on-ramp
to
career
growth
at
some
of
our
more
competitive
companies.
R
Here
in
bellevue,
I
another
area
that
we
dived
into
in
the
workforce.
Development
realm
is
just
employment
resource
navigation.
We
saw
that
there
was
a
need
for
better
navigation
of
what
we
do
have
available,
so
we
created
an
employment
resource
web
page
and
there's
actually
two
two
web
pages.
R
We've
also
include
workforce,
opera
and
job
opportunities
in
our
newsletter
and
our
social
media
content.
R
Q
Thank
you,
mayor
deputy
mayor
members
of
council,
so
all
the
work
that
you've
heard
about
tonight
will
be
continuing
over
the
next
several
months,
substantial
body
of
work,
but
we
do
also
have
a
substantial
body
of
work
that
will
be
bringing
forward
to
the
council
with
in
terms
of
reports
and
updates
in
the
next
couple
of
quarters.
Q
We
are
conducting
as
well
a
study
of
commercial
lease
arrears
and
issues,
so
that
is
a
study
of
tenant
businesses
and
property
owners
across
the
east
side
and
we're
doing
this
in
partnership
with
our
part
of
our
neighboring
cities
to
understand
what
debt
burdens
may
be.
You
know
impacting
our
property
owners,
large
and
small,
as
well
as
our
ten
businesses
here
in
bellevue.
We
are
in
the
middle
of
that
study
and
hope
to
bring
back
some
of
the
results
in
q3.
Q
The
the
good
news
so
far
is
that
it
does
appear
that
many
of
our
smaller
tenant
businesses
across
the
spectrum
have
been
able
to
catch
up
or
get
some
type
of
relief
from
their
property
owners
from
their
landlords.
Q
So
those
those
debts
may
not
be
quite
as
large
as
we
were
initially
expecting
them
to
be,
which
is
a
good
sign,
but
we
do
have
some
additional
discovery
to
do
there
before
we
bring
that
information
back
to
council,
as
philly
mentioned,
we'll
be
working
with
our
crossroads
businesses
to
out
to
engage
them
and
start
capacity
building
in
the
crossroads
neighborhood
in
partnership
with
the
bellevue
chamber,
which
is
part
of
the
the
capacity
building
outside
of
downtown
that
was
outlined
in
the
ed
plan.
Q
Anthony
mentioned
that
the
outdoor
dining
program
will
be
running
over
the
next
several
months,
we'll
be
working
with
our
internal
partners
and
our
external
partners
to
make
sure
that
that
program
is
set
up
for
continuation.
In
future
years,
we've
heard
support
from
the
council
and
support
for
from
our
businesses
and
residents,
so
we'll
make
sure
that
is
squared
away
and
ready
to
to
become
a
staple
program
here.
For
bellevue,
we
are
also
in
the
middle
of
our
biennial
business
survey,
so
every
odd
numbered
year.
Q
We
do
a
census
style
survey
of
our
businesses
here
in
the
community,
and
we
will
be
wrapping
that
up
in
june
and
hope
to
bring
back.
The
initial
report
to
council
in
q3
we'll
also
be
working,
as
anthony
mentioned,
with
the
bda
to
activate
the
ground
connection
route
and
make
sure
that
folks
learn
about
the
ground
connection
and
all
of
the
cultural
activities
that
happen
on
that
route.
Q
As
we
welcome
people
back
to
the
city
and
we'll
continue
to
engage
with
greater
seattle
partners
and
other
regional
leaders
around
the
regional
prosperity
plan
to
make
sure
that
there
are
benefits
for
the
east
side
and
support
for
bellevue
businesses
and
workers,
as
we
work
with
our
regional
partners
on
a
strong,
geographically
equitable
recovery
for
the
greater
puget
sound
region,
and
with
that
that
will
wrap
us
up
for
this
evening
and
thank
you,
members
of
council
we're
happy
to
answer
your
questions.
A
C
Yes,
thank
you
wow.
What
a
presentation
you
know
every
time
you
give
a
presentation.
I
think
that
there
isn't
more
to
it
and
then
you
bring
us
back
some
new
strategies
and
and
plans
that
you're
putting
in
place.
C
So
I
so
appreciate
all
of
the
work
that
you're
doing
and
in
partnership
right
with
bda
and
the
chamber
and
bellevue
college,
and
in
particular
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
you've
expanded
beyond
downtown
for
the
outdoor,
dining
and
also
the
capacity
building,
because
I
think
that'll
be
really
important
and
I
look
forward
to
when
we
can
broaden
it
even
more
to
you
know:
factoria
and
newport
hills
and
lake
hills
and
and
all
of
the
neighborhoods
that
have
businesses
as
well
and
and
also
the
the
digital
presidents
and
and
the
marketing.
C
I
think
that
that
we
have
certainly
seen
during
covid
just
how
important
that
is.
So
I
appreciate
that
a
couple
of
questions
that
I
have
and
that
is
affordable,
retail
space
and
incubators.
C
I
wanted
to
understand
where
that
falls
within
our
red
plan
and
then
festivals,
that
we
might
anticipate
in
bellevue
still
this
year,
data
on
business
closures
in
bellevue
and
really
understanding
a
bit
more
about
where
those
laws
and
businesses
are
and
whether
they
are
on
life,
support
and
we'll
come
back
or
they
they
are
just
closed
for
good
and
on
the
workforce,
development,
construction,
apprenticeship.
C
I
know
we
talked
about
internships
and
I'm
wondering
about
the
construction
aspect,
just
because
there's
so
much
construction
going
on
here
in
bellevue,
whether
there
are
some
pipelines
and
opportunities
to
connect
workers
in
our
community
to
the
very
jobs
that
are
right
here
in
bellevue
that
that
may
be
very,
very
helpful
anyway.
Look
forward
to
the
rest
of
the
pieces
about
the
grand
connection
activation
and
the
least
a
rare
study,
so
good
job.
Thank
you.
So
much.
Q
Thank
you,
council
members
on.
I
can
tackle
the
affordable
retail
question
and
the
business
closures
and
then
I'll
hand
it
off
to
phil
to
talk
about
festivals
and
events
and
construction,
apprenticeships
with
regards
to
affordable
retail
space
and
other
types
of
commercial
space.
That
is
a
study
that
we're
looking
to
do
later
this
watch
later
this
year.
Q
One
of
our
strategies
in
the
ed
plan
is
a
city-wide
retail
study.
That
project
is
still
planning
to
go
forward,
we're
just
on
pause
for
the
moment
as
we
rehire
for
the
position
of
the
manager
who
is
supposed
to
help
lead
that
so
once
we
get
that
person
in
place,
we
will
be
able
to
move
that
body
of
work
forward
and
come
back
to
the
council.
With
the
report
on
data.
H
Q
Suggestions
for
making
improvements
with
regards
to
to
business
closures,
we
can
bring
some
more
data
forward
in
the
next
quarterly
update.
We
have
done
an
initial
scan
of
the
the
changes
that
happened
over
the
last
two
years.
We
can
say
that
bellevue
did
lose
about
400,
more
businesses
in
a
normal
year
in
2020,
and
some
of
that
I
mean
that's.
Some
of
that
is
due
specifically
to
kovitz,
and
some
of
that
is
due
to
redevelopment
as
well.
Q
A
lot
of
buildings
in
bellevue
have
been
taken
down
for
new
construction
and
we're
gonna
see
what
data
we
can
get
in
terms
of
what
what
precipitated
some
of
those
additional
closures.
We
do
know
that
the
loss
of
the
the
daytime
office
population
was
a
big
impact
to
many
of
our
small
and
local
businesses.
We
also
know
that
there
are
some
business
owners
who
chose
to
to
close
or
retire
or
sell
their
business,
as
as
they
saw
the
outlook
for
2020.
C
A
Okay,
did
you
want
to
say
something
philly
well
I'll,
just.
R
Tackle
the
festivals
and
events
so
we're
working
closely
with
the
parks
department.
Special
events
committee
last
we
heard
is
many
of
the
summer.
Events
have
pushed
a
little
bit
further
into
september,
but
the
big
ones
are.
The
downtown
arts
market
will
return
as
well
as
bellwether,
and
then
can
I
think,
as
we
see
these
reopening
efforts
and
some
guidelines
and
standards
be
adopted,
we
hope
to
see
a
few
more
towards
the
the
later
side
of
the
fall
and
then
be
ready
for
2022.
G
Thank
you,
mayor
yeah,
I'll
echo,
some
of
those
comments,
great
presentation,
a
lot
of
great
data
about
our
economic
recovery
and
capacity
building
and
our
small
business
support
and
workforce
development
and
appreciate
adding
the
unemployment
trends
in
there
as
well.
That
seems
very
a
positive,
at
least
from
a
from
a
bellevue
perspective.
So
that's
really
great
to
see.
G
I
mean
still
certainly
a
lot
of
work
to
be
done
in
other
areas
that
were
more
heavily
impacted,
obviously
by
the
pandemic,
but
some
really
overall
really
really
great
stuff,
and
I
appreciate
the
comprehensive
update
two
questions
for
you,
a
I
believe
I
saw
that
mr
mcgowan,
head
of
the
greater
seattle
partners,
has
recently
left.
How
does
that
impact
the
city
of
bellevue,
and
can
you
at
all?
Let
us
know
what
their
plan
is
for
getting
someone
else
in
that
role.
Q
Yes,
that's
a
thank
you
for
the
question
deputy
mayor.
So
yes,
brian
mcgowan,
ceo
of
greater
seattle
partners,
has
taken
a
job
opportunity
back
in
his
his
hometown
of
atlanta
to
work
for
a
large
private
redevelopment
firm
there.
It's
a
great
opportunity
for
him
with
gsp.
We
are
going
to
continue
our
work
with
them
to
support
the
economic
recovery
and
re-engage
with
global
businesses
that
may
be
looking
for
new
locations
in
the
seattle
area.
So
we
are
working
with
their
new
staff.
Q
One
of
brian's
last
actions
was
to
hire
three
new
staff
members
focused
on
foreign
direct
investment,
domestic
economic
recruitment
and
research,
so
we'll
be
working
with
them
starting
next
week
to
help
line
bellevue
up
for
the
future.
G
Great
great,
thank
you
for
that
and
then
also
something
I
believe
I
mentioned
last
time
and
I
was
hoping
we
might
include
in
this
presentation,
although
I
forgot
to
mention
it
to
you
earlier,
but
certainly
the
next
presentation,
I
would
love
to
get
an
update
on
where
we
at
where
we're
at
on
the
5g
open
innovation
lab.
G
This
is
a
central
piece,
at
least
as
far
as
I
see
it,
that
could
fuel
our
economic
development
for
for
for
decades.
You
know
this
partnership
for
those
who
are
not
aware,
with
t-mobile
the
university
of
washington
and
in
the
city
of
bellevue.
You
know
really.
This
is
going
to
fund
a
lot
of
startups
and
healthcare,
retail
transportation
and
and
energy,
and
I
guess
I'm
getting
a
little
bit
concerned
that
we're
not
hearing
any
updates
on
this.
I
know
you
have
a
lot
on
your
plate
and
certainly
covid
and
the
pandemic.
G
You
know
shifted
things
for
us,
but
boy
if
there
ever
was
an
economic
opportunity
as
a
as
it
relates
to
this.
It's
the
economic
development.
It's
it's
it's
this,
and
I
would
really
appreciate
a
more
substantial
update
on
this.
Just
because
of
the
tremendous
impact
and
the
tremendous
opportunity
there
is
for
bellevue.
G
You
know
just
last
week
we're
talking
about
what
a
great
smart
city
we
are,
but
if,
if,
if
we
don't
keep
up
and
are
able
to
deploy
our
5g,
we're
going
to
fall
behind
and
other
cities
may
pick
up
where
we
unfortunately
weren't
able
to
deploy
and
make
these
opportunities
available
to
not
only
this
innovation
lab,
but
just
startups.
You
know
throughout
the
country
that
would
want
to
be
here
because
of
5g.
So
we'd
love
to
know
your
thoughts
on
on
that
jesse.
G
Q
Thank
you,
debbie
marion,
yes,
we'll
look
to
bring
a
more
comprehensive
update
in
q3
that,
just
as
a
quick
note
that
partnership
with
the
5g
open
innovation
lab
is
going
very
well.
I
think
they're
on
their
second
or
third
cohort
at
this
moment
of
startups,
so
that
project
is
moving
forward
very
well.
We'll
look
for
some
additional
data
for
the
next
presentation,
fantastic.
A
Deputy
city
manager
told
me
a
couple
ago
we
were
gonna
apprec,
the
status
of
our
5g
implemention
and
so
to
him
about
that
perfect.
Now,
thank
you
for
the
council.
Okay,
remember
barksdale,.
E
All
right,
thank
you,
mayor
also
thanks
to
jesse
philly
and
anthony
really
appreciate
the
update
just
a
few
questions.
So,
given
the
commercial
real
estate
opportunities,
how
are
we
leveraging
that
to
recruit
underrepresented,
minority
owned
businesses
to
bellevue,
whether
it's
increasing
awareness
or
or
what
have
you
so
kind
of
building
up
gen
councilman
rezan's
point
about
the
affordable
retail
space
study,
trying
to
find
opportunities
to
make
that
connection
for
the
marketing
and
advertising
related
to
tourism
and
such?
E
How
are
we
making
sure
that
that
marketing
is
inclusive
just
looking
at
the
visibility
website,
especially
the
homepage,
I
think
you
know
we
could
probably
showcase
a
bit
more
diversity
and
representation
across
groups
and
then
in
terms
of
the
business
retention
and
engagement,
what
counts
as
an
engagement.
You
may
have
mentioned
this
in
past
briefings,
but
I
was
just
curious
and
then
I
can
we
add
churn
to
the
metrics
that
we
are.
E
I
think
you
spoke
to
it
when
you
responded
to
council
members
on
this
point,
but
I
think
it'd
be
good
to
track
over
time
as
well
and
then
also
metrics
for
the
workforce,
activities
or
programs.
I
didn't
see
that,
and
I
like
what
was
mentioned
before
about
apprenticeship
utilization
as
well.
Thanks.
Q
It
comes
on
by
box
now
I
can
address
a
couple
of
those
and
then
hand
it
off
to
affiliate
to
touch
on
the
small
business
work
and
the
marketing
piece.
With
regards
to
the
business
retention
and
engagement.
Q
We
do
count
it's
two
major
things:
it's
either
when
we
go
and
have
a
long,
detailed
engagement
with
the
the
company
to
understand
how
their
pain
points
their
their
pride
points
and
how
the
city
can
support
of
their
their
industry
and
those
tend
to
be
30
to
30
minutes
to
an
hour
long
engagements
with
those
companies,
and
we
start
to
bring
them
into
some
of
the
additional
discussions
or
programs
that
we're
working
on
the
other
thing
will
count
as
a
bre
engagement
is
when
there's
specifically
some
technical
assistance.
That's
provided.
Q
If
a
company
comes
to
us
needing
help
with
navigating
permitting
or
getting
connections
with
business
advisors,
we
will
once
we
make
those
connections
and
successfully
navigate
them
through
their
requests.
We
count
that
as
an
engagement
as
well
with
regards
to
to
churn
in
the
the
local
business
environment.
That
is
something
we
can
look
to
bring
back
some
data
on
in
q3.
Q
We
do
have
some
some
good
data,
we're
tracking
in
terms
of
business
formation
and
then
business
closures
on
an
annual
basis,
we're
we'll
dissect
that
by
industry
type
and
owner
demographics
to
the
best
of
our
ability,
but
that
information
is
not
always
readily
available,
but
we'll
look
to
that
for
q3
and
then,
with
regards
to
workforce
metrics,
we
are
still
in
the
process
of
baselining
there's
a
lot.
Q
R
And
I
can
just
touch
on
the
marketing
and
advertising,
as
well
as
the
commercial
real
estate
in
working
with
gsp
and
their
economic
recovery
framework.
I
think
that's
one
thing
that
was
very
important
and
that
we'll
see
through
that
and
we
will
bring
those
that
that
framework
to
council
and
the
findings
and
alignment
with
bellevue
two
council
at
a
later
date,
but
representation
matters
and
also
there's
some
very
detailed
metrics
in
that
plan
of
how
to
meet
some
of
those
those
goals.
E
Awesome
thanks
and
on
the
engagement
and
churn,
I
think,
it'd
be
really
interesting
to
see
what
types
of
engagements
influenced
the
church
that'd
be
really
cool.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you.
I
love
these
presentations
because,
while
a
lot
of
people
were
downward,
trending
or
retooling
during
covid,
the
investments
in
our
city
have
only
grown
and
the
metrics
obviously
need
some
help
with
some
of
the
employment
rates
and
such,
but
they
are
coming
back.
I
work
downtown
and
people
are
coming
back,
so
that
is
really
exciting
to
see
so
love
all
the
programs
want
to
keep
going
full
bore
ahead.
Absolutely
agree
with
deputy
mayor
newinghouse
about
5g.
D
I
think
that
that's
really
important
that
we
can
don't
take
our
eye
off
that
ball
t-mobile.
Their
u.s
headquarters
is
here
in
bellevue
and
there's
leaders
in
5g.
We
want
them
rolling
out,
but
we're
not
the
city
with
the
highest
5g.
So
let's
keep
going
on
that.
I
just
have
a
couple
of
questions
with
regard
more
mainly
to
office,
but
to
the
extent
it
applies
to
retail.
I'd
be
curious
about
that
as
well.
So
we
have
a
10
vacancy
rate
right
now
with
the
existing
buildings
that
we
have.
D
What
is
considered
a
healthy
vacant
balance
for
vacancy
rate,
because
you
don't
want
to
be
zero
because
then
no
businesses
can
come
in.
So,
what's
a
good,
what
what's
the
best
we're
the
hottest?
You
know
most
stable
healthy
market?
What
is
that
number.
Q
A
good
question:
councilman
robertson,
a
healthy
vacancy
rate,
is
somewhere
in
the
range
of
like
four
to
six
or
seven
percent
and,
as
you
know
previously,
bellevue
had
such
a
low
vacancy
rate
that
we
actually
didn't
have
space
for
new
companies
to
enter.
So
we
are
seeing
exactly
what
you're
saying.
D
Right
exactly
so,
and
we're
going
to
have
a
lot
more
coming
online,
but
a
lot
of
them
are
already
filled
or
pre-filled.
So
I'm
wondering
what,
if
anything,
starting
in,
I
think
it's
starting
in
january,
if
not
sooner,
there's
going
to
be
a
new
tax
on
the
big
city
across
the
lake
for
high
earners,
where
anyone
making
more
than
150
000
for
a
job
for
a
company
of
a
certain
size.
D
Are
we
seeing
interest
from
some
of
those
financial
sector,
law
firms
etc?
Services
about
coming
over
here?
Is
that
having
an
impact
and
how
can
we
make
sure
that
if
people
are
shopping
to
put
their
company
that
they
are
aware
that
we
have
that
edge
of
not
having
that
high
earners
tax.
Q
R
Sure
yeah,
I
think
it
we're
definitely
seeing
some
increased
interest
of
regional
movements
and
that's
gonna
continue.
We
did
revamp
our
website
and
I
do
have
some
marketing
efforts
that
do
highlight
bellevue
as
a
busy
business
friendly
location
and
we're
kind
of
getting
out
there
a
little
bit
more
to
to
ensure
that
everyone,
both
in
the
region
as
well
as
nationally
and
globally,
knows
about
bellevue
and
the
advantages
of
doing
business
in
bellevue.
D
B
I
mean
you're
really
doing
a
great
job
and
you're
really
going
into
all
kinds
of
things,
and
I
think
it's
tying
it
together.
So
well,
I
think
that's
what's
exciting.
Is
that
there's
so
many
pieces
that
you
know
it's
not
scattered
and
you're?
Really.
You
really,
I
think,
have
a
very
positive
approach
to
this
whole
matter
and
presentations
and
all
that-
and
I
think
that's
exciting,
and
that
kind
of
energy
and
excitement
carries
over
to
the
people
you're
working
with
too
on
the
community.
B
So
that's
that's
very
good
you're
doing
great
representation
of
bellevue
and
also
carrying
out
these
programs.
I
agree
with
a
lot
of
things
have
been
said.
I
do,
I
do
say
think
that
I'm
not
too
worried
about
the
5g.
I
don't
think
we
want
to
kind
of
get
the
idea
out
the
kind
we're
not
doing
things,
because
we
are
it's
a
very
important
thing.
B
We
all
agree
with
that
and
maybe
just
giving
a
little
more
information
and
see
how
we're
going
along
and
making
sure
we
are
because
I
know
we
are-
and
you
know
that's
something-
we've
been
working
on
for
several
years
and
so
it's
it's
a
program,
that's
been
built
up
over
time
and
absolutely
is
important
and
you
know
t-mobile
is
not
going
to
let
it
let
it
drop.
So
I'd
like
to
see
some
more,
you
know
more
communication
about.
B
That
would
be
helpful
and
the
other
thing
I
think
is
is
interesting.
To
look
forward
to
is
maybe
concentrate
on
is
the
expansion
of,
and
you
mentioned
this-
it's
not
all
downtown.
We
know
that
the
rest
of
the
parts
of
the
city
are
growing
and
I
you
know
have
a
little
bit,
maybe
give
a
little
bit
more
assessment
of
how
the
business
communities
are
doing
in
you
know.
B
Other
parts
of
the
city
you've
got
east
gate
and
you
know
newport
has
some
businesses
there
and,
of
course,
factoria
is
a
growing
area
and
bell
red.
I
mean
del
rey.
We're
doing
you
know
we're
gonna
be
looking
at
that.
In
the
meantime,
things
are
happening
out
there
and
it's
just
amazing,
going
down
bellred
road
and
seeing
all
the
construction
and
change
that's
going
on.
B
So
we
have
a
number
of
areas
and
then,
of
course,
people
you
know,
eastgate
has
has
always
been
a
big
business
area,
it's
kind
of
quiet,
but
it's
it's
one
time
had
more
people
employed
there
than
downtown.
So
it's
we
have
a
lot
of
zones
out
there,
and
I
know
you
touched
on
those.
What's
the
what's
the
extent
of
you're,
seeing
the
growth
and
and
development,
and
what
are
we
doing
to
help
that
in
these
these
other
areas
outside
of
downtown.
Q
That's
number
stokes.
What
I
can
offer
is
that
a
lot
of
the
data
on
our
other
business
districts,
victoria,
crossroads,
east
gates
and
some
of
the
businesses
in
newport
hills
and
others
they're
getting
touch
as
part
of
the
business
survey
work
and
so
we'll
be
able
to
see
some
of
the
trends
from
that
information
and
then
engage
with
neighborhoods
that
look
like
they
need
additional
attention.
Q
We
do
know
that
there
continues
to
be
a
lot
of
strong
interest
in
downtown
and
bellred
because
of
the
transportation
amenities,
in
particular
the
light
rail
and
the
additional
bus
service.
That's
going
into
those
neighborhoods.
We
do
know
that
eastgate
has
traditionally
been
an
area
that
has
a
lower
interest
rate
from
office
perspective.
This
is
not
seen
as
amenitized,
quite
as
well
as
downtown
or
bellred.
So
we'll
be
working
on
that,
probably
in
2022
to
see
what
we
can
do
to
help
in
that
office
market
as
well.
B
Yeah
with
the
the
growth
along
the
quarter
and
in
I-90
that's
going
to,
I
think,
really
stimulate
a
lot
more
going
on
eastgate.
You
know
we
talk
and
jennifer
councilman
robertson
knows
this
too,
when
we
were
working
with
the
east
gate
study
and
everything
we
talked
about,
and
we
knew
that
this
was
going
to
be
a
growing
area
and
it's
taken
a
long
time,
but
issaquah
is
just
going
like
mad
coming
by
there
and
that
whole
area
is
in
coming
up
too.
B
So
we
as
in
addition
to
downtown
we
have
these
other
areas
in
bellevue
that
are
attractive
for
businesses.
So
I
know
you're
working
on
all
that
and
we'd
like
to
hear
you
know
next
time
a
little
bit
more
about
how
that
connects,
and
you
know
what
we're
doing
there,
what
the
trends
are
there
as
well?
B
B
You
know
the
tax
situation
is
always
the
thing,
but
that's
something
people
kind
of
jump
on
as
if
that's
the
big
factor,
it
is
a
factor,
but
the
big
factor
is
what
we're
doing
to
work
with
the
community
and
the
amenities
and
then
the
growth
and
the
attitude
in
bellevue.
I
think
it's
just
fantastic,
and
you
know
the
development
staff
is
just
doing
a
great
job,
so
I
really
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
F
Thank
you.
Oh
as
I
had
been
saying
all
last
year
that
you
guys
you
know,
the
economic
staff
has
been
working
extremely
hard
and
challenging
to
you
know
cope
with
the
covert
19
situation.
So
I
compliment
you
guys
and
while
you're
doing
that,
you
know
obviously
some
of
the
things
that
we
have
been
asking
about.
F
F
So
hopefully
you
know
all
the
the
problem
of
cover
19
is
going
to
end.
So
the
the
things
that
I'm
interested
in
is
then
looking
at
how
we
are
going
to
be
positioning
ourselves
for
the
the
recovery.
You
know
that
includes
some
of
the
new
new
norms.
Maybe
we
need
to
be
looking
at
that.
We
learn
from
you
know
from
the
clover
19,
but
more
so
you
know
some
of
the
real
things
that
we
can
we're
convinced
that
should
be
done.
Yeah
one
examples.
F
I
think
I
don't
want
to
add
any
more
to
it,
but
you
know
technology
5g.
You
know
that
is
something
we
do
need
to
get
back
to
paying
attention
and
the
other
one
I
think
council
remember
stokes
just
mentioned
you
know
we
need
to
look
at
other
areas
of
bellevue
that
need
to
participate
in
this
future
economic
development
for
the
city.
You
you
mentioned
one
of
your
description.
What's
next,
you
mentioned
crossroads
business
outreach,
so
you
actually
identify.
F
I
assume
that's
crossroads
area,
so
I
would
like
to
see
how
you
are
addressing
some
of
the
other
areas.
Like
you
know,
consumer
stokes
just
mentioned
is
kissgate
newborn
hills,
victoria
I-90.
You
know
all
those
need
to
be
looked
at.
I
know
you
again
you're
so
busy
tied
up
with
the
cover
19
stuff.
You
know
that's
something
we
have
to
tackle,
which
is
unexpected,
but
I
think
that
need
to
be.
We
need
to
be
put
on
the
agenda.
F
F
What
we
also
know,
many
people
have
lost
jobs
right,
so
they
have
to
be
looking
at
retraining
doing
new
things.
So
I
think,
that's
still
a
very,
very
important
area,
because
that
takes
time
takes
time
to
build
up.
You
know
we
talk
about
that
in
the
old
days
about
coding.
You
know,
people
are
gonna
change
their
job
from
o
and
to
new,
and
they
have
to
learn.
So
I
think
that
still
should
be
right
on
the
on
the
agenda
right
on
the
on
their
attention
may
not
be
coding,
but
it
could
be
something
else.
F
We
need
to
be
working
with
bellevue
college.
We
need
to
be
working
with
other
private
public
institutions
that
can
actually
prepare
our
workers
to
do
that.
It's
because
we're
talking
about
belgrade,
unemployment
right
they
need
to
get
the
job
with
a
new
skill.
So
I
would
really
like
to
see
if
you
can
put
more
attention
back
on
that
and
the
another
one
is.
You
know
we're
looking
at
a
international
relationship,
a
u.s
china
relationship,
and
that
has
a
great
impact.
You
know
on
our
economy.
F
You
know
directly
you're
talking
about
tourism,
you
know
that's
something
we
have
to
figure
out.
What
do
we
do
and
then,
of
course,
talents
we
take
have
a
lot
of
talent
from
all
the
world,
and
you
know
so,
there's
a
commerce,
that's
going
on
that's
being
affected.
F
So
I
think
that
this
is
something
we
we
we
have
to
do
because
we
actually
have
a
global
innovation
exchange
gis
right
here
located
in
our
spring
district.
So,
what's
going
on
there
right,
we
have
an
asset.
We
need
to
figure
out
what
to
do,
how
to
develop
it.
How
to
use
that
to
enhance
the
thing
I
just
talked
about.
F
You
know.
One
thing
is
you
know
how
we're
going
to
talk
about
is
part
of
this
economic
development,
gi
access,
entrepreneurship,
right,
that's
innovation
and
there's,
especially
after
the
last
year.
We
talk
about
social
responsibility.
F
Social
entrepreneurship
is
becoming
very
important
too,
so
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
very
innovative,
creative
things
that
number
one
encourages
economy.
Second,
he
addresses
social
situations,
so
I
think
we
need
to
really
focus
on
what
things
we
can
do
by
utilizing.
Community
colleges,
colleges,
priming,
private
companies,
global
corporations,
amazon,
microsoft,
the
team
of
you,
you
know
they
all
need
to
be
looking
at
how
to
develop
the
social
technology
and
ultimately,
economic
relationships
and
conditions,
and
I
think
bobby
is
right
in
the
middle
of
all
that
stuff.
We
are
right
here.
F
You
know
we
our
global
relationship,
it's
here,
it's
our
people,
so
let's
figure
out
how
we
can
do
that
and
utilize
our
blessed
position
and
talent
and
people
we
have
in
our
community
involved.
You
know
technology
is
the
best
way
to
to
provide
equity
and
equality.
The
technology
differentiate
people
of
color
age
ability
whatnot,
it's
the
probably
the
best.
You
know
gary
law
used
to
say
education
is
a
great
equalizer
and
I'm
saying
that
technology
is
a
great
equalizer.
F
So
let's
look
into
that
and
let's
really
do
something-
I
really
like
to
see
how
we
can
focus
that
and
it
works
well
with
the
whole
region,
the
regional
recovery
system,
because
that's
what
they're
working
on
gsp.
So
I
think
we
are
right
in
the
middle
of
this.
We
can
really
help
to
our
you
know
very,
very
fortunate
technology
position,
so
I
I
would
like
to.
F
I
don't
want
you
to
talk
about
all
that
stuff,
it's
just
too
many
right,
but
I
know
you
already
got
some
of
that
in
mind
so,
but
I
we're
just
saying
that
I
would
like
to
you:
come
back
in
the
next
few
reports
or
start
thinking
about
what
you
have
done
in
each
of
these
areas.
Let's
get
it
going
this
fair
enough.
If
you
like
to
say
a
few
about
it,
you
want
to
that's.
Okay.
If
the
mayor
says
we
have
time
to
do
that.
F
Otherwise,
I'm
happy
to
you
know
just
have
you
come
back
to
us.
Otherwise,
again
I
see
somebody
who's
smiling,
so
you
maybe
have
something
to
add.
If
you
do
I'm
very
happy
to
listen.
Thank.
Q
A
Okay,
well
I
just
they
appreciate
my
call
cons,
they've
covered
about
everything
I
was
going
to
ask
you
that's
great.
I
really
want
to
make
you
free
the
work
that
you've
done
through
coven,
what
it,
what
a
challenging
time,
and
yet
you
have
a
heart
and
it's
obviously
been
effective
and
I'm
really
proud
of
you
and
of
our
city
and
how
you've
carried
through
this
time
and
by
you
know,
kind
of
linking
arms
with
everybody
and
recording
everybody
and
music
and
absolutely
bellevue.
Does
that.
So
thank
you
much
for
your
work.
A
I
one
question
that
I
have
in
on
the
workforce.
Development-
and
you
are,
you
probably
know
what
I'm
going
to
ask,
because
I
always
ask
about
this,
but
I
see
which
english
and
that's
great
just
wondering.
Do
you
have
that
as
jobs
come
from
amazon
and
our
other
companies
that
we
will
be
able
to
harvest
some
of
the
talent
that
we
have
here
in
bellevue?
Is
there
a
way
to
do
that
and
to
visit
people
for
these
higher
jobs.
Q
A
Which
is
what
you're
doing-
and
I
just
want
to
underscore
that
my
desire
is
to
provide
people
with
the
opportunity
that
may
not
have
opportunity
that
they
have
the
opportunity
for
the
support
of
the
city
and
the
institutions
in
our
city
that
they
can
access
these
jobs
if
they're
willing
to
if
they
want
them
and
they're
willing
to
work
hard
for
them.
So
that's
kind
of
my
philly.
Do
you
have
anything
else
to
add.
R
Yeah,
I
was
just
going
to
say
we
can
go
back
to
bellevue
college
too
and
get
the
concrete
data,
but
in
the
conversation
we
had
with
them
the
their
graduates,
the
majority
of
them
actually
do
in
tech.
Actually,
do
you
end
up
in
those
jobs?
It's
not
the
first
stop,
as
jesse
mentioned.
I
think
the
other
thing
in
this
area
is
there's
a
lot
of
talking
conversation
around
the
wraparound
services
and
the
support
needed
for
individuals
who
are
transitioning
into
tech
fields.
It
happens
to
be
a
very
fast-paced
high
demand
career.
R
So
where
are
those
support
systems
that
can
be
set
up?
So
that
is
one
thing
with
that
pilot
project
that
we're
doing
is
having
the
interns
actually
be
a
cohort
and
be
able
to
have
that
support
and
talk
about
their
experiences
instead
of
just
being
the
one
intern
in
a
new
in
a
company
with
a
new
program,
but
that
goes
through.
So
there's
there's
a
lot
of
there's
mentors
in
tech,
which
is
a
great
program.
R
That's
created
that
really
focuses
on
making
sure
that
those
individuals
who
are
entering
tech
careers
have
effective
mentors
that
they
can
talk
to
and
be
coached
with.
To
really
then
succeed
in
that
career
shift
that
they're
doing.