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A
Okay,
great
welcome
everybody
to
the
bellevue
city
council
meeting
for
november
9th
2020
and
wednesday
is
veterans
day,
and
I
just
want
to
say
that
a
big
thank
you
to
every
veteran
in
bellevue
and
in
our
country,
because
those
who
live
in
freedom
will
always
be
grateful
to
those
who
help
preserve
it.
So,
thank
you
very
much
and
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
a
bellevue
resident
that
I
was
happy
to
meet
last
year.
A
C
D
E
H
I
A
I
Thank
you
good
evening,
mayor
robinson
and
bellevue
city,
council
members.
My
name
is
paul
bruno
and
I
live
at
369,
101st
avenue
southeast
in
bellevue
washington,
and
thank
the
council
for
this
opportunity
this
this
evening
to
comment
on
the
environmental
stewardship
plan.
I
I'm
a
retired,
bellevue
resident,
proud
parent
and
grandparent,
and
I
truly
appreciate
the
hard
work
the
council
and
the
program
staff
had
put.
It
have
put
into
the
draft
environmental
stewardship
plan.
It
covers
important
areas,
but
I
must
say,
I'm
concerned.
The
plan
is
not
strong
enough
and
I'll
give
a
little
explanation.
I
In
2018,
the
intergovernmental
panel
on
climate
change
delivered
a
special
report
that
makes
it
perfectly
clear
that
we
need
to
cut
emissions
in
half
by
2030
to
avoid
a
runaway
climate
change
catastrophe
that
will
continue
for
generations.
As
the
graph
on
page
37
of
the
environmental
stewardship
plan
shows
our
largest
single
factor
or
sector.
Excuse
me
of
carbon
emissions
is
from
energy
use
in
residential
and
commercial
buildings,
which,
together
account
for
47
of
emissions.
I
Please
strengthen
the
plan,
especially
the
energy
section,
which
addresses
buildings
where
nearly
half
of
our
greenhouse
gas
emissions
emanate.
In
addition,
on
pages
120
and
121
of
the
plan,
it
says
it
will
be
evaluated
and
updated
on
a
five-year
cycle.
I
This
might
make
sense
for
other
city
plans,
but
for
the
environmental
stewardship
plan,
10-year
mark
of
2030
is
going
to
be
critical.
We
have
to
reduce
emissions
much
faster
than
the
6.4
reduction
of
the
past.
Almost
nine
years
and
waiting
five
years
to
evaluate
is
too
long.
If
we
discover
say
in
2025
that
we're
behind
our
targets,
we
will
not
be
able
to
recover
and
we
will
face
life-threatening
outcomes.
I
I
J
K
My
name
is
jennifer
keller
and
I
live
in
lake
hills
at
115,
146
avenue
southeast.
I
want
to
thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
and
also
thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work
this
year.
I
know
you've
been
taking
on
some
really
tough
challenges,
I'm
a
long
time
bellevue
resident,
and
I
love
how
green
and
beautiful
our
area
is,
and
I
want
to
protect
our
climate,
especially
for
the
sake
of
our
young
people.
K
What
a
moment
we're
in
there's
the
presidential
election,
which
means
we
can
get
back
into
the
paris
climate
accords,
setting
a
context
for
our
important
local
work
on
climate
change.
There's
the
pandemic
and
many
other
things
all
of
it
brings
a
lot
of
uncertainty.
But
on
the
other
hand,
this
is
a
crucial
time
for
our
city
to
create
the
strongest
climate
action
plan
we
possibly
can
when
we
build
back
from
the
current
economic
setbacks.
K
We
must
build
back
better
with
greater
equity,
cleaner
energy,
greater
efficiency
in
our
buildings
and
transportation
planning,
for
that
now
can
help
us
accomplish
it.
When
it's
feasible
paul
mentioned
the
u.n
on
intergovernmental
panel
on
climate
change
report
really
emphasizes
it.
It's
not
just
a
matter
of
oh
well
if
we
make
it
by
2030
or
50
reduction
by
2030
or
if
we
make
it
by
2040,
it's
really
important
that
we
really
make
it
by
2030..
K
So
I
really
appreciate
the
draft
update
of
the
environmental
stewardship
plan,
which
is
well
organized
and
includes
a
variety
of
good
ideas.
At
the
same
time,
I
want
to
speak
up
for
certain
improvements
to
the
plan.
As
paul
mentioned,
the
cycle
for
evaluation
update
really
needs
to
be
shortened
from
that
five-year
evaluation
cycle.
We
can't
catch
up
if
we
get
behind,
so
we
do
need
to
be
looking
at
that
emissions
data
annually,
and
I
would
really
like
to
see
more
firm
action.
K
So
I
think
we
could
look
at
those
places
and
ask
ourselves
can't
we
commit
to
something
stronger
than
that,
maybe
using
ideas
from
existing
climate
action
lists
designed
for
cities
to
use,
or
at
least
move
quickly,
from
evaluation
to
action.
This
strengthening
is
especially
needed
in
the
section
called
energy
paul
mentioned
that
that's
the
one
that
covers
energy
and
buildings.
K
We
can
create
an
environmental
stewardship
plan
that
truly
aims
for
sustainability,
sustainability,
meeting
the
needs
of
the
present,
without
compromising
the
ability
of
our
young
people
and
future
generations
to
meet
their
own
needs.
Please
ensure
bellevue
aims
for
strong
leading-edge
climate
action
in
our
our
environmental
stewardship
plan.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you
and
the
final
speaker,
the
final
speaker
signed
up
this
evening,
is
barbara
chevalier
and
ms
chevaliers
reached
out
earlier
today
and
has
a
powerpoint
to
share,
so
I
will
be
sharing
that
and
we'll
be
tracking
her
three
minutes
separately.
Miss
chevalier.
Can
you
hear
me
I
can?
Can
you
hear
me
I
can
thank
you.
Let
me
pull
up
your
powerpoint.
L
Good
evening,
mayor
robinson
and
council
members,
my
name
is
barbara
chevalier.
I
live
in
newport
hills
and
I
wanted
to
introduce
you
this
evening
to
a
new
non-profit
that
I
chair
called
300
trees
next
slide,
please
we
seek
to
increase
bellevue's
tree
urban
tree
canopy
by
building
relationships,
securing
funding
and
leveraging
community
interests
to
plant
and
protect
trees.
We
want
to
help
bring
bellevue
to
that
40
tree
canopy
coverage
as
soon
as
possible
for
both
the
health
of
our
city
and
our
planet
next
slide.
Please.
L
We
have
already
begun
our
work
with
a
free
tree,
giveaway
of
almost
50
trees.
This
fall
over
50
percent
more
than
we
had
originally
planned.
The
green
pins
here
on
this
map
show
where
these
trees
were
planted.
Our
goal
is
to
plant
throughout
the
city,
focusing
particularly
on
neighborhoods
that
have
a
lower
tree.
Canopy
equity
is
really
important
to
us
next
slide,
please.
L
L
Over
that
same
time
period,
we
will
establish
either
our
own
tree
growing
operation
or
create
a
relationship
with
a
local
nursery
to
grow
trees
specifically
to
meet
our
needs,
as
we
scale
up
towards
several
thousand
trees
per
year
over
the
next
few
years.
Next
slide,
please
to
support
these
really
ambitious
goals.
We
have
a
new
website
that
we
encourage
everyone
to
visit
at
300trees.org.
L
That's
300trees.org.
We
ultimately
envision
300
trees,
fostering
robust
public-private
partnerships
that
can
bring
together
the
talents
and
ideas
of
government
officials,
residents,
local
organizations
and
businesses.
We've
already
been
in
communication
with
the
city's
environmental
stewardship
program,
bellevue
college
and
students
at
enact
the
sammamish
highs
environmental
club.
We
are
applying
for
funding
through
the
washington
department
of
natural
resources
and
private
grant,
making
organizations
so
that
we
have
the
financial
resources
to
scale
our
tree
planting
work.
L
So
I
would
urge
the
council
to
be
bold
in
supporting
the
environmental
services
plan
in
general
and
tree
planting,
in
particular,
we'll
be
reaching
out
to
you
individually
soon
to
learn
more
about
your
ideas
and
vision
for
bellevue's
tree
canopy,
and
we
look
forward
to
working
together
to
build
a
tree
focused
coalition
that
can
green
bellevue's,
neighborhoods
streets,
schools
and
parks
for
many
years
to
come.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
this
evening.
B
G
I
have
two
items
to
share
with
you
under
the
manager's
report
this
evening
and
the
first
one
is
on
with
winter
weather
preparedness
and,
as
you
know,
it's
that
time
of
year,
where
we
begin
messaging
to
our
residences
and
businesses,
how
the
city
is
preparing
for
the
forecasted
inclement
weather
joining
us
this
evening
is
chris
long
assistant
director
in
our
transportation
department
to
provide
an
overview
of
how
the
city
is
preparing
for
the
winter
and
how
we
are
adjusting
to
our
practices
during
this
time
of
cobit.
M
City
manager,
mayor
robinson
and
council,
thank
you
for
having
me
here
tonight,
so
I'm
going
to
talk
about
three
main
things
here:
we're
gonna
go
over
how
we've
prepared
for
this
winter,
the
training
that
we've
done
and
what
is
new
for
the
winter
of
2020
2021.
M
So,
looking
at
the
forecast
for
this
year,
it
looks
to
be
a
la
nina
year
and
what
that
means
for
us
is
that
it
typically
amounts
to
a
slightly
more
precipitation
than
we
have
in
past
years
with
slightly
colder
temperatures.
M
So
with
that
forecast
in
hand,
we
we
do
use
that
to
to
kind
of
get
ourselves
geared
up
and
prepared,
but
at
the
same
time
we
we
prepare
for
these
storms
no
matter
what
type
of
season
it
is,
and
we
start
that
preparation
in
the
summer.
So
this
summer
we
went
through
and
we
serviced
all
our
plows
and
sanders
to
make
sure
that
they
were
ready
for
this
winter.
We
also
stocked
up
all
our
solid
and
de-ice
and
liquid
de-icing
materials
so
that
all
our
stores
are
ready
for
this
winter
as
well.
M
And
then
we
kicked
off
our
training
this
year
in
october,
but
it
was
done
a
little
differently
than
we
typically
do.
Last
thing
I
want
to
mention
is
that
when
it
comes
to
winter,
weather
preparedness
is
we're
looking
at
not
just
snow
but
also
ice
floods
and
winter
wind
events
and
with
the
completion
of
our
training
in
october.
M
I
can
now
say
that
we
are
officially
a
winter
wet
weather
ready
as
of
november
1st,
so
on
the
topic
of
training,
typically
with
when
we
do
our
training,
it's
done
in
a
large
lecture
hall
setting,
we
have
150
staff
across
the
transportation
parks,
utilities
and
finance
and
asset
management
departments
that
participate
in
the
annual
training,
and
they
do
breakout
sessions
and
work
on
different
elements,
but
that
just
wasn't
going
to
work
this
year
under
covet
conditions.
M
So
our
staff,
with
with
within
transportation,
utilities
and
human
resources,
put
their
heads
together
and
came
up
with
a
training
program
that
could
all
be
done
online
to
prepare
our
staff
for
this
coming
winter
season.
M
The
program
online
is
only
about
an
hour
and
15
minutes
and
under
our
current
covid
work
schedules,
our
all
of
our
staff
have
a
training
specific
day
every
other
week,
so
they
were
easily
able
to
get
through
all
of
these
items
and
go
back
and
double
check
items
as
well,
just
to
be
sure
that
they
were
ready
for
this
season
so
quickly.
Looking
back
at
last
season,
we
had
one
major
snow
event
last
year
that
lasted
about
five
days,
and
we
felt
it
was
a
very
effective
response.
M
We
expanded
our
external
communications,
we're
up
to
11
000
subscribers
to
our
emergency
weather
text
and
email
alert
system,
but
there
were
a
couple
things
we
learned
from
this
system
and
the
main
one
or
from
excuse
me
from
that
storm
and
the
main
one
was
the
need
to
be
able
to
break
through
ice.
That
builds
up
over
time
on
some
of
our
neighborhood
streets
years
ago,
we
used
to
only
use
steel
plows,
and
then
we
migrated
to
rubber
tip
plows
to
better
preserve
our
pavement
and
our
pavement
markings.
M
But
we
found
that
we
just
could
not
get
through
the
ice
after
this
last
storm,
so
we've
now
outfitted
ourselves
with
five
steel,
plow
bits
that
sit
in
the
east
gate
yard
and
are
ready
to
tackle
those
tough
hills
of
south
south
bellevue.
If
we
get
another
one
of
those
icy
storms,
next
two
items
on
this
list,
I'm
going
to
cover
in
the
next
slides
the
first
one
is
our
new,
automated
vehicle,
locating
system-
and
this
is
a
technology
that
our
fleet
staff
was
able
to
deploy
on
24
of
our
winter
weather
trucks.
M
That
allows
us
to
locate
plows
while
they're
on
their
plow
routes
and
determine
their
progress
and
to
be
able
to
use
that
location
information
to
determine
which
plow
operators
should
respond
to
an
emergency
that
might
be
going
on
one
of
the
roadways
with
this
information.
Our
ultimate
goal
is
to
get
to
where
we
can
provide
our
residents
with
a
map
that
shows
which
roads
have
most
recently
been
plowed,
because
that's
the
number
one
call
we
get
in
during
a
storm
is
whether
the
road
just
outside
their
neighborhood
has
been
plowed.
M
The
last
item
I'm
going
to
cover
is
our
new
traveler
information
web
page.
So
this
is
something
that
we've
done,
not
necessarily
in
specifically
for
winter
weather,
but
we've
updated
this
site
to
now
have
a
camera
well
by
the
end
of
next
year.
We'll
not
we'll
have
cameras
on
this
site
at
almost
every
traffic
signal
in
bellevue,
but
the
key
difference
that
that
we
now
have
is
we're
showing
full
motion
video
on
this
site.
M
So
with
that
it
concludes
my
presentation
and
we
are
looking
forward
to
not
having
snow
this
winter,
but
in
the
event
that
we
do
we'll
be
ready.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Great
great
presentation,
thank
you
and
then
what's
the
next
one,
mr
miyaki
oops,
I
can't
hear
you
yet.
G
Okay?
Okay,
I
have
one
item.
The
second
item
is
a
good
news
story
about
an
award
we
recently
received
from
the
stage
chapter
of
the
american
planning
association
for
the
great
work
and
process
used
for
the
wilberton
commercial
area
study
and
joining
us.
This
evening
is
emile
king
assistant,
director,
in
our
community
development
department
for
presentation,
emil.
N
N
N
The
wilberton
commercial
area
study
was
the
visioning
effort
for
transit
oriented
development
in
the
light
blue
area
shown
on
this
map.
Wolverton
is
a
key
part
of
the
city's
transit
growth
corridor.
The
city
has
made
a
concerted
effort
over
the
years
to
plan
for
mixed
use.
Urban
neighborhoods
that
are
highly
walkable
have
a
range
of
mobility
options
and
complement
one.
Another
bell
red
was
adopted
by
council
in
2009,
downtown
livability,
adopted
in
2017
and
work
on
east
main
code
is
in
its
final
stages.
Next
slide,
please,
the
wolverton
area
is
about
310
acres
in
size.
N
N
The
awards
jury.
That
selected
wilberton
was
very
impressed
with
the
comprehensive
nature
of
the
outreach
program
that
included
a
technical
committee,
a
citizens
committee
and
a
property
owners
group
adding
depth
to
the
feedback.
The
project
team
received
next
slide.
Please,
the
cac
mapping
exercise
to
look
at
different
land
use
scenarios
was
especially
impressive
as
well.
The
examples
shown
on
the
screen
were
wide-ranging
and
all
very
thoughtful.
They
were
distilled
into
a
refined
set
of
alternatives
for
further
review
and
discussion.
N
Next
slide.
Please
on
the
screen,
is
the
cac's
overall
massing
for
the
preferred
alternative.
The
cac's
final
report
provides
great
guidance
for
further
work
on
wolverton
implementation,
in
closing,
it's
great
for
the
city
to
be
recognized
for
planning
efforts
like
wilberton
staff
are
currently
in
the
final
stages
of
work.
On
other
city,
priority
projects
once
they're
complete,
we'll
be
coordinating
with
city
leadership,
to
continue
with
the
technical
analysis
and
community
engagement
to
build
upon
and
implement
this
strong
vision
for
wilberton.
A
O
Okay,
thank
you
very
much
and
make
sure
I'm
off
mute
yeah.
This
is
really
really
exciting
to
get
this
award
and
also
know
we're
moving
this
forward.
The
visioning
effort
was,
I
think,
a
step
up
from
what
we've
done
a
lot
of
other
places
and
having
a
technical
group
as
well
as
having
the
business
and
residence
there
is
really
effective.
O
You
know
I
was
mayor
in
2017
when
this
came
up
and
it
was
very
exciting
and
the
the
cac
brought
together
representatives
from
the
planning
commission,
councilman
mark
stell.
At
that
time,
transportation,
commission
parks
and
community
services,
arts
commission,
which
I
was
very
proud.
They
were
included
and
human
services
commission.
In
addition
to
other
businesses
and
resident
representatives,
you
know,
wilburton
is
going
to
be
a
great
complement
to
our
growth,
to
our
plans
and
and
how
we're
working
with
downtown
and
bell
red.
O
The
fascinating
thing
is:
wilberton
has
grown
from
a
community
at
one
time.
That
was
basically
a
big
sawmill,
a
lot
of
people
working
there
and
it's
changed
to
been
to
be
a
very
vibrant
part
of
bellevue
and
all
connected
with
the
east
side
and
the
downtown.
And
so
this
is
fantastic.
Division
includes
a
much
more
transit
oriented
mix
of
uses,
healthy
living
support,
economic
vitality
and
another
thing
I'm
very
excited
about
and
been
involved
in
is
israel,
which
will
be
a
key
defining
feature
for
this
new
urban
neighborhood.
O
A
P
Yes,
thank
you
mayor.
So
first
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
really
appreciate
the
work
that
staff
and
and
the
council
did
leading
into
and
throughout
so
I
mean
we
really
did
have
a
fun
time
on
the
on
the
committee
and
the
award.
Is
it's
just
exciting
to
see
that
all
the
work
that
we
did
as
a
as
a
committee
come
to
fruition?
I
just
want
to
mention
a
couple
things
here.
You
know
just
want
to
thank
co-chair
lei
wu
from
the
transportation
commission
who
was
there
locked
up.
P
You
know
we
would
even
work
outside
to
try
to
like
put
the
the
final
report
together
to
get
back
to
the
committee
for
review
and
then
just
the
cac
members.
Just
the
time
and
commitment
I
mean
we
pretty
much
had
a
good
attendance
and
some
really
good
engagement
throughout
the
entire
process
and
then
in
terms
of
staff
and
in
bbj
just
the
work
they
did
to
bring
the
visualizations.
P
I
don't
know
how
much
I
can't
remember
email
if
you
hit
on
this
a
lot,
but
they
really
brought
a
simulation
to
the
group
so
that,
as
we
were
talking
through
different
design
concepts,
we
could
see
the
results
of
those
conversations
in
real
time
and
that
was
visualizations
from
the
property
owners
panel.
And
then
it
were
brought
into
the
conversation
for
the
for
the
cac.
So
we
were
able
to
have
a
discussion
around.
You
know
what
the
what
the
groups,
what
each
group
had
considered,
was
interesting
to
see
the
the
similarities
and
differences
there.
P
So
as,
as
has
been
mentioned,
councilmember
stokes,
you
know.
I
look
forward
to
us
moving
forward,
looking
forward
to
coming
to
the
planning
commission
and
hopefully
one
day
being
able
to
walk
through
wilburton
in
a
tod
oriented
transit,
oriented
development
project.
A
Great,
thank
you
and
congratulations
emile.
That's
that's
a
great
award
thanks
for
talking
to
us
about
it.
Okay,
city
manager,
are
you
done
with
your
report.
A
All
those
in
favor
say
aye
any
opposed.
Okay
that
passes
next.
We
have
two
study
session
items.
Mr
miyake,
could
you
introduce
those
please.
G
Sure
thank
you
mayor
and
council
members.
The
first
item
is
on
the
budget.
Tonight
represents
the
fourth
review
session
of
the
city
manager's
preliminary
budget,
which
which
was
presented
to
you
in
october.
Tonight's
budget
presentation,
is
on
the
utilities
proposed
department,
budget
and
rates,
as
well
as
their
capital
program.
G
G
Joining
us
this
evening
is
tony
call
as
well
as
katie
liu
assistant,
director
from
the
department
of
finance
and
asset
management,
as
well
as
nov,
ultima,
director
and
lucy
liu
assistant
director,
both
from
the
utilities
department
as
well
as
we
have
manja
chair
of
our
environmental
services
commission
of
this
evening
as
well,
which
will
be
part
of
the
who
will
be
part
of
the
presentation
without
our
turn
it
over
to
tony.
Q
Thank
you,
city
matthew.
It's
a
pleasure
to
be
back
with
you
this
evening,
mayor
deputy
mayor
and
council
members.
Thank
you
once
again
for
having
us
next
slide.
Please.
As
city
manager
miyaki
just
mentioned,
we
are
seeking
a
direction
to
bring
back
the
utilities
appropriate
rate
ordinance
with
our
budget
adoption
on
december.
7Th
next
slide.
Please
the
agenda
this
evening,
we'll
do
a
quick
review.
We've
done
this
a
few
weeks
in
a
row
of
where
we're
at
and
where
we're
headed
and
then
I'll
turn
it
over
to
director
o'tal
to
take
us
through
the
utilities.
Q
Work
next
slide.
Please
you've
seen
this
several
times,
but
just
as
a
recap,
we
started
our
budget
work
back
in
june,
we've
had
two
public
hearings.
Thus
far
in
july,
27th
and
september
21st
city
manager
presented
his
budget
on
october
19th
we're
in
the
middle
of
our
weekly
study
sessions,
as
we
head
into
the
next
public
hearing,
which
will
be
on
november
23rd
with
tentative
budget
adoption
on
december
7th
next
slide.
Please
and
the
weekly
proposed
meeting
schedule.
Q
We
have
heard
from
development
services
and
you
did
provide
direction
for
us
to
bring
those
rates
back
to
you
on
december
7th
we
heard
from
the
human
services
and
the
human
services
commission
last
week
again
direction
received
november
9th.
We
are
here
with
utility
rates.
Next
week
is
november
16th
we
have
the
fire
inspection
fee
and
our
last
study
session
before
we
head
into
public
hearing.
Q
So
as
I
head
into
next
week,
I'll
spend
a
little
bit
more
time
on
all
the
actions
that
will
be
required
before
we
head
into
public
hearing
and
then
on
november
23rd.
We
also
have
study
session
time
on
that
evening
as
well.
Next
slide,
please
and
tonight
focusing
on
the
box.
That's
the
blue
box
in
front
of
you
this
evening
we
will
hear
from
director
o'tal
on
the
utility
rates
ordinance
and
with
that
I
will
turn
it
over
to
director
otal.
J
Thank
you,
director,
kong,
good
evening,
mayor
robinson
and
deputy
mayor
noon.
House
and
council
members
tonight
is
the
culmination
of
months-long
budget
process
for
utilities,
and
I'm
really
pleased
to
be
here
tonight
to
provide
an
overview
of
the
utilities
operating
and
capital
budgets
and
the
proposed
utilities
rates
for
21
and
22..
Following
my
presentation,
the
chair
of
the
environmental
services
commission
will
present
the
commission's
budget
recommendation
to
council.
J
J
These
are
services
that
are
essential
to
our
communities,
health
and
safety,
quality
of
our
neighborhoods
and
the
health
of
our
natural
environment,
our
streams,
lakes
and
wetlands.
One
only
has
to
imagine
a
day
without
water
to
know
that
they're
also
vital
to
our
economic
growth
and
prosperity
of
our
city.
J
The
critical
nature
of
our
work
has
been
especially
underscored
during
the
endemic.
I
just
want
you
to
know
that
when
much
of
the
world
shut
down
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
utilities
never
stop
working
even
for
one
day
now,
our
mission
is
to
provide
continuity
of
these
services,
24
7
365
days
a
year
now
and
in
the
future,
although
our
services,
and
that
we
provide
are
vital,
they're,
largely
invisible
to
the
general
public
they're
out
of
sight
and
out
of
mind
until
there
is
a
disruption
of
service.
J
J
They
must
be
sized
not
only
for
today's
needs,
but
for
the
ultimate
build
up
for
that
for
our
city,
we
cannot
be
the
reason
that
there
is
a
moratorium
on
development
in
bellevue.
For
this
reason,
our
planning
horizon
is
not
two
years
or
even
10
years,
but
75
years,
utility
business
is
also
very
capital
intensive.
We
have
over
three
and
a
half
billion
dollars
worth
of
infrastructure.
That
includes
pipes,
reservoirs
and
pump
stations
that
we
must
maintain
repair
and
replace.
We
will
go
into
more
detail
on
that
later.
For
us,
our
customers
are
valuable
partners.
J
J
J
Even
before
the
state
mandate,
we
stopped
doing
water
shutoffs
for
non-payment.
We
also
suspended
late
payment
fees,
are
providing
payment
plans
and
emergency
assistance
programs
for
customers
in
financial
need.
We
also
took
steps
to
protect
our
staff
so
that
they
could
continue
to
serve
the
community.
J
The
utilities
leadership
leadership
team
comprised
of
the
director,
the
deputy
director
and
the
assistant
directors,
provides
the
first
layer
of
review.
Fiscal
stewardship
is
very
important
to
our
team.
We
understand
that
we
run
a
monopoly.
If
you
live
in
bellevue,
you
don't
have
a
choice
of
getting
your
utility
services
elsewhere.
It
is
our
job
to
make
sure
that
every
decision
that
we
make
is
in
the
best
interest
of
our
customers.
J
Our
budget
rates
are
also
reviewed
in
detail
by
the
environmental
services.
Commission
utilities
utilities
is
unique
in
being
the
only
department
in
the
city
whose
budgets,
both
operating
and
capital,
are
reviewed
by
such
a
commission.
Finally,
the
budget
and
rates
are
reviewed
by
the
city
manager
before
he
decides
what
to
forward
to
council
for
consideration.
J
Development
of
the
utilities
budget
was
guided
by
the
council
strategic
direction.
The
proposed
budget
allows
us
to
support
economic
development
in
the
city,
protect
and
renew
utility
infrastructure
and
natural
resources,
as
part
of
the
city's
built
and
natural
environment
achieve
human
potential
by
offering
great
relief
programs
to
assist
low-income
residents
and
be
a
high-performing
organization
by
maintaining
long-term
perspective
leveraging
technology
and
preserving
financial
sustainability.
J
J
This
is
important
so
that
costs
from
regional
providers
do
not
hamper
our
ability,
domain
infrastructure,
infrastructure
within
bellevue
and
degrade
services
to
our
customers.
Another
important
policy
is
that
we
have
smooth
and
predictable
rates.
For
this
reason,
we
do
rate
forecasting
for
75
years,
which
is
sort
of
the
average
lifespan
of
our
assets.
J
These
policies
also
direct
us
to
maintain
adequate
operating
reserves.
This
is
important
so
that
we
don't
have
to
come
back
for
a
rate
increase
in
the
middle
of
the
year.
Should
we
have
adverse
weather
or
economic
conditions
which
impact
our
revenues,
such
as
covert
did
this
year
and,
as
I
mentioned,
utilities
is
a
capital
intensive
business
as
utility
systems
age.
Many
agencies
across
the
country
will
have
to
do
double-digit
rate
increases
or
take
on
significant
debt
to
pay
for
these
needs.
J
We
continue
to
face
key
challenges
in
our
budget,
especially
when
it
comes
to
costs
that
are
outside
of
our
control.
Wholesale
costs,
from
cascade
for
water
supply
and
from
king
county
for
wastewater
treatment
continue
to
increase
per
our
financial
policies.
These
costs
are
passed
through
to
the
ratepayers.
J
We
also
face
the
continued
challenge
of
managing
our
expansive
and
expensive
aging
infrastructure.
In
addition
to
these
ongoing
budget
challenges,
we're
faced
with
covert
pandemic,
which
has
impacted
us
financially
covert.
19
is
not
only
dynamic.
It's
also
a
situation
that
we've
not
encountered
before.
This
makes
it
difficult
to
quantify
and
plan
for
the
impacts
it
will
have
on
our
revenues,
not
only
in
2020
but
in
21
and
beyond.
J
J
This
is
the
utility's
proposed
budget
for
the
next
two
years
and
it
addresses
a
number
of
business
challenges.
The
largest
part
of
the
budget
goes
towards
the
bills
we
pay
others
shown
here
in
red
and
pink
on
the
right
side
of
the
graph.
This
includes
wholesale
payments
for
water
supply
and
wastewater
treatment.
The
taxes
we
pay
as
a
business
and
the
cost
for
support
services
from
other
city
departments.
J
Together
these
bills
make
up
more
than
half
of
the
budget
and
outside
our
control
locally.
The
single
largest
expense
category
is
for
capital
investment
shown
in
blue.
This
is
necessary
to
take
care
of
aging
infrastructure
so
that
we
can
provide
continuity
of
services
about
a
third
of
our
budget
goes
towards
paying
for
these
investments.
I
will
go
into
more
detail
on
this
later
for
this
budget
period,
we've
pulled
back
on
planned
capital
investments
and
lowered
our
contributions
to
renewal
and
replacement
fund
in
an
effort
to
minimize
rate
impacts.
J
As
a
reminder,
all
the
infrastructure
within
bellevue
is
owned,
operated
and
maintained,
maintained
by
bellevue
utilities.
The
smallest
slice
of
the
pie,
shown
here
in
green,
is
to
pay
for
all
the
functions
to
run
the
utilities.
This
includes
personnel
costs
as
well
as
supplies,
professional
services
vehicles,
everything
that
it
takes
to
carry
on
the
daily
functions
of
the
utilities
department.
J
J
J
J
J
Thanks
to
council's
foresight,
utilities
has
a
comprehensive
long-range
funding
plan
to
pay
for
infrastructure
investments.
This
strategy
uses
a
combination
of
rate
revenues
and
reserves
over
a
75-year
planning
horizon
to
meet
future
replacement
needs.
It
also
ensures
that
we
avoid
rate
spikes
and
that
each
generation
of
customers
pay
their
fair
share
of
system
costs.
J
This
slide
shows
the
capital
program
over
the
next
seven
years,
which
is
just
over
235
million
dollars.
I
realized
that
this
is
a
really
busy
slide
so
to
help
you
navigate.
Water
projects
are
shown
in
blue
sewer
projects
in
green
form.
Projects
in
purple
and
projects
for
both
water
and
sewer
are
in
black,
and
each
of
the
utilities
is
at
a
different
stage
in
system
replacement.
J
Water
is
an
active
replacement
right
now
in
sewer
and
storm,
we're
just
beginning
system
replacement
and
are
mainly
focused
on
repairs
in
both
of
these
utilities.
Our
primary
focus
is
assessing.
The
condition
of
the
infrastructure
is
to
better
inform
our
future
replacement
needs
as
detailed
in
the
first
column,
the
biggest
portion
of
the
cip
about
193
million
dollars
is
to
renew
and
replace
aging
infrastructure.
J
J
The
second
category
of
investments
are
to
accommodate
growth,
such
as
providing
for
sufficient
water
storage
for
downtown
belgrade
and
wilberton,
plus
new
water
means
to
accommodate
the
needs
of
the
northeast
spring
boulevard
corridor,
while
everything
we
do
in
all
four
utilities
is
to
protect
the
environment.
We
have
projects
in
storm
utility
to
address
three
specific
areas
during
this
seven
year,
cip,
one
is
to
control
flooding
flooding
in
the
city,
including
on
factorial
boulevard,
which
has
experienced
significant
flooding
over
the
years.
J
J
The
fourth
category
of
investment
shown
in
the
last
column,
is
to
improve
operational
efficiency
by
building
a
maintenance
yard
to
better
serve
our
customers
and
to
improve
efficiency.
Emergency
response,
sorry,
the
current
operations
and
maintenance
facilities
are
operating
at
or
near
capacity
and
will
not
meet
utilities.
Operational
needs
in
the
future.
J
This
slide
summarizes
the
impact
of
our
proposed
budget
on
the
typical
residential
utility
bill.
Our
current
typical
residential
bill
for
all
three
utilities-
water,
sewer
and
storm
water-
is
about
183
dollars
per
month.
In
2021,
this
will
increase
by
3.93
to
pay
for
wholesale
cost
increases
from
cascade
in
king
county.
J
J
J
J
As
part
of
our
stewardship
responsibility,
we
are
constantly
benchmarking
our
rates
with
our
neighbors.
What
I
can
tell
you
is
that
our
rates
are
very
competitive.
This
chart
shows
you
total
monthly
bills
for
water,
sew
and
storm
services
for
a
typical
residential
multi-family
and
a
large
commercial
customer.
Bellevue's
2020
bills
are
shown
in
yellow
and
proposed.
21
bills
in
blue.
J
Our
neighbors
bills
are
for
2020
rates.
Neighboring
jurisdictions
are
also
in
the
process
of
developing
their
budgets
right
now
for
2021.
So
we
expect
that
their
rates
will
also
increase
right,
we're
right
in
the
middle
of
the
pack
now
and
expect
that
we'll
be
in
a
similar
relative
position
for
2021..
J
J
What
our
research
is
showing
is
that
there
are
two
main
reasons
for
that:
one
is
the
water
supply
source
and
the
second
is
the
degree
of
capital
investment
undertaken
by
different
cities,
unlike
bellevue,
where
we
buy
all
of
our
water
supply
from
cascade.
Most
of
these
cities
have
their
own
wells
to
meet
bulk
of
their
water
supply
needs.
J
J
This
is
going
to
serve
our
customers
well,
in
the
long
run,
in
avoiding
very
expensive
system
failures
and
belve
is
one
of
the
few
utilities
in
the
nation
proactively.
Investing
in
replacing
infrastructure
and
setting
aside
funds
for
future
replacement
needs.
For
this
reason,
our
rates
will
be
even
more
competitive
in
the
future.
J
We
are
very
mindful
of
those
in
our
community
who
may
be
in
disadvantaged
positions,
and
utility
bills
will
be
hardship
for
them,
especially
during
this
these
challenging
times,
and
we
have
several
programs
to
help
support
our
residents
in
financial
need.
The
emergency
assistance
program
is
a
new
program
that
we
implemented
last
year,
and
it
will
cover
up
to
four
months
of
basic
utility
service
costs
for
customers
facing
a
temporary
financial
shock,
such
as
as
a
result
of
goldman.
J
Our
ongoing
rate
relief
programs
serve
low
income
seniors
and
permanently
disabled
residents
over
a
thousand
households.
Take
advantage
of
these
programs
and
we
spend
roughly
a
million
dollars
per
year
to
help
these
customers
and,
in
addition,
the
city
also
provides
refund
to
low-income
households
for
a
portion
of
the
utility
taxes
that
have
been
paid
as
part
of
their
utility
bills.
J
It
is
our
goal
to
be
a
high
performing
utility,
and,
to
that
end
we
use
several
metrics
to
assess
our
performance
top
of
mind,
for
us
always
is
how
our
customers
feel
about
our
services
and
on
annual
survey
customer
surveys.
We
consistently
rank
high
in
customer
satisfaction,
as
I
mentioned
before,
it's
important
to
us
that
our
rates
are
competitive
with
our
neighbors
utilities
is
a
very
strong
financial
position.
We
have
no
debt
and
we
have
a
very
high
bond
rating.
J
J
R
I'm
vania
knez,
chair
of
the
environmental
services
commission.
A
key
responsibility
for
the
commission
is
to
advise
city
council
on
utilities,
budget
and
rates.
In
this
role,
the
commission
represents
the
interest
of
utility
rate
payers
and
takes
the
responsibility
assigned
by
council
very
seriously.
R
Over
the
last
10
months,
the
commission
reviewed
the
budget
in
detail
over
eight
meetings.
The
commission
has
closely
screened
scrutinized
and
proposed
utilities
operating
and
capital
budgets
and
the
rate
increases
to
implement
the
budgets.
The
commission
received
public
input
on
the
proposed
utility
cip
through
an
online
open
house.
The
commission
also
held
a
public
hearing
to
gather
public
comments
on
the
proposed
utilities,
budgets
and
rates.
This
work
formed
the
basis
for
the
commission's
recommendation.
R
R
We
know
this
is
a
difficult
time
for
many
residents
and
businesses
and
it's
not
easy
for
the
commission
to
consider
rate
increases
at
this
time.
Unfortunately,
external
costs,
including
wholesale
costs,
taxes
and
support
service
costs,
are
increasing.
These
costs
are
now
within
the
utilities,
departments,
control
and
will
require
rate
increases.
R
The
commission
expressed
concerns
about
rate
increases
and
staff
responded
by
further
reducing
costs
within
utilities
control.
As
a
result,
no
rate
increase
is
proposed
for
local
operations
to
further
mitigate
customer
impacts.
The
department
also
lowered
contributions
to
the
capital
reserves.
The
commission
supports
the
proposed
capital
reserve
contributions
in
order
to
sustain
service
delivery
to
the
community
now
and
in
the
future.
R
The
proposed
budget
and
rates
represent
a
prudent
and
lean
budget
that
is
designed
to
enable
the
city
to
continue
to
provide
high
quality
services.
The
commission
appreciates
staff
stewardship
of
ratepayer
dollars,
focus
on
customer
impacts
and
continued
focus
on
operational,
efficient
efficiencies.
R
A
Thank
you
for
the
presentation
and
chair
vania.
Thank
you
so
much
for
speaking
to
us
tonight,
nice
job,
I'm.
I
know
council
member
lee
is
liaison
to
this
commission.
So
I'm
going
to
have
him
speak
first
and
then
I'll
call
on
you
in
this
order:
council,
member
barksdale
next
robertson,
stokes,
deputy
mayor
noon,
house,
council,
members
on
and
then
myself
so
council
member
lee.
Would
you
like
to
start
off.
S
I
am
very,
very
honored
to
be
liaison
to
the
environmental
commission
and
it's
just
wonderful
to
see
how
they
have
worked
well
with
the
staff
and
also
I
want
to
say
that
the
recommendation
that
they
made
I'm
fully
in
support
because
of
the
consideration
and
the
discussion,
and,
I
believe,
also
just
want
to
say
a
couple
of
words
about
utilities
department.
S
It's
a
wonderful
organization,
as
I
know
that
you
know
it
is
very
unique.
It's
almost
like
a
mini
city.
Basically
it
is
it's
a
separately
operated,
self-financed
based
on
their
own
rates,
and
it's
a
function
that
they
have
to
be
fiscally
responsible
and
they
have
to
be
prudent.
They
have
financial
policies
and
that
they
have
followed
the
principle
of
the
city
of
bellevue
in
terms
of
the
policies
and
strategies
and
so
on.
S
And
you
know,
the
key
factor
is
they're
talking
about
a
service
that
has
to
be
continuous,
smooth,
predictable,
reliable
to
the
public,
whether
we
have
strike,
whether
we
have
virus
or
anything.
S
No
matter
people
expect
those
services,
and
so
it
has
to
depend
on
how
they
invest,
how
they
spend
money
and
how
they
control
costs,
and
I've
been
very
impressed.
I
am
sure,
as
the
the
commission
utility
services
commission
about
the
quality
of
people
that
they
have
working
and
the
you
can
see
the
approval
by
the
public.
S
So
it's
it's
a
service
that
I've
been
very
impressed
and
you
know
as
an
improvement
during
school
at
19.
They
have
responded
to
even
the
social
issues
of
equity
and
so
on,
and
I've
always
been
considering
the
you
know,
the
the
important
factor
of
what
government
is
supposed
to
do
where
the
public
depend
on.
S
So
I
fully
said
support,
but
I
do
have
one
question
and
maybe
a
couple
of
comments.
I
hope
it
also
reflects
my
observation
of
the
utility
commission
members.
The
the
observation
is,
you
know
just
like
any
any
city
we
have
to,
they
have
to
provide
regular,
reliable
services.
S
So
I
think
that's
an
example
of
things
that
they
can
do.
In
addition,
obviously,
the
major
function
is
to
provide
the
services
I
just
mentioned,
so
I
think
the
american
service
commission,
some
of
the
commission
members,
have
been
very,
very
much
interested
to
look
at
a
environment
services
initiative
as
environmental
service
environmental
stewardship.
S
I
think
this
is
something
that
perhaps,
as
a
city
as
a
utility
department,
with
encouragement
and
support
of
the
environmental
service
commissions,
they
can
be
spending
a
little
bit
extra
time,
a
little
effort
because
they
can
result
in
long-term,
sustainable,
sustainable
service
and
sustainable
saving,
and
it
will
be
a
wonderful
thing
to
consider.
So
this
is
my
observation.
S
S
I
fully
support
the
recommendation
by
the
commission,
but,
as
a
council
member,
I
have
a
question
is:
where
does
the
money
go?
I
know
that
any
money
that's
saved
has
to
remain
in
the
in
the
utility
department.
S
So
I
just
want
to
know
what,
if
the
the
director
that
you
know
knob
has
considered
or
has
put
somewhere,
and
I
would
imagine
that
money
would
be
well
spent
on
programs
such
as
environmental
stewardship
programs
and
maybe
also
in
some
technology
innovation
to
inc
in
to
increase
additional
saving
and
sustainability
of
our
environment
that
we're
talking
about.
So
thank
you
again
and
congratulations
to
the
commissioners.
S
P
All
right,
thank
you,
mayor
and
thank
you,
knob
and
and
the
staff
as
well
as
yeah.
So
I
had
a
couple
of
questions
also,
I
wanted
to
know.
I
appreciate
the
kpis
in
the
in
the
slide.
I
appreciate
those
so
kind
of
building
on
councilmember
lee's
question
around
innovation.
Last
time
you
were
hearing
nav,
I
had
inquired
about
sensor
technology,
so
in
terms
of
the
innovation
just
curious
about
whether
we,
if
in
any
way,
we've
factored
in
sort
of
piloting
new
technology
in
the
budget,
and
if
not,
is
you
know?
P
How
can
we
maybe?
What
can
we
do
and
then
I
have
one
more
question
so
in
terms
of
money
for
stormwater
management,
are
we
thinking
about
any
other
ideas
there
so,
for
example,
making
bellevue
more
of
a
sponge
to
reduce
runoff,
given
some
of
the
flooding
that's
been
happening,
sort
of
closer
to
the
lakes?
So
just
really
curious
about
those
two
questions.
J
Okay,
we'll
take
the
first
one,
which
is
the
easier
one
about
sensors
and
sensors,
are
my
dream
for
having
autonomous
systems
for
especially
for
our
scada
system,
but
unfortunately,
we
are
still
building
the
foundational
systems.
So
the
the
first
foundational
system
is,
as
a
council
member
lee
mentioned,
emi
having
the
smart
meters
and
having
the
infrastructure
in
place
and
then
the
second
one
is
and
is
have
implementing
our
scada
master
plan.
J
So
our
scada
system
is
now
pretty
pretty
past
its
life
and
and
it's
still
operating
on
copper
wires
and
we
we
need
to
sort
of
do
basic
the
basic,
what
I
call
the
lowest
for
level
of
higher
maslow's
hierarchy
of
needs
and
but
eventually
the
plan
is
that
once
we
have,
we
are
well
underway
with
the
scada
implementation
and
replacement
that
we
will
then
look
at
piloting
some
some
sensor
technologies,
and
so
I
I
know
that
you
and
I
have
met
and
that
you
expressed
an
interest
and
we
are
very
interested
also.
J
There
isn't
anything
in
the
budget
at
this
point,
so
you
know
I.
I
asked
my
staff
about
what
would
a
pilot
a
few
sensors
cost
and
it
would
be
roughly
about
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
do
about
five
sensors
in
a
very
localized
area,
just
to
test
the
technology
yeah,
and
so
it's
it's
feasible.
We
would
do
that
in
in
a
couple
of
years,
once
once
we
had
sort
of
finished
doing
the
scada
scada
implementation.
J
J
That's
what
that's
what
bellefield
office
park
is
it's
a
sponge,
it's
feet
and
once
once
it
feed
is
waterlogged,
it
actually
is
very
bad
for
utility
systems.
Now
I
mean
the
water
main
break.
We
had
at
lake
hills
boulevard.
That
was
mainly
because
of
the
peak
soils,
but
but
the
more
important.
I
think
what
you're
really
asking
is.
J
J
The
issue
is
the
kind
of
soils
we
have
that
there
aren't
very
many
areas
in
bellevue
that
it
is
actually
feasible
to
do
low
impact
development.
You
know
we
have
clay
soils
that
don't
they're,
not
very
permeable.
P
Yeah
yeah,
absolutely
yeah,
definitely
targeted
area,
so
wetland
enhancement,
green
roofs,
right,
those
types
of
things,
so,
yes,
not
all
of
bellevue,
would
be
a
sponge,
but
in
targeted
areas.
I
was
just
curious
about
any
work,
any
money
that
we
have
set
aside
to
make
those
enhancements.
So
thank
you.
D
Thanks
yeah,
I
agree
with
council
member
barksdale.
It's
always
good
to
figure
out
a
way
to
get
more
of
the
water
to
perk
into
the
ground,
rather
than
run
off
through
our
system,
it's
better
for
our
system
and
it's
better
for
the
lakes
and
streams
as
well.
But
that's
you
know.
If
we
have
opportunity
to
buy
more
land,
we
usually
do,
for
example,
the
wetland,
and
we
just
bought
some
more
park
property
next
to
wiona
park
that
all
helps
with
that.
So,
but
that
wasn't
what
I
was
going
to
say.
D
I
just
wanted
to
join
him
because
I'm
very
concerned
about
stormwater
and
one
of
the
things
that
we're
really
doing
is
putting
a
lot
more
effort
into
our
stormwater
system
needs.
I
know
in
the
last
several
years
we
are,
you
know
we
map
have
we
finished
mapping
the
storm
water
system
in
the
public
and
private
ways.
Yet
nov.
J
Not
not
quite
it's,
it's
a
work
in
progress
and
right
and
in
this
budget
you're
going
to
see
watershed
planning
effort,
and
that
is
really
do
basin
planning
to
say:
where
should
we
target
our
efforts
for
maximum
benefit.
D
Oh,
I'm
glad
we're
doing
that
also,
as
we
add
more
tree
canopy-
and
I
don't
know
if
this
is
already
part
of
the
esi
that'll-
help
with
stormwater
runoff,
because
it'll
help
suck
up
some
of
that
water.
I
had
a
couple
of
one
comment
on
on
additional
comment
on
storm,
and
that
is,
I
know,
we're
gonna
be
doing
the
factoria
boulevard
project
and
I
don't
know
how
that's
phased.
I
saw
last
week
that
the
kimco
factory
mall
redevelopment
master
development
plan,
was
just
approved.
D
I
don't
know
if
that
project
is
going
to
result
in
closing
lanes
or
not,
but
victoria
boulevard
before
covet
and
now
starting
to
get
that
way
again,
is
getting
very,
very
congested.
D
So
I'd
like
to
make
sure
that
the
department
tries
to
keep
those
lanes
open
as
much
as
possible
during
the
time
during
the
hours
in
which
there's
heavy
traffic
and
if
kimco
is
going
to
be
closing
any
roads
as
a
result
of
their
project.
I
don't
know
if
it
would
time
up
correctly,
but
if
we
could
time
up
those
together
to
minimize
the
hurt
on
the
people
traveling
through
that
corridor,
I
think
that
would
be
really
helpful.
Do
you
do
you
know
how
we're
gonna
manage
the
traffic.
J
D
So
when
was
the
the
project
supposed
to
start
for
the
stormwater?
Let
me
just
check
you
know
what
it's
okay,
I
just
I
took
a.
I
took
a
spray
on
it
because
I
live
in
the
area.
I
know
that
we're
surveying
the
neighborhoods
about
it
right
now,
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
a
plug
in,
for
you
know,
easing
the
pain
in
that
corridor.
To
the
extent
that
we
can.
I
know
it's
going
to
impact
the
road,
but
if
we
can
time
it,
I
just
wanted
you
to
be
aware.
D
Okay,
finally,
two
more
quick
things.
The.
D
Okay,
so
two
years,
yeah
it'll
be
time
to
look
at
the
kymco
and
see
if
we
can
coordinate,
I
don't
know
if
they're
gonna
be
closing
roads.
Okay.
Finally,
on
the
things
that
we
hear
from
the
public,
the
most
about
water
is
one
of
two
things.
One
is
when
people
move
from
out
of
the
area,
particularly
out
of
state,
they
can't
believe
how
high
water
sewer
storm
is
in
this
region
and
and
because
they're
living
in
bellevue.
D
D
I
think
that
that
would
be
really
helpful,
so
people
can
understand
where
the
money
goes
and
why
it
costs
what
it
does.
The
other
thing
is
is
leaks,
and
I
I
hopefully
ami
will
reduce
people
getting
the
big
sticker
shock
from
leaks.
I
didn't
know
if
we
might
want
to
consider
changing
policies
where
we
could.
D
If
people
do
get
a
big,
I
know
we
can
cut
it,
but
I
wouldn't
mind
having
you
know
having
it
be
where
we
could
cut
it
to
to
the
city's
costs,
so
we're
getting
reimbursed
for
what
it
costs
us
when
people
do
have
that,
especially
in
this
time,
when
we're
going
it
when
we're
in
a
recession
with
covid,
it
really
hurts
we're
not
cutting
off
their
water,
but
if
they
are
getting
a
huge
bill,
it
really
hurts
so
and
then,
finally,
one
of
the
things
I've
seen
the
public
asking
for
repeatedly
is
they
want
the
water
they
want.
D
The
utilities
department
of
bellevue
audited,
and
I'm
not
saying
that
I'm
supporting
that.
I
just
I
know
that
we
get
audited
by
the
state
auditor's
office
regularly,
and
I
know
that
our
department
has
won
all
sorts
of
awards.
So
is
there
anything
that
we
can
share?
That
would
give
confidence
to
the
public
who
have
sticker
shock
on
the
rates
that
we
are
doing.
All
the
right
things
is
there
a
way
that
we
could
one
show
that
what
are
we
doing
and
two
you
know:
how
do
we
get
that
message
out.
J
Yeah,
well,
I
think
the
the
slide
on
the
metrics.
So
to
me
it's
about
the
customer.
How
does
the
customer
feel
about
us
in
that
we
rank
high
when
we
get
good
response?
What's
the
status
of
the
finances
of
the
utility
and
we
we
are
in
very,
very
strong
position
financially
and
then
what
does
the
industry
think
of
you
and
we
have
been
accredited
since
over
and
over
again
since
2004
in
the
awards,
gold
and
platinum
awards
and
sustainability?
J
So
these
are
the
metrics
that
would
tell
you
these
are
all
external
metrics.
They
are
not
something
that
the
utilities
sort
of
says
we're
good
these.
These
are
my.
These
are
my
grades
for
you
to
assess
and
and
what
we
do
is
we
try
and
do
outreach
to
the
community.
J
Unfortunately,
we
don't
get
very
much
attention.
You
know
we
literally
are
out
of
sight
and
out
of
mind.
So
just
for
this
budget,
we
scheduled
two
two
neighborhood
leaders
meetings,
one
at
lunchtime
one
in
the
evening
we
got
very
few
people
attending.
We
were
very
grateful
to
the
people
that
attended
with
great
response.
They
were
very
enthusiastic
and
they
and
all
of
them
said
wow.
D
I
think
that'd
be
helpful.
I
don't
know
if
we
have
pages
on
the
utility
website
where
people
could,
you
know
want
to
know
what
what
what
goes
into
my
water
bill.
How
am
I
confident
if
you
could
have
that
information
available
on
the
city's
website?
I
think
that
that
would
be
really
helpful,
because
those
are
the
questions
we
do
get
and
I
know
what
a
great
job
you
guys
are
doing,
and
I
know
how
fiscally
responsible
you
are.
I
just
want
the
rest
of
the
world
and
people
who
pay
the
rates
to
understand
understand.
O
Yeah
good
conversation,
I
I
really
appreciate
nav
and
staff
and
and
the
commission
for
all
working
together
on
this
and
presenting
this
budget.
This
is
a
interesting.
O
You
know
complex
situation,
and
I
appreciate
council
member
robertson's
comments
on
this,
who
she
and
I
both
and
sometimes
on
next
door,
have
been
talking
to
some
people
about
this,
and
it's
it's
interesting
in
that
when
we
look
at
rates-
and
one
thing
we
find
out
is
that
as
knob
mentioned,
which
is
very
important,
we
have
an
amazing
asset
replacement
and-
and
you
know
we
take
care
of
our
system
which,
in
the
long
run,
is
better
for
everybody,
financially
and
everything
else,
and
you
find
that
even
in
the
cities
around
us
that
some
of
the
rates,
the
way
people
they
charge,
the
water
or
sewer,
is
not
direct
or
they
only
charge
part
of
it.
O
So
it's
it's.
It's
really
a
hard
to
make
comparisons.
I
have
found
in
in
checking
when
people
complain
about
they
came
from
so
and
so
and
the
water
is
higher
and
the
action.
Actually
I
haven't
found
any
that
that's
really
accurate.
It's
because
people
don't
quite
understand
what
goes
into
it,
and
the
the
interesting
thing
here
too
is
that
we
have
we
don't
just
charge
water
separately,
so
it's
all
together
and
people
look
at
that
big
bill
and
the
biggest
part
is
the
the
the
storm
water.
O
I
mean
the
the
wastewater,
and
so
that's
that's.
What
gets
them
concerned?
So
I
really
appreciate.
I
think
we
need
to
increase
the
yeah,
the
outreach
on
that
and
and
help
people
understand
it
and
you
know
listen
to
what
their
their
concerns
are.
O
I
did
want
to
mention
something:
that's
very
important
in
all
this
that
a
lot
of
times,
I
don't
think
council
as
much
knows
about
it
and
certainly
the
public,
but
we
are
part
of
a
unique
cascade
water
alliance
that
provides
water
to
bellevue,
and
it
has
you
know:
bellevue
kirkland,
redmond,
issaquah
tuckwilla,
and
to
with
skyway
and
some
amish
water
systems,
and
some
image
covers
a
whole
area
there
on
the
other
side
and
the-
and
the
other
factor
we
have
is,
is
the
lake
taps
and
bellevue
and
the
cascade
water
lines
all
the
cities
around
us
are
looking
for
at
the
future
too.
O
So
we're
we're
not
only
talking
about
just
getting
supplies
now,
but
making
sure
that
bellevue
in
the
east
side
has
adequate
water
going
in
the
future
and
as
things
get
you
know
complicated
in
the
with
the
you
know,
the
environment
and
everything
else,
there's
a
good
reason
for
this.
O
It's
the
same
kind
of
attitude
that
the
utilities
department
has
in
terms
of
its
looking
for
to
the
future,
so
I
think,
that's
again
a
hallmark
of
what
bellevue
and
the
region
are
doing,
and
so
I
think
it's
it's
good
and
really
appreciate
the
work.
That's
gone
into
this
as
chair
of
the
cascade
water
alliance.
O
I
know
we
put
a
lot
into
it.
We
work
with
staffs
and
the
cities
and
all
work
together.
Councilman
lilly
is
the
the
alternate
and
he's
been
very
involved
in
the
process.
So
I
think
we're
in
good
shape
on
this.
The
water
is
water
is
vital
and
we
don't
have
it
we're
in
bad
shape.
So
we
we
do
try
to
work
on.
You
know
the
rates
and
it's
it's
and
also
in
keeping
having
water
for
the
future
having
it
done
the
right
way.
O
Plus
you
know,
I
wish
we
had
more
control
over
the
the
sewer
treatment,
but
we
we
just
advise
them
that
we
don't
have
the
same
role
at
cascade.
The
cities
vote
on
the
budget,
so
it's
it's.
It's
the
cities
and
the
the
partners.
So
it's
direct
involvement
with
the
sewer
treatment.
O
We
basically,
whatever
king
county,
comes
up
with
that
we
we
pay
it,
but
again
it's
a
it's
a
huge
system
and
I
think
we're
in
really
good
shape
on
that,
and
I
appreciate
the
you
know
the
budget
presentation
and
the
work
that
the
environmental
commission
has
done.
That
was
my
first
assignment
and
I
remember
seeing
the
chart
there
for
the
75
years
of
replacement
of
the
system.
It
was
just
amazing
to
see
that,
and
so
I
think,
we're
in
good
shape.
O
I
appreciate
the
the
going
forward
and
the
work
that
the
kind
of
the
commission
has
done
and
the
department
on
the
future
on
technology.
O
One
thing
that
I
think
one
to
mention
is
that
and
I'm
fascinated
by
the
idea
of
the
environmental
services
commission,
which
is
somewhat
of
a
misnomer,
that
it
actually
would
be
more
involved
in
the
environmental
work
in
the
city.
That's
not
quite
all
of
this
and
not
quite
in
its
sphere,
but
I
think
they
could
be
very.
That
could
be
very
helpful
in
that,
and
the
last
thing
is,
I
just
want
to
say
I
I
very
much
approve
and
will
vote
to
pass
this
budget.
O
This
part
of
the
budget,
so
I
appreciate
all
the
work.
That's
done,
I'm
glad
we're
here
at
this
stage.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you
mayor,
first
of
all,
great
great
job,
nav
and
nice
to
see
lucy
here
as
well
and
and
chair
vanya.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
this
evening,
giving
the
commission's
perspective
on
this.
I
too,
you
know,
support
this
proposed
budget
and
great
to
see
so
many
of
the
commissioners
putting
in
such
great
work.
You
know
over
over
this
budget
during
those
eight
different
sessions
and
great
to
see
council
member
lee
supporting
this
wholeheartedly
as
well.
C
So
just
a
couple
of
quick
things
for
me,
because
I
remember
when
I
was
liaison
nov
to
the
commission
and
I'm
glad
we
did
now
in
terms
of
that
emergency
assistance
program,
I'm
curious
how
many
folks
have
actually
applied
for
that
and
what
the
impact
is
to
your
department.
J
Oh
on
the
emergency
assistance
program:
actually
it's
been
about
15
folks
that
have
applied
this
year.
15
households
yeah
what's
interesting
about
that-
is
that
a
lot
of
people
are
not
willing
to
go
through
the
application
process
and
and
in
the
beginning
of
covert.
Well,
there
was
still
they
didn't
qualify
because
of
the
income.
I
I
expect
that
that
will
we
will
see
an
uptick
even
more
than
the
the
15
that
are
there
right
now.
J
The
bigger
impact
is
actually
in
the
payment
arrangements
that
we're
making
that
folks
anybody
is
eligible
for,
and
that's
that's
increased
quite
a
bit.
I
think
it
was
like
a
2.3
million
dollars
outstanding
utility
bills,
yeah,
so
we're
trying
to
help
our
customers
in
multiple
ways.
The
emergency
assistance
program
is
a
very
small
part
of
that.
The
bigger
one
is
helping
everybody
who's
if
they
need
more
time
to
pay
their
bills.
J
Yeah,
so
we
in
our
revenue
forecasting,
we
are
assuming
some
revenue
loss
to
continue
into
21
and
even
maybe
tiny
bit
into
22..
So
we
we
have
a
plan
and
our
and
we
will
use
the
reserves
and
and
a
big
part
of
it
was
cost
containment.
That
is
really
it
wasn't
that
we
didn't
need
a
rate
increase
because
of
course,
costs
are
going
up
for
us
just
like
they
are
for
everybody
else,
but
it
was.
Where
can
we
cut
costs?
C
Yeah,
yeah,
okay
and
then,
as
some
of
my
colleagues
have
mentioned,
regarding
public
outreach,
obviously
always
very
important,
but
perhaps
not
as
important
as
as
right
now
in
terms
of
going
through
a
pandemic
and
the
fact
that
we
are
increasing
our
rate.
So
I
think
whatever
we
can
do
to
ensure
that
we
are
communicating
why
this
is
happening,
and
that
is
the
external
cost
and
that
you
know
this
is
really
past
long
cost.
It's
really
not
the
city's.
C
Who
wants
to
increase
this
rate,
but
we're
forced
to
so
you
know,
be
it
bill
inserts
or
social
media.
Or
what
have
you
I'm
glad
to
hear
you're
doing
the
two
meetings
as
well,
but
if
there
ever
was
a
time
to
be
very
vigorous
in
terms
of
our
outreach,
this
would
be
the
time
to
do
it,
and
you
know
I
think,
most
folks
that
they
understand,
as
councilmember
robertson
was
indicating.
C
You
know
why,
how
and
why
the
rates
are
set,
and
why
there's
a
there's,
a
small
rate
increase
at
this
time,
I
think,
will
be
very
beneficial
not
only
to
the
to
the
ratepayer,
but
also
to
the
to
the
city
as
well,
to
be
able
to
explain
that
so
and
then
one
other
comment
about
ami,
which
we've
talked
a
little
bit
about
here.
So
how
does
this?
How
does
this
budget
affect
the
rollout
of
ami?
J
So
this
budget
doesn't
affect
the
ami
was
already
budgeted
and
the
thing
about
utilities
budgets
is:
if
the
money,
when
you
don't
spend
it,
doesn't
go
away,
it
doesn't
get
lost,
it
is
just
moved
on
to
the
next
year.
So
as
we
do
the
implementation,
it
will
be
there
for
for
us
and
so
we're
about
six
months
behind
schedule.
J
We
have
just
in
the
process
of
finishing
installing
new
meters
for
commercial
customers,
okay
and
and
then
next.
Next,
we
in
february,
starting
in
february,
the
plan
was
to
start
with
the
residential
meters
right.
E
J
Unfortunately,
is
delayed
by
about
six
months
because
of
traffic
and
manufacturing
delays
so
right
now
I
think
we
we
are
thinking
that
substantial
completion
in
december
of
21
so
december
of
next
next
year
will
we
are
we're
hoping
that
we
will
be
largely
complete
with
this
project.
Oh
no
sorry
I
missed
it.
I
misread
that.
Oh
okay.
C
A
Thank
you,
council
members
on.
Yes,
excuse
me,
sorry,
councilman,
I'm
sorry
is
councilmember
bark
still
still
in
the
call
I'll.
Suddenly
I
don't
see
him.
Oh
I'm.
Sorry,
all
right,
sorry
go
ahead
and
council
members
on.
H
Oh
thank
you
mayor.
Well,
thank
you,
nob
lucy
and
the
environmental
services
commission
so
much
work
that
you've
done
to
get
us
to
this
point.
I
really
appreciate
it
because
I
think
you
know
you're
right
that
utility
success
is
absence
of
failure,
and
it
is
one
of
those
that
we
don't
always
appreciate
until
we
don't
don't
have
water
or
we
have
issues
and
and
sewer
back
flows
and
so
really
paying
attention
to
that,
especially
during
kobed,
where
we
know
that
hand
washing
and
having
water
is
super
important.
H
So
having
that
reliable
and
predictable
service
matters,
I
would
echo
the
comments
from
my
fellow
council
members
about.
We
do
such
great
work.
So
if
we
could
really
accentuate
the
work
we're
doing
maybe
in
hot
topics
we
could
add
a
section
on
utilities
so
that
those
that
are
there
can
get
to
right
away
the
charts
that
show
where
we
are
in
terms
of
our
rates
and
what
goes
into
that
with
the
pie
chart.
H
H
I
I
also
appreciate
the
utility
relief,
so
it's
good
to
hear
that
we
do
have
folks
that
are
reaching
out
my
only
comment
there
would
be
if
we
find
that
the
four
month
utility
bill
relief
is
that
we
have
more
people
that
four
months
isn't
quite
enough
because
of
covid.
We
might
want
to
talk
about
whether
we
would
consider
slightly
more
months
than
four
just
because
we're
in
these
unprecedented
times.
H
J
It
will
be
primarily
a
yard.
It
really
does
depend
on
what
what
property
we
acquire.
So
the
first
phase
is
primarily
a
yard,
because
we
we
you
know
escape
yard-
is
our
current
yard
and
it's
it's
kind
of
bursting
at
the
seams
and
and
for
emergency
response
purposes.
It
would
be
really
good
to
have
a
yard
at
north
end,
so
we
have,
in
the
last
budget
council
approved
funding
for
land
acquisition,
and
this
one
is
for
development
of
that
yard.
J
H
So
my
ask,
then,
would
be
that,
as
we
move
forward
with
that
land
development
that
we
do
look
at
low
impact
development,
that
what
are
the
things
we
can
do
within
that
development
so
that
we
are
doing
best
in
class
around
stormwater
management,
maybe
some
innovation
that
we
might
want
to
think
about.
So
I
think
that
that's
one
of
the
things
and
then
you
know
the
the
greening
of
our
fleet
over
time.
So
as
we
look
at
our
whole
capital
program
really
moving
forward
with
getting
our
fleets
also
to
emit
less
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
H
So
really
looking
at
that
from
a
sustainability
standpoint-
and
I
agree
with
my
colleagues
that
if
there
is
an
interest
in
having
the
environmental
services,
commission
really
look
at
our
esi
and
I
actually
would
say
that
it's
more
than
just
the
environmental
services
commission,
because
almost
every
boarding
commission
has
a
component
of
environmental
stewardship
embedded
within
it.
So,
just
like
we're
looking
at
things
from
an
equity
lens,
I
think
that
there's
a
environmental
sustainability
lens,
as
well
as
an
equity
lens.
We
should
be
looking
at
through
all
of
this
work.
A
Thank
you,
council
members
on,
and
you
know
I
just
I
know
how
expensive
it
is
with
the
wastewater
treatment
when
it
fails
and
and
that's
a
big
cost
in
our
utilities,
and
I
know
we're
working
hard
to
fix
things
before
they
fail.
But
can
I
turn
this
into
a
psa
moment?
Please
and
and
thank
you
knob
for
talking
about
the
website,
but
you
know
I
still
because
I
work
with
older
adults.
A
So
many
people
don't
know
that
flushable
wipes,
don't
flush
and
you
just
you
know
it
causes
so
many
problems
and
I
was
looking
on
the
internet.
I
don't
know
if
you
support
this
idea
naw,
but
they
were
saying
if
you
want
to
test
your
toilet
paper
and
see
how
dissolvable
it
is.
You
put
two
pieces
in
a
glass
of
water
for
20
minutes
and
after
20
minutes
it
should
have
broken
into
pieces
and
if
it's
not,
then
your
toilet
paper
is
not
dissolvable
enough
and
they
even
said
the
best
toilet
paper
is
toilet
paper.
A
That's
made
out
of
recycled
paper
like
cascades.
Just
so
you
know,
but
it
would
you
know
we
have
so
many
old
pipes
in
our
homes
in
bellevue.
I
think
anything
we
can
do
to
not
plug
those
up
is
a
good
idea,
but
thank
you
for
all
your
work
and
I
really
support
this
recommendation
so
deputy
mayor,
would
you
like
to
make
a
motion
or
not?
Did
you
want
to
say.
J
So
we
are
looking
for
direction
today
and
lucy
can?
Can
you
bring
up
the
last
slide
lucy?
J
Yes,
sir,
so
we
are
looking
for
direction
on
moving
forward
with
our
ordinances.
So
I'd
like
to
ask
your
direction
on
whether
you're
ready
to
bring
back
the
21
22
rate
ordinances
for
adoption
in
early
in
december.
A
G
Secure
sure
mayor
council
members,
then
the
next
item
is
the
quarterly
update
third
quarter
update
on
the
economic
development
activity
within
the
city.
This
is
an
informational
update
and
joining
this
us
this
evening
is
jessica.
Our
chief
economic
development
officers,
along
with
philly
marsh
economic
development
manager,
both
who've,
who
you
saw
last
week,
both
from
community
development
with
that
I'm
turning
it
over
to
you.
F
Jesse
good
evening,
mayor
wba,
members
of
the
council,
we
are
very
happy
to
be
here
tonight
to
give
an
update
on
economic
development
activity
that
happened
in
the
third
quarter
of
this
year
and
phil,
and
I
will
be
tag
teaming.
This
evening's
presentation.
F
So
for
tonight
it
is
a
information
only
presentation,
and
I
do
want
to
note
that
tonight's
presentation
is
also
a
transition
period
between
the
implementation
of
the
prior
plan
from
2014
and
the
new
economic
development
plan
that
the
council
adopted
by
resolution
last
week.
So
you'll
start
to
see
some
new
items
coming
into
the
sunday's
presentation
as
we
work
the
transition
to
that
presentation.
F
F
Perfect,
all
right
so
on
tonight's
agenda,
with
the
council
we'll
do
a
little
a
little
discussion
on
economic
recovery
from
the
bellevue
context,
talk
about
our
ongoing
work
in
business
attraction,
business
retention
and
then
dive
into
three
of
the
six
chapters
from
the
new
economic
development
plan,
focusing
on
small
business,
workforce
development
and
the
creative
economy
and,
as
usual,
we'll
end
with
a
brief
update
on
what's
next
and
what
the
council
can
expect
in
economic
development
over
the
next
quarter.
F
Next
slide,
thank
you
so
for
for
reference,
we
will
be
presenting
going
forward
on
the
six
core
focus
areas
in
the
new
economic
development
plan,
those
are
capacity,
building
and
partnerships,
small
business
and
entrepreneurship,
workforce,
retail,
creative
economy
and
tourism,
and
because
of
the
breadth
of
activity
that
happens
in
economic
development
and
the
level
of
activity
that
happens
in
bellevue.
We're
not
likely
to
present
on
all
six
topics
each
quarter,
but
really
try
and
highlight
the
the
areas
that
made
robust
advancement.
F
When
we
talk
to
the
council
next
slide,
please
so
to
open
up
tonight
and
talk
about
regional
economic
recovery.
We
will
start
by
giving
the
council
some
updates
on
unemployment.
F
This
is
part
of
our
work
to
provide
more
data,
references
and
contextual
data
to
help
the
council
understand
how
bellevue
is
doing
relative
to
benchmark
cities
both
within
the
puget
zone
region
and
also
compared
to
our
national
benchmark
cities.
So
on
the
screen,
you're
now
seeing
bellevue's
unemployment
rate
relative
to
the
other
three
core
cities
within
the
region
and
you'll
see
that
bellevue's
unemployment
is
significantly
lower
than
our
neighbors
in
tacoma
and
everett,
and
slightly
below
our
neighbors
in
the
city
of
seattle.
F
F
Arlington
virginia
is
directly
across
the
potomac
from
washington
dc,
so
it
does
have
a
higher
proponents
of
workers
in
federal
jobs
which
have
been
more
stable
and
similarly
sunnyvale
is
much
more
reliant
and
concentrated
in
tech
relative
to
bellevue.
They
don't
have
the
robust
hospitality
industry
that
we
have
here.
F
So
when
you
look
at
a
community
like
santa
monica,
there
is
a
abundance
of
tourism
that
happens
in
santa
monica
and,
as
the
council
knows,
that
has
been
a
heart
in
industry
this
year.
So
the
tourism
industry
is
actually
one
of
the
reasons
that
helps
that
keeps
bellevue
more
in
the
middle
of
the
pack,
as
we
have
historically
had
more
of
a
reliance
on
corporate
travel
and
corporate
tourism,
which
has
not
yet
rebounded.
F
So
that's
keeping
us
more
in
the
middle
of
the
pack
right
now
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
philly
to
dive
a
little
bit
deeper
into
tourism.
T
So
we
can
continue
this
upward
trend
and
reinstill
consumer
and
visitor
confidence,
some
things
that
have
helped
and
will
continue
to
help
our
maiden
bower
center
was
one
of
the
or
was
the
first
in
the
state
for
a
biorisk
certification
that
you
heard
about
a
few
weeks
ago.
T
Clean
and
safe
is
a
primary
message:
pillar
in
the
east
side,
together
campaign,
as
well
as
king
county,
just
launched.
The
all
clear
safety
pledge
that
visit
bellevue
and
our
local
hotels
and
attractions
are
participating
in
this
pledge
is
backed
by
public
health
protocols
to
help
our
region
re
open,
responsibly
and
connect
and
is
connected
to
the
do
something
campaign
that
just
launched
and
bellevue
is
actually
the
opening
shot
of
their
promotional
video
that
you
can
see
there
on
the
screen.
F
I
want
to
note
that
there
will
be
some
changes
in
downtown
this
year
due
to
coven
and
the
effects
on
holiday
activity.
Events
like
snowflake
lane
and
magic
season
will
be
reduced
or
re-scoped,
but
we're
also
working
with
the
the
bellevue
downtown
association,
the
old
bellevue
merchants
association,
the
bellevue
arts,
museum
and
others
to
make
sure
that
we
have
covet-appropriate
activities
in
downtown,
so
that
can
people
continue
to
find
a
reason
to
visit
and
frequent
the
retail
shops
and
the
restaurants
in
downtown
bellevue
through
the
holiday
season.
F
So
we'll
touch
on
one
of
those
items
which
is
bellwether
later
in
the
presentation.
F
I'm
also
wondering
that
we
are
being
cognizant
of
the
continued
importance
of
maintaining
social
distancing,
but
we
are
seeing
some
important
trends
here
in
bellevue
and
some
good
local
response
with
a
local
per
capita
case
load
of
about
18.4
per
100.
000
local
rates
are
about
half
the
national
rates
and
positivity
is
only
and
testing
positivity
is
only
two
percentage.
F
Points
is
two
percentage
points
lower
than
king
county
as
a
whole,
so
we
are
seeing
the
community
responding
to
covet
appropriately
and
the
events
and
activities
that
we
do
help
bring
to
downtown
bellevue
over
the
winter
will
be
100
with
that
framework
in
mind
also
want
to
note
that
we
are
continuing
to
do
our
work
with
greater
seattle
partners
with
gsp
on
their
regional
recovery
work.
F
So
ryan
mcgowan,
who
gave
public
comment
last
week
very
briefly
to
the
council,
has
been
working
very
closely
with
our
staff
to
make
sure
that
the
regional
recovery
plan
reflects
bellevue's
needs
in
the
east
side
in
general.
So
with
within
that
regional
recovery
plan,
there
are
focuses
on
entrepreneurship
and
workforce
which
are
well
aligned
with
our
updated
ed
plan
that
was
approved
last
week.
F
So
we
will
bring
the
council
more
information
as
that
recovery
plan
moves
closer
to
implementation
with
gsp,
and
we
do
want
to
know
that
we
are
working
very
closely
with
them
and
our
neighboring
cities
to
make
sure
that
the
east
side
comes
up
strongly
once
covet
is
safely
under
control
and
with
that
I'll
turn
it
back
to
philly.
To
talk
about
some
of
our
programs
in
depth.
T
I
hope
you
had
a
chance
to
see
the
compelling
dear
rest
of
the
world
video
campaign
that
was
launched
at
the
end
of
seat
end
of
september,
there's
a
great
shot
of
made
in
bauer
bay
included
in
the
video,
and
that
video
has
garnered
excellent
online
engagement
with
over
ten
thousand
views
and
a
thousand
engagements
since
its
launch
and
while
we're
in
the
middle
of
a
pandemic,
I
am
thrilled
to
say
that
bellevue
got
its
first
pcc
community
markets
over
the
summer,
as
well
as
the
recent
target
opening
at
wilburton
village.
T
So
it's
important
to
note
that
business
attraction
is
those
global,
larger
things,
but
also
our
local
community
market
is
it's
valuable
as
well,
at
least
in
my.
In
my
opinion,
a
big
pcc
fan
some
highlights
of
our
business
retention
and
expansion
efforts
involve
job
creation
across
the
city.
They
include
the
recently
renovated
t-mobile
headquarters
that
the
mayor
and
deputy
mayor
had
the
opportunity
to
tour,
as
well
as
the
very
exciting
news
of
amazon's
continued
expansion
and
facebook's
announcement
of
purchasing
the
former
rei
headquarters
in
the
spring
district.
T
These
major
expansions
in
bellevue
in
the
middle
of
a
pandemic
are
a
true
testament
of
bellevue's,
welcoming
and
business-friendly
environment,
and,
while
both
of
these
can
be
considered,
major
wins
in
themselves.
The
announcements
also
came
with
corporate
investments
in
the
community,
with
amazon's
1
million
contribution
to
the
human
services
fund
and
facebook's
1
million
contribution
to
east
trail,
so
we're
very
grateful
for
these
companies
and
look
forward
to
working
with
them
in
their
expansion.
T
Turning
to
some
of
our
covid
relief
work
in
mid
october,
the
first
round
of
the
small
business
grants,
thanks
to
the
king
county,
cares
funding
were
awarded
awarded
businesses
were
the
in
the
industries
that
were
the
most
impacted
by
covid,
including
accommodations
and
food
services,
retail
arts
organizations
and
child
care.
67
of
the
awarded
businesses
were
female,
owned
55
minority
owned
and
43
were
immigrant
or
refugee
owned.
T
Small
businesses
are
extremely
appreciative
of
this
funding
and
thanks
to
council,
an
additional
75
small
businesses
are
being
awarded
funding
based
on
the
october.
12Th
cares
allocation
and
we'll
bring
a
conference
comprehensive
report
on
demographics
for
our
q4
year
of
end
update
or
your
end
update.
T
Our
startup
425
foundations
course
continued
in
an
online
format
and
have
added
covert
related
course
material,
including
enhanced
digital
marketing
strategies,
cyber
security
and
running
a
business
remotely.
In
addition,
startup
425
is
in
the
middle
of
a
new
pilot
program,
called
the
innovation
lab,
and
this
is
in
partnership
with
bellevue
college's
tsumbola
institute.
T
It's
an
accelerator
with
brand
new
curriculum
developed
through
professor
leslie
lum,
in
collaboration
with
uw
score
and
the
washington
state
department
of
commerce.
A
cohort
of
10
businesses
were
chosen
to
participate
and
the
class
discussions
on
the
material
have
been
very
engaging.
Even
though
it's
in
this
virtual
format,
the
attendees
are
all
women
in
minority
owned
businesses
spanning
I.t
to
property
management,
legal,
consulting
and
healthcare
industries.
T
So
just
the
details
of
some
of
the
companies
there's
a
fintech
company,
that's
using
ai
there's
consultant
training
in
eei
strategies,
as
well
as
building
construction
and
renovation
cleaning,
so
really
span
all
industry
types
and
we're
really
excited
to
see
the
success
of
this
pilot
program
and
get
a
full
download
and
how
to
improve
and
move
forward
with
it
and
then
just
really
quickly.
T
T
We've
started
some
significant
efforts
to
develop
a
workforce
program
benefiting
bellevue's
residents
and
employers,
both
with
conversations
with
our
neighboring
cities,
as
well
as
our
regional
partners,
such
as
the
workforce
development
council
of
seattle,
king
county
seattle
foundation,
ballmer
group,
bellevue,
college,
many
departments
within
bellevue
college.
Among
many
others.
T
We've
also
had
conversations
with
several
large
employers
in
bellevue
and
on
the
east
side,
who
have
expressed
interest
to
support
the
workforce,
development
strategies
and
efforts,
and
with
that
I
will
turn
it
back
over,
I
believe
to
jesse
to
talk
about
bellwether.
Thank
you.
Philly.
F
Mayor
members
of
council,
I'm
very
excited
to
give
a
brief
update
on
bellwether
2020..
As
the
council
knows,
this
is
our
annual
arts
week
here
in
the
city,
that's
heavily
sponsored
by
by
the
public
art
dollars
to
help
provide
access
to
arts
and
cultural
opportunities
every
year
and
this
year
it
is
sliding
into
december.
F
It
normally
happens
at
the
end
of
in
the
late
summer,
but
this
year
we're
moving
it
into
december
to
allow
it
to
innovate
and
adapt
to
covid
and
but
still
provide
fantastic
access
to
the
community
for
arts
and
culture
resources.
F
So
this
year's
show
will
be
kicking
off
in
early
december
and
last
through
january
16th,
and
it
will
be
focusing
very
heavily
on
digital
artwork,
both
actually
digital
designed
pieces,
as
well
as
for
the
first
time,
recorded
video
and
recorded
performances.
In
short
film.
That
will
be
available
to
stream
online
24
hours
a
day
for
the
duration
of
the
show.
So
we're
very
excited
about
that
that
particular
piece
not
pivot,
to
include
digital
work.
There
will
also
be
an
in-person
component.
F
We
are
working
with
the
bellevue
arts
museum
to
host
some
in-person
exhibits
in
their
space,
because
the
museum
is
adapting
very
well
to
coveted
regulations
and
providing
a
safe
space
for
the
consumption
of
cultural
activity.
So
the
council
can
expect
to
see
that
more
announcements
on
that
and
more
advertising
for
that
coming
up
shortly.
F
Next
slide,
please-
and
I
did
want
to
take
a
moment
to
highlight
how
bell
weather
has
been
evolving
over
the
last
few
years
and
some
of
the
increase
in
participation.
I
mean
changes
in
participation
so
on
the
left
side
of
this
of
the
screen.
You'll
see
a
set
of
red
bars
on
a
chart
that
shows
how
attendance
on
opening
night
has
transformed.
Over
the
last
three
iterations
of
bellwether,
I
mean
you'll,
see
a
large
increase
in
attendance
on
opening
night,
showing
the
the
change
in
format
of
the
change
in
activity.
F
I
mean
really
the
the
communities,
a
change
in
attitude
towards
bell
weather
and
the
more
consolidated
condensed
opportunities
for
for
culture
and
connection
and
in
the
right
half
of
the
screen.
The
blue
bar
chart
shows
the
participation
by
artists
of
color
within
the
show,
so
over
the
last
three
iterations.
F
The
percentage
of
artists
who
identify
as
a
person
of
color
has
increased
to
nearly
over
60
percent
of
the
artists
up
40
from
just
a
couple
of
years
ago,
and
we're
very
proud
of
that,
because
we're
hoping
that
it
allows
more
bell
viewers
who
are
a
very
diverse
residential
set
to
identify
with
the
show
to
find
themselves
their
culture
and
their
artistic
background
reflected
in
bell
weather
every
year.
So
we
will
expect
similar,
similar
results
and
participation
by
artists
of
color
in
the
future.
F
F
I'm
very
excited
to
see
the
community
engaging
with
bellwether
in
this
way
show
the
next
slide
and
then
with
that
we
will
wrap
it
up
for
tonight
in
terms
of
what's
next,
we
will
be
back
with
the
council
I'll
be
with
chris
goddard
on
11
on
november
23rd
to
talk
about
the
outdoor
dining
pilot
project
that
happened
over
the
summer
in
old
bellevue
and
to
discuss
some
of
the
the
lessons
learned
and
the
the
outcomes
from
there.
F
Bellwether
will
again
begin
in
early
december
and
we
will
continue
to
support
our
small
businesses
in
their
winterization
over
the
coming
months
in
the
next
week,
or
so.
We
should
be
getting
out
more
information
to
help
businesses
navigate
the
the
outdoor,
dining
options,
tents
and
heaters
and
all
those
things,
so
they
can
have
a
successful
a
more
successful
winter
this
year,
and
we
will,
as
finally
mentioned,
continue
to
begin
implementing
the
new
economic
development
plan
on
standing
up
some
new
programs
and
partnerships
to
help
us
move
powerfully
forward
on
that.
A
Great
thank
you
for
that
presentation.
This
is
just
for
information.
Only
I'll
give
everybody
an
opportunity
to
comment
or
ask
questions,
but
I
ask
that
you
try
to
limit
that
to
three
minutes
each
please
and
if
we
need
to
go
back
around,
we
shall
we're
going
to
start
with
council
member
barksdale.
Then
deputy
mayor
noon,
house,
council,
members
on
robertson,
stokes
lee
and
then
myself
so
council,
member
barksdale,
all
right.
P
Thank
you
mayor.
I
I
just
want
to
say
this.
Is
it's
great
to
see
this
work
that's
happening.
I'm
especially
us
excited
about
the
the
innovation
lab
pilot
that
looks
like
it's
gonna,
be
a
really
exciting
program,
but
also
appreciate
you
bring
in
the
information
about
the
distribution
of
grant
funds
throughout
the
different.
The
representation
of
those
grants
throughout
the
community
so
just
say,
keep
up
the
good
work.
I
will
say
I'm
curious
about
bellwether
and
whether
there
will
also
be
3d
artwork
there'll
be
an
opportunity
for
that.
C
Thank
you,
mayor
yeah,
great
report,
lots
of
activity,
certainly
kind
of
a
mixed
bag
in
terms
of
numbers
and
and
data
and
trends
here,
but
certainly
bellevue
is
in
a
better
position
than
than
most
especially
regionally.
Even
if
we
have
been
dramatically
impacted
by
the
pandemic,
it's
great
to
see
the
hotel
and
overnight
visitors
start
to
recover
a
little
bit.
It's
not
great
yet,
but
a
little
bit.
C
So
that's
really
good
to
see
especially
appreciate
the
update
on
on
bellwether
there
and
great
to
see
artists
of
color
being
more
involved
in
in
that
that,
in
that
event,
it's
really
great
great
to
see
as
as
well
and
as
councilmember
mark
still
said.
Great,
you
know
get
a
lot
of
great
data
in
this
presentation
as
well,
and
I
appreciate
that,
especially
with
the
startup
425
and
the
grants,
two
quick
questions
for
you,
so
gsp
and
the
recovery
framework
here.
C
F
Yes,
deputy
mayor
and
I'll
invite
philly
to
share
as
well,
so
the
gsp
recovery
plan
does
play
some
additional
emphasis
on
workforce
training
and
reskilling
in
particular,
which
is
of
importance
to
bellevue,
as
we
continue
to
see
a
huge
growth
in
tech
here
and
as
well
as
support
finding
new
ways
to
support
small
business
and
entrepreneurship,
particularly
for
individuals
of
diverse
backgrounds.
F
So
gsp
is
looking
at
new
opportunities.
Things
like
revolving
loan
funds
for
the
region.
Revolving
loan
funds
are
help
produce
micro
loans
for
businesses
to
help
help
them
on
their
expansion
and
growth
trajectory
philly.
Do
you
have
some
additional
detail,
you'd
like
to
add
around
gsp.
T
It
and
I
think,
what's
important
to
note
it's
is
a
framework
and
the
the
number
one
goal
is
to
promote
the
region's
economic
competitiveness,
but
with
that,
the
things
like
workforce
and
entrepreneurship
come
into
play.
So
really
this.
These
are
gonna,
be
high,
as
I
understand
it
kind
of
more
high-level
strategies
and
then
there's
going
to
be
continued
involvement
with
the
regional
partners
to
develop
the
specific
actions
and
how
we
can
work
together
in
collaboration
for
our
benefit
for
the
entire
region.
C
Okay,
well,
I'd
be
interested
in
what
those
specific
actions
are
when
we
get
to
that
point.
Appreciate
the
you
know,
the
regional
recovery
framework,
but
we'd
like
to
know
a
little
bit
more
about
the
specific
actions
for
those
two
areas
of
interest.
I
mean
the
micro
loans
sound,
it
could
be
quite
promising.
But
what
are
we
looking
at
in
terms
of
a
budget?
How
many
businesses
could
we
actually
help
with
that?
C
C
You
know,
hopefully
we're
going
to
get
the
same
amount
of
data
just
enhanced,
but
maybe
it's
going
to
be
repackaged
a
little
bit
too,
as
well
as
being
focused
on
some
different
areas,
but
I
don't
know
if
one
of
you
could
speak
to
that
just
quickly
what
we
can
expect
for
that
next,
economic,
quarterly
economic
update.
F
Yes,
thank
you
mayor,
so
we
will
continue
to
provide
some
of
the
the
more
deep
measures
that
we
have
in
the
past,
but
again
broadening
that
out
to
make
sure
we're
covering
the
six
focus
areas.
The
presentations
will
be
similar
to
tonight.
F
They'll
have
a
bit
more
data
in
them
a
bit
more
contextual
information
to
help
the
council
understand
the
the
larger
environment
that
the
city's
maneuvering
within
and
then
include
some
of
those
more
more
tangible
or
different
pieces,
different
elements
to
make
sure
the
council
unders
can
see
the
work
being
implemented
and
how
it's
impacting
the
companies
so
it'll
be
a
similar,
similar
format
to
tonight's.
A
Thank
you,
council
members
on.
H
Yes,
thank
you
again,
another
very
thorough
report.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
would
echo
my
fellow
colleagues
that
have
spoken
before.
Definitely
the
innovation
lab
and
just
looking
at
that
as
a
pilot,
how
do
we
even
create
more
opportunities
for
businesses
to
collaborate
and
learn
together
the
digital
artwork
for
bellwether?
H
I'm
hoping
there's
going
to
be
some
interactive
type
of
art
where
people
can
engage
into
the
art.
So
it's
not
a
one-way
art
information.
So
I
think
that
would
be
fun
glad
to
hear
that
in
the
grants
that
we
were
able
to
reach
a
broad
types
of
businesses
that
are
being
helped,
as
well
as
the
equity
of
being
able
to
serve
a
bunch
of
different
community
members
as
well
as
the
artists,
I
think,
representation
matters
and
the
more
that
we
have
a
lot
of
richness
in
the
diverse
people
that
are
part
of
bellwether.
H
I
think
that's
really
good.
I
really
appreciate
the
work
in
partnership
too,
about
the
cobit
recovery,
because
I
think
one
of
the
most
important
parts
of
this
is
how
do
we
position
ourselves
regionally,
as
the
as
you
said,
right,
clean
and
safe
east
side
together?
I
think
is
going
to
be
huge
from
the
standpoint
of,
as
tourism
starts
back
up
corporate
travel
events.
H
My
one
question,
maybe
as
a
follow-on
to
the
previous
comment,
is
you
know
when
I
think
about
the
metrics
between
the
old
plan
and
the
new,
to
the
degree
that
there
can
be
some
continuity
so
that
we
can
see
whether
the
new
plan
is
getting
the
kind
of
results
that
we
want.
So
I
know
that
it
may
take
a
little
bit
of
work
to
stitch
together
the
old
strategies
to
the
new,
but
the
to
the
degree
that
we
can
do
that.
I
think
that
would
be
really
really
powerful
as
we
move
forward.
H
So
just
super
excited
about
what
we
can
do
together
and
did
I
also
hear
that
the
outdoor
dining
that
that
will
also
continue
into
the
winter
is
that
right.
F
We'll
be
working
with
restaurants
to
do
addition
to
do
new
outdoor
dining
over
the
winter
and
help
them
understand
the
different
requirements
this
year,
the
main
street
project.
It
will
not
come
back
during
the
winter,
but
we
will
look
at
opportunities
to
do
that
again
in
the
future
and
we'll
have
more
on
that.
On
november
23rd.
H
D
Thanks
it's
so
hard
during
coved
to
for
all
of
our
businesses
and
our
people,
and
I'm
I
you
know
when
you
guys
make
these
presentations,
I'm
so
proud
of
how
bellevue
has
really
stepped
up
and
the
work
you
guys
have
been
doing.
It
really
makes
me
feel
good
about
being
part
of
the
city
government,
but
also
being
a
resident
of
bellevue.
So
thank
you
guys
for
that.
D
The
holiday
season
is
usually
one
of
our
biggest
in
terms
of
sales,
tax
revenue
and
activity
in
in
not
just
in
the
downtown,
but
in
all
the
shopping
areas
of
the
city,
and
I
mean
when
we
negotiated
light
rail.
We
specifically
negotiated
not
having
them
impact
our
trout,
traffic
in
and
out
of
downtown
during
the
holiday
season,
because
it's
that
important
to
the
well-being
of
our
city
and
the
opportunities
for
the
people.
D
So
I
know
with
the
with
covet:
it's
going
to
be
really
really
challenging
and
I
think
it
would
be
really
helpful
if
we
partner
with
some
of
the
retail
organizations
and
our
hotels
to
talk
about
you,
know
vacation,
you
can't
go
anywhere,
let's
go
into
bellevue
my
husband
and
I
usually
do
a
night
at
a
hotel
in
downtown.
We
live
in
value,
we
do
a
night
in
the
hotel
in
downtown
bellevue
right
before
christmas.
D
Finish
up
our
christmas
shopping,
see
snowflake
lane,
which
I
know
will
be
different
this
year,
but
I
think
if
we
could
kind
of
get
that
message
out
to
people,
it's
really
convenient
people
can
do
shopping.
You
know
there's
there's
time
and
space
to
do
it
with
even
with
the
cobra
protocols
in
place.
I
think
that
would
be
really
helpful,
because
people
are
gonna
still
need
to
shop.
People
are
still
gonna
be
buying
christmas
presents,
or
you
know,
hanukkah
presents
or
whatever,
and
so
I
think
it's.
I
think
that
would
be
really
helpful.
D
What
do
we
have
any
other
than
bellwether
any
of
the
usual
holiday
magic
season,
etc?
That
are
still
going
to
go
forward.
F
F
But
we
are
working
with
the
bda
to
see
if
we
can
do
some
some
different
lighting
elements
in
downtown,
possibly
downtown
park
and
other
areas
of
the
grand
connection
to
help
provide
that
draw
and
we're
also
working
with
the
old
bellevue
merchants
association
to
see
if
we
can
help
with
their
holiday
lighting
activities
to
again
provide
that
reason
to
bring
free
people,
people
to
drive
into
downtown
bellevue
to
do
their
shopping
and
dining.
D
I'm
glad
to
hear
that,
because
I
think
that's
it's
so
important
and
and
with
crossroads
and
factoria
and
everything
else
as
well.
So
I
think
that
that's
really
good.
I'm
just
really
pleased
with
the
report
looking
forward
to
continuing
to
see
quarterly
reports
under
our
new
plan
and
well
done
all
thanks.
O
Yeah,
this
has
been
a
great
presentation,
appreciate
very
much,
and
I,
like
the
new
you
approach,
your
your
taking
on
this
and
looking
forward
to,
I
think
we're
laying
a
good
foundation
for
when
we
come
re
recover
to
some
kind
of
normalcy
down
the
road.
I
think
that's
very
important.
We
have
not
let
up,
but
we've
really
taken.
O
I
think
a
good
look
at
all
of
this
and
been
innovative
on
ways
to
go
forward
and
a
lot
of
the
comments
already
shared
a
talk
about
that.
I
really
appreciate
the
emphasis
you're
you're
making
on
equity
and
with
more
women
and
minorities
involved
and
and
the
growth
in
that
area.
That's
that's
very
exciting.
O
And
same
thing
with
bellwether:
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
that.
That's
something
we!
You
know
the
arts
commission
is
is
very
important
and
I
think
it's
turned
out
to
be.
It
was
a
really
good
decision
to
change
the
focus
and
do
it
a
little
differently
now
and
I
think
it's
working
very
well
again.
The
effort
to
increase
the
minority,
artist
and
and
involvement
in
that
is
is
very
heartening.
O
So
I
appreciate
that
very
much
and
you
know
what
all
all
boils
down
to
again:
it's
the
stepped
up
activities
on
the
creative
economy,
and
that's
that's
a
big
thing
that
I
think
bellevue
will
become
even
more
known
for
in
the
future,
so
kudos
to
the
staff
to
your
presentation
and
work
done
by
the
arts
commission
and
let's
go
forward.
Thank
you.
S
S
There's
a
lot
of
actions,
lots
of
things
you're
doing
working
with
small
businesses
and
distributing
grants
and
money,
and
the
only
comment
is
you
know
I
think
you
are
also
oh
one
thing.
People
always
mention
a
lot
of
data,
a
lot
of
information
which
is
good.
They
give
us
a
lot
of
stuff
to
look
at,
but
the
only
thing
that
is
missing
is
that
we
don't
have
enough
specific
action
and
activities
things
that
we.
S
What
are
we
doing
in
terms
of
programs,
and
I
think
you
know
we-
we
basically
work
on
the
thing
that
you
mentioned.
I
think
I
like
a
lot.
It's
like
stop
425
with
the
bellevue
college.
You
know
working
with
the
innovation
lab
and
focusing
on
women
mentors
that's
great
yeah,
but
you
know
we
want
to
know
how.
How
far
are
we?
What
what
are
we
doing?
Are
we
yeah
any
specific
plans
that
we
can
actually
focus
on
the
reason
I'm
asking
for
that
particular
one?
Is
we
have
gis?
S
S
How
are
we
progressing
moving
toward
that
as
a
basis
to
expand
to
bellevue
college?
So
I'm
not
sure
here
we
haven't
got
one
off
the
ground
and
we're
moving
on
to
another
one
and
belgian
colleges.
You
know
the
whatever
they
do.
It's
not
new
they've
been
working
on
with
microsoft,
with
workforce
with
coding.
You
know
all
that
stuff
for
a
long
time,
so
I'm
just
curious.
What
is
that
we're
building
on
rather
than
just
starting
another
thing
right?
Another
stuff?
I.
N
S
Know
it's
tough
because
cobra
19
really
has
put
a
big
thing
on
working
toward
recovery,
effort
and
again
guests
doing
this
wonderful
job.
So
I'm
not
criticizing
you
for
not.
You
know
focusing
on
new
activities
that
we
have
that
we
actually
can
be
identifying
for
the
next
after
recovery.
What
is
the
economic
development
vision
and
goal
that
we
can
work
toward?
S
So
this
is
really
my
the
example
that
you
know
people
have
been
talking
about
the
the
holiday
festivals
group
gathering.
Yes,
we
have
to
work
on
it.
Yes,
we
want
to
do
more
more
gathering
like
bellevue
art
museum,
but
maybe
one
I've
heard
a
lot
of
good
suggestions
from
council
members
already,
but
one
of
which
I
might
just
suggest
how
about
you
know.
In
order
to
have
this
event
successful
have
people
participate.
S
We
have
to
build
trust
in
people
that
they're
willing
to
come
in.
Do
those
things.
So
a
an
idea
is
contact
tracing.
How
can
we
develop
something
that
allow
a
wr
museum
event?
You
know
that
people
400
people
are
willing
to
come
because
we
have
a
system.
We
have
a
way
of
you
know,
making
the
event
work.
So
this
is
an
idea.
S
S
A
Thank
you,
so
did
you
jesse?
Did
you
want
to
respond
to
council
member
lee's
question
there.
F
With
regards
to
some
of
the
work
planning
activities,
we
do
continue
to
work
on
as
councilmember
lee
was
mentioning
building
upon
the
foundational
programs
that
we've
set
up
over
the
years,
so
startup
425
we're
in
year
four
of
that
partnership
and
we're
working
with
the
administrators
who
are
of
the
city
of
kirkland
to
help
grow
that
as
well
in
terms
of
gix.
F
They
are
in
the
middle
of
a
strategic
planning
effort
to
understand
where
the
institution
goes.
Next,
we
will
look
for
opportunities
to
bring
them
to
the
count
to
bring
that
information
to
the
council
once
that
strategic
planning
process
wraps
up
and
then
with
regards
to
the
holiday
activities,
absolutely
messaging,
that
the
city
is
clean
and
safe.
Is
our
making
sure
that
our
programming
is
clean
and
safe?
F
Is
our
number
one
priority,
so
we're
working
with
visit,
bellevue,
the
downtown
association,
the
chamber
and
others
to
make
sure
that
we
are
using
the
best
active,
the
best
technologies
and
best
practices
for
promoting
our
holiday
activities.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
So
just
a
few
comments
of
my
own,
you
know
so
exciting
to
see
businesses
opening
successfully,
despite
the
challenges
right
now
and
the
be
bar
and
old
bellevue
on
maine.
That's
another
great
example
of
a
very
successful
opening.
It
continues
to
be
packed
every
night
and
during
the
day
as
well.
So
that's
this
just
amazes
me
that
there's
such
a
draw
here,
but
I'm
so
grateful
for
that.
A
I
wondered
with
the
visitors.
If
you
I
know
your
data
went
to
september.
I
think,
have
you
seen
a
peak
of
the
numbers
for
october
at
all
to
get
an
idea
if
we
continue
in
an
upward
trajectory
with
that,
can
you
predict
like
what
our
recovery
will
be
if
it
continues
at
the
same
pace
that
it's
been
going.
T
So
we
are
monitoring
that,
on
a
monthly
basis
and
working
with
visit
bellevue
washington
to
understand,
we
look
at
quite
a
few
kpis
with
them
to
understand
where
we
are
and
where
there's
opportunities
and
and
pivot.
I
think,
what's
really
great
about
visit.
Bellevue
is
because
there's
no
demand
for
the
corporate
business
travel
they've,
really
leaned
into
that
leisure
travel,
which
has
traditionally
been
their
secondary
market,
but
really
leaned
into
it,
especially
the
the
regional
travel
to
really
bring
in
heads
and
beds,
for
that
are
staycations
right.
T
If
you
will
in
in
the
industry,
you
always
want
people
more
than
50
miles
away,
because
the
likelihood
of
them
staying
overnight
increases,
but
in
in
that
to
really
package
it
as
experience
for
holiday
shopping
for
the
things
we
do
still
have
to
offer
here
in
bellevue,
so
I
I
think
that's
helping
really
drive
those
numbers
upwards
and
then
we
just
kind
of
are
looking
at
national
daily
flights
from
seatac
a
lot
of
things
that
contribute
to
those
numbers.
A
Great
and
we
have
great
connectivity
if
you
want
a
workcation
in
bellevue,
so
one
thing
I
would
love
to
think
about
is:
I
know
that
the
bellevue
breakfast
rotary
club
does
the
autism
fun
run
in
the
summer,
I
believe,
and
with
the
maiden
hour
bay
park
open
it's
such
a
great
venue
for
a
triathlon.
A
I
would
love
to
see
if
they
might
expand
that
into
a
fun,
rin
and
triathlon
and
see
if
we
can
attract
people
that
way,
because,
honestly,
if
you've
done
triathlons,
there
are
very
few
venues
as
lovely
as
what
we
have
in
bellevue,
and
I
think
that
would
attract
a
lot
of
athletes
so
that
that
could
be
fun
yeah.
We
could
do
it
in
phases:
phased
competition,
so
everybody's
not
bunched
together.
A
G
Yes,
thank
you,
mayor
council
members,
ordnance,
6543
authorizes
the
finance
and
asset
management
director
to
issue
up
to
65
million
dollars
in
bonds
for
two
purposes,
one
to
pay
off
to
the
use
of
an
escrow
agreement
at
the
1994
bellevue
convention,
center
bonds
and
issue.
Excuse
me
an
issue
new
bonds,
all
in
response
to
the
covet
impact
on
the
city,
as
well
as
the
convention
center's
finances,
second,
to
refinance
bonds
issued
in
2010
for
our
capital,
improvement
program
and
issue
new
ones
due
to
the
favorable
rate
environment.
G
G
Q
Thank
you,
city,
mayor
deputy
mayor
and
council
members.
Again,
it's
lovely
back
here
with
you
this
evening
as
city
manager,
man
miyaki
just
mentioned
we're
here,
to
provide
you
with
an
ordinance
to
authorize
the
director
of
finance
and
asset
management
to
issue
up
to
65
million
dollars
in
principal
debt
for
two
purposes:
one
to
pay
off
and
use
escrow
for
the
994
bounds
and
to
refund
the
2010
bonds.
Q
So
our
agenda
this
evening,
for
you,
is
I'll,
spend
just
a
few
short
minutes
on
both
of
those
pieces
to
get
you
well
educated
and
then
end
with
the
authority
that
that's
included
in
the
bond
ordinance
so
first
and
foremost,
starting
with
the
1994
bcca
or
bellevue
convention
center
bonds,
defusance
and
new
issue.
So
the
bond
ordinance
before
you
will
pay
off
through
the
use
of
an
escrow
those
1994
bellevue
convention
center
bonds.
Q
The
important
piece
on
this
piece
of
information
is
those
bonds
from
1994
are
pledged
and
secured
by
our
current
tot
or
lodging
tax.
That
lodging
tax
has
taken
quite
a
dramatic
impact
with
covet.
As
you
heard
from
the
previous
economic
slide,
we
are
starting
to
see
some
recovery.
It
is
not
quite
at
the
rate
that
can
support
the
existing
1994
bond
convention
debt.
Q
So
if
we
do
not
have
enough
lodging
tax
revenue
stream
to
support
that
debt,
the
delta
between
whatever
the
tax
coming
in
and
the
debt
service
payment
would
come
from
the
general
fund.
So
the
ordinance
before
you
would
issue
new
bonds.
Those
new
bonds
would
be
a
10-year
term.
They
would
remain
they'd,
be
structured
to
be
within
the
revised
lodging
tax
forecast
that
we've
just
received
and
they
will
have
an
early
call
option.
So
if
the
lodging
tax
comes
back,
more
aggressive
than
we
haven't
anticipated
will
be
able
to
pay
that
debt
off
earlier.
Q
Five
council
policy,
any
refunding
or
refinance,
has
to
have
at
least
three
percent
or
greater
savings,
and
this
at
17
with
the
current
market
environment
would
definitely
meet
that
need,
so
it
would
actually
save
money
for
the
city
as
well
as
the
bcca
included
in
the
bond
ordinance
before
you
and
in
keeping
with
prior
council
actions.
You
are
delegating
the
authority
to
close
those
bonds
to
the
director
of
finance
and
asset
management
or
myself,
and
it
would
be
for
a
limited
time
not
to
exceed
june
30th
2021.
Q
We
do
anticipate
actually
closing
these
bonds,
probably
within
the
first
week
or
so
of
december,
based
on
market
conditions,
but
we
would
have
additional
time
if
market
conditions
changed
if
something
else
changed
and
we
needed
to
to
hold
off
and
not
close
those
bonds
until
the
first
part
of
next
year.
Q
I
can
only
issue
up
to
65
million
dollars
for
the
purposes
we've
just
discussed,
and
it
also
authorizes
me
to
sign
a
bond
purchase
contract
and
with
that
the
direction
we're
needing
from
you
this
evening
is
to
let
us
know
whether
we
will
be
able
to
issue
that
debt
in
front
of
you
this
evening.
So
with
that
mayor,
I
turn
it
back
over
to
you
with
me.
This
evening
is
nicholas
melisinos
and
stacy
lewis.
Thank.
A
H
Yes,
thank
you
mayor.
Well,
first
of
all,
tony,
you
are
amazing
to
me
looking
at
this
and
right
saving
us
money
in
the
long
run
with
the
favorable
market
conditions
moving
quickly
and
also
recognizing
that
without
the
re
rebonding
that
we
are
at
risk
of
the
city
having
to
take
on
this
debt,
because
certainly
our
tot
and
lodging
tax
have
just
seen
such
a
dip
because
of
the
lack
of
corporate
travel
and
tourism
and
events.
H
Those
things
are
not
enough
to
be
able
to
pay
back
the
bond
terms
that
we
currently
have.
So
this
to
me
is
the
the
best
case
scenario
to
have
an
early
call
option.
So
if
the
revenues
come
back
sooner,
we
can
pay
off
our
debt,
we're
getting
savings,
and-
and
really
this
gives
us
that
opportunity
to
take
care
of
business.
H
Even
though
the
terms
are
a
little
bit
longer
than
the
current
bonds,
which
would
have
to
be
paid
off
by
2024,
is
that
correct,
so
we're
a
few
years
longer,
but
I
think
that
at
such
a
favorable
rate,
this
is
the
the
best
case
scenario
for
us,
and
so
I
am
happy
to
support
this,
and
I
really
appreciate
all
of
the
partnership
between
the
city
maine
bar
center
bcca
visit
bellevue
to
to
keep
us
solvent
and
moving
forward
in
a
really
positive
way.
So
thank
you
great
councilmember,
robertson,.
D
Yes,
what
she
said
I
I
wholeheartedly
agree
with
council
members
on
and
although
I
hate
to
have
to
extend
out
the
bonds,
we
have
really
no
choice
unless
we
want
to
take
a
major
hit
to
our
our
general
fund,
and
you
know
this
17
savings,
that's
quite
a
coup,
so
yeah.
We
are
very
well
served
by
stacia's
bond
council
and
tony
is
our
finance
director
and
brown
is
the
city
manager?
You
know
it's
it's.
D
It's
people
like
you
that
are
making
it
possible
for
us
to
continue
with
as
good
of
a
budget
outlook
as
we
possibly
can
given
covid
and
yeah.
Hopefully,
the
t.o.t
will
come
booming
back
and
we
can
then
retire
these
as
close
to
the
schedule
as
we
originally
were
as
possible.
But,
yes,
I'm
all
in.
I
will
vote
yes,
I'm
in
favor.
Thank
you
great
councilmember,.
P
All
right,
thank
you,
mayor
what
they
said,
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
also
for
for
being
on
top
of
it
and
catching
us
and
really
putting
us
in
a
position
of
strength
here.
So
I
support
this.
C
Yeah
no
absolutely
happy
to
support
this.
I
mean,
as
previously
said,
it's
a
favorable
rate
and
there's
cost
savings
here,
and
we
really
don't
have
much
of
a
choice
either
it's
unfortunate
it's
extended,
but
you
know
all
the
all
the
benefits
that
way
the
negatives
here.
So
we
have
to
move
forward
on
this
and
again
great
job,
tony
and
all
on.
Yes
on
catching
this
and
putting
us
in
this
position
to
take.
A
O
Yeah,
I
agree,
and
I
appreciate
all
the
comments
have
been
made
already.
You
know
it's
interesting.
We
just
with
cascade
water
alliance.
We
have
bonds
for
the
lake
taps
development
and
everything
and
we
actually
took
it.
The
bond
market
is
just
amazingly
it's
amazingly
way
down,
and
it
just
makes
a
lot
of
sense
for
a
lot
of
reasons
and
to
take
advantage
of
that.
O
So
we
went
through
one
earlier
in
the
year
and
we're
in
the
process
of
doing
another
one
for
the
same
reasons
except
we
don't
have
quite
the
the
income
part
of
it.
That's
that's
the
pressing
so
but
it's
a
smart
thing
to
do
and
really
appreciate
staff,
the
leadership
understanding
this
and
taking
advantage
of
and
putting
it
together.
So
let's
do
it,
I'm
for
it.
Thank
you.
S
Thank
you
fortunate.
I
felt
you
to
have
great
people
like
tony
the
nimbleness
of
the
small
people
who
look
after
the
numbers,
and
I
think
this
makes
sense.
You
know
with
the
market
the
weight
is
bond,
market
and
saving
of
70
percent.
You
know,
I
mean
that's
a
no-brainer.
S
The
one
thing
is,
I
do
have
a
question.
You
know
the
fund,
the
the
money
that
will
be
paid
back
by
tot.
You
know
that's
what's
structured
to
do,
but
if
tod
doesn't
support
it,
then
the
city
will
have
to
take.
You
know
pay
for
it.
In
this
case
the
city
will
assume
more
than
all
the
debt,
so
it
we're
still
assuming
the
debt.
So
it's
not
that
we
we
somehow
we
get
rid
of
it.
So
we
still
have
very
responsible.
S
S
So
that's
first
question
and
two:
if
tod
the
economy
gets
back,
is
you
know,
can
pay
for
the
debt,
then
we're
in
good
shape.
The
city
doesn't
have
to
worry
about
it,
but
it
in
the
event
that
it
doesn't
so
the
city
will
still
have
to
pay
for
the
difference
right.
So
the
question
is:
I
want
to
have
the
tony
to
give
us
a
little
bit
of
estimate
what
it
will
be.
S
This
worst
case
sunday
will
not
be
as
bad
as
it
is
now
without
you
know,
taking
it
over
because
nowadays,
if
the
account
isn't
god
tod
doesn't
pay,
we
still
obligated
anyway,
yes,
but
by
doing
this
we
should
actually
have
some
benefit.
We
should
be
in
better
shape.
I
just
want
to
have
understanding.
S
What's
our
plan,
you
know
in
the
event
that
what
do
we
do
with
the
17
2.3
million
dollar
cv
and
future
saving?
I
assume
there
may
be-
I
don't
know
and
two
if
in
case
we
have
to
pay
what's
the
worst
case,
and
how
do
we
plan
to
do
that?.
Q
Certainly
certainly
councilmember
lee
to
speak
to
the
first
question
as
soon
as
the
bonds
are
closed,
so
sometime
probably
after
the
first
of
the
year.
So
let's
say
that
the
bonds
actually
closed
the
first
week
or
so
december.
Q
I'll
bring
a
budget
amendment
back
to
you
in
january-ish
or
maybe
early
february,
to
revise
the
cip
to
to
adjust
the
debt
service
to
whatever
the
new
debt
service
is,
so
those
dollars
would
be
freed
up
in
the
cip
you're,
not
talking
a
lot
of
money
annually,
a
couple
hundred
thousand
dollars,
depending
on
how
the
bonds
close.
But
again
I.
Q
There
we
go.
I
can't
remember
you
specifically
until
we
close,
so
that's
not
going
to
happen
for
a
few
more
weeks.
So
that's
what
happened
on
that
piece.
The
second
piece
we
have
actually
worked
with
the
bellevue
convention
center
and
had
an
updated
lodging
tax
forecast
or
the
tot
revenue
stream
forecast
done.
We
had
cbre
come
in
and
do
a
full-fledged
forecast
for
us.
They
do
that
for
us
annually
anyways.
Q
We
had
it
done
again
this
year
and
we
have
actually
structured
this
debt
to
stay
within
that
forecast
and
not
at
the
top
of
the
forecast,
but
a
little
conservative
within
the
forecast
in
order
to
create
a
bit
of
a
cushion
mainly
to
avoid
having
to
come
back
and
use
the
general
fund
as
the
backup
plan.
I
can't
ever
completely
guarantee
anything
when
it
comes
to
this
economy,
but
I
feel,
like
we've,
made
a
conservative
attempt
to
make
sure
that
we've
done
the
best
possible
way.
We
could.
A
Thank
you,
sir.
Well,
I
just
I'm
always
amazed
with
the
convention
center
center
at
how
well
it
performs.
You
know
when
we
do
these
bda
tours
every
year
of
comparable
cities,
we
always
look
at
their
convention
center
and
we've
never
seen
one
that
does
better
than
bellevue's
and
the
business
model
that
they
created
is
just
ingenious
and
to
have
this.
This
cushion
here
that
that
is
you
know
relatively
pain-free.
A
To
do
to
keep
everything
going
is,
is
fantastic,
so
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
do
this
and
I
think
we're
ready
for
action
so
deputy
mayor,
would
you
like
to
make
a
motion.
C
Certainly,
I
move
to
adopt
ordinance
6543
that
will
authorize
the
director
of
finance
and
asset
management
issue
up
to
65
million
in
principal
debt
for
two
purposes:
one
to
pay
after
the
use
of
an
escrow
agreement,
the
1994
bellevue
convention
center
bonds
and
issue
new
bonds
and
two
to
refund
the
2010
bonds
to
reduce
the
interest
rate.
In
addition,
the
bond
ordinance
approves
amendments
to
the
existing
agreements
between
the
city
and
the
bcca
to
conform,
their
terms
of
to
the
proposed
defeasions
and
refunding
plan.
Second,.
A
All
those
in
favor
say
I
I,
and
he
opposed,
and
it
passes
all
right
great.
Thank
you,
everybody
very
productive
meeting
and
thank
you
for
your
participation
and
we'll
see
you
next
week.
Thank.