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A
Welcome
to
the
regular
bellevue
city
council
meeting
for
december
7th
2020
tonight
we
have
as
our
city
clerk
kyle
stannard
filling
in.
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
standard
for
doing
that
and
mr
councilmember
john
stokes
is
unavailable
tonight
and
will
not
be
attending.
So
I
think
deputy
mayor,
you
have
a
motion
for
an
excused
absence.
A
Meeting
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
hi
any
opposed.
Okay,
great!
So
let's
go
ahead,
mr
clerk,
would
you
like
to
do
the
roll
call?
Yes.
C
A
C
Absolutely
and
council
members,
as
you
might
imagine,
as
we
head
towards
the
end
of
the
year
tonight's,
a
pretty
popular
time
to
speak,
so
we
have
17
people
signed
up,
but
with
allocating
30
minutes
for
oral
communications
suggests,
we
probably
won't
be
able
to
hear
from
everyone
tonight.
Everyone
has
been
encouraged
to
also
email
in
their
comments
to
counsel
as
well.
C
We
we
also
are
running
into
the
three
and
three
rule
where
council
rules
stipulate
that
we
can
have
three
speakers
on
each
side
of
a
subject
in
support
or
an
opposition,
opposition
or
concern,
and
so
with
that
we
have
five
speakers
who
are
signed
up
in
support
of
items
for
ordinance
6546,
and
we
have
seven
speakers
who
are
signed
up
in
support
of
an
item
on
the
budget
tonight.
We
also
have
two
speakers
that
are
have
opposition
or
concern
for
the
budget
and
three
speakers
in
support
of
the
arts
funding.
C
So
on
the
on
those
first
two
items
on
ordinance,
6546
and
in
support
of
the
budget,
we
will
not
be
able
to
hear
from
everyone,
but
I
will
go
in
order
of
registration
with
that.
Our
first
speaker,
one
minute:
please
I'm
going
to
get
my
list
of
participants
back.
I
know
our
first
speaker's
on
here.
Our
first
speaker
is
going
to
be
just
just
cynthia
sade
and
let
me
let
me
find
you.
C
E
Wonderful,
my
name
is
jacinta
syed.
I
run
a
dog
rescue
called
saving
great
animals.
In
april
of
this
year,
we
rescued
a
dog
that
had
been
very
neglected
by
its
former
owners,
he's
doing
very
well
at
the
moment,
but
we
felt
very
strongly
that
his
former
owners
needed
to
be
held
accountable
for
their
actions.
E
Regional
animal
control
services
served
them
with
a
500
violation
which
the
former
owner
then
contested.
The
case
was
sent
to
the
office
of
the
hearing
examiner
and
unfortunately,
shockingly
we
received
an
order
of
dismissal
based
on
a
technicality
related
to
the
jurisdiction
of
the
hearing
examiner's
office.
To
hear
these
types
of
cases,
the
the
essential
problem
seems
to
be-
and
I
can
read
this
from
the
order
of
dismissal-
it
says
in
2016
we,
the
examiner,
replaced
the
board
as
the
seoul
county
administrative
tribunal,
with
jurisdiction
to
hear
animal
services
related
appeals.
E
Any
appeal
filed
with
the
board
after
that
point
would
have
been
a
dead
end,
as
the
board
no
longer
had
authority
to
hear
any
animal
related
cases
in
2017,
bellevue
and
king
county
executed
an
amended
interlocal
agreement
that
recognized
us
as
the
administrative
tribunal
for
animal
related
cases
and
required
bellevue
to
update
its
code
to
reflect
this
change.
However,
bellevue
has
not
amended
its
code.
C
F
I'm
parent
kaplan,
I'm
the
president
of
saving
great
animals
jacinta,
and
I
and
many
others
work
together.
Thank
you
for
your
attention
and
interest
on
this
issue.
A
personal
thank
you
to
deputy
mayor
jared
for
helping
us
get
this
to
your
attention
tonight
and
also
hello
to
my
longtime
friend,
grace
chin,
who
I'm
so
happy
to
see
here
tonight.
F
My
comments
related
to
ordinance
6546
and
how
the
specific
case
that
led
to
legal
loophole
ended
up
being
discovered
as
justin
to
mention
in
april,
the
pastons
of
bellevue
a
family
with
another
dog
and
two
children
brought
a
dog
they
referred
to
as
fat
boy
to
a
vet.
We
often
work
with
when
asked
why
they
brought
him
in.
They
said
they
wanted
to
put
him
out
of
his
misery.
F
We
agreed
to
take
this
dear
boy
in
as
the
vet
did
not
want
to
kill
him.
Jacinta
named
him
boss.
He
was
barely
able
to
stand.
He
was
emaciated
both
eyes
deeply
infected.
He
could
barely
see
his
teeth
were
literally
falling
out
of
his
mouth
painful
and
infected
ears.
His
skin
and
such
poor
condition
that
in
place
of
his
fur,
was
crusty
skin,
open,
pus
wounds
and
blood.
F
F
Boss
remained
at
the
hospital
for
a
month,
funds
that
we
citizens
raised.
The
bill
was
more
than
eight
thousand
dollars
supporters
of
our
rescue
and
who
care
about
these
animals
were
the
only
way
to
help
him
with
daily
visits,
love
and
care.
He
slowly
healed,
even
in
his
worst
state.
His
eyes
showed
hope
and
his
tail
wagged.
F
So
today,
as
justin
to
mention
the
boss
boss,
the
labrador
is
his
bossy
and
adorable
toy
playing
cuddles,
demanding
self
living
with
a
dog
pal
and
parents
who
adore
him.
They
work
really
hard
to
ensure
he
has
forgotten
his
past.
Here
we
are
in
december.
His
case
has
fallen
through
the
cracks
due
to
this
loophole.
F
Hundreds
of
supporters,
private
citizens,
county
workers,
have
felt
great
despair,
seeing
that
nothing
could
be
done
shaking
their
heads
wondering
how
a
modern
city
like
bellevue
in
a
great
county
like
king
could
have
no
way
to
fully
press
charges
for
this
kind
of
abuse.
I
shared
the
case
of
boss
today
because
his
story
is
of,
we
are
sure,
hundreds
of
other
dogs,
cats,
other
animals
that
suffer
at
the
hands
of
irresponsible
and
cruel
humans.
F
C
G
G
G
Add
more
impactful
actions
such
as
those
listed
in
the
building
section
of
the
climate
action
priorities,
workbook
prepared
by
the
people
for
climate
action
schedule
and
implement
highly
impactful
climate
actions
in
2021
and
22,
such
as
benchmarking,
energy
usage
in
buildings
and
setting
performance
standards.
For
existing
buildings,
which
account
for
half
of
bellevue's
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
next
implement
a
comprehensive
city
staff,
sustainability,
training
program,
building
on
ideas
already
found
in
the
draft
esp
update,
develop
specific
climate
action
policy
statements
with
each
city
government
department
and
then
a
second
point.
G
Funds
would
be
used
for
development
of
a
city-wide
plan
to
execute
public
education
and
stakeholders
engagement
plan.
These
would
occur
through
webinars
presentations
to
business
and
public
interest
groups,
an
ongoing
column
in
the
it's,
your
city,
publications,
news
briefings
and
a
wide
variety
of
other
formats.
G
We
urge
you
to
add
thousand
dollars
to
the
proposed
three
hundred
thousand
dollar
allocation
over
the
next
biennium
for
a
successful
launch
of
the
environmental
stewardship
plan.
And,
finally,
please
remember
people
for
climate
action
of
bellevue
stands
ready
to
help
implement
that
plan
without
cost
to
the
city.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
C
H
H
Our
job
is
now
to
ensure
that
this
loophole
is
closed
and
help
ensure
the
safety
of
animals
within
the
city
of
bellevue
there's
an
alarming
increase
in
severe
animal
cruelty
cases.
This
year,
more
than
double
previous
years.
According
to
the
seattle
animal
shelter,
the
shelter
has
seen
27
cases
either
seattle,
the
city
of
seattle
or
king
county
in
the
first
10
months
of
2020
alone
and
the
shelter
said
in
the
past
five
years,
they've
averaged
12
cases,
situations
where
people
and
economies
are
stressed.
H
H
H
H
Since
the
beginning
of
the
lockdown
on
the
23rd
of
march,
calls
of
the
national
domestic
abuse
helplines
have
raised
by
over
25
percent
in
many
areas,
much
higher
than
that
perpetrators
of
abuse
may
use
a
family
pet
to
exert
power
and
control
over
the
victim,
in
some
cases,
even
buy
a
pet
for
them,
so
that
they
can
develop
a
bond
with
it
and
can
be
cruelly
exploited.
I
urge
the
city
of
bellevue
to
take
action
to
ensure
the
voiceless
are
protected
and
close.
H
C
So
that
is
our
third
speaker
on
in
support
of
ordnance
6546,
and
we
have
two
other
speakers
that
just
ask
that
if
they
still
would
like
to
communicate
with
the
council
to
send
an
email
in
support
of
this
topic,
next
speaker
on
the
list
is
wendy
tyner
and
wendy.
I
am
scrolling
down
and
you
should
be
able
to
speak
now.
Can
you
unmute.
I
C
Excellent,
we
sure
can
so
when
you're
ready.
The
time
will
start.
I
Thank
you,
hi
everyone.
This
is
wendy
from
wintergrass
music
festival
and
I'm
here
to
thank
you
very,
very
much
for
all
the
support
you've
given
to
wintergrass.
Over
the
past
10
years,
we
came
to
wintergrass
in
2020
2010,
and
you
immediately
expressed
your
interest
and
support
for
us.
We've
received
grant
awards
that
support
our
live
performances
and
bluegrass
education,
allowing
us
to
expand
our
programs
year
after
year
this
year.
We
also
receive
relief
grants
that
are
helping
us
stay
afloat
until
winter
grass
returns
in
2022,
it's
been
a
tough
year.
I
We
had
to
reduce
our
budget.
We
lost
over
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
ticket
sales.
We
had
to
reduce
some
salaries
and
one
employee
actually
chose
to
be
unpaid.
During
this
time,
we
also
felt
compelled
to
create
virtual
programs
that
offer
music
and
education
while
we
stay
at
home,
so
the
weather,
the
storm
wintergrass,
created
a
monthly
variety
program
called
pocket
grass.
Basically,
a
bluegrass
show
that
fits
in
your
pocket.
I
This
event.
On
thursday
night
we'll
have
grammy
award-winning
artist.
Lori
lewis
perform
along
with
some
of
our
regional
folks,
including
ben
hunter
and
reggie
garrett.
We're
very
grateful
to
you
for
poc
grass,
but
even
more
grateful
that
you
are
supporting
our
new
bluegrass
education
programs,
they're
free
to
all
students.
I
There's
one
called
the
wintergrass
youth
academy
club
with
mr
joe
and
the
youth
orchestra,
which
is
for
high
school
students,
and
we
are
partnering
with
spu's
orchestra
so
that
our
high
school
students
can
perform,
along
with
the
college
students
we're
not
out
of
the
woods,
but
we
are
inching
along
and
you're
helping
us.
You
know.
In
past
years
we
have
brought
12
to
14
000
people
to
bellevue
who've
stayed
four
days
or
more.
We've
yielded
over
three
million
dollars
in
local
business
sales.
I
According
to
our
visit
bellevue
economic
impact
report,
there
is
light
at
the
end
of
the
bluegrass
tunnel.
We
hope
to
be
back
and
we
plan
to
be
back.
So
thank
you
again
for
everything
you've
done
for
us.
It's
much
appreciated
by
everyone
from
our
board
staff
and
300
volunteers
and
all
the
festival
goers
who
love
bellevue.
So
I
hope
you
and
your
family
are
staying
healthy,
physically
and
emotionally.
C
J
Okay,
good
evening,
mayor
robinson,
deputy
mayor,
new
in-house
and
council
members,
I'm
kathy
o'shea
and
I
live
in
newport
hills.
My
family
has
had
the
pleasure
of
residing
in
bellevue
for
the
past
29
years.
I'm
excited
to
speak
to
you
tonight
on
behalf
of
the
league
of
women
voters
of
seattle,
king
county.
I
participate
on
the
league's
environmental
committee,
which
is
working
with
cities
in
king
county
to
implement
the
climate
action
toolkit
an
effort
spearheaded
by
king
county.
J
I
was
proud
to
see
that
bellevue
has
already
started
this
process
and
look
forward
to
adoption
of
the
2020
environmental
stewardship
plan.
The
goals
are
strong.
Reaching
them
is
going
to
take
an
incredible
amount
of
work
to
reach.
The
goals
stated
in
the
environmental
stewardship
plan
will
take
the
effort
of
everyone
residents,
businesses
and
those
who
work
in
bellevue.
J
Each
one
of
us
needs
to
identify
our
own
personal
goals
for
reducing
our
carbon
footprint.
It
could
be
putting
in
solar
panels
moving
to
renewable
electric
energy
to
heat
our
homes
and
businesses.
Biking
to
work
or
planting
trees
to
reach
the
plan
goals,
we
need
a
strong
and
ongoing
public
engagement
to
get
there.
How
does
each
person
get
engaged?
What
are
the
tools?
How
do
we
start
looking
at
our
energy
use
differently?
J
C
You
and
so
the
council
members-
that
was
the
second
speaker
who
signed
up
to
speak
in
support
of
the
budget.
Our
next
speaker
is
putter
burt,
who
will
be
the
second
speaker
in
support
of
arts
funding,
as
articulated
in
5b,
and
I'm
just
scrolling
really
quick,
so
hold
on
a
second
and
putter.
You
should
be
able
to
unmute
yourself
now.
Can
you
give
that
a
shot.
K
K
We
closed
the
doors
to
our
building
on
march
13th,
but
we
got
right
to
work
in
figuring
out
how
we
could
support
children
and
families
in
our
community.
At
this
time
we
are
committed
to
finding
new
and
imaginative
ways
to
bring
needed,
play,
learning
and
joy
to
the
children
and
parents
of
our
community.
K
I
am
especially
proud
of
the
impact
we
have
had
and
the
partnerships
we
have
formed
in
our
kids
quest
and
bellevue
community
families
have
faced
and
continued
to
face
incredibly
difficult
challenges
during
coven
during
the
cobot
19
pandemic.
These
challenges
have
brought
us
all
closer
together
as
a
community
in
collaboration
with
our
partners.
K
In
early
childhood
education,
human
services
we've
been
able
to
listen
and
identify
even
more
gaps
than
before
this
led
to
projects
like
our
remote
learning
kits,
which
provided
underserved
families,
the
much
needed
physical
materials
that
promote
open-ended
learning
without
the
need
for
virtual
access.
Much
of
this
was
made
possible
because
of
your
support.
K
The
city
also
got
right
to
work
and
has
supported
so
many
great
organizations
serving
the
east
side.
I
want
to
thank
you
on
behalf
of
kids
quest
children's
museum
for
your
financial
support
and
your
leadership.
I
have
personally
reached
out
to
many
of
you
and
you've
always
been
there
for
me
and
for
the
museum.
K
C
The
next
speaker
is
barbara,
chevalier
speaking
signed
up
to
speak
in
opposition
or
concern
about
the
budget.
Barbara.
Can
you
unmute.
M
Okay,
perfect
so
good
evening,
everybody
I'm
speaking
today
on
behalf
of
300
trees,
which
is
a
new
tree
planting
non-profit,
whom
I
introduced
you
a
few
weeks
ago
and
I'm
speaking
in
support
of
increased
funding
for
and
bold
implementation
of,
the
environmental
stewardship
plan
update.
We
strongly
support
amendment
number
three
and
thank
council
members
on
for
its
introduction.
M
Now
I
want
to
take
a
little
bit
of
time
to
step
back
from
the
details
and
proposals
and
all
the
specific
requests
to
just
remember
why
this
matters.
Action
to
reduce
carbon
emissions
is
not
just
another
thing
for
the
city
to
manage
it's
not
like
traffic
or
economic
development
or
arts
funding
or
even
social
services.
We
only
have
one
planet
right,
there's
one
place
where
all
of
our
children,
our
grandchildren
can
live
and
carbon
emissions
are
changing
it
beyond
recognition,
potentially
beyond
the
bounds
of
human
thriving.
M
We
can
have
a
bustling
economy,
a
mobile
population
and
a
sustainable
existence,
and-
and
I
think
it's
worth
asking
what
that
is
worth-
and
I
think
if
you
think
about
it,
an
extra
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
is
a
drop
in
the
bucket.
So
thank
you
in
advance
for
approving
budget
amendment
3
and
laying
a
foundation
for
the
future
thriving
of
bellevue
and
all
of
its
residents.
C
And
mayor
I,
as
I
go
to
the
next
speaker,
I'll
just
acknowledge
that
it's
hard
to
differentiate
between
support
and
opposition
and
concern
on
the
budget
tonight.
So
I'm
happy
to
after
this
next
speaker,
if
you
want
to
have
a
quick
huddle
on
if
we
want
to
do
six
on
the
budget
or
just
go
with
how
people
signed
up
and
I'm
here
to
serve.
The
next
speaker,
though,
is
our
third
speaker
in
support
of
arts
funding.
C
Although
I
don't
see
her
on
here,
mary
ellen
hundley,
mary
ellen,
if
you're
on
the
phone,
can
you
hit
star
nine
to
raise
your.
A
Kyle,
what
if
we
were
to
divvy
it
up
with
the
different
amendments
that
you
could
have
three
speak
for
or
against
a
particular
amendment.
C
We
can
we
can
try
to.
I
don't
have
on
the
sign
up
sheet
which
area
the
budget
people
would
like
to
speak,
but
we
can
certainly
track
it
that
way,
yeah
and
with
that
we've
heard
two
areas
about
environmental
stewardship
funding
increase.
So
I'm
happy
to
happy
to
look
at
that.
If
we're
going
in
that
direction,
then
our
next
speaker
is.
C
N
Okay,
honorable
of
city
council
of
bellevue,
and
everyone
present
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
on
behalf
of
my
organization,
the
american
romanian
cultural
society
and
on
behalf
of
the
romanian
community
in
washington
state
that
amounts
to
around
20
000
people.
I
am
also
the
vice
president
of
the
ethnic
heritage
council,
an
honor
to
represent
them
tonight
as
well
in
support
of
the
construction
of
a
cross-cultural
center
in
bellevue.
N
I
will
begin
with
my
personal
story.
I
came
here
from
romania
20
years
ago
because
my
husband
got
a
job
at
microsoft.
We
were
both
in
our
early
20s.
We
are
now
american
citizens
and
our
two
boys
were
born
here.
For
those
who
don't
know,
romanians
were
at
some
point,
the
fourth
largest
ethnic
group
at
microsoft,
after
the
indians,
russians
and
the
chinese,
I
witnessed
generations
of
software
engineers
leaving
romania
to
come
here
and
search
for
a
better
life.
N
Our
community
is
proud
to
have
contributed
to
the
prosperity
of
the
state
not
only
with
engineers,
but
also
with
doctors,
teachers,
caregivers
builders
and
many
other
professions.
I'm
also
grateful
for
the
life
lessons
I
have
received
here
as
an
immigrant.
Coming
from
a
former
communist
country,
if
you
don't
like
the
status
quo
change
it.
This
is
why
I'm
here
tonight.
This
is
why,
in
2013,
we
founded
the
american
romanian
cultural
society,
an
organization
that
gives
a
voice
to
what
at
that
point
was
an
underserved
romanian
community.
N
It
has
been
a
very
bumpy
road
with
lack
of
funds
and
space
for
our
cultural
events
and
community-based
school.
When
kovitt
hit
the
head
of
the
private
school,
where
we
were
renting
space
for
our
saturday,
educational
programs
asked
us
to
seize
all
activity.
We
had
to
take
all
our
belongings
and
leave
even
after
covet
is
eradicated.
The
problem
will
remain
the
fear
of
being
kicked
out
and
not
having
a
space,
a
safe
space
where
our
kids
and
community
members
can
meet
bond,
preserve
our
heritage
and
culture
and
share
it
with
everyone
needs
to
be
addressed.
N
A
common
space
where
all
ethnic
communities
could
come
together
and
share
their
history,
traditions
and
dreams
for
the
future
would
be
the
most
valuable
gift
that
the
city
of
bellevue
could
give
to
a
segment
of
its
population
that
has
been
critiqued
contributing
to
the
well-being
of
this
region.
Thank
you
for
your
work
and
attention.
C
All
right,
council
members,
it
looks
like
we
have
time
for
two
more
speakers.
I've
been
running
a
timer.
Our
next
speaker
is
also
speaking
about
the
budget
that
I
will
see
if
it's
a
different
topic,
lalita
upala
and
you
should
be
able
to
unmute
your
microphone
good
evening.
Can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
we
can
so
when
you're
ready
go
ahead
and
start
speaking.
O
While
we
have
been
serving
the
needs
of
the
asian
indian
community
for
30
years,
we
have
yet
to
form
a
common
space
and
we
believe
that
that
common
space
would
be
a
cross-cultural
center,
where
we
are
not
physically
isolated
from
other
communities,
but
where
we
can
learn
and
increase
that
collaborative
impact
of
being
a
collective
space.
I
urge
the
city
council
to
keep
the
momentum
going
and
fund
the
next
steps
to
design
the
cross-cultural
center.
Thank
you
for
hearing
from
me.
C
Chris,
can
you
can
you
unmute
you
can?
Can
we
hear
you.
C
P
Chris,
when
you're
ready
go
ahead
and
start
speaking,
thank
you
very
much
mayor
robinson,
deputy
mayor
newinghouse
and
council
members
for
the
record
chris
johnson,
with
the
bellevue
chamber
of
commerce
33012
northeast
suite
100
bellevue
98004
tonight.
You
will
again
consider
the
proposed
operating
and
capital
budgets
and,
on
behalf
of
the
chamber,
I
want
to
thank
council
and
staff
alike
for
considering
the
input
of
the
business
community.
P
While
budgets
are
about
looking
forward,
we
want
to
thank
you
for
working
closely
with
the
business
community
this
past
year
to
keep
bellevue
safe
and
to
help
businesses
keep
their
doors
open.
In
particular,
we
thank
jesse
canedo
and
the
economic
development
team
for
their
constant
outreach
and
partnership
in
preparing
for
our
economic
recovery,
including
the
east
side
together
campaign.
P
We
also
thank
deputy
mayor
newinghouse
for
his
kind
remarks
two
weeks
ago
regarding
the
role
the
chamber
and
the
bda
have
played
in
keeping
bellevue
strong.
The
chamber
is
proud
of
its
community
building
efforts
this
year,
including
taking
delivery
of
over
half
a
million
masks
and
over
500
000
hand
sanitizers
from
king
county
and
coordinating
distribution
to
businesses
across
the
east
side.
Here
in
bellevue,
we've
provided
ppe
to
over
1200
businesses
and
in
partnership
with
you,
63
000
masks
directly
to
bellevue
residents.
P
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
Okay.
So
next
on
our
agenda
is
reports
of
community
council
boards
and
commissions,
and
tonight
we
have
a
report
from
the
east
bellevue
community
council,
chair,
betsy
hummer,
as
well
as
councilmember
ross
gooding
are
here
to
present
this
evening,
and
with
that
I
will
turn
it
over
to
chair
hummer.
Thank.
Q
R
We
thank
the
city,
the
council
liaison
deputy
mayor
jared
newinghouse
for
his
consistent
representation
and
reports
at
our
meetings
and
for
the
insight
and
assistance
he
provides
the
east
bellevue
community
council
as
a
community
asset.
We
are
here
tonight
to
provide
an
annual
report
from
the
east
bellevue
community
council
to
the
city
council.
R
Q
At
the
november
2019
ebcc
meeting
over
50
people
crowded
into
the
lake
hills
community
center
to
voice
their
concerns
and
support
of
the
new
school
building.
The
sticking
point
was
the
change
in
traffic
patterns
promoted
by
the
school
district.
After
the
passionate
hearing
affected
neighbors
in
the
dell
brook
neighborhood
were
able
to
arrive
at
a
compromise
with
the
school
district
and
because
of
the
neighbors
positive
testimony
before
the
hearing
examiner
ebcc
approved
the
conditional
use
permit.
Q
At
its
november
2020
meeting
ebcc
started
2020
approving
the
temporary
encampment
land
use
code
amendment
within
its
jurisdiction,
ebcc
held
a
courtesies
and
a
public
hearing
on
the
national
floodplain
insurance
program.
I
personally
visited
the
most
affected
sites
on
the
east
side
of
lakefield's
greenbelt.
To
make
sure
the
homeowners
were
aware
of
the
hearing,
constituents
made
no
opposition
data
to
nfip,
so
ebcc
approved
the
land
use
code.
Q
Amendment
evcc
also
approved
the
interim
official
control
for
the
reduction
of
parking
at
certain
multi-family
developments
in
january
and
last
week,
ebcc
reapproved
the
ioc
in
a
3-2
vote.
Bbcc
council
members
asked
staff
if
the
quarter-mile
radius
to
frequent
transit
was
as
the
crow
flies
or
as
google
walks.
Q
Evcc
also
approved
the
interim
official
control
regarding
temporary
use
permits
by
retail
and
restaurant
establishment.
Council
members
asked
if
the
businesses
affected
were
still
being
charged.
The
three
hundred
dollar
permit
fee
staff
answered
in
the
affirmative
this
coming
year
in
2021
ebcc
will
be
tracking
the
progress
of
the
affordable
housing
strategy.
Implementation
through
the
planning
commission
to
ensure
evcc
makes
an
informed
decision
for
our
constituents.
Q
Q
Q
I
found
that
most
of
the
federal
and
state
planning
requirement
stemmed
from
the
year
1971
under
the
direction
of
president
nixon,
who
also
established
the
national
environmental
protection
agency.
My
biggest
takeaway
was
the
ultimate
importance
of
public
input
and
transparency
on
all
aspects
of
city
planning.
Q
A
Great,
thank
you
very
much.
We
appreciate
you
coming
forward.
Do
I
see
any?
I
don't
think
we
have
any
questions
or
we
don't
typically
do
that
at
this
point,
so
we
will
be
moving
on,
but
thank
you
very
much.
Next.
We
have
a
presentation
on
allocation
of
funds
to
the
arts
and
arts
groups
serving
bellevue,
and
this
is
an
action
item.
So,
mr
miyaki,
would
you
like
to
introduce.
S
Thank
you
good
evening,
mayor
robinson
and
council
members.
Just
by
way
of
background.
Since
2001,
the
city
council
has
allocated
funding
annually
to
support
artists
and
arts
organizations
providing
services
and
programs
in
bellevue.
The
arts
commission
has
played
a
very
critical
role
in
providing
funding
allocation
recommendations
to
the
city
council
for
purposes
of
the
budget
joining
us
this
evening
are
scott
mcdonald,
our
arts,
community
manager,
as
well
as
philip
malkin,
our
chair
of
our
arts
commission,
to
provide
the
council
with
their
2021
funding
recognition.
T
T
Can
everyone
see
the
full
screen
presentation?
Okay,
thank
you
mayor
thank
deputy
mayor
and
the
council
for
having
us
here.
My
name
is
scott
mcdonald
and
I
am
the
arts
community
manager
for
the
city
of
bellevue.
T
T
We
are,
we
will
be
seeking
a
motion
to
approve
the
arts
commission's
recommendations
from
the
council
on
the
allocations
for
the
east
side,
arts,
partnership,
special
projects
and
power
up
bellevue
grants,
and
we
will
also
be
seeking
direction
to
proceed
with
implementation
of
those
grants.
T
And
with
that
I
would
like
to
introduce
our
esteemed
chair,
philip
malkin,
chair
of
the
arts
commission,
who
will
lead
us
through
the
remainder
of
the
presentation.
Thank
you.
U
Thank
you,
mayor
deputy
mayor
and
council
for
having
us
here
today.
We
have
three
grant
programs,
eastside
arts
grant,
power-up
grants
and
special
project
grants.
Our
largest
program
is
the
eap
with
two
funding
levels
that
provide
support
to
our
arts
and
cultural
nonprofits.
U
U
U
U
2021
bring
many
unknowns
for
art,
one
more
statement:
if
you
go
back,
please
2021
brings
many
unknowns
for
our
arts
and
cultural
partners.
When
examining
the
proposals
from
this
year's
applicant
pool,
we
see
a
great
deal
of
creativity
and
innovation
in
serving
bellevue's
community
next
slide.
Please.
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
A
Questions.
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
presentation,
jeremiah.
Let's,
let's
get
a
motion
to
discuss
this
deputy
mayor.
A
V
I
was
curious
about.
It
looks
like
in
the
grant
applications
there
is
the
requested
amount
and
the
operating
budget.
So
did
the
operating
budget
play?
What
kind
of
a
role
did
it
play
in
determining
what
percentage
these
organizations
might
get,
because
it
looks
like
there
were
some
that
were
funded
at
the
70
level
and
some
only
at
the
10
percent,
so
the
the
low
dollar
amount
grants
were
they?
T
I'm
happy
to
answer
that
question
philip,
if
you'd
like
so
the
the
operating
budget
really
just
played
into
whether
they
were
considered
a
pro
partner
or
a
community
partner.
Typically,
pro
partners
are
operating,
but
our
organizations
with
operating
budgets
over
200
000,
although
if
you
do
have
paid
staff,
you
can
apply
for
the
larger
within
the
larger
category.
T
So
it's
generally
it's
not
a
consideration
that
they
take
into
account
for
the
grant
award.
Although
there
is
the
requirement
that
it
needs
to
be
at
least
less
than
50
of
their
operating
budget,
the
the
awarded
amount,
I
should
say,
is
50
or
less.
V
Okay
and
then
the
other
question
that
I
had
is,
it
looks
like
for
the
special
projects
grants.
That's
amazing
that
we
had
so
many
new
applicants
for
the
first
time
that
are
looking
for
funds,
and
yet
I
can
see
that
you
know
we
have
limited
funds,
so
a
lot
of
these
are
not
able
to
be
funded
for
a
very
large
amount.
V
Does
that
mean
that
these
activities
will
still
happen
or
that
they
are
really
relying
on
sufficient
funding?
In
order
for
these
events
to
be
held.
T
We
do
so
they're
they're
funded.
We,
I
believe,
the
the
allocations
committee
wanted
to
spread
the
spread,
the
funding
as
wide
as
possible
and
and
try
to
help
sponsor
as
much
activity
as
possible.
T
So
there
were
organizations
that
in
it
with
a
tighter
without
that
approach
that
maybe
wouldn't
get
funding,
but
a
lot
of
those
organizations
are
really
at
the
community
level,
and
so
the
allocations
committee
thought
it
was
important
to
provide
funding
if
an
organization
isn't
able
to
provide
the
event
that
they're
that
they
sign
up
for
through
the
grant,
then
they
are
not
able
to
bill
for
it.
T
So
if
an
organ
as
an
example,
eastside
jazz
club,
which
has
offered
event
in
bellevue
for
for
a
long
time,
they
got
750.
T
if
they
don't
hold
their
event
that
they,
they
say,
they're
going
to
they're,
not
able
to
invoice
people,
I'm
in
the
middle.
V
Okay,
so
what
I?
What
I
hear
is
that
for
those
where
they
may
be
looking
for
a
lot
more
funding
that,
if
the
if
the
event
doesn't
happen,
then
that
money
would
not
be
granted
to
them.
V
T
It
it
as
it's
currently
set
up
within
the
schedule
we
find
out
or
organizations
have
until
november
30th
to
let
us
know
if
they're
going
to
fulfill
their
grant
or
not
that
in
years
past,
that
hasn't
been
a
major
issue
for
almost
all
proposals.
T
There
are
occasional
ones
by
often
like
single
artists
that
are
trying
to
go
about
a
project
and
then,
as
soon
as
they
get
into
the
complexities
of
the
project,
they
they
decide.
They're
going
to
move
on.
T
But
that's
very
rare,
typically
for
2020
that
were
in
a
different.
We
were
in
a
different
situation
where
a
number
of
organizations
weren't
able
to
fulfill
their
projects
that
they
had
proposed
beyond
just
moving
it
to
an
online
and
that
that's
a
situation
where
we
have
just
a
few
weeks
to
try
to
scramble
to
get
funding
out.
So
I
think,
as
we
go
forward,
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
changing
the
timeline
to
allow
for
that
redistribution
of
grant
dollars.
V
A
B
Okay,
thank
you
mayor,
yeah,
just
quickly
and
first
of
all,
phillip
and
scott
thanks
for
the
presentation
tonight,
but
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
actually
put
out
a
plea
to
the
public,
because
you
know
a
lot
of
these
organizations,
as
you
rightly
pointed
out,
are
struggling
and
struggling
significantly,
and
some
of
them
might
not
be
around
next
year
or
the
year
after
that,
so
anyone
listening
or
watching
tonight,
if
you
care
about
the
arts
in
bellevue,
just
like
we
care
about
restaurants
and
small
businesses,
etc.
B
If
you
can,
please,
please
support
this.
These
art
organizations,
be
it
jazz,
ballet
sculpture,
what
whatever
it
might
be.
If,
if
you
can,
please
support
them
in
any
possible
way
that
you
can
so
that
we
can
ensure
that
we
have
a
healthy
arts
community
going
forward
once
we
can
get
past
the
pandemic.
Thank
you.
A
So
I'm
just
gonna
say
it
it's,
it's
just
woefully
low
budget
for
any
year,
whether
it's
a
pandemic
year
or
a
normal
year,
and
it
just
it's
just
obvious
that
we
have
all
these
incredible
art
organizations.
A
But,
as
deputy
mayor
said,
it
won't
be
around
if
it
we
can't
fund
it.
So
I
agree.
We
need
to
really
support
arts
and
small
businesses,
but
I'd
also
like
a
plan
for
whether
you
know
how
you
think
we
can
increase
our
our
budget
for
the
arts,
whether
it's
public-private
partnerships
and
or
some
sort
of
an
arts
levy
just
some
recommendations,
so
that
we
can
have
a
strong
discussion
of
it
next
year.
Please
all
right.
Councilmember
lee.
D
Thank
you,
madam
mayor.
I
second
the
motion,
because
I
really
believe
that
this
is
important.
You
know
we
have
a
community
that
has
from
all
over
the
world
multicultural
and
we
recognize
that.
As
a
result,
I
think
our
economic
development
plan
you
know
is
included
and
talked
about
in
our
economic
development
plan
philosophy
that
arts
and
culture
is
very
important
piece
of
economic
development
because
reflected
you
know
our
community,
our
people,
our
you,
know,
livelihood
and
you
know
so.
D
I
think
it's
very
important
and
as
already
mentioned,
it's
so
unfortunate
that
you
know
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
demands,
because
we
do
have
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
talents
here.
I
don't
know
whether
people
recognize
it.
Some
of
the
talents
we
have
is
just
as
good
as
the
talents
back
in
their
home
country,
because
the
cream
of
the
crop
sometimes
tend
to
come
to
united
states.
D
We
hear
our
country
attract
the
families.
You
know
like
to
come
to
united
states,
so
they
are
here
and
they
all
want
to
contribute.
They
want
to
enjoy
and
participate.
These
things
need
to
be
shared
with
everybody,
and
you
know
that's
the
key
reason
and
I'm
really
glad
to
see
we
are
moving
toward
the
trend
that
you
know.
How
can
we
do
better?
How
do
we
increase
the
support
that
we
have
here?
You
know
traditionally,
while
people
say
well,
let's
go
to
government
there's
easier
way
to
get
money
funding.
D
It
is
one
way
very
important
way,
but
I
think
there
are
other
things
that
we
can
do
as
a
government.
That's
even
more
important
is
the
convenient
position.
It's
like
it's
the
party
that
they
become.
The
catholics
bring
people
together,
but
sometimes
the
actual
assistance
could
come
from
other
people,
other
sources
where
it
would
actually
make
even
a
closer
impact.
D
So
I
think
the
mayor
referenced
that
so
early
on
this
year.
You
know:
well
a
few
of
us
suggested
that
private
partner
partnership
probably
is
one
option
to
go,
and
we
need
to
pay
more
attention
on
that,
because
that's
called
leveraging
right.
We
do
something
we
use
our
position
to
convene
and
when
people
together
we
all
recognize
the
common
good.
So
when
we
have
come
and
go
come
and
share,
we
have
common
support.
D
So
I
support
this,
but
unfortunately,
instead
of
money-
and
I
just
have
a
curious
question-
it's
part
of
the
economic
development
as
a
result
is
the
money
in
addition
to
what
we
propose
for
economic
development
funding,
or
this
is
part
of
that
or
if
it
is
separate,
is
it
possible?
The
economic
development
actually
has
some
funding
potentially
considered
to
help
in
supporting
any
of
this
funding
request
here.
W
Yeah,
yes
comes
up
really,
I'm
happy
to
tackle
that
question.
So,
yes,
the
the
funds
that
are
being
allocated
tonight
or
requesting
for
allocation
are
part
of
the
economic
development
operating
budget
for
that,
as
it's
proposed
in
the
2021-2022
by
any
pm
that
includes
the
cip
investment
as
well.
That
would
help
fund
some
of
the
public
art,
physical
manifestations
and
construction
projects.
So
there
is
some
also
funding
allocated
in
economic
development
implementation
to
help
work
on
some
of
the
public
private
partnerships
for
the
arts
district.
D
Is
there
any
money
going
to
this
performing
arts
like
we're
talking
about
this
current
request.
D
D
A
So
the
motion
on
the
table
is
to
approve
the
proposed
funding.
My
comments
were
just
a
request
for
next
year.
Not
part
of
this
motion
so
is:
are
there
any
more
questions
or
comments
on
this?
Are
we
ready
to
take
a
vote?
All
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
aye
aye
any
opposed.
Okay.
Thank
you
very
much.
Try
to
scrounge
up
some
more
money
for
you
for
next
year.
Thank
you,
okay.
A
So,
mr
miyake,
do
you
have
a
report
for
us
tonight.
S
This
year
marks
the
eighth
anniversary
of
the
bellevue
centers
program
and
as
councils,
where
graduation
of
the
most
recent
essentials
program
occurred
last
wednesday
evening
and
many
of
the
council
members
were
there
joining
us
this
evening
are
julie,
ellen
horner
program
manager.
That
leads
and
manages
the
essentials
program,
as
well
as
two
graduates
grace
chen
and
andrew
pardo,
to
provide
a
synopsis
of
this
year's
program
with
that,
our
turnover
to
julie.
L
Thank
you
good
evening,
robinson
councilman
and
council
members
in
the
community.
I'm
julie,
elenhart,
I'm
the
program
manager
for
bellevue
essentials
since
it's
beginning
in
2013,
and
I'm
pleased
to
present
the
annual
report
on
the
program
tonight,
which
is
the
city's
civic
engagement
program
for
residents
each
year.
Bellevue
essentials
recruits
a
diverse
group
of
individuals
who
live
or
work
in
bellevue
to
join
our
civic
engagement
program,
and
this
cohort
learns
the
ins
and
outs
of
city
government
and
become
important
voices
and
leaders
in
our
community.
L
For
this
use.
This
year's
cohort.
We
had
a
record
73
applicants
and
we
accepted
a
class
of
40..
Usually
we
have
a
class
of
about
35,
but
with
covet
and
being
virtual
this
year
we
thought
we'd
have
some
attrition,
but
I'm
pleased
to
report
there
was
no
attrition
and
nearly
perfect
attendance,
so
we
graduated
all
40.
This
year
this
group
represented
15
neighborhood
areas.
39
of
the
group
were
born
outside
of
the
united
states.
They
ranged
in
age
from
the
20s
to
the
70s
and
were
from
varied
professions
and
many
life
experiences.
L
As
I
said
due
to
covet
19,
this
year's
curriculum
was
delivered
primarily
in
a
virtual
format.
The
curriculum
was
engaging
and
innovative,
with
about
10
hours
of
pre-work
outside
of
class
and
about
20
hours
of
virtual
classroom
instruction
packed
into
nine
weeks,
instruction
included,
pre-recorded
videos,
extensive
chat,
breakout
room
discussions,
mapping
activities,
drive-bys
at
parks
and
a
close
look
at
big
rigs
during
a
drive-through
at
the
bellevue
service
center
creativity
was
imperative
in
the
virtual
classroom,
for
example,
at
the
popular
public
safety
session.
L
L
Then
they
entered
breakout
rooms
where
they
experienced
a
medic
one
life-saving
demonstration
and
tested
their
learning
skills
with
a
phone
app
game
called
kahoot
from
a
student
following
the
public
safety
session.
I
got
a
note
that
said
the
information
shared
helped
set
the
context
and
the
personal
observations
helped
give
perspective
on
the
complexity
of
everyone's
roles.
I
love
the
interactive
exercises.
The
people
really
made
this
session
great
speakers
engaging
funny
relatable
and
we
learned
a
lot
so
major
goal
of
bellevue
essentials
is
what
happens
after
the
class
is
over
each
year.
L
As
this
group
of
40
graduates
joins,
the
alumni
group
has
grown
to
276
strong.
We
have
over
50
board
and
commission
advisory
committee
and
elected
offices
that
have
been
filled
by
bellevue
essentials.
Graduates,
30
of
whom,
who
are
of
whom
are
currently
serving
graduates,
also
serve
with
our
alumni
group
and
many
non-profits
in
the
community
in
our
neighborhoods
and
participate
in
bellevue
essentials,
extended
events
that
include
community
service,
education
and
networking
programs
throughout
the
year.
L
The
virtual
version
of
bellevue
essentials
also
provided
a
valuable
opportunity
for
our
staff
to
learn
best
practices
for
virtual
learning
and
to
use
the
zoom
platform
as
a
tool
for
successful
online
engagement.
Our
staff
will
carry
all
this
learning
forward
as
we
continue
online
community
engagement
in
many
different
ways
into
2021..
L
The
dedication
by
our
staff
and
the
leadership
team
and
the
continued
support
of
our
city
council,
even
in
the
time
of
covid,
has
allowed
bellevue
essentials
to
continue
to
flourish
the
best
people
to
really
share
about
the
bellevue
essentials.
Experience
are
always
our
graduates
and,
as
mr
miyaki
mentioned,
we
have
two
graduates
with
us
tonight
who
will
share
a
little
bit
of
their
experience
with
you.
So
I'd
like
to
welcome
andrew
pardo
to
go
first
and
then
grace
chien
to
follow.
Thank
you.
X
Hi,
I
assume
you
can
hear
me.
I
want
to
thank
council
for
offering
this
view
in
tower.
City
works.
We
all
learned
a
lot
about
the
city
and
I'm
sure
that
we're
all
more
engaged
citizens
after
having
spent
this
time
with
our
fellow
citizens,
council,
members
and
city
staff.
X
X
X
This
group
represents
a
cross
section
of
bellevue
that
is
engaged
and
invested
in
the
city.
Other
venues,
such
as
the
open
houses
at
city,
hall
or
community
discussions
on
social
media,
don't
usually
offer
the
same
collective
creativity
and
energy
that
this
class
encouraged
grace,
and
I
invited
our
fellow
students
to
provide
provide
feedback
for
us
to
convey
to
the
council.
X
X
We
didn't
have
the
chance
to
form
face-to-face
relationship
with
our
classmates,
but
holding
virtual
dinners
before
each
class
gave
us
the
opportunity
to
get
to
know
each
other
just
a
little
better.
We
appreciate
the
investment
that
the
city
makes
in
this
course
and
we
thank
everyone
who
made
it
possible.
Y
I'll
even
turn
on
my
camera
hi
mayor,
robinson
and
city
council
members,
it's
an
honor
to
share
a
few
of
my
thoughts
on
the
building
essentials
program.
Tonight.
A
number
of
you
attended
our
graduation
and
heard
the
healthcare
remarks
from
our
graduation
speaker.
We
have
idea
summarizing
this
year's
program
and
I
just
want
to
echo
her
comments
about
what
an
incredible
experience
this
program
has
been
and
again
give
a
shout
out
to
the
program
staff.
Y
They
really
are
an
incredible
group
of
folks
julie,
mark
ashley,
teresa
and
carol
you've
already
heard
about
their
creativity,
but
it's
really
their
leadership
that
made
this
program
a
success.
We
learned
a
lot,
we
were
inspired
and
we
leave
even
more
committed
to
bellevue
and
its
well-being.
Y
I
also
want
to
commend
the
leadership
and
the
foresight
of
city
leaders
for
continuing
to
make
an
investment
in
the
bellevue
essentials
program.
Too
many
cities
have
fallen
into
a
mode
of
government
as
service
dispenser
or
government,
as
regulator
with
community
members
as
service
recipients
and
those
who
are
regulated.
Y
But
it's
through
bellevue
essentials
that
you're
not
only
sharing
knowledge
with
the
community
on
how
government
runs,
but
inviting
the
community
to
apply
the
knowledge
gained
to
work
in
partnership
with
you
to
make
it
run
better.
You
have
nurtured
an
intentional
city
culture
that
values
this
partnership,
which
fosters
an
environment
in
which
civic
engagement
can
thrive.
Y
Y
Students
in
schools
may
learn
a
bit
more
about
the
constitution
and
the
three
branches
of
government,
but
municipal
governance
is
very
different,
yet
it's
literally
the
one
that
hits
closest
to
home
leslie
geller,
one
of
my
classmates
used
the
word
humbled
to
learn
how
much
the
city
does
that
affects
her
daily
life
and
another
classmate
daniel
crowder
shared.
I
wish
others
could
see
how
much
the
city
cares.
Y
I
applied
to
bellevue
essentials
because,
as
a
relatively
new
resident,
I
wanted
to
figure
out
how
to
best
engage
in
this
community
bill.
Essentials
has
given
me
the
insights
on
how
to
do
that.
So
my
thanks
to
all
of
you
and
I
encourage
your
continued
investment
and
outreach
to
foster
citizen
engagement
through
programs
like
bellevue
essentials,
welcome
to
bellevue
and
others
that
are
offered
through
the
city.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you
very
much
I'd
like
to
make
a
quick
remark,
especially
to
grace
chan.
We
are
all
friendly
friends.
She
may
just
be
a
new
verbal
resident,
but
her
family.
She
grew
up
in
bellevue
and
and
so
her
mother.
Her
parents
has
always
lived
on
the
east
side
and
in
bellevue,
and
so
I
want
to
welcome
back
and
now
she's
discovering
bellevue
through
a
different
lens,
and
I
think
we
definitely
look
forward
to
having
her
to
be
a
very
productive
individual
for
the
city
of
bellevue,
and
I
don't
know
whether
she
remembers.
D
A
A
B
I
moved
to
approve
the
consent
calendar.
B
A
All
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
aye,
aye,
great,
okay,
we're
moving
on
at
a
good
pace
here,
but
we
have
a
big
item
in
front
of
us,
so
I'd
like
to
give
us
a
little
break.
If
I
could
so
it's
it's
about
7
20
and
I
think
we
should
get
back
at
7
30..
So
I
will
see
you
all
then.
S
Thank
you,
mayor
robinson
accounts
members.
We
have
one
topic
for
your
study
session
this
evening
that
is
discussing
the
budget
amendments
y'all
raised
last
week
and
we're
seeking
final
council
direction
on
these
amendments
in
preparation
for
adoption
of
the
2122
budget,
as
well
as
the
city
seven
year.
Capital
plan,
which
is
scheduled
for
next
week
on
december
14th
joining
us
this
evening
are
tony
call
director
as
well
as
katie
liu
assistant,
director
of
finance
and
asset
management
department.
So
then,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
tony
to
tee.
Z
I
apologize
for
the
back
noise.
I
think
it
stopped
mayor,
deputy
mayor
and
council
members.
As
always
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
back
here
with
you
this
evening.
Thank
you
again
for
having
us
with
you.
Next
slide,
please
ke.
Z
As
city
manager
miyaki
mentioned,
we
are
seeking
final
direction
on
the
known
budget
amendments
in
preparation
for
budget
adoption
on
december
14th
next
slide.
Please
we've
seen
this
slide
a
couple
of
times
over
the
course,
the
last
seven
weeks
when
we
do
go
to
bring
forward
that
adoption
package
package
for
you
there's
about
10
pieces
of
legislation
that
will
be
in
front
of
you,
many
of
which
you've
heard
about
over
the
course
of
the
fact
of
the
last
seven
weeks.
Z
Next
slide,
please
and
talking
about
the
last
seven
weeks,
we've
been
in
front
of
you
several
times,
so
the
city
manager
presented
his
preliminary
budget
on
october
19th,
we've
heard
several
specific
presentation
around
the
fees
and
rates
that
the
city
imposes
in
development
services
in
utilities
and
fire
inspection
fees
and
our
basic
life
support
transport
fees.
We've
also
had
conversations
regarding
human
services,
commission
recommendations
and
the
cbd
cbdg
grant
allocations.
Z
We've
answered
several
questions
regarding
the
cip
and
the
operating
budget
and
done
all
those
things.
The
last
seven
weeks
on
november
23rd,
we
held
our
third
and
final
public
hearing
after
the
public
hearing
council
brought
forward
to
staff.
13
proposed
amendments
to
be
considered
this
evening
during
your
council
discussion
in
action
this
evening.
Four
of
those
amendments
were
either
removed
or
they
were
adjusted
into
an
existing
or
another
amendment.
That's
already
on
the
table.
You
can
find
more
information
on
those
in
your
actual
council
packet
on
the
legistar
site.
Z
Tonight
we
are
seeking
feedback
for
budget
direction.
The
next
three
slides
I
will
go
through
the
order
in
which
the
discussion
and
action
will
happen
for
the
viewing
public,
so
they
know.
I
heard
several
folks
in
the
beginning
who
are
interested
in
tracking
some
of
these
items
so
I'll.
Let
them
know
the
order
in
which
we'll
be
proceeding
and
then
mayor
I'll
turn
it
back
over
to
you.
So
the
first
item
for
discussion
and
action
is
the
fire
training
admin
assistant.
Z
We'll
then
move
into
the
cross-cultural
feasibility
study,
the
enhanced
stakeholder
group
and
the
esi
early
win
actions,
and
then
we'll
conclude
the
evening
with
the
last
three,
the
bellevue
college
connection,
vision,
zero
and
the
growth
corridor.
I
think
your
desk
packet
that
you
have
in
front
of
you
as
well,
is
ordered
in
the
same
way.
Okay,
if
you
could
go
back
to
slide
number
five,
please
mayor,
I
will
put
this
over
towards
you.
Thank
you.
Z
A
Great
thank
you
for
that.
So
last,
at
the
last
meeting
we
had
a
lot
of
discussions
about
some
of
these
ideas
for
amendments
and
the
council.
Members
worked
with
staff
to
come
up
with
tonight's
proposed
amendments
that
we
see
here,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
staff
and
the
council
members
for
all
their
hard
work
in
the
last
two
weeks.
A
In
proposing
these
amendments
and
excuse
me,
what
we'll
do
is
we
will
take
each
amendment
individually
and
the
deputy
mayor
will
make
a
motion
to
approve,
and
then
I
will
ask
the
author
of
the
amendment
or
the
authors
to
speak
to
it
first
and
then
we
can
go
around
and
I
will
call
on
you
if
you
raise
your
hands
and
I
see
it
and
we
will
start
with
a
met
proposed
amendment
number
nine,
deputy
mayor.
Could
you
make
a
motion?
Please.
AA
AA
Thank
you
I'll
try
to
be
brief.
I
know
we've
had
a
lot
of
discussion
about
this.
I
brought
forward
this
amendment
because
the
budget
it's
lean
this
year
and
we
one
of
the
things
that
the
fire
department
everyone
had
to
do
their
part.
AA
One
of
the
things
was,
that
was
to
cut
the
administration,
the
training,
admin
position
and
that's
a
position
that
has
been
in
place
for
over
20
years
it
it
did
not
get
cut
in
the
recession
where
we
also
had
a
lean
budget
because
it
was
really
important,
then
I
believe
it's
still
very
important.
Now.
AA
I
think
it's
actually
more
important
now,
because
right
now
we
have
a
lot
of
retirements
due
to
the
ages
of
the
baby
boomers
and
we
also
are
getting
ready
to
build
a
new
fire
station
where
we'll
have
to
hire
13
new
firefighters,
so
between
the
replacements
and
the
new
hires.
We're
going
to
need
this
training
admin
more
than
ever.
So
you
know
there's
a
lot
of
cause
for
both
training
and
onboarding
new
hires,
and
so
this
position
is
really
important.
It
is
funded
in
my
proposal
by
the
bls
fees.
This
will.
AA
A
Thank
you.
So
are
there
any
questions
or
comments?
If
you
could
raise
your
hand,
I'm
not
seeing
any
that's
a
good
sign.
So
all
those
in
favor
say
I
I
I
I
okay
great.
Let's
keep
up
that
pace
so
deputy
mayor.
Would
you
like
to
move
adoption
of
the
number
four.
B
Certainly,
I
moved
add
to
the
proposed
budget:
twenty
thousand
dollars
for
the
bellevue
chamber
of
commerce
and
twenty
thousand
dollars
to
the
belt
vu
downtown
association,
I'll.
B
Thank
you
so
much
I'll,
try
and
be
brief
as
well.
A
lot
of
great
topics
and
amendments
on
the
agenda
tonight,
but,
as
I
previously
described
you
know,
both
of
these
organizations
have
been
very
valuable
in
terms
of
supplementing
the
city's
vital
public
services
and
the
promoting
and
advocating
our
of
our
most
vulnerable
small
businesses
and
non-profits,
while
also
connecting
them
to
federal
state
and
local
resources.
B
This
modest
request
comes
at
a
critical
time
when
a
lot
of
small
businesses
will
be
facing
potential
closures
in
2021
as
fallout
from
the
second
pandemic
lockdown.
These
small
companies
are
in
many
ways.
You
know
the
heart
and
soul
of
our
business
community
and
they're
in
a
critical
contribution
to
our
local
economy,
while
also
employing
bellevue
residents.
So
both
the
chamber
and
the
bda
have
already
proven
to
be
very
reliable.
B
You
know
and
provide
or
reliably
provide
vital
crisis
support
to
these
local
businesses.
I
won't
go
into
all
the
the
details
or
the
examples
as
they
are
in
in
your
packet,
but
you
know
it's:
it's
really
clear
the
valuable
assistance
that
they
provide
to
our
business
community
and
both
from
a
financial
and
consultative
assistance
perfect
perspective,
so
this
coordinating
timely
work
has
been
especially
beneficial
for
again
for
our
small
businesses,
restaurants,
bars,
etc.
That
again
have
been
especially
hit
during
this
pandemic.
A
Great,
thank
you.
Are
there
any
comments
or
questions
from
anybody?
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
make
a
comment.
You
know,
if
you
wonder
the
value
of
these
organizations,
look
at
the
video
on
youtube
of
the
state
of
the
city.
They
feature
prominently
in
the
work
that
they
have
done
for
our
cities,
just
as
the
deputy
has
described.
A
So
I
am
very
happy
to
support
this
and
it
sounds
like
everybody
else
is
as
well.
So
all
those
in
favor
say
I
I
I
opposed
okay
excellent.
Would
you,
like
to
deputy
mayor
motion,
make
a
motion
for
the
next
one
number
one
certainly.
B
A
Janice
would
you
like
to
make
a
second
second
now,
okay,
council
members
on
council
member
barksdale,
would
you
like
to
speak
to
this?
Please,
yes,.
AB
AB
So
just
wanted
to
say
that
so
the
death
of
george
floyd,
ahmed,
aubry
and
brianna
taylor,
among
others,
publicly
highlighted
the
need
and
importance
for
us
as
a
country
and
a
state
and
a
region
to
prioritize
racial
equity.
AB
And
we
must
also
do
that
as
a
city
that
is
made
up
of
a
majority
minority
population,
because
these
inequities
don't
stop
at
geographic
boundaries
and
when
not
prioritized
race
and
racial
equity
are
often
glossed
over,
avoided
or
ignored
in
the
broader
discussion,
around
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion,
and
so
the
bellevue
center's
communities
of
color
budget
amendment
that
council
members
on
that.
I
propose
requests
150
000
year
mark
to
implement
a
detailed
plan
that
staff
will
develop
and
bring
back
to
council
in
early
january
2021
for
approval
and
just
to
highlight
the
features.
AB
Just
so
everyone's
aware,
and
so
it's
top
of
mind.
It
establishes
it's
a
community-led
initiative
to
advance
racial
equity
equity
by
establishing
the
9
to
13
member
communities
of
color,
coordinating
team
selected
by
staff
to
lead
the
effort
with
staff
support.
AB
It
will
help
with
developing
trust
and
awareness
through
dialogue,
building
racial
literacy
and
skills
through
education
and
training
and
partnering
with
the
city
and
other
institutions
to
make
recommendations
for
actions
with
racial
equity
outcomes
and,
as
part
of
this
work,
it
will
have
a
detailed
budget
as
well
as
we'll
receive
periodic
updates
to
council.
So
pass
over
to
council
members
on.
V
Yes,
and
thank
you,
I
would
just
add
that
really
this
the
important
part
of
this
is
that
it's
community-led
and
it
will.
The
work
will
be
co-created
with
the
community
and
really
centered
on
those
voices
that
have
traditionally
not
been
able
to
be
reached
through
the
traditional
systems
and
methods
that
we
have.
V
V
So
just
this
week,
the
washington
employers
for
racial
equity
made
a
commitment
to
build
an
equitable
future,
and
so
part
of
what
we
are
doing
is
also
creating
the
space
so
that
we
can
engage
also
in
this
really
important
work
of
advancing
racial
equity
and
centered
in
those
voices
of
those
that
are
the
voices
of
color.
So
thank
you.
AA
Robertson
thanks,
I
just
wanted
to
thank
council
members
barks
dylan's,
on
for
bringing
this
forward.
I
think
this
is
a
really
good
proposal
and
it's
a
really
good
time
to
do
it.
We,
as
a
council,
have
adopted
as
part
of
our
motto.
The
diversity
is
our
strength,
and
I
think
this
is
a
way
that
we
can
walk
our
talk.
AA
If
you
will
so
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
getting
into
setting
the
goals
setting
the
guidelines
creating
this
program
with
my
colleagues
on
the
council
and
the
staff
and
the
community
next
year,
so
that
we
can
see
how
we
can
move
this
forward.
So
thank
you.
I
plan
to
vote.
Yes.
B
I
also
just
wanted
to
echo
those
comments.
I
think
you
know
the
timing
couldn't
be
better
for
such
an
important
issue.
So
I
as
well
I'd
like
to
thank
customer
bark
zones
on
for
bringing
this
hugely
important
issue
forward
and
really
look
forward
to
this
coming
back
to
council
in
in
january,
and
really
look
forward
to
seeing
that
so
again.
Thank
you
so
much
and
I
plan
on
voting.
Yes
great.
A
Yeah,
I
I
too,
I
think
this
is
a
great
amendment.
I
really
do
and
I'm
excited
to
see
the
community
and
the
staff
working
together
to
bring
a
proposal
back
and
to
work
on
it
with
all
together,
and
I
think
this
the
end
result
is
going
to
be
excellent
and
I
think
it's
going
to
be
something
that
we'll
be
very
proud
of,
and
it
will
have
been
worth
the
time
and
effort
that
we
put
into
getting
it
this
far.
So
all
those
in
favor
say
aye.
D
Yeah,
I
I
I
was
going
to
say
after
this,
but
I
thought
the
timing's
right
that
I
would
say
a
few
words.
I
really
think
the
timing
is
great.
You
know
that
we
need
to
do
this
and
it's
very
consistent
to
something
that
I've
been
working
on.
You
know
on
this
cross
culture
community
center
and
it
is
bringing
people
together
and
working
collaboratively
and
you
know
getting
to
address
important
issues
of
you,
know,
equity,
and
I
think
this
is
something
that
we
all
feel
very
deeply
about.
So
absolutely
I
support
it.
A
D
Thank
you.
I
want
to
thank
deputy
mayor
and
those
who
second,
the
motion
and
support
this
project.
I
also
want
to
thank
the
community
members
who
spoken
to
support
this
budget.
The
proposal
to
allocate
200
000
from
council
contingency
fund
for
this
project
is
very,
very
important
and
timely.
D
D
D
A
V
I
am
happy
to
support
it
because
I
believe
that
this
is
a
long
time
coming
and
it
is
as
councilmember
lee
talks
about
of
all
of
the
things
that
it
will
do
to
bring
the
community
together
for
this
common
goal
of
having
a
cross-cultural
center,
and
I
also
agree
with
council
member
lee
that
this
amendment
is
in
is
also
in
alignment
and
parallel
to
the
one
related
to
the
community
of
color,
because
it
is
through
coming
together
and
making
sure
that
all
the
voices
are
heard
so
that
we
have
a
place
of
learning
and
growth
and
celebration.
V
AA
You
councilmember
robertson,
thank
you
yeah.
I
want
to
echo
councilmember
zahn's
thanks
councilmember
lee
this
councilman
really
you've
been
talking
about
this
for
about
six
or
seven
years
now,
we've
been
moving
it
forward
step
by
step.
This
is
a
next
big
milestone,
step
that
we'll
be
taking
with
this
with
this
budget
amendment,
and
it
does.
It
also
goes
with
the
you
know.
Bellevue's
diversity
is
our
strength,
walking
that
talk.
AA
You
know
it
also
goes
with
the
other
unofficial
model
of
bellevue's
city
in
a
park
we're
about
one
community
center
short
of
where
we
want
to
be
based
on
our
goal
level
of
service
in
this
city,
and
so
this
can
be
a
place
where
people
can
gather
and
express
their.
You
know
different
cultures
and
celebrate
and
provide
that
extra.
You
know
third
place
or
home
for
members
of
our
community,
so
I'm
really
glad
that
we're
moving
it
forward.
I
and
I
will
be
enthusiastically
voting
yes
thanks
great.
AB
Yeah,
I
just
I
mean
other
council
members
have
already
said.
I
think
what
I
would
have
said,
but
I
just
want
to
add
my
voice
in
support
of
council
members,
councilmember
lee's
amendment.
I
think
you
know.
One
of
the
questions
I
usually
ask
is
ask
people
is:
where
would
they
go
if
they
wanted
to
really
experience
culture
right
in
bellevue,
and
I
know
we
have
a
number
of
places
but
having
a
space
dedicated
to
that,
I
think
would
really
make
it
easier
for
people
to
come
together,
as
the
council
members
have
also
said.
AB
So,
thank
you
for
your
persistence,
councilmember
lee
and
look
forward
to
supporting
it.
A
So
I'll
go
ahead
and
just
tell
you
how
excited
I
am
about
this,
you
have
been
talking
about
it
for
seven
and
a
half
years
time
that
I've
been
on
the
council
and
it
has
evolved
and
been
embraced
by
the
entire
community
as
well
as
your
council,
and
so
I
applaud
you
for
your
perseverance
and
for
your
your
vision
of
this,
and
the
thing
I
like
so
much
about
tonight's
amendments
to
our
budget
is
that
it
includes
our
our
community
so
much
we
have
such
an
educated
community.
A
We
don't
have
people
who
are
just
interested.
We
have
people
who
are
experts
in
the
field
and
who
are
all
willing
to
participate
and
and
make
these
things
happen
and
work
with
us,
and
so
this
has
a
very
robust
public
component
to
it,
as
do
some
of
the
other
amendments
we're
proposing
tonight,
and
I'm
just
I'm
really
pleased
to
see
that
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
the
the
product
of
these
efforts.
B
Yes,
thank
you
mayor
and
again
I'll,
try
and
be
brief
here,
but
you
know
for
for
me
this
amendment
kind
of
encapsulates
the
the
bellevue
way
in
terms
of
listening
engaging
with
our
residents
and
then
you
know
taking
their
expertise
and
their
passion
for
this.
For
this
issue
you
know.
Clearly,
we've
got
some
just
as
you
just
mentioned
there,
some
some
real
experts
in
this
field,
not
only
individuals
but
organizations
that
we've
heard
from
throughout
this
process.
B
You
know
people,
you
know
the
people
for
climate
action.
We
have
bellevue
clean
and
green,
and
many
more
that
want
to
be
part
of
the
solution.
So
I'm
so
glad
that
I
can
offer
this
amendment
to
keep
them
engaged
and
help
them
help
us
as
we
continue
to
move
this
along.
B
So
this
would
be
taken
from
the
council
contingency
fund
to
support
opportunities
for
utilizing
the
specialized
expertise
and
knowledge
of
the
stakeholder
groups
that
have
been
heavily
invested
in
and
have
been
very
active
in
providing
feedback
during
the
whole
creation
of
our
city
policy
regarding
the
esi.
B
B
This
proposal
would
also
ensure
that
staff
has
the
needed
resources
to
consider
how
we
can
best
consult
and
tap
into
these
active
stakeholders,
expertise
and
the
intent
of
this
engagement
would
be
to
ensure
we
have
effective
ways
to
gather
input
and
ideas
for
best
practices
and
other
relevant
technical
ideas
for
consideration
by
staff
for
inclusion
and
implementation
of
the
given
policy
objectives,
and
I
hope
my
colleagues
will
support
this.
Thank
you.
D
D
I
agree
100
absolutely
that
the
people,
the
public,
has
been
asking
demanding
actions.
We've
done
a
good
job.
The
city
have
come
up
with
the
excellent
eis.
You
know
environmental
stewardship
plan,
but
you
know,
I
think,
it's
time
the
the
climate
change
environment,
it's
getting
in
danger
as
we,
you
know,
talk
about
it
and
I
think
the
fact
is
that,
no
matter
what
I
does
it
doesn't
matter,
you
know
what
is
the
cause.
D
The
debate
may
be
about
climate
change,
but
the
fact
is
that
we
are
facing
a
a
situation
that
unless
we
do
something
about,
it's
gonna
get
worse.
So
I
agree
and
I
support
it.
The
only
thing
I
want
to
maybe
ask
specifically
for
the
city
of
bellevue.
D
We
do
have
environmental
services,
commission
and
the
commission.
Members
themselves
have
raised
the
question
whether
it's
possible
that
as
part
of
the
the
the
program,
whether
they
could
be
included
in
this
process,
I
just
want
to
raise
that
and
put
it
there,
so
that
you
know
perhaps
when
we
move
forward,
I
think
in
the
process
itself
that
there
is
a
role,
there's
one
you
know
some
some
way
it
could
be
a
collaborating.
The
fact
that
you
know
they
can
participate
and
add
value
to
this
process.
A
A
V
Yes,
thank
you.
I
I
appreciate
the
deputy
mayor
making
this
amendment.
I
will
be
supporting
it
because
I
believe
that
it's
complementary
to
item
number
f,
where
it
is
the
time
for
taking
action
and
implementation
with
the
community
and
the
experts.
V
V
AA
Councilmember
robertson
thanks,
I
will
also
be
supporting
the
amendment
yeah
councilmember,
our
deputy
mayor
nunhaus,
has
been
talking
at
least
to
me
for
a
couple
of
years
about
how
to
make
sure
that
we
have
that
higher
level
of
community
engagement
and,
like
you
said
mayor
so
many
of
the
amendments
tonight
are
all
about
the
community
engagement
and
have
come
from
discussions
that
we've
had
with
the
community
and
we've
been
hearing
from
many
people
concerned
or
not
concerned,
but
invested
in
the
esi.
AA
So
I
think
this
is
a
really
good
idea
and,
like
councilmember
zhan
said
it
goes
with
number
f
and
the
two
are
I'm
gonna
work
really
well
together.
I'm
looking
forward
to
engaging
in
this
next
year,
thanks.
A
V
V
So
this
proposal
looks
at
adding
an
extra
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year
for
the
first
for
the
next
two
years,
so
that
staff
can
really
get
to
work
on
as
they
work
through
the
the
detail,
work
plan
and
coming
back
to
us
with
quarterly
updates
about
how
we
spend
the
money
that
we
can
really
start
to
look
at.
Where
are
the
focus
areas
that,
as
the
community
has
commented
on
in
the
and
the
public
commenter
that
it
is
about
making
sure
that
we're
focusing
on
the
most
impactful
actions
and
making
sure
that
we
have
funding?
V
So
I
would
request
that
my
fellow
council
members
support
this
effort,
and
the
thinking
here
is
that
when
we
know
more
about
the
budget,
we
can
start
looking
at
what
kind
of
funding
we
need
for
23
all
the
way
to
27,
but
at
least
for
now,
let's
put
some
additional
money
in
so
we
can
get
going.
Thank
you
great.
D
D
D
I
would
just
ask
curious
that
there's
already
money,
you
know
funded
for
this
and
we
don't
know
quite
exactly
what
it's
all
going
to
be
yet,
and
so,
if
whether
we're
asking
for
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
or
two
hundred
thousand
for
two
years,
whether
that's
going
to
be
adequate
or
appropriate
for
whatever
conversation
that
this,
this
funded
piece
it's
going
to,
and
also
including
the
earlier
piece
having
more
folks
really
talking
about
taking
some
steps
to
act,
we
don't
know
so
I'm
thinking
is
it.
D
D
Rather
than
saying
that
we
want
to
have
a
report
back
to
us
based
on
what
they
are
committed
to
do
with
the
existing
funding
already
there,
so
that
we
can
actually
have
a
reserve
which
is
already
going
to
be
in
the
I
would
imagine
in
one
source
as
a
council
contingency
but
other
places
we
can
actually
look
for.
Also,
you
know
supply
funding
necessary.
So
that's
just
you
know
my
my
question
and
I
don't
mind
putting
money
to
it,
but
I'm
just
wondering
the
efficiency
and
effectiveness
of
having
this
specific
hundred
thousand
dollars.
A
Going
to
ask
tony
to
answer
this,
but
I
know
that
council
member
zong
worked
extensively
with
staff
to
come
up
with
this
amendment.
So
I
know
they'll
be
a
good
answer.
Z
Absolutely
thank
you
mayor
and
councilmember
lee
good
question.
Matt
cummins
is
also
here.
If
we
have
additional
questions,
councilmember
lee
this
proposal
would
bring
back
to
you
into
the
council
in
the
first
part
of
next
year
at
your
next
esi
update,
an
actual
detailed
work
plan
of
how
this
funding
would
be
spent.
So
you
certainly
still
have
a
further
discussion
on
the
exact
funding
and
what
those
things
would
be.
One
of
the
goals
that
councilman
brazan
had
as
she
was
thinking
about.
This
was
doing
the
leveraging
piece,
as
you
were
talking
about.
Z
How
do
we
use
this
funds
to
leverage
more
funds
to
help
them,
so
that
is
included
in
her
proposal
and
again
would
come
back
to
staff
next
year.
V
V
Yeah
and-
and
I
would
just
add
that-
certainly
as
we
know
more
about
the
budget
in
2021,
if
there
was
more
funding
available,
that
would
allow
us
to
move
faster.
But
this
is
a
a
modest
request
recognizing
that
we
do
have
some
budget
shortages,
and
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I'm
still
being
prudent
in
this
request.
A
B
V
Yes,
thank
you
mayor.
So
this
item
is
to
add
back
the
bellevue
college
connection
to
the
cip,
so
that
we
can
work
in
partnership
with
bellevue
college
and
metro
to
advance
the
design,
hopefully
to
get
to
30
design,
and
what
this
allows
us
to
do
is
this
is
a
project
that
is
a
very
good
candidate
as
a
multi-modal
project
for
grant
funding.
A
You
so
any
questions
or
comments.
I
am
going
to
make
a
comment
here.
I
I
really
appreciate
you
bringing
this
forward.
I
think
this
is
a
very
important
project,
especially
now
that
we
know
that
the
county
and
metro
or
metro
and
who's
the
other
third
player
in
this
bellevue
college
bellevue
college
right
have
all
have
now
put
money
towards
it.
So
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
work
with
them.
The
only
thing
is,
I
don't
believe
the
source
is
the
best
source.
A
I
don't
think
council
contingencies
where
this
money
should
come
from.
I
think
it
should
come
back
from
the
transportation
department.
So
I'd
like
to
ask
mr
singalakis,
if
he
can
talk
about
what
the
options
are
for
using
money
from
our
transportation,
if
there's
something
that
we
can,
if
we
can
re-prioritize
or
replace
or
whatever
your
recommendation
is.
AC
I
think
that
we
could
use
money
from
the
the
transportation
levy,
particularly
the
neighborhood
congestion,
part
of
it,
to
move
this
forward
and
really
what
would
end
up
being
taken
off.
The
table
are
just
a
couple
of
traffic
impact
studies
that
we're
planning
on
doing
it's
a
project
development
tool
for
us
to
identify
projects,
and
we
already
have
a
pretty
good
cue
in
the
pipeline
already.
So,
if
we
don't
do
that
this
year,
we'll
be
in
we'll
be,
we
won't
fall
behind.
A
Okay,
so
can
I
make
a
friendly
amendment
to
get
take
the
money
out
of
the
transportation
budget
instead
of
the
council
contingency
some.
If
somebody
wants
to
second
that
or
not
whatever,
I
think-
okay,
thank
you.
So
we
can
open
that
up
for
discussion
and
discuss
the
council
member
lee.
D
Thank
you.
I
have
a
question
for
mr
singhalakis.
I
know
that
you
say
that
your
pipeline
is
probably
pretty
full
and
you
are
going
to
take
away
from
the
neighborhood
traffic
congestion.
D
My
question
for
you
is
that
we
we
are
obviously
traffic
congestion,
especially
neighborhood
traffic
condition
or
not,
especially,
but
including,
are
very
important.
You
know
to
us,
and
so
there's
other
opportunities,
many
things
that
we
can
do
to
help
ease
traffic
condition
every
little
bit
helps,
and
I
think
there
are
opportunities.
I
I
believe
that
you
know.
D
We
all
realize
that
you
know
your
department
is
doing
wonderful
things
on
doing
smart
cities
initiatives,
many
of
them
which
include
transportation
projects,
so
I
just
want
to
be
sure
that
whatever
money
you
have
is
not
going
to
be
complete
with
those
you
know
those
very
worthwhile
projects,
and
because,
if
you,
if
that's
the
case,
we
have
to
then
be
looking
for
some
other
money
resources.
D
AC
And,
like
I
said
before,
we
were
the
hundred
thousand
dollars
that
we
would
be
using
would
be
going
toward
traffic
impact
studies.
So
I
really
think
that
we
can
absorb
the
hundred
thousand
and
and
fund
this
project
and,
as
stated
before,
I
think
it's
really
important.
Now
that
king
county
and
bellevue
college
have
come
up
in.
You
know,
funding
to
keep
this
project
moving
and
also
to
try
to
work
out
some
of
the
jurisdictional
issues.
V
V
So
if
we
are
going
to
not
do
some
traffic
studies
do
we
know
what
those
are
and
is
that
community
going
to
be
then
delayed,
because
we
are
now
going
to
prioritize
this
one
and-
and
I
guess
the
second
question
I
have
would
be
the-
is
there
insufficient
money
in
council
contingency
to
support
this,
and
I
recognize
there's
a
you
know,
two
other
amendments
that
I
have
so
perhaps
it's
a
global
overall
question
about
funding
that
I'm
asking
about.
AC
I
you
know,
I
don't
think
that
we'll
fall
that
far
behind
as
a
result
of
not
doing
the
three
neighborhood
impact
studies,
but
yeah
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
do
three
neighborhood
impact
studies
as
a
result.
But,
as
I
said
previously,
we've
got
enough
projects
in
the
queue
that
we
can
move
things
forward.
A
AA
Thanks
no,
I
appreciate
the
motion
and
the
amendment
you
know
we
had
previously
in
a
prior
budget
had
appropriated
all
this
money
and
we
just
two
months
ago
we
pulled
that
out
of
the
budget
and
reappropriated
it
to
the
405
access
study,
because
our
partners
built
the
college
and
the
county
weren't,
providing
their
33
share
of
this
joint
project
and
since
they
are
now
reappropriating-
and
I
think
it's
wholly
appropriate
for
us
to
appropriate
this
money-
I
I
would
be
supportive
of
taking
some
money
out
of
some
out
of
feasibility
studies.
AA
What
you
know,
because
this
isn't
a
general
feasibility
study.
There
are
feasibility
studies
on
specific
projects
and
since
we
won't
be
able
to,
we
have
so
many
projects
already
that
have
gone
through
those
studies
in
the
neighborhood
levy
that
are
in
the
queue
those
can
get
funded.
The
project
will
slow
down
doing
projects.
It
just
slows
down,
adding
more
to
the
bottom
of
the
queue
so
and
the
queue
is
long
enough
that
I
don't
think
we'll
lose
anything.
So
I
support
I'll
vote.
Yes
on
the
amendment
and
I'll
vote,
yes
on
the
underlying
motion.
D
A
All
right,
so,
let's,
let's
vote
on
the
the
amendment
to
the
amendment,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye
any
opposed,
okay
and
then
let's
go
ahead
and
vote
on
the
amended
amendment,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye
any
opposed
great.
Thank
you,
council
members
on
for
bringing
this
up.
I'm
really
pleased
to
vote
for
this.
Okay,
deputy
mayor.
V
On
yes,
thank
you.
I
asked
my
colleagues
to
support
this
amendment
because
we've
been
working
on
vision,
zero
now
for
several
years
since
the
adoption
of
the
framework
back
in
2015,
and
I
believe
that
we
need
to
be
moving
forward
with
vision,
zero
and
what
that
means
is
not
waiting
until
2023
to
have
funds
for
the
projects
that
are
going
to
move
forward.
V
A
I
don't
see
any
council
member
lee.
What's
yes,.
D
It's
just
a
question:
what
does
the
staff
view
and
they
have
the
the
the
the
resources,
the
manpower,
the
schedule
to
make
that
happen
appropriately?
Well,
I
mean
yeah,
that's
just
my
question.
Logistically
what
does
the
staff?
What
would
they
do.
AC
A
Okay,
I
I
I'm
grateful
for
this.
I
think
this
is
very
clever
idea.
Council
members
on
and
as
a
bike
commuter
who's
afraid
to
write
at
night
right
now.
I
really
appreciate
advancing
these
programs,
so
thank
you
very
much.
Councilmember
barksdale
you'll
have
to
tell
me
if
you
have
a
question
because
you're
on
the
second
screen,
so
I
have
to
like
keep
flashing
back.
So
if
I
miss
you
just
speak
up,
but
I
don't
see
you
raising
your
hands.
So
all
those
oh
member,
I
mean
deputy
mayor
noon
house.
Yes,.
B
Thank
you
sorry
to
just
before
your
ass
for
the
vote
there,
but
no.
I
think
this
is
really
important
to
bring
forward.
I
mean,
unfortunately,
we've
had
quite
a
few
reminders
this
year
about
the
importance
of
vision,
zero
with
with
fatalities
across
the
city,
much
higher
than
we've
seen
in
in
previous
years.
So
I
also
support
this
wholeheartedly
glad
we
can
move
this
forward,
appreciate
councilman
zhan
for
for
bringing
this
forward
and
ready
to
vote
and
to
support
this.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you,
since
I
have
the
opportunity
I
want
to
take
advantage
of
this.
I
want
to
appreciate
thank
the
councilmember
zhan
for
doing
this
moving
forward
as
well,
because
vision,
zero
is
very
important
to
us.
Obviously,
and
we
we
have
a
very
you,
know
robust
program
going
on
and
it
requires
technology.
You
know.
Yes,
you
probably
know
I'm
pushing
very
much
for
transportation
technology
development,
and
so
you
know
by
moving
this
forward
and
doing
it
earlier
and
looking
at
all
the
opportunities
they
all
connected.
D
A
B
Will
do
I
move
to
adjust
the
timing
of
funds
and
the
proposed
cip
related
to
the
growth
corridor,
high
comfort,
bicycle
network
implementation
project
to
allow
for
500
000
per
year
for
2021,
2022
and
2023.
AA
V
Go
ahead.
Yes,
yes,
thank
you.
So
this
amendment
is
a
very
important
amendment
that
looks
at
the
growth
corridor
and
the
high
comfort
bicycle
network.
I
mean,
as
we
know,
we
have
been
a
growing
city
for
a
number
of
years
with
continual
growth
expected,
and
it's
really
important
for
us
to
make
sure
that
we
are
also
committing
to
building
out
the
bicycle
network.
V
So
what
I'm
proposing
is
that
instead
of
spending
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
2021
and
then
ramping
up
in
22,
23
and
24,
that
we
make
the
commitment
starting
next
year
to
spend
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
the
next
three
years,
and
this
request
is
only
looking
at
the
first
three
years
again
in
anticipation
that
if
we
do
see
our
budget
and
our
revenues
improving
that,
then
we
can
look
at
in
the
out
years
putting
money
in
the
budget.
But
for
now,
let's
at
least
make
sure
that
we
get
moving
with
urgency.
V
A
I'm
gonna
make
a
comment
here.
I
really
support
this
and
I
appreciate
it
because
what
I
said
before
also-
and
I
just
hope
that
staff
is
able
to
prioritize
the
led
light
replacements
across
the
city,
because
it
really
does
make
a
huge
difference,
especially
in
our
climate,
to
illuminate
the
streets
for
the
peds
and
the
bikes
and
the
cars
to
see
them.
So
that's
just
a
comment
on
this,
but
I
I
really
appreciate
this
amendment
councilmember
lee.
Are
you
raising
your
hand.
D
A
B
Thank
you.
I
just
wanted
to
mention
that
as
a
cyclist.
I
especially
appreciate
this,
but
this
is
also
just
critical.
As
we
see
more
and
more
companies
making
bellevue
their
home,
I
mean
25
000
jobs
coming
here
from
amazon
alone.
You
know
we
need
more
bike
infrastructure
and
giving
more
of
a
a
multimodal
approach
or
giving
residents,
not
only
residents
but
folks
outside
of
bellevue
another
way
to
get
to
their
job
or
to
get
home
so
fully
support
this.
Thank
you
for
bringing
this
forward.
A
Okay,
all
those
in
favor
say
I
I
any
opposed.
Okay,
that's
great,
so
I
believe
we
are
done.
Nice
work,
everybody.
Thank
you
so
much.
I
know
you
worked
all
of
you
very
hard
for
the
last
two
weeks
to
bring
this
forward
and
I
just
appreciate
your
input
and
the
community's
input
and
the
staff's
work
on
this.
So
our
meetings
adjourned
and
we
will
vote
on
this
next
week.
Thank
you
very.