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A
Okay,
thank
you
well
good
evening.
Everybody
welcome
to
the
city
of
bellevue
city
council
meeting
for
november
1st
2021.
A
tonight,
deputy
city
manager,
nathan
mccommon,
is
going
to
take
the
place
of
our
city
manager,
brad
miyake
city
clerk.
Could
you
do
the
roll
call
please?
Yes,
thank
you
mayor
robinson.
C
C
D
C
A
B
B
G
G
Yes,
there
is
a
park
named
eastgate
park,
but
it
isn't
even
located
within
eastgate
whose
boundaries
are
defined
by
the
city
of
bellevue,
plus
it
is
a
community
park
with
a
community
center
tennis
courts,
zip
lines
and
sports
fields.
What
it
is
not
is
a
neighborhood
park,
a
small
neighborhood
gathering
place
for
activities
like
kids
to
play,
neighbors
to
have
an
impromptu,
frisbee
game
and
families
to
have
picnics.
G
Last
week
I
listened
to
the
city
council
meeting
and
heard
a
group
speak
during
public
comment
for
the
first
time
advocating
for
major
league
cricket
facilities
and
suggesting
a
site
in
miramore
park
less
than
15
minutes
later,
some
of
you
were
ready
to
jump
on
the
bandwagon
and
advance
this
to
the
parks
board.
It
was
discouraging
and
downright
demoralizing
to
those
of
us
eastgate
residents
who
have
been
advocating
for
a
neighborhood
park
for
eastgate
south
of
I-90
for
seven
years
at
the
eca's
kickoff
brunch
prior
to
the
start
of
the
pandemic.
G
H
Your
time
begins
now.
Okay,
thank
you,
my
respected
mayor
and
council
members.
My
name
is
damodar
bhatt,
I'm
here
today
to
request
and
provide
my
support
for
building
a
create
community
park
in
bellevue.
I've
been
playing
cricket
for
over
25
years
and
currently
playing
the
northwest
cricket
league
in
the
greater
seattle
area
and
represent
the
seattle
thunderbolts
in
the
minor
league
cricket
championships.
H
I
have
played
all
over
the
united
states
and
now
over
the
years,
seen
the
improved
cricket
infrastructure
in
cities
like
morrisville,
houston,
dallas,
atlanta,
los
angeles
bay
area,
fort
lauderdale,
just
to
name
a
few.
You
help
players
from
those
regions
to
play
and
experience
top
flight
cricket,
the
entire
community
in
the
pacific,
northwest
wishes
and
dreams
to
have
one
such
facility
here
as
well.
H
We
now
have
over
500
talented
youth
players,
apart
from
thousands
of
adult
men
and
women
placed
in
the
greater
seattle
area
that
play
cricket
regularly
on
grounds
that
are
not
cricket
friendly
youth
players
in
this
area
have
shown
their
talent
in
multiple
mlc
junior
championships
held
in
atlanta
bay
area
morrisville
this
year
and
have
won
titles
to
make
our
city
proud.
They
are
being
noticed
by
cricket
selectors
all
over
the
country,
and
I
am
one
of
those
selectors
from
the
west
zone
for
usa
cricket
and
as
a
selection
panel.
H
We
feel
that
for
these
youth
players
to
be
picked
to
represent
the
united
states
in
international
competition,
they
need
to
regularly
practice
their
skills
and
play
a
lot
more
games
on
pricky
grounds
that
have
natural
turf
pitches
and
win-wiped
grass.
The
talented
youth
in
this
area
currently
do
not
have
this
infrastructure.
They
need.
A
few
dedicated
cricket
grounds
to
train
play
and
perform
on
cricket
is
a
fast
growing
sport
in
the
us
and
with
the
cricket
community
park.
We
can
also
dream
of
posting
top
international
cricket
in
bellevue.
H
It
can
also
serve
as
a
future
training
hub
for
usa
cricket.
The
youth
players
will
also
benefit
by
watching
these
professional
and
international
cricketers
play
in
the
backyard
and
train
with
them
at
such
a
national
training
hub.
We
need
the
support
of
the
city
and
the
government
in
building
a
cricket
community
park
that
will
address
the
needs
of
this
community.
H
It
makes
economic
sense
for
city
as
well,
according
to
an
analysis
done
by
major
league
cricket
hosting
four
or
four
international
cricket
games
like
a
world
cup
in
a
span
of
one
and
a
half
to
two
weeks
can
generate
about
100
million
dollars
in
economic
benefit
for
the
region,
thereby
I
humbly
request
you
to
consider
building
a
cricket
community
park
in
bellevue
and
provide
the
cricket
loving
community
with
the
right
infrastructure
to
elevate
their
skills
and
realize
their
dream
of
representing
their
country.
Thank
you.
I
Good
evening
to
you
distinguished
mayor
and
council
members,
and
all
you
amazing
people
out
here,
I'm
vandana
thomas
and
I'm
a
cricket
mom,
I'm
here
representing
a
community
of
cricket
parents,
and
what
do
we
love
most
to
watch?
Our
kids
play
cricket
bonding
over
a
chai
and
samosa,
but
as
you've
heard
the
earlier
speakers
say,
this
is
quite
an
arduous
task
for
us
parents
who
usually
have
to
travel
all
the
way
to
seatac
almost
55
minutes
away,
because
that's
the
only
turf
cricket
ground
available
for
our
kids
to
play.
So
why
am
I
here?
I
If
you
think
about
it?
I
came
here
as
a
software
engineer
and
my
parents
most
likely
expected
me
to
produce
more
software
engineers.
But
what
do
I
have?
I
have
two
kids
raring
having
different
plans
and
you
ask
them
and
they
will
tell
you
they
want
to
play
cricket
for
the
united
states
of
america
and
represent
usa
in
the
cricket
world
cup.
I
I
On
the
other
hand,
their
competitors
across
america
have
abundant
grounds
with
different
ground
conditions
that
make
them
more
prepared
when
they
compete
for
the
handful
spots
available
in
the
national
level
teams.
We
just
came
back
from
atlanta
with
seven
such
grounds.
In
one
field,
there
are
teams
placed
in
the
top
two
in
the
national
competition,
so
imagine
that
there
is
no
lack
of
talent
and
dedication
amongst
our
kids,
my
kids.
I
It
breaks
my
heart
as
a
mother
when
I
see
my
children,
who
are
so
passionately
and
committedly
pursuing
their
dreams
straight
heading
for
failure
that
I
won't
be
able
to
help
them
realize
their
dreams.
So
I
implore
you,
members
of
the
council
and
the
mayor
decision
makers
of
bellevue
city
humbly
fervently
and
passionately
to
please
give
our
chance
a
fighting
chance
to
realize
their
dreams.
Thank
you.
B
J
Hello,
I
am
giovanna
aris.
I
am
17
years
old
and
have
lived
in
bellevue
all
my
life.
I
am
currently
a
senior
at
sammamish
high
school
in
august.
I
was
part
of
14,
ladies,
that
represented
usa
west
against
the
usa
east
at
the
women's
cricket
nationals.
In
florida
I
was
the
only
player
from
the
northwest.
J
J
J
This
training
has
helped
me
get
to
the
cusp
of
the
usa,
women's
national
cricket
team,
but
I
was
not
on
the
final
roster
of
15
that
represented
usa
at
the
americas
qualifier
in
mexico
last
week,
and
I
will
not
be
flying
to
zimbabwe
in
november.
For
the
upcoming
world
cup
qualifier,
I
was
told
I
have
a
lot
of
potential,
but
that
I
need
more
experience.
J
J
In
fact,
I
would
love
to
see
our
region
have
a
cricket
stadium.
This
can
be
used
as
a
training
center
that
will
really
benefit
youth
cricketers
enter
the
region.
A
lot
I
have
been
working
with
local
youth
clubs
to
inspire
more
girls
to
take
up
qriket
in
good
facilities
will
definitely
help
with
that
effort.
J
The
stadium
will
also
bring
more
elite
level
cricket
to
the
area
watching
international
matches
live
in
our
backyard
will
be
an
unbelievable
experience.
Thank
you
again
for
providing
us
the
facilities
at
robinswood
to
get
started.
We
want
to
do
more
for
our
country.
We
want
to
win
qriket
world
cups
and
olympic
gold
medals,
having
played
with
highly
skilled
young
women
pricketters
in
this
country,
along
with
our
sports
culture
that
poses
no
limits
for
women.
I
can
assure
you
that
this
dream
will
be
achieved,
but
for
our
region
to
contribute.
We
need
your
help.
Thank.
B
L
Thank
you
good
evening,
mayor
robinson,
council
members.
This
is
matt
jack
here
on
behalf
of
the
bellevue
downtown
association,
to
share
support
for
the
proposed
legislative
agenda
teed
up
for
your
review
later
this
evening.
We
appreciate
how
this
proposal
is
mindful
of
the
legislative
timeline
and
range
of
expected
topics
with
a
short
session
coming
up,
advocating
concisely,
shows
awareness
of
the
political
boundaries
and
opportunities
that
can
only
strengthen
the
city's
voice.
L
The
transportation
projects
identified
in
the
proposal
are
consistent
with
the
bda's
past
positions,
sr
520,
124th,
interchange
and
the
south
downtown
access
improvement
project
will
decrease
throughput
throughput
traffic,
helping
relieve
congestion
in
our
growth
areas,
the
mountains
to
the
sound
greenway
trail
and
the
east
rail
projects
established
that
east
west
and
north
south
regional
connectivity
needed
to
unlock
the
true
potential
of
our
multi-modal
systems
and
funding
for
the
preliminary
engineering
and
right-of-way
for
the
sr.
520
and
I-90
interchanges
on
I-405.
L
Advances
that
work
to
a
more
tangible
stage,
these
two
intersections
hug,
bellevue's
growth
areas
so
being
proactive
and
advancing
these
projects
will
only
benefit
bellevue's
growth
plans.
Additionally,
we
support
the
language
that
encourages
a
diversity
of
housing
types
and
maintaining
a
fiscal
responsible
budget.
We
appreciate
listing
climate
and
environment
as
well
as
social
and
criminal
justice
as
new
agenda
items,
and
we
look
forward
to
tracking
this
work
throughout
the
legislative
session.
L
B
Thank
you,
mr
jack.
That
is
the
final
pre-registered
speaker
on
the
list
this
evening.
At
this
point,
I
would
ask
if
there
are
any
other
members
of
the
community
that
want
to
provide
communication
to
the
council.
If
so,
please
use
the
raise
hand,
function
or
star
9.
If
you
are
connected
with
a
phone
and
we
have,
I
will
announce
that
we
have
reached
three
speakers
in
support
of
major
league
cricket
items,
so
we
cannot
hear
any
other
speakers
on
that
topic.
B
M
Hi,
no,
that's
not
my
deal.
Thank
you
all
right.
Thanks
very
much
good
evening
council
and
mayor
heidi
dean
here
from
newport
hills.
I
had
not
intended
to
speak
tonight
until
I
saw
the
the
agenda.
So
what
I'm?
I'm
speaking
to
you
tonight,
is
I'm
watching
with
interest
the
the
update
from
the
bellevue
downtown
association
about
the
efforts,
for
you
know,
keeping
the
downtown
core
strong
and,
as
you
know,
during
the
newport
hills
candidate
forum,
I
did
ask
questions
and
advocated
for
help
for
our
shopping
center.
A
Me
city
clerk,
could
you
please
explain
the
rules
about
campaigns
and,
and
public
comment
is
that
I
want
to
make
sure
we're
not
crossing
a
line
here.
B
Sorry,
I
missed
the
reference,
so
we
cannot
use
the
city's
platform
to
engage
in
either
opposition
or
proposition
for
a
ballot
measure
or
for
candidates.
M
Oh,
I
apologize.
I
didn't
realize
yeah,
I'm
not
sorry
about
that.
Basically,
and
I've
brought
this
to
council
before,
but
basically
my
concern
is
what's
happening.
With
our
shopping
center
june
2020
was
the
death
of
lee's
martial
arts
a
30-plus
year
old
business
in
our
shopping
center
could
not
make
it
through
the
pandemic.
M
In
september,
we
lost
cornerstone
studio
who
moved
to
the
renton
highlands,
and
that
was
due
to
what
I've
been
told
is
the
slum
lording
and
safety
concerns
for
their
their
customers
and
their
staff,
because
the
what's
happening
up
at
the
shopping
center
at
night,
I'm
investigating
a
rumor
that
kumon
learning
center
will
also
be
moving
soon
again
due
to
slumlording
and
the
safety
concerns
the
increasing
lack
of
safety
lights
that
the
property
owner
does
not
replace
making
it
dark.
M
There's
unsavory
people
hanging
up
out
at
the
shopping
center
late
at
night,
and
what
happens
is
that
leaves
teriyaki
town
our
shipping
and
mailboxes
store
all
about
hair
cue
nails
all
down
by
themselves
on
one
end
of
the
shopping
center.
It
is,
it
has
impacted
their
their
business.
They
are
hang
just
hanging
on
there's.
M
Please
somebody
help
us.
This
has
been
going
on
for
years,
the
slum
lording
and
the
decline
and
and
nobody's
doing
anything-
and
I
am
begging
council
and
economic
development
to
give
us
some
attention,
like
you,
give
downtown,
do
not
suggest
that
the
solution
is
to
massively
upzone
our
shopping
center
and
add
housing
density.
That
is
not
what
we
need.
What
we
need
is
assistance
with
addressing
the
slumlording
that's
happening
and
moving
forward
the
negotiations
that
I
guess
are
still
happening
between
the
property
owner
and
the
potential
buyer.
M
B
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
So
thank
you
for
that.
So
we
have
in
our
packet
report
from
the
parks
and
community
services
board
for
the
third
quarter
2021
report
and
that
there's
no
presentation
on
that-
and
so
I
know
michael
shiosaki-
is
on
the
call.
So
does
anybody
have
any
comments
or
questions
on
that?
Let
me
get
the
view.
Everybody
no
comments
or
questions.
Okay,
so
moving
on,
we
are
on
the
council,
business
and
new
initiatives
and
councilmembers
on.
I
believe
you
have
an
initiative
that
you
would
like
to
propose.
D
Yes,
thank
you
mayor.
I
I
do
have
one
to
propose
that
we
had
heard
from
members
of
the
community
at
the
last
meeting,
as
well
as
receiving
a
number
of
messages
from
the
community.
D
So
I
am
excited
to
present
this
request
to
the
council
to
for
an
item
that
will
take
more
than
eight
hours
of
staff
time.
You
know
this
is
one
that
the
community
has
brought
forward
as
a
need
and
an
opportunity,
there's
some
times
time
sensitivity
associated
with
this
opportunity
to
bring
major
league
cricket
here
to
our
region
as
one
of
the
most
popular
sports
in
the
world
and
to
be
able
to
leverage
the
property
we
own
from
bellevue
utilities
up
at
miramore
park.
D
What
we've
heard
is
that
from
the
standpoint
of
major
league
cricket
and
what
they've
been
able
to
do
in
other
cities
and
communities
is
that
this
is
an
opportunity,
that's
a
connector
for
the
community,
it's
multicultural,
it's
fun!
There's
public
benefits
economic
development
tourism,
as
well
as
an
opportunity
to
attract
and
retain
international
talent,
talent,
especially
in
tech,
where
many
of
the
tech
workers
are
cricket
players,
as
well
as
with
families
that
are
very
interested
in
playing
cricket.
D
So
this
request
and
the
other
one
I
just
want
to
address
is
last
time.
I
think
there
was
some
thinking
that
this
is
a
a
request
that
would
be
part
of
the
would
go
to
the
parts
board,
but
after
spending
some
time
with
the
cricut
community,
organizers
and
leaders
as
well
as
staff.
We
really
see
this
broader
than
a
a
parts
request
that
this
is
an
opportunity
to
be
able
to
build
out
a
world-class
cricket
field
up
in
miramore
park
on
the
city
property
and
really
look
at
this.
D
A
N
And
I
appreciate
customers
on
bringing
this
to
the
council's
attention
and
that
the
proposal
includes
staff
coming
back
with
their
capacity,
so
a
little
history
on
the
property
at
marymore,
that
is
utility
property,
and
we
have
discussed
over
the
many
years.
I've
been
on
council
if
that's
actually
a
surplus
or
if
we
might
need
it,
and
I
don't
think
that
we've
actually
ever
determined
that
it's
surplus
to
the
needs
of
the
utility.
So
that's
something
that
needs
to
be
determined.
N
We
also
several
years
ago,
were
working
with
some
ball
clubs
that
wanted
to
put
this
back
when
senator
hill
was
still
alive.
Who
wanted
to
put
ball
fields
there
and
we
didn't
do
it
because
we
thought
it
wasn't
surplus.
N
So
I
I
think,
if
that's
the
property
that
we're
focused
on
we,
I
I'm
going
to
need
I'm
just
going
to
lay
out
all
the
things
I
would
like
to
see.
Staff
bring
back
as
far
as
I'm
I'm
gonna
vote
to
send
this
to
staff.
So
this
my
comments
are
meant
to
share
the
kind
of
information
I
think
we
need,
so
one
is
gonna,
be
whether
it's
actually
surplus
to
the
needs
of
our
utility
department.
N
Second,
would
be
a
ballpark
of
the
value
because,
unlike
other
bellevue
properties,
we
can't
just
convert
this
to
park,
use
it
has
to.
We
have
to
buy
it
from
ourselves
if
we
will,
because
it's
part,
it's
utility
property,
so
it's
an
enterprise
fund,
so
we
would
have
to
find
the
money
to
acquire
the
property
from
the
utility
department
in
order
to
use
it
for
parks
use
where
the
source
of
that
money
is
going
to
come
from
and
what
potential
partnerships
we
might
use.
It
sounds
like
there's
a
lot
of
private
interest
in
this.
N
If
we
could
find
partnership
money
to
both
pay
back
the
utilities
department
for
the
value,
as
well
as
to
fund
some
of
the
capital,
I
think
that
I
would
be
it
would
be
hard
to
say
no
to
something
like
that
so
and
I
think
that
it's
exciting.
I
know
that
we
have
a
huge
growing,
indian
community
and
other
people
from
who
originate
from
commonwealth
countries
or
whose
family
thais
come
from
commonwealth
countries.
N
So
cricket
is
growing
and
we
always
want
to
be
responsive
to
our
our
members,
but
so,
additionally,
so
funding
for
the
project,
how
this
competes
with
other
projects,
what
the
what
the
pathway
is,
it
will
would
it
go
through
the
budget
next
year?
Would
it
go
towards
how
you
know
where's
the
funding
going
to
come
from
and
what's
the
process
to
fund
it,
this
the
fact
that
this
isn't
in
bellevue,
I
don't
know
whether
we
can
use
parks
levy
money
for
it.
N
This
council
and
I've
talked
about
potentially
having
an
updated
parks
levy
next
year.
I'd
like
to
know
if
we
could
potentially
put
this
project
into
that
levy,
if
even
though
it's
not
actually
located
in
bellevue.
So
those
are
some
of
my
ideas
on
things
I'm
gonna
want
to
know
about,
and
then
I
guess,
finally,
how
I
know
qriket
pitches
are
quite
large,
they're,
bigger
than
two
football
fields
and
they
can
be
used
for
other
uses
when
cricketers
aren't
on
them,
because
it's
just
a
big
wide,
open,
circular,
500
foot
diameter.
N
Kind
of
a
divot
into
the
land,
and
so
they
could
be
used
for
others.
So
what
types
of
other
uses
would
we
see
on
that
property?
I'd
like
to
know
that
because
it
could
be
a
really
great
alternative
use
for
like
an
outdoor,
music
and
or
other
things
like
that,
where
you
know
concerts
outside,
given
the
shape
and
size
of
it
and
and
really
what
are
the
other
opportunities
on
major
league
cricket
sports
teams?
How
are
we
going
to
cover
the
operation
cost
if
this
is
something
that
bellevue
continues
to
own?
N
A
That
was
a
good
list.
Okay,
I'm
sure
that
if
you
haven't
already
mentioned
that
everybody
else
has
some
ideas
too
so
councilmember
stokes.
O
Yes,
I
support
this
and
we'll
vote
to
send
it
to
staff,
and
actually
I
appreciate
what
councilman
robertson
said.
This
is
stuff
we've
actually
been
talking
about.
If
you
talk
to
the
a
number
of
the
people
who
are
interested
in
this
and
even
in
the
presentations
earlier,
it's
good
to,
I
think,
you've
done
a
good
job
of
putting
all
this
together,
the
things
that,
obviously
we
have
to
look
at
and
some
things
that
we
didn't
you're,
not
as
quite
as
obvious,
so
I
think
it's
actually
a
very
good
spot.
O
I
think
the
regional
aspect
of
this
is
very
important
as
well,
and
I
just
see
this
as
a
as
a
plus.
The
financing
is,
you
know,
is
always
something
we
have
to
work
out,
but
with
the.
If
we
can
do
this
in
a
way
that
is
a
public
private
working
together,
which
I
think
is
very
possible
we're
doing
in
other
areas.
O
This
could
be
a
really
really
great
thing
for
bellevue
and
for
the
for
the
area
for
the
region.
So
I'm
very
excited
about
it.
It's
you
know
not
going
to
come
out
of
budget
this
year,
the
buy
and
it's
a
little
ways
down
the
line
on
that,
but-
and
I
think
you
know
if
anybody
has
any
other
ad
things
to
add
on
to
this-
to
look
into.
O
I
think
the
staff
would
appreciate
that,
but
that
was
a
very
good
summation
of
it,
and
so
I
support
that-
and
I
think
it's
something
we
can
do-
should
do
and
will
do.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you.
Well,
as
we
know,
we
have
a
changing
population
very
diverse
and
we
support
our
community
and
absolutely
it's
something
that
brings
the
community
together.
We
all
have
something
unique
to
give
to
offer.
C
C
We
mentioned
about
private
partnerships,
you
know
absolutely,
and
so
it
depends
a
lot
of
the
considerations,
but
it
doesn't
or
should
not
stop
us
from
trying
it,
but
at
the
same
time
as
I
have
the
reputation
as
a
physical
hawk,
I
because
without
money
we
can
talk
our
face
blue,
you
know
it
won't
happen.
It
just
get
people
false
hope.
So
I
want
to
be
sure
that
we
do
not.
We
know
what
are
the
challenges,
how
we're
going
to
handle
them
and
let's
work
on
solving
the
problem
and
getting
job
done.
C
So
if
we
can
do
all
that
stuff
and
the
staff
you
know,
I
would
hope
that
they
will
give
us
the
first
shot
at
it.
Obviously,
and
then
we'll
work
on
the
realities
and
see
how
we
can
make
it
happen.
F
Thank
you
mayor.
Yes,
fantastic
and
exhaustive
list
that
council
member
robertson
listed
off.
You
know
I
really
appreciate
the
thoughtfulness
and
I'm
not
only
as
a
deputy
mayor,
but
also
as
a
former
professional
athlete.
Absolutely
I'd
like
to
see
this
and
move
this
forward,
to
examine
the
viability
of
something
like
this
there's
a
lot
of
questions,
obviously,
but
I
think
it's
well
worth
staff
time
to
investigate
a
little
bit
further
and
in
particular
like
the
holistic
view
of
the
tourism
impact,
as
well
as
any
other
economic
development
opportunities,
partnerships,
etc.
F
F
Near
robinswood
park
and
that
park
and
that
playing
facility,
I
should
say
it
is
cricket
from
you-
know,
sun
up
to
sundown.
It
is
constant
and
I've
enjoyed
watching
a
couple
of
matches
and
again
happy
to
move
this
forward.
I
think
it's
well
well
worth
our
time
and
effort
to
do
so.
Thank
you.
P
Hey
give
me
your
first.
Thank
you,
council
members,
for
bringing
this
forward.
You
know,
I
guess
I
just
want
to
say
I
I
see
this
as
a
sort
of
a
pattern.
We
throw
a
lot
of
questions
and
I'm
not
saying
they're,
not
good.
I
think
they're
relevant
questions.
P
D
What
sorry,
I
just
thought
that
I
might
want
to
put
one
more
perspective
out
there.
Oh.
A
D
A
I'm
all
for
this,
I
I
think
this
is
a
great
idea,
and
I
think
that
you
know
we
need
to
know
where,
how
much
it's
going
to
cost
and
where
that
money
is
going
to
come
from,
and
I'm
really
I
I
sense
that
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity
for
public-private
partnerships.
I
know
the
county
is
interested
in
this.
A
We've
gotten
a
lot
of
emails
of
support,
a
tremendous
amount,
and
so
I
really
feel
like
it's
important
for
the
city
to
examine
how
we
might
make
this
happen,
and
so
I
want
to
just
thank
you,
council
members,
on
for
bringing
this
forward
and
go
ahead
and
make
your
comments.
D
Yeah,
thank
you.
You
know.
I
just
wanted
to
to
say
that
what
I've
been
hearing
comments
about
is
the
cost
of
the
city
doing
this
project,
and
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
that
in
talking
with
the
major
league
cricket
organizers,
that
in
other
cities
they
have
a
model
where
the
city
developed
the
cricket
field
and
then
it's
leased
back
to
the
cricket
community.
D
D
So
this
is
not
intended
to
be
something
where
we're
competing
with
other
park
uses
because
being
a
resident
of
south
bellevue.
I
completely
agree
with
it
being
a
park
desert,
and
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I
put
that
out
there
that
that
there
are
other.
There
are
multiple
pathways
to
get
this
community
cricket
park
built
and
so
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
my
colleagues
were
aware
that
we
would
be
looking
for
the
staff
to
look
at
the
different
pathways
and
from
a
business
case
standpoint.
D
A
Just
thought
we
need
to
find
out
that's
what
you're
asking
staff
to
look
at
all
the
different
avenues,
and
I
appreciate
that.
Well
so,
michael
you
are
here,
are
you
getting
enough
information
to
move
forward?
Should
we
vote
to
grant
the
staff
more
than
eight
hours
to
provide
a
presentation
to
the
council
to
consider.
Q
Do
it,
but
it's
okay,
thank
you
and
yes,
I
I
think
the
list
that
council
member
robertson
provided
really
helped
get
us
going
on
this,
and
I
think
those
are
many
things
that
I
think
we
were
already
thinking
about.
So,
yes,
I
think
we
have
enough
direction
to
get
us
started
in
scoping.
This.
A
Great
so
council
members
on,
do
you
want
to
make
a
motion.
A
D
Okay,
yeah
and-
and
I
would
say
it's
both
mr
saki
as
well
as
jessie
canado,
because
it
is
more
than
just
the
parks.
I
want
to
be
really
clear
about
that.
So
I
propose
to
direct
city
staff
to
explore
this
exciting
opportunity
for
major
league
cricket,
exploring
major
league
crickets
on
the
bellevue
property
up
at
miramore
park,
and
also
to
come
back
at
a
future
meeting
and
clarify
the
level
of
staff
time
and
resources
required
to
support
this
project.
D
A
B
E
O
A
All
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye
any
opposed
okay,
so
we
have
an
ordinance
here.
Mr
mccommon,
would
you
like
to
introduce
this.
E
Thank
you,
mayor,
robinson,
deputy
mayor,
new
and
house
and
council
before
the
council
for
consideration
and
action
tonight
as
ordinance
6631
refinancing
debt.
The
city's
finance
team
and
outside
financial
advisors
routinely
monitor
the
city's
debt
portfolio
for
opportunities
that
may
be
favorable
to
the
city
to
further
explain
today's
opportunity.
That
brings
ordinance
6631
to
the
agenda.
I
turned
it
over
to
the
city's
director
of
finance
and
asset
management.
Tony
call.
R
Thank
you,
deputy
center
deputy
city
manager,
mcconnell,
it's
nice
to
be
here
this
evening,
mayor
deputy
mayor
and
council
members.
Again
always
a
pleasure
to
be
in
front
of
you
tonight
for
your
consideration.
Discussion
and
action
is
an
ordinance
that
would
refund
or
refinance
the
date
issuance
that
were
issued
back
in
2012
and
2013..
R
So
with
current
market
conditions
as
they
are
today
and
the
items
surrounding
the
2012
and
2013
bond
issuances.
If
we
refund
or
refinance,
we
should
see
significant
savings
to
the
city
and
our
taxpayers.
If
we
did
that
in
current
rates,
as
in
the
last
couple
of
weeks
currently,
we
would
see
the
2012
bonds
save
about
23
of
the
net
present
value
and
the
2013
bonds
save
about
9.
R
R
It's
important
to
note
that
the
ordinance
will
also
delegate
the
the
authority
to
the
city
manager
and
or
the
director
of
finance
and
asset
management
to
approve
the
method
of
the
sale
and
the
final
terms
of
refunding
those
bonds.
That's
a
past
practice
and
this
bond
ordinance
continues
that
past
practice
included
in
such
decision
making
would
be
to
select
the
specific
bonds
to
refund,
determine
the
final
interest
rates,
the
aggregate
principal
amount
and
principal
maturity.
R
Those
items
are
all
itemized
are
all
noted
with
parameters
inside
your
agenda
memo
and
again
inside
your
bond
ordinance.
So
there's
a
series
of
parameters
that
we,
the
city
manager
and
or
myself
would
need
to
stay
within,
and
those
are
noted
in
the
agenda
memo.
It's
important
to
note
that
markets
can
change
on
a
dime.
They
can
change
in
a
moment's
notice.
So
if
the
market
does
change
and
we
find
that
we
no
longer
are
able
to
achieve
the
savings,
we
believe
are
necessary
for
the
city
to
have
fiscally
responsible,
refunding
or
refinancing
the
city.
R
Kent
reserves
the
right
to
either
only
refund
or
refinance
a
portion
of
the
bonds
or
none
at
all.
So
if
the
markets
change-
and
we
cannot
make
the
interest
rate
savings
that
we
need,
we
would
not
refund
at
all.
So
with
that,
I
turn
it
back
over
to
you
mayor
for
any
questions
on
the
ordinance
to
refund
the
bonds
from
2012
and
2013,
and
I
am
available
for
questions
as
needed.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
C
If
there's
no
other
discussion,
this
is
a
no-brainer
to
me,
knowing
that
our
city
staff,
finance
staff
has
been
very
diligent,
we've
been
doing
this
for
a
long
time.
They
know
exactly
being
responsible
the
way
they
structure
the
deal
it's
very
responsible
and
we
are
going
to
save
24
million
dollars.
C
Who
can
say
no,
so
if
nobody
wants
to
asking
more
questions,
I
would
be
happy
to
make
a
motion
to
approve
this.
N
Thanks,
I
was
just
going
to
say
what
councilmember
lee
said.
I
you
know
we
are
so
well
served
by
our
finance
department
and
our
bond
council
and
our
city
manager's
office
for
seeing
these
opportunities.
It's
a
great
way
to
stretch
a
buck,
make
our
dollars
taxpayer
dollars
go
farther
and
not
spend
money
on
things
we
don't
need
to
spend
it
on.
We
can
pay
put
money
towards
parks
instead
of
towards
boundary
payments,
so
I'm
a
two
big
thumbs
up
I'll
be
voting.
Yes,.
O
Yeah,
I,
like
all
those
comments-
and
I
think
it's
a
very,
very
thorough
examination
of
this
and
follows
a
lot
of
success
in
the
past,
and
I'm
excited
that
we
have
this
opportunity
and
ready
to
go
vote
for
it.
Staff's
done
a
great
job.
D
Yeah,
I
was
just
going
to
echo
that
and
just
show
appreciation
tony
for
you're,
always
looking
out
for
the
interest
of
the
city
and
finding
ways
to
reduce
our
our
cost
of
borrowing,
and
I
think
that's
so
important,
because
then
the
money
is
available
for
other
important
items
that
we're
going
to
need
to
do
as
we
continue
to
grow
and
have
to
scale
up
our
services.
So
thank
you.
F
Certainly,
although
I
believe
councilmember
lee
made
a
request
as
well,
would
you
like
me
to
okay
I'll
move
forward
all
right
mayor?
Thank
you.
O
A
Any
opposed
great
that
passes.
Thank
you,
okay,
so
we
have
two
study
session
items.
Mr
mccommon,
you
want
to
introduce
the
first
item.
E
Yes,
thank
you
again,
mayor
I'll,
just
highlight
for
the
council
that
this
item
is
for
information.
Only.
The
council
this
evening
gets
to
hear
a
review
of
the
2021
heart
of
bellevue
marketing
program
and
for
further
opening
remarks.
I'll
turn
it
over
to
the
city's
chief
economic
development
officer,
jesse
canado.
S
Thank
you,
deputy
mayor,
I'm
sorry,
deputy
city
manager,
getting
ahead
of
myself
good
evening,
mayor,
robinson,
deputy
mayor
new
house
and
members
of
council.
We
are
very
happy
to
be
here
tonight
introducing
patrick
and
his
team
to
talk
about
the
good
work.
The
results
of
the
good
work
that
they've
been
doing
this
last
year
to
help
support
downtown
bellevue.
The
growing
work
around
place,
making
and
place
management
that
the
bda
has
embraced
has
been
a
critical
part
of
helping
downtown
thrive
and
recover
through
the
pandemic.
S
I
did
want
to
take
a
moment
to
recognize
and
thank
patrick
and
his
team
for
going
on
this
journey
with
us
to
broaden
our
work
around
place,
management
and
place
making
here
in
downtown
bellevue
their
support
for
small
businesses
and
embracing
our
locally
owned
small
businesses
in
downtown
their
support
with
outdoor
dining,
the
marketing
work
to
help
make
sure
that
that
the
region
recognizes
downtown
bellevue
as
a
place.
S
You
want
to
be
even
if
you're,
not
working
here
at
the
moment
has
been
critical
and
their
support
for
keeping
downtown
bellevue
a
regional
destination
for
the
arts
through
the
pandemic
and
beyond,
is
critically
important
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
them
to
grow
the
body
of
work
around
place,
management
and
place
making
in
future
years.
S
T
Thank
you
jesse
good
evening,
mayor
robinson
members
of
the
council.
It
is
a
privilege
to
be
here
with
you
tonight
and
as
jesse
and
nathan
mentioned,
tonight's
presentation
is
for
information
only
and
with
that
in
mind,
though,
I'd
like
for
you
to
listen
to
the
input,
the
facts,
the
highlights
more
or
less
for
inspiration.
T
I
really
would
like
to
hear
at
the
end
where
your
heart
and
mind
is
related
to
what
we
can
do
moving
forward,
we're
going
to
go
through
some
highlights
of
the
heart
of
bellevue
program,
as
well
as
the
live
events
that
we
produced
in
some
of
the
place
making
efforts.
But
I
think
this
is
truly
an
opportunity,
as
we
hopefully
look
to
welcome
even
more
people
back
to
downtown,
to
strengthen
an
inclusive
and
welcoming
downtown
for
many
more
people,
because
what
we
do
know
for
sure
is
that
our
community
is
growing
and
is
changing
fast.
T
T
So
the
stakeholder
relationships,
the
marketing
efforts,
the
activation
of
our
built
environment,
we're
really,
we
really
are
focused
on
community-wide
benefits
and
those
community-wide
benefits.
If,
if,
if
we're
going
to
look,
both
short-term
and
long-term
are
about
increasing
visits
to
downtown
increasing
consumer
spending,
and
even
more
so
creating
a
memorable
and
dynamic
experience
for
visitors
that
include
residents,
but
also
people
from
around
the
world
who
are
experiencing
bellevue
for
the
first
time.
T
So
the
opportunity,
as
we
looked
at
2021,
was
a
little
bit
less
on
direct
business
support
and
outreach
and
trying
to
help
solve
problems
for
them
and
more
into
the
representation
of
the
people
behind
the
place
and
how
much
they
they
love.
What
they
do
and
why
they're
here
and
what
they're
doing
to
serve
the
community.
T
The
collaborative
work
that
goes
on
on
a
day-to-day
basis
is
inspirational
and
we
were
finding
inspiration
from
the
conversations
we
were
having
with
people
who
were
struggling
to
keep
their
business
running
with
customers
who
were
struggling
with
with
experiencing
downtown
and
not
knowing
what
to
do.
And
there
was
a
tremendous
opportunity
to
to
help
tell
the
story
of
the
retailers,
the
restaurateurs
and
the
people
behind
the
place.
T
Our
campaign
for
heart
of
bellevue
in
2021
had
four
prongs
to
it
and
we
leaned
into
what
we
feel
we
do
well
in
terms
of
marketing
the
place
and
telling
the
story.
So
we
also
incorporated
our
live
events,
the
city
partnership
and
place
making
work
that
has
been
ongoing
as.
J
T
Of
the
heart
of
bellevue
and
and
again
we're
trying
to
highlight
the
stories
behind
the
place,
the
people
that
make
it
happen
and
all
of
the
the
good
work
that
is
happening
to
to
push
downtown
forward
at
a
time
of
incredible
change
with
storytelling,
our
team
worked
with
the
community
to
generate
more
than
324
blog
highlights,
that's
as
of
mid-october,
that
what
led
to
over
a
thousand
social
media
features
with
multiples
of
engagements.
T
On
top
of
that
and
then
weekly
newsletters
since
june
2020,
highlighting
what's
going
on
downtown
and
then
also
telling
the
story
of
the
people
behind
the
place.
In
addition
to
the
blog
content
and
website
material,
there
were
print
materials,
postcards
posters
poll,
banners,
construction
fence
panels.
Really
we
looked
at
any
opportunity
for
us
to
create
engagement
around
the
downtown
experience
to
help
support
the
visitor
experience.
The
customer
experience
and
residential
experience.
T
Again,
a
highlight
of
more
than
45
people
who
did
custom
interviews
and
we
tailored
content
about
their
experience
in
downtown
and
their
and
their
business
story.
Our
live
events,
many
of
you
experienced
them.
We
had
to
adapt
in
real
time
to
the
opportunities
that
were
presented
in
the
protocols
to
follow
the
fourth
of
july.
T
Fireworks
on
this
year
had
a
modified
presentation,
and
in
early
july
we
didn't
know
what
to
expect,
and
it
was
expectant
in
terms
of
turnout
and
more
than
60
000
people
came
down
to
the
park,
at
least
for
our
best
guests,
along
with
the
cities
and
came
down
to
celebrate
in
in
grand
style,
the
beautiful
fireworks
show.
T
One
of
our
main
focus
of
the
last
year
has
been
a
transition
from
virtual
music
and
presentation
of
regional
artists
live
music
and,
through
the
bellevue
beats
music
series
that
that
showcase
allowed
us
to
present
29
one
hour
shows
featuring
50
local
musicians
and
the
opportunity.
There
also
allowed
us
to
present
a
variety
of
genres
in
several
places
throughout
downtown
and
one
site
that
we
picked
up
this
year
outside
of
downtown,
but
certainly
part
of
the
urban
experience.
In
downtown
is
the
spring
district
also
had
a
partnership
with
the
bellevue
farmers
market.
T
T
Vendors
who
set
up
shop
on
northeast
6th
street
and
again,
was
one
more
opportunity
for
us
to
bring
life
and
vitality,
to
downtown
streets
and
in
a
part
of
downtown
that
had
not
seen
a
lot
of
foot
traffic
and
then
we
just
recently
wrapped
up
the
jazz
and
blues
music
series
that
had
24
live,
shows
two
headline
audience
headline:
performances
at
the
at
the
maiden
bar
center
theater,
and
had
significant
turnout,
especially
for
the
student
showcase
at
bellevue
arts
museum
and
then
we're
coming
up
on
the
magic
season
or
the
season
of
cheer
and
the
downtown
ice
rink.
T
In
short
order,
we're
in
the
in
the
midst
of
having
the
rink
established
in
the
downtown
park
and
then
also
a
marketing
campaign
that
will
invite
people
to
come
downtown
and
enjoy
downtown
safely
and
enjoy
the
skating
experience
that
will
this
year
have
online
ticketing
and
an
opportunity
to
reserve
time
to
to
skate
at
the
bellevue
downtown
ice
rink.
T
It
is,
it
is
lessons
learned
times,
100
for
our
city
partnership
and
involves
a
significant
amount
of
collaboration
and
problem
solving,
as
we
look
to
build
new
activities
and
serve
the
community
in
even
better
ways.
The
lanterns.
B
T
P
T
Lights
are
coming
back
and
we'll
help
brighten
the
the
downtown
park.
This
is
my
hanging
lanterns
in
the
downtown
park.
What
you
you
should
know
is
that
a
team
of
professionals
on
a
day-to-day
basis
are
are
hard
at
work.
Putting
on
events
that
add
vitality
to
downtown
and
we're
always
trying
to
find
new
ways
to
add,
color,
add
life
and
serve
the
community.
That
we
know
is
fast
changing
a
quick
look
at
the
photos
from
alfresco
and
jesse
mentioned
place,
making
off
the
top.
T
This
is
a
conversation
that
is
ongoing
with
our
membership,
with
our
board
and
with
the
city
of
bellevue,
and
as
we
look
forward,
we
see
tremendous
opportunity
with
our
our
partners,
our
tenants
with
residents
and
other
community
members
to
enhance
the
public
realm
in
downtown
bellevue
and
that
will
take
active
participation
and
management.
Over
time
we
held
a
place
making
workshops
workshop
series
in
partnership
with
the
city.
T
Earlier
this
year,
we
brought
together
16
stakeholders
that
represented
the
business
community
and
had
direct
experience
with
the
public
realm
and
and
their
customer
base,
and
what
was
working
and
what's
not
working
and
where
we
can
look
to
up
our
game
in
terms
of
public
events
and
connections
and
wayfinding,
because
we
do
see
the
growth
on
the
horizon
and
significant
change
on
every
block
is
is
coming
our
way.
T
So
the
more
we're
able
to
plan
looking
forward
and
to
do
so
actively
in
partnership
with
one
another,
the
the
better
prepared
will
be
to
serve
those
additional
additional
workers,
additional
customers
and
additional
residents.
T
So
the
place
making
process
itself.
We
borrowed
the
concepts
from
the
project
for
public
spaces,
to
evaluate
the
public
realm
in
downtown
bellevue
and
and
really
come
up
with
a
set
of
takeaways
and
key
findings
that
are
telling
us
that
we
need
to
do
more.
We
need
to
do
more
engagement
with
the
community.
We
need
to
continue
to
look
to
our
residential
base,
both
in
downtown
and
outside
of
downtown,
to
understand
better
what
they
would
like
to
see
and
experience
understand.
T
The
key
issues
that
are
motivating
visits
and
ultimately
look
at
ways
that
we'll
we
will
be
able
to
scale
to
meet
the
demand
of
downtown
of
downtown
growth
and
the
increased
opportunities
to
shape
our
public.
Our
public
realm,
with
with
experiences
so
the
place
making
conversation
is
ongoing
and
looking
to
2022.
T
We
have
so
much
to
look
forward
to
we
also
know
we
have
significant
challenges
on
the
horizon,
as
we
balance
the
demands
of
growth
with
the
opportunities
to
continue
to
build
the
heart
of
bellevue
here
in
our
urban
core
special
thanks
also
to
our
partners,
amazon,
microsoft,
puget,
sound
energy
who
were
significant
partners
for
the
heart
of
lv
program,
the
content
campaign
and
the
community
events
I'll
stop
there
and
again
for
inspiration
on
what
we
can
do
more
as
a
community
and
happy
to
take
any
questions
you
may
have
as
well
on
the
future
the
past
and
how
we
can
work
even
more
together.
A
Thank
you,
patrick.
That's,
a
great
presentation,
I'll
go
ahead
and
start
with
councilmember
barksdale.
P
All
right,
thanks,
patrick,
I
really
appreciate
the
work
that
you,
the
matt
jack
and
the
others
at
the
bda
are
doing
to
help
activate
and
bring
people
together
in
downtown
bellevue.
Just
a
couple
of
comments.
One
question:
how
we
were
talking
about
this
on
the.
P
How
do
we
improve
the
reach
throughout
bellevue
to
make
sure
that
you
know
people
are
learning
about
and
aware
of
the
projects
and
the
experiences
that
you
all
are
creating
helping
to
create
and
create
creating
in
downtown
bellevue
so
that
they
can
take
advantage
of
it
from
across
the
city
and
then?
Secondly,
you
know
I
think
play
is
one
of
those
things
that
you
know
really
allows
people
to:
let
their
guard
down
and
come
together
and
span
those
boundaries
that
and
build
relationships
with
people.
P
T
Thanks
councilmember
barksdale
and
I
think
we're
our
board
and
our
team
are
seeing
that
street
level
activity
is
going
to
be
so
crucial
for
the
experience
downtown.
I
think
for
the
perception
of
of
safety
and
and
how
this
downtown
will
evolve.
We
have
significant
talent
in
our
office
buildings
and
among
our
workforce,
but
their
significant
talent
also
running
storefront
businesses
and
in
our
residential
base.
So
in
terms
of
defining
our
future
of
play
and
then
how
to
get
the
word
out,
I
think
it
will
be.
T
We
have
those
resources
to
continue
to
think
through
what
those
opportunities
could
be.
I
think
we
need
to
continue
to
take
some
risks
about
where
and
how
we
set
up
those
opportunities
and
not
be
afraid
to
experiment
with
new
activities
and
in
our
public
spaces
that
take
it's
easier
said
than
done,
obviously,
because
it
involves
private
sector
ownership
and
policies
and
and
other
right-of-way
considerations.
T
But
I
think
we
just
need
to
keep
asking
the
questions
generating
the
ideas
and,
as
our
place,
making
workshop
showed
us.
You
know
be
willing
to
try
be
willing
to
try
new
things
and
and
ask
for
people
ask
people
for
help
on
communication
covid
and
the
pandemic
really
forced
us
to
do
a
better
job.
Communicating
really
look
at
the
channels
that
work,
so
we've
made
good
headway,
but
we
can
always
do
more.
F
Thank
you,
mayor
and
great
presentation,
thanks
so
much
patrick
and
your
entire
team
for
putting
this
together,
but
also
thank
you
so
much
for
your
ongoing
work.
F
During
the
pandemic,
I
mean
I,
I
don't
think
we
can
state
it
enough
in
terms
of
the
impact
that
you
had
in
terms
of
helping
businesses
be
able
to
survive
during
such
an
unprecedented
time,
and
I
don't
think
that
will
be
forgotten
anytime
soon
and-
and
I
love
this
presentation-
how
you
want
to
build
on
that
and
continue
to
continue
to
look
at
different
avenues
in
terms
of
of
outreach
of
place,
making
activating
play
or
or
place
making
along.
F
You
know
great
places
like
the
the
the
grand
connection
etc,
which
I
have
an
idea
on,
but
this
is
just
a
great
presentation
really
really
appreciate
it.
Two
things
one
when
I
walk
you
know
during
the
summer
when
you
have
the
lanterns
there.
A
lot
of
folks
are
still
not
understanding
that
it's
the
grand
connection,
and
I
just
wonder
if
there's
a
way,
I'm
sure
there's
ongoing
education
on
that.
F
Other
ideas
and
have
tried
different
things,
but
it's
just
ironic
to
me
that
whenever
I
ask
somebody
what
they
represent,
they
never
know
what
to
say
it's
the
the
future
path
of
the
grand
connection.
F
So
that's
just
one
and
the
other
on
on
the
small
business
outreach
and
obviously
working
with
the
with
the
city
on
that,
and
it's
really
important
work
there,
I'm
just
kind
of
curious
how
you're
going
to
approach
that
a
little
bit
differently
than
you
will
in
terms
of
with
with
big
businesses,
for
example,
or
larger
businesses
that
might
be
able
to
dedicate
someone
to
participate
in
the
outreach
or
the
planning
et
cetera.
But
you
know
small
business.
F
You
know
that
might
fall
on
the
on
the
business
owner
and
the
business
owner
is
too
busy
on
the
day-to-day
operations.
They
can't
get
away
for
a
couple
of
hours,
let
alone
you
know
a
full
day
dedicated
to
to
to
a
brainstorming
effort.
So
I'm
just
kind
of
curious
how
your
approach
might
be
on
on
small
businesses
as
well,
at
least
at
this
point.
Thank
you.
Yeah.
T
Thank
you,
deputy
mayor
on
the
grand
connection
route,
the
yellow
lanterns.
T
We
put
up
600
lanterns
this
year,
but
what
we
didn't
bring
back
from
the
prior
year
was
the
signage
and
with
the
qr
codes
that
we
had
the
prior
year,
so
you,
I
think,
there's
ample
opportunity
in
the
future
for
us
to
increase
the
foot
on
the
street
experience
and
storytelling
for
the
grand
connection
and
what
the
lanterns
are
are
denoting
and,
as
future
redevelopment
occurs
along
the
grand
connection,
it
will
then
become
even
more
obvious.
What
that
pathway
is
so
and
also
online.
Content
too,
will
continue
to
generate
more
of
that
messaging.
T
On
the
business
outreach.
It's
been,
you
know
a
continual
learning
process
about
how
to
best
meet
those
small
business
owners
and
their
employees
where
they
they
need
to
be
met
and
to
really
listen
to
their
current
issues,
whether
it
is
a
challenge
with
their
property
owner
and
that
property
owner
may
be
a
bba
member,
and
hopefully
you
know.
Sometimes
you
have
member
to
member
conversations
about
how
to
do
problem
solving
around
small
business
challenges
so
we're
we
recognize
that
issue
and
we're
trying
to
be
even
more
intentional.
T
Not
you
know
to
not
categorize
small
businesses
as
one
industry
or
one
type
of
business,
but
really
start
to
build
out
our
knowledge
base
of
one
who's
here
and
how
can
we
best
meet
them
and
talk
talk
with
them
and
listen
to
them
where
they
are
and
then
be
very
up
up
front
with
what
we
can
and
can't
do
on
the
near
term,
but
then
continue
to
turn
and
ask
for
that
conversation
to
extend
within
the
city
within
other
stakeholder
organizations,
the
chamber
or
visit
bellevue,
so
that
it's
not
just
a
a
conversation
in
between
two
people
and
then
it's
forgotten,
but
really
we're
able
to
give
life
to
that
conversation
and
find
it
find
a
way
to
identify
the
issues
and.
A
D
Yeah,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
patrick.
You
know,
I
think
it's
so
exciting.
All
the
work
that
bda's
been
doing
really
to
add
more
color,
more
life
to
downtown,
making
it
more
fun.
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
you're
looking
at
the
2022
strategic
planning-
and
you
know
what
are
the
other
opportunities
that
maybe
we
haven't
leveraged
yet
and
so
to
that
end,
some
of
the
things
I've
been
thinking
about
is
how
do
we
integrate
more
nightlife?
D
It
seems
like
by
a
certain
time
it
gets
pretty
quiet
there,
whether
through
visit
bellevue,
there's,
more
festivals,
that
can
come
pop-ups
for
downtown
and
then
related
to
the
yellow,
lanterns
and
and
maybe
to
council
member
bartsdale's
point
about
additional
pieces
and
parts
you
know.
Can
we
do
some
more
fun,
banners
that
are
in
downtown
and
specifically
what
I'm
thinking
about
is,
as
bellevue
gets
more
multicultural,
could
we
actually
have
banners
that
highlight
some
of
the
different
cultural
timelines?
So,
for
example,
november
is
native
american
heritage
month?
D
I
don't
know
if
we
have
any
native
american
shops
or
restaurants
in
bellevue,
but
if
we
do,
it
would
be
amazing
to
highlight
and
lift
up
those
businesses
and
people
that
are
in
our
community.
So
that's,
maybe
one
of
the
ideas
that
I
have
and
the
ability
to
have
more
pop-ups,
whether
it's
putting
a
piano
at
one
of
the
intersections,
where
someone's
playing
piano
as
people
are
driving
by
walking
by
those
kinds
of
vibrant,
maybe
short-term
pieces.
D
I
am
also
quite
concerned
about
the
neighborhood
shops
and
how
we
can
also
reach
out
to
them
to
make
sure
that,
as
we
talk
about
right,
the
storytelling
live
events,
city
partnerships
and
place
making
in
downtown
that
those
same
opportunities
are
available
to
our
neighborhood
areas.
I'm
you
know
when
I
heard
about
cornerstone,
that's
where
my
daughter
first
took
ballet
up
in
newport
hills
and
terry's
kitchen
is
some
place.
D
We
frequent
quite
a
bit,
and
so
as
we
look
at
these
different
ideas
for
downtown
I'd
like
to
make
sure
that
we
are
providing
attention
to
our
other
neighborhood
shops
and
restaurants
and
services
as
well,
so
that
every
business
in
bellevue
can
be
thriving
to
the
same
degree
that
patrick's
doing
for
our
downtown
shop.
So
thank
you.
A
N
Thank
you.
I
so
appreciate
and
value
the
long
time
partnership
we've
had
with
bda
we've
together
brought
some
wonderful
things
to
bellevue.
I
also
couldn't
agree
more
with
council
members
on
about
making
sure
that
we
keep
our
eye
on
all
businesses
in
bellevue,
and
I
know
we
have
tonight's
presentation
is
about
downtown,
but
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
partnering
with
businesses
to
help
bring
them
back.
Covid
was
incredibly
hard
and
we,
through
the
work
on
the
city,
we've
helped
downtown
and
other
businesses
in
bellevue
weather
it.
N
But
we
haven't
it's
not
back.
I
work
downtown
every
day
in
downtown
bellevue
and
there
are
very
few
places
where
I
can
go
for
lunch,
because
so
many
of
the
lunch
places
are
still
closed.
They
don't
open
till
four
o'clock
ends
for
dinner.
So
and
I
don't
know
if
it
it's
a
matter
of
being
short
staffed
or
if
it's
a
matter
of
the
business,
just
isn't
there
or
there's
still
it's
a
way
to
deal
with
covert
losses.
N
But
if
we
can
help
those
businesses,
then
they
will
provide
wonderful
services
for
the
people
of
the
city.
So
the
I
had
a
couple
questions
about
the
holiday
events.
I
love
the
I
loved
the
downtown
park
lights.
I
always
go
to
downtown
bellevue
every
year,
including
last
year
and
spend
the
night
and
do
all
the
holiday
stuff
in
downtown.
It's
a
tradition
that
I
have
and
it's
so
fun,
but
we
didn't
have
any
of
the
events.
N
So
I
didn't
know
and
snowflake
lane
was
beautiful,
the
lights
and
decorations
they
had
were
great
in
the
downtown
park.
We
walked
all
over
and
felt
very
safe
saw
lots
of
decorations.
But
I'm
wondering
are
we
bringing
back
some
of
the
events
for
the
holiday
time,
because
that
is
the
busiest
time
in
downtown
statistically
and
also
helps
really,
you
know
provide
a
lot
of
business
in
this
city.
So
my
question
is:
what
are
we
doing?
N
Are
they
coming
back
and
how
can
we
make
sure
that
people
you
know
people
get
this
people
are
eager
and
I
don't
know
if
you've
seen
how
many
people
are
coming
out
to
things.
People
are
eager
to
get
back
to
things.
So
what
can
we
do
to
make
that
happen?.
T
Well,
we
see
it.
Thank
you,
councilmember
robertson,
for
those
comments.
I
we
see
it
as
our
really
core
mission
over
the
next
month
or
so
to
promote
what
is
going
on
in
downtown
and
help
tell
its
story,
and
fortunately
there
are
several
things
coming
back,
including
garden
delights:
the
melbourne,
botanical
garden,
that's
coming
back!
Snowflake
lane
is
coming
back
in
a
in
a
slightly
revised
way
and
we'll
help
promote
more
information
about
that.
T
Of
course,
that's
a
gift
to
the
community
from
the
bellevue
collection
and
then
the
ice
rink
is
going
to
open
on
november
19th
and
we'll
continue
to
welcome
skaters
young
and
not
so
young.
Whoever
wants
to
come
down
and
experience
the
the
thrill
of
ice,
skating
and
learning
to
skate
and
again
want
to
thank
a
significant
amount
of
support
that
we've
received
from
our
our
membership
to
help
make
that
ice,
rink
a
go
and
a
lot
of
work
with
the
parks
department.
Of
course
too.
T
T
O
Yeah,
patrick,
really
really
great
presentation
and
work
you
and
matt
and
the
whole
staff
have
just
done
a
fantastic
job
and
it's
been
good
to
see
over
the
years
how
you've
you've
really
grown
this
whole
program
and
and
involvement
in
a
very,
very
positive
way,
and
congratulations
on
that.
I'm
glad
that
the
issue
about
or
concerned
about,
kobits
has
come
up,
and
I
know
you're
you're
doing
an
amazing
job
of
getting
this
back
back
in
action
on
things
at
the
same
time,
keeping
us
safe
because
we
don't
want
to
have
another.
O
You
know
flare-up
where
we
have
to
stop
doing
all
these
things.
So
again,
I
think
that's
that's
a
good
sign,
you're,
the
leadership
and
the
working
together
with
people
on
that
to
make
this
happen
in
a
way
that
a
lot
of
places
don't
handle
too
well.
So
that's
that's
very,
very
nice.
I
appreciate
that
very
much
a
couple
of
things
you
know.
O
I,
like
the
idea
and
you've
talked
a
little
bit
about
the
place
making,
and
this
is
something
you're
doing
that
that
again,
it's
nice
to
have
things
happen
that
we
talk
about
and
we
have
in
our
policy
and
theory
and
things
and
you're
doing
it
and
that
the
place
make
is
very
important
and
congratulations
on
that.
The
other
is
we
haven't
mentioned
that,
but
this
is
really
in
in
enhancing
the
whole
concept
of
the
creative
economy,
because
that's
basically
what
you're
doing
all
the
stuff
you
talked
about,
and
people
getting
out.
O
O
I
think
you're
setting
a
very
good
table
for
a
full
recovery
when
we
get
there
and
you
know
a
lot
of
places,
kind
of
shut
down
or
didn't
do
this,
and
so
again
congratulations
for
that
and
the
last
thing
you
want-
and
this
kind
of
the
question
I
want
to
ask
you
is:
what's
your
assessment
of
and
what
is
the
extent
of
diverse
ethnic
participation
in
all
of
these
events
and
these
different
different
factors
that
we've
talked
about
to
be.
T
On
on
your
last
question,
councilmember
stokes,
and
thank
you
for
your
comments
on
on
all
things.
We
we
don't
have.
I
don't
have
statistics
to
share
tonight
about
direct
engagement.
I
will
say
that
the
performances,
the
live
performances
we
pay
very
special
care
to
representing
the
richness
and
diversity
of
our
region
in
the
musical
performances,
the
artists
that
we
present
and
continue
to
challenge
ourselves
to
do
that
understand
that
we
still
have
a
lot
of
room
to
grow
and
to
make
progress,
especially
in
reflecting
the
community
that
we
serve.
T
So
it
is,
it
is
top
of
mind
for
us,
but
we
also
know
that
we
need
to
continue
to
work
with
others
to
to
make
downtown
and
the
experience
more
inclusive,
and
it's
not
just
the
bda
doing
that
we
have
employers.
We
have
businesses
that
are
all
right
front
that
are
trying
to
make
that
work
occur
on
the
place
making
front
just
what
we
continue
to
observe
and
I
think
the
reality
that
we
face.
T
While
we
want
to
grow
our
capabilities
and
capacity
to
be
even
more
active
place,
managers
of
the
downtown
experience
working
with
our
members
and
and
businesses
is
that
we
want
to
help
enable
other
other
other
organizations
and
help
clear
the
way
for
them
to
do
more,
and
because
it's
going
to
take
more
than
just
the
bda
to
create
an
active,
strong,
viable,
inclusive
downtown.
So
I
think
continuing
to
look
for
those
opportunities,
especially
around
the
creative
economy,
and
the
really
good
news
is
that
the
city
has
a
super
strong
economic
development
plan.
T
O
Yeah,
well,
I
see
to
really
really
are
a
catalyst
organization.
I
think
that's
so
important
in
the
city
to
have
an
organization
like
bda
that
and
you
have
a
defined
area,
but
your
influence
in
the
rest
of
the
city,
and
it
was
interesting
comments
earlier
about
doing
this
in
other
parts
of
the
city,
but
you
set
the
tone
on
and
that's
really
great.
The
last
thing
I
want
to
ask,
or
just
is,
is
simply:
I
know
we
work
together.
Very
well.
We've
been
grown
in
that.
O
What
more
would
you
like
to
see
the
city
do?
What
more
can
we
do
to
help
bda
advance
and
and
work
together
in
this,
and
just
any
ideas
about
that-
and
I
know
it's
a
great
partnership,
but
we
can
always
improve
and
just
curious
about
some
things.
You
would
like
to
see
us
focus
on
a
little
bit
more.
T
Yeah,
I
think
that
really
I'm
thinking
shorter
term,
there
are
lots
of
longer
term
opportunities
that
we've
already
started
talking
about
in
terms
of
activation
and
realizing
the
brand
connection
and
how
that
can
help
support
greater
connectivity,
not
just
within
downtown
but
to
and
through
downtown
the
opportunities
to
be
have
complementary,
both
zoning
and
future
connections
with
wilberton
and
east
main
and
further
connections
the
spring
district.
This
is
all
going
to
be
a
very
integrated
network.
T
I
would
just
ask
for
the
council's
participation
and
the
city
staff's
participation
as
we
formulate
our
own
strategic
planning
process
and
have
questions
about
what
we
want,
the
future
of
our
downtown
community
to
represent
how
what
type
of
activities
and
experiences
do
we
want
to
promote
and
and
just
be
right
there
willing
to
participate
as
you're
able
to
help
inform
that
work
so
that,
ultimately,
our
board,
our
membership,
can
say.
Okay.
This
is
a
well
informed
and
advised
strategic
planning
process
so
that
we
we
have
a
really
strong
engaged
road
map
moving
forward.
C
You
yeah
well
patrick,
thank
you
so
much
for
doing
all
these
wonderful
things
during
the
pandemic.
You
know
your
voice
being
obviously
very
important
to
the
city
advocating
for
a
lot
of
policies
and
doing
a
lot
of
things
with
your
membership.
You
know,
organizations
and
individuals.
C
We
really
appreciate
that,
and
throughout
the
years
you
know,
even
as
I
have
served
in
the
council
for
20
some
years
and
but
this
epidemic
really
give
you
a
tremendous
dimension.
You
know
you
have
to
be
working
with
the
city
staff.
C
You
know
actually
not
just
talking
a
lot
talking
about
legislative
id,
but
you
have
to
do
the
work
practice
like
you
talk
about
working
with
stakeholders,
not
just
talking
about
who
is
going
to
do
that,
but
you
are
doing
it
and
you
talk
about
meeting
with
the
stakeholders
building
capacities
and
you
have
to
come
up
with
other
creative
ideas
such
as
storytelling,
and
you
know
you
have
to
deal
with
people
you
didn't
have
to
do
before.
C
You
know
small
businesses
in
a
way
that
you
know
they
don't
have
the
time
to
talk
to
you
they're,
not
at
bdh
meetings.
They're,
not
members
of
bda-
and
you
know
particularly
you
know,
we
know,
there's
a
big
missing
piece
that
have
always
survived
on
its
own.
Is
the
ethnic
minority,
small
businesses
right
the
pop
and
mom
shops,
because
they're
so
busy
working
just
to
really
make
it?
C
But
now
you
are,
you
are
out
there.
You
have
all
these
targets,
so
I
think
I
really
appreciate
what
you
have
actually
done
and
the
problem.
The
challenge
is
that
when
you're
doing
something,
you're
gonna
have
a
lot
of
other
ideas
as
well
right
we're
going
to
give
you
more,
I
always
say
that
double
is
in
the
detail,
and
so
I
hope
you
appreciate
you
know
some
of
the
things
we
are
raising.
So
it's
a
great
job,
there's
no
unparalleled
what
you
have
done
with
our
economic
development.
C
You
know
jessica,
nato
and
so
on,
and
so
that's
where
we
are
today
and
that's
why
you
and
that's
what
you
talked
about
the
mayor
was
asking
well
actually
because
robertson
was
saying
many
places
are
still
not
quite
open
yet
and
people.
However,
pent
up
demand,
so
people
are
waiting
to
go
out,
but
they
can't
get
the
place
open.
We
know
the
manufacturers
are
not
under
control
right,
because
the
code
with
the
recovery,
vaccination
rules
and
the
people
are
not
working
how
to
get
labors.
C
So
it's
challenging
right
and
most
restaurants
are
not
to
capacity
so
they're
all
struggling
so
because
of
that,
I'm
just
going
to
mention
a
few
things
in
in
the
spirit
of
you
know
complimenting
what
you
guys
doing,
but
maybe
more
when
it's
as
the
minority
owners.
I
think
that's
brought
up.
I
think
part
of
that
is
part
of
the
capacity
building
you
were
talking
about
and
the
stakeholders.
C
You
know
you
do
very
well
with
the
traditional
or
the
most
of
stakeholders,
but
the
one
that
I
really
probably
need
help
and
that
may
be
the
most
vulnerable
and
we
need
to
build
capacity.
That
means
you
have
to
communicate,
make
connection
with
them,
hopefully
through
the
city,
and
so
everybody
else
is
involved.
So
I'm
just
wondering
what,
if
you
have
done
much
of
it
or
you
are
still
planning
to
do
it
even
after
the
pandemic.
I
think
it's
so
important.
You
know
to
help
you
know
in
that
particular
area.
C
So
that's
that's
one
question
and
part
of
that
is
storytelling.
You
mentioned
we
you,
you
know
I
it's
great
for
storytelling,
not
just
the
owners,
but
maybe
the
customers
as
well
right
because
customers
that
frequent
those
small
businesses,
it's
a
particular.
You
know
I
what
we
always
should
be
interested.
Who
are
those
folks?
How
can
we
help
them
a
better
experience
right
and
not
just
with
what
he
starts
out
with,
but
what
they
can
visit?
You
know
overall
for
the
whole
city
of
bellevue.
C
T
Well,
thank
you
councilmember
lee.
I
I
think
we're
at
a
point
where
we
need
to
ask
those
questions
and
then
work
on
the
answers
and
it's
it's
truly
for
us
part
of
our
strategic
planning
process
that
that
input
and
feedback
should
should
come
up
and
resonate,
and
it
resonated
in
earlier
this
year
when
we
did
the
place,
making
workshop
series
and
had
stakeholders
who
weren't
necessarily
they
were
representing
a
diverse
array
of
businesses,
but
they
didn't
necessarily
reflect
the
global
diversity
that
we
have
in
our
community
and
in
our
business
ownership.
T
So
it
it
will
take
more.
I
think
intentional
convening
gathering
listening
to
to
chart
that
course
and
come
up
with
the
right
strategies
and
fortunately
other
communities
may
be
further
along
in
their
strategies
than
we
are.
So
I
think
we
need
to
be
open
to
learning
from
other
communities
and
understanding
how
to
best
tailor
that
that
work
to
our
own
to
our
own
community
and
serve
those
businesses.
But
what's
great,
we
have
such
passion.
We
have
such
you
know
strong
leadership.
T
I
think
it's
making
the
right
invitation
to
those
who
can
make
a
difference
so
that
it's
not
me,
it's
not.
You
know
some
supposed
expertise
for
for
what
they
need
to
do.
We
want
that
expertise
and
passion
to
really
define
those
strategies
so
that
we
can
complement
and
support
and
enable
them
to
move
forward,
and
we
can
incorporate
their
wisdom
as
we
go.
T
C
Thank
you
and
I
think
that's
something
our
economic
development.
I
would
definitely
you
know
appreciate
wanting
to
work
more
and
collaborate
with
you
guys
because
you're
on
the
ground,
you
can
help
us.
So
this
one
a
couple
other
things
very
generous.
We
already
have
some
of
these
capacities
in
place.
I
think
deputy
mayor
mentioned
about
the.
How
do
we
connect
the
the
the
the
the
the
the
the
grand
connection
right
in
the
old
days?
Great
connection
is
the
pedestrian
corridor.
C
Basically,
and
so
I
think
that
is
piece
that
we
probably
haven't
been
missing.
When
we
have
the
petition
corridor
everybody's
talking
about
it,
the
business
of
things
about
it,
everybody
knows
that's
the
the
the
future
connection
from
made
involved
bay
to
the
the
east
of
405
right,
but
now
we're
talking
about
the
grand
connection,
so.
C
It'd
be
good
to
be
ins,
we
kind
of
re
renew
that,
and
you
know,
as
we
have,
the
major
about
being
developed
downtown
is
going
to
be
having
a
new
new,
welcoming
northeast
entrance
right
and
very
wonderful
artwork,
and
I
think
that
as
again
encouraging
pedestrian.
C
Multimodal
you
know
system
right
transportation
system.
I
think
that
would
be
a
very
good
thing
to
make
a
connection
and
tell
a
story.
That's
what
I'm
thinking
and
that
could
you
know
when
we
see
a
relenting
come
here.
So
what
is
that
you
know
that
would
be
hey.
This
is
a
story
we
are
making
connection.
C
You
know
back
and
from
a
few
years
back
now
we're
going
to
go
to
the
full
future.
So
just
an
idea
for
you
and
part
of
that
then
we'll
be
connecting
to
maiden
ball
center.
You
know
I've
gone
to
a
couple
events
there
and
it's
very
well
done
very
nice
people
very
good,
but
we
haven't
noticed
in
this
round
much
of
the
maiden
ball,
centers
connectional
activity
relative
to
the
downtown
itself
and
activities
that's
going
on
there.
Most
people
don't
really
know
what's
going
on.
C
T
I
think,
of
course,
they
were
geared
up
to
welcome
back
many
conventions,
performances,
a
real
book
of
business
until
the
delta
variant
was
was
more
evident.
What
I
would
say
looking
forward
and
I'm
I'm
not.
You
know
representing
tim,
carr
or
or
others
from
their
board,
but
I
would
say:
wait
until
2023
when
light
rail
opens
and
they're
right
across
the
street
and
we're
going
to
see
even
more
eyes
and
attention
on
on
that
great
amenity
that
the
city
has
both
the
theater
and
the
convention
and
meeting
space.
C
Finally,
it's
not
related
to
you
directly
but
to
jesse
canado,
maybe
regarding
what
the
council
amazon
actually
spoke
to,
is
that
perhaps
pga
can
help
us.
You
know
the
development
to
see
how
we
can
do
whatever
you
do
as
a
model
to
the
rest
of
the
the
neighborhoods
in
the
city
we
heard
in
the
beginning.
Somebody
mentioned
about
newport
hills
unfortunate,
so
I
think
this
might
be
a
point
we
for
our
economic
development
to
to
to
consider
and
then
work
with
patrick
to
say,
hey.
How
can
we
do
that?
A
I'll
just
be
quick,
I
just
I
appreciate
the
presentation
very
much
and
I'll
tell
you.
The
bda
kept
the
spirit
of
downtown
alive
during
cobit,
and
you
did
that
with
communication
with
activities
and
with
engagement
opportunities,
and
I'm
just
so
impressed
with
the
work
that
you
did,
and
I
know
that
everybody
in
bellevue's
wishes.
We
could
do
that
same
kind
of
focus
on
all
our
retail
and
business
areas
throughout
the
city
of
bellevue.
So
I
I
know
jesse
we've
all
talked
about
this.
How
can
we
spread
some
of
this
to
the
other
areas?
A
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
that,
because
I
know
we
are
focusing
on
that
soon.
Two
things.
I
think
we
need
to
make
it
easier
for
restaurants
to
do
outdoor
dining
with
heaters
and
cover-
and
I
know,
there's
fire
codes
and
it's
really
hard
for
them.
I
know
the
state
has
some
legislation,
but
I
also
know
I
lobbied
during
covid
to
make
it
easier
for
restaurants
to
expand
into
their
parking
lots
and
that
succeeded.
So
I'd
like
to
see
how
we
can
do
more
of
that.
A
A
If
you
speak
different
language,
you
know
if
you
put
the
bar
code
up
there
or
whatever
it's
called
code,
and
it
gives
you
the
information
on
on
the
lanterns
that
it's
on
multiple
languages,
which
it
probably
already
is,
but
making
sure
of
that
and
the
other
thing.
I
noticed
that
as
a
physical
therapist
and
probably
more
sensitive
to
this
but
downtown
when
we
had
all
the
outdoor
dining,
it
was
almost
impossible
to
find
handicapped
parking.
A
A
Okay,
we're
gonna,
take
a
quick
break
and
we'll
reconvene
at
7
45.
E
E
K
Good
evening,
it's
my
pleasure
to
be
here
tonight
to
bring
this
draft
2022
state
legislative
agenda
to
you
for
your
consideration.
As
you
know,
each
year
council
adopts
a
legislative
agenda,
that's
specific
to
the
upcoming
session.
The
legislative
agenda
identifies
bellevue's
priorities
for
the
session
and
describes
the
city's
positions
on
issues
that
will
likely
be
discussed.
K
This
document
helps
bellevue,
have
a
coordinated,
clear
messaging
for
the
upcoming
session
city
council
typically
adopts
its
state
legislative
agendas
in
january
or
february.
However,
legislators
are
already
working
to
prepare
for
the
2022
session.
So
if
the
draft
legislative
agenda
is
aligned
with
city
council's
priorities
and
positions,
staff
recommends
adopting
it
tonight.
K
This
will
enable
bellevue
to
engage
in
early
discussions
and
advocate
for
the
city's
priorities.
More
information
about
the
2022
legislative
agenda
is
included
in
your
packet.
A
few
highlights
are
that
this
is
a
short
session
will
begin
january,
10th
and
last
for
60
days.
It's
the
second
year
of
a
biennial
cycle
in
2021,
the
legislature
adopted
its
2021-2023
operating
capital
and
transportation
budgets.
You
might
recall
that
bellevue
secured
two
million
dollars
in
the
capital
budget
this
year
for
the
eastgate
shelter.
K
A
Thank
you.
Are
there
any
comments
or
questions
councilmember
robertson.
N
Thank
you.
No.
I
just
wanted
to
thank
staff
for
working
so
closely
with
every
council,
member
and
our
partners
and
coming
up
with
the
legislative
agenda.
I
think
that
it's
excellent
and
I
would
support
moving
it
forward
tonight.
A
You
know,
I
will
count
count
call
on
you
in
just
a
moment:
council
members
I'll
just
say
that
this
is
very
consistent
with
councilmember
roberts,
and
I
testified
in
olympia
multiple
times
last
year
for
this
transportation
funding
and
I'm
very
appreciative
of
the
funding
we
got,
but
we
have
got
to
get
more
to
prepare
for
the
influx
of
people
coming
to
bellevue
in
the
next
three
years.
A
D
Yeah,
I
echo
your
comments
mayor.
I
just
wanted
to
add
that
one,
I'm
really
appreciative
that
we
moved
up
getting
this
legislative
priorities
adopted
in
november,
because
I
think
in
years
past
it's
been
in
january,
which
is
a
little
more
challenging
and
then
two
I
really
appreciate
having
the
table.
So
we
could
see
why
things
were
added
and
what
relevance
it
has.
D
I
think
that
context
is
very
important
as
well
and
that
helps
us
to,
as
we
advocate
really
understand
why
we
have
these
pieces
and
and
the
additions,
and
I
especially
appreciate
you
adding
the
sentence
about
our
reducing
greenhouse
gas
by
50
by
2030.
I
think
that's
one
that
the
council
adopted
several
years
ago
and
it's
good
to
have
that
right
in
our
legislative
priorities.
So
thank
you
for
getting
that
added
to
me.
O
Yeah,
I
want
to
echo
the
comments
and
thank
you.
Alicia
jane
you've
done
a
really
outstanding
job
on
this.
You
know
you're
fairly
new
to
this,
and
I
really
appreciate
the
work.
I
think
we
have
a
great
agenda
and
I
agree
the
comments
we
need
to
work
harder
on
this.
We
work
hard
at
it,
but
we
can
always
increase
that
because
it
is.
O
As
the
mayor
said,
you
know,
the
transportation
is
a
vital
part
of
bellevue
growing
and
going
forward,
and
we
just
have
to
really
put
the
pressure
on,
and
I
think
we
have
a
good
good
plan
laid
out,
I'm
all
for
it
as
written
and
ready
to
vote
on
it.
F
Thank
you
so
much
so
there
you
go
saying:
lace,
j!
Thank
you
for
all
your
efforts
here,
as
councilman
stokes
just
mentioned
first
time
going
through
this,
but
you
did
it
like
a
pro
and
worked
well
with
all
of
our
council
members
and
staff
etc.
So
I
feel
like
this
is
a
great
legislative
agenda
that
we've
put
together.
F
I'm
certainly
voting
yes
and
moving
this
forward
and
it
really
touches
on
all
the
critical
issues
facing
the
city
right
now,
as
it
relates
to
our
priorities
as
well,
be
it
transportation,
housing,
economic
vitality,
criminal
justice,
the
environment
and
local
control,
which
is
something-
and
I
was
especially
happy
we're
having
that
included
as
well
as
we
have
in
past
legislative
agenda,
so
great
work
and
happy
to
move
this
forward.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you.
I
just
also
want
to
compliment
lucy
james
for
working
very
hard
and
explaining
to
us.
You
know
what
the
this
agenda
specifically
addresses
in
this
particular
section
coming
up.
I
want
people
to
know
that
this
is
not
just
what
we
are
specifically
asking
for,
but
this
is
specifically
for
the
coming
session
and
you
know
we
have
asked
a
lot
more
stuff,
more
kind
of
visionary.
C
You
know,
but
we're
not
going
to
be
including
it
it's
incredible.
It's
not
specific.
The
example
is,
you
know,
I
feel
it's
important
to
talk
about
technology,
autonomous
technology
and
all
and
so
on,
regarding
the
transportation
system,
but
you
know
this
is
just
a
piece
of
the
overall
vision
and
so
most
importantly,
is
the
405.
You
know
how
do
we
address
i90
520
and
all
that.
So
it's
a
very,
very
good.
We
appreciate
that,
and
this
is
something
we
can
accomplish
and
hopefully
you
know
we
will
have
a
successful
session.
Thank
you.
P
Oh,
I
thought
it.
I
thought
lacey
james
and
did
a
really
good
job
of
pulling
all
this
together,
so
just
want
to
pass
along
some
congratulations
to
you.
Thank
you.