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A
A
councilmember
Lee
is
going
to
be
attending
remotely
tonight.
So
I
need
a
motion
to
give
approval.
C
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
Lee.
We
have
two
proclamations
tonight.
The
first
one
is
for
transgen
transgender
awareness
week
and
council
member
Barksdale
will
be
reading
this
and
then
we'll
have
Dr
Whitehead
and
our
employee
Resource,
Group,
accepting
and
speaking
if
they'd
like
to
so
go
ahead.
Council
member
Barksdale
all
right.
Thank
you
mayor,
whereas.
G
More
than
a
million
adults
in
the
U.S
identify
as
transgender
or
non-binary
totaling,
an
estimated
1.6
percent
of
the
adult
population.
According
to
a
recent
Pew
research
survey,
and
whereas
each
year,
people
and
organizations
around
the
country
participate
in
transgender
awareness
week,
November
13th
through
the
19th
to
help
raise
visibility
and
awareness
of
transgender
communities
and
address
the
issues
they
face,
including
Prejudice
discrimination
and
violence
and
whereas
first
officially
recognized
in
1999
after
the
murder
of
Rita
Hester.
H
G
And
whereas,
as
of
the
writing
of
this
Proclamation
at
least
32
transgender
people
in
the
United
States,
the
vast
majority
being
black
and
Latina,
trans
women
were
killed
by
violence
this
year.
According
to
the
Human
Rights
Campaign,
which
began
tracking
fatal
violence
against
transgender
individuals
in
2013.
G
I
Thank
you
mayor
good
evening,
mayor
Deputy,
Mayor
and
council
members.
Thank
you
very
much
for
recognizing
this
community
of
people
and
I
have
a
simple
quote.
That
I
would
like
to
read
for
you
tonight
and
it's
from
the
founder
of
the
transgender
day
remembrance,
and
the
quote
really
spoke
to
me
because
it's
very
simple
and
her
statement
was
that
transgender
people
should
have
the
right
to
Simply
exist
as
themselves
to
be
their
authentic
selves,
and
in
doing
this
they
should
not
be
subject
to
any
cruelty
and,
as
we
all
know,
thank
you
very
much.
I
Councilmember
Barksdale
that
it
does
happen
and
I'm
excited
to
announce
that
here
in
the
city
of
Bellevue,
with
our
employee
resource
resource
Group,
next
Thursday,
we
will
remember
those
from
the
community
that
has
been
lost.
It
will
be
internal,
so
it's
for
our
family
here,
but
you
all
can
watch
on
Bellevue
TV,
the
reading
of
the
names
and
the
actual
pictures
of
those
who
have
been
lost.
I
A
E
Now,
therefore,
on
behalf
of
Lynn
Robinson,
mayor
of
the
city
of
Bellevue
Washington,
on
behalf
and
on
behalf
of
its
city
council,
do
hereby
Proclaim
bellevue's
support
for
Human
Rights
and
freedom
in
Iran
and
everywhere,
and
condemn
the
use
of
violence
to
enforce
policies
that
discriminate
against
women
and
other
people
signed.
Lynn
Robinson,
mayor
of
Bellevue.
J
Life
freedom:
this
is
what
the
people
of
Iran
have
been
chanting
for
the
past
53
days
in
hopes
of
achieving
freedom
and
living
without
fear
aspiring
for
just
a
normal
life.
Over
the
past
53
days,
we
have
once
again
seen
that
the
myths
that
were
spread
about
Iran
were
just
that
a
myth.
Hi
job
is
not
the
culture
of
Iranians.
J
Why
would
any
government
subjugate
its
people
for
something
that
it's
their
culture?
We
have
also
seen
that
the
Islamic
Republic
is
not
reformable,
and
the
change
is
coming
from
within
by
the
people
inside
Iran
Bellevue
is
that
they
adopted
home
of
many
Iranians.
We
are
active
members
of
the
community
contributing
to
the
economy
and
to
the
society,
and
there
is
no
doubt
that
this
has
been
a
challenging
time
for
us
all.
J
So
I
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
say
thank
you
to
Mayor
Robinson
and
this
Council
for
your
continued
support
for
those
of
you
who
have
attended
our
rallies
and
for
speaking
to
our
community
members
and
finally,
for
the
proclamation
you
have
issued
today.
Formally
acknowledging
the
Injustice
is
happening
in
our
home
country
and
the
pain
we
all
go
through.
J
We
hope
that
the
people
of
Iran
will
succeed
in
their
aspirations
of
wanting
a
new
government
free
of
Oppression
and
discrimination,
and
we
will
continue
to
do
everything
we
can
to
make
sure
they
do.
I
want
to
end
with
saying
with
a
saying
in
my
mother
tongue
of
Turkish,
a
Azad
Yasha
in
sanyasa,
which
means
sacrifice
and
live
short,
but
live
free
and
live
with
dignity.
A
Those
in
favor
say
aye,
aye
aye
any
opposed.
Okay,
we
have
oral
Communications,
so
declare
coming
people
do.
We
have
signed
up.
C
Come
here
this
evening
we
have
13
total
Seekers
for
oral
Communications.
Let's
all
remind
the
public
that
oral
Communications
is
for
a
period
of
no
more
than
30
minutes
and
speakers
will
be
called
in.
The
order
of
sign
up.
Each
person
will
have
three
minutes
to
speak
and
only
three
speakers
will
be
allowed
to
speak
to
any
one
side
of
a
particular
topic.
K
Good
evening
and
thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
today,
my
name
is
Ricky
to
Whitt
and
my
family
and
I
reside
in
the
Lakemont
community
of
Bellevue
and
I'm
here
to
share
my
concern
in
opposition
to
the
proposed
Isola
development
in
Coal,
Creek
I
know
I'm,
not
only
speaking
for
myself
and
for
my
family,
but
for
many
of
the
residents
in
Lakemont
who
are
opposed
to
building
luxury
homes
in
the
middle
of
one
of
the
most
cherished
and
vital
Wildlife
areas
in
Bellevue.
K
My
family
and
I
settled
in
Lakemont
four
years
ago,
when
I
moved
here
from
Chicago
after
I
accepted
a
senior
position
at
T-Mobile.
We
chose
Lakemont
because
it
is
still
kind
of
one
of
the
few
really
pristine
areas
that
is
densely
populated
by
forests
and
expansive
Natural
Parks.
That
I
think
have
really
been
one
of
the
the
reasons
why
Bellevue
has
has
its
name,
and
it's
also,
you
know
the
Cougar
Mountain,
Area,
Park
and
Coal
Creek
is
one
of
the
very
first
things
that
my
family
and
I
discovered
after
we
moved
here.
K
The
area
is
one
of
my
one
of
the
favorite
places
where
my
son
and
his
friends
play
right,
they're
always
at
the
coal
Creeks
they're,
always
at
that
waterfall
and
I.
Think
between
the
history
of
the
area,
the
amazing
trails
and
waterfalls,
and
also
just
the
the
amazing
hiking
opportunities
it
affords.
It's
it's
really
an
urban
dream
and
it's
one
of
the
reasons
that
I
think
so
many
people
choose
to
live
in
Bellevue.
K
K
I
was
very
concerned
about
the
the
impact
to
the
wildlife
and
to
the
history
of
the
area
and
also
to
just
what
I
thought
was
a
very
small,
narrow,
thorough
way
that
myself
and
many
of
my
neighbors
use
very
frequently
to
get
to
the
90
to
get
to
Newcastle
and
the
impact
that
development
was
going
to
have
on
that.
I
am
immensely
proud
of
the
work
that
the
safe,
save
Coal
Creek
searing
commission
has
done
to
Galvanize
over
4
000
voters.
K
In
opposition
to
this
development,
we
know
that
it's
something
that
is
really
important
to
a
lot
of
taxpayers
and
to
a
lot
of
Voters
and
the
the
funding
that
we
have
raised
to
help
us
fight.
That
fight
is
something
that
I
think
we're
all
very
proud
of,
and
that
a
lot
of
folks
within
Bell
be
have
contributed
to
I.
Do
want
to
say
that
I
am
very
aware
of
the
critical
need
for
more
affordable
housing
in
this
area.
K
It's
a
vital
need,
and
it's
an
urgent
need
that
I
think
we
all
have
to
recognize
and
we'd
be
foolish
not
to
as
we're
thinking
about
a
development
in
this
area.
However,
I
do
think
this
way.
C
I
apologize.
Your
time
has
expired.
A
Send
us
an
email,
send
us
an
email
that
sums
up
your
comments
tonight,
so
we
can
read
the
rest
of
them.
Okay,.
A
C
You
can
also
hand
me
your
piece
of
paper
if
you
would
prefer
and
I
can
make
copies.
The
next
speaker
on
the
list
is
Hal
Ferris.
Who
is
joining
us
virtually
Mr
Ferris?
Can
you
hear
me.
L
Thank
you,
mayor
Robinson.
All
members
of
council
I
appreciate
the
time
and
commandment
you
make.
Let's
say
our
city
is
better.
As
a
result
of
your
efforts,
my
name
is
Hal
Ferris.
My
address
is
on
record
I'm,
the
Bellevue
representative
for
the
east
side
of
part
of
Ohio
Housing
Coalition
I'm,
past
chair
of
the
Bellevue
Planning
Commission
member
of
the
2017
medical
Advisory
Group
on
a
portable
housing,
and
have
advised
nine
cities
in
Washington
and
Idaho
on
affordable
housing
tools.
L
So
staff
did
a
good
job
in
showing
what
the
cities
around
Belgium
have
done
and
what
has
been
successful
in
creating
affordable
housing.
The
mfte
program
in
the
implementation
of
C1
is
and
will
make
a
difference.
However,
mandatory
affordable
housing
is
required
for
us
to
be
successful
in
our
efforts,
including
an
affordable
housing
requirement
to
any
land
use
code.
Change
that
increases
capacity
for
residential
or
commercial
development
is
amongst
a
pale.
Luffy
speed
and
Lou
option
or
off-site
performance
are
all
options
that
can
be
calibrated
for
commercial
and
residential
development.
L
Anti
performance
is
prepared
and
for
those
that
want
to
pay
a
fee
that
fee
can
be
calibrated
as
a
premium
above
on-site
performance.
In
all
cases,
the
fee
or
performance
requirement
should
be
set
to
encourage
development
to
the
higher
density
Allowed
by
a
revised
land
use
code
for
changing
land
use
code
without
afford
to
build
a
requirement,
will
increase
the
value
of
the
land
and
make
a
portable
housing
more
expensive
and
in
need
of
Greater
public
subsidy
increase.
The
zoning
capacity
include
permanently
affordable
housing
and
encourage
new
residential
and
Commercial
development.
L
Yes,
we
only
need
to
look
to
Redmond
Kirkland,
Seattle
Shoreline
and
many
others
that
have
done
so
as
part
of
the
implementation
of
a
mandatory
inclusionary
housing
policy.
The
city
should
hire
a
third
party
to
calibrate
the
performance
requirements
relative
to
the
change
in
development
capacity.
Under
consideration
that
same
party
can
calculate
the
B
option
in
Real
Performance.
The
parameters
given
to
the
third
party
consultant
should
be
vetted
with
a
variety
of
stakeholders.
I
would
volunteer
to
help
in
that
effort.
L
There
is
great
opportunity
and
Wilburton
to
create
a
thriving
neighborhood
with
pedestrian
friendly
streets.
A
wide
variety
of
housing
choices
and
levels
of
affordability,
the
comprehensive
Plan
update
now
underway
gives
Bellevue
the
opportunity
to
look
at
all
of
our
neighborhoods
and
find
Opportunities
to
increase
our
housing
capacity
and
include
permanently
affordable
housing
throughout
the
city.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
thoughtful
consideration.
C
M
I
can
yes,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
thank
you.
Your
time
begins
now:
okay,
great
good
evening,
mayor
Robinson
and
council
members.
My
name
is
Jody
Alberts
and
tonight,
I'm
speaking
in
my
professional
capacity
as
head
of
government
Affairs
for
the
Bellevue
Chamber
I
would
like
to
thank
City
staff
for
their
ongoing
work
on
the
next
right
work:
affordable,
housing
effort
this
evening,
I'd
like
to
comment
on
the
affordable
housing
tools
being
brought
to
council
for
informational
purposes.
M
A
fee
and
low
on
bonus
development
could
be
a
valuable
tool
to
fund
the
creation
of
more
deeply
affordable
housing
in
Bellevue
of
key
importance
is
that
a
fee
be
calibrated
in
a
way
that
does
not
disincentivize
or
delay
residential
development.
Two
critical
considerations
are
one
how
this
fee
will
interact
with
other,
affordable
housing
policies
that
the
council
may
be
asked
to
consider
and
two
that
the
chosen
mixture
of
policies
is
not
damaging
to
the
residential
development
Market.
M
It
is
imperative
that
we
maintain
a
healthy
and
lucrative
development
environment
for
projects
to
receive
the
capital
necessary
to
get
off
the
ground
and
for
housing
to
continue
to
be
produced.
As
stated
previously,
we
at
the
chamber
are
greatly
concerned
with
mandatory
programs,
in
particular
with
their
ability
to
adapt
to
changing
economic
conditions.
It's
worth
noting
that
nearby
large
cities,
such
as
Portland,
that
enacted
mandatory
inclusionary
programs
have
suffered
significant
declines
in
housing
production,
for
example,
in
2019
Portland
produced
4431
new
units
in
2020.
M
After
after
the
inclusionary
program
was
passed,
only
1491
units
came
online
and
in
2021
a
mere
267
units
were
produced.
This
is
a
result
which
Bellevue
must
avoid
at
all
costs
to
determine
these
programs
impact.
We
support
more
analysis
to
evaluate
the
ability
for
these
tools
to
perform
in
various
neighborhoods
from
the
developer
perspective.
Incentive
tools,
such
as
the
mfte
program,
which
is
not
noted
in
the
attach
to
app
report,
have
had
a
positive
impact
on
increasing
our
stock
of
attainable
housing
to
evaluate
such
policies.
M
We
will
be
conducting
and
sharing
our
ongoing
analysis
of
these
and
other
tools
that
will
impact
both
positively
and
negatively
housing
affordability
in
Bellevue.
We
will
gladly
share
these
findings
with
policy
stakeholders
throughout
the
process.
Again,
the
chamber
and
I
are
very
appreciative
of
the
engagement
by
staff
and
the
council
in
seeking
lasting
and
effective
solutions
to
the
housing
crisis.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
submit
my
comments
this
evening.
N
Thanks
for
the
opportunity
to
comment
today,
I'm
Jesse
Simpson
government
relations
and
policy
manager
for
the
Housing
Development
Consortium
HDC
convenes,
the
Eastside,
affordable
housing
Coalition,
which
consists
of
more
than
35,
affordable
housing
providers,
community
service
providers,
Advocates
and
other
Allied
organizations
working
throughout
the
east
side
and
the
City
of
Bellevue.
We
appreciate
the
city
of
bellevue's
efforts
to
analyze
the
effective
policy
solutions
to
advance
housing,
affordability
and
we're
committed
to
partnering
with
you
to
meet
the
housing
needs
of
our
neighbors
and
significantly
increase
the
number
of
affordable
homes
available
to
Bellevue
residents.
N
Bellevue
faces
a
housing
crisis,
home
prices
and
rents
have
spiraled
out
of
reach
for
so
many
people.
This
refill
X
bellevue's
basic
desirability
as
a
city
and
a
job
jobs
to
housing
and
balance
that
forces
workers
to
commute
long
distances
into
Bellevue
to
sustain
itself.
Bellevue
must
build
homes
affordable
to
its
essential
workers,
the
teachers,
nurses,
firefighters,
police
and
restaurant
workers
that
make
the
city's
economy
and
Society
function.
N
Bellevue
has
a
window
to
make
significant
progress
in
advancing
affordability
through
this
next
right,
work
and
comprehensive
Plan
update
process
where
we
have
the
opportunity
to
be
a
regional
leader
in
addressing
the
housing
crisis.
I
urge
you
to
seize
this
moment
to
create
a
more
livable,
Equitable
and
vibrant
Bellevue
by
adopting
mandatory
inclusionary
zoning
alongside
Broad
and
substantial
episodes.
N
When
cities
increase
development
capacity
through
up
zones,
a
portion
of
that
increased
value
can
be
captured
for
public
benefit
pairing
an
inclusionary
zoning
program
with
increases
to
development
capacity
such
as
an
allowable
floor
area
ratio.
It's
a
powerful
way
to
offset
the
cost
of
this
affordability
requirement
and
capture
the
added
value
for
public
benefit.
N
Pairing
affordability,
requirements
with
up
zones
leverages
the
potential
private
real
estate
development,
produces
more
affordable
homes
and
creates
mixed
income
communities.
The
flip
side
of
this
is
that,
if
an
affordability
requirement
is
not
included
at
the
time
of
the
upset
in
future,
efforts
will
be
less
fruitful
and
the
opportunity
to
capture
public
benefit
is
lost.
N
Cities
around
our
region
have
adopted
mandatory
inclusionary
zoning
as
part
of
their
housing
affordability
toolbox,
including
Redmond
Bellevue.
That's
right:
Redmond
Kirkland,
Seattle
Bellevue
itself
had
mandatory
inclusionary
Zoning
for
five
years
in
the
early
90s,
which
produced
more
than
three
times
as
much
as
the
bonus
incentive
program
has
in
the
20
years
since
in
Seattle,
mandatory
housing
affordability
is
generating
well
over
50
million
dollars
a
year
in
in
lieu
fees
for
affordable
housing
and
housing.
Production
has
continued
at
the
record-setting
pace
that
it
was
before
the
implementation
of
mha.
N
O
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
discuss
just
one
of
many
reasons
why
the
city
of
Bellevue
should
acquire
the
property
to
protect
this
amazing
Green
Space
for
future
Generations,
and
while
this
sounds
like
an
Envy
request,
we
certainly
understand
development
must
happen.
We
just
I
just
hope
to
paint
a
picture
of
why
these
two
Parcels
are
extra
special
and
should
be
preserved.
So,
as
you
know,
this
property
sits
at
the
juncture
between
Cougar
Mountain,
Regional
Park
and
the
Coal
Creek
Natural
Area.
O
So
if
you
look
at
a
map,
you
have
green
space
to
the
west,
to
the
north,
to
the
east
of
these
two
little
Parcels
that
are
sitting
right
between
all
this
green
space,
so
Building
35
luxury
homes
in
this
location
would
essentially
divide
two
significant
continuous
green
spaces
into
two
separate
parcels,
and
this
would
negatively
impact
wildlife
in
many
ways.
O
For
example,
bear
deer
and
other
mammals
will
experience
a
reduction
in
habitat
size
due
to
the
restricted
migration
between
the
two
parks
we
already
seeing
animals
in
our
neighborhoods
as
a
result
of
humans,
slowly
destroying
their
habitat,
so
light
pollution
is
a
big
deal.
Many
species
rely
on
natural
patterns
of
light
and
dark
to
navigate
to
Nest,
to
mate
and
hide
from
predators.
O
Stormwater,
of
course,
is
also
a
concerned.
Chinook
salmon,
which
is
a
threatened
species
and
coho
salmon
and
other
Aquatic
Life
Downstream,
will
be
negatively
impacted
by
storm
water.
Runoff
from
these
homes
and
taxpayers
have
already
invested
millions
of
dollars
to
protect
this
habitat
in
the
Coal
Creek
Watershed
yeah,
our
natural
areas
are
dying.
A
death,
A,
Thousand,
Cuts,
preserving
large
swaths
of
green
space
is
a
more
effective
way
of
protecting
our
local
wildlife
and
the
scattering
of
small
green
spaces.
You
know
throughout
the
city,
so
focusing
on
these
large
Parcels
has
a
bigger
impact.
O
Loss
of
these
large
critical
habitats
happen
slowly
over
time
cut
by
cut
and
their
losses,
unfortunately
irreversible.
So
at
a
bare
minimum,
a
solar
should
be
required
to
research.
These
effects
in
a
detailed
environmental
impact
statement,
the
Eis
checklist
that
they
already
submitted
was
incomplete
and
simply
wrong.
In
many
instances,
please
refer
to
the
written
response
from
Save,
Coal,
Creek
and
Sally
Lawrence
for
more
information
on
that.
Thank
you
guys
so
much
for
being
so
proactive
in
protecting
our
valuable
green
spaces.
O
C
A
P
Zero.
If
our
city
receives
a
Federal
grant,
it
will
simply
be
transformational
for
our
City's
growth
neighborhoods.
The
funds
would
help
supplement
King,
County
and
other
Regional
Investments
to
compete
to
complete
Key,
Trail
Crossings
in
Bellevue
and
improve
residents
and
workers
connections
between
Bellevue,
neighborhoods
and
trails.
It
would
bring
14
miles
of
high
protection,
bicycle
paths,
helping
to
complete
our
City's
bicycle
Network
and
supplement
strategic
projects
in
these
neighborhoods
and
investments
in
improved
crosswalk
visibility
and
frequency
will
make
our
city
a
safer
and
more
accessible
place
for
people
walking
and
rolling.
P
Our
organization
was
honored
to
sign
on
to
a
letter
addressed
to
U.S
Department
of
Transportation
secretary
Pete
budage,
supporting
bellevue's
proposal,
and
we
were
delighted
to
assist
staff
in
helping
with
getting
other
Regional
Transportation
advocacy
and
Mobility
Justice
organizations
to
sign
on
as
well.
Our
organizations
expressed
our
support,
not
just
because
of
the
transformational
value
this
proposal
represents,
but
also
because
of
how
it's
a
reflection
of
some
great
work.
P
That's
been
done
at
so
many
levels
of
city
government
from
your
body,
approving
our
City's
Vision
zero
policy
and
committing
Bellevue
to
a
future
that
will
see
Zero
deaths
or
serious
injuries
on
our
streets
in
2030
to
our
City's
Federal
lobbying
team,
who
have
helped
the
city
maintain
great
relationships
with
our
federal
delegation
that
helped
pass
the
bipartisan
infrastructure
law.
The
staff
will
identify
this
opportunity
and
have
really
tried
their
best
to
seize
it.
By
putting
together
a
great
proposal,
it
really
has
been
a
great
team
effort
and
we're
so
happy
to
support
it.
P
Should
the
city
of
Bellevue
be
lucky
enough
to
receive
these
funds,
we
urge
Council
to
deploy
them
with
urgency
and
to
use
them
as
a
catalyst
for
further
change.
The
proposal
represents
a
great
investment
in
our
communities,
but
it
must
be
just
the
start
of
a
larger
political
and
financial
commitment
to
ensuring
everybody
in
our
city,
regardless
of
how
they
get
around
is
able
to
do
so
conveniently
excessively
and
safely.
P
We
are
urged
the
city
to
continue
to
prioritize
policies
and
funding
towards
connecting
and
protecting
people
who
walk
bike,
roll
and
take
transit,
because
these
are
currently
the
people
for
whom
we
are
seeing
the
most
significant
caps
in
infrastructure
and
safety,
and
although
the
work
is
not
finished,
we're
so
happy
to
be
able
to
take
this
moment
to
stop
and
be
excited
with
you.
So
thank
you
for
your
time
and
we're
really
looking
forward
to
SAS
presentation.
H
H
But
my
name
Alex
Zimmerman
I,
won't
speak
about
something
that
is
absolutely
critical.
Right
now,
I
bring
right
now
this
my
memorandum,
because
Seattle
Indian
Country
right
now.
This
is
a
epicenter
of
fascism
in
America
and
I
explained
to
you
what
is
going
on
because
I
read
you
what's
happened
this
seven.
What
is
I
call
magnificent.
H
Seven
magnificent,
don't
have
freedom
of
speech,
Seattle
Council,
don't
have
kin
country
Council,
don't
have
Seattle
Transit
board,
don't
have
Seattle
School
Board,
don't
have
Seattle
Park,
commissioner,
don't
have
pcrc
meeting,
don't
have
Seattle
City
Club,
don't
have
I
call
them
them.
Nazi,
gestapa,
democracy,
fascist
and
I
have
trespassed
from
all
the
A7
from
Seattle.
For
example,
I
have
like
a.
H
Better
and
I
explained
to
you,
there
is
different
from
you
Jose.
What
is
you
talking
about?
Where
do
you
establish
this
policy
for
30
minutes
in
10?
People
can
speak,
I
remember
this
five
years
ago.
You
did
this
because
you
don't
like
what
is
I
come
in
speaking
and
I
spoke
this
for
30
years
I.
Remember
time
when
you
have
a
five
minute
and
who's,
this
D
is
absolutely
Jewish.
Look
how
many
people
inside!
Where
is
your
policy?
Why
you
establish
this
policy?
H
You
are
a
fascist,
that's
exactly
what's
happened
in
exactly
what,
as
I
told
you
hundred
times
before
about
this,
what
is
stupid?
This
I
never
see
like
this
before
in
my
life,
people
clapping,
because
they're
civilized
you
make
something
different.
Who
are
you?
Your
goal
is
controlling.
Is
this
exactly
what
is
I
call
you
you're
freaking
Nazi,
gestapa
psychopath.
You
are
mentally
sick
people.
H
Give
us
America
back,
stop
doing
this
Bellevue
before
a
nice
civilized
City.
Look
right
now
what
has
happened
with
Bellevue
right
now
under
your
control,
so
next
year
will
be
election.
We
need
to
clear
this
chamber
totally
from
this
idiotic
situation,
so
we
cannot
clap
like
serialized
people,
who
are
you
why
you
quiet
hundred
fifty
thousand
idiot
ain't?
Nobody
talking
about
this
talking
about
small
problems,
small
problem,
small
problem,
small
problem
cannot
be
layout
freedom
of
speech,
we
America
when
we
will
be
a
Fascist
governments
and
different
stories.
H
H
Q
Mayor
Robinson,
Deputy,
Mayor,
new
in-house
and
council
members
I'm
grateful
for
this
opportunity
to
speak.
I
hope
that
I
can
encourage
you
to
help
preserve
the
land
joining
Lakemont,
Boulevard,
the
Isola
property
I
believe
it's
a
vital
natural
and
cultural
ref
resource
in
East
Bellevue,
currently
I
participate
in
the
Bellevue
Essentials
class,
which
encourages
Civic
engagement
in
Bellevue
and
I
appreciate
the
many
priorities
that
I
know
that
you
juggle
bellevue's
comprehensive
plan
includes
stewardship
goals.
It
states
the
goals
of
preserving
and
protecting
high
functioning
parks
and
trails.
Q
Q
This
12
acre
acre
property
that
we're
speaking
of
could
further
that
goal
and
benefit
the
city
as
a
whole
if
it
is
preserved,
it's
surrounded
by
the
Bellevue
Coal
Creek
Natural
Area
and
King
County's
Cougar
Mountain
trail
system.
Q
Maintaining
a
vital
Wildlife
Corridor
here
will
strengthen
the
health
of
our
natural
connections,
while
also
saving
the
historic
remnants
of
the
mining
community
that
once
populated
the
area
recently
I
hiked
the
Coal
Creek
Natural
Area
with
a
friend
who'd,
never
been
there.
We
read
the
interpretive
signs
and
educating
hikers
about
the
history
of
the
thriving
mining
community
that
worked
there
a
century
ago
and
as
we
hiked,
we
noted
the
fencing
that
was
just
yards
away
from
the
trail
in
spaces
marking
the
boundary
of
this
land,
where
35
houses
and
three
roads
are
proposed.
Q
We
saw
how
close
that
development
would
be
to
this
Trail
and
we
considered
the
steep
slopes
going
down
to
the
stream
below
this
small
parcel
of
land
is
like
an
island
that
could
have
such
a
positive
effect
on
the
whole
Natural
Area.
If
it
is
preserved,
it
has
73
mature
trees
and
numerous
bird
species.
Most
of
you
are
at
bannerwood
Park.
Recently
in
October,
when
I
was
among
about
70
volunteers,
planting
saplings,
you
value
the
importance
of
our
tree
canopy.
Q
Let's
keep
and
preserve
these
mature
trees
that
we
have,
and
that
have
grown
on
this
site
for
decades.
Constructing
houses
and
roads
on
the
site
may
cause
erosion
and
sediment
to
damage
Coal
Creek.
At
a
time
when
we
must
do
everything
possible
to
protect
our
native
salmon
I'm
asking
you
to
join
the
effort
to
preserve
and
incorporate
this
precious
12-acre
parcel,
making
it
part
of
the
Coal
Creek
Natural
Area
for
the
future
gener
for
us
and
for
future
Generations.
Thank
you.
A
S
S
The
public
investment,
the
private
investment
that
has
gone
into
bringing
the
connection
to
fruition
in
downtown
Bellevue
long
known
as
a
pedestrian
Corridor
is,
is
reaping
benefits
and
now
to
see
the
investment
opportunity
move
forward
to
hopefully
bring
to
fruition
a
lid
over
405
eventually,
but
first
with
the
catalytic
Crossing
across
405
that
will
connect
to
East.
Rail
will
be
a
transformative
step
for
this
city,
and
it
may
seem
just
like
a
piece
of
infrastructure,
but
there's
symbolism
in
it
too,
and
bringing
people
together.
S
The
strength
of
our
community
is
often
measured
in
jobs
and
residents
and
tax
dollars
and
tax
expenditures,
but
I
think
the
future
of
downtown
Bellevue.
The
future
of
the
community
as
a
whole
will
truly
be
measured
by
the
connections.
We
make
the
literal
trans
connections
we
make
between
people
and
then,
as
our
infrastructure
is
able
to
bring
people
together
and
enable
those
connections.
So
thank
you
for
moving
this
work
forward.
The
Bellevue
Downtown
Association
has
centered
its
strategic
plan
work
around
activating
public
spaces,
and
the
grand
connection
is
a
big
part
of
that.
T
Mm-Hmm
foreign
good
evening,
mayor
Robertson,
Deputy,
Mayor,
newenhouse
and
members
of
the
city
council,
my
name
is
Bill
finkbiner
I
reside
in
Kirkland
at
401,
Lake
Avenue
West
before
I
get
started
here
to
talk
about
the
grand
connection.
I
just
want
to
say:
I've
had
a
real
pleasure
of
getting
to
know
some
of
you
over
the
years
and
every
time
I
come
to
one
of
these
meetings,
I'm
just
so
impressed
they
can.
T
This
can
start
with
a
little
bit
of
negativity,
but
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
think
the
community
really
appreciates
the
work
that
you
do
that
you're
here
on
a
on
a
Wednesday
night
and-
and
you
know,
dealing
with
these
difficult
issues
that
have
such
a
huge
impact
on
your
community
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
that
before
I
get
started
so
and
I'm
here
also
to
talk
about
the
grand
connection,
my
favorite
topic,
along
with
the
Easter
Ellis,
as
you
all
know,
I'm
so
excited
to
hear
that
this
section
of
the
grand
connection
over
405
is,
is
moving
forward
and
and
coming
to
fruition.
T
T
It's
a
critical
piece
of
infrastructure
for
bike
ped
connectivity
in
Bellevue,
especially
making
this
East-West
connection
to
the
east
Rail
and
with
the
bridge
over
Crossing
Israel
being
able
to
safely,
you
know,
cross
from
downtown
to
the
Future
Wilburton
neighborhood
I
think
is
going
to
be
just
a
tremendous
amenity
and
really
appreciate
that
you're
that
you're,
looking
at
moving
forward
on
this,
along
with
being
a
property
owner
and
business
owner
in
Wilburton
I'm,
also
on
the
board
of
East
rail
partners,
and
so
here
speaking
also
on
their
behalf
tonight,
to
to
extend
our
support.
T
Israel
Partners
is
excited
also
to
partner
with
an
emerging
group
of
stakeholders
that
are
in
the
very
early
stages
of
coming
together
to
support
and
Shepherd
this
project
forward,
and
we
know
that
together,
it's
Community.
We
can
really
make
great
things
happen
and
and
bring
this
along
on
a
similar
timeline
as
the
East
Trail
itself.
So
again,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
moving
forward
on
this,
and
also
again,
thank
you
for
do
for
Bellevue.
U
U
Is
Willows,
Golf,
Course,
Willis,
Golf
Course
pays
less
money
than
many
other
golf
courses.
In
fact,
there's
several
golf
courses:
Blue
Heron
Golf,
Course,
Druids,
Glenn,
Golf,
Course,
Mount,
Side,
Golf,
Course,
Newcastle,
golf
course.
No
Carly
Falls
hit
golf
courses
and
Twin
Rivers
Golf
Course
and
Willows
Run
Golf
Course,
all
which
take
a
and
are
spared
paying
taxes
on
about
30
percent
of
their
property
or
70.
I
think
I
got
that
mixed
up
yeah.
They
only
pay
30
percent
of
their
property
tax
on
the
land
use
because
of
the
current
used
project.
U
So
in
category
143
golf
courses
there's
13
500
000
Acres
that
don't
have
this
stock
tax
benefit.
One
of
them
is
our
own
Glendale
golf
club,
which
pays
eighty
nine
thousand
dollars
a
year
in
taxes
versus
Willows,
which
only
pays.
Let's
see,
I
forgot,
I
forgot.
Sorry,
I
had
printer
problems
today
from
lack
of
electricity,
which
only
pays
five
19
000.
U
I
I
got
that
I
got
that
kind
of,
except
you
have
to
do
the
numbers
yourself
but
relatively
low
compared
to
the
1800
Glendale
golf
course
in
itself
felt
like
it
had
a
high
tax
burden.
I
think
that's
how
they
decided
to
go
ahead
and
do
some
multi-family
housing
on
the
corner
of
their
property.
U
So
we
have
opportunity
to
take
the
way
that
the
public
benefits
system,
which
was
created
in
1969
through
an
amendment
to
the
state
constitution,
to
have
the
same
environmental
disability
that
their
perception
is
a
little
bit
different
than
maybe
ours
is
now,
but
they
wanted
Public
Access
recreational
Trails,
Scenic
resources,
view
corridors
and
special
animal
sites.
U
C
Thank
you
that
does
bring
us
to
the
end.
We
did
have
one
additional
speaker
and
we
have
reached
the
30-minute.
Mark
and
Heidi
Dean
will
unfortunately
be
not
unable
to
speak.
So
I
do
believe
she's
here
with
us
in
person,
I'd
encourage
you
to
email.
Your
comments
to
council
at
bellevuewa.gov
that
would
close
oral
Communications.
Okay.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
to
all
the
speakers.
So
next
up
we
have
a
report
of
the
city
manager,
Mr
Miyake
you're,
going
to
speak
to
us
about
the
grand
connection.
Yes,.
V
Good
evening,
mayor
Robinson
and
council
members,
I
do
have
one
item,
which
is
an
update
on
the
city's
Grant
connection
program.
Joining
us
this
evening
is
Jesse
canadar,
the
city's
chief
economic
development
officer,
as
well
as
prolonged
public
policy
manager
with
Amazon,
who
will
provide
us
an
update
on
the
current
work,
advancing
the
grant
connection
Vision
with
that
I'll
go
ahead
and
turn
it
over
to
Jesse.
W
Thank
you,
city
manager,
Miyaki
good
evening,
mayor,
Deputy,
Mayor
and
members
of
council
did
want
to
acknowledge
that
Pearl
is
with
with
us
tonight
to
acknowledge
this
very
special
moment
in
this.
In
the
lifespan
of
this
very
special
project,
the
grand
connection
we
heard
from
some
of
our
stakeholders
earlier
in
public
comment
and
just
want
to
give
you
an
update
on
the
exciting
work
ahead
to
implement
the
grand
connection.
W
So
one
of
just
levels
that
we
are
talking
about
the
whole
Grand
connection
route
from
maidenbauer
Bay
to
East
rail
across
the
core
of
the
city.
This
has
been
a
multi-decade
project,
as
Mr
Bannon
noted
earlier.
In
his
comments,
we're
going
to
have
some
terminology
changes
as
we
work
to
bring
the
grand
connection
to
fruition
going
forward.
We
talk
about
phase
one
as
that
part
of
downtown
from
maidenbauer
Bay
to
city
hall.
There's
been
a
lot
of
great
work
to
implement
that
part
of
the
grand
connection
Vision.
W
The
council
has
adopted
the
code
and
the
design
guidelines
to
help
enable
that
Vision
to
come
forward,
and
there
have
been
a
lot
of
fantastic
public
and
private
projects
along
that
portion
of
the
route.
Maiden
Bauer
Bay
phase
one
completing
the
circle.
The
Northeast
portion
of
downtown
park
all
contribute
to
that
grand
connection
division.
W
Private
development,
like
the
555
Tower
from
Vulcan,
will
contribute
a
signature
Pavilion
along
the
grand
connection.
That
will
be
another
great
space.
Amazon's
Bellevue
600
Tower
will
also
contribute
significant
public
space
and
small
business
opportunities
to
the
grant
connection,
helping
in
advance
and
we've
got
the
BDA.
That's
been
helping
us
do
programming
work
for
the
last
three
years
to
help
bring
more
people
to
the
Grand
connection.
W
Phase
two
will
be
the
Wilburton
component,
that's
currently
being
worked
on
through
the
Wilburton
Project
work,
which
will
include
the
code
work
and
being
integrated
into
the
comprehensive
plan,
as
with
downtown
it'll.
Take
a
significant
amount
of
private
support
and
public
support
to
help
and
help
bring
that
phase
two
portion
through
Wilburton
to
life,
but,
of
course,
we're
here
to
celebrate
a
very
signature
moment
on
how
we're
going
to
be
moving
forward
together
on
the
entire
route.
W
As
part
of
the
budget
proposal,
the
city
has
2.5
million
dollars
to
move
forward
with
design
on
Crossing
405,
and
the
city
has
completed
a
donation
agreement
with
Amazon
for
a
matching
2.5
million
dollars
that
will
help
Advance
the
30
design
and
pearl
will
speak
to
the
importance
of
that
to
the
business
community.
W
In
a
moment,
I
want
to
frame
up
some
of
the
work
ahead
of
us
that
30
design
is
for
an
initial
bridge
that
will
cross
405
from
City
Hall
to
East
Rail,
and
that
is
intended
to
be
forward
compatible
with
a
future
lid
over
405.
W
W
We
hope
to
finalize
the
30
design
and
then
work
with
our
partners
to
see
how
do
we
move
forward
together
on
construction
of
these?
These
signature
Crossing
items,
which
includes
identifying
a
variety
of
funding
that
will
be
needed
to
help
bring
that
to
fruition
and
then
a
lot
of
other
detail
that
we're
still
working
out
in
the
Years
Beyond,
we'll
be
back
to
the
council
in
the
first
half
of
next
year,
with
some
additional
detail
and
with
that
I
will
hand
it
over
to
Pearl.
X
Thank
you
Jesse
good
evening,
mayor
Robinson,
Deputy,
Mayor
new
in
house
and
City
Council
Members.
X
Today,
Amazon
is
thrilled
to
help
accelerate
the
Community
Vision
to
cross
I-405
towards
reality,
with
a
2.5
million
dollar
donation
to
the
city,
to
support
the
formal
design
process
of
a
bicycle
and
pedestrian
bridge
over
405..
We're
pleased
to
also
donate
conceptual
drawings
and
a
bridge
feasibility
report
commissioned
by
Amazon
and
conducted
by
via
architecture
and
kpff
for
the
city
to
use
at
its
discretion
in
this
next
phase
of
design.
Work
Amazon
supports
this
project
for
many
reasons.
X
Trail
Amazon
continues
to
support
and
invest
in
new
infrastructure,
as
well
as
employee
benefits,
to
encourage
employees
to
walk
bike
or
take
transit
to
work,
and,
as
you
already
may
recall,
last
year
we
committed
77.5
million
to
close
the
funding
gap
for
two
portions
of
the
East
Trail
in
Bellevue
known
the
city
in
the
park.
Bellevue
contains
almost
100
parks
and
a
large
network
of
biking
and
walking
trails
that
provide
residents
with
strong
connections
to
the
water
and
natural
landscapes.
X
We
are
committed
to
partnering
with
the
community
and
investing
in
affordable
housing,
promoting
sustainable
Mobility
options
and
supporting
local
organizations
and
in
closing,
I
would
like
to
thank
kg
investment
properties,
Lane
Partners,
Bellevue,
Downtown,
Association,
East,
Trail
partners
and
the
Bellevue
Chamber
for
their
partnership
and
our
gratitude
to
Seneca
via
architecture
kpff
in
the
city,
manager's
office
and
City
staff
for
their
support.
This
is
the
beginning
of
yet
another
exciting
public-private
partnership,
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
the
city
and
Community
stakeholders
to
bring
this
project
to
fruition.
A
A
Think
we
welcome
the
private
Public
Partnerships
that
we
can
create
along
the
way
that
you're
giving
us
such
a
great
example
of
doing,
and
anybody
who
wants
to
become
part
of
a
partner
on
this
project
or
wants
to
weigh
in
on
how
on
the
design
can
do
so
by
contacting
our
cultural
and
economic
development
office.
Thank
you
so
much
thank.
A
It's
okay,
councilmember
Robertson
is
just
informing.
She
wants
to
say
something
at
Council
business,
yeah.
E
If
I
may,
you
know
I
hate
it
when
we
have
public
comment
and
we
can't
get
to
everyone.
Our
Council
rules
allow
us
to
put
people
who
are
frequent
speakers
at
the
end
and
Mr
Zimmerman
speaks
and
spews
his
hatred,
every
single
council
meeting,
which
we
have
to
listen
to.
He
has
a
constitutional
right
to
do
it,
but
if
we're
bumping,
people
who
haven't
spoken
as
frequently
then
we're
not
using
our
Council
rules
as
the
council
intended
them
to
be
used
and
I
would
really
like
us
to
start
doing
so.
A
A
Those
in
favor
say
aye
aye
any
opposed.
Okay,
we
have
a
public
hearing,
it's
our
final
public
hearing
on
the
2023-24
budget
and
the
2329
capital
investment
program
plan,
Mr
Miyake
thank.
V
V
The
council
has,
after
tonight's
public
hearing,
either
tonight
or
anytime
this
week,
that
the
council
would
like
staff
to
respond
to
at
next
week's
budget
meeting,
which
is
a
schedule
of
bed,
would
be
on
the
21st
so
joining
us
for
to
open
up
the
public
hearing
for
a
few
remarks
is
Tony
call
our
director
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you.
Tony
thank.
Y
You
very
much
city
manager,
Miyaki,
mayor
and
Deputy,
Mayor
and
council
members.
Thank
you
once
again
for
having
us
this
evening
again
we're
about
to
open
up
a
public
hearing
it's
to
provide
input
on
the
2324
preliminary
budget
and
a
city
managed
Miyaki,
says
at
the
conclusion
of
the
public
hearing
staff
is
seeking
any
areas
for
further
Council
discussion
or
request
for
informations
to
bring
back
on
November
14th,
just
a
quick
reminder
of
where
we've
been
in
the
last
bit.
Y
You've
seen
this
this
calendar
several
times
before
tonight,
we're
at
the
public
hearing
next
week,
November
14th
will
come
back
to
council
and
we'll
be
looking
for
direction
to
bring
forward
an
adoption
package
back
to
you
on
November
21st,
a
quick
recap
of
where
we've
been
for
the
last
four
major
study
sessions
on
September
26th.
The
city
manager
presented
his
preliminary
budget.
Y
At
that
time,
staff
presented
an
overview
of
the
investments
in
operations
and
capital,
and
also
noted
that
the
preliminary
budget
includes
two
adjustments
to
revenue,
one
for
business
and
occupation
tax,
a
0.01
percent
increase
in
the
rate
and
the
second,
a
property
tax
adjustment.
That
is
two
percent
in
total
one
percent
Bank
capacity,
one
percent
Council
Manic,
and
that
two
percent
property
tax
equates
to
about
18
annually.
For
a
million
dollar
assessed
home
oops.
Let
me
go
back
one
more
slide
here.
Sorry
October
3rd.
Y
We
had
a
deeper
dive
into
some
of
the
Investments,
including
Public
Safety,
that
that
included
a
sea
cat
fire
station
10
Transit
units
and
some
others
homelessness.
The
budget,
the
preliminary
budget
before
you
provides
Direction
on
the
American
Rescue
plan,
act,
spending
that
money
in
human
services
and
small
business
recovery
and
also
heard
regarding
a
clean
and
vibrant
City
initiative.
Y
This
is
the
actions
that
we'll
take
to
adopt
and
we'll
go
through
this
a
little
bit
more
in
depth
at
the
next
meeting.
I
did
go
through
them
quite
by
item.
At
the
last
meeting
we
had
on
October
24th
and
with
that
mayor,
I
turned
the
public
hearing
back
over
to
you
again.
Staff
does
seek
areas
for
further
Council
discussion,
requests
for
information
post,
the
public
hearing.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
So
if
it's
okay
with
Council
we'll
go
ahead
with
the
public
hearing,
we
can
have
comments
and
discussion
after
that.
So
is
there
a
motion
to
open
the
public
hearing.
A
C
Few
this
evening
we
have
38
total
speakers
signed
up
to
seek
during
this
public
hearing
before
I
start
calling
names.
They
will
say
that
the
notice
of
this
public
hearing
was
published
in
the
paper
of
General
circulation
for
the
last
two
weeks,
and
also
the
council
has
received
131
written
comments
on
the
budget,
all
of
which
are
part
of
your
desk
packet
this
evening,
with
that,
I
will
call
our
first
Speaker
who's.
Guillermo
Rivera
looks
like
he
is
virtual.
C
Z
All
right,
thank
you,
mayor
deputy
mayor
council
members
and
City
staff,
including
in
several
of
those
comments.
Probably
in
your
your
packet.
Z
There
are
some
thoughts
around
us
the
support
and
want
to
thank
you
for
the
support
for
funding
for
an
apprenticeship
utilization
program,
a
funding
line
item
so
as
a
member
I
want
to
also
thank
you
for
listening
to
all
the
comments
that
Bellevue
residents,
members
of
the
Seattle
Building
Trades
and
myself
have
brought
to
you
over
the
past
year
and
a
half
to
create
a
portion
of
a
pipeline
that
will
help
our
youth
reach,
registered
apprenticeship
and
have
opportunities
on
projects
in
the
city
of
Bellevue,
along
with
this
The
Building,
Trades
and
others
are
committed
to
lengthening
this
pipeline
by
working
with
people
like
the
Bellevue
School
District
working
at
Interlake,
High
School
to
establish
a
state
registered
pre-apprenticeship
program.
Z
Our
efforts
are
going
are
not
going
unnoticed
during
the
budget
discussions
at
King
County.
They
are
including
a
line
item
to
help
fund
equipment
and
bigger
facilities
at
Interlake,
High
School.
So
this
Pipeline
with
your
health,
has
only
began
to
lengthen
on
the
east
side
and
in
Bellevue
in
general,
so
I
won't
take
too
much
time
of
your
evening.
I
see
you
have
a
lot
of
people
in
comments,
so
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
your
efforts
and
further
conversation
moving
forward
on
this.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you,
I
do
see
Guillermo
Rivera
connected
now,
Mr
Rivera.
Can
you
hear
me.
AA
AA
R
AA
AB
AA
Are
important
part
of
our
housing
Justice
work
to
create
more
housing,
affordability
and
stability?
On
the
east
side,
we
work
closely
with
East
Side
Legal
Assistant
program
and
another
non-profits
who
support
community
members
from
a
range
of
racial
and
cultural
backgrounds.
In
the
recent
poll
of
in
or
in
Bellevue
resident,
published,
publish
it
in
October
19
by
Northwest
Progressive
Institute.
More
than
70
percent
residents
support
changing
city
codes
to
provide
more
protections
to
renter.
AA
Nearly
50
percent
of
Bellevue
households
are
renters.
Many
people
need
to
continue
renting
for
years
to
come.
Many
will
never
be
able
to
earn
their
home
in
Bellevue
with
increasing
Financial
strengths.
People
are
having
to
make
difficult
decisions
to
move
in
with
their
parents
or
with
their
adult
children,
or
just
leave
without
you,
because
they
receive
a
very
short
notice
of
rent
increase
or
because
they
cannot
pay
the
deposit
to
move
in
into
a
new
place.
AA
Every
single
family,
regardless
of
their
income,
wants
to
have
more
time
when
rent
increase
is
happening
and
prepare
for
the
future
with
dignity
and
respects.
These
recommendations
are
common
sense.
Residency
value
already
said
that
they
want
it.
Neighborhood
cities
have
implemented
Arts
recommendations
like
Redmond
and
Kirkland,
and
most
recently
Burien,
so.
AA
To
consider
to
approve
the
Irish
recommendation,
I
know
more
protections
are
needed,
along
with
actions
to
make
rent
more
affordable.
I
appreciate
your
time.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
are
doing
and
considering
policies
to
equity
lens,
considering
who
are
experiencing
the
greatest
hardships
and
most
significant
barriers
to
living
in
value.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
time.
AC
Hello,
mayor
Robinson
and
members
of
the
council,
my
name
is
Ruth.
Lipscomb
I
moved
to
Bellevue
in
1983
to
take
a
tech
job
as
a
programmer
on
a
spreadsheet
project.
I
spent
several
years,
then
in
my
career
making
tools
for
managing
data
and
doing
analysis
when
I
later
began.
Volunteering
on
community
issues
I
found
that
looking
deeply
and
objectively
at
the
data
in
any
situation
was
always
enlightening.
AC
AC
I
have
three
data
related
asks
tonight.
First,
please
fund
an
impartial
study
of
the
city's
9-1-1
call
data
by
an
experienced
National
partner,
find
out
which
response
options
or
combination
of
options
by
police
and
non-police
units
would
best
fit
the
needs
of
our
neighbors,
especially
those
experiencing
mental
health
or
behavioral
health
challenges.
AC
Many
other
cities,
including
here
in
King
County,
are
updating
their
existing
police
responses
based
on
best
practices
from
across
the
country.
Bellevue
should
fund
an
objective.
Look
at
our
City's
9-1-1
call
in
police
CAD
data
to
inform
decisions
around
Mental,
Health
crisis
response.
We
should
expect
no
less
than
first-in-class
analysis
from
a
city
with
our
Tech
background.
AC
Second,
please
do
a
similar,
impartial
analysis
of
the
proposed
Transit
Police
Unit.
There's
ample
time
before
Sound
Transit
Light
Rail
comes
to
Bellevue
at
the
end
of
2024..
We
will
not
be
the
first
city
to
experience
a
light
rail
opening,
so
let's
use
the
luxury
of
that
time
to
do
our
needed
homework.
Please
work
with
King
County
and
other
cities
who
will
be
hosting
New
stations
and
make
sure
that
you're
addressing
real
and
documented
problems,
backed
up
by
the
data.
AC
C
AD
AD
Thank
you
and
thank
you,
mayor,
Robinson,
deputy
mayor
city
manager
and
the
rest
of
the
members
of
the
city
council
for
hearing
me.
My
name
is
Billet
Nolan
I
live
in
the
somerset
neighborhood
of
Bellevue.
My
family
and
I
have
been
in
Bellevue
for
over
47
years,
and
that
includes
my
grown
kids.
AD
I
want
to
thank
you
for
all
the
hard
work
that
you're
doing
for
the
city
and
at
the
time
that
you're
taking
to
listen
to
these
comments
on
everything
related
to
our
budget.
So
our
Public
Safety
leadership
team
is
in
the
position
of
safeguarding
our
residents,
workers
and
visitors
during
a
period
of
unprecedented
growth
in
our
region
and
along
with
that,
growth
does
come
more
incidents
of
crime,
traffic
event,
management
and
other
calls
on
police
and
fire.
AD
They
are
asking
for
the
staffing
and
the
tools
that
they
need
to
be
able
to
do
the
best
job
possible
and
to
respond
to
the
upcoming
changes
in
our
region.
We
do
need
a
Transit
unit
to
be
trained
and
available
when
Transit
opens.
We
also
need
the
community
crisis
assistance
team
to
be
up
and
running
as
soon
as
possible
to
help
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
communities
as
our
city
grows.
AD
We
also
need
additional
officers
to
respond
to
the
to
the
increases
in
sophisticated
crime
rings
that
are
robbing
our
stores
and
homes
in
Bellevue,
I,
I,
humbly
I
believe
that
Public
Safety
is
the
underpinning
of
the
success
for
every
other
priority.
You
have
in
addressing
homelessness,
affordable
housing,
Transit,
economic
growth
and
stability
in
bet
in
Bellevue.
Please.
Thank
you,
I'm.
Sorry,
thank
you
for
your
hard
work
and
your
support
for
Public
Safety.
Please
show
your
support
for
your
continued
safety
in
Bellevue
by
passing
the
public
safety
budget,
as
proposed.
C
Thank
you.
The
next
speaker
on
our
list
is
Betsy
hammer
and
Miss
Hummer
and
the
speaker
after
her
have
a
PowerPoint
to
share
during
their
three
minutes.
While
we
bring
that
up
I'll,
let
you
know
Miss,
Hummer
and
Mr.
Spiesel
I'll
track
your
time
and
let
you
know
when
you
reach
three
minutes:
each
okay.
AE
AE
Our
residents
need
to
be
feel
safe
and
be
safe.
This
involves
an
investment
in
our
future
in
our
city.
What
we're
presenting
tonight
is
a
data
driven
analysis
based
on
our
research
in
the
budget
and
public
records
requests.
We
are
asking
that
the
council
fund
a
minimum
of
19
officers,
including
the
community
crisis,
assistance
team,
the
East
link
Transit
unit
and
the
additional
backfill
resources.
AE
Next,
our
Bellevue
is
a
city
with
lots
of
growth
and
with
challenges.
AE
Over
the
last
12
years,
population
has
grown
24
over
24
percent,
and
employment
has
grown
over
19
percent
that
was
suppressed
a
little
bit
by
covet
and
work
from
home
and
we've
seen
a
37
increase
in
calls
for
service
since
2012,
and
those
include
calls
for
domestic
violence.
AE
Mental
Health
and
just
the
regular
service
calls
that
our
Police
Department
sees
every
day
in
that
time.
Just
in
the
past
five
years,
we've
seen
a
19
increase
in
crime.
We
all
know
that
includes
that
rampant
shoplifting
and
organized
retail
crime,
in
addition
to
people
with
that
forgot
to
put
Mufflers
on
their
cars
as
well
as,
and
then
we
have
increased
Community,
Mental,
Health
needs
and
homeless
related
issues.
AE
AF
AF
So
next
slide,
so
Transit
is
a
key
issue
and
we
look
at
right
now.
This
analysis
is
very
detailed,
but
in
effect
Priority
One
calls.
The
city
of
Bellevue
has
responded
very
effectively
a
little
over
three
and
a
half
minutes.
The
challenge
is
we
go
to
the
next
bullet
point.
Here
is
King
County's
who's
technically
contracted
their
average
call
has
been
over
13
minutes
and
what
has
happened
is
in
effect,
Bellevue
police
has
become
the
de
facto
Transit
Police
Department
and
again.
AF
This
data
here
shows
a
combination,
number
of
incidents
or
calls
and
such
and
again
no
different
than
the
data
on
employment
very
suppressed,
because
we
know
Transit
usage
has
been
suppressed
over
the
past
two
years
next
slide,
so
why
we
need
Transit
resources.
There
are
study
after
study
that
shows
a
very
strong
positive
correlation
of
crime
related
to
when
Transit
opens
up.
AF
It's
also
important
to
know
that
King
County
originally
had
signed
up
for
140
deputies
and
as
of
this
past
week,
there
are
only
45
percent
of
that
plan
and,
while
Light
Rail
is
argued,
it's
not
going
to
be
operational
for
a
year
year
and
a
half
the
starter
line
is
really
an
important
area
for
us
to
to
work
on
a
transition,
and
it's
important
to
note
that
it
takes
additional
training
time
for
Transit
alone
and
a
new
hire
takes
90
to
12
months
for
training
and
that's
after
we've,
successfully
recruit
and
hire
them.
AF
So
again
we
can't
be
caught
flat-footed
here.
So
in
summary,
we
really
feel
that
Bellevue
residents
feel
and
deserve
to
be
feel
safe
and
be
safe,
and
this
is
both
that
we're
asking
for
the
support
for
the
fire
department
and
Public
Safety
requests
that
are
provided
before
you.
At
the
same
time,
I
think
it's
also
important
that
Council
looks
at
areas
where
we
can
cut
back
on
the
budget
in
different
areas.
AF
We
are
faced
with
very
uncertain
times
of
inflation
recession
and
increasing
layoffs
that
are
facing
our
city
today
and
just
between
the
levees
that
are
being
presented
to
voters.
Tomorrow,
there's
a
significant
impact
on
a
homeowner
of
roughly
475
dollars
a
year,
so
I
just
asked
Council
to
direct
the
city
manager
to
look
at
cutting
non-essential
programs.
So
we
continue
to
live
and
work
safely
in
our
city
and
not
tax
residents
outside
the
city.
Thank
you
very
much
and
we
look
forward
to
your
feedback.
C
AG
Good
evening
mayor
deputy
mayor
council,
members,
Mr
Miyaki
and
staff
I
am
speaking
about
the
needs
also
for
more
police
in
order
to
accommodate
bellevue's
growth
and
the
consequences
of
the
various
State
mandates
which
have
been
imposed
on
us
last
year.
We
need
to
increase
our
police
force.
We
must
hire
at
least
21
additional
officers.
There
has
been
a
19
percent
increase
in
reported
crime
since
2017,
and
much
much
more
in
unreported
crimes
such
as
retail
theft
and
hard
drug
offenses.
AG
If
we
want
Bellevue
to
remain
a
beautiful,
safe
city
to
live
work
and
visit,
we
should
hire
six
to
ten
officers
to
monitor
the
East
link
transit
to
accommodate
the
expected
52
000
daily
Riders.
Most
people,
including
myself,
will
not
use
the
rail
to
visit
our
restaurants
and
upscale
entertainment
and
shopping
venues.
If
the
rail
and
the
streets
are
not
safe
and
clean
and
I
would
really
like
to
use
it
and
I
and
I
know
many
people
would.
AG
AG
Sorry,
I
left
my
way.
We
need
to
enhance
our
city
by
developing
and
adopting
formal
standards
and
metrics
to
address
increasing
litter
on
our
streets
and
in
our
green
spaces.
Also,
we
need
to
develop
and
pass
an
ordinance
to
remove
graffiti,
a
short
time
after
it
appears.
These
changes
will
greatly
ease
the
pain
of
the
property
tax
increases.
We
have
some,
we
will
be
suffering
and
have
suffered
and
on
homeowners
and
help
us
feel
that
our
needs
are
a
priority
to
the
city
of
Bellevue.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
AB
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Alexa
Rowe
and
I
own,
a
condo
in
downtown
Bellevue,
one
block
from
downtown
park.
I've
lived
there
for
14
years
I'm.
Also
a
current
member
of
Bellevue
Police
Department's
Citizens
Academy
two
days
ago,
actually,
probably
not
even
48
hours
ago,
only
100
yards
away
from
where
Snowflake
Lane
will
take
place.
In
a
few
weeks
time,
while
on
my
Citizens
Academy
Ride
Along
I
witnessed
the
aftermath
of
the
successful
and
safe
disarming
and
arrest
of
a
young
man
who
had
concealed
a
loaded,
semi-automatic
handgun
in
his
waistband.
AB
And
our
police
chief
about
another
shooting
or
a
hostage
situation.
This
is
because
we
have
an
excellent
and
well-trained
police
force.
However,
bellevue's
excellent
police
force
is
under
strain.
As
you
all
know
better
than
me.
The
2021
Bureau
of
Labor
and
statistics
shows
that
the
state
of
Washington
ranks
number
50
being
the
lowest
and
its
ratio
of
officers
to
residents.
AB
AB
Please
consider
the
families
now
and
in
the
future
Gathering
along
Snowflake,
Lane
or
at
downtown
park
on
the
4th
of
July
or
commuters
traveling
by
Light
Rail,
once
it
opens
the
Department's
current
Staffing
requests
are
about
investing
in
the
future,
but
this
investment
is
needed
now,
so
that
the
department
can
initiate
the
Recruitment
and
hiring
of
high
quality
candidates
and
their
thorough
training.
This
type
of
investment
will
also
help
the
city
to
retain
its
current
excellent
police
officers
by
reducing
the
strain
on
Department
resources.
AB
AI
Evening,
mayor
Robinson,
Deputy,
Mayor,
Newhouse,
council
members,
city
manager,
Miyake,
my
name
is
Paul
Clark
I
am
a
long
time
resident
in
downtown
Bellevue
I'm
here
to
speak
in
favor
of
funding.
The
proposed
Bellevue
police
Transit
unit
I
believe
this
is
essential
to
maintaining
livability
downtown
and
making
the
light
rail
a
success.
I
moved
downtown
in
2002
I've
been
here
17
of
the
last
20
years.
I
currently
live
and
run
a
small
business
in
the
downtown
area.
AI
My
primary
mode
of
transportation
is
actually
walking
so
I've
been
able
to
witness
the
last
few
Decades
of
bellevue's
evolution
really
from
the
literally
from
the
ground,
and
many
of
these
changes
have
been
for
the
better.
It's
not
all.
Doom
and
gloom.
We've
got
great
new
options
to
eat
retail
places
to
play,
appreciate
culture,
great
parks,
but
sadly
not
all
the
changes
have
been
so
fortunate.
There
has,
of
course,
been
more
crime
downtown,
as
evidenced
by
BPD
statistics.
AI
There's
also
been
a
significant
increase
in
anti-social
Behavior
down
here
from
my
literally
thousands
of
hours
of
walking
around
every
block
that
constitutes
the
downtown
area.
I
can
tell
you.
These
incidents
were
once
extraordinarily
rare
in
recent
years,
however,
my
family
has
seen
Brazen
theft,
public
drug
use
in
decent
exposure
and
disturbances
of
the
piece
on
an
almost
weekly
basis.
We
don't
walk
with
our
young
daughter
after
dark
as
freely
as
we
did
a
number
of
years
ago
now.
I
know
a
number
of
these
incidents.
We
witnessed.
AI
Don't
involve
people
actively
intending
to
do
any
harm
that
untreated
mental
illness
and
addiction
struggles
are
driving
much
of
what
we
see
and
our
hearts
go
out
to
those
in
such
difficult
circumstances,
I
fully
support
ccat
in
the
efforts
to
get
people
the
best
help
they
need
in
this
in
these
times
of
Crisis.
Nevertheless,
these
incidents,
along
with
more
conventional
crime,
do
undermine
bellevue's
long
reputation
as
an
exceptionally
safe
place.
AI
Now
is
Bellevue
safe
by
Nationwide
standards
absolutely,
but
that
is
not.
My
metric
Bellevue
has
been
Canby
and
should
be
better
I've,
been
pleased
to
see
the
Bellevue
police
in
increasing
Patrols
in
targeted
areas.
Hot
spots
downtown
especially
Light
Rail,
however,
will
bring
new
challenges
to
this
already
challenging
Public
Safety
environment.
AI
If
projections
hold
and
Light
Rail
does
add,
50
000
new
people
per
day
to
Bellevue,
mostly
downtown
we're
going
to
need
to
ensure
that
they
feel
safe,
commuting
to
work
and
visiting
and
downtown
residents
must
be
protected
from
spillover
crime.
It
doesn't
make
sense
to
offload
that
responsibility
for
a
secure,
Light
Rail
to
other
entities
and
to
hope
that
they'll
do
as
good
a
job.
As
we
know
the
Bellevue
police
will
do.
Why
give
up
control
over
something
we
know
we
can
better
handle
ourselves.
In
conclusion,
we
need
the
light
rail
to
be
a
success.
AI
AJ
Hi,
my
name
is
James
I
live
in
Bellevue,
just
south
of
downtown
it's
my
first
time,
speaking
in
city
council
meeting
I'd
like
to
speak
against
the
amendment
to
create
a
Transit
unit
with
our
Police
Department
before
living
here,
I
worked
in
community
in
New
York
City.
Whenever
I
was
leaving
or
entering
the
train
station,
there's
almost
always
a
police
officer
posted
at
the
entrance
with
a
bulletproof
vest
and
a
long
rifle
I,
don't
know
about
you
all,
but
whenever
I
see
someone
armed
in
such
a
way,
my
mind
starts
to
race.
AJ
Is
he
looking
at
me
so
that
today
the
day
is
going
to
have
to
use
that?
Why
is
such
a
show
of
force
necessary?
Needless
to
say,
this
is
not
how
I
like
to
start
my
day.
Would
this
unit
be
stationed?
Would
the
proposed
Bellevue
unit
be
stationed?
Similarly,
is
this
how
we
want
everyone
to
feel
when
they
use
our
Transit
System
whenever
I
write,
Sound
Transit
through
Seattle?
The
only
officer
presence
I
tend
to
see
is
a
security
guard
with
stun
guns,
while
still
uncomfortable
it'd,
be
my
preference
over
a
heavily
armed
police
officer.
AJ
I'm
also
having
trouble
understanding
why
such
a
unit
is
necessary
is
policing
the
transit
system
so
different
from
serving
the
rest
of
our
city.
That
requires
a
dedicated
unit.
I'm
also
curious.
If
there's
data
from
other
cities
indicating
there
will
be
more
incidents
requiring
police
caused
by
the
existence
of
mass
transit,
it
seems
like
none
of
our
neighboring
cities,
who
already
are
part
of
the
light
rail
system,
have
Transit
units
within
their
city
police
departments.
AJ
A
I,
take
a
a
break
till
25
till
on
the
clock
on
the
wall
there:
okay,
let's
let's
regroup
here,.
AK
Good
evening,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
Lorraine.
Stewart
I
live
in
Issaquah,
but
I
often
Ride,
walk
and
run
in
Bellevue
I'm
here,
because
between
2016
to
2020,
people
walking
and
biking
were
involved
in
only
five
percent
of
crashes,
but
they
accounted
for
51
of
serious
injury
or
fatal
crashes.
AK
I
was
the
victim
of
one
of
those
Serious
injury
crashes
back
in
2016
here
in
Bellevue,
have
you
ever
thought
you
were
going
to
die?
I
mean
like
really
die
in
the
slow
motion,
but
Split
Second
between
being
struck
from
behind
by
a
car
going
25
plus
miles
per
hour
and
losing
Consciousness
I
thought
I
was
gonna,
die
I'll.
Never
forget
that
moment
by
the
damage
to
the
car
that
hit
me.
You
can
get
a
sense
of
what
the
impact
was
like
and
you
can
see
some
of
my
injuries
represented
here.
AK
I'm
smiling
in
the
pictures,
but
I'm
not
because
it's
not
because
I
was
feeling
great
I
was
smiling
because
I
didn't
want
people
to
worry
about
me,
especially
my
family.
You
can
also
see
my
family
in
some
of
these
pictures
here.
The
lives
of
every
single
one
of
those
people
would
have
been
forever
changed.
Had
that
crash
taken
away
my
life,
although
I'm
back
to
doing
the
things
that
I
enjoy
like
riding
walking
and
running
the
left
side
of
my
body,
will
never
be
the
same.
AK
I
have
permanent
injuries,
including
a
disfigurement
resulting
from
surgery
to
repair
internal
damage.
To
my
backside,
I
asked
the
council
to
increase
funding
for
bellevue's
vision,
zero
program
back
to
the
originally
proposed
funding
level
of
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
per
year.
Increasing
the
funding
will
give
staff
the
critical
resources
to
turn
Concepts
and
design
into
real
world
improvements
to
keep
our
community
safe.
AK
The
difference
between
the
current
funding
level
and
the
original
funding
level
is
a
hundred
and
forty
three
thousand
dollars
per
year
and
while
that
may
seem
like
a
lot,
consider
the
cost
of
not
increasing
the
funding.
What
is
the
cost
of
resources
to
respond
to
crashes?
What
is
the
cost
of
to
the
city
for
investigating
and
Prosecuting
crashes
and
for
the
community?
What's
the
cost
of
the
lives
of
victims
of
crashes
and
their
families?
AK
R
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
Alicia
Sebastian
and
my
address
is
14011
Southeast
64th,
Street,
Bellevue,
Washington
I
am
14
years
old
and
I
go
to
Newport
High
School
as
a
freshman.
In
addition,
I
am
a
member
and
co-chair
of
the
Bellevue
Youth
League
climate
action
team.
Climate
change
is
a
worldwide
issue
that
I
am
very
concerned
and
passionate
about.
It
is
a
problem.
That's
affected
millions
of
people.
The
real
problem
is
that
our
society
is
creating
climate
change.
R
When
I
was
in
fifth
grade,
20
of
my
classmates
and
I
flew
to
Hawaii
and
picked
up
trash
on
the
beaches.
This
has
inspired
me
to
continue
to
help
the
world
and
take
on
different
tasks.
No
matter.
The
difficulty
I
appreciate
that
Bellevue
has
gotten
started
on
implementing
our
environmental
stewardship
plan.
Implementing
the
plan
quickly
and
effectively
is
really
important
for
my
future.
As
outlined
in
the
plan.
R
We
need
to
reduce
our
greenhouse
gas
emissions
50
by
2030.,
making
sure
we
have
enough
staff
is
important
because
of
the
multi-faceted
effort
that's
required
for
addressing
climate
change.
We
need
not
only
public
education
but
staff
to
help
our
community
come
together
as
one
and
change
each
other's
perspectives,
but
also
there
should
be
more
staff
to
take
on
shorter
term
actions
and
do
the
important
research
to
figure
out
longer
term
actions.
Overall,
we
need
enough
staff
to
work
on
all
these
aspects
of
implementing
the
plan.
R
Looking
at
our
future
from
now,
we
need
to
take
a
change
in
order
to
reduce
climate
change
individually.
We
can
take
on
small
actions,
but
as
a
community,
we
need
to
work
together
in
order
to
take
on
bigger
actions.
Please
do
everything
you
can
to
fully
fund
the
implementation
of
the
environmental
stewardship
plan.
Thank
you.
U
Some
of
them
told
me
the
kids
can
leave
their
cell
phones
in
a
charger
and
no
one
takes
it.
They
have
no
locks
on
their
locker
and
no
one
takes
it.
They
don't
have
those
kind
of
problems.
That's
kind
of
the
expectation
when
you
set
out
at
the
very
beginning
saying
this
is
what
we're
going
to
have.
This
is
the
community
that
we're
going
to
have
and
very
very
intentional,
about
your
community
Bellevue
tries
to
do
that.
U
It's
much
more
complicated
system
grounded
but
I
think
there's
some
times
that
we
we
go
beyond
our
borders
and
even
though
we
say
we
don't
want
to
be
like
Seattle,
we
we
forget
about
what
is
special
about
Bellevue
and
what
is
we
need
to
do
to
to
Foster
and
grow
the
garden?
That
is
our
Bellevue
and
the
garden
you
pick
and
choose.
U
U
U
U
That's
where
transparency
fits
in,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
get
transparency
in
also
don't
look
at
the
citizens
as
the
veins
of
your
existence.
I
guess
when
I
was
working
in
software
testers
found
bugs
it
bugged
the
developers
but
made
it
good
in
the
long
run.
So
I
would
like
to
make
sure
that
you
guys
think
about
informing
and
collaborating
with
the
public
more.
Thank
you.
AL
Okay,
thank
you
hi,
and
thank
you
for
hearing
our
testimony
tonight.
My
name
is
Katie
Wilson
and
I'm.
The
General
Secretary
of
the
transit
Riders
Union,
our
members
live
all
around
King
County,
including
in
Bellevue,
and
many
of
them
depend
on
public
transit
for
daily
Mobility.
We
are
very
excited
by
the
coming
expansions
of
our
regional
transit
system
in
Bellevue
and
East
King
County,
though,
of
course
we
wish
it
would
happen.
Faster.
AL
I
would
like
to
speak
on
the
proposal
to
create
seven
new
patrol
officer
positions
to
patrol
Transit
facilities,
including
the
Bellevue
Transit,
Center
Park,
and
rides
and
Light
Rail
stations.
We
are
concerned
that
this
is
not
the
highest
and
best
use
of
the
city's
resources.
We
don't
believe
the
arguments
as
to
why
these
additional
positions
are
needed
or
compelling.
AL
AL
There
are
also
clear
dangers
to
over
policing
and
pursuing
a
public
safety
strategy
that
is
over
reliant
on
armed
police
presidents.
According
to
the
Bellevue
Police
Department's
data,
black
people
represent
22
percent
of
bpd's
arrests
and
25
of
their
uses
of
force.
Even
though
only
three
percent
of
bellevue's
population
is
black.
These
data
remain
consistent,
whether
or
not
the
person
is
a
resident
of
Bellevue.
Unfortunately,
these
are
not
unusual
numbers
interactions
with
armed
police
always
carry
the
danger
of
racial
bias
and
escalation.
AL
Taking
a
more
nuanced
approach
to
Public
Safety
around
Transit
stations
would
be
more
consistent
with
bellevue's
racial
Equity
goals.
Sound
Transit
and
King
County
Metro
have
been
doing
a
lot
of
work
with
the
many
communities
they
serve
all
around
the
county.
To
chart
a
new
course
for
Public
Safety
on
Transit
that
is
less
reliant
on
armed
policing.
We
encourage
Bellevue
to
work
with
the
transit
agencies
rather
than
committing
now
to
funding
its
own
police
presence
at
Transit
centers
funding.
These
seven
positions
would
cost
the
city
one
and
a
half
million
dollars
per
year.
AL
That
is
a
lot
of
money.
While
we
don't
have
evidence
that
these
additional
police
positions
are
needed,
we
do
have
concrete
data
showing
that
the
city
faces
other
urgent
needs,
such
as
additional
funding
for
Human
Services
and
affordable
housing.
These
funds
could
also
be
used
to
improve
safety
and
access
to
Transit
facilities
for
people
walking,
rolling
and
Viking
to
prevent
injuries
and
fatalities
in
line
with
bellevue's
Mission
zero
goals.
On
behalf
of
the
transit
Riders,
Union
I
ask
you
to
view
this
proposal
with
a
critical
eye
and
redirect
these
funds
to
more
urgent
needs.
AL
AM
Hi,
my
name
is
Laura
Gardner.
This
is
my
first
time
speaking
here
and
I
am
truly
terrified.
My
husband
and
I
own,
a
home
in
Lake
Hills
on
the
165th
Avenue
demonstration
Greenway.
We
have
lived
in
this
home
for
over
five
years
when
our
street
became
a
healthy
Street
in
2020.
AM
AM
AM
I,
don't
think
the
demonstration
Greenway
project
really
changed
our
street
much
it
hasn't.
It
has
done
nothing
to
empower
me
personally
to
walk
her
bike
around
our
neighborhood,
more
I'm,
so
happy
that
steps
were
taken
to
improve
the
route
for
walking
and
biking.
But
for
me
it
doesn't
quite
go
far
enough.
However,
I
will
view
this
project
as
a
huge
success
if
it
gives
Bellevue
the
confidence
to
apply
this
approach
across
more
of
the
city.
AM
AM
AM
The
reality
is
that
people
are
ripped
away
from
us
in
an
instant
just
trying
to
get
around
in
their
daily
life,
and
that
is
deeply
unsettling
to
me
and
truly
unacceptable
in
a
place
that
absolutely
has
the
resources
to
prevent
it.
Requiring
a
personal
vehicle
to
participate
in
society
is
unreasonable.
AM
We
don't
need
endless
studies
or
shiny
Tech
Solutions
plenty
of
cities
have
demonstrated
exactly
how
we
can
reduce
Road
fatalities
and
vehicle
miles
traveled
by
incrementally
changing
roads,
I'm
asking
Bellevue
to
increase
funding
for
vision,
zero
to
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
per
year,
so
we
can
make
real
progress
towards
the
goal
of
zero
traffic
deaths
and
serious
injuries
on
Bellevue
streets
by
2030..
Thank
you.
AN
Good
evening
my
name
is
Marianne:
Halverson
I
live
at
13701
Northeast
32nd
Place.
This
has
been
our
address
for
over
50
years,
we've
raised
our
two
daughters
here
in
a
safe
neighborhood,
without
fears
of
crime
when
they
completed
their
educations,
they
chose
to
buy
in
the
Bridal
Trails
neighborhood
too,
and
are
now
raising
our
grandchildren
in
Bellevue,
a
city
with
a
reputation
for
quote
low
crime
rate
and
outstanding
quality
of
life.
AN
We've
been
following
the
comprehensive
plan
and
budget
process
remotely
and
we're
very
impressed
with
all
the
work
that's
been
done
and
our
thanks
go
to
Mr
Miyake
and
his
staff
tonight
I'm
here
speaking
in
total
support
of
the
police
department's
2023-2024
budget
proposal,
as
outlined
on
pages
283
and
286
through
286.
Excuse
me.
AN
AN
AN
AN
These
crimes
impact
us
all.
Ultimately,
you
and
I
pay
for
this
monetarily,
but,
more
importantly,
you
and
I
are
experiencing
a
gradual
erosion
of
safety
and
our
feeling
of
safety.
It's
notable
that
immense
shelter
is
being
built.
Two
hotels
for
the
homeless
are
being
built,
have
been
bought
and
much
is
being
done,
but
I
ask
you
to
fully
approve
the
budget
for
policing
these
things.
I
mentioned
that
we
are
doing
are
good
and
they
are
cause
for
cons,
but
there
is
cause
for
concern
and
increased
monitoring.
AN
At
the
same,
at
the
time,
I
asked
for
approval
of
the
budget.
I
ask
you,
go
beyond
this
and
add
funds
to
make
up
for
defunding
issues
and
unintended
consequences
and
unanticipated
safety
needs.
In
this
way,
we
will
ensure
the
police
departments
accomplish
their
number
one
objective
and
I
quote
to
reduce
crime
and
the
fear
of
crime.
We
truly
appreciate
the
council's.
AO
You
good
evening,
mayor
council
members,
on
behalf
of
the
Bellevue
Downtown
Association
I'm
speaking
this
evening,
to
share
a
set
of
brief
comments
about
the
preliminary
City
budget.
We
appreciate
this
opportunity
to
convey
feedback
and
we
are
grateful
for
the
city's
public
engagement
process.
The
city
has
listened
to
its
stakeholders
and
it
has
been
very
transparent
about
the
way
tax
increases
are
being
proposed
and
how
these
funds
will
address
both
rising
cost
and
City
priorities
from
the
top.
This
budget
accomplishes
two
things.
AO
This
budget
keeps
the
momentum
going
on
priorities
that
are
critical
for
a
strong
downtown,
such
as
one
multimodal
Network
improvements
that
expand
capacity,
strengthen
safety,
enhance
connectivity
and
create
more
access,
number
two
funding
for
long-term
planning
initiatives,
along
with
economic
development,
work
for
current
strategies
and
vital
funding
for
Partnerships
in
place,
making
and
arts
programming.
Three
Park
funding
for
projects
such
as
main
Borough,
Bay,
Park,
Phase,
2
and
resources
to
improve
livability
and
Recreation
preservation
and
address
the
community's
desire
for
more
natural
Open
Spaces.
AO
We
also
want
to
convey
that
the
city
is
not
alone
in
navigating
the
next
two
years
and
Beyond.
The
BDA,
with
other
committed
with
other
committed
Civic
and
business
organizations,
will
focus
on
scaling
our
work
to
meet
the
rising
expectations
and
the
pace
of
change
in
our
economic
landscape.
We
see
an
all-in
effort
to
build
and
activate
a
safe,
attractive
and
thriving
heart
of
Bellevue
a
place
of
opportunity
that
will
continue
to
benefit
our
entire
city
and
the
region.
Finally,
you
have
continued
to
lead
us
through
these
times
of
uncertainty.
AO
This
budget
tackles
issues
head
on
and
moves
the
city
forward
in
its
Vision
to
welcome
the
world.
Celebrating
our
diversity,
no
budget
can
be
full.
It
can
fully
account
for
the
future
or
handle
every
problem.
However,
you've
earned
the
community's
trust
through
a
trans
through
transparent
communication
and
public
engagement.
We
truly
appreciate
your
care
and
commitment
to
downtown
in
the
city
I.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
attention.
AP
Hello:
everyone,
I'm
Wendy,
Tyner
I'm
from
wintergrass,
music
festival,
I
live
on
Bainbridge,
Island
and
I
am
so
proud
to
be
part
of
Bellevue
and
having
winter
grass.
Part
of
you,
we've
been
here
now
since
2010
after
leaving
Tacoma
and
the
purpose
to
speak
tonight,
is
to
thank
you
for
your
unwavering
support
for
everything.
You've
done
for
us
this
past
12
years
or
so,
and
what
we've
noticed
is.
AP
There's
I'm
also
aware
that
you
have
114
minutes
of
people
to
speak,
so
I
may
not
use
my
three
minutes
up
tonight,
but
what
we've
noticed
is,
although
we've
received
support
from
you
of
up
to
13
500
and
with
a
budget
of
in
2012,
we
had
a
budget
of
408
thousand
dollars
and
you
gave
us
ten
thousand
dollars
which
resulted
in
a
2.5
percent
donation
to
our
annual
budget.
AP
But
now,
as
we've
noticed,
is
last
year
the
donation
went
down
to
6200,
but
our
budget
almost
doubled
to
729
500,
which
turned
out
to
be
a
point.
Eight
five
percent
of
our
budget,
so
I
am
asking
on
behalf
of
wintergrass,
for
you
to
you
know,
boldly
increase
the
amount
of
money
that
you
put
into
the
Arts
grants
budget
not
only
to
support
winograss
but
to
also
support
all
the
other
Arts
organizations.
AP
Our
economic
impact
is
6.8
million
dollars,
6.8
million
dollars,
that's
just
winter
grass,
and
if
you
put
all
of
the
other
organizations
together,
you
know
we
are
businesses,
we
may
be
non-profits
under
different
tax
exemption,
but
we
are
businesses
bringing
a
lot
of
impact
to
this
city
that
include
jobs
and
retail
sales
and
accommodations
and
transportation.
But
we
also
have
those
intangible
impact
social
impact
items
that
we
offer
this
city
too.
We
offer
places
for
families
to
go.
We
offer
hope
in
this
uncertain
world.
We
have
a
place
to
go
where
you
can
learn
music.
AP
Whether
the
donations
are
increased
over
the
next
year
or
two
wintergrass
is
here
to
stay,
we've
been
able
to
expand
into
the
west
and
outside
of
the
Hyatt.
We
are
absolutely
increasing
our
footprint
in
Bellevue
and
all
of
most
of
our
marketing
dollars
are
going
towards
making
sure
every
person
knows
that
winter
grass
exists
and
that
they
can
be
welcome
at
winograss
at
the
end
of
February.
Thank
you,
I'm.
Sorry,
the.
AQ
AQ
AQ
In
addition
to
the
Bellevue
police
officers
that
you're
committing
to
Eastlink
Transit,
you
need
to
assign
more
offices
to
Factoria
and
Eastgate
retail
areas
to
stop
shoplifting
and
to
make
the
area
safer.
Due
to
the
huge
homeless
complex
that
you
have
permitted.
This
is
actually
going
to
happen
before
the
transit,
so
you're
going
to
see
a
rise
in
crime.
There
I
know
because
I've
seen
what
the
homeless
and
Redmond
of
downtown
Redmond
did
of
a
building
there
and
I
was
on
the
homeless
task
force.
AQ
AQ
In
the
past
six
months,
the
Bellevue
Police
Department
have
arrested
more
than
50
shoplifts
and
suspects
at
the
the
Bellevue
Home
Depot,
just
one
store
and
I
guess
it's
probably
in
a
year's
time
period.
This
probably.
AQ
We
have
to
have
enough
Bellevue
police
officers
that
we
can
encourage
stores
to
call
Bellevue
Police
Department
when
there
is
someone
in
their
store
that
they
suspect,
maybe
going
to
shoplift.
So
the
Bellevue
Police
Department
can
have
an
officer
outside
of
the
store
to
apprehend
the
shoplifter
and
prosecute
all
shoplifters
shoplifters
and
other
crime
in
Bellevue
will
be
reduced
when
criminals
realize
that
Bellevue
store
is
not
an
easy
target.
AQ
I've
actually
seen
this
earlier
this
year
in
Crown
Hill
in
Seattle,
where
there's
a
large
homeless
camp
that
was
moved
next
to
a
property
that
I
own
there.
A
Safeway
store
that
rents
from
me
and
what
I
found
out
when
organizing
local
businesses
safely
wouldn't
participate,
but
a
outlet
grocery
store
participated
and
what,
when
I,
went
in
to
get
them
to
join
the
meeting
with
the
North
Precinct
I
said
asked
you
know
about
the
shoplifting
problem
and
they
said
we
don't
have
a
shoplifting
problem.
AQ
I
said
what
do
you
mean
say
for
he's
a
block
away
and
they're
constantly
being
shoplifted?
We
don't
allow
it
I
said:
how
do
you
stop
it?
We
physically
stop
it.
It
was
a
franchise
and
the
owners,
brother,
was
the
manager,
and
we
don't
want
to
have
to
have
that,
but
what
it
shows
it
shows
it
shows
that
what
they
did
is
they
told
me
all
the
shoplifters
go
to
Safeway
because
they're
an
easy
target.
We
don't
want
Bellevue
to
be
an
easy
target
for
shoplifters
all
criminals.
Thank
you.
C
AR
All
right
yeah
good
evening,
council
members
and
thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
vishu
mejipuri
and
my
address
is
1204
150th
Avenue,
Northeast,
Bellevue,
Washington,
98007
I'm,
currently,
a
freshman
in
high
school
and
I'm
also
a
co-chair
of
the
Bellevue
Youthland
climate
action
team
where
I've
been
a
member
for
the
past
five
years,
I
care
about
client
because,
as
an
heir
of
our
future
world,
it
is
extremely
important
for
me
and
my
generation
to
advocate
for
a
cleaner
and
more
sustainable
future.
AR
I
would
like
to
start
by
thanking
you,
the
Bellevue
city
council,
for
all
the
positive
actions
you
have
supported
and
taken
towards
the
mitigation
of
climate
action
through
both
policy
change
and
increased
environmental
advocacy
and
Outreach,
most
notably,
the
approval
of
and
budget
allocation
to,
the
environmental
and
stewardship
plan,
as
well
as
the
start
of
the
heat
pump
campaign,
the
mobility
implementation
plan
and
the
air
quality
and
planning
guidelines,
project
I'm
hopeful.
With
that.
AR
With
enough
city-wide
and
community-wide
effort,
we
can
get
close
to
achieving
our
goal
to
reduce
our
Greenhouse
greenhouse
gas
emissions
by
50
percent
by
2030..
However,
it's
important
that
Bellevue
provides
even
more
funding
for
the
environmental
stewardship
plan
and
works
quickly
to
achieve
our
agreed
upon
climate
goals.
This
means
targeting
the
buildings
and
transportation
sectors
where
about
85
percent
of
bellevue's.
Current
emissions
are
produced.
AR
Some
more
benefits
for
from
implemented
client
actions
would
include
cleaner
air,
lower
risk
of
negative
effects
from
asthma,
lower
energy
costs
due
to
increased
efficiency,
easier
ways
to
move
around
the
city,
including
public
transport,
Transit
biking
and
walking,
as
well
as
more
green
jobs.
It
is
therefore
imperative
that
we
take
action
now
to
make
Bellevue
a
cleaner
and
safer
place
for
years
to
come.
A
livable
climate
is
absolutely
essential
to
the
features
of
Youth
in
Bellevue
and
the
whole
world.
AR
AS
AS
AS
Firstly,
I
would
like
to
point
out
that
a
mental
health
crisis
is
not
a
crime.
Over
the
years,
police
have
been
the
primary
responders
to
such
emergencies
because,
frankly,
there
has
been
no
other
agency
to
do
so.
Police
are
available
around
the
clock
at
very
short
notice,
so
it
has
fallen
to
them
to
be
our
First
Responders
I'm,
not
here,
to
denigrate
our
police
or
the
skills
that
they
bring
when
the
occasional
warrants
it,
but
for
many
people
in
moments
of
Crisis,
the
arrival
of
police
with
all
the
trappings
of
a
rapid
response.
AS
Force
adds
further
trauma
to
an
already
difficult
situation
across
the
country
and
indeed,
in
our
neighboring
cities,
there
are
dozens
and
dozens
of
programs
which
are
employing
or
have
plans
to
utilize.
A
community
response
model,
as
opposed
to
a
co-response
with
police
Community
responders,
can
come
from
a
variety
of
backgrounds
such
as
social
workers,
clinicians,
EMTs,
firefighters
and
trained
peer
responders.
With
personal
experience
of
navigating
a
crisis,
there
are
two
elements
of
such
programs
that
I
would
like
to
briefly
address.
AS
Programs
that
are
in
place
have
been
studied
by
nationally
recognized
agencies
with
academic
rigor
and
thoroughness,
and
have
found
to
be
overwhelmingly
safe
not
only
for
responders,
but
also
for
the
community
members
I'll
be
following
up
with
an
email
containing
data
on
this
as
well.
The
second
element
which
is
closely
connected
to
my
previous
point,
is
the
critical
importance
of
911
dispatch
protocols
in
a
carefully
designed
dispatch
program
with
appropriate
training
for
all
Personnel
calls
can
be
triaged
so
that
those
which
raise
concerns
about
potential
violence
can
be
dealt
with
appropriately
appropriately
by
police.
AS
There
are
various
models
for
implementing
this,
including
having
counselors
or
clinicians,
be
part
of
the
dispatch
team.
In
fact,
it's
been
founded
in
many
cases,
callers
issues
can
be
dealt
with
over
the
phone
and
responded
dispatch
is
not
necessary.
Apart
from
being
a
good
outcome,
it's
also
budget
friendly
and
has
saved
many
thousands
of
dollars
in
existing
programs.
AS
Absolutely
no
one
is
suggesting
that
Community
response
is
the
answer
to
all
9-1-1
calls,
but
it
has
been
shown
time
after
time
that
in
the
vast
majority
of
cases
it
is
the
best
practice
and
has
the
best
outcome
for
members
of
the
community
who
are
in
need
of
help
for
these
and
other
reasons,
I
urge
all
members
of
the
council
to
study
the
facts
in
good
faith
and
fund
a
community
response
team
as
part
of
the
CCAP
program.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
AT
Good
evening,
everyone
before
I
get
started,
I
wanted
to
say,
I
stand
in
support
of
people
for
climate
action.
My
name
is
Sally
Fouche
I
have
lived
in
the
Eastgate
Somerset
neighborhood
for
38
years
now,
following
a
career
in
Tech,
I
worked
for
the
Bellevue
School
District
at
International
School
in
the
counseling
office
and
then
went
on
to
have
a
private
college.
AT
AT
Young
people
are
asking
us
to
address
the
Mental
Health
crisis
with
modern
Public
Safety
Solutions,
and
that
is
why
I'm
here
tonight
to
ask
the
city
council
to
set
aside
money
for
a
nationally
experienced
consultant
to
do
a
data
analysis
of
our
9-1-1
and
CAD
data
to
prepare
to
Pilot
and
Implement
Community
responder
teams.
In
addition
to
ccat
teams,
these
teams
could
respond
to
some
low-risk.
Non-Criminal
9-1-1
calls
for
those
in
a
Behavioral
Health
crisis,
at
least
five
of
our
neighboring
cities.
AT
Again.
We
have
all
heard
so
much
about
our
how
our
young
people
are
struggling
with
mental
health
challenges
when
an
armed
police
officer
responds
to
their
home
that
young
person
and
their
family
get
the
message
that
their
child's
struggle
and
suffering
is
Criminal
rather
than
health
related.
Let's
do
deeper
analysis
so
that
we
have
the
right
response
at
the
right
time,
just
like
the
public
safety
innovators
in
our
region
created
Medic
One
to
send
the
right
response
to
a
medical
emergency.
Thank
you.
Everyone.
C
AU
AU
AU
Previous
to
the
CCAP
program,
when
we
called
for
assistance
for
a
client
in
mental
distress,
the
response
always
seemed
to
be
several
officers
in
uniform
working
to
de-escalate
the
situation
as
best
as
they
were
trained.
While
many
times
they
were
successful.
The
presence
of
the
uniformed
officers
in
the
gear
and
vests
contributed
to
the
level
of
conflict
during
the
incident
many
times
the
end
result
was
a
client
was
transported
to
jail
or
some
holding
facility
when
the
CCAP
program
was
running.
AU
The
response
of
a
social
worker
with
an
officer
dressed
down
in
Street
gear
changed
that
dynamic,
the
interaction
with
the
social
worker
and
the
individuals,
much
more
relaxed
and
the
ability
of
the
social
worker
to
directly
refer
the
person
to
appropriate
care.
Something
not
immediately
available
to
us
ended
with
the
individuals
either
getting
the
immediate
care
they
needed
or
obtaining
referrals
to
such
care
in
all
the
incidents
that
I
was
involved
with-
and
this
is
not
just
for
us.
Bellevue
pediary,
lies
and
deals
with.
AU
Other
excuse
me
deals
with
other
issues
throughout
the
city,
whether
private
or
on
the
streets.
I
would
suggest
to
you
the
council
that
the
ccat
program
should
not
only
is
not
only
cost
efficient
in
the
long
run,
but
also
provide
a
way
for
assistance
for
those
who
are
suffering
from
mental
health
or
substance
abuse
issues
rather
than
placing
them
into
a
criminal
category.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
AV
Good
evening,
mayor
deputy
mayor
council
members,
thank
you
for
your
time
tonight.
My
name
is
Heather
Kelly
and
I
have
lived
in
Bellevue
for
what
seems
like
at
least
to
me
an
astonishingly
long
time
my
parents
bought
their
home
in
Bellevue
in
1975,
where
they
raised
my
two
sisters
and
me
my
husband
also
grew
up
in
Bellevue
and
together
we
have
raised
our
now
22
and
24
year
old
daughters.
AV
AV
AV
AV
AV
F
AW
We
appreciate
that
the
city
manager's
budget
is
now
seriously
attempting
to
address
public
climate
concerns.
In
the
last
city
council
meeting
when
Jennifer
Ewing,
the
environmental
stewardship
initiative
manager,
gave
a
brief
presentation
on
environment
related
budget
allocations.
We
were
in
complete
alignment
when
she
said
that
the
future
ESI
efforts
will
be
focused
on
reducing
greenhouse
gas
emissions
in
the
buildings
and
transportation
sectors.
AW
AW
That's
72
percent
for
City
operations
versus
28
for
the
community-wide
emissions,
a
ratio
of
nearly
three
to
one.
We
were
especially
dismayed
when,
in
separate
conversations
with
City
staff,
we
learned
that
the
current
budget
plans
directed
toward
community-wide
emissions
reduction
will
not
put
Bellevue
on
track
to
reach
the
2030
City
commitment
to
reduce
emissions
by
50
percent.
AW
AX
Good
evening
I'm
Barbara
Braun,
according
to
bellevue's
2021
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
inventory
pie,
chart
that
is
on
the
city's
website.
Nearly
a
quarter
of
our
emissions
are
coming
from
commercial
buildings,
a
quarter
from
residential
and
37
from
transportation.
That's
87
percent
of
our
emissions
are
coming
from
buildings
and
transportation
in
the
city.
AX
State's
clean
building
Act
is
now
addressing
energy
performance
standards
and
commercial
buildings
over
twenty
thousand
square
feet.
So
the
really
big
buildings
the
state
is
helping
us
to
address,
but
the
state
has
left
to
local
governments
to
address
existing
residential
buildings
and
commercial
buildings
under
20
000
square
feet,
so
smaller
buildings
in
the
transportation
sector.
We
know
that
much
work
is
needed
at
the
local
level
too,
especially
on
reducing
vehicle
miles
traveled.
AX
However,
we
don't
find
funds
for
such
programs
outlined
in
the
current
draft
budget
according
to
the
wedge
analysis
done
by
King
County
and
that
you
should
have
in
the
handout
that
came
with
this.
AX
We
are
really
relying
on
local
governments
to
play
a
big
role
in
reducing
emissions
and
buildings
of
Transportation,
specifically,
the
King
County
wedge
analysis
points
to
reducing
fossil
fuels
in
buildings,
reducing
car
trips
and
increasing
cleaner
Vehicles
as
major
ways
that
the
city
should
be
working
currently
Bellevue
has
no
plans
to
address
smaller
commercial
buildings
not
covered
by
the
state.
Instead,
we
currently
have
a
consultant
who
is
hired
to
provide
free
assistance
to
large
commercial
building
owners
to
help
them
comply
with
the
state
performance
standards
that
they
are
already
required
by
law.
AX
To
do,
though,
Bellevue
has
recently
partnered
with
neighboring
cities
to
launch
a
heat
pump
electrification
program
for
homeowners.
That
program
is
largely
educational
and
it
currently
provides
very
little
incentive
for
home
orders
to
adopt
heat
pumps
and
I
know
personally
from
the
quotes
that
I've
gotten
a
broad
holistic
approach
to
home,
Energy,
Efficiency
and
electrification
is
needed,
but
it
is
not.
In
the
current
plans,
cutting
emissions
from
buildings
will
be
slow
to
implement
and
take
long-term
programs
to
achieve
necessary
impacts.
AX
AY
AZ
Members,
you
know
me
I'm
record
Olson
with
people
for
climate
action
thanks
for
hanging
in
there
tonight
got
a
few
comments
to
add.
Pca
has
been
in
dialogue
with
Bellevue
staff
on
details
of
the
budget.
Draft
and
separately
PCA
folks
have
been
researching
how
other
U.S
cities
are
cutting
emissions
in
buildings
and
transportation.
AZ
Eca
recommends
switching
the
allocated
percentages
for
sustainable
ability,
work
in
the
broader
Community,
with
the
city
operations
percentage.
In
other
words,
we
recommend
that
this
city
spend
at
least
7.3
million
on
the
broader
community,
where
the
city-wide
emissions
inventory
shows
the
emissions
are.
X
AZ
You
find
those
attached
to
the
handout
that
we've
given
you
in
that
attached
handout.
We
recommended
actions
addressing
the
building
sector
that
total
six
million
575
thousand
dollars
and
actions
for
the
transportation
sector
that
total
three
million
one
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
for
a
grand
total
of
nine
million
seven
hundred
twenty
five
thousand
over
the
biennium,
based
on
our
research
of
what
other
U.S
cities
are
doing.
Pca
is
confident
that
this
is
a
level
of
budget
commitment
that
budget
that
Bellevue
must
take
up
now
to
get
to
the
2030
greenhouse
gas
reduction
commitment.
AZ
So
recapping
what
we've
said
tonight,
72
percent
of
the
current
budget
plan
is
focused
on
cutting
emissions
in
city
government
operations
with
just
28
percent
focused
on
community-wide
emissions,
where
the
vast
majority
of
emissions
exist,
those
percentage
allocations
should
be
switched.
The
recurrent
plan
does
not
put
the
city
on
the
trajectory
to
meet
its
2030
commitment
for
reducing
emissions.
AZ
State
performance
mandates
for
large
commercial
buildings
do
help,
but
the
state's
plans
don't
cover
small
buildings
and
the
residential
sector
based
on
research
of
other
cities.
We
know
that
more
can
be
done.
Finally,
we
just
want
to
conclude
by
saying
we.
We
appreciate
that
there's
been
considerable
effort
and
attention
given
to
environmental
stewardship
and
the
new
budget,
but
much
much
more
needs
to
be
done.
We'd
be
happy
for
you
invite
us
into
further
discussion.
If
you
wish,
thanks
for
your
time
tonight,.
BA
Good
evening,
council
members,
my
name
is
Mary
patburn
I
live
in
North
Bellevue.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
recently.
I
was
looking
at
the
recommendations
from
the
Arts
commission
for
the
annual
funding
of
artists
and
arts
groups
working
in
Bellevue.
As
many
of
you
know,
I
I
held
the
position
of
Arts
manager
for
28
years
and
retired
in
2015,
and
this
annual
recommendation
process
is
very
familiar
to
me.
BA
It's
exciting
to
see
the
growth
and
the
number
and
diversity
of
Arts
organizations
applying
the
range
of
experiences
they
offer
the
community
and
the
growing
number
of
residents
that
they're
serving.
It's
also
encouraging
to
see
how
the
Arts
commission
magnifies
the
impact
of
this
program
by
targeting
funds
towards
strengthening
the
capabilities
of
local
arts
groups
and
towards
stimulating
the
growth
of
Arts
in
the
Bel
Red
Arts
District.
BA
It's
also
gratifying
very
gratifying
to
see
that
the
funding
level
has
grown
from
about
a
hundred
and
ten
thousand
in
2015
to
about
a
hundred
and
eighty
one
thousand
for
twenty
twenty
three
reading.
Through
the
recommended
funding
amounts,
though,
it
was
surprising
to
find
that
many
arts
groups
on
the
current
list,
who
were
also
on
the
list
in
2015
when
I
was
going
through
all
of
the
numbers
and
proposals
are
recommended
to
receive
as
much
as
25
percent
less
than
what
they
were
getting
in
2015..
BA
BA
We
know
that
artists
enrich
the
community
by
sharing
their
talents
with
us
and
making
an
economic
impact
as
well
in
every
single
Arts
organization.
You'll
not
only
find
community
members
gathered
as
audience.
You'll
also
find
them
volunteering
their
time,
their
expertise,
donating
money
to
help
support
these
arts
groups,
and
this
kind
of
community
engagement
builds
Community,
pride
and
loyalty,
and
that
makes
our
city
stronger
the
city.
We
want
to
be
a
culturally
vibrant
City,
where
diversity
is
our
strength.
BA
City
funding
for
artists
and
arts
groups
is
an
important
tool
that
actually
draws
artists
and
arts
groups
into
our
community
and
encourages
them
to
stay.
This
is
fundamental
for
building
our
cultural
infrastructure,
which
is,
of
course,
the
aim
of
the
arts
program
in
cities.
Policies
for
funding
the
Arts,
as
you
consider
the
operating
budget
for
the
next
biennium
I,
strongly
encourage
you
to
make
a
substantial
increase
in
the
funding
for
artists
and
arts
organization
that
not
only
helps
us
keep
Pace
with
growth,
but
helps
us
gain
ground
in
building
our
culturally
Vibrant
Community.
Thank
you.
D
Well
good
evening,
first
I
just
want
to
say
what
how
great
it
was
to
see
so
many
people
show
up
for
the
public
hearing
and
see
so
much
robust
engagement
on
this
budget
process
and
I
appreciate
all
of
you
sitting
here
and
patiently
and
intently
listening
to
everyone's
comments.
I
know
it's
a
long
evening.
D
I
also
wanted
to
thank
previous
speakers
such
as
Craig
and
Betsy
and
Anne,
who
came
forward
and
spoke
about
the
need
for
funding
for
Bellevue
police
and
Bellevue
fire
and
gave
data
on
that
so
I'm
not
going
to
cover
that
ground.
But
I
did
want
to
point
out.
D
People
have
asked
about
the
need
for
Transit
officers
and
just
as
a
reminder,
just
in
the
last
year,
I'm
going
to
go
back
to
March
of
this
year
when
Alexander
J
40
year
old,
Alexander
J
over
in
Seattle,
attacked
in
a
62
year
old
female
and
repeatedly
threw
her
down
the
stairs
at
the
Light
Rail
station
before
strolling
off
and
then
30
minutes
later
stabbing
a
woman
at
a
bus
station
and
then
within
several
hours
later
he
beat
to
death,
Brent
Morgan
Wood
he's
now
and
just
as
a
reminder
that
Mr
J
had
just
been
released
from
jail.
D
He'd
been
in
jail
for
about
a
year
for
what
he
did
in
my
neighborhood
in
Newport
Hills,
in
which
he
had
rode
the
bus
over
from
Seattle
from
a
shelter
in
Seattle
breaking
and
entering
into
multiple
houses
and
menacing
my
89
year
old
neighbor.
So
Transit
does
play
a
a
picture
in
that.
Also,
then,
let's
go
to
July
of
this
year
in
which
right,
across
the
street
25
year,
old,
Gabriel,
Vargas,
Garcia,
Beat
to
Death
a
wheelchair
bound
63
year
old,
Eric
Larson
right
here
at
the
Bellevue
Transit
Center.
D
D
Paul
Clark
was
much
more
tactful
about
it,
but
let's
just
face
it,
sound
transit's,
a
hot
mess
and
shouldn't
be
trusted
to
be
in
charge
of
our
security,
so
I
would
feel
much
more
comfortable
with
having
our
own
officers
and
I
wanted
to
thank
Betsy
and
Craig
for
pointing
out
the
amount
of
time
that
it
takes
to
onboard
officers
and
get
them
up
and
trained,
and
one
last
shot.
Thank
you
for
those
folks
that
are
plugging
for
the
partnership
for
the
trades.
I
am
all
for
that.
Thank
you.
BB
Mayor
deputy
mayor
council
members,
thanks
for
being
here
tonight
and
giving
me
an
opportunity
to
speak,
my
name
is
Sam
Basta
I
am
a
lifelong
resident
of
Bellevue
for
64
years.
I
have
fortunate
enough
to
own
commercial
property.
Next
to
bannerwood,
Park
I
have
a
home
in
the
spirit,
Ridge
area
you
know,
Bellevue
has
just
changed
so
much
it's
hard
to
really
imagine
what
60
years
has
brought,
and
it
will
continue
to
change.
I
applaud
the
city
for
making
the
difficult
decision
of
bringing
in
a
homeless,
shelter.
Building
that
is
needed.
BB
BB
You
know
I'm
sure,
you're,
aware
and
I
hope.
Most
people
are
you.
You
can't
be
a
council
member
without
a
sense
of
service
and
Duty,
and
it's
not
an
easy
thing.
It's
a
long
evening.
I
applaud
you
for
being
here
and
your
work
in
a
similar
way.
I,
don't
believe
you
can
be
a
police
officer
without
a
sense
of
Duty
and
it's
important
that
we
fund
them
well
and
give
them
the
tools
they
need,
particularly
enough
officers
and
the
revenues
needed
to
do
their
job
well
and
recruit
good
officers.
BB
You
know
I
mentioned
my
my
properties
in
Bellevue.
My
kids
can't
live
here.
It's
too
expensive,
I,
don't
know
that
once
I'm,
you
know
my
wife
and
I
are
gone,
that
they'll
be
able
to
afford
the
taxes
of
budgets
really
really
important
to
me
and
I
know
they're
hard
decisions
that
have
to
be
made,
but,
inter
supporting
our
infrastructure,
doing
what
we
are
called
to
do.
BB
As
you
know,
city
leaders
and
supporting
the
least
Among
Us
are
those
in
most
need
is
part
of
what
we've
been
doing
and
supporting
our
police
is
also
important,
so
I
just
say
in
terms
of
budget,
it's
a
very,
very
good
worthy
place
to
spend
your
money.
Thank
you.
F
You
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
Kylie
Shulman
and
I
live
in
Bellevue,
I'm,
15
years
old
and
a
sophomore
at
Newport,
High,
School
I
care
about
climate
change,
since
it
is
impacting
every
aspect
of
Our
Lives.
As
as
we
live
in
this
changing
world
every
day.
Climate
change
is
an
ongoing
issue
that
can
only
be
fixed
with
our
decisive
action.
I
have
worked
towards
sustainability
by
working
with
organizations
like
the
sustainability
ambassadors
to
help
rapidly
Advance
a
sustainable
future.
F
Thank
you
for
your
support
with
the
environmental
stewardship
plan.
Through
increasing
the
budget,
as
outlined
in
the
environmental
stewardship
plan,
we
need
to
reduce
our
greenhouse
gas
emissions
50
by
2030.
in
2021.
Bellevue
spent
only
a
fraction
of
what
it's
needed
to
implement
the
environmental
stewardship
plan
and
I'm
happy
to
see
more
funds
allocated
for
this
initiative.
Full
funding
for
the
plan
is
essential
for
achieving
our
agreed
upon
climate
goals,
as
well
as
supporting
the
fight
to
make
sustainability
equitable.
F
The
city
needs
to
work
towards
lowering
energy
costs,
implementing
easier
and
more
accessible
ways
to
move
around
the
city
and
ensuring
cleaner
air
for
people
with
health
conditions
like
asthma.
This
work
is
complex
and
requires
enough
staff
I
appreciate
our
current
staff,
who
are
working
as
quickly
as
possible,
and
it
is
still
important
to
note
that
we
have
more
staff
working
on
both
short-term
actions
and
longer
term
actions.
F
Bobby
needs
to
give
proper
funding
for
these
staff
planning
plans
to
be
taking
out
a
livable
climate
is
essential
to
our
future,
and
the
situation
will
only
get
worse.
If
we
do
not
act
now,
we
need
to
take
action
on
our
climate
as
quickly
as
possible.
Please
help
as
much
as
you
can
to
fully
fund
the
environmental
stewardship
plan.
Thank
you.
P
How
our
systems
respond
to
the
needs
of
people
in
crisis
determines
key
outcomes
that
impact
all
of
us
and
how
our
city
helps
people
meet
their
basic
needs
of
food,
shelter
and
belonging
impacts.
How
people
engage
in
the
public
sphere
each
of
these
Arenas,
our
city,
entrust
our
public
officials
to
make
data
informed
decisions
that
respond
to
these
needs
with
the
requisite
resources.
For
example,
we
know
from
data
and
studies
that
roadway
infrastructure
has
tangible
impacts
on
reducing
the
severity
of
collisions,
especially
for
people
who
are
walking,
biking
and
rolling.
P
That
is
why
our
body
is
joining
other
community
organizations
like
Cascade,
Bicycle,
Club
and
community
members,
who
are
asking
that
the
city
increase
its
budget
for
tactical
roadway
improvements
through
its
Vision
zero
program
to
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
per
year.
The
amount
originally
proposed
upon
the
program's
creation
two
years
ago.
P
Additionally,
it
is
because
of
this
commitment
to
data
that
we
must
strongly
object
to
the
draft
proposal
to
create
seven
new
armed
commissioned
police
officer
positions
to
patrol
Transit
facilities.
Not
only
have
Bellevue
police
not
presented
the
community
with
rigorous
data
that
show
the
necessity
of
Transit,
specific
Patrol
officers,
actual
peer-reviewed
and
scientifically
rigorous
studies,
not
anecdotes
show
that
there
is
no
clear
link
between
Light,
Rail
and
crime
rates.
A
2017
analysis
of
LA
Metro
crime
data
over
27
years
found
quote
no
evidence.
P
The
new
transit
station
openings
result
in
changes
in
crime
and
surrounding
neighborhoods.
End
quote
further
analysis
conducted
by
that
study
is
authors
of
the
subsequently
opened
expo
line
to
Santa
Monica
found
no
Rising
crime
rate
around
the
station
areas
that
was
attributable
to
the
opening
of
Light
Rail
service.
This
is
just
one
relevant
study
in
a
sea
of
literature
that
shows
that
the
fundamental
Assumption
of
one
which
this
budget
proposal
was
founded,
that
light
rail
will
bring
Crime
and
vagrancy
in
from
Seattle,
is
unfounded.
P
Committing
These
funds
based
upon
apps
and
data
before
Light
Rail
has
even
opened,
and
before
we've
let
Sound
Transit
allocate
their
own
Financial
Resources
towards
security
and
law
enforcement
is
neither
fiscally
responsible.
Nor
does
it
support
Belvedere's
commitment
of
being
a
good
Regional
partner.
P
If
our
city
indeed
seeks
to
reduce
both
crime
and
fears
of
crime,
we
must
push
back
against
harmful,
unfounded
narratives
that
do
not
Aid
either
of
these
causes,
because
our
city
Prides
itself
on
rigorous
data
analysis,
we
urge
councils
to
not
spend
1.5
million
dollars
each
year
on
a
program
whose
need
has
not
been
clearly
defined.
We
understand
the
challenges
that
creating
a
balanced
budget
brings,
and
we
would
note
that
any
other
City
priorities
that
have
undergone
rigorous
data-oriented
review
but
whose
needs
still
remain
unmet.
P
For
example,
significant
multi-million
dollar
gas
remain
in
the
city's
Human
Services
budget
gaps
that
are
thus
will
not
be
able
to
cover
long
term
and
despite
our
accomplishments
and
commitments
to
Vision
zero,
our
city
is
still
seeing
increased
deaths
and
serious
injuries
on
our
streets.
Warriors
Council
to
holistically,
consider
its
budget
needs
and
really
commit
itself
to
data-driven
governance
in
all
facets
of
its
financial
planning,
as
proposed
Transit
Police
program,
does
not
meet
the
standard.
Thank
you.
AH
Yeah
hi,
my
name
is
Matt
Gleason
I'm,
a
Bellevue
resident
I
live
near
Crossroads
I.
Also
take
the
bus
like
every
day,
I
use
it
to
get
to
work,
go
to
the
gym,
go
to
Seattle,
I
use
it
for.
Basically
everything
in
my
day-to-day
life
I
heard
about
this
plan
to
add
new
police
officers
to
to
Transit,
centers
and
I.
Just
wanted
to
speak
against
it.
I.
AH
Don't
personally
feel
that
my
sense
of
safety
in
my
community
would
be
enhanced
by
having
more
people
with
guns
and
body
armor
in
my
vicinity.
All
the
time
you
know,
I
just
haven't,
haven't
found
that
to
be
like
particularly
comforting,
I.
Don't
really
think
it
makes
me
any
safer
to
be
in
the
presence
of
you
know,
weapons
and
and
people
who
are
trained
to
use
them.
AH
Yeah,
I,
guess
I,
don't
have
too
much
too
much
else
to
say,
I
think
you
know
some
of
those.
Some
of
those
earlier
scare
mongering
anecdotes
were
pretty
telling,
like
you
know
like
if
police
have
arrested,
50
people
at
Home
Depot
for
shoplifting
I
think
that's
a
great
argument
for
why
arresting
people
for
shoplifting
is
not
actually
preventing
it.
It
continues
to
happen.
If
you
arrest
another
100
people
at
shoplift
for
shoplifting,
are
they
going
to
stop
or
is
the
cause?
Actually,
you
know:
is
there
actually
a
deeper
cause?
AH
You
know
like
economic
commiseration
instability.
Things
like
that
seems
clear
to
me
that
you're
not
actually
going
to
address
any
of
those
problems
by
just
you
know,
having
more
exorbitantly
paid
people
to
throw
them
in
cages
and
to
Menace
people
who
maybe
would
be
more
likely
to
be
accosted
by
the
police,
regardless
of
the
support.
They're,
not
they're,
actually
doing
anything
wrong,
so
yeah
I
think
it
just
makes
our
public
spaces
very
unwelcoming,
it's
very
comparatively
expensive.
AH
You
know
some
of
those
other
anecdotes
are
enrolled,
people
who
have
need
of
really
serious
mental
health
services,
and
we
could
actually
be
funding
those
like
we
could
be
funding,
affordable,
housing.
You
know
we
could
be
funding
just
other
Mental,
Health
Services
and
actually
addressing
some
of
the
root
causes
of
these
things.
AH
Instead
of
just
having
you
know,
more
menacing
people
around
ready
to
maybe
stop
an
extremely
uncommon,
violent
incident
or
create
a
lot
more
common,
violent
incidents
out
of
otherwise
minor
interactions
that
only
become
violent
because
there
are
police
present
who
react
to
it
in
you
know
in
that
way,
in
turn,
what
would
otherwise
just
be
a
minor
incident
into
something
much
worse.
AH
BC
Hello,
my
name
is
Angelica
garam
and
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
Eastside,
for
all
we're
a
non-profit
organization
that,
prior
to
prioritizes
racial
Equity
through
the
advocacy
work.
We
do
my
position
as
a
community
response.
Organizer
focuses
on
bringing
up
a
stronger
sense
of
belonging
for
black
and
brown
community
members
in
East,
King
County
I'm
here
today
to
address
the
budget
proposal
in
regards
to
the
community
crisis
assistance
team
program.
BC
We
strongly
encourage
that
you
allow
more
time
for
information
gathering
for
the
behavioral
health
program
because
there's
a
lot
a
lack
of
important
information
to
make
a
decision
of
the
significance.
First,
the
ccit
pilot
does
not
properly
address
the
impacts
or
efficacy
of
this
crisis
response
model
on
black
and
brown
community
members.
The
list
of
stakeholders
consulted
in
the
CCAP
pilot
did
not
include
community-based
leaders
in
black
brown
and
immigrant
communities,
and
the
pilot
program
report
made
no
mention
of
culturally
responsive
approaches
or
linguistic
access.
BC
Despite
the
fact
of
40
of
Bellevue
residents
being
born
outside
the
U.S.
In
a
more
a
majority
of
residents
being
people
of
color,
we
strongly
urge
you
to
gather
input
from
community
members
with
lived
experiences
and
involvement
in
the
community
to
ensure
that
their
needs
are
being
addressed
properly.
In
addition,
we
encourage
that
night,
a
911
data
analysis
is
done
to
determine
the
actual
need
for
police
response
versus
a
mental
health
focused
response.
BC
Realistically,
a
vast
majority
of
911
911
calls
are
not
violent
crimes
and
do
not
require
police
response,
leaving
an
ineffective
and
unsafe
to
bring
police
to
a
scene
that
does
not
require
their
services
through
a
911
data
analysis.
You'll
have
much
better
understanding
of
the
actual
needs
for
police
intervention
versus
situations
that
require
a
mental
health
focused
response.
Lastly,
we
urge
you
to
consider
adopting
or
piloting
a
community
response
model
versus
a
co-responder
model.
The
corresponder
model
calls
for
law
enforcement
to
correspond
on
the
scene
along
with
Community
responders.
BC
We
disencourage
this.
Since
law
enforcement
should
only
be
engaged
in
situations
where
there's
a
clear
threat
to
Public,
Safety
or
crime
involved.
This
would
Center
the
expertise
of
behavior
of
a
behavioral
health
Team,
while
allowing
for
police
to
respond
or
not
respond.
As
the
situation
wants
among
the
community
community
members,
we
support
there's
a
significant
concern
that
having
an
armed
officer
arrive
alongside
a
behavioral
health
responder
creates
additional
unnecessary
stress
for
the
person
experiencing
crisis.
BC
We
would
like
to
believe
we
would
like
Bellevue
to
implement
the
option
of
a
responder
arriving
separately
and
without
the
police
when
there's
no
need
for
police
response.
In
this
way,
police
officers
can
focus
on
calls
that
require
police
response
and
community
members
aren't
forced
to
interact
with
law
enforcement
when
they
are
solely
experiencing
a
mental
health
crisis.
BC
Your
decisions
are
shaping
The,
Way
Bellevue
supports
our
community
and
crisis
more
time,
and
information
is
needed
to
develop
an
equitable
and
effective
structure
for
these
decisions
prior
to
investing
significant
amounts
of
funding
prior
to
establishing
an
infrastructure
that
may
not
be
the
best
fit
for
Bellevue.
We
ask
that
you
honor
your
commitment
to
equity
and
inclusion
and
look
inwards
towards
black
brown
and
immigrant
communities
who
have
the
knowledge
and
expertise
in
cultural
compensation,
competency
and
Community
rooted
support.
Please
collaborate
together
and
ensure
the
best
outcomes
for
all
community
members.
C
BD
You
so
much
hello
council,
members,
mayor
Deputy,
Mayor
and
others.
I
really
appreciate
this
time
to
talk
and
I
reside
in
the
Overlake
area
and
am
a
community
volunteer
for
various
Mutual
Aid
groups
that
support
our
unhoused
and
low-income
community
members
in
the
region.
I
strongly
urge
you
to
not
invest
in
seven
more
new
armed
police
positions
to
patrol
Transit
stations
that
are
not
even
open.
Yet,
why
do
people
claim
that
Transit
equals
crime?
Even
when
multiple
Studies
have
disproven
this?
Why
do
so?
BD
Many
of
us,
including
public
officials,
promote
and
Associate
fear
with
increased
public
transit?
Is
it
because
most
people
who
utilize
public
transit
are
predominantly
poor?
Low-Income
immigrants,
black
indigenous
or
people
of
color,
what's
clearly
proven?
Are
the
dangers
posed
by
police
on
transit
systems
to
exactly
those
communities
who
rely
on
public
transit?
BD
A
previous
caller
had
already
stated,
but
it's
worth
repeating
again:
Bellevue
Police,
Department's
own
dashboard
shows
22
percent
of
their
arrests
are
of
black
people
plus
25
of
their
use
of
force,
despite
only
making
up
three
percent
of
bellevue's
black
residents,
whether
they're,
even
a
they'll
be
resident
or
not.
The
arrest
rate
remains
consistent.
BD
C
BE
Some
of
you
may
know
me
Marlene
Meyer,
without
my
mask
on
here,
I
reside
in
Bellevue
and
I
would
like
to
say
thank
you
tonight.
I
agree
with
others
who
have
said
this
is
a
tremendous
night
for
you
all
to
be
listening
to
all
of
our
comments.
So
thank
you.
So
much
I'd
like
to
break
my
comments
actually
into
two
areas.
I
wasn't
going
to
speak
at
all
tonight,
but
I've
been
very
impressed
with
two
particular
topics.
BE
BE
BE
You
know
just
kind
of
giving
you
perspective
on
the
police
being
helpful
and
not
helpful,
so
I'm
just
saying
I'm
in
support
of
looking
at
supporting
police,
but
also
we
really
need
to
look
at
some
mental
health
situations
in
this
state.
In
my
last
30
seconds,
I
am
in
support
very
much.
You
know
me
I've
been
involved.
We
really
need
to
get
going
on
environmental
support
in
the
ways
that
we
know
can
be
helpful
through
buildings,
transportation
and
look
at
the
whole
picture,
not
just
in
the
one
box.
But
can
we
build
smaller
homes?
BE
BF
A
C
A
Those
in
favor
say:
aye,
aye,
okay,
now
we're
going
to
take
a
little
break,
we'll
come
back
to
this
topic
of
the
budget,
we'll
resume
at
about
five
after
nine.
According
to
that
clock,
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
let
me
call
this
meeting
to
order
again,
please
thank
you.
We
still
have
a
lot
of
things
to
cover
today
at
our
meeting
and
so
I'm
going
to
ask
for
the
for
the
people
in
the
community
to
give
us
a
chance
to
do
that.
Please!
So
we've
just
heard
a
presentation
from
staff.
A
We
heard
comments
from
the
public
and
now
I'm
going
to
encourage
our
Council
to
provide
comments
to
the
staff
requesting
information
on
the
budget.
So
I'm
gonna,
you
know
it's.
This
is
not
time
for
a
long
discussion,
we're
not
making
any
decisions
tonight,
but
if
there's
anything
else,
you
need
to
know
about
the
budget
in
order
to
help
in
your
decision
making.
If
we
get
to
that
next
week.
This
is
the
time
to
do
that
and
if
you
don't
get
everything
out
at
this
time,
we
can
email
and
do
that
publicly.
BG
Thank
you,
mayor
I,
want
to
thank
the
the
community
for
all
of
the
comments
right.
We
got
over
a
hundred
written
comments
and
then
tonight
I
don't
know
I
think
it
was
well
over
35
comments,
both
in
person
and
virtually
I
think
that
it's
really
important
to
hear
from
the
community.
BG
We
have
a
very
large
budget
and
we
are
a
growing
community
and
we
know
that
when
we
build
our
budgets,
we're
very
thoughtful
about
making
sure
that
we're
not
actually
just
taking
care
of
the
business
of
today,
but
making
sure
that
we
are
a
growth
oriented
budget.
Now
with
that
said,
I
do
have
some
asks
of
staff
to
try
to
understand,
and
that
is
on
the
environmental
stewardship
plan.
BG
What
I
heard
from
the
community
is,
while
we
appreciate
the
fact
that
the
the
budget
is
envisioning
that
and
I'm
going
to
frame
it.
This
way
that
the
city
is
is
taking
the
lead
and
and
stepping
up
first,
for
you
know
that
73
percent
of
the
budget
for
us
to
work
on
our
own
Municipal
greenhouse
gas
reductions,
I
can
also
hear
from
the
community
that
wait
a
minute.
This
doesn't
seem
very
balanced.
If,
then,
only
23
26
is
available
for
the
community
reductions.
So
I
guess.
BG
So
if,
ultimately,
you
come
back
and
say
actually
putting
it
this
exact
way
that
we
have
it
actually
positions
ourselves
to
get
more
funding
than
pivoting
to
more
of
a
balance
of
Municipal
versus
Community.
I'd
like
to
understand
that
part.
If
you
could
look
at
that
and
also
how
it
might
impact
the
wedge
analysis
that
was
done.
That
shows
that
we
are
not
meeting
our
trajectory
towards
the
50
reduction.
So
I
would
like
to
understand
that
the
second
one
is
I
appreciate
the
vision,
zero
discussion,
because
I
do
remember
and
I
see.
BG
BG
You
know
I
feel
like
coming
out
of
covid
I,
don't
know
about
anybody
else.
I
feel
like
I'm
driving
like
a
grandma,
because
everyone's
passing
me
on
the
road
and
so
to
the
degree
we
can
do
more
to
do
to
calm
the
the
transportation
piece
and
keep
people
safer.
I
think
that
would
be
important
and
I
think
I
probably
exceeded
my
three
minutes.
You'll
stop
for
now
and
we
can
go
down
the
line.
E
E
Excuse
me
coming
and
engaging
I
have
three
questions
which
I'd
like
to
which,
if
you
can
answer
tonight,
is
fine,
but
otherwise,
maybe
when
we
come
back
so
the
first
is
about
the
police
budget.
I
100
support
the
police
and
fire
budgets
as
proposed,
particularly
with
regard
to
the
new
hires
I.
Think
it's
really
really
important
that
we
fund
the
police,
the
budget
funds,
the
positions,
the
actual
design
of
the
programs
in
which
those
positions
are
utilized
comes
later,
so
I
I
think
that's
correct
the
Mike.
But
that's
not
my
question.
E
We
have
a
number
of
vacancies
right
now
on
police
number
of
vacancies
in
police.
Sorry,
I'll
speak
up.
We
have
a
number
of
vacancies
in
our
Police
Department
right
now.
I
know
the
budget
includes
those
positions
which
means
we
can
afford
to
fill
those
positions,
but
I'm
wondering
whether
we
need
to
add
additional
money
to
fill,
recruit
and
train
the
new
hires.
E
We
it's
a
very,
very
tight
market
for
police
Leos
right
now,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
can
not
only
fill
the
vacant
positions
that
we
have
and
fill
them
rapidly,
because
we
need
them
not
just
today
but
yesterday,
but
also
make
sure
that
we
can
fill
the
new
positions
that
we
are
creating.
So
I'd
like
to
make
sure
that
we
have
enough
funding.
So
I'd
like
to
have
a
discussion
of
that
next
time.
E
Second
I'm
wondering
if
we
could
add
more
funding
to
Art
and
if
there's
a
suggestion
from
staff
on
how
we
might
add
a
little
bit
more
money
to
the
art
funding.
I
think
that
that's
I
think
Mary
Pat
Burns
made
a
very
good
point
as
to,
as
did
Wendy
Tyner,
if
there's
money
in
Economic
Development
or
something
for
that.
E
Finally,
Park
Levy,
we
have
a
very
important
election
tomorrow
in
King,
County
and
I'm
wondering
if
we
will
have
if,
assuming
that
the
good
people
of
Bellevue
passed
that
Levy,
whether
we
will
have
time
in
this
budget
to
adjust
the
funding
to
take
into
account
the
extra
resources.
So
those
are
my
three
questions.
Thank
you.
A
AY
Participation
by
the
community,
it's
amazing
how
much
committed
they
are
to
come
to
talk
to
us
and
I
think
it
shows
two
things:
the
staff's
done
a
good
job
in
being
transparent
and
getting
the
information
out
there
and
to
get
the
community
informed
and
the
community
is
engaged
and
obviously
the
community
is
very
engaged
to
come
up
and
talk
to
us
about
issues.
That
must
be
very
important
and
we
know
they
are
so
I'm
very
pleased
yeah.
This
is
you
know
being
on
the
council
for
so
long.
AY
This
is
indeed
probably
into
the
biggest
budget
comment
that
we
received
in
one
setting.
So
I
want
to
thank
everyone.
That's
here
we
may
have
different
opinions,
and
but
you
know
we
heard
a
lot
and
some
of
our
opinion
may
have.
May
change
based
on
the
information
that
we
heard
and
I
just
want
to
be
precise
and
without
much
time
and
I.
Don't
think
I
would
cover
everything.
AY
It's
not
possible,
because
I
would
probably
take
me
an
hour,
so
I
thought
I
would
just
come
to
the
ones
that
really
stood
out
for
me.
That
I
would
really
like
to
dig
deep
into
it,
but
it
doesn't
mean
that
I
don't
want
to
I
I'm,
not
paying
attention
to
the
rest
of
it.
I'm
still
going
to
go
through
it
very
carefully.
Let's
find
a
tooth
comb
and
then
we'll
talk
some
more
I
know.
Time
is
short,
but
I
think
this
is
important.
So
we
need
to
pay
what's
attention
discussion.
AY
My
my
one
thing
that
stood
out
for
me
is
I,
appreciate,
Betsy,
Hummer
and
Craig's
feasels
chart
so
I
like
to
have
the
staff,
maybe
take
a
look
at
it
and
making
sure
that
the
numbers
correlate
and
we
are
indeed
how
do
we
address
those
maybe
make
some
comments
where
everybody
insists.
The
data
is
important,
and
so,
if
you
have
data,
there's
a
really
correlate
to
what
actions
we're
taking.
So
that's
first
and
the
second
is
I
agree
with
the
council
member
Robertson.
We
talk
about.
AY
You
know
we
need
to
be
looking
at
Economic
Development,
so
we
have
a
very
successful
program.
That's
bringing
a
lot
of
people
here,
it's
more
than
that.
It's
also
generating
a
culture.
That's
very
interesting
for
young
people.
You
know
people
communicate
our
country
music,
especially
not
especially
music.
It's
very
important
and
we
are
bringing
coaches
together
in
the
Pacific.
Northwest
is
not
well
known
for
for
Bluegrass,
and
especially
during
in
the
winter
time
we
bring
a
Bluegrass
to
Pacific
Northwest
and
having
young
people
of
different
cultures
from
all
over
the
world.
AY
That's
going
to
learn
about
each
other
through
music.
I
think
that's
very
important,
so
I
really
support,
but
we
need
to
maybe
look
at
supporting
the
program
and
looking
at
us
program
in
general,
so
I'd
like
to
take
a
look
at
what
what
what
the
staff
can.
You
know
give
us
some
ideas
and
some
further
discussion.
Another
one
is
I'm
really
impressed
with
Michael
Mobley
retires
the
AHS
case
management
program.
AY
You
know
regarding
the
cc80
proposal
program
and
then
you
know
is
a
perspective.
I
think
we
need
to
know
more
about
I
like
to
understand
that
better.
You
know
25
years
ago,
when
I
first
come
to
the
council.
The
police
chief
was
saying
we
need
to
have
a
more
community
policing,
so
this
is
really
the
community
policy
model.
We're
doing
and
I
think
we're
we're
doing
that.
I
think
we
agree
to
that
concept.
The
problems
are
how
we
implement
it.
That's
the
key
now
we're
struggling
through
that
we're
implementing
it.
AY
So
we're
still
learning
we're
in
the
very
beginning
stage
of
it.
So
I
don't
think
that
we
are
going
in
a
different
direction.
I
believe
we're
in
the
same
direction,
except
we
may
want
to
implement
differently.
I
think
you
still
need
to
you
know,
because
we
heard
from
the
last
speaker
that
her
experience
varies
council.
AY
So
I
like
The
Statler.
Okay,
if
you
don't
want
to
hear
my
reason,
that's
fine,
but
I'm,
just
giving
a
little
bit
of
perspective,
but
I
like
to
know
more
about
the
the,
for
example.
Following
speaker
had
the
Kylie
mentioned.
I
would
like
to
see
repo
we'll
do
a
pilot
program
and
how
to
do
this
right.
Basically,
it's
model
or
community
policing.
AY
AY
Yeah
the
proportion
of
how
much
do
we
do
climate
change
for
for
the
city
buildings,
but
in
the
public
versus
what
we
do
for
the
public
and
I
think
that
is
a
very
good
concern.
This
product,
so
I
just
touched
on
whatever
the
mayor
gave
me
time
to
talk
about,
but
I
have
lots
more
I
can
talk
about
I
like
to
add
so
just
give
you
warning
City
staff
you'll
be
hearing
from
me
and
thank
you.
A
AY
A
I'm
going
to
ask
staff
if
they
can
provide
additional
funding
for
the
Arts
and
how
we
might
be
able
to
do
that
and
I'm
going
to
ask
staff
if
they
feel
that
we
need
to
increase
the
funding
in
Vision
zero
in
order
in
order
to
meet
our
goals,
we
have
specific
goals
with
vision,
zero
and
I'd,
like
the
input
on
whether
they
think
we
need
to
increase
the
funding
in
order
to
achieve
those
goals.
Okay,
deputy
mayor.
B
Thank
you
mayor.
I
too,
would
like
just
to
Echo
the
just
a
great
response
by
the
community,
so
many
great
comments
and
input
over
the
last.
You
know
since
we
started
this
process
and
since
the
communities
had
an
opportunity
to
look
at
the
initially
proposed
budget
by
Council
city
manager,
Miyaki
so
really
appreciate
all
the
thoughtful
emails
and
some
letters,
and
even
tonight
the
the
public
comment
in
person
or
virtually
is
much
much
appreciated.
B
So
four
things
for
me-
and
some
of
these
will
will
touch
on
what
my
colleagues
have
mentioned
already
Vision
zero.
I
too,
would
like
to
understand
what
the
impact
of
that
reduction
in
funding
means
to
meeting
our
goals.
Winter
grass,
when
you
look
at
the
impact
that
it
has
on
our
community
and
especially
our
business
Community,
when
we're
trying
to
get
through
a
pandemic,
and
we
want
to
see
more
people
coming
into
downtown
coming
into
our
hotels
and
eating
at
our
restaurants.
Etc,
you
know
perhaps
a
little
bit
additional
investment.
B
There
makes
a
lot
of
sense,
given
winter
grass
is
a
long
tradition
here
in
Bellevue.
B
Let's
see
also
on
the
on
some
of
the
comments
by
the
people
for
climate
action,
I
believe
court
Olson
had
mentioned
as
well
as
some
of
others
just
about
that
balance
between
municipal
buildings
and
and
business
or
Community
buildings
I
would
just
like
to
understand
Jennifer
Ewing's
or
the
her
teams.
B
Thinking
about
that
balance,
you
know
kind
of
that
one-third
to
two-thirds
I
just
just
want
to
understand
that
a
little
bit
more
I'm,
not
saying
that
balance
is
not
right
or
not
correct,
but
I
just
want
to
understand
what
her
thinking
was
for
that
as
we
look
at
our
environmental
stewardship
initiative
and
then
also
I
just
want
to
Echo
councilmember
Robertson's
comments
about
recruiting
police
officers
and
we've
always
had
a
great
reputation
for
hiring
the
best
officers
in
this
city,
and
we
have
been
very
competitive
but
I'm
growing
increasingly
concerned
that
other
cities
have
become
very
aggressive
in
terms
of
going
after
the
same
quality
police
officers,
as
as
we
are,
we
once
and
still
do
offer
as
far
as
I
know
the
16
000
signing
on
bonus,
but
other
cities
in
the
area
have
well
surpassed
that
it's
20
25,
30k
and
they're,
offering
other
incentives
as
well.
B
G
All
right,
thank
you,
mayor
I'll,
start
with
saying
that
I
support
the
comments
that
have
already
been
made
around
understanding
the
implications
of
providing
additional
funding
to
the
Arts,
as
well
as
Vision,
zero
and
the
environmental
stewardship
balance.
So
understanding
those
implications
in
terms
of
ccat
I
think
I've
raised
it
before
one
of
the
gaps
that
I
believed
we
had
in
the
pilot
that
I
would
love
to
see
us
better
understand
is
a
behavioral
health,
only
response
as
well
as
so.
G
Basically,
what
would
that
cost
to
to
Pilot
that
program,
as
well
as
what
it
would
cost
to
have
our
911
CAD
data
reviewed
to
help
inform
what
percentage
of
calls
could
be
responded
to
from
a
behavioral
health
perspective
on
the
transit
unit?
I
raised
the
question
previously:
I
I
really
am
still
struggling
to
see
the
need
for
having
a
Transit
unit
I.
G
Think
the
the
points
that
were
raised
earlier
point
to
Mental
Health
Point
to
a
broader
challenges
that
that
we
may
see
in
the
broader
community
and
not
specific
to
Transit,
which
I
think
we're
addressing
with
the
already
proposed
increased
head
count
for
police,
as
well
as
mental
health,
the
ccat
and
the
Behavioral
Health
Services.
G
If
we
can
get
that
pilot,
so
I
would
be
interested
in
understanding
what
it
would
look
like
if
we
delayed
this
light,
rail's
not
going
to
come
overnight
and-
and
the
interim
do
some
work
to
understand
better
understand
the
need,
because
right
now,
I
I'm,
not
seeing
it.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
BF
Oh,
thank
you,
madam
mirror.
This
yes,
I
should
put
it
on
green
yeah,
thanks
I
I
appreciate
being
at
the
at
the
end
of
this,
because
you
every
I,
think
people
have
raised
issues
and
questions
that
I
have
as
well.
In
fact,
I'm
very
pleased
at
the
cohesiveness
in
in
our
discussions
here
and
what
we
want
to
look
at
I
mean
at
one
point
it
looked
like
we
were
off
going
off
in
different
directions
and
things
and
I
think
this
has
been
a
very,
very
good
process
tonight.
BF
I
I
agree
with.
Basically
all
the
different
things
that
have
been
said
on
is
what
we're
working
on,
but
I
do
want
to
particularly
talk
about
the
the
police
funding
and
where
we're
going
and
I've
had
very
good
conversations
with
individuals
and
and
in
the
community
and
all
with
the
chief
and
others
and
all
and
I
think
we're
on
a
very
good
path.
The
funding
is
there
the
pro
the
overall
piece?
It's
it's.
BF
As
we
said
it's,
it's
we're
not
voting
specific
dollars
to
go
to
do
specific
things
right
now
we're
in
a
process.
If
we're
and
I
think
you
know,
council.
A
Member
Stokes
I'm
sorry
can
I
just
direct
you
to
make
your
comments
to
what
you
want
to
hear
from
the
staff
like.
Do
you
have
questions?
You
want
the
staff
to
answer
for
you.
We
can
opine
on
the
pros
and
cons
of
the
budget
next
week,
but
right
now
we're
kind
of
trying
to
take
the
input
from
the
public
and
direct
comments
to
the
staff
on
what
information
we
need
to
get
more
on.
BF
Well,
I
don't
want
to
back
and
forth,
because
I
think
that's
a
little
more
than
what
we
what
has
been
talked
with,
but
I
I
think
the
questions
have
been
answered.
I
think
I
I
particularly
want
to
hear
more
questions.
I
have
is
responsive
and
what
can
this
staff
recommend
for
particularly
on
Arts
funding
and
I
would
like
to
get
into
more?
BF
You
know,
discussions
of
detail
on
that
I
want
to
ask
see
what
staff's
response
is
to
the
questions
have
been
raised
on
the
the
whole
police
funding
and
questions
that
council
member
have
asked
on
on
all
these
other
issues
on
the
climate
change
and
all
that
I
mean
it's.
It's
I
think
what
I
was
saying
basically
was
I.
BF
A
BG
Related
to
we
did
hear
from
some
comments
from
the
community
that
we'd
like
to
have
some
more
detailed
Outreach
to
our
community
around
the
CCAP
program
and
what
I'm
wondering
is
and
I
think
it
was
in
one
of
the
item
49
in
the
in
the
bank
where
we
were
talking.
I
was
asking
about
the
communities
of
color
coordinating
team
and
whether
there
were
some
recommendations
for
policy
or
funding.
BG
I
guess
on
what
I'm
trying
to
understand
is:
is
there
funding
within
the
budget
to
do
more
Outreach
to
the
community
so
as
we
are
moving
forward
with
ccat?
What
I?
What
we
had
heard
from
the
community
is
that
maybe
we
hadn't
had,
as
in
our
pilot,
we
weren't
able
to
do
as
broad
of
an
Outreach
as
we
might
have
wanted
to
and
I
just
wanted
to
understand,
whether
within
our
budget,
whether
it's
in
the
the
Triple
C
or
within
the
funding
for
ccat,
whether
that's
some
of
that
Outreach
funding
is,
is
incorporated
already.
AY
On
yes,
no
thank
you.
I
just
wanted
to
know
whether
you
would
like
to
discuss
a
little
bit
further
about
my
thoughts
on
community
policing,
because
this
seems
to
be
a
disconnect
when
I
was
talking
about
pilot
program.
You're
thinking
about
CCAP
and
I
was
talking
about
community
policing
I,
don't
most
people
figure
out,
we
inhaloba
community
policing,
it's
like
taking
away
from
the
police.
That's
not
what
every
mind
it's
not
defending
the
place.
It's
actually
having
people
in
the
police
department
have
the
capability
of
community
policing.
AY
A
You
okay,
so
we
have
a.
Is
it
two
or
three?
Three
well
I
know
three
study
session
items
two
for
discussion:
one
is
just
in
the
packet.
So,
let's
start
with
the
first
one,
Mr
Miyaki,
let's.
V
Move
ahead
with
the
first
topic
is
just
an
informational
update
on
the
Bellevue
safe
access
for
everyone,
also
known
as
the
be
safe
program.
Safe
Streets
for
rose
for
all
all.
It
was
the
Grant
application
that
was
referred
to
earlier
today,
which
is
pending
before
the
United
States
Department
of
Transportation
joining
us
for
a
brief
presentation
is
Genesee
Atkins,
our
chief
of
external
Affairs,
Katie
Scott,
Simba
Halsey
Transportation
policy
advisor
both
from
the
manager's
office
and
joining
them
is
Franz
loan
how's,
the
mobility
planning
and
solutions
manager.
BH
Wonderful,
thank
you,
city
manager,
Miyaki,
and
thank
you
mayor
and
Deputy,
Mayor
and
council
members
for
your
attention
tonight.
We
know
this
is
a
big
meeting,
so
we're
going
to
keep
this
very
compact,
but
we're
very
excited
to
be
in
front
of
you
with
an
update
on
this
important
Federal
Grant
application,
as
well
as
our
larger
Federal
issues,
approach
on
federal
funding
opportunities,
I'm
joined
tonight
by
my
colleagues,
Katie,
cousin,
bahulsi,
and
also
Franz
lonehurst,
and
we'll
jump
right
in
the
next
slide.
BH
D
Thank
you,
mayor
Deputy,
Mayor
and
council
members,
Katie
kasumba,
Halsey,
I'm
delighted
to
be
back
with
you
today.
You
may
recognize
a
piece
of
this
slide
from
back
in
June
we
talked
about
the
bil,
the
bipartisan
infrastructure
law
and
the
opportunities
that
the
city
of
Bellevue
could
capitalize
on
well
I'm,
here
to
report
to
you
that
the
bil's
birthday
is
next
week,
which
means
we
still
have
four
more
years
of
this
five-year
program
left
to
go.
D
Let
me
tell
you
a
quick
reminder
of
the
bil:
it's
1.2
trillion
dollars
and
there's
it's
broken
into
two
different
programs.
The
larger
portion
of
the
program
is
existing
surface
Transportation
programs
for
FY
22-26
and
then
the
second
bucket
program
is
for
new
formula
funding.
Competitive
discretionary
Grant
programs,
including
programs
such
as
safe
streets
and
roads
for
all
now,
on
the
graphic
over
the
bar
chart
over
on
the
right
you'll
see
that
that
is
comprised
of
different
buckets
for
that
new
formula
funding.
D
The
dark
blue
shows
that
most,
if
not
but
more
than
half
of
the
funding
is
for
transportation,
but
that
doesn't
mean
it's
only
Transportation
there's
also
airports
and
ports.
There's
resiliency
and
there's
also
high-speed
internet.
So
let
me
tell
you
a
little
bit
more
about
how
we've
progressed
so
when
we
came
here
a
few
months
ago,
we
talked
about
putting
on
running
shoes
and
putting
on
that
helmet
that
has
since
been
done.
We
have
had
a
few
months
of
our
established
bil
interdepartmental
team.
We
meet
every
three
weeks.
D
We've
got
staff
from
over
eight
different
departments
that
meet
on
a
regular
basis,
because
those
are
the
Departments
that
are
most
have
the
most
opportunity
to
benefit
from
bil.
We
have
a
resource
Library,
where
we
track
all
of
the
grants
that
are
applicable
or
all
the
training
opportunities,
and
we
also
do
a
lot
of
communication.
We
also
developed
a
project
Pipeline
and
grant
program
list.
You'll,
see
an
example
of
the
Excel
spreadsheet
on
the
bottom
of
that
slide.
D
There's
a
lot
more
data
to
it
than
just
what's
shown
on
that
screen,
but
what
we
really
try
to
do
is
work
together
to
identify
which
projects
around
the
city.
We
can
really
prioritize
in
terms
of
status
and
terms
of
funding
amounts
in
terms
of
project
Readiness
and
also
use
lenses
such
as
Equity
climate
and
partnership,
to
assess
whether
we're
ready
for
different
programs.
Another
thing-
that's
not
on
this
slide
is
our
grant
program
list
something
I'm
particularly
excited
about,
as
I
think
I
mentioned
a
few
months
ago.
D
There
are
hundreds
of
Grant
programs,
but
only
a
smaller
portion
of
those
are
available
for
local
governments.
So
what
we
do
as
a
team
is
we
assess
all
of
those
Grant
programs
that
are
ready
or
available
for
local
governments,
and
then
we
assess
whether
we
have
the
projects
that
would
back
it
up
whether
the
criteria
is
something
that
would
be
applicable
for
us
if
there's
a
matching
fund,
so
there's
really
just
a
hand
in
hand,
partnership
between
the
bil
team
and
all
the
data
that
we
are
looking
through
and
then.
BI
Good
evening
mayor
deputy
mayor
council
members,
as
Katie
made
reference,
the
bil
team
has
played
an
instrumental
role
in
guiding
how
we
approached
the
bipartisan
infrastructure
law
and
in
this
calendar
year
we
had
confirmation
and
staff
that
we
should
pursue
the
safe
streets
and
roads
for
all
ss4a
discretionary
grant
program
because
bellevue's
plans,
Partnerships
projects
are
very
well
aligned
with
the
usdot
national
roadways,
safety
strategy
and
its
commitment
to
a
safe
system
approach,
division,
zero
and
because
of
our
long-standing
commitment
to
Vision
zero.
BI
We
are
very
well
positioned
to
pursue
implementation
grants
and
that's
not
the
case
for
most
communities
that
haven't
gone
through
this
robust
outcome
focused
process
that
you
all
have
helped
lead
and
that
we
in
turn,
have
followed
on
as
reflected
in
2020.
You
approved
a
safe
system
approach,
36
strategies
that
guided
the
development
of
our
strategic
plan
and
annually.
We
have
with
the
vision,
zero
steering
team's
oversight,
developed
annual
action
plans
in
the
22
plan,
which
we
presented
to
you
back
in
April,
includes
19
activities,
one
of
those
being
pursuit
of
Grant
funds.
BI
So
when
we
set
about
this
task
of
developing
our
Bellevue
safe
access
for
everyone
be
safe
proposal,
we
took
a
data
informed
approach.
We
confirmed
that
the
number
one
priority
for
Bellevue
is
responding
to
vulnerable
Road
users.
People
walking
biking,
as
was
commented
on
earlier
today,
represents
approximately
50
percent
of
all
fatal
Serious
injury
crashes.
BI
Despite
being
only
five
percent
of
all
crashes
and
having
that
Clarity,
then
we
set
about
determining
what
geography
to
focus
on,
and
you
can
see
in
the
yellow
area
that
we're
zeroing
in
on
those
neighborhoods
of
downtown
Wilburton,
Bel
Red
Crossroads,
which
represent
just
12
percent
of
our
land
area.
However,
you
can
see
the
statistics
there.
BI
This
is
where
there's
a
lot
of
people
walking
and
biking
and
taking
Transit
and
what's
not
worth
reflected
here-
is
the
30
000
new
jobs,
27
000
new
residents
coming
online
in
this
geography
by
25
and,
of
course,
in
24,
the
the
five
new
Light
Rail
stations
it'll,
be
here.
So
this
is
where
we're
focused,
and
these
are
the
kinds
of
strategies
and
projects
that
we're
targeting
for
that
area.
We
are.
BI
There
are
13
projects
and
strategies,
but
they
really
can
be
grouped
in
these
three
categories
in
Partnership
as
a
joint
application
with
King
County
completing
the
most
visible
most
active
portion
of
each
Trail
between
Southeast,
1st
and
5th
Street
is,
is
a
big
part
of
this,
a
whole
host
of
complete
streaks
installations
throughout
that
geography,
including
on-street
bike,
Lanes,
mid-block,
crosswalks,
rectangular,
rapid
flashing
beacons
and
then
building
on
the
robust
technology.
BI
G
Partnerships
we've
had
underway
for
many
years
now
a
series
of
innovative
practices.
Those
include
a
collaboration
with
Sound
Transit,
applying
that
video
intelligence
at
those
four
at
grade
light
rail
crossings
and
then
also
working
with
T-Mobile
Qualcomm
on
some
cellular
vehicle
to
everything,
technologies
that
were
showcased
in
Seattle
Times
article
last
week,
when
what
you
can
see
in
the
upper
right
quadrant
are
the
application
participants.
BI
This
is
moving
forward
as
a
joint
application
with
King
County,
with
financial
contributions
from
Sound
Transit
and
others
in
total,
we're
bringing
10
million
dollars
in
match
and
we're
seeking
40
million
dollars
in
usdot
funding,
also
reflected
in
the
lower
left.
Quadrant
are
the
Myriad
letters
of
support
received
and,
at
this
time
I'll
hand
it
off
to
Genesee,
who
will
speak
to
other
support
that
we've
received.
BH
So
when
the
decision
was
made
in
the
summertime
to
pursue
this
opportunity
that
the
this
was
really
going
to
be
something
to
go
for,
we
also
started
talking
about
what
we
would
do
to
buttress
the
work
that
would
go
into
the
application
itself.
And
so
we
talked
with
our
federal
consultants,
Washington
two
Advocates,
and
we
talked
about
planning
a
lean
and
mean
a
group
of
folks
to
go
to
Washington
DC
to
meet
with
Federal
officials
to
really
help
Elevate
our
application
and
try
to
ensure
its
success.
BH
So,
in
the
first
week
of
October,
the
mayor
and
France
and
I
went
to
Washington
DC
for
two
very
action-packed
days
of
meetings.
Here
we
are
in
this
photograph
with
the
deputy
assistant,
Secretary
of
usdot
Charles
small.
We
met
with
him
and
his
associates
to
discuss
the
work.
That's
been
ongoing
for
several
years,
as
Franz
mentioned
here
at
the
city
of
Bellevue,
in
support
of
safety
and
that
systems
approach
that
usdot
has
really
gone
on
all
in
four.
BH
We
also
met
with
all
the
members
of
our
Congressional
Delegation
and
their
staff
got
some
really
good
feedback
from
all
of
them.
Of
course,
they
signed
a
joint
letter
of
support
that
we
included
in
our
application
and
transportation
staff
at
the
National
League
of
cities.
So
we
got
really
positive
feedback
and
constructive
next
steps,
ideas
from
all
of
them,
and
we
brought
that
back
here
to
Bellevue.
Well,
one
of
the
only
meetings,
the
only
meeting
that
fell
off
of
our
schedule.
BH
While
we
were
there
was
with
chair,
Jennifer
hamandy,
the
head
of
the
national
Transportation
safety
board.
She
had
to
go
down
to
deal
with
Hurricane
Ike
in
Florida,
understandable,
and
so
she
actually
offered
us
the
better
part
of
a
day
here
in
Bellevue
when
she
was
already
planning
to
be
in
the
Northwest
and
so
just
last
Monday.
BH
It
was
a
really
great
place
to
bring
some
of
those
Community
organization
voices
there
to
talk
about
the
real
life
impact
that
the
deployment
of
these
tools
can
have
and
then
finally,
to
wrap
us
up
with
next
steps.
The
timeline
that
we
think
we're
looking
at
for
this
grant.
You
know
they
haven't.
As
Katie
said,
this
is
Justice
when
your
birthday
they
haven't
done
this
before,
and
so
they
told
us
they
received
over
800
applications
for
this
grant
program.
BH
So
they
are
busy
right
now,
sifting
through
a
lot
of
I'm
sure
very
strong
applications,
ours
of
course,
being
hopefully
at
the
top
of
the
list.
They
will
then
move
this
up
to
the
secretary's
office
later
this
fall
and
then
hope
to
make
announcements
in
January.
So
we
are
really
hoping
to
hear
positive
news
in
January
and
and
have
a
lot
of
other
little
kind
of
touch.
Points
and
drum
beats
that
we're
doing
right
now
to
try
to
very
gently
continue
to
elevate
our
application
and
its
support
up
to
decision
makers.
BH
We're
really
excited
about
the
front
page
article
that
we
got
out
of
the
Seattle
Times
last
week.
This
is
the
way
you
want
to
show
up
in
the
paper,
and
this
is
a
great
illustration
of
what
it
looks
like
when
one
of
these
strategic
opportunities
really
does
show
up
for
us.
You
heard
Katie
talk
about
how
we
try
to
be
really
poised
and
ready
for
this,
and
it
means
that
we
really
when
we
go
after
one
of
these
opportunities,
we
go
hard.
So
we're
really
excited
to
be
here.
We
know
you
are
tight
on
time.
A
BG
BG
Because
I
mean
the
staff
has
been
working
on
this
even
before
the
applications
came
out
because
I
remember
the
workshop
that
was
done
for
vision,
zero
in
January
in
DC,
where
chair
hamadi
wasn't
able
to
come
in
person,
but
she
showed
up
on
the
screen
and
we
had
what
45
50
people
even
during
covid,
come
and
really
talk
about
how
we
improve
safety
around
Transportation.
That's
what
we're
known
for
and
I
think
those
are
the
kind
of
things
in
addition
to
the
visits
and
the
strategies
that
are
going
to
position
us
to
be
successful.
BG
AY
Thank
you,
madam
Mia
I
really
want
to
upload
the
b-I-l-t
I'm
working
toward
this
grant,
particularly
France
lower
house
he's
been
working
on
this
way
back
way
back
I.
Remember
when
we
took
the
trip
to
you
know
to
Europe
and
which
some
of
the
council
members
recently
did
also
he's
put
so
much
effort
on
it
and
he
has
committed
such
a
cause
and
the
support
that
has
been
forthcoming
and
I
think.
Finally,
this
is
a
great
opportunity
with
this
bilateral
or
by
yeah
Bill,
the
article
so
I
just
want
to
know.
AY
My
question
is
we're
looking
for
40
million
million
dollars,
but
we
know
that
this
bill
is
given
400
million
dollars,
as
I
think
was
earlier
mentioned.
Fallout,
that's
a
lot
of
money.
So
would
there
be
other
opportunity
that
we
can
actually
go
after
I
know
it's
important
to
focus
on
something
so
I'm
really
happy
to
see
the
progress.
I
think
you
know
we're
so
confident.
I
think
we're
gonna
get
it
that's
good,
however,
because
what
we're
doing
we're
actually
connecting
to
federal
government
to
infrastructure.
AY
We
have
a
lot
of
other
infrastructures-
that's
important
too,
not
just
us,
but
on
the
east
side
for
the
whole
region.
That's
why
it's
a
partnership
program
same
thing
with
this
program.
You
know
safe
street,
it's
not
just
us,
but
it's
the
whole
region.
It's
not
even
moderation.
Maybe
the
whole
country
in
a
way,
because
we're
exciting
a
technology
and
Technology
is
what
we're
doing
so
I'm.
AY
Just
questioning
asking
what
are
we
doing
in
terms
of
the
relationship
we're
building
what
other
projects
we
may
be
considering
I
know
that
one
of
the
example
is
utility
department
has
a
lot
of
assets
and
we
want
to
make
sure
the
assets
are
going
to
be
well
funded.
We
already
provide
a
replacement,
Reserve
ourselves,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
have
ability
to
even
do
even
more
with
technology.
That's
working
together
with
Microsoft,
for
example.
So
if
you
can
say
a
few
words
about
that,
I
would
appreciate
it.
BH
Thank
you,
councilmember
leave
for
that
question.
So
just
I'll
kick
this
off
and
then
see.
If
my
colleagues
want
to
add
on
anything,
I
might
have
missed.
So
there
are,
as
you
said,
Myriad
opportunities
and
part
of
what
is
exciting
about
the
bil
team
and
the
our
intergovernmental
relations
team,
and
how
we
work
together
is
to
really
be
well
prepared,
as
council
member
Zahn
said
well
in
advance
of
the
notice
of
funding
opportunity,
but
to
have
really
laid
an
amazing
Foundation.
BH
There
are,
in
addition
to
the
bipartisan
infrastructure
law
that
has
both
competitive
grant
opportunities.
There's
also
a
lot
of
formula
funding
that
is
Flowing
down
through
States
and
then
through
mpos
and
I
know
with
Transportation
I
know,
Katie
has
been
tracking
a
lot
of
that
for
the
department
and
then
we're
also
really
trying
to
create
a
little
bit
of
a
drum
beat
with
our
delegation
around
how
interested
we
are
and
taking
advantage
of
a
lot
of
the
priorities
that
they
have
identified.
What
what
is
great
about
be
safe?
BH
Why
it's
kind
of
a
win-win
is
it
gave
us
the
opportunity
to
visit
and
re-establish
those
relationships
and
hand
them
our
federal
agenda
that
you
adopted
later
this
spring
to
say:
hey
these
are
the
things
that
are
important
to
Bellevue,
we're
here
to
talk
to
you
about
this
today
we
want
to
come
back
to
you
and
talk
to
you
about
this
and
by
the
way.
Thank
you
for
that
thing.
BH
Excuse
me
congressionally
directed
spending
that
has
just
come
back
into
play
in
the
last
year
and
change,
and
so
that's
something
we've
been
successful
with
already
as
well,
and
so
we
want
to
try
to
really
do
great
matchmaking
of
the
right
types
of
funding
and
opportunity
for
us
to
leverage
with
that
project,
Pipeline
and
what's
ready
and
well
poised,
so
that
we
can
really
be
smart
and
strategic.
So
there
are
a
lot
of
aspects
and
a
lot
of
layers
councilmemberly,
which
I
think
you're
acknowledging
Katie.
What
I
miss
you.
AY
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
that
good,
good
answers.
The
only
thing
I
would
like
to
add
is
that
it'd
be
good
for
the
council
members
and
the
mayor,
and
we
want
to
know
that
we
can
maybe
help
you
in
some
way
to
Source
through
some
of
the
challenges.
Some
of
the
you
know,
requirements
I,
think
that
would
be
good,
so
I
appreciate
that
information,
and
we
should
look
forward
to
work
together.
Thank.
A
You
thank
you.
We've
got
four
minutes
left
in
our
meeting.
I
have
a
question
I
want
to
ask:
does
anybody
else
have
a
question
or
comment?
Okay,
I'm
going
to
quickly
just
say:
I
heard,
while
it
was
over
there
about
the
tiffia
loan
that
you
can
do
to
do,
affordable
housing
and
TOD
and
I
would
love
you
to
come
back
sometime
and
tell
me
how
that's
going
if
we're
considering
that
and
if
you
think
that's
something
we
might
be
able
to
utilize.
A
A
Unfortunately,
we
are
not
going
to
be
able
to
get
to
our
affordable
housing
tools,
update
and
I,
really
apologize
to
staff
who
sat
here
all
night
waiting
for
their
moment
and
I
I
appreciate
them
very
much,
but
this
is
too
important
to
rush
through
and
so
I
think
we're
going
to
postpone
that
to
another
meeting
and
with
that
I'm
going
to
call
this
meeting
to
an
end.
Thank
you.