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From YouTube: State of the City 2022: Bellevue Thriving by Design
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Bellevue Mayor Robinson and Deputy Mayor Nieuwenhuis join Patrick Bannon, of the Bellevue Downtown Association (BDA) in a discussion about the State of the City in 2022.
The event was hosted by the BDA on June 28, 2022.
A
My
name
is
patrick
bannon
with
the
bellevue
downtown
association.
It
is
a
pleasure
to
see
you
here
this
morning.
We
are
going
to
hear
from
two
of
our
esteemed
elected
representatives,
but
I
would
like
to
recognize
our
other
elected
representatives
in
the
audience
and
they
are
state
senator
patty,
patty
cooterer.
A
A
A
B
A
To
move
into
our
program-
and
I
think
this
morning
we're
going
to
hear
a
little
bit
about
leadership
and
how
leadership
takes
place
here
in
bellevue,
I
saw
leadership
the
other
day
when
my
wife
and
I
we
took
our
daughter
to
lincoln
square
for
a
birthday
party
at
power
play,
and
then
we
got
dentai
fung
and
walked
down
to
the
downtown
park
and
thought
it'd
be
a
nice
evening.
This
was
last
friday
evening
for
a
picnic
and
oftentimes
leadership
shows
up
in
conversations
or
going
to
a
council
meeting
or
on
one-on-ones
with
your
team
members.
A
It
struck
me
that
that
was
leadership
and
that
that
was
leadership
that
started
a
long
time
ago.
Before
many
of
us
were
here
in
this
room
decisions
that
helped
cement
the
future
of
that
park.
Conversations
that
helped
create
the
land
use
plan
for
downtown
bellevue,
the
decisions
that
helped
create
this
community
and
and
continue
to
enable
it
to
thrive
and
ultimately
bring
us
all
here
this
morning
to
talk
about
leadership.
A
A
A
Okay,
we're
just
gonna
have
a
casual
conversation
here
for
the
next
30
minutes
or
so
about.
What's
going
on
in
our
fair
city,
and
once
we
get
situated
here,
we're
going
to
roll
into
some
questions
that
have
been
inspired
by
feedback
from
our
members.
We
asked
our
members
about
issues
and
topics
that
are
of
concern
to
them
of
opportunities
in
our
future
and
we're
going
to
hit
most
of
those
key
issues
today.
A
So
we're
our
mayor
and
deputy
mayors
mayor
going
to
do
a
thorough
job
and
and
running
through
the
answers
to
those
questions
and
we're
going
to
start
out
with
our
mayor
on
a
question
to
get
us
rolling,
and
maybe
this
is
the
only
question
we
need
to
ask
right
now,
and
that
is
just
tell
us
a
little
more
about
the
state
of
the
city.
As
you
see
it
today,.
B
If
we
hadn't
decided
to
do
that,
and
can
you
imagine
if
we
decided
today
to
do
that?
We'd
have
to
wait
another
10
years,
so
that
was
a
long
time
decision
and
and
then
former
council
member
wallace
led
the
charge
in
upzoning
our
entire
downtown
and,
as
a
result,
we're
only
65
percent
built
out.
Now
we
have
these
incredible
growth
areas
in
bellevue,
including
downtown.
We
have
wilberton
bell
red
factoria
eastgate
and
we
can
direct
all
our
growth
into
those
areas.
B
So
you
know
we
have
a
lot
going
here
for
bellevue
that
we
do
with
the
planning.
And
you
know
I
look
at
our
council
members.
Councilmember
barksdale
was
formerly
on
the
planning
commission
and
he
took
part
in
the
wolverton
visioning
process.
Council
member
stokes
was
formerly
on
the
parks
board
and
he
worked
on
the
eastgate
planning
process
and
they
bring
that
experience
to
the
table.
B
When
we
talk
about
policy
now
and
deputy
mayor,
you
were
formerly
on
the
park
sport
as
well,
and
now
you
are
working
with
the
human
services
organizations
to
make
sure
that
we
get
the
funding
out
and
that
we
anticipate
the
needs
and
I'm
just
going
to
take
a
break
here
to
commend
the
deputy
mayor.
He
has
been
an
amazing
partner
to
me.
He
is
a
dad
he's
he's
a
family
man.
He
is
the
marketing
director
at
his
company
and
he
does
this
job
100,
and
I
just
so
appreciate
it.
B
You
know,
bellevue
is
nationally
known
for
the
work
that
we've
done
in
the
spring
district.
We
put
in
the
infrastructure
in
advance
of
development
there
and
it's
been
nationally
noted,
go
back
to
the
council
members
councilmember
robertson,
and
I
we
advocated
so
strongly
at
the
state
with
the
state
to
get
the
funding
for
the
transportation
package
and
our
voice
carried
a
lot
of
weight
because
we're
not
just
anticipating
growth,
we're
experiencing
growth.
We
can
tell
you
with
experience.
B
We
desperately
needed
those
dollars,
and
I
was
so
pleased
with
the
dis
distribution
that
bellevue
got
we're
doing
the
dei
work
with
the
help
of
council
members
on
and
dr
linda
whitehead
and
our
community
to
find
out.
What
does
bellevue
need
to
do
to
be
that
welcoming
community
so
that
everybody
who
lives
and
works
and
visit
here
they
feel
safe
and
they
feel
like
they
belong.
B
We're
embarking
on
the
two-year
comprehensive
plan,
we're
going
to
make
the
vision
of
bellevue
for
the
next
20
years,
and
so
you
could
all
be
a
part
of
that.
There's
ways
to
to
engage
with
us
and
get
input
on
what
your
vision
is
of
the
city.
Then
next
we'll
be
doing
the
budget
and
you
can
weigh
in
on
that
as
well.
So
all
the
growth
that
we're
experiencing
today
we've
been
anticipating
and
planning
for,
and
we
wouldn't,
I
don't
think
we'd
be
where
we
are
today.
A
C
Certainly
patrick
good
morning,
everybody
and
patrick
thank
you
for
hosting
this
as
part
of
the
bda
great
to
be
in
person
again.
If
you
saw
the
two
previous
state
of
the
cities,
the
mayor
and
I
were
behind
so
much
plastic,
but
this
is
much
much
better.
So
so
so
the
growth
yeah,
it's
got
its
rewards
and
it's
in
its
challenges.
The
rewards
obviously
are
the
25
000
plus
jobs
coming
into
the
city.
C
I
think
a
more
and
more
vibrant
downtown
all
the
amenities
that
come
with
a
vibrant,
downtown,
we're
seeing
more
restaurants,
more
bars,
more
opportunities,
more
support
of
small
businesses
that
are
going
to
really
create
a
lot
of
those
amenities
for
all
those
employees
that
are
coming
into
into
the
city.
I
think
the
city
of
bellevue
is
turning
more
and
more
into
that
place.
You
want
to
be
not
just
for
those
in
the
region
but
beyond
as
well.
C
The
rock
and
roll
marathon,
for
example,
which
will
be
coming,
I
believe,
later
labor
day
weekend,
is
going
to
be
a
huge
event
for
this
city
and
one
that
will
really
put
us
on
the
map
even
further
as
it
relates
to,
as
it
relates
to
events
now,
of
course,
there's
challenges
and
first
and
foremost
amongst
them,
is
getting
people
in
and
out
of
downtown
with,
so
many
so
many
jobs,
but
we're
taking
action
there.
Certainly
the
mayor
mentioned
light
rail.
C
Then
we
also
are
really
trying
to
expand
with
multimodal
approach.
The
number
of
ways
that
people
can
get
in
and
out
of
the
city
be
a
bike,
be
a
pedestrian
working
with
our
our
key
partners
in
the
city
to
offer
as
many
options
as
possible
to
employees
so
they're,
just
not
in
their
cars
by
themselves,
trying
to
come
into
bellevue.
C
So
with
that,
you
know
it's
probably
chief
among
them,
but
the
other
part
of
that
is
affordable,
housing
as
well.
Certainly
that
is
a
challenge
and
a
challenge
that
we're
taking
head
on.
I
know
the
mayor
is
going
to
speak
to
this
a
little
bit
more,
so
I
won't
go
into
more
details,
but
certainly
that
is
one
of
the
the
key
challenges
in
the
city.
C
A
You
mayor
robinson
housing
as
we
look
to
create
a
community
that
is
a
place
where
people
can
stay
and
live
throughout
their
lives
and
a
place
where
people
have
access
to
join
our
community
and
be
a
part
of
its
future.
Housing
is
such
a
huge
issue
and
has
been
a
big
part
of
the
council's
agendas
and
staff
work
over
the
past
few
years.
So
give
this
this
audience
here,
and
anyone
watching
at
home
a
little
slice
of
what's
going
on
in
the
city
regarding
housing.
What
work
is
happening
right
now.
B
B
So
the
challenge
is:
how
do
we
get
there
we're
doing
a
lot?
You
know,
looking
at
the
comp
plan,
we'll
be
rezoning,
wilberton
and
bell
red
and
we'll
be
creating
more
opportunities
to
put
a
wide
variety
of
housing
in
bellevue.
But
if
you
want
to
talk
about
affordable
housing,
you
know
we
have
an
affordable
housing
strategy
with
the
help
of
former
mayor
john
stokes
that
we
adopted
in
2017
and
we've
been
slowly
implementing
that,
but
part
of
that
is
our.
B
We
redid
our
multi-family
property
tax
exemption,
which
is
an
incentive
for
developers
to
put
in
10
of
or
more
of
their
housing
units
affordable
to
people
earning
80
percent
of
the
area,
median
income,
and
that
has
been
so
successful
that
every
developer
that
can
use
it
is
using
it
in
bellevue.
So
that's
really
exciting.
B
We've
rezoned
we've
made:
we've
reduced
our
parking
requirements
for
our
transit
oriented
areas,
we're
allowing
townhouse
development
there,
which
I
love
to
see
we're
going
to
be
seeing
a
lot
of
affordable
housing
around
the
maintenance
facility
in
in
bel
red
and
we're
also
going
to
see
it
in
all
over
bellevue.
We
have
a
great
project
happening
right
next
to
green
bombs,
which
is
a
real
great
partnership
with
microsoft.
B
B
You
know,
torn
down
and
redeveloped
into
luxury
housing,
and
we
bought
they've
bought
those
and
they've
renovated
them
and
kept
the
people
who
are
living
there,
who
are
paying
low,
relatively
low
rent
and
made
it
permanent,
affordable
housing
for
the
city,
and
that
keeps
the
character
of
the
city
that
keeps
the
character
of
the
community
because
those
people
are
able
to
remain
in
our
community.
So
we're
doing
a
lot
of
work
to
create
the
housing
that
we
need.
A
Thank
you.
Next
topic
is
transportation.
If
we
were
to
spin
a
wheel
of
issues,
you
know
it's
going
to
come
around
to
transportation
at
some
point,
and
hopefully
we
are
all
winners
of
the
big
prize
of
transportation,
because
it
is
so
important
to
us
and
it's
linked
to
housing
and
land
use
and
our
plans
overall.
So
deputy
mayor
give
us
an
the
rundown,
the
current
rundown
on
the
transportation
plans
and
priorities
of
the
city.
C
Well,
that
list
is
extensive,
so
I'm
going
to
refer
to
my
notes
here,
because
there
are
so
many
projects,
so
many
programs
currently
going
on
in
the
city,
and
I
really
wanted
to
relay
them
because
they're
impactful
and
some
of
you
may
not
be
aware
of
them.
So
I
just
want
to
do
a
quick
rundown
on
some
of
them
for
you,
so
the
city's
first
neighborhood
greenway
opened
up
on
165th
and
166th
avenue
in
east
bellevue
in
2021
and
that
resulted
in
lower
vehicle
speeds
and
increased
by
traffic.
C
C
One
of
them
was
vision.
Zero.
Our
road
safety
work
was
recognized
by
the
national
road
safety.
Sorry,
roadway
safety
award
from
the
federal
highway
administration
that
happened
in
2021
and
then
recently
the
completed
segment
of
the
mounts
to
sound
greenway
in
factoria
won
a
2022
transportation
project
year
of
the
award
from
the
american
public
works
association.
A
B
How
many
of
you
ride
your
bike
in
bellevue
raise
your
hand?
That's
pretty
good.
I
want
you
to
know
that
I
started
riding
my
bike
just
when
we
started
doing
these
ped
bike
routes,
because
I
thought
how
can
I
make
any
decision
about
where
a
bike
route
should
be?
If
I'm
not
riding
my
bike,
and
so
it
was
very
revealing
to
me:
there's
nothing.
The
only
thing
more
dangerous
than
a
city
that
has
for
cities
to
have
that
has
no
bike.
B
Infrastructure
is
a
city
that
has
partial
infrastructure,
which
is
kind
of
where
we're
at
right
now
we're
just
kind
of
getting
over
the
hump
but
you're
riding
along
in
your
protected
bike.
Lane
you're
feeling
great
it's
fun,
you're,
happy
and
then
all
sudden
you're
in
a
lane
with
traffic-
and
you
know
we
gotta,
we
need
to
complete
our
plan,
but
luckily
we
have
the
funding
to
do
that.
You
know
right
now.
I
think
this
is
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
envision
what
a
15-minute
city
could
look
like.
B
That's
that
kind
of
french
philosophy
that
everything
every
place
you
need
to
go,
whether
it's
work
or
school
or
shopping
or
having
fun,
is
within
15
minutes
of
where
you
live,
whether
you're,
driving
or
walking,
or
riding
your
bike,
and
right
now
only
10
of
the
people
who
work
downtown
live
in
bellevue.
So
that's
a
hundred
thousand
people
commuting
in
and
out
of
our
city
twice
a
day.
B
That's
a
huge
impact,
so
creating
opportunities
for
people
to
live
where
they
work
and
creating
opportunities
for
people
to
safely
and
in
a
fun
way
get
to
and
from
work
is
a
big
part
of
the
plan,
as
well
as
doing
the
road
work
so
that
the
people
in
the
cars
can
get
around
and
I'll.
Tell
you
right
now,
the
entire
city
of
bellevue,
it's
30
of
the
people
who
work
here
live
here.
I
think
we
can
make
that
50
percent.
A
Much
of
that
work,
the
investment
over
time
has
taken
partnerships,
partnerships
with
other
agencies,
partnership
with
partnerships
with
the
state
of
washington,
with
employers
with
the
bellevue
downtown
association,
the
chamber.
So
I
think
the
value
of
partnerships
is
a
theme
that
continues
to
come
up
mayor
robinson.
How?
What
do
partnerships
mean
to
you
in
helping
lead
this
city?
And
what
do
we
have
to
learn
through
those
partnerships?
And
what
might
we
tell
some
other
communities
about
the
value
of
partnerships.
B
Yeah,
I
cannot
underscore
enough
the
value
of
partnerships
and
they're,
not
things
that
happen
overnight.
These
are
things
that
you
develop
over
over
the
years:
your
partnerships
with
your
business
community,
with
our
hospitals
with
our
schools
with
our
large
employers
with
our
with
our
residents.
I
mean
all
these
came
into
play,
oh
and
I
should
say
especially
with
the
bda
and
in
our
chamber
I
mean
the
work
that
you
did
during
covid
to
activate
the
downtown
and
partnering
with
the
city
and
the
al
fresco,
dining
and
the
yellow,
lanterns,
the
the
orange
chairs
and
tables.
B
I
mean
all
that
work
is
in
partnership
with
this
whole
community
and
you
really
brought
so
many
people
that
you're
describing
into
old,
bellevue
and
downtown
bellevue
in
such
a
successful
way.
But
I
have
to
say
you
know
those
partnerships
were
tested
during
covid
and
boy
did
people
rise
to
the
occasion
whether
it
was
a
civic
organization
or
a
business
organization
or
our
large
employers
helping
us
to
fund
our
human
service
needs?
Do
you
know
how
much
money,
our
large
employers
put
into
our
rental
assistance
program?
B
I
mean
we
paid
so
many
people's
rents.
You
can
talk
to
jennifer
fisher
about
this
after
breakfast
that
you
know,
people
were
able
to
stay
in
our
community
who
couldn't
have
been
able
to
otherwise,
and
they
don't
owe
a
ton
of
rent
at
the
end
of
the
day,
they
don't
have
to
mediate
with
their
landlord
and
the
landlords
got
paid.
So
we
saved
our
entire
community
and
also
our
small
businesses.
We
had
an
incredible
small
business
pro
support
program
that
our
large
employers
paid
into.
B
So
I
look
around
the
room
and
I
think
of
all
the
ways
that
I've
partnered
with
all
of
you
and
met
with
you
and
our
conversations,
and
it's
so
important
that
we
continue
to
do
that
and
I
have
to
say
our
partnerships
with
the
fed
federal
representation,
our
state
representation
in
county.
I
mean
look
at
how
we
did
when
we,
when
they
distributed
funding,
look
at
how
much
arpa
money
that
we
got,
I
think
more
per
capita
than
any
other
east
side
city,
look
at
our
state
transportation
package
and
how
many
bellevue
projects
were
funded.
B
A
Big
issue
related
that
strategy
is
public
safety.
So,
let's,
let's
talk
a
little
bit
about
public
safety,
as
we
things
keep
segwaying
perfectly
from
partnerships
and
to
public
safety
and
as
our
community
grows
not
just
downtown,
but
the
entire
city
embraces
additional
growth
plans
for
the
future.
Public
safety
will
continue
to
be
a
top
priority.
I
know
deputy
mayor
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
what's
going
on
in
the
city
related
to
public
safety
and
what
we
can
look
forward
to
moving
forward.
C
Well,
first
and
foremost,
we're
blessed
to
have
just
incredible
first
responders
in
the
city,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
support
them
in
every
way,
shape
and
form
of
the
brave
men
and
women
of
the
not
only
the
bellevue
police
department,
but
also
by
the
by
the
fire
department
as
well.
Some
of
the
key
highlights
over
the
last
years
that
we
hired
our
new
police
chief
chief
shirley
who's
right
in
the
back
right
over
there.
Can
you
please
stand
up
she's
sure.
C
The
way
he
has
just
really
throughout
the
community
has
just
really
tried
to
get
to
know
everybody
all
the
all
the
residents,
the
different
neighborhoods,
all
the
different
partnerships
that
we
have
with
with
corporations
as
well
understand
the
issues
and
the
upcoming
issues
with
with
the
growth
and
with
light
rail.
So
he
was
officially
hired
on
february
23rd
and
I
think
his
26
20,
I
think
26
career
in
santa
monica
will
really
prove
helpful
here
in
in
the
city
of
bellevue,
so
just
thrilled
with
his
hire
another.
C
So
if
they
were
suffering
from
a
mental
health
crisis
addiction
issues,
we
could
direct
them
to
the
services
that
they
need
or
to
the
hospital
or
to
the
right
to
the
right
shelter.
So
that
was
a
really
successful
program.
That
program
has
ended,
but
we
as
a
council
are
really
keen
on
on
funding
that
program
in
the
future
and
then
the
police
department.
C
Also,
as
some
of
you
might
be
aware,
we
did
the
what
was
called
the
mayor's
pledge
as
part
of
the
oir
report,
to
do
a
review
of
our
use
of
force
policy
and
there
were
47
recommendations.
We
have
implemented
all
47.
granted.
Some
of
those
were
really
just
administrative
in
nature,
but
still
really
important
to
do.
When
we
completed
that,
then
we
also
created
and
published.
What's
what's
called
now
a
police
data
website
which
is
on
the
city's
website.
C
This
is
this
is
brand
new
and
anybody
in
the
city
can
go
and
take
a
look
at
what
the
department
looks
like
currently
in
terms
of
the
makeup
include
including
the
diversity
of
the
department
and
then
as
well
as
crime
statistics.
All
of
that
is
there
now
and
that's
regularly
updated,
and
then
the
police
department
and
then
again
here
thanks
to
chief
shirley's
leadership,
really
relaunched
and
reinvigorated
our
police
advisory
councils.
C
Now
there's
seven
of
those
each
one
representing
a
different
aspect
of
our
community,
such
as
the
african-american
advisory
council,
the
muslim
advisory
council,
lgbtq
plus
advisory
panel,
all
providing
really
great
and
important
information
to
the
police
department.
So
it's
so
great
to
see
that
relaunched
and
and
and
and
reinvigorated,
and
then
the
last
point
is
body
worn
cameras
coming
very
soon,
so
that's
gonna
be
really
great
as
well
to
get
all
of
our
officers.
C
The
body-worn
cameras
as
well
on
the
police
department,
side
and
the
mayor
talked
a
little
bit
about
partnerships
and
it's
incredible
how
many
people
have
just
dove
in
and
supported
the
brand
new
bellevue
fire
foundation.
Amazon
we've
had
doordash
kemper
development
all
have
contributed
and
amazon
led
the
way
in
the
leading
the
way
for
a
new
fire
truck
a
wildfire
truck
for
getting
to
parts
of
bellevue.
C
Speaking
about
you
know,
climate
change
perhaps
later
a
little
bit
too,
but
there
are
areas
in
bellevue
where
we
need
a
a
wildfire
wild
brush
truck
to
really
access
and
control
those
fires.
So
that's
that's
a
very
big
deal
for
us
and
the
bellevue
fire
department
was
actually
the
first
agency
in
king
county
to
be
awarded
the
american
heart
association,
gold
plus
lifeline
ems
award,
making
them
one
of
an
elite
group
in
the
country
of
pre-hospital
providers
providing
the
highest
standard
of
care
for
patients
in
cardiac
arrest
emergencies.
A
For
the
audience
today,
who's
is
anyone
celebrating
a
birthday
today,
no
birthdays.
Well,
maybe
they're,
celebrating
and
they're
not
here
this
morning,
but
next
year
is
the
city's
70th
birthday
and
we
thought
it
would
be
appropriate
to
ask
about
the
wish
list.
What
is
on
the
city's
wish
list?
What
is
on
your
wish
list
and
mayor
robinson
I'll?
Let
either
one
of
you
start
out.
Whoever
wants
to
start
out.
I
think
you
both
get
a
shot
at
this.
B
C
B
Think
we
want
a
big
party.
That's
on
the
first,
that's
the
first
thing
like
to
see
some
good
weather,
but
you
know
we
have
22
council
priorities
that
we
are
trying
to
hack
through
and
to
get.
Those
implemented
would
be
great
for
the
city,
they're,
all
very
thoughtful
and
important,
and
so
I'd
love
to
see
those
achieved.
C
B
A
C
Certainly,
patrick
so
we've
just
started
well
back
up
a
little
bit,
so
we
do
this
and
produce
every
two
years.
Budget
includes
a
seven
year.
Capital
budget
as
well,
and
the
budget
process
is
really
public
driven.
We
really
want
as
many
residents
as
possible
coming
forward
and
telling
us
what
they
want
from
from
our
city.
We
we
really
value
and
that
feedback,
but
for
us
the
budget's,
really
a
values
document
as
well,
so
to
get
your
feedback
and
understand
what's
important.
C
What
you
want
to
see
in
the
city
is
so
important,
but
I
will
say
this:
we
are
not
despite
what
you
may
have
read
in
the
seattle
times,
looking
at
an
amazon
tax,
looking
at
a
head
tax
or
looking
at
a
jump
start
tax,
so
my
apologies
to
danny
west
need,
if
he's
in
the
crowd
tonight
here,
but
if
you
had
seen
that
article
and
some
of
the
I
I
would
guess
the
misrepresentations
of
some
of
the
quotes
there
of
councilmember
lee
and
others.
That
is
not
what
we're
planning
on
doing.
C
C
Now
during
the
22-24
budget
cycle,
city,
expenditures,
driven
by
mainly
urbanization
and
inflation,
will
outstrip
revenues,
a
structural
deficit
that
was
expected
and
has
been
shared
in
prior
budget,
but
that
is
for
this
next
budget
cycle.
Currently
right
now
it
is
a
balanced
budget.
We
will
see
a
small
delta
of
roughly
3
million,
which
is
nothing
compared
to
the
30
plus
million
delta.
We
had
to
make
up
due
to
covid
and
thankfully,
due
to
the
city's
real
history
of
consistent,
really
sound
financial
decisions
and
always
putting
back
money
into
the
council
contingency
fund.
C
C
So,
but
that
going
back
to
that,
3
million
just
to
give
you
a
data
point
on
that:
yes,
it's
never
great
to
have
a
deficit
and
that
some
of
that
is
a
residual
of
of
of
covid.
But
you
know
there
was
speaking
of
the
seattle
times.
There
was
also
another
article
in
there
about
the
100
million
hole
that
the
city
of
seattle
is
facing
right
now,
and
I
raise
this
because
it's
a
key
difference
between
seattle
and
bellevue
and
not
to
beat
up
on
seattle.
C
C
That's
obviously
going
to
be
higher
in
2022,
so
another
consideration
that
we're
going
to
have
to
make.
But
but
again
you
know,
our
budget
is
a
value
driven
process
with
an
equity
lens
and
we
want
to
incorporate
equity,
informed
decisions
into
the
into
the
biannual
budget
along
those
fiscal
performance
and
community
inputs,
and
the
concept
builds
on
that
equity
work
that
the
mayor
mentioned
previously
as
well.
A
The
city,
council
and
city
staff
have
always,
at
least
in
my
memory,
have
invited
input
from
the
business
community
from
through
you
know,
from
the
entire
community.
So,
if
you're
interested
in
getting
involved
with
that
process
and
and
referencing
and
prioritizing
what's
important
to
you,
the
budget's
a
great
place
to
do
that,
much
has
been
made
about
leadership
style.
We
see
leadership
play
out
in
national
headlines.
We
see
it
play
out
in
our
day-to-day
interactions
and
in
bellevue.
A
I
think
there
has
become
a
brand
of
leadership
that
has
surfaced
and
builds
on
a
legacy
of
leadership,
but
particularly
in
the
last
two
to
three
years,
as
we've
dealt
with
a
a
crisis
in
the
pandemic,
I
think
you
can
talk
about
bellevue
and
and
reference
a
leadership
style.
So
mayor
robinson,
how
would
you
characterize
bellevue's
leadership
style.
B
Well,
and
when
I
say
this,
I'm
talking
about
our
entire
council
and
I
think
we're
smart
collaborators.
You
know
we
have
one
of
the
most
diverse
cities
in
the
state,
so
we're
really
good
listeners
we're
really
open
to
new
ideas.
I
have
open
office
hours,
anybody
can
meet
with
me
and
they
do.
I
meet
with
people
all
the
time
and
it's
great
to
hear
all
the
different
perspectives
and
the
values
in
this
city.
B
C
Good
question,
so
I
think
I
touched
on
this
earlier,
but
I
think
with
that
focus
on
placemaking
is
really
going
to
play
a
large
role
in
what
belby's
going
to
look
like
in
in
five
years.
I
think
there's
going
to
be
again
more
opportunities
for
just
such
a
vibrant,
downtown,
more
restaurants
and
more
bars
more
performing
arts
arts
in
general
throughout
the
city,
more
events,
again,
the
you
know,
the
the
rock
and
roll
marathon
as
well,
as
you
know,
supporting
events
that
are
just
outside
the
city.
C
So,
as
most
of
you
probably
aware,
the
world
cup
is
coming
to
the
u.s
and
seattle
is
going
to
be
one
of
the
host
cities
now
we'll
see
which
teams
will
be
designated
to
seattle,
but
boy.
You
know
if
you
haven't
booked
our
hotel
rooms
yet
do
it
now,
because
I
expect
that
bellevue
will
be
one
of
the
the
key
destinations
that
people
are
going
to
want
to
stay
shop
eat
before
they
go
to
to
a
game
in
in
seattle.
C
So
that's
really
what
I
see
you
know
and
it's
such
a
bounce
right
between
that
thriving
downtown,
as
well
as
maintaining
our
character
and
charm
of
all
of
our
neighborhoods
as
well,
which
includes
downtown,
which
is
the
fastest
growing
neighborhood
in
in
the
city
of
bellevue.
So
that's
you
know,
and
I
think
we'll
be
able
to
do
that
successfully
and
that's
really
kind
of
where
I
see
us
in
five
years.
C
Oh-
and
I
can
mention
one
more
thing-
patrick
sorry,
I
think
we're
going
to
be
a
much
more
connected
city
as
well,
regionally
connected,
as
we
mentioned
talking
about
the
partnership,
but
also
with
light
rail
and
all
the
ways
to
get
in
and
out
of
the
city.
I
think
it's
going
to
be
much
more,
a
regional
regional
player
as
well.
Thank
you
great.
A
Yeah,
so
the
world
cup
will
be
a
wonderful
opportunity
to
welcome
the
world
and
celebrate
our
diversity
and,
as
I'm
reminded
this
comes
up
in
conversations
all
the
time
I
love
downtown.
Much
of
our
world
revolves
around
downtown,
but
truly
bellevue
is
a
city
of
communities
and
neighborhoods,
and
it
is
about
the
entire
city,
thriving
and
downtown,
serving
as
a
beating
heart
of
that
city,
so
hopefully
the
the
predictions
and
and
the
future
is
going
to
continue
to
be
bright
for
downtown.
A
A
Great,
I
look
forward
to
that
so
with
those
bold
predictions,
we're
going
to
wrap
our
program
and
it
is
again
a
privilege
to
work
with
these
professionals,
our
elected
representatives,
the
entire
council
in
the
city
of
bellevue.
Please,
please
join
me
in
thanking
and
recognizing
mayor,
robinson
and
deputy
mayor
newman
house.