Bellevue council approves multiple ordinances, event permits and routine contracts in unanimous vote package

Bellevue City Council on April 21 approved a slate of measures including zoning changes, multiple improvement district ordinances, event permits, and contracts for professional services and equipment.

Key actions at a glance:

• Ordinance No. 4206 — Rezoning Lots 1 and 2 (R And L Acres) from AG to RA for single‑family residential development at or about 16402 South 36th Street: approved (third reading).
• Ordinance No. 4207 — Amend zoning code to add an agritourism definition and add agritourism as a conditional use in AG district: approved (third reading).
• Ordinances Nos. 4211–4215 — Five improvement‑district ordinances creating improvement districts for park trails, asphalt overlays and concrete project packages; council suspended rules to allow same‑night public hearings and approved each ordinance to allow staff to advertise bids.
• Item 14a — Site‑plan approval for Centris Federal Credit Union (Traegerin Town Center): approved after applicant presentation.
• Item 14b and 14b1 — Small subdivision plat (Casser addition) and waiver of subdivision standards: approved after public comment.
• Event permits — Bellevue Rocks Festival, Riverfront Weekend Carnival and related special‑designated liquor recommendation: approved.
• Contracts and grants — CDBG subrecipient agreements (16a: up to $50,000; 16b: up to $20,000), vehicle purchase for street department (16c: not to exceed $129,382.27), professional services for public works planning (16d: up to $165,000), storm‑sewer mapping (16e: up to $195,000), and GovWell Technologies software (16g: $104,900 first year; $66,500 annually thereafter): all approved.

Most public hearings opened with opportunity for comment; when members of the public appeared (for example, the small‑plat item and the liquor‑license appearance by an applicant attorney) council heard presentations and then voted. The meeting record shows motions carried with unanimous "all voting in favor" outcomes on recorded items. Several council members asked clarifying questions about financing of capital projects and the intended uses for settlement proceeds in a resolution authorizing participation in remnant defendant settlements; Jason, the assistant finance director, told the council any settlement funds would go to the law‑enforcement trust fund and be restricted for opioid‑related uses.

What happens next: staff will proceed with recording plats, executing contracts and preparing bid documents for the improvement‑district projects; the third reading for Ordinance 4210 (detachment) is scheduled for May 5, 2026.