Bellevue City Council Meeting - November 10, 2026

The Bellevue City Council’s November 10, 2026 meeting included final direction ahead of the planned November 17 budget adoption. Council reviewed proposed legislation covering the 2027–28 budget, utility rates, development-services fees, human-services and Community Development Block Grant funding, and the 2027–2032 Capital Improvement Plan. The budget package reflects earlier council decisions, including $15 million for Fire Station 6 land acquisition, $2 million returned to the General Fund, and $500,000 in one-time supplemental human-services funding. Council also directed staff to prepare an ordinance for a 0.1% sales tax through the Transportation Benefit District to fund Scenario 2B projects. The property-tax levy includes the statutory 1% increase assumed in the preliminary budget; a separate resolution would preserve previously banked levy capacity, with no additional capacity banked this year. No contract awards or vendor selections were identified; the council requested legislation for consideration at its next meeting rather than adopting the budget tonight.

Council approved appointments to the Transportation Commission and advanced proposed Eastgate and Factoria neighborhood-plan amendments for return as ordinances. Public comment and discussion addressed transportation priorities, including the cost and scope of the Grand Connection crossing, traffic safety, and proposed transportation funding. The council also heard an update on Bellevue’s civic innovation work, including a planned second civic innovation challenge that may involve contracting with selected participants, plus a proposed civic AI innovation lab for 2027; no contract amounts or selections were announced.