News Ayush Noori of Bellevue is a senior at Harvard University and has just been chosen as a Rhodes Scholar. Tuesday, November 25th Coffee with a Cop at the Symetra Bldg, Cafe Hagen, 10am-noon (link) City Council, 6pm (link) There will be 30 minutes for public comment; speaker sign-up starts
Monday, November 17th Code and Policy Town Hall, 5:30-7:30pm (link) Hear what’s next for current projects and upcoming changes that could shape development, housing and more. Human Services Commission, 6pm (link) Review draft of 2027-2028 Funding Contingency: In addition to the previously approved categories of 1) shelter
Correction: The Council meeting is tomorrow, November 12th, not tonight (because of the holiday). I apologize for the mixup.
News https://www.bsd405.org/about-us/news/news-details/~board/bsd-news/post/bellevue-school-board-director-monica-webster-to-step-down https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/transportation/projects/transportation-capital-projects/urban-core-bike-network-connections Design is currently 60-90% complete in seven corridors, and construction is anticipated to begin in 2026. Tuesday, November 11th City Council, 6pm (link) There will be 30 minutes for
Monday, November 3rd Human Services Commission, 6pm (link) Hopelink's 2025 Community Needs Assessment for North and East King County Continued review of the 2027-2028 Funding Percentages; if additional funding becomes available later, it will be split evenly between shelter and shelter-based programs, financial assistance, and food & basic
Monday, October 20th Human Services Commission, 6pm (link) Public hearing on housing and human services needs. Input will be used to inform future human services funding recommendations and is considered during the 2026 CDBG funding allocation process and will be included in the 2026 Annual Action Plan. The Public Hearing
Monday, October 13th Bellevue Housing Equity Candidate Forum, 6-7:30pm (link) Tuesday, October 14th City Council Meeting, 6pm (link) Public Comment (register here starting at noon on the day of the meeting, or in-person starting at 5pm) Mini City Hall Update In May 2024, we had the 30 year anniversary
Note: The funding for Kidsquest on the City Council Consent Calendar in last week's newsletter is explained by this recent news: https://downtownbellevue.com/2025/10/01/kidsquest-childrens-museum-plans-move-bellevue-arts-museum-building/ Monday, October 6th Human Services Commission, 6pm (link) 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grant funds were not received until
Thursday, October 2nd Bellevue Network on Aging meeting, 8:30-10am (link) BSD School Board Meeting, 4:30pm (link) Consent Calendar: Surplus mobile devices, laptops, and check-in printers HR report of hires/resignations of certificated and classified personnel and coaches. Accounts Payable: General Fund $1.7M, Capital projects $4.4M, ASB
Monday, September 22nd Housing Opportunities in Mixed Use Areas Virtual Info Session, 6:30-7:45pm (link) Tuesday, September 23rd City Council, 6pm (link) Update on the Housing Accord Program run by Bellevue’s Conflict Resolution Center (BCRC) It is a voluntary landlord-tenant program that focuses on coaching and conciliation for
Monday, September 15th Human Services Commission, 6pm (link) Affordable Housing Strategy Update - Strategies and actions to help the City achieve the new affordable housing target of building or preserving 5,700 affordable units in the next ten years, as well as meeting other affordable housing priorities. The five broad
Monday, September 8th Human Services Commission, 6pm (link) Funding cycle overview: Commission will review needs update in Sept/Oct and make funding recommendations in Oct/Nov Human Services Need Update data analysis to be presented (at the July meeting, we were told to expect it to be "densely packed