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The Bellevue City Council met on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:00 PM. Key actions included approving three proclamations, hearing public comments on a variety of city topics, conducting study sessions on the 2027-2028 biennial budget and the 2027 State Legislative Agenda, and adopting ordinances to assume the powers of the Transportation Benefit District and to implement a local children and family services sales tax to capture revenue otherwise allocated to King County.
For being here and taking the time to engage in the work of our city. Your voice matters, and we are glad to hear from you. City Clerk, can we please do a roll call? Mayor Kutian? Here. Deputy Mayor Hamilton. Here. Councilmember Barkaba. Here. Councilmember Breyer. Councilmember Newman House. Here. Councilmember Robinson. Here. Councilmember Sumodoria. Thank you. Deputy Mayor Hamilton, would you please lead us in the flag salute? Please rise if you're able. And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you so much. We do have Thouri Proclamation, very exciting. But uh before we even go to proclamation, I want to take a moment to congratulate our city clerk Charmaine. She was just recognized with the 2026 statewide outstanding assistant award for her incredible work, modernizing our city records and legislative system. We always say Bellevue runs smoothly. One of the biggest reasons that is is because of the staff like Charmaine who set the standard for leadership and public service. So thank you, Charmaine, and congrats. On behalf of the council, we got you a flower. And we are going. Usually I would say no collapping hat, but I think this time we can do that. So our last picture would be with you to congrats you and have a memory of this moment with all of us. I was going to ask you to say something on the table, but then uh because we know you, we said we should maybe not ask you to come to the I do love this job and I love this city, so thank you. Thank you so much. On that note, we go to our first uh proclamation, pregnancy and infant loss awareness month is going to read by Councilmember Robinson, Erin Hunt and Linda Crow from Overlake Hospital would receive that. Please join us to the table. Councilmember Robinson, please go ahead. Whereas pregnancy and infant loss is a common but often unspoken tragedy that affects many families, and whereas such losses can occur suddenly and without warning through miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm birth, sudden infant death syndrome, accidents or other causes or complications. And whereas October 15th is recognized across the nation as pregnancy and infant loss remembrance day, providing an opportunity to honor pregnancies and infants lost too soon and support their grieving families. And whereas increasing awareness of pregnancy and infant loss can foster greater understanding, compassion, support, and access to resources for families in our community. And whereas this month is a time to honor the lives of infants and pregnancies lost too soon and to support parents and families whose lives are forever changed by such loss. And whereas recognizing pregnancy and infant loss awareness month allows the people of Bellevue to reflect on how, as individuals and as a community, we can support bereaved families, increase awareness and advance efforts to better understand and reduce pregnancy and infant loss. Now, therefore, I Lynn Robinson, on behalf of Mo Malacutian, Mayor Bellevue, Washington, and the City Council. I do hereby proclaim October 2026 as pregnancy and infant loss awareness month in Bellevue, Washington, and encourage all residents to learn about ways to support grieving families, raise awareness, and promote understanding, compassion, and healing. Thank you so much. Please go ahead. Thank you, Council