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    Current Projects

    • Ashwood Park
    • Bellevue Airfield Park
    • Eastgate Neighborhood Park
    • Eastgate Park Pedestrian Pathway
    • Mercer Slough Farmstand
    • Meydenbauer Bay Park and Marina Projects
    • Park at Main and 112th

    Thank you for participating in the Master Plan Update for Bellevue Airfield Park! Based on community feedback, the Parks & Community Services Board recommendation, and environmental permit per SEPA determination, on September 17, 2024 the City Council identified a preferred Master Plan and directed that plan to undergo environmental review.

    Master Plan of Bellevue Airfield Park (click on image to view larger master plan))
    Adopted Bellevue Airfield Park Master Plan (click to view detailed plan)

    Next Steps

    Staff will initiate procurement steps for park design and engineering work based on an adopted master plan to support the permitting and construction of a first phase of Bellevue Airfield Park development.

    • Community Engagement
    • Master Plan Update
    • Timeline
    • About the Property
    • 2012 Master Plan Documents

    Past Meetings

    • September 17, 2024 - City Council meeting:
      • Meeting Memo
      • Meeting Presentation
      • The City Council adopted the updated Bellevue Airfield Park Master Plan, via Resolution 10414
    • August 8, 2024 - SEPA Determination
      • The Environmental Coordinator of the City of Bellevue determined that this proposal, as conditioned, does not have a probable significant adverse impact upon the environment. The Environmental Coordinator determined that mitigation measures were needed to ensure impacts not addressed by the Land Use Code are mitigated as part of the proposal and requires mitigation measures using the City’s SEPA substantive authority per BCC 22.02.140.
    • April 3, 2023 – City Council meeting:
      • Meeting Memo 
      • Meeting Presentation
      • The City Council unanimously supported the Park & Community Services recommended Bellevue Airfield Park Modified Concept #2 and directed staff to complete environmental review.
    • February 14, 2023 - Parks & Community Services Board meeting:
      • Meeting Memo
      • Meeting Presentation
      • The Park Board unanimously recommended that City Council adopt proposed Bellevue Airfield Park Concept #2 with the following modifications:
        • Add picnic shelters included in Concept #1
        • Evaluate options to include covered pickleball court area
        • Evaluate options to include full courts for the basketball area
        • Expansion of Off-Leash Area at Robinswood Park
    • January 19, 2023 - Community Workshop 3, 6:30-8 p.m., South Bellevue Community Center
      • Meeting Presentation
      • Meeting Comments on Concept Alternatives
      • Meeting Invite
    • December 5, 2022 - City Council Meeting:
      • Council Agenda Memo
      • Meeting presentation
      • Meeting Feedback/Minutes
    • October 11, 2022 - Parks & Community Services Board meeting: 
      • Parks & Community Services Board Agenda Memo
      • Meeting presentation 
      • Meeting Feedback/Minutes
    • September 22, 2022 -Community Meeting 2, 6:30-8 p.m., South Bellevue Community Center:
      • Meeting presentation and notes
      • Meeting Comments on Concept Alternatives
      • Event notice
    • July 26, 2022: Community Meeting 1, 6:30-8 p.m. - Virtual Zoom Meeting
      • Meeting presentation 
      • Breakout room survey results
      • Meet notes
      • Event notice
    • June 23, 2022: Neighborhood Site Walk, 5:30-7pm – Bellevue Airfield Site
      • Neighborhood walk notes
      • Event notice

    2022 Bellevue Airfield Park Master Plan Update - Reviewing Aquatic Facility Needs

    City Council has directed an update of the Bellevue Airfield Park Master Plan to both hear Bellevue community’s development preferences for this community park and to evaluate the impacts of an aquatic facility on the site.

    A master plan update offers an opportunity to address the growing aquatic needs of Bellevue.  The only public facility – Bellevue Aquatic Center - is reaching the end of its useful life. Built in 1970, it has served Bellevue’s approximate 150,000 residents for over 50 years. Its age, capacity, and inability to provide a full range of aquatic programing make it inadequate to meet the current and future demand for swimming facilities in Bellevue. Please see the Aquatic Feasibility website for additional information.

    The Bellevue Airfield Park site is currently the only undeveloped City-owned site large enough to accommodate the recommended Aquatic Facility Concept plan (10-11 acres). Additional elements recommending an aquatic facility at this site are:

    • Easy access off I-90,
    • Existing shared parking agreements with owners of the surrounding office park
    • Site size that could allow for a park and an aquatic center
    • Complementary outdoor recreation and open space development 
    • Previous community input, from 2008-2012, identified aquatic facility preferences at this site

    The master planning update effort will be led by Parks & Community services staff with the assistance of an architecture and engineering team led by Walker|Macy and is anticipated to be complete in about two years. The master plan update process will include:

    • A robust community outreach process to inform development parameters/feasibility.
    • A master plan recommendation from the Parks & Community Services Board.  
    • State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA) review 

     

    Parks Master Plan Process

    Graphic of five blue rectangles with down arrows, each outlining a step in the Parks master plan process. Text reads (in order from top rectangle to bottom rectangle): Community informed park concept plan, Community feedback, Park Board recommendations to City Council, City Council adopts recommendations, Environmental review complete"
    Two-four year timeline for a master plan process

    A park master plan is a conceptual plan that lays the groundwork for a site’s long-term development and potential phased implementation. A park master plan is based on the community’s preferences, the Parks & Community Services Board reviews and recommendations of a preferred park plan, and City Council review and adoption. A typical Master Planning process can take two to four years to complete. A park is constructed based on the Council adopted park master plan when Council approves funding. 

     

     Date (estimated)Community Meetings
     6/13/2022Parks & Community Services Meeting
     6/23/2022Neighborhood Outreach Site Walk Meeting
     7/26/2022Community Meeting 1
     9/22/2022Community Meeting 2
     10/11/2022Parks & Community Services meeting
     12/05/2022City of Bellevue Council Meeting
     01/19/2023Community Meeting 3
     02/14/2023Parks & Community Services Board Meeting
     04/03/2023City of Bellevue Council Meeting
     08/01/2024State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA) Review and Determination
     09/17/2024City of Bellevue Council Meeting - Master Plan Adoption!

    In 2002, recognizing that the Bellevue Airfield site may represent the last opportunity to acquire a large, undeveloped, relatively flat parcel of property in Bellevue, Council authorized the purchase of the properties with the intent of developing an active recreational use community park.  

    Eastgate Area Properties - open field

    The Bellevue Airfield Park is currently an undeveloped site comprised of three parcels totaling 27.5 acres (aerial vicinity map). The site is accessed by vehicles from the south, just off I-90, and is surrounded by residential neighbors to the north and west and office parks to the east, south and west. Significant to development considerations are the historical operations of the Bellevue Airfield (until 1983) and operation of a municipal landfill from 1951 to 1964. From a development perspective, the site is rife with utility system easements (abandoned and operational) such as a landfill gas migration system, ground water monitoring wells, storm water systems, and a major King County Metro sewer line, among others.

    • City Council Agenda - 7-2-12, item 8(f)
    • City Council Presentation - 6-25-12 
    • City Council Presentation - 2-1-10
    • City Council Presentation - 1-4-10
    • Park Board Presentation - 10-13-09
    • Park Board Presentation - 9-10-09
    • Meeting #4 Agenda
    • Meeting #4 Presentation
    • Meeting #4 Handout - Design Alternatives
    • City Council Presentation - 3-9-09
    • Park Board Presentation - 1-13-09
    • Meeting #3 Agenda
    • Meeting #3 Presentation
    • Meeting #2 Agenda
    • Meeting #2 Presentation
    • Meeting #1 Agenda
    • Meeting #1 Presentation
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