Bellevue Entertainment District and Water Park

At a glance

• What: City construction of the Bellevue Entertainment District, including a City water park, and the utilities and street work around it.
• Where it stands: Contracts, change orders and utility agreements for the district came to Council at every regular meeting from 2026-09-01 through 2026-11-17. A bond ordinance of up to $50,000,000 for the water park was requested on 2026-09-15 with a request to hold the hearing and vote the same night. A special improvement district (Improvement District 26-08) for the Entertainment District moved through three readings from 2026-10-06 to 2026-11-03. Votes are not recorded in the agendas.
• Next: Further change orders and utility work; Council votes at upcoming meetings.

Sources

• 2026-09-01 City Council agenda: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Agenda/Bellevue?meeting=761656
• 2026-09-15 City Council agenda: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Agenda/Bellevue?meeting=765006
• 2026-10-06 City Council agenda: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Agenda/Bellevue?meeting=768251
• 2026-10-20 City Council agenda: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Agenda/Bellevue?meeting=771388
• 2026-11-03 City Council agenda: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Agenda/Bellevue?meeting=774142
• 2026-11-17 City Council agenda: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Agenda/Bellevue?meeting=776328
• Built from posted agendas only; minutes are not posted.

Log

2026-09-01 - City Council

• Change Order 6 with ARCO Murray for retainage and hydroseeding, not to exceed $2,124,154.69.
• Gas Main Extension Agreement with MUD for plastic gas main in the Entertainment District subdivision, not to exceed $13,378.
• OPPD transformer service installation contracts, not to exceed $233,556.

2026-09-15 - City Council

• Ordinance 4231: bonds for continued construction of the City water park, not to exceed $50,000,000; staff asked to waive the three-reading rule, hold the hearing and vote that night.
• Change Order 5 with Vrana Civil for a storm ditch and riprap, not to exceed $12,645.

2026-10-06 - City Council

• Ordinance 4234 creating Improvement District 26-08 for improvements in the Entertainment District: introduction and public hearing (second reading).

2026-10-20 - City Council

• Ordinance 4234, Improvement District 26-08: public hearing (second reading).
• Change Orders 1 and 2 with Whitewater for the water park slide package, not to exceed $546,435.

2026-11-03 - City Council

• Ordinance 4234, Improvement District 26-08: third reading.
• OPPD proposal and waiver for a temporary loop connection for the Entertainment District, not to exceed $10,368.

2026-11-17 - City Council

• Change Orders 3, 4 and 5 with Whitewater for the final water park changes and amenities package, not to exceed $941,697.
• OPPD Underground Service Agreement for electrical service throughout the district, not to exceed $120,095.