02/28/90
MINUTES
CITY OF AIM REGf.JL~1R COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, February 28, 1990, 7:30 PM, Yelm City Hall
The regular meeting was called to order by Mayor Sanders at 7:30 PM. All
present joined in the flag salute.
Council present: Amos Lawton, Arnold Drogseth, Martha Parsons and Rick
Kolilis. Kathy Wolf was absent due to injury. Staff: Glenn Dunnam, Gene
Borges, Tim Peterson and Shelly Badger. Visitors: Mike Anderson, Bill
Franklin, Faith Hagenhofer, Benjamin Hagenhofer, Rose Bailey, Mark
Schwindt, Mayor Logan (Town of Rainier), Judi Tennant and June O'Brien.
With no additions to the agenda from the public, Amos Lawton moved to
approve the evening's agenda, second by Arnold Drogseth. Motion carried.
Martha Parsons moved to approve the minutes of the February 14, 1990
regular meeting, second by Rick Kolilis. Motion carried.
Arnold Drogseth moved to approve payroll for the month of February 1990,
second by Rick Kolilis. Motion carried.
Rick Kolilis moved to approve voucher #7706 for $176.00, second by Martha
Parsons. Motion carried.
Judi Tennant and June O'Brien were present from the St. Peter Hospital
Chemical Dependency Program to explain the Employee Assistance Program.
Since the program is structured for a large group of employees, the towns
of Rainier and Tenino and the Yelm Fire District were invited to hear the
presentation. Since representatives from Tenino and the Yelm Fire
District were unable to attend, the presentation will be rescheduled for a
later date.
Planning Committee Meeting of February 20, 1990 - Rick Kolilis: The
Committee spent much of the mieeting discussing proposed changes to the
Yelm/Thurston County Joint Plan. Further discussion will be held on March
13, 1990 at the regular Yelm Planning Committee Meeting (rescheduled from
March 20, 1990).
The Planning Committee recommended that staff and city officials begin
discussion meetings with Acceptance North West to evaluate the feasibility
of annexation into Yelm a 40-acre track of land at the corner of Crystal
Springs and Canal Road (as requested in the Jan. 16, 1990 letter from
Acceptance North West).
A request was received by the Planning Committee to place an additional
mobile home (10' X50') on the property off Yelm Ave. (Parcel #13-0302), to
initially store on the lot and move into in the future. The property
currently has one mobile home situated on it as a residence. Planning
Committee moved that the request for a variance to place the mobile home
on said property .be forwarded on to the Yelm City Council for their
decision. City Council `motion: Martha Parsons moved to enforce the
existing Yelm ordinances and disallow a mobile home to be stored and later
resided in on Parcel #13-0302, second by Amos Lawton. Motion carried.
On the Planning Committee's recommendation, Martha Parsons moved to
approve the request from LaPorte Millworks to build a
sawmilling/remanufacturing business on Rhoton Road across from Select Wood
Products (Parcel ##64300800300), subject to meeting all of the required
regulatory agencies standards, second by Rick Kolilis. Amos Lawton
opposed. Motion carried.
Library Report: Faith Hagenhofer presented the Council with the January
1990 report. District-wide comparative statistics were given showing that
Yelm's circulation is 6th in the district. Copies of the results of the
"library use and awareness survey conducted by the Friends of the Library
are in and available. At the March 14, 1990 regular meeting of the
Council, the Yelm Library Board will give a presentation.
Police Report: Chief Dunnam reported that the draft "policy manual" has
been completed and is currently under review.
A letter was received from Thurston County Department of Communications
thanking the Yelm Police Department personnel for their time and
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dedication to the citizens when the 911 system was down on February 13,
1990. Calls were routed to the Yelm Police Department were Marilyn Arnold
dispatched until another alternative was found.
The DARE-A-RAMA was held at the Lacey South Sound Center on February 24,
1990. It was very successful with representatives from Olympia, Lacey,
Tumwater, Yelm and Thurston County participating. Yelm's meeting to
discuss the DARE program on Sunday, February 25, 1990 will be held again
in April due to poor attendance. Chief Dunnam explained that next year
the new elementary school will be added to the DARE program and that
contact will be made with students in the 8th grade to check on their
progress since DARE in the 5th grade.
Chief Dunnarn and Mayor Sanders attended a meeting in Seattle entitled
"Community Mobilization against Substance Abuse", where they learned of
possible funding opportunities for com-riunities to deal with substance
abuse.
Yelm Municipal Court Report: Statistics were presented showing the monies
taken in by the court from 1975 through 1989. Approximately $5,500 has
been collected from past due accounts turned over to the collection
agency. Explanation of the penalty (showing breakdown of fine and
additional assessments) for the mandatory liability insurance law was
provided.
Street Report: Street crews are almost finished with the grading of
Rhoton Road. Two of the four intersection (Yelm Ave./First St) corners
have been poured with the remainder to be completed next week. A slight
delay occurred when a buried gas tank was found that had to be filled with
sand slurry.
Water Report: Crews have been working on a valve leak behind the Senior
Citizen's Center. Due to poor weather and site conditions, the Well #3
project has been delayed until permissible conditions allow for work to
resume.
Wastewater Facilities Plan update: Grant application was submitted to the
Department of Ecology for the Centennial Clean Water Fund dollars on
February 23. The pre-grant application has been delivered to Farm Home
Administration.
Thurston Regional Planning Council: Rick Kolilis reported on the February
9 meeting where the following items were discussed:
*Update on wetlands bill
*Amendments to the 1990 transportation program
*Disbursement of balance of AMTRAK environmental impact
statement funds contributed by Thurston County & cities
*Improvements to local urban growth management agreements
A park use request was received from the McKenna Midgets, 4-H Club #55801
to practice with and train 4-6 dogs in the park. Park Advisory Corrmittee
was polled and approved of the use. Rick Kolilis moved approval, as long
as dogs remain on leashes and all feces are cleaned up, second by Martha
Parsons. Motion carried.
Resolution No. 204 authorizing Mayor Sanders to execute paperwork to
obtain federal and or state emergency or disaster assistance funds was
approved on a motion by Rick Kolilis, second by Amos Lawton. Motion
carried. The request for funds was made to be reimbursed for additional
police traffic control required when traffic was routed through Yelm
during the I-5 closure (from flood).
At 8:24 PM, Council went into Executive Session. At 8:55 PM, Council
reconvened. Discussed during the Executive Session were the eligible uses
of Yelm's federal UDAG funds (Urban Development Action Grant).
At 8:56 PM, Arnold Drogseth moved to adjourn the meeting, second by Martha
Parsons. Meeting adjourned.
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Shelly A. adger
City Clerk
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Robert A. Sanders
Mayor