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Tf-ILIRSDAY, DIORIII+~ER 8, 1990, 6:00 PM, YEIM CITY HALL COUNCIL (~IANI6ERS
The Special Meeting of the Yelm City Council to discuss Yelm's position on
the Yelm/Thurston County Joint Plan was called to order by Mayor Sanders
at 6:00 PM. All present joined in the flag salute.
Councilm~exnbers present : Kathy Wolf , Arnold Drogseth, Martha Parsons and
Rick Kolilis. Staff: Daisy Lawton, Gene Borges, Shelly Badger and
Attorney Randy Walker.
Gene Borges updated the Council on meetings with Thurston County staff
over the last two months in~regards to the Yelm/Thurston County Joint
Plan. Some minor changes in language have been made in the~plan that have
been agreed upon by Yelm and .County staff, but after much discussion on
the size and boundary of the Urban Growth Management Boundary, Yelm and
Thurston County staff have decided that they cannot agree on a boundary
and that the matter will have to go before Yelm and Thurston County
elected officials.
Thurston County staff would like the boundary left as is in the present
"draft" Yelm/Thurston County Joint Plan and Yelm staff have argued that
the Urban Growth Boundary Boundary be the same as Yelm's "sphere of
influence" established in in the 1985 Yelm Comprehensive Plan.
Yelm City Council agreed that the boundary should remain as in the 1985
Comprehensive Plan stating that the "sphere of influence" meets the
requirements of HB2929 in regards to planning for urban growth around
cities for the next 20 years.
Kathy Wolf moved that the Council notify the Thurston County Commissioners
in writing that the Yelm City Council strongly opposes the Thurston County
staff recommendation on the location of the Urban Growth Boundary and
request a direct meeting with the Commissioners to resolve this issue,
second by Martha Parsons. Motion carried.
At 6:35 PM the Yelm City Council went into an Executive Session. At 7:45
PM, Council reconvened to the Special Meeting. Discussed during the
session was legal contract negotiations relating to joint plan issues.
Meeting adjourned at 7:46 PM on a motion by Arnold Drogseth, second by
Kathy Wolf.
ATTEST: ~
'Shelly A. Badger
City Clerk
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Robert A. Sanders
Mayor
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