07-28-05 SS Minutes.doc
Yelm City Council Study Session Minutes
Thursday, July 28, 2005, 5:00 P.M.
Yelm City Hall
1. Call to Order – Mayor Pro Tempore Ron Harding called the meeting to
order at 5:00 P.M.
2. Roll Call – Present were Don Miller, Joe Baker, Bob Isom, and Ron
Harding. Pat Fetterley and Mayor Adam Rivas were excused. Others
present were Shelly Badger, Grant Beck, Stephanie Ray, and Chiefs Rita
Hutchenson, Mark King, and Deputy Chief Gesell from SE Thurston
Fire/EMS.
3. Agenda Approval - The agenda was accepted as presented.
4. Old Business – Stehpanie Ray presented an alternate proposal to irrigate
Longmire Park with reclaimed water. Preliminary engineering estimates
indicated that the cost of extending reclaimed lines to Longmire Park
would be approximately $389,000 while $225,000 had been budgeted for
the project.
Meanwhile, a condition of the land use approval for Ridgeline Junior High
School requires connection to the reclaimed water system when the line is
200 feet from the school property line. The reclaimed water line is
currently approximately 520 feet from the property line and the new school
has proposed to use potable water to irrigate the new athletic fields.
Stephanie indicated that the Public Works and Community Development
Departments have reviewed the problem and recommend that the City
purchase a 4,000 gallon water truck to be used to run the irrigiation
system at Longmire Park with reclaimed water through a pump station to
be installed at the park. The water truck, engineering, and pumps would
cost about $95,000. The truck could also be used for dust control, street
washing, and irrigation at other City facilities, and would extend the ability
of the Public Works Department to use reclaimed water throughout the
City.
Stephanie also recommended that the City extend the reclaimed water
line to the School property line at Mill Pond/Ridgeline Junior High School
in order to utilize reclaimed water at the existing athletic fields at Mill Pond
and the new fields at Ridgeline. The estimated cost for this project is
$100,000.
Both projects can be completed for the initial budget of extending
reclaimed water to Longmire Park of $225,000.
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The City Council raised no objection to the proposal.
5. Presentations –
a. SE Thurston Fire/EMS Update. Chiefs Mark King and Rita
Hutcheson updated the City Council on recent work the District has
completed, in cooperation with Shelly Badger and Grant Beck,
regarding the potential of collecting impact fees for the Fire District
from new development within the City of Yelm.
Chief King indicated that impact fees are authorized under the
Growth Management Act to require new developments pay their fair
share of the capital costs of Fire Departments, Transportation
Systems, School Districts, and Parks. In order to levy an impact
fee, the District needs to complete and adopt a Capital Facilities
Plan and adopt level of service standards for fire protection and
emergency medical services. The District would then request the
City to update its concurrency management code to include the fire
impact fee.
The District is currently working on the level of service standards
and the Capital Facilities Plan, but wanted to brief the Council on
the direction they were taking in regards to researching impact
fees.
The Council raised no objection to the District coninuing to research
impact fees and presenting a proposal to the Council in the future.
6. New Business – None Scheduled
7. Mayor/Council Initiatives – Bob Isom asked that the Council have a
briefing in the future regarding the potential fiscal impacts of Initiative 900.
Bob Isom requested, as part of the budget preparation process, an update
on water rates and whether the last increase was generating the revenue
that was anticipated.
Joe Baker asked about the status of a potential road improvement on Mill
Road. A discussion about the 6 year Transportation Improvement
Program, connected streets, and the pathways at the new Ridgeline
Junior High School ensued.
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8. Adjourn – Mayor Pro Tempore Harding adjourned the meeting at 6:10
P.M.
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Adam Rivas, Mayor
Attest:
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Agnes Bennick, City Clerk
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