01 07 2020 Study Session AgendaAGENDA
YELM CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2020 6:00 pm
City Hall Building
106 Second Street SE
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. a. Thurston Regional Planning Council Update
b. Park use hours of operation and proposal to charge rental fees for the City Park Pavilion
C. Homelessness Task Force — Update and Next Steps
d. 640 acre — Update and Next Steps
4. Mayor's Report
5. Councilmember Initiatives
6. "Yelm 101"
Upcoming Meetings —
Regular City Council Meeting, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 6:00 pm (TBD possibly at the Yelm Community
Center based on next steps with Homelessness Taskforce Recommendations)
Regular City Council Meeting, Tuesday, January 28, 2020 6:00 pm at City Hall
Meeting Information
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in government processes or activities, please contact Lori Lucas, at 360.458.8402 at least four (4)
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The Preliminary Agenda and Approved Council Minutes are available at www.velmwa.gov.
YELM CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019 MINUTES
CITY HALL BUILDING
106 SECOND STREET SE
YELM, WA
1. Mayor JW Foster called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call Present: EJ Curry, Molly Carmody, Cody Colt, Tad Stillwell, Tracey
Wood, Joe DePinto and Terry Kaminski.
2. Agenda Approval
19-088 MOTION BY TAD STILLWELL TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO MOVE 6A. TO 6B.
AND 6C. TO OLD BUSINESS. SECONDED BY EJ CURRY. 7-0, MOTION
CARRIED.
Special Presentations -
November Student of the Month - Alicia Nelson
Annexation Process Update - Mayor Foster welcomed the newly annexed Yelm
residents to the City.
4. Public Comment - no comments
S. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes: November 26, 2019 & December 3, 2019 Minutes
19-089 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SECONDED BY TAD STILLWELL. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
6. New Business -
a. Ordinance No. 1057 Amending Title 18 Yelm Municipal Code (YMC) Unified
Development Code
19-090 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 1057 TO
AMEND TITLE 18 YMC UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. SECONDED BY EJ
CURRY 6-1 (CM DEPINTO), MOTION CARRIED.
b. Resolution No. 603, Support for Yelm Community Schools Levy
19-091 MOTION BY JOE DEPINTO TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 603 IN
SUPPORT FOR YELM COMMUNITY SCHOOLS LEVY. SECONDED BY EJ
CURRY. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
7. Old Business -
a. Ordinance No. 1055, 2019-2020 Mid -Biennial Budget Amendment
Mayor Foster continued the public hearing. Interim Finance Director Heidi
MacDonald gave an overview of the proposed budget amendments. Mayor Foster
closed the public hearing at 6:33 pm.
19-092 MOTION BY MOLLY CARMODY TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 1055, 2019-
2020 MID -BIENNIAL BUDGET AMENDMENT. SECONDED BY EJ CURRY.
COUNCILMEMBER COLT DISCOVERED A SMALL MATH ERROR ON THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT. 7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
8. UPDATES -
December 10, 2019
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City Administrator -
Councilmember Curry attended Christmas in the Park with the Citizens for
Support of the Yelm Community Schools and the Olympia Chamber Orchestra
event at the Yelm Community Center over the weekend.
Councilmember Carmody attended the Intercity Transit Authority Board of
Directors meeting, the Yelm Planning & Economic Development Committee
meeting and has submitted a Procurement Policy Manual to the General
Government Committee for their review.
Councilmember Colt attended the Yelm Planning and Economic Development
Committee meeting and the Yelm General Government Committee meeting.
Councilmember Stillwell attended the Yelm General Government Committee
meeting, the Yelm University and thanked Councilmember Curry for her wealth of
knowledge and guidance while on Council.
Councilmember Wood attended Christmas in the Park, the Administrative Board
of Directors meeting for TCOMM 911 and thanked Councilmember Curry for her
time on Council.
Councilmember DePinto thanked Councilmember Curry for being a champion
for the Senior Center while on Council. Councilmember DePinto attended the
Regional Economic Forecast Expo event in the South Thurston Economic
Development Initiative booth.
Mayor Foster thanked Councilmember Curry for the roses she gave to every
employee and Councilmembers and thanked her for her dedication and
thoughtfulness. Mayor Foster attended the Economic Forecast Expo at the Great
Wolf Lodge last Thursday, Yelm University at the Yelm Community Center
(thanked staff and Community Development Director Grant Beck), the Thurston
Regional Planning Council as Acting Chair, the monthly Mayor's Forum, Christmas
in the Park (thanked Community Development Department and Public Works for
making the event a success), Sergeant Aaron Boyle's Key Ceremony to his new
house, the Olympia Chamber Orchestra, met with Executive Director Shauna
Stewart from the Olympia Convention Bureau, the Yelm Chamber Business Awards
Luncheon, the 25th Annual Christmas Concert at the LDS Church and reminded
everyone that Friday, December 13 is the Thanksmas Dinner to thank staff.
9. Executive Session - none scheduled
19-093 MOTION BY E7 CURRY TO ADIOURN. SECONDED BY MOLLY CARMODY.
7-0, MOTION CARRIED.
10. Adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
W Foster, Mayor
Attest•//
Lori Lucas, City Clerk
These minutes record the official actions of the Yelm City Council. Complete recordings are
available on the city website at www.yelmwa.gov.
December 10, 2019
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